Second Volume of the Todd Chapman Interviews
Things have been good for Todd Chapman in the roughly twelve years since he first interviewed the villain Leather. The original article was a sensation, which led to a followup book called Low Society where he interviewed more third and fourth tier villains. At this point, interviewing a villain was just another day on the job… until the insane stage magician and legendary first tier supervillain the Jack O’Knaves kills Chapman’s current interview subject and kidnaps Chapman. Now Chapman has been trapped in the literal underground casino called Dispater’s Pit with only a hostile hench called Trey as his guide. The Jack says he wants Chapman to write a book, but all Chapman knows is the Jack O’Knaves always has a plan… and very few people caught up in the Jack’s plans survive the experience.
One of the most successful stories posted to Banter Latte back in the day was "Interviewing Leather," a story about Todd Chapman, a young writer for a rock and roll magazine, who finds himself interviewing a young supervillain as her prisoner. I'd go into more detail but why belabor the point? Well, there are other… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #1
Part two of Interviewing Trey, and the first part where we really get to know the Jack O'Knaves. For those who've read Interviewing Leather, there's one significant difference that will become apparent in this post. Leather was a thief, pure and simple. She didn't just avoid killing, she went out of her way to not… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #2
Welcome back... to Ghost Story. I'm Sebastian Cabot. Or something like that. We're well into Interviewing Trey, and so far folks seem to like it. I'll admit I was glad to get back to Todd Chapman. One thing I'm trying to do, for the record, is give some idea of how Chapman isn't quite the… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #3
It's Friday -- and you know what that means. It's another day where we're Interviewing Trey -- not that the interview has really started. This episode... um... yeah. You know what? I'll try to get complete notes on it later this morning, because I can't exactly put them in now. I may even write a… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #4
Friday shows up, and here we are ready for Part Five of Interviewing Trey. I hope everyone's feeling good. It's interesting to me what people latch onto, writing wise. I figured Trey would start to catch on and it has. I didn't know if Lovelace 1/2 would catch on or not, but it's getting something of a passionate… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #5
I doubt somewhat that many folks will see this right away, what since there was an American holiday yesterday, and that's where a lot of my readers hale from, but just in case we're at part six of Interviewing Trey, which is remarkable when you consider that Interviewing Leather only went to part fourteen. How long will this one go? Hard… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #6
And here we are, back again with Interviewing Trey. Due to things and stuff, it's actually been some time, for which I apologize. When last we left off, the Jack O'Knaves had just foisted intrepid reporter Todd Chapman onto Trey -- one of his most prominent magician's assistants and henchmen. She was tasked in finding… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #7
I'm enjoying writing Interviewing Trey. In the end, the driver for these stories, in my own brain, is working out the why of certain types of supervillain or supervillainous organization. In the case of Leather, back in the last story, that why shaped Leather's little gang and her modus operandi. But this time? What is the why of the Jack O'Knaves? That… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #8
And here we have the Friday dose of Trey Being Interviewed, which is something of a lie. I mean, honestly -- have we actually seen Trey interviewed yet? Maybe not. You may have guessed this particular story isn't a novella like Interviewing Leather was. For the record, that novella-length is something of a curse. I'd love to send… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #9
Interviewing Trey is up. I'm just in from seeing the Rifftrax Live production/riffing of Starship Troopers, and I'm fried as all get out, so I'm just throwing it straight to Chapman. Have a good weekend! I remember the first day I was backstage at a major concert. I was never a rocker, no matter how much I might… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #10
Tuesday, and it's time to play catchup with Interviewing Trey. Which I hope was worth the wait, because in this episode.... Oh God, I don't know if I dare say it... no, wait. I must say it. In this episode... he actually interviews Trey! I know. Shocking. Here it is. Lovelace tomorrow, then more Trey on Friday.… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #11
And here we are at the end of the week, and with any kind of luck at all, this post will actually appear on Friday. My old friend Jonathan Lennox thinks that a modern myth discussing the scheduling daemons that actually put the posts up at their appointed times is in order, to perhaps mollify said… Continue reading Interviewing Trey #12
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