Next week Marvel will launch Tiger Division #1, the launch of a brand new five-issue miniseries starring the writer’s latest superhero staff. The collection comes from the inventive staff of author Emily Kim, artist Creees Lee, colorist Yen Nitro, and letterer Ariana Maher. It follows South Korea’s official superhero staff as they tackle threats to their nation and the world.
Tiger Division is the newest Marvel collection from Emily Kim. The author additionally penned a five-issue Silk miniseries earlier this yr with artist Tak Miyazawa. The Beat chatted with Kim about her method to tackling Tiger Division, which characters she’s excited for readers to fulfill, and the way writing a staff ebook compares to engaged on a solo collection. Check that out, together with a preview of subsequent week’s first situation, beneath.
Joe Grunenwald: Aside from White Fox and Luna Snow, many of the members of Tiger Division are roughly clean slates to readers, having solely appeared a handful of occasions. What kinds of issues did you take a look at or take into consideration as you have been fleshing out these characters?
Emily Kim: I needed each member to be very totally different from one another and to even be totally different from what you’d anticipate based mostly on their look. (Except for Mr. Enigma – his persona matches his look.) It leaves room to discover how this group got here collectively in potential future points. Because you’re left questioning issues like, “How did this robot and this k-pop star become friends who fight bad guys together?” It additionally makes their group rapport extra entertaining as a result of they’re at all times preserving one another on their toes. But when issues get severe, they at all times have one another’s backs.
Grunenwald: The member I’m personally most occupied with studying extra about is The General. His look is so placing, equal elements weird and humorous with a bit little bit of scariness thrown in. Can you tease something about him and what precisely he’s?
Kim: The General’s origins are nonetheless a thriller to be unpacked. But he’s the warmest, most loyal member of the group. At the tip of the day, he has the soul of a human. No matter what challenges and tragedies come his means, he at all times finds the glass half full. And he by no means lets his energy go to his head. Because he’s for certain a powerhouse.
Grunenwald: Are there any specific staff members you’ve loved pairing up? Who has your favourite dynamic to put in writing?
Kim: Luna and The General have naturally fashioned a really shut sibling-esque bond. It’s very nice to see two character who should not “main characters” work together and get alongside in quieter moments. Tae and Lady Bright have additionally been enjoyable to put in writing. The two of them return the longest and have many, a few years value of adventures collectively. But on this collection, they’ll hit some battle. It’s a reminder that you could be assume you already know somebody however there’s nonetheless at all times extra to be taught.
Grunenwald: What to you separates Tiger Division from the various different tremendous hero groups within the Marvel Universe?
Kim: They’re the primary tremendous hero group out of Korea and every member has a novel origin story based mostly in Korea. Also, apart from Luna, they’re all ageless/reside a really very long time and subsequently have a variety of historical past with one another. And much more to undergo. And I feel their private relationships with one another might be what units them aside.
Grunenwald: Your final ebook for Marvel was a solo Silk collection. How has it been making the transition from a solo ebook to writing a staff ebook?
Kim: It’s been a balancing sport to provide Tae his personal story whereas additionally exploring the dynamic of the remainder of the staff. But I’ve loved with the ability to play with extra characters and cut up storylines. It’s a enjoyable problem and means there’s at all times extra room to go.
Tiger Division #1 is due out from Marvel Comics subsequent Wednesday, November 2nd.
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