The Carcosa Interview: Chris Bird and Davinder Brar

We here at Black Nerd Problems aren’t ashamed of being very intrigued by webcomics. It’s a great springboard for alternatives to the surplus of mainstream superhero tales that have flooded the market lately. The diversity (another word we’re partial to) of the stories and opportunities for independent creators grows a little more everyday. One that captured our hearts immediately was Al’Rashad: City of Myths, a sword and sorcery epic full of pirate action, political intrigue, assassination attempts, sewer monsters and an mysterious necromancer armies. The tale was created by incredible artist Davinder Brar and writer, Christopher “Mightygodking” Bird, who some of you will know for his blog which features some of the most delicious Greg Land shade we’ve seen on the internet. Naturally, we had to sit down with the two of them for a few words….. Black Nerd Problems: As I usually do, let’s start off simple: When did you start reading comics yourself? What exactly drew you to the medium? Chris: My first comic that I ever remember reading was Justice League of America #195. My mom got it for me at a drugstore when we were on vacation – I would have been five. I recognized most of the Justice League because Super Friends was on at the time and specifically Challenge of the Super Friends – the one with Apache Chief, Samurai and Black Vulcan, but also Atom, Hawkman, Green Lantern and Flash, so even at five I recognized a lot of the Justice League. But this was one of the regular JL…