Do comics work differently than other mediums in telling stories regarding mythic content?
The reason I ask is that almost every comic book in mainstream DC, Marvel, Image or Dark Horse is related to telling a story, larger than life, and often in spandex. Jim Krueger: When I do books that are not owned by companies (things like Foot Soldiers, The Clockmaker, Alphabet Supes, a western I’m working on and more), I tend to take at least one step away from spandex. This isn’t because I don’t love superheroes. I do. It’s because I want to take an even closer step towards mythology and creating new ones. And also because I sort of want to be able to kill my characters, or at least place them in a situation where they can be killed. This isn’t because of my fascination with death and shadows (which I have), but because I want to tell stories where the stakes are in the realm of the ultimate. That’s what’s emotional. That’s what makes you imagine the choirs of German women singing that death is coming for your hero and they should stop and run away, but they won’t because if they do
