Geek To Me Radio #262: PART 1-Tom DeFalco, Legendary Marvel Writer, Editor, and Creator
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In this first part of a 2 part interview, comic writer, editor, and creator Tom DeFalco talks about his start on Archie Comics, creating characters for Marvel, his work on Spider-Man and Thor, and working on stories for Spider-Girl, Green Goblin, and the Hobgoblin.
0:00 SEGMENT 1: Tom DeFalco talks about all the different types of writing he did before comics, starting at Archie Comics, growing up loving all comics, Riverdale on The CW, the live action Spider-Man movies, introducing the Hobgoblin, avoiding retconning characters, and the One More Day Spider-Man storyline that led to petitions from fans.
14:26 SEGMENT 2: Tom DeFalco talks about creating the Spider-Man characters Black Fox and Silver Sable and revisiting the Clone Saga.
22:10 SEGMENT 3: Tom DeFalco talks about being known more for Spider-Man than Thor, how he became editor at Marvel Comics, pitching ideas vs being assigned ideas, and how Spider-Girl was meant to be a one-shot.
31:52 SEGMENT 4: Tom DeFalco talks about starting Dazzler’s solo book, why Green Goblin with Phil Urich was cut short, throwing away his ideas for a character once the book ends, and writing the DK (Dorling Kindersley) Ultimate Guide to Spider-Man reference books.
By Casey Walsh
At an early age I knew I loved two things more than anything else Comic Books and Video Games and no matter how hard my parents tried they couldn't keep me away from the capes and pixels. Now that I have a wife and child of my own I can't wait to share these vast worlds and experiences with them and hopefully you!
With GWW I created and become editor of the comics section, which has now become the websites most popular area and features daily post with unique Comic editorials, reviews and previews. Along with Will Elizondo we started the GWW Capes Crew podcast. A weekly show dedicated to to all things Comics, Superheros and Sequential Art.
After a year of creating content for GWW I was made its Editor in Chief. I love everything I do and can't think of a better way to spend my time than to spread every form of geekery to every corner of the globe. Comics will all be my passion though and were my heart lies.
Twitter: @TheComixKid
PSN ID: rosettastone24
Console of choice: PS4 or Vita
Favorite Genre: Action RPG
Comic Book Pull List: Guardians of the Galaxy, Superior Spider-Man, Batman, Black Science, The Star Wars and Superman Unchained, Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League. Anything by Rick Remender, Dan Slott, or Donny Cates
Favorite Comics: The Dark Knight Returns, Blackest Night, Old Man Logan, BuzzKill, Infinity Gauntlet, Winter Solider, Fables
Also Collects: Marvel and DC Minimates and action figures galore.
Career Systems: Atari 2600, NES, Gameboy, Game Gear, Genesis, SNES, Dreamcast, PS1, Xbox, PS2, Xbox 360, PS3, Vita, PS4
