House of Horror 14 - On Marz No One Can Hear You Scream

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In case you missed the Ron Marz Q&A, here is a response from Ron Marz regarding how Batman/Aliens came to be:

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Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer some questions. How did Batman/Aliens come to be, considering it is a crossover with DC and Dark Horse? How do you prepare yourself when taking on a project like this compared to something like Endless Winter or Green Lantern?

Batman-Aliens came out of conversation I had with artist Bernie Wrightson when we were driving back from NYC together. Bernie lived 1.5 miles down the road from my house, and we were close friends. Bernie suggested the pairing, and we both liked the idea a lot, so Bernie contacted Bob Schreck, who was an editor at Dark Horse at the time to pitch the idea.

We honestly never expect them to really approve it, since we would need Dark Horse, DC and 20th Century Fox to approve … but lo and behold, they did! We then realized we need to come up with an actual story, not just the idea of the crossover, so we put our heads togther and came up with the story as it exists. Bernie said he didn’t want to draw buildings or cars, so that’s why it’s set in the jungle and Mayan ruins.

I got to go over to his studio regularely and watches the pages come together. Just a wonderful experience. One of the originals hangs in my office now. I miss Bernie dearly.