Review Fix Exclusive: Art Bernal Talks ‘Lightning Fast Tony Dangerous’ And More

Review Fix chats with The Adventures of Lightning Fast Tony Dangerous author Art Bernal, who discusses the comic series and more.

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Review Fix: What inspired the comic?

Art Bernal: For me, my inspiration came from Tony himself. It was his enthusiasm, ideas and drive that convinced me to dive headfirst into the project.

Review Fix: What did it take for this to be realized?  What was the journey like?

Bernal: Actually, the main thing was, and is, the blocking out of time to do the writing. Given that both of us have busy lives, coordinating our schedules has been challenging. Thankfully, Tony is a fountain of ideas. Once we set up our meetings, the rest follows effortlessly.

And as for the journey, it has been one wonderful creative moment after another. This project has been pure joy.  

Review Fix: What makes this comic special?

Bernal: I believe that it is the combination of our personalities, experiences and love of storytelling that makes our comic unique. 

Tony’s strength is his vivid imagination, his background in the wrestling world and his incorporating of real life circumstances that give all the characters an added dimension not seen elsewhere.

My contribution is my love for classic films and visual storytelling that gives me the opportunity to add subtle details and references that are a playful wink to readers. My hope is that our readers discover and enjoy the details.

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

Bernal: Anyone with a sense of humor. Tony and I have made the comic a fun and playful read that anyone can enjoy.  

Review Fix: What are your goals for it?

Bernal: Quite simply, getting the average comic book fan a chance to enjoy the story lines. If we can make people smile, that would be a great accomplishment.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Bernal: As of this moment, we are trying to get our comic animated and turned into a film. That has become a time consuming endeavor but progress is being made. We are hopeful that our film will be ready for viewing next year.  

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

Bernal: I would like to thank all of the people (friends, family and readers) who have supported us from the very beginning and continuously encourage us to do more.

Review Fix: Where can people find more of you?

Bernal: Our readers can reach us through the website at www.highvoltagecomics.org or check me out through my LinkedIn page, Art Bernal in NYC.

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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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