An Interview with Jimmy Pearson
Setting it out in Ink
An interview with Anthony Zicari
By Steven Pennella with Ellen Fleischer
SP!: TELL US ABOUT YOUR BEGINNINGS AS A WRITER.
always pushed me to pursue
the things I loved, not for
monetary gain, but because
it was something I was passionate about and the biggest
one of those things was a love
for writing and telling stories.
Now, I guess that biggest influence on my writing would be
my wife. She is always challenging me to be the best that I can be in everything that I do. I
have to say that a lot of whom you are and who influences you
and what you are capable of accomplishing is about whom you
surround yourself with. It’s not always someone famous, but they
are those closest to you. It is all about your personal support
system. They can be harsh and truthful, but at the same time ,you
know they are doing it so that you create the best possible finished product.
AZ: Wow! Okay! Well as far as my beginnings as a writer, I guess
that would go back to when I was just a little kid, about four years
old. I was always an avid reader and I was always creating my own
stories and characters at a young age. Whenever I see her, my
Mom always tells me stories about how I always told her that I
wanted to be a writer when I grew up. It was either that or a baker.
She even held onto some of my old stories and writing and she
recently gave those items to me. One of them included a newspaper that I had made up, featuring news stories on the Greek Gods
and Goddesses. Think like a newspaper for the Gods. From there,
as I continued to grow up and progress through school, I always
had a deep love for writing and the written word. I would read
everything that I could get my hands on and absorbed it all like
a sponge. I took AP English classes throughout high school and
the rest, I guess, is history. Let me just say, though, that having the
ability to do what I absolutely love for a living is truly amazing. I
have the absolute best job, creating characters and worlds that,
hopefully, touch people in one way or another and open their SP!: WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST PROFESSIONAL BREAK?
minds. It is always about challenging yourself to be and do your
absolute best!
AZ: As far as my first professional break in the comic book industry,
that was courtesy of Ben Dunn and Antarctic Press, and London
SP!: WHO IS THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR WRITING?
Night Studios, way back in 1998 (WOW! That was sixteen years
ago!). I was hired to write a four-issue crossover miniseries feaAZ: These are some tough questions! Well, I guess as far as the turing Warrior Nun Areala and Razor. As I remember, it did fairly
biggest influence on my writing when I was younger, that would well. It was titled: The Dark Prophecy. I think you can still find it
have to be my mom. She is an artist in her own right. She loves in some comic book store and online. These issues hold a special
to draw and read and she passed those things down to me. She place in my heart