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Brian K. Vaughan: Its about fake news and genuine terror.
I wont ruin exactly how that will play out, but it hopefully wont be how you expect.
Youre both exceedingly good at first and last pages.
Whats the anatomy of crafting one?
Forgive me if the answer is just, Its like creating any other page, you numbskull.
BKV: Thanks for saying so!
Strong openings and closings are usually more emotional than plot-driven.
A refreshing reminder that it may not make sense, but we get to make the rules.
And I love pitfalls; never mind diving headfirst into them!
Volume eight is, in part, a Western.
What Western fiction did you turn to for narrative and visual inspiration?
BKV:Yeah, I was more inspired by past events in my own life than by any movies.
I was also drawing it during theCalgary Stampede, so for three weeks I was immersed in Western pageantry.
BKV:As far as writing animal sidekicks, Id say a little goes a long way.
FS:Cute but not too cute!
How did you find out about Tessa ThompsonsSagatweets?
Have you been in communication with her at all?
BKV:A reader mentioned it to me at aPaper Girlssigning, actually.
I thought Tessa was fantastic inThor, and its very flattering that she even knows our comic exists.
And how about Lin-Manuel MirandasSagashout-outin the New YorkTimeslast year?
Howd you learn about that, and did he ever get in touch?
I bet Fard has great pipes.
Is there any fan-casting that youve found particularly delightful?
Adaptations are great (watchRunaways, now on Hulu!
Michelle Yeoh is a popular choice for Klara though, and Im 100 percent onboard for that.
FS:At conventions and store signings when we were just a few issues in!
Its super gratifying because we really wanted this book to be accessible to all different types of readers.
Its pretty simple to start with volume one and go from there.
So we have that going for us.
That, and Brians cruel cliff-hanger endings.
What have you learned about your fan base from the letters pages and the reader surveys?
And they all somehow still own stamps and know how to navigate the Postal Service.
They make me wish my sketches were better.
And how does the process make you feel?
BKV: Thank you for asking, because it takes fucking forever!
We love complaints, moral quandaries, unrelated anecdotes, etc.
One thing I love aboutSagais how youre never quite sure what the parameters of the universe are.
For example, I was shocked to discover that fidget spinners exist in that world.
What are some hard-and-fast rules you have about theSagacosmos?
Or is everything on the table at all times?
Our scope is really broad theSagauniverse has everything that Earth does, plus more.
