I only think of the characters and the story that we're are telling with them as I write. Each book, while standing on its own, flows from the ones before it. I just write these characters' stories as they come to me. I think questions about the timing of things misunderstand how creativity works, at least for me. Why was now the perfect time to explore that shared history? We see the origins of Ethan and Anna's friendship this time out. He's at this point where he's been doing this sort of trouble-making job long enough that he's in a rut, and has started to make mistakes, and in Destroy we get to see exactly what kind and what the repercussions are. The rest of the book is the story of how we got to that point, and yeah, Ethan is really being pulled through the wringer.

He's feeling his age and his movie theater home is on fire.

How is it especially putting Ethan through the wringer this time out?Įd Brubaker: Well, as you can see from the opening chapter teaser, Ethan is in bad shape here. The stakes are higher than ever for Ethan when we see him again in this story while his personal relationships are strained. RELATED: Spawn's Todd McFarlane & John Leguizamo Preview PhenomX's Latino Hero Also included with this interview are preview pages from Destroy All Monsters, penciled, inked, and lettered by Sean Phillips and colored by Jacob Phillips. Brubaker shared how the Reckless series originated from an enormously personal place for him and reflected on how his celebrated partnership with Phillips has evolved over the years. In an exclusive interview with CBR, Brubaker discussed putting Ethan through the gauntlet in this new yarn.

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