![]() ![]() Javier Rodriguez: I can’t remember exactly. Draw your own conclusions about how much of an influence on me that was. ![]() This was at a time in the UK when US comics were mysterious objects that you found at random in newsagents, so you can believe I devoured that and every issue I could find afterwards - missing half the issues and reading those I could find out of order - so my abiding impression of DEFENDERS is this weird, esoteric thing with all kinds of queer-coded and counter-cultural overtones and a whole bunch of hard-to-grasp cosmic poetic stuff that you had no option but to just go with and hope it made sense. And that's not even scratching the surface of all the stuff that's packed in there to warp growing minds. And then you open it up and it's about a demonic De Sade-type dandy possessing people and the scene on the cover is revealed as a ridiculous macho fantasy that's going to actively hurt people. Gillis - the one with Nick Fury leading the charge on the cover with the American Flag behind. What was your first exposure to the Defenders as a reader? What were your initial impressions?Īl Ewing: I think the first Defenders comic I ever read - and I would have been quite young and impressionable for this - was THE NEW DEFENDERS, written by Peter B. We spoke with Ewing and Rodriguez to dive into what the Defenders mean to them and why we can expect an adventure like no other from their ongoing efforts! ![]()
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