AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 312: Rick Remender’s ‘The Seasons’: A whimsical, dark, and personal exploration

The AIPT Comics podcast returns early for a special bonus episode interview with writer Rick Remender! We dig into his new series, The Seasons, which launches today with its first issue in comic book shops. This is an extended cut of the interview published on AIPT on January 2nd.

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Check out a smattering of the questions asked in this interview below.

1. What sort of themes are you juggling in Seasons? What inspired you to weave these themes together, and how do they relate to the broader human experience?
2. How did you approach building the world of Seasons, and what were some of the unique challenges in creating a story set across different landscapes and “seasons”?
3. Your work often includes flawed and complex protagonists. What can readers expect from the characters in Seasons?
4. You’ve collaborated with many artists over the years. What drew you to work with Paul Azaceta on this project, and how does his style complement the story?
5. Something so endearing about the first issue is how it seems quite ordinary, yet subtle things like a guy with a jetpack reveal there’s more to this world. How do you balance showing too much or showing just enough?
6. If you two were thrown into the world of Seasons, which of you would last the longest, and what ridiculous strategy would you use to survive?

So what’s The Seasons about?

Summer, Winter, Spring and Autumn are the Seasons Sisters, the daughters of the world-renowned Seasons Detectives. Ten years ago, their famous parents disappeared. Left to raise themselves, the sisters formed an unbreakable bond. Now that bond is tested as the sisters fall prey to sinister forces. The youngest sister, Spring, is the last hope of saving them from a fate worse than death. Will Spring be able to piece her shattered family back together before it’s too late for them all?
RICK REMENDER (BLACK SCIENCE) and PAUL AZACETA (OUTCAST) weave an elevated tale of whimsical horror unlike anything ever experienced in comics and it all starts with this double-length premiere issue!

Check out a preview of the first issue below.