Archie Comics moves into the Mega Man X series
A portion of a Comicosity interview with Archie's Ian Flynn and Paul Kaminski...
C: Thanks so much for taking the time to talk about Mega Man X, gentlemen! As we get closer to the “Dawn of X” storyline in Mega Man, what are you perceiving are the biggest differences between Mega Man and his counterpart 100 years in the future?
Ian Flynn: I guess one difference is how they view the world. Rock has this unwavering optimism that stems from his built-in child-like naivety. X likewise hopes and strives for a better tomorrow, but has a harder time maintaining his idealism. That stems from their fundamental physical differences: Rock has some room to grow, but he will always be a robot, whereas X is a truly thinking, feeling, sentient individual.
Paul Kaminski: It’s a dystopian future, so X kind of got the long end of the stick on the whole “nature versus nurture” thing. He’s got to face a more challenging world around him, which affects how he reacts to a given situation. Mega Man is surrounded by family: Dr. Light, his sister Roll, his Robot Master brothers-in-arms– even a pet dog! X is surrounding be morally ambiguous characters with shady motives, which takes its toll. “Good guys” and “bad guys” are a lot easier to handle when there’s more definition between the two!
C: Thanks so much for taking the time to talk about Mega Man X, gentlemen! As we get closer to the “Dawn of X” storyline in Mega Man, what are you perceiving are the biggest differences between Mega Man and his counterpart 100 years in the future?
Ian Flynn: I guess one difference is how they view the world. Rock has this unwavering optimism that stems from his built-in child-like naivety. X likewise hopes and strives for a better tomorrow, but has a harder time maintaining his idealism. That stems from their fundamental physical differences: Rock has some room to grow, but he will always be a robot, whereas X is a truly thinking, feeling, sentient individual.
Paul Kaminski: It’s a dystopian future, so X kind of got the long end of the stick on the whole “nature versus nurture” thing. He’s got to face a more challenging world around him, which affects how he reacts to a given situation. Mega Man is surrounded by family: Dr. Light, his sister Roll, his Robot Master brothers-in-arms– even a pet dog! X is surrounding be morally ambiguous characters with shady motives, which takes its toll. “Good guys” and “bad guys” are a lot easier to handle when there’s more definition between the two!
