By: Nicole D’Andria
Our very
own Kathryn Calamia (aka Comic Uno) finishes the first story arc of her very
first comic book Like Father, Like
Daughter! Join Casey Ryder as she learns more about her newfound
superpowers and struggles to have a relationship with her father. I previously
showcased the book in a special feature piece called “Like Father, Like Comic Uno”
and did a Kickstart the Week(end) featuring the second issue.
Casey
dealt with her father abandoning her and her mother when she was young. He left
them in to become the full-time superhero known to the world as Invulnerable. While
the world around her loves him, Casey always resented her father for leaving.
Things don’t get easier when Casey discovers she has inherited his powers.
The story
of Like Father, Like Daughter is
written by Kathryn Calamia, our very own Youtube star Comic Uno! She is collaborating once
again with Wayne Brown (Lesbian Zombies from Outer Space), who
will be doing the artwork for the issue. Like
Father, Like Daughter was the first comic book series published by Short
Fuse Media, who have plenty more series in the works, including Nightwasp.
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| Like Father, Like Daughter "Gotta Run" Pin Up |
The
project will be funded if it hits its goal of $4,500 by March 5, 2017 at 10:00
PM EST. Rewards for backing include a digital ($5) or physical copy ($10) of
the issue, every issue of Like Father,
Like Daughter so far digitally ($15) or physically with a mini printed
prequel companion comic and a pin up ($20), as well as a never before released
new comic book from Comic Uno called They
Call Her… The Dancer and a live chat with Kathryn herself about her comics
($45). Backers can also enjoy the short “Off-Day” from Nightwasp’s Kickstarter campaign, which features Invulnerable and
leads directly into Like Father, Like
Daughter #4. Pledge money to the project on the official Kickstarter
page.
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Kathryn Calamia
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Me: What can you tell us about issue 4 and how it
differs from previous issues?
Calamia: If you enjoyed the interaction between
Casey and Invulnerable in issue 3, I think you’re going to really enjoy where
their relationship goes in this upcoming arc. This issue has a big scene
between them.
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| Like Father, Like Daughter #4 Exclusive Make 100 Variant Cover |
Me: Casey definitely has a strained relationship with her father.
Disregarding your own comic, what would you say is your favorite
father-daughter relationship in comics, as well as the worst example you can
think of?
Kathryn Calamia: Wow, this is a tough
question for me because I really love reading strong father/daughter
relationships in comic books, but I would have to choose Barbara Gordon/Jim
Gordon and Peter Parker/Mayday Parker. I find Barbara and Jim's relationship
very interesting because of how protective he is over his daughter. (I'm using
the canon of where Barbara is Jim's daughter because there are stories where
Barbara is actually Jim's niece.) Barbara wants to be a cop like her father,
but Jim doesn't want that life for his daughter. That's where we see Barbara
create her superhero persona as Batgirl. Their dynamic becomes even more
interesting after Babs becomes Batgirl because you question if Jim knows his
daughter is a superhero.
Another
father/daughter dynamic I really enjoy is Peter and Mayday Parker's
relationship. Peter is a retired superhero in the Spider-Girl series and when May inherits her father's abilities,
she wants to take over his mantle. Just like Jim, Peter is very protective over
May and he doesn't want this life for her, but over the course of the series he
becomes supportive of May being Spider-Girl.
The worst
father/daughter relationship I can think of in comics is probably Rose and
Slade Wilson's dynamic. Rose becomes a better person when she starts distancing
herself from her father.
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Me: As a
comic book reviewer, how do you balance working in the comic book industry as
well as reviewing other creator’s books?
Calamia: It's an interesting balance. As being someone
who is working in the comic book industry I understand the process of actually
creating a comic book. So, it’s given me even more appreciation for the comic
books I'm reviewing.
Me: One of the rewards people can get from pledging is “They Call
Her…The Dancer”. Can you tell us a bit more about this?
Calamia: This is a very exciting thing for me! I'm
really glad that our backers will have the chance to read the first issue of
this comic book. I've been working on this mini-series for awhile, and it's
very different from Like Father, Like Daughter.
It's a gritty and psychologically driven assassin story that focuses on the art
of dance and martial arts.
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Me: What do you think is the number one reason people should pledge money
to Like Father, Like Daughter?
Calamia: I hope that people support the Kickstarter so
we can continue Casey and Invulnerable's story. I have big plans for these
characters that I hope our audience will enjoy.
Me: Can you give us a glimpse into the future of Like Father, Like
Daughter in regards to your plans for the next story arc?
Calamia: The future of this story arc is going to
up the action a lot! These first four issues are about building the characters
and the situation their going to be going up against. The twists and turns
start in issue 4 and continue through the end of our arc.
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Me: This is your first comic book series that you've written—what about the
process surprised you? Do you have any tips for other first-timers in the comic
book writing biz?
Calamia: The whole process of creating a comic
book has been amazing and educational. I've learned so much about the comic
book industry through Like Father, Like
Daughter, and I can't wait to experience even more on the publishing side
of things. And as for tips? I say if you want to write comics, keep writing. I
also feel it's important to be active on social media, to learn about all the different
sides of the comic book industry.
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| Wayne Brown |
Me: What issue of Like Father, Like
Daughter has been your favorite to work on so far and why?
Wayne Brown: Oh tough, I’ve had so much fun with each
issue. But I have to say the latest issue was my favorite, the characters
really are starting to come alive for me. After all the repeated drawings of
the characters, and getting their personalities in my head, I can now draw each
character easily and with the kinda flare they deserve. Also the story has some
new depth with Casey and her dad; it’s fun and serious. This issue is really a
break away from what we’ve seen so far, and I think our best. I just hope we
can keep the trend going into future issues because there is really something
here building on this title that I would put up against DC and Marvel Books. I
think this issue will surprise people and really start pulling them into the
series.
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| From Like Father, Like Daughter #4 |
Me: Who is your favorite character in the series to
draw and why?
Brown: Lol, wow, ummm. That’s really tough. The school
mascot! Because he’s so awesome!
They’re
all so good, I like... hummm. I guess I have to say Wes, he’s such a cool
geek boy, it hits home. He’s like my sons and some of me as a kid, we share a
love of sci-fi. He really has a lot that guys can identify with and he’s a cool
character, in my opinion.
Me: How has your experience on this title been
different than your other work?
Brown: Well, my other work has been mostly
comedy/horror and indie; here is where I get to play with mainstream superhero
comic action work. I love it, it’s what I wanted to do for a long time. Kat’s
stories in Like Father, Like Daughter remind
me of the (Chris Claremont and John Byrne) X-Men comics I loved as a kid. My
favorite stories were about the characters that did more than just fight bad
guys; they lived lives and the conflict of the two was always more interesting.
I still remember my favorite issue, Uncanny
X-Men #183, with John Romita Jr., where Colossus had a bar fight with
Juggernaut. When I draw Like Father like
Daughter, it captures the nostalgic feeling of reading those books, and it
really motivates me to bring out my best. This is my favorite title to draw
right now, because of that, it's like being (Cough, Cough) again.
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| From Like Father, Like Daughter #4 |
Me: Of the superhero comics at DC and Marvel right
now, if you could only choose one to draw for, which title would you pick to
illustrate and why?
Brown: X-Men ’92 would be cool to draw;
I’d like to do something bromance between Spidey and Deadpool, that would be
cool; and I heard Lobo is back in DC, I’d love to do a Lobo comic; and Batman ’66 would have been cool too. I’m
in a retro mindset lately, problem is after six months I’ll change my mind and
a new series by then will have struck my fancy. It’s like being asked which
celebrity would I list to sleep with if I could, without my wife murdering me
in my sleep. (We all have one.)
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| From Like Father, Like Daughter #4 |
Me: I know you offered some artistic advice in our
last interview, but do you have any additional tips you'd like to add?
Brown: Love doing it, even when you hate doing it.
Relationships all have love and hate in them so if you just love to draw,
that’s great, but you’ve got to face the hate you’ll have sometimes for drawing
and the hate for yourself for loving to draw even when you hate it! Because when
you have a relationship, not a fantasy, it means you’ve committed to it and it
takes nothing less than that if you want to do it forever.
Me: Thanks for your time, Kat and Wayne! Best of
luck with your Kickstarter. If you’re interested in helping them out and
backing Like Father, Like Daughter #4,
check out the official Kickstarter.
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have a Kickstarter? Want to be interviewed about it and have the project
featured on "Kickstart the Week?" Let me know in the comments below
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