Review Fix Exclusive: Peter Hogan Talks ‘Resident Alien: Suicide Blonde’

Review Fix chats with “Resident Evil” Suicide Blonde” writer Peter Hogan, who gives us the skinny on what’s next in the awesome murder mystery series from Dark Horse Comics.

After the events in the series’ first run, the comic’s newest adventure, “Suicide Blonde” gets started quickly. In recovery from a gunshot wound, Harry spends issue #0 more in reminiscence than action. Regardless, the thorough backstory shed on the intriguing character, Hogan’s intimate writing and Parkhouse’s signature art make the latest addition to the series instantly comfortable to returning readers.

Review Fix: After the first run of the series, what was it like to jump into “Suicide Blonde”?

Peter Hogan: A little daunting – things necessarily had to become more complex and there were also more aspects to juggle, since you’ll now be seeing more about the government’s interest in Harry.

Review Fix: What can fans of the series expect from “Suicide Blonde”?

Hogan: Just that – things get more complex. There’ll be more supporting characters, and another murder mystery for Harry to solve. Or is there ? Because as the title suggests, this is a case which is either suicide, or else a murder that’s been made to look like suicide, and Harry has to discover which one it is … and his motive for solving it is a personal one, because if it IS murder, then the prime suspect is one of his friends.

Review Fix: What goals have you set for yourself on this new adventure?

Hogan: To make people fall even deeper in love with this comic.

Review Fix: What’s your favorite element of the series?

Hogan: Harry himself, because he’s so likable.

Review Fix: Issue #0 sheds a lot of backstory, can we expect more of the same in the next batch of issues?

Hogan: There’s a lot more backstory to come, but you’ll only be seeing a little more of it in the rest of this series. Most of the focus will be on the case that Harry’s trying to solve.

Review Fix: From the looks of issue #0, Asta looks to have an expanded role. Without giving anything away, what do you think of her as a character?

Hogan: She’s not as sure of herself as she pretends, but she’s definitely maturing. In this series she’s been warned by her shaman father that Harry could be in serious trouble if he leaves Patience – which is something he has to do to investigate this case. So Asta tags along for the trip, basically to try and protect Harry.

Review Fix: Is she ready for the challenges ahead?

Hogan: Oh yes, I think so.

Review Fix: How do you want this run to be remembered?

Hogan: Well, I think we’re slowly building up the town and the supporting cast, as well as all the things that immediately concern Harry and his past. So, this is probably the series where people realize that the story’s maybe more involved than it at first appeared to be.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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