Review Fix Exclusive: Joshua Fialkov Talks ‘King’ #2

September 24, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Books & Comics 0

Review Fix chats with writer Joshua Fialkov, who discusses the second issue of his new series via Jet City Comics, “King.” Breaking down how the series has changed since issue one, Fialkov lets us know exactly why we should give it a read.

Oh yeah and baby fights.

Review Fix: How has the series grown since issue one?

Joshua Fialkov: Part of the joy of working with Bernard and Marcelo is that every issue, I get to see a new and even more twisted version of the world of KING.  I think, especially, in issue 2, realizing just how far we can push not just the world building, but also the character work really gave me a chance to try something a bit brasher.

Review Fix: What makes issue two different?

Fialkov: First of all, Baby Fights.  Second of all, Baby Fights.  I think now that King has started his journey, and a lot of the setup is out of the way, we can really just play with what it means to be the human being fighting for not just his own survival but for that of his entire (clearly, nearly extinct) species.  And doing that in the face of a plethora of pinatas- Er, rather, apocalypses, just never gets an easier.

Review Fix: Why should someone jump into the series now?

Fialkov: I mentioned the Baby Fights right?  What about the killer robotic karate bears? More than anything, KING is a book about me and my friends exploring just how far you can push the medium, our characters, and each other to make something really, really special.  Plus, that (nigh sold out) first issue is available over at ComiXology, making it easy as hades to catch up.

Review Fix: Without giving anything away, what should readers expect from the series moving forward?

Fialkov: Man-eating plants, Robotic Police Brutality, a few accidental summonings, and, possibly the rebirth of the human race.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Fialkov: For King? Issue 3! For me? I’ve got the 10th Anniversary Edition of ELK’S RUN coming out from Oni Press, as well as Volume 2 of THE LIFE AFTER, Volume 3 of THE BUNKER, and, a whole new ongoing series starting from them this winter.  It’s a busy time for me.  I plan on sleeping post-mortem.  You can always find more updates and rambling from me at www.thefialkov.com or on Twitter @joshfialkov.

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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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