Review Fix Exclusive: Nick Alcorn Talks ‘Ain’t No Grave’ And More

Review Fix chats with “Ain’t No Grave” writer and creator Nick Alcorn, who lets us know about what inspired the series and what makes it a special one.

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Review Fix: How did you know a career in comics was for you?

Nick Alcorn: I think I always knew as a kid growing up in the 90’s. But the comic burst of 93 really made me believe it was impossible. I focused on my other love of tattooing for 13 years, slowly working on my art with comics in the back of my mind. When covid hit I jumped head first into it and haven’t been able to look back.

Review Fix: Who inspires you creatively?

Alcorn: Life and death more than anything. I collect superhero books, but enjoy reading more grounded stories where the stakes seem more real. I’m constantly imagining situations I’d like to see in books inspired by everyday life turned upside down. If I can make you question your own mortality; I’ve done my job.

Review Fix: What inspired this comic?

Alcorn: This isn’t really a political book, but I would say the political climate of the last few years. Abuse of power by  corporations, police and politicians; and how that effects the everyday working class American. Harlan Kentucky, (the setting of the book) experienced this very early on during the union coal wars of the 1930s-1970s. The strong willed people of that area inspired the spirit of the book.

Review Fix: How is it different or special?

Alcorn: This isn’t a happy story, don’t expect anyone to swoop in and save the day. This is how the power structure works in middle America, and addresses the question; “how far are you willing to go in pursuit of liberty?” I think this book forces us to ask questions about ourselves.

Review Fix: Who do you think will dig it the most?

Alcorn: Fans of gritty crime noir books such as Sin City, Scumbag or anyone who loves a good true crime documentary.

Review Fix: How do you want it to be remembered?

Alcorn: As the beginning of a long career in comics. I’d like to look back at this in a few years and remember this as my first step into something much bigger than myself.

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

Alcorn: The Kickstarter goes live April 1st (no joke!) and I’m running a contest at www.aintnogravecomic.com/where-is-wade where you can enter to be killed in the next issue! Definitely check that out, and remember to follow the campaign on Kickstarter!

Review Fix: What’s next?

Alcorn: Oh man,Issue two is pretty much in the bag. I just inked the cover and am finishing some pages to start adding dialogue. Really looking forward to getting it out, it’s way more brutal than the first issue!

Outside of that I’ve been collaborating with a few artists locally and out of state to premier a series of short stories titled “A History of Death”. It’s basically faces of death in comic form if you’ve ever seen those videos. Real stories of real people who really died in horrific ways. It’s absolutely terrifying and can’t wait to get it out there! First story premiers in issue 3 of Ain’t No Grave.

Where can people find out more?

Follow us on Facebook at https://m.facebook.com/aintnogravebook/

Or Instagram @aintnogravecomic for updates

We also have a gnarly website at www.aintnogravecomic.com 

You can find out more information about both titles on there.

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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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