Review Fix Exclusive: Interview With ‘Blood Brothers’ Writers Andrew Waller and Mike Gagerman

Review Fix chats with the uber funny Andrew Waller and Mike Gagerman who discuss their new comic book series “Blood Brothers.” Like “Family Guy” meets “True Blood,” it’s all about rearranging history to suite your needs, with plenty of blood and sexual references thrown in for good measure.

Review Fix: What was the inspiration for the series?

Andrew Waller: Dark Horse came to us with an idea for a comic about two vampires who had been friends for a thousand years. Mike and I have been friends since high school, so we understand what kind of baggage a long term friendship brings with it.

Mike Gagerman: Am I baggage to you, now? That’s it, we’re breaking up.

Review Fix: What’s the creative process like? How do you guys work together?

Gagerman: We have a small office in Hollywood. It’s where the magic happens.

Waller: We spend most mornings trying to figure out what we’re gonna order from Chiptole. Then we eat Chipotle. Then we get to work…Sometimes.

Gagerman: Or we watch old episodes of Frisky Dingo.

Waller: But generally we beat out a story together. Then one of us takes a first pass at the script. Then the other one follows behind, rewriting. This goes on until it’s Chipotle time.

Review Fix: What did you guys read growing up? How do you believe it affected this series?

Waller: I was a big Spider-man and Daredevil reader as a kid. To me, those were grounded stories about guys who happened to be superheroes. That’s what we hoped to do with Blood Brothers. It’s about two long time friends who happen to be vampires.

Gagerman: I mostly read Judy Blume, but Superfudge had no real influence on this book.

Review Fix: What are your goals for this series?

Gagerman: Total Comic Book Supremacy.

Waller: For people to read it and not say that it sucks on the internet.

Gagerman: Which is the equivalent of Total Comic Book Supremacy.

Review Fix: What makes this series different?

Gagerman: Our day job is as screenwriters and we’re big fans of the action comedy genre, stuff like Lethal Weapon and Rush Hour. We hoped to bring some of that vibe into our books.

Review Fix: What was it like working with Evan Shaner?

Gagerman: He was great. Really collaborative.

Waller: This was our first comic book, so the fact that he was patient was a real plus.

Review Fix: Who do you think will enjoy the series the most?

Waller: My Mom was a big fan.

Gagerman: Dudes. Dudes will like this book. And cool chicks that can hang with dudes.

Review Fix: How do you want the series to be remembered a few years from now?

Waller: As our first step on the path to global superstardom.

Gagerman: Well, we broke up earlier in this interview, so I will always remember it fondly as the last project we ever wrote together.

Waller: What if I buy you Chipotle? You can get barbacoa.

Gagerman: Ok, maybe we’ll give it another shot.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
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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