Bonus
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Spacing out field operations in time
We saw this graphic showing how Wolverine is in so many Marvel series that he seems to be in action every day. We wanted to avoid this type of situation for two reasons. First because our characters aren’t only combatants in action scenes—we want to give them a more rounded existence. And second, there are logical and practical concerns. As we’ve said before, missions are the result of information gathering, so we have to give our characters enough time to gather it.
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Roslo’s other look
Initially, Roslo was supposed to be a man. During our discussions with Léon Leclerc, he said he felt that the Apatrides universe was missing female characters, so Léon created a sketch (see image). When we launched the project, we kept the idea of having a woman as the Consortium’s head of security but we sought to give her a look that would better mesh with late-80s fashion.
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Respecting the hero’s world
On July 14, 2011, Peter DeCourcy wrote on Comicbookdaily about the theory of comic-book writers. In his opinion, there are only four or five authors who really stand out from the herd within the US comic book universe, and he seemed to deplore the fact. We disagree. We worry about authors who want to impose their narrative style onto a universe that already has a very rich existence. Sometimes it seems that more emphasis is placed on a distinct style than on the main character, which the style is supposed to render.
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Behind the Scenes : On the Outside
By placing a truck that changes places in otherwise identical frames, our collaborator Louis emphasizes the passage of time.
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Léon Leclercand the project’s infancy
The idea for this online comic took root a few years before it first appeared in June 2010. For several months, we had the opportunity to have discussions with illustrator Léon Leclerc, who had already undertaken several comic book projects. Our talks helped define the outlines for the Apatrides and, while we each went off in different directions, his contribution can’t be underestimated. Here’s a panel that was produced at the time. The observant reader will recognize a scene from “Baptism of Fire.”
