Interview with Everette Hartsoe

[Richard Boom]

Everette Hartsoe
Writer/Director/Producer for Zombie Hunter X
Produced by: Full Metal Films, LLC
Interviewed by: Richard Vasseur/Jazma VP
Posted: 07/27/2010

Rich: How is the screenplay for "RAZOR" coming along?

Everette: The 4th draft has been sent to me from John Shirley and Jeff Most ( The Crow, The Tomb) and I must say it is action packed and very enjoyable. It features all of the main characters from the comic book series, even a few obscured ones, so I was pleasantly surprised. The script does bring in new mythos with Razor, but the origin remains intact.

Rich: Are you finding writing a screenplay much different than writing a comic?

Everette: I personally have a tougher time writing a script than a comic, because I have too much going on in my life to focus on 1 thing..I would have to leave my house and get away to a cabin in the mountains for a week to complete a script.

Rich: What is "Zombie Hunter X", who are the cast? ZHX is being developed as a web-series that shows different time lines in the character's lives as they are confronted with a reanimation virus. Like episode 1 may start with the very 1st week after the outbreak..next episode may deal with a group surviving in the desert at year 5 from the outbreak, so you can see many people, characters and scenes in different time frames dealing with the outbreak.



Rich: Why do you think Razor was so successful?

Everette: Back in the early 90's, there were a few books that featured heavily violent mature story lines and those books were highly sought after, but rarely came out. I wanted to do a book like that and intertwine all of my favorite characters and put the book out as close to monthly as possible.. so the success came from the content and the commitment by me and my team of producers.

Rich: How would you describe Razor's personality?

Everette: A lonely soul, always looking into herself asking questions. She was always afraid to trust others or weary of opening up

Rich: Are there any updates on the Razor movie?

Everette: many updates, none of which I can share at the moment.

Rich: What does Razor represent to you on a personal level?

Everette: RAZOR gave me the freedom to be what I've always dreamed of being..a creator. I know that the odds were stacked against me from the beginning, but if you take a deep breath and believe in what you're doing, you can accomplish a lot and that's what that character gave me.



Rich: Will we ever see any new Razor comics?

Everette: You will see new books, I've teamed up with Kevin Alsop of AMRYL publishing to bring new product out in 2011 , starting with 2 giant collectors book of 500+ pages collecting all of the 50+ issues of RAZOR from the 90's for a 20th anniversary edition

Rich: What part of your career and your life are you most proud of?

Everette: The part of my career I'm most proud of is actually making an impact or a name in the industry at all, not only did my company London Night Studios have a good character, but we launched the careers of many major players in the game today, such as DAVID MACK, BILLY TUCCI, ERIC POWELL, ED McGUINESS, NAT JONES to name a few..that's an accomplishment in itself.. The part of my life I'm most proud about is doing something special with my life and my grandfather and grand mother being able to witness it before they passed.

Rich: Do you have any other projects you are working on?

Everette: Working on my anthology SHE DEVIL COMICS which will introduce several new female characters and stories for movie options

Rich: What do you think of the current state of the comic industry?

Everette: The comic industry is really not an industry at all..It's 1 distributor ( Diamond, Previews) that caters to the companies that are flushed with cash. A new indie creator has a tough time even getting distribution through Diamond in today's market, which means a fresh title like" RAZOR" and an unknown creator like myself would never even be seen..so I feel it's a sad state the industry is in. Luckily the internet is here to take the place of the traditional old school distribution channels. I'll personally be self- distributing.

Rich: How do you like to spend any free time you have?

Everette: My free time is spent with my 4 year old son, my wife and our 6- victorian bulldogs, plus I do enjoy going to the movies.

Rich: How can someone contact you?
Everette: ehar...@hotmail.com or facebook http://facebook.com/everette.hartsoe

Richard Vasseur


SOURCE: http://forums.jazmaonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2077

 

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