How to Dismantle a Technocracy: Talking with Rob Guillory and Sam Lotfi about ‘Mosely’

Back in October 2022, we had the fortune of getting to provide an exclusive announcement about the latest series from Boom! Studios by Rob Guillory and Sam Lofti: Mosely. Our titular character is an elderly janitor armed with an indestructible hammer and a fire in his belly ready to take down all of the 2075 Tech Gods. And now, we have had the fortunate to sit down and get some more insight into the series and creative process.

Talking with Rob Guillory, writer of Mosely

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BlackNerdProblems: I personally have been a big fan of yours ever since I picked up the Smorgasbord Edition of Chew. What has the transition been like going from being a comic artist on Chew, to being the writer/artist on Farmhand, and now being just the writer for Mosley? Rob Guillory: It’s been educational, that’s for sure. Even back when I was on Chew, I was noodling with scripts with the intention of making the jump to writing down the road. Farmhand was the natural next step for me, taking on both ends of the creative process. And I probably learned more from that experience than anything else I’ve done. Obviously, doing everything myself gives me maximum freedom creatively, but there’s something special about sharing the load with a collaborator. So that’s where Mosely came in. It’s the one thing I hadn’t done, writing for another artist, and it’s been far more enjoyable than I imagined. So, in short, I love all three creative methods, and I’ll definitely do all three aga…