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Be sure to also check outour interview with The Lycan co-creator Thomas Jane.
How did you come onboard the story, and what’s the process been like from your end?
Mike Carey:Well it’s been very long!
Thomas first approached me back in 2010 with a very fully worked out structural plan for a-six part story.
They just wanted someone to write it, which I was very happy to do.
So, I said yes, and I delivered all six scripts in the space of about four months.
For years after that the book was in limbo, until Thomas found Diego and work started up again.
Thomas Jane, who co-created the story, said it couldn’t have come to fruition without your script.
What are some of the things you brought to the table that helped shape The Lycan?
I think what I mostly did was find voices for the characters and flush out their relationships.
It made it easier to decide how to space out the big beats and set pieces in each issue.
What is it about lycanthropy and werewolves that stands apart from other classic monster archetypes?
And that’s not just because the creatures theyre facing stand outside nature.
Artist Diego Yapur and colorist DC Alonso are such a striking art team.
They really nail the vibes.
What’s it been like working with them?
Like I said, I handed the scripts in the best part of fifteen years ago.
It’s really the perfect look for what is at its core a classic gothic horror.
We waited a long time, but man it was worth the wait!
What do you want readers to know going into The Lycan?
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