Boogaloser: Hello! I recently started reading your comic and while I was absentmindedly doodling around, looking up usernames, i was surprised to come across yours! I hope you don't mind me adding you?
The Golden Knight: Nope, not at all.
The Golden Knight: In fact, I like to stay in touch with my friends and fans.
Boogaloser: Awesome, I don't add individuals who are semi-famous very often. Your webcomic's really popular in the circles I travel in. To be entirely honest, though, I added you with a bit of an ulterior motive - nothing sinister, I assure you. I was browsing your deviantart and got kind of curious about some coments that were recently posted on your blog as well as that of your girlfriend. Something about a forum or something? There seemed to be a bit of a stink about it, and I find myself getting far too interested in the lives of others at times, so I was wondering if I could ask you about that? I hope that's not too forward or intrusive!
Boogaloser: (I'm sorry I type so slow, I'm really really paranoid about grammar issues)
The Golden Knight: It is?
The Golden Knight: I do not know if that kind of popularity (assuming it exists) is positive or negative.
The Golden Knight: Second, the forum really is a stinky place. I'd rather not talk about it, I'm afraid. It makes my heart rate climb, and not in the way that usually involves excitement.
Boogaloser: Yeah! Several of my friends read it, somewhat casually but still. It's nothing huge, but I heard from people who have good taste that your comic was pretty good, and I'm inclined to agree so far.
The Golden Knight: I'm sincerely glad you like my work. Thanks for taking the time to talk to me about it.
Boogaloser: Alright, would you mind if I asked for a link to the forum so I might read about it for myself? I assume it's a public affair?
The Golden Knight: It's public, but I wouldn't even do that. I do not want to promote traffic to a place that is actively hostile against me.
The Golden Knight: To tell you the truth, if I could have my way, I'll just act like this all does not even exist.
Boogaloser: Oh my, you're piquing my curiousity even more, I'm afraid. I'll try to refrain from asking too many questions about it, but would it trouble you to give me a brief synopsis of what happened? And yeah, I imagine it must suck to have people who are out to get you for no reason.
The Golden Knight: The super short version is, someone *almost* ruined my relationship with my lover. As soon as it made me feel queasy, I pulled out and worked my hardest to make it better with my lover.
The Golden Knight: As for the forum, I put it all behind me, forever.
Boogaloser: Ah, I can see why that might be a sore subject. That really really sucks. :/ That being said, I won't pry any deeper than I have - I wouldn't want to make a bad first impression, after all. Would you mind if I asked a few questions about your comic? I'm still pretty early in but a few things strike me as interesting.
The Golden Knight: Thank you. You may ask.
Boogaloser: What would you say your primary literary inspiration is? The art style has a few clear influences that I can pinpoint pretty easily, but what authors would you say helped you find your literary voice?
The Golden Knight: Hmm...The story should be my own, so that's a more ambiguous answer than my drawing. Give me a minute to think.
The Golden Knight: Then again, that depends on which comic you're talking about. I have made a webcomic and my other self-published work.
Boogaloser: I'm referring to Hero Team.
The Golden Knight: Ah, the Web-Comic. The main inspirations from that come from modern First-Person-Shooter games, namely Halo and Call of Duty. It's aimed for a more mature/adult audience.
The Golden Knight: Other than that, I compile what I see and learn, making ideas into my own - as best as I can, that is.
Boogaloser: Interesting! What about those stories inspired you to make a work of your own?
The Golden Knight: It was the action and adventure and excitement. I've always liked the idea of being a one-man-army, gunning down hoards of bad guys. Those games deliver exactly that. Then in early college, I asked myself: "What if this sort of thing actually existed in Real Life? What would that be like?"
Boogaloser: Interesting! Would you say you have any sort of theme or message you're trying to get across with that particular work?
The Golden Knight: Hurm...That was not something I had intended, really. It was mostly meant to serve as a safe way for me to experiment with drawing. Obviously, it also teases the line of "adult content" from time to time, ideally when appropriate and never more. If I had the drive to get done another hundred or 2 pages, I swear more of the complications would've been fleshed out. In that case, I think the closest thing to a "Theme" involves the nastiness of politics; as in, that's what's behind all the strife in the modern technologically developed world.
The Golden Knight: Also, I am afraid I must run out to dinner with my family right now. It was nice talking to you.
Boogaloser: It was nice talking with you as well! Thank you for your courteous responses to my questions.
The Golden Knight: You're welcome! If you see me back later, we may resume this informal interview. For now, good bye!
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