Some SuicideGirls have been modeling for the site for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or even 10 years. We thought it would be fun to show you a look back and some of the SuicideGirls throughout the years. This week we bring you Manko! Manko has been a SuicideGirl since 2004. Manko is sexy, stunning and always brings... more

Some SuicideGirls have been modeling for the site for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or even 10 years. We thought it would be fun to show you a look back and some of the SuicideGirls throughout the years.

This week we bring you Manko!

Manko has been a SuicideGirl since 2004. Manko is sexy, stunning and always brings an artistic flare to her sets. Often challenging what represents societies beauty ideal. Enjoy this look back at the gorgeous Manko...

From her first photo set Bubble Gum in 2004:





From her 2005 set Trash n Go:









From her first collaboration with photographer Albertine on the set of the Italian Villa DVD, Rich Bitch: Manko has collaborated with no other SG photographers since this set.







From her 2006 set Passion Play to celebrate Easter of course photographed by Albertine and featuring Jason Atomic's artwork:





From her brilliant 2006 photo set Backstreet Surgery photographed by Albertine :










From 2007 Shunga: a Japanese term for erotic pictures photographed by Albertine :






From 2008 Whatever Happened To Honey Manko photographed by Albertine, MANKO SAYS:...And as the chiming clocks ring in the New Year, a forgotten star in her dusty chamber flicks fragile fingers through faded pages. Reflections of past glories mix with broken dreams, cheap liquor and flaking makeup. As she drinks herself to sleep alone again, will we ever know whatever happened to Honey
Manko? :










From 2009 Club 27 Forever, MANKO SAYS: “When Cobain was found dead on 8 April '94 his mother said: "Now he's gone and joined that stupid club”. But of course! Since I was a teenager I also had this deathwish to kick the bucket at 27, join the legendary Club 27 Forever in the sky and salut the "Live fast, die young" dream with Jimi, Janis, Brian, Kurt, Jim, Richey and Jean-Michel...
Now that I'm approaching my 28th birthday, sticking a gun in my mouth seems somewhat counterproductive, but can I betray my stupid deathwish?
Suppose I still have time to make up my mind. Tic toc... tic toc...

Long live dead idols! Long live rebellious idealism! Life fast, my darling, live fast!!”





From her fantastically Vivid and only multi girl photo set documented brilliantly by Albertine A Punk Nightmare in NY:









From 2010 Goldfinger:






From 2011 I Have Slept With You by Albertine:






From her 2012 love letter for Valentine's Me Myself and I shot once again brilliantly by Albertine:







Hope you enjoyed the beautiful look back at classic SuicideGirl Manko! Be sure to keep an eye out for a new set coming soon to member review!

Become a member TODAY for only $4 a month (if you sign up for a year) to see all 17 nude pin-up photo sets of Manko - http://suicidegirls.com/join/

by Steven-Elliot Altman (SG Member: Steven_Altman) Our Fiction Friday serialized novel, The Killswitch Review, is a futuristic murder mystery with killer sociopolitical commentary (and some of the best sex scenes we’ve ever read!). Written by bestselling sci-fi author Steven-Elliot Altman (with Diane... more

by Steven-Elliot Altman (SG Member: Steven_Altman)

Our Fiction Friday serialized novel, The Killswitch Review, is a futuristic murder mystery with killer sociopolitical commentary (and some of the best sex scenes we’ve ever read!). Written by bestselling sci-fi author Steven-Elliot Altman (with Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse), it offers a terrifying postmodern vision in the tradition of Blade Runner and Brave New World...

By the year 2156, stem cell therapy has triumphed over aging and disease, extending the human lifespan indefinitely. But only for those who have achieved Conscientious Citizen Status. To combat overpopulation, the U.S. has sealed its borders, instituted compulsory contraception and a strict one child per couple policy for those who are permitted to breed, and made technology-assisted suicide readily available. But in a world where the old can remain vital forever, America’s youth have little hope of prosperity.

Jason Haggerty is an investigator for Black Buttons Inc, the government agency responsible for dispensing personal handheld Kevorkian devices, which afford the only legal form of suicide. An armed “Killswitch” monitors and records a citizen’s final moments — up to the point where they press a button and peacefully die. Post-press review agents — “button collectors” — are dispatched to review and judge these final recordings to rule out foul play.

When three teens stage an illegal public suicide, Haggerty suspects their deaths may have been murders. Now his race is on to uncover proof and prevent a nationwide epidemic of copycat suicides. Trouble is, for the first time in history, an entire generation might just decide they’re better off dead.

(Catch up with the previous installments of Killswitch – see links below – then continue reading after the jump…)



[THE KILLSWITCH REVIEW – CHAPTER NINE, PART FIVE]

[GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE]

[Previous Chapter]

Haggerty grimaced. He had no desire to interface with the Indranet, but understanding the Indran “prophecy” was his best hope for finding something that would persuade Svoboda to help him stop the looming disaster.

“Is it like Regina’s rig? The one we used —”

“That was nerve impulse transfer. This is EEG.”

“Will it impair my thinking?”

“No,” Svoboda said. “It’s like linking, with the addition of visual.” He adhered the cold metal disks to Haggerty’s temples. “Close your eyes. It will be too confusing if they’re open.”

* * *

A jolt of connectivity, an explosion of cognition. Haggerty entered a realm of light. He was sitting on the jutting lip of a stone fountain in a crowded plaza amid thousands of dark-skinned Indrans, their tektronic implants flashing as they scuttled past him. Haggerty assumed it was a simulation of somewhere in India. He ran his finger against the crude stone; the rough surface abraded his skin. He examined his thumb, pleased that the ants had abated. This was beyond virtual reality, unlike any Net interface he’d ever experienced. This was total immersion.

A young boy scampered barefoot across the dusty ground to him, his dark eyes fixing Haggerty with a haunted stare. Haggerty took in the ragged shorts held up by a belt of frayed rope and the boy’s thin frame and scabbed knees, the cyberoptic pulsations in his transparent skullcap.

“Parsing,” the boy said. “New User detected. Do you grant and accept full reciprocal access?”

“Yes,” Haggerty said.

“Authenticating . . . initiating feed.”

The world shimmered. Haggerty was sitting on a rock in the desert, the sky a predawn array of vibrant color. The boy was gone, though Haggerty sensed his presence. A group of extraordinary beings materialized in a semicircle before him.

“Choose your avatar,” the boy’s voice said.

Avatars — guides and searchers manifesting as religious icons. Haggerty considered them one by one. He recognized Jesus, Buddha, and Mohammed. Some seemed familiar but he couldn’t quite name them. A matronly woman in voluminous robes smiled gently and revealed wordlessly, I am the Great Mother. Ganesh, roared a giant with an elephant’s head. A green-skinned woman with a half-dozen arms whispered Tara.

“Please choose your avatar,” the boy’s voice repeated.

Haggerty extended a hand to Jesus.

“Scanning . . . ,” the boy’s voice came again. “You are not authorized to interface with Christ consciousness.”

Haggerty was surprised. One of his great-grandfathers had been an Episcopalian minister. What would he have made of Christ’s rejection of his great-grandson?

The boy intuited Haggerty’s thoughts. “Not rejection. This is a matter of linguistic symbolism, not theology. May we determine a compatible avatar?”

“Anything to move things along,” Haggerty said.

“Scanning . . . initiating interface . . .”

All but one of the figures dissolved, an emaciated, sienna-skinned man in a loincloth and toga-like sash and sandals, who walked with the aid of a staff. Haggerty recognized his wide toothless smile, steel-rimmed spectacles, mustache, and bald forehead from numerous holoreps.

“Greetings, Mr. Haggerty,” he said jovially. “My name is Mohandas Gandhi. I’ll be your guide.”

“A pleasure,” Haggerty said.

Gandhi sat down on a nearby rock and regarded him. “You appear to be suffering grave chemical addiction,” he said.

“How can you tell?” Haggerty asked.

“You granted full access,” Gandhi said. “I see not only your current physical feedback but your entire data history as well. Every log-on, keystroke, purchase, or report you have ever made. Any entry made regarding you, on any database, throughout your life.”

Gandhi blinked rapidly; Haggerty’s eyes allowed in a slit of light from the real world and for a moment the desert sky became translucent. He thought he saw his data-life flashing by in coded bytes. He tightened his eyelids and the illusion regained solidity.

“I see you have had many traumas,” Gandhi continued, “witnessed many disturbing things but have carried on well. You are wondering why I was chosen to guide you.”

Haggerty nodded.

“In grade school, you did a research report on passive resistance. Even as a young man you understood that the nonviolent activist, while willing to die for his cause, is never willing to kill. That is why you have chosen the path you now follow.”

“But I’m an investigator, not an activist,” Haggerty said.

“Are you? From my vantage it appears that although in your career you pose as an advocate for self-destruction, your innermost voice cries out against it. That is the crux of your dilemma.”

Haggerty’s stomach twisted. “You disapprove of me, of my work.”

Gandhi spread his arms lovingly. “I disapprove of violence, whether committed upon oneself or against others. About what do you seek knowledge?”

“I wish to find out if the claim made by Joseph Svoboda that thousands of Generation Zero children are predetermined fatalities is true. Do they indeed want to die?”

“Scanning . . . ,” Gandhi said. “There are 274,403,856 young people between the ages of ten and twenty-five currently accessible online who fit the median definition of Generation Zero. I shall initiate a poll through available media, translate, sort, and buffer the results for you. This may take several moments.”

The idea that it might be possible to extrapolate the course of action of an entire generation dizzied Haggerty. At last, Gandhi spoke.

“They are despondent, there is much despair, they are indeed collectively suicidal, but they are awaiting instructions,” he said sadly.

“Instructions from whom? The lead singer of Clone Jesus?”

Gandhi blinked twice. “There is a divergence. Two possible outcomes. One comes from him. The other comes from you.”

“That’s impossible,” Haggerty said.

“Nonetheless it is true.”

Haggerty stared intently at the wrinkled old prophet and saw bytes of data stream across his spectacles.

“Warning,” Gandhi said. “Your chemical addiction is about to sever this connection.”

“Wait!” Haggerty pleaded. “Tell me what happens, about Max—”

“There is a stage like a traffic intersection,” Gandhi said. His body shimmered. “Max is like an enraged driver speeding toward that intersection, intent on causing an accident. You will discover yourself as a source of that rage.”

“Can I stop him?” Haggerty asked. Silverfish leaped from the sand.

“At great personal cost,” Gandhi answered. “And even as you do, you find the speeding car is now driven by another, with even darker designs. You find yourself detained but not restrained by a man on a leash, a man you trust but cannot trust.”

“But I can stop this . . . this accident Max wants to cause?” Haggerty cried.

“Perhaps . . .” Gandhi’s image flickered in and out. His final words were digital wind: “The Indranet honors the part you shall play. . . .”

Haggerty opened his eyes and vomited his stomach contents onto the sand floor of Svoboda’s quarters. Elsa was immediately beside him, peeling the disks from his temples.

“Jason, what’s wrong?”

Svoboda stood above him. “Do you believe me now, Mr. Haggerty?”

“It doesn’t have to happen as you say it will,” Haggerty spat.

“History and the future disagree with you,” Svoboda said. “A phoenix cannot rise except from its own ashes.”

Get me out of here, Elsa, Haggerty linked. Now!

* * *

Excerpt from The Killswitch Review, published by Yard Dog Press. Copyright 2011 Steven-Elliot Altman.

Steven-Elliot Altman is a bestselling author, screenwriter, and videogame developer. He won multiple awards for his online role playing game, 9Dragons. His novels include Captain America is Dead, Zen in the Art of Slaying Vampires, Batman: Fear Itself, Batman: Infinite Mirror, The Killswitch Review, The Irregulars, and Deprivers. His writing has been compared to that of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Michael Crichton and Philip K. Dick, and he has collaborated with world class writers such as Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves, Harry Turtledove and Dr. Janet Asimov. He’s also the editor of the critically acclaimed anthology The Touch, and a contributor to Shadows Over Baker Street, a Hugo Award winning anthology of Sherlock Holmes meets H.P. Lovecraft stories.

Steven also bares ink on his body, and is bi, as in bi-coastal, between NYC and LA. He’s currently hard at work writing and directing his latest videogame Cursed Love, an online free to play gothic horror RPG from Dark Hermit Studios, set in Victorian London. Think Sherlock Holmes, Jack The Ripper and Dorian Gray mercilessly exploit the cast of Twilight. Friend Cursed Love (Official Closed Beta) on facebook and you can have fun playing out this tawdry, tragic romance with Steven while the game is being beta tested!

Diane DeKelb-Rittehouse spent several years in Manhattan as an actress before marrying her college sweetheart and returning to the Philadelphia area where she had been born. Diane first worked with Steven-Elliot Altman when they created the acclaimed, Publisher’s Weekly Starred-Review anthology The Touch: Epidemic of the Millennium, in which her story “Gifted” appeared. Diane has published a number of critically acclaimed short stories, most notably in the science fiction, murder, and horror genres. Her young adult fantasy novel, Fareie Rings: The Book of Forests, is now available in stores or online.

Interested in buying a printed copy of The Killswitch Review? Well, Steve’s publisher Yard Dog Press was kind enough to put up a special page where SuicideGirls can get a special discount and watch a sexy trailer. Just follow this link to KillswitchReview.com and click on the SG logo.

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Some SuicideGirls have been modeling for the site for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or even 10 years. We thought it would be fun to show you a look back and some of the SuicideGirls throughout the years. This week we bring you Manko! Manko has been a SuicideGirl since 2004. Manko is sexy, stunning and always brings... more

Some SuicideGirls have been modeling for the site for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or even 10 years. We thought it would be fun to show you a look back and some of the SuicideGirls throughout the years.

This week we bring you Manko!

Manko has been a SuicideGirl since 2004. Manko is sexy, stunning and always brings an artistic flare to her sets. Often challenging what represents societies beauty ideal. Enjoy this look back at the gorgeous Manko...

From her first photo set Bubble Gum in 2004:





From her 2005 set Trash n Go:









From her first collaboration with photographer Albertine on the set of the Italian Villa DVD, Rich Bitch: Manko has collaborated with no other SG photographers since this set.







From her 2006 set Passion Play to celebrate Easter of course photographed by Albertine and featuring Jason Atomic's artwork:





From her brilliant 2006 photo set Backstreet Surgery photographed by Albertine :










From 2007 Shunga: a Japanese term for erotic pictures photographed by Albertine :






From 2008 Whatever Happened To Honey Manko photographed by Albertine, MANKO SAYS:...And as the chiming clocks ring in the New Year, a forgotten star in her dusty chamber flicks fragile fingers through faded pages. Reflections of past glories mix with broken dreams, cheap liquor and flaking makeup. As she drinks herself to sleep alone again, will we ever know whatever happened to Honey
Manko? :










From 2009 Club 27 Forever, MANKO SAYS: “When Cobain was found dead on 8 April '94 his mother said: "Now he's gone and joined that stupid club”. But of course! Since I was a teenager I also had this deathwish to kick the bucket at 27, join the legendary Club 27 Forever in the sky and salut the "Live fast, die young" dream with Jimi, Janis, Brian, Kurt, Jim, Richey and Jean-Michel...
Now that I'm approaching my 28th birthday, sticking a gun in my mouth seems somewhat counterproductive, but can I betray my stupid deathwish?
Suppose I still have time to make up my mind. Tic toc... tic toc...

Long live dead idols! Long live rebellious idealism! Life fast, my darling, live fast!!”





From her fantastically Vivid and only multi girl photo set documented brilliantly by Albertine A Punk Nightmare in NY:









From 2010 Goldfinger:






From 2011 I Have Slept With You by Albertine:






From her 2012 love letter for Valentine's Me Myself and I shot once again brilliantly by Albertine:







Hope you enjoyed the beautiful look back at classic SuicideGirl Manko! Be sure to keep an eye out for a new set coming soon to member review!

Become a member TODAY for only $4 a month (if you sign up for a year) to see all 17 nude pin-up photo sets of Manko - http://suicidegirls.com/join/

(image) by Blogbot (image) Artist / SG Member Name: Inks. Mission Statement: I have always wanted to mix the classic pinup with propaganda art. I always wanted to make art that people can afford. (image) Medium: Ink, graphite, digital, spray paint. Aesthetic: Beauty in simplicity, line that shows natural... more

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Artist / SG Member Name: Inks.

Mission Statement: I have always wanted to mix the classic pinup with propaganda art. I always wanted to make art that people can afford.



Medium: Ink, graphite, digital, spray paint.

Aesthetic: Beauty in simplicity, line that shows natural curves not idealized and unrealistic ones.



Notable Achievements: I have been part of over 30 shows in the last 8 years. I have had the honor of showing with artists like Erik Jones, Shepard Fairey, Dennis Brown, Hydro74, and so many other artists. I am also honored to have designed posters for the Hot Toddies, Sharkteeth, and a few other bands.

Why We Should Care: I always wanted to make art that people can afford. I don't make art to make it rich, but to add richness to peoples lives.

I Want Me Some: You can find me at:
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by A.J. Focht (video) Welcome to the first extra-long con edition of Ur W33K 1N G33K in 2012. Wonder Con kicked off this year’s convention season this past weekend in Anaheim. News from all corners of nerdom was announced at the event, or in press releases leading up to it. Major players from across... more

by A.J. Focht



Welcome to the first extra-long con edition of Ur W33K 1N G33K in 2012. Wonder Con kicked off this year’s convention season this past weekend in Anaheim. News from all corners of nerdom was announced at the event, or in press releases leading up to it. Major players from across the geek world showed off what they have in store. Several first previews of upcoming movies, shows, and comics were revealed, and the creators were very talkative during the panels. For anything not covered here, you can check out ComicBooked’s excellent Wonder Con 2012 wrap up.

The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb talked about his choices for the upcoming Spider-Man movie at Wonder Con. During The Amazing Spider-Man panel, Emma Stone, who plays Peter Parker’s love interest Gwen Stacy, may have said a too much. Stone started into the tragic comic book death of Gwen Stacy. As the topic started to drift from Gwen’s story in the comic to the movie, Marc Webb interrupted and changed the topic. His abrupt interruption has given rebirth the rumor that Gwen Stacy will die in the film similar to how she died in the comics. Sony has also released a viral marketing video for The Amazing Spider-Man that includes Captain Stacy giving us the run down on what a dangerous menace the Spider-Man can be.

Speaking of superhero rumors, a controversial image has hit the web that claims to be the first poster for the upcoming Wolverine movie. The image’s origins are unconfirmed, but the original posting was taken down at the request of Twentieth Century Fox.



The first teaser image from Arrow, the upcoming Green Arrow show on the CW, has been released. Three time Oscar winning costume designer Colleen Atwood designed the Green Arrow’s suit. The pilot’s director, David Nutter, also talked about his goals in making Arrow darker and edgier than the Smallville pilot, which he also helmed.

Brian K. Vaughn’s new comic Saga premiered last week, and now his comic series Y: The Last Man, is making headway on becoming a movie. Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia have been hired to write the new script. There has been talk of this series becoming a movie for a few years now so let’s hope that this script is good enough to stick.

Everybody’s favorite super villain is coming back for an encore. Despite Joss Whedon’s crazy schedule recently, he has announced plans to work on Dr. Horrible 2 this summer. No more is known about the project at this time.



The newest trailer for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter premiered at Wonder Con. While promoting the undead slaying President, screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith talked about his work on the upcoming Beetlejuice 2 script. The good news is there will be none of this reboot nonsense. It will be a direct sequel with Michael Keaton reprising the title role.

“The thing that Tim and Michael and I all agree on, and is most important for me is, I don’t wanna be the guy that destroys the legacy and the memory of the first film; I would rather die. I would rather just not make it, I’d rather just throw the whole thing away than make something that pays no respect and doesn’t live up even close to the legacy of the first film,” said Grahame-Smith.

While Grahame-Smith is all about treating classic works with respect, the same can’t be said for everyone in Hollywood. Michael Bay has decided to lay his taint on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I don’t normally complain about Bay, unlike so many others. However, Bay has now decided to take it upon himself to change the history of the beloved human size reptiles. He’s dropping the mutant and making them aliens. No one knows what other changes he has in store. Not mutants? Not turtles? But we shouldn’t worry because he assures us that they will be ‘edgy, funny, and completely loveable.’

On a brighter note, the long awaited sequel to the Avatar: The Last Airbender series has received an air date, and it’s just around the corner. The Legend of Korra will start on Saturday April 14th at 11 AM on Nickelodeon.

The Legend of Korra wasn’t the only thing to get a solid release date last week. After a decade long wait, Diablo 3 will be released on May 15. While Diablo is the first in line, Blizzard also plans on launching expansions for the Starcraft and World of Warcraft series this year. They have also recently changed the WoW Scroll of Resurrection service to offer past players a free upgrade to the Cataclysm expansion, a free level 80 character, a free realm transfer, and other perks for coming back to the game.

Finally, female geek icon Felicia Day is set to guest star on an upcoming episode of Supernatural. Besides showing up on every geek show in the verse, Felicia Day has also launched a new YouTube channel with other nerd idols like Wil Wheaton called Geek and Sundry. The channel will feature nerd programming like: The Guild, Flog (Felicia Day’s video blog), Table Top (table top / board gaming with Wil Wheaton), Dark Horse Motion Comics, and so much more. Geek and Sundry launches April 2nd.

by Nahp Suicide (image) [Anemona in Blue Girl Blue (self portrait)] Anemona is from Chile. She has been photographer and a Suicide Girl since 2007. She started being her own model/photographer and has now shot more than 70 sets for SG. How did you first get involved with SuicideGirls? I remember that... more

by Nahp Suicide


[Anemona in Blue Girl Blue (self portrait)]

Anemona is from Chile. She has been photographer and a Suicide Girl since 2007. She started being her own model/photographer and has now shot more than 70 sets for SG.

How did you first get involved with SuicideGirls?

I remember that the first pictures of Suicide Girls that I saw were on a website called Fotolog. I loved the concept of the webpage and the whole role of alternative modeling. Immediately I felt identified with them! I talked with a friend from college (Neftis) and proposed her to make a set, and she said yes. That's how everything started.

What's your background photography-wise?

I studied sound engineering at college, and there I got on a short course of basic photography. That was my first introduction to it. Then I quit my career to officially study photography at university. I left university for personal reasons, but I've continued my self education every day. I'm a firm believer that knowledge and perfection comes not only by theory but also through practice.


[Discoquette in Transparent]

What was the first photo you had published?

Some of Mattilda's pictures in La Nacion, a local newspaper talking about the new phenomenon called SuicideGirls.

How would you describe your style?

I think that my personal photography style is very connected with who I am, my personal style and how I interpret the world; I would say bright colors, fresh, and playful.

What gear do you use?

A Canon 7D + 50mm + 10-22mm + 28-200mm and my very personal NATURAL LIGHT. I don't like to use much studio lightning, I always prefer natural sets.





[Lith in Hottie Geek]

How important is Photoshop in your final images?

I use Photoshop basically to increase the colors – that is kind of my personal style. I also add some contrast and do a little skin retouching.

What gives you ideas and inspires you to create such amazing sets?

I really love music, so music videos are a huge inspiration to me. I love the style of Jonas Åkerlund and how he uses colors, I really do! Also Cherry has an amazing use of colors and Sean make sets with such a simplicity that's impossible not to feel inspired by them too.


[Atomic in Under The Waves]

What is your favorite image?

It's hard to choose but I would say these are some of them: Atomic in Under The Waves (NSFW), Discoquette in Transparent, Smash in Into The Light (NSFW), Belena in Lomography, Lith in Hottie Geek (NSFW).

Tell us why it's your fave and how you achieved it?

Well, in Atomic's “Under The Waves” set it was very difficult to do, cause the day was so cold and we had to try to shoot in waves and cold water. But we actually made it awesome. I've always wanted to make a set like that so I guess that’s why I really liked that one.

In Belena's “Lomography” set we wanted to show just how she is, a very fun, colorful and playful girl, and her love of Lomo cams. I think that's also one of the best executed sets that I've made.


[Belena in Lomography]

Is there anybody or anything you would love to photograph that you haven't? (And tell us why)

I really love to make people's portraits and capture their style and represent that. I would love to shoot some day with girls like Carrina, Annalee, Plum, Gogo, Rambo, Pilot, JaneDoe, Discordia, Lass, BelleBane, and many more. Actually, I'm so lucky to have had the opportunity to make sets with girls I've always wanted to, and I hope I can continue doing it in the future!


[Smash in Into The Light]

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Brian K. Vaughan his made his name as one of the best comics writers of the Twenty-first century. He created two long running series, the science fiction fable “Y–The Last Man” and the political superhero tale “Ex Machina.” Vaughan also created the series “Runaways” for Marvel and wrote... more

Brian K. Vaughan his made his name as one of the best comics writers of the Twenty-first century. He created two long running series, the science fiction fable “Y–The Last Man” and the political superhero tale “Ex Machina.” Vaughan also created the series “Runaways” for Marvel and wrote the series’ best issues, wrote the graphic novel “Pride of Baghdad” based on the true story of lions who escaped from the Baghdad zoo and wrote a story arc for the Ninth Season of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” for Dark Horse Comics and Joss Whedon that featured Faith. Outside of comics, he’s been known for joining the writing staff of “Lost” during the third season. He worked on the show through the fifth season and is currently adapting Stephen King’s novel “Under the Dome” for Showtime.

His new project is “Saga,” an ongoing series coming out from Image Comics. Illustrated by Fiona Staples, the book is about a Romeo and Juliet-esque couple from opposite sides of an interstellar war. A blend of fantasy and science fiction elements, there are creatures with wings, horned aliens, ray guns and swords, spaceships and childbirth, bounty hunters, rocketship forests, cats that can tell if you’re lying and a healthy dose of sex and violence. We reached Vaughan by e-mail.


ALEX DUEBEN: Just to start, what is Saga?

BRIAN K. VAUGHAN: Saga is a brand-new ongoing series for "mature readers" co-created with artist Fiona Staples for Image Comics. It's a sci-fi/fantasy epic about Marko and Alana, soldiers on opposite sides of a brutal galactic war who nevertheless fall in love and have a baby, even though the rest of the universe thinks that's a pretty shitty idea. First chapter is out on March 14.    

AD: So where did the story begin?

BKV: I've been building and refining this crazy universe in my head ever since I was a little kid, but I never thought to tell a story set there until I had a kid of my own. After that, everything just kind of fell into place.

AD: Was the combination of science fiction and elements in there from the beginning?

BKV: Yep. It's always been a big suicide cocktail of different genres.

AD: In recent years you worked on Lost, you wrote some screenplays, you’re adapting Stephen King’s Under the Dome for Showtime, what brought you back to comics?

BKV: It's the best visual storytelling medium ever created. I've been dying to get back to comics ever since I wrote the final issue of Ex Machina. I just needed the right idea and the perfect collaborator.

AD: You wrote multiple books at Vertigo for years. You could have gone anywhere with this book. Why did you take the book to Image?

BKV: Without getting into too much detail about behind-the-scenes nonsense, I'll just say that Image is the only publisher I know of that's still able to offer writers and artists what I would consider a truly creator-owned contract.

AD: How did you connect with Fiona Staples and what made her a good choice to draw the book?

BKV: I'd been a fan of her work for a while now, but it was writer Steve Niles who suggested Fiona when I said I was looking for someone who could draw a sexy, violent, politically subversive space opera for the 21st century. Her artwork is incredible, unlike any comic art I've ever seen. Fiona's perfect for Saga because she can make even the most far-out daydream feel emotionally relatable.

AD: To what degree did you know what the characters would look like before Fiona came on board and how much of their looks came from her?

BKV: I would write her only the barest visual suggestions – “noble dad with sword,” “badass mom with raygun” – and Fiona would come back with fully fleshed out human beings. She takes my weird alien characters and transforms them into people you care about, and she does that with every corner of every new planet we visit. I'm very luck to be working with her!

AD: What was your thinking behind the narration and having it appear handwritten on the page like that?

BKV: I've been reading a ton of children's books since my kids were born, and I love the way that the text sometimes interacts with the images in fun ways. Felt like a cool device I could steal for my dirty comic, especially because of our narrator's unique relation to the story.

AD: This is clearly a long form project, something you’ve done before. Do you always need to have it planned it from the beginning and to what degree is the story set in stone?

BKV: I always work from a super detailed roadmap, but I also allow myself the freedom to occasionally follow characters down unexpected detours. There's no right way to write.

AD: Reading the first issue a few times, I kept thinking that it was written by someone who had become a parent recently, but I kept coming back to the old saying, “the golden age of science fiction is twelve.” It’s a little transgressive and not for all ages, but it’s also big and expansive and fun and scary and ambitious in a way we don’t see much in comics. Is that pretty much what you were going for?

BKV: Well, I always like to let my work speak for itself but I love all of your adjectives. Especially transgressive!


Saga #1 is out from Image Comics March 14.