Review Fix Exclusive: Sam Jimenez Talks Quetzalcoatl 

Review Fix chats with Quetzalcoatl co-creator Sam Jimenez who discusses the series and its goals.

About Quetzalcoatl:

Herminia was not bitten by a radioactive spider; she was not shot by gamma rays. She’s just a girl with a one of a kind grandmother and a rich history. Once upon a time her ancestor was the greatest warrior in the village. She cared and protected her small community from the evils of the outside world. She fought monsters, demons and men who wanted to harm them. Until one day a great storm came and proceeded to wipe out villages on all sides. The warrior went to confront the storm and found a  god living inside of it, causing havoc- Quetzalcoatl. The warrior fought the god and trapped it in a ring. That ring has been passed down from generation to generation and has now been given to Herminia. Can she control the god inside or will she be overcome by it? Herminia wants to live her normal life with her friends and we get to see how this god changes her world around, and just how much courage she has in her.

Check them out on Kickstarter here.

Review Fix: What inspired this comic?

Sam Jimenez: Truthfully, movies like Black Panther and Shang-Chi. It’s a powerful thing to see yourself represented in media and when Black Panther came out, I remember telling Mickey that we need to make something that gets people as hyped as this. We had already been working on the story for a while at that point and after we saw Black Panther in theaters we both texted something like “let’s do this!”

Review Fix: What makes these characters unique?

Jimenez: We weren’t trying to reinvent the wheel when it came to Herminia. But we felt it was very important to have Herminia be our hero. She’s an artist with dreams and ambitions but she’s also a realist and understands that the most important thing you can do is help those around us. Herminia isn’t in this for fame or glory; she’s here to help because that’s what’s right. And although you haven’t seen Quetzalcoatl yet, I can tell you that they’re in a peculiar situation and whether they want to admit it or not, they need Herminia’s help to get out of it. 

Review Fix: What has the creation process been like?

Jimenez: Short of nerve wracking, it’s been a blast! Mickey and I send each other like 20 texts back and forth with ideas. I’ll have an idea, send a zillion texts or audio messages, and then wait for Mickey to send a reaction gif. We usually sit with ideas for a while too. Once we’ve written the outline or rough draft of an issue, we’ll typically wait about a week before going back and reworking it until we get it right. And Anna, bless her, gets our frantic scribbles and has to make some kind of sense of it all. And she always knocks it out of the park! 

Review Fix: How is it different from your previous work?

Jimenez: There’s a lot I didn’t know about writing comics before our first issue. That was sort of our first huge hurtle in this whole endeavor; trying to figure out how to write a comic. They don’t exactly teach you that in college. Mickey & I had co-written some scripts before but mostly student shorts and one comic in the past but we really poured our heart and soul into this one. Of the works we’ve collaborated on, this has been my favorite.

Review Fix: How did you feel when it started coming together?

Jimenez: It was a dream come true. I think even when we got Anna’s art back, it was so unreal. Seeing the story we wrote and the characters we created fully come to life on the page was an amazing thing. And having the physical issue in my hand did a lot to really solidify that we did. We set out to make a comic and we did and it’s here! That was incredible. Can’t wait to see that in a fully graphic novel.

Review Fix: What makes this Kickstarter special?

Jimenez: We’re not trying to just one or two issues funded, it’s the whole volume. The first five issues in the novel is telling the complete origin story of Herminia Ximenez and her encounter with the ancient god, Quetzalcoatl. All five issues will be included and we’re giving supporters the chance to produce this amazing adventure. They can even be in the comic! Who can pass up an opportunity like that?

Review Fix: What’s next?

Jimenez: After this volume gets funded, the next step is to physical copies it comic book store. Really just getting the comic into as many hands as possible. And then get started on the next arc. And that’s where things REALLY start to get interesting!

Review Fix: Anything else you want to add?

Jimenez: I want to take a minute to just thank everyone who believes in this project and who supports our story. It means the world to know just how supported we are and I can’t wait to make you all proud.

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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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