Fabian Nicieza, comic book writer and novelist

Fabian Nicieza is a writer of long-standing in the comic book industry. With over a thousand credits in a 30 year career, he has worked on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Cable, Deadpool, and Thunderbolts, and is likely best known as the co-creator of Deadpool; his work on DC titles includes Robin, Superman and the Justice League More recently, Fabian’s debut novel, Suburban Dicks, a mystery wrapped in a comedy, has been called an engrossing and entertaining murder mystery, and a ceaselessly funny debut novel.  https://twitter.com/FabianNicieza (Follow Fabian on twitter), and https://www.fabiannicieza.com/newsletter (subscribe to his author newsletter).  Subscribe:  https://open.spotify.com/show/77bGURenaUZGlOeEJ5GDbv (Spotify) | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vcHJvamVjdC10ZW1wZXN0Lw (Google Podcasts) | https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/project-tempest/id1526742214 (Apple) | https://project-tempest.captivate.fm/listen (Captivate (direct)) Outline: Here are the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction  (00:58) - Formative experiences: The Amazing Spider-Man #91, learning storytelling through art (18:41) - Early career: Berkley Publishing, Marvel (21:43) - Becoming a writer: working up the ladder, pitching ideas, developing relationships, writing stories  (31:27) - Professional vs. amateur  (37:08) - Suburban Dicks: understanding difference through religion, institutions, immigration. The cynical-optimist axis  (44:01) - Human desire for belief and religious acceptance. Self-destruction via social media (49:35) - Suburban Dicks: 25 year long process from 1995. Racial diversity, caucasian fear and demographic change  (58:50) - The process of editing and refining work (1:05:49) - Personal experience as an inspirational shortcut. Adapting from comics to prose writing. James Ellroy & Hunter Thompson&nbsp