Review Fix Exclusive: Martin Dunn Talks ‘A Time to Die’

Review Fix chats with comic book writer Martin Dunn, who discusses his new series “A Time to Die From Hashtag Comics. Breaking down his experience with artist John Rivett, as well as what he read as a child and how it influenced the series, Dun gives us a behind the scenes look at the nifty indie comic series.

Review Fix: What did you read as a kid? How do you think it influenced this story?

Martin Dunn: As a kid? I was a big Stephen King fan, I still am. I read a lot of stuff… Not really sure what it matters as a “kid”, but I read a lot of horror stuff. I’m also a huge fan of the Post-Apocalyptic genre. It’s possibly my favorite genre out there. I’ve read everything from Walking Dead, to Wool, to the recent Mad Max comics. I’m a giant fan of Romero films, and I have played every Resident Evil, Dead Rising, and Fallout game I can get my hands on.

Review Fix: What makes “A Time to Die” Special?

Martin Dunn: I think it’s different. It’s a story that holds no secrets. You know getting in that you can’t get emotionally attached to the characters, yet my challenge as the writer is to make you find attachment to them. A lot of this genre is about shock and awe, I am trying to give you real people, with real reactions, dealing with an insane scenario. Everyone I know has a “zombie apocalypse” plan, but plans are made to go awry. This series covers so many facets of that, you get humanity on the whim, with no plan. You get zombies who become recognizable, and you get gore… lots of gore.

Review Fix: What was it like to work with John Rivett?

Martin Dunn: Working with John has been awesome. I’ve been wanting to work with him for a while on something, he and I frequent the same shows and events. So we always end up talking comics, and art. I think John brings a whole new flavor to the book. The thing is, and I don’t even think John knows this, but his style is MADE for horror comics. He has the potential to be the next Templesmith. I think John’s work on the Army of Darkness covers is what drew me to that conclusion, but it has never been more apparent as when I saw the first few pages of “A Time to Die”.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Martin Dunn: I’m always working on something. Hashtag Comics-wise, I have no idea. I have a creator-owned series that I made a deal with them to publish that I’d like to work on. It will be shocking for readers who only know me for this companies work as it’s actually a #kids book. However, I think it’s something that fits better in an adventure or all-ages concept. It’s a lot of fun. My other work right now, I’d say is focused on the second arc of ‘Joshua Black’, and I’m working heavily on my web comic #IFightGhosts.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Martin Dunn: Pre-Order comics! We are blessed to be able to make these stories happen and it isn’t just hyperbole when I say that it is only because of the fans that we can make these comics. If you love our work, don’t hold out for Trades, buy the comics. Tell you comic shops to buy tons of them. Tell your friends! Indie Comics lifeblood is in that of it’s fans.

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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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