Review Fix Exclusive: Q & A with “Nexus” Co-Creator Mike Baron

Review Fix chats with “Nexus” co-creator and writer Mike Baron to get the inside scoop on the series and its recent appearance in “Dark Horse Presents.”

Review Fix: How does it feel to be a part of Dark Horse Presents?

Mike Baron: Feels great. Dark Horse is the premier comic book publisher.

Review Fix: You’ve worked with Steve Rude for over 30 years. How do you guys continue to grow as professionals?

Baron: The last ten years saw my life chopped up in a cuisinart, dumped on the garage floor and rearranged by gremlins. I have also had good writing lessons pounded into me by a variety of mentors, all younger than me! In particular, Peter Brandvold and Kevin J. Anderson. I am a much better writer now. I outline before I write.

Review Fix: What’s your favorite part of working with him? Least favorite?

Baron: It’s all good.

Review Fix: For readers new to Nexus, how would you describe the series?

Baron: Nexus is an executioner of mass murderers. He dreams of them and when he wakes he is compelled to seek them out and kill them. Kinda like restless leg syndrome. His power comes from an insane alien. In recent years, Nexus and the alien have come to an understanding that allows him more autonomy. Nexus is also a space opera filled with drama, comedy, heart-stopping terror and action. Nexus has a cast of ever-changing, fascinating characters whose personalities run bone-deep.

Review Fix: How is what we see in DHP #12 different from the series in general?

Baron: Well, it’s shorter.

Review Fix: You’ve worked on a variety of other series in the past. What made you continue this one?

Baron: Nexus is our baby! Ask any creator who he’d rather work on–Company Man or His Baby.

Review Fix: What are your hopes for the series moving forward?

Baron: That the series will move forward!

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

Baron: Fondly, I trust, but being a creator means leaving the critiques to others.

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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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