BReview Fix chats with Mad Cave Comics CEO Mark London who breaks down the reception of the first issue of Knights of the Golden Sun and how it played a role in issue two of the series.
Review Fix: What was the reception like for issue 1?
Mark London: Overwhelming. Much more than we could’ve had ever anticipated, to say the least. We are grateful for all the support we received from everyone that has read or even glimpsed at the art.
Review Fix: What makes issue two unique?
London: Well, things start to come together and two of our main archangels, who are basically family, are going to engage in a very brutal battle. To the point that one of them will actually want to kill the other and won’t hold back.
Review Fix: What have you learned about yourself through this series?
London: It has helped me to understand a bit more who I am as a person. It has also tested my beliefs and reinforced my love for God.
Review Fix: Why does this series matter?
London: I believe it matters (and this is only my opinion) because this story is about hope. It’s about faith in what you believe in. For many of us, faith in God is a foundation of promise upon which we can model. That faith is brightest in the darkest moments of our lives and a more accurate mirror of who we are and what we can accomplish when we doubt ourselves.
Review Fix: How would you like this issue to be remembered?
London: As the series that shines some light on your darkness, but Knights of the Golden Sun is meant to entertain you and take you on a wild ride of Epic Biblical proportions.
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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