The Carcosa Interview: Kelly Sue DeConnick

I’m guessing there’s some old cliche about teaching or coaching or hosting or interviewing that consists of the sentiment of loosely setting up a scenario or environment and then getting the hell out of the way. However that phrase works, that’s how I felt about 30 seconds after getting Kelly Sue’s answers to our questions. There’s a lot of really interesting people in the comic book industry, but Kelly Sue is both interesting and hugely important as a prominent voice in an industry that could always use more evolving. The writer of comics such as AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, CAPTAIN MARVEL and PRETTY DEADLY, Kelly Sue is one half of the superhero writing duo with her husband Matt Fraction and probably owner of the best collaborative selfies in the game. I could’ve spent a week straight asking her questions, but I think this interview still gives us plenty. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. -W.E. Black Nerd Problems: Pretty Deadly reads and looks like nothing else currently on the shelf. I’ve noticed that with a lot of creator owned books, that the creative teams typically use that freedom for the content of their narrative. In addition to being a mature story, there is so much innovation with the style and method of storytelling in Pretty Deadly as well. It reminds me of the show Deadwood a little in how it has this brutal and unforgiving (western) motif while being paired with this beautiful prose and arrangement. Kelly Sue DeConnick: Wow. Thank you. BNP: What inspired you to c…