The childhood reading experience was an introduction to comics industry which would provide a career for the writing talents of Ales Kot. “I chose the path and then the path changed plenty of times. I chose what I wanted and then I got it. The way I got it and who I am now morphed from my ideas while at the same time staying the same. I don’t know if anything is by accident; that is a question about the nature of this universe. I am merely exploring and taking notes.” The digital revolution has not necessarily reduced the challenge of earning a living by creating comics. “It certainly is easier to publish a comic. Nowadays the middle man is gone. Not from the industries, not from our culture – but the middle man as a guardian of the only publishing route that can reach wide readership is certainly gone right now. I applaud this.” As for favourite comic book movies, Kot clarifies, “I presume you mean favourite comic book adaptations – in which case, sure Akira [1988], Ghost World [2001], Tim Burton’s Batman [1989] and Batman Returns [1992], Blue is the Warmest Colour [2013], Oldboy [2003], A History of Violence [2005], Ghost in the Shell [1995], Blade [1998] and Blade II [2002], and more.”
Trevor Hogg is a freelance video editor and writer who currently resides in Canada.