French sci-fi website ActuSf talks with fantasy novelist and former Aquaman writer Tad Williams:
ActuSF: Now let’s talk about your Aquaman adventure. How was born the idea and where are you at?
Tad Williams : I’ve been wanting to do comics for a while. I grew up reading them. AQUAMAN was offered to me and I was happy to take it on, but I’m done with it now. My last issue just came out last month. It was fun, and a learning experience. Comic book readers are extremely open and very quick to share their opinions.
ActuSF: What do you like in this character?
Tad Williams : I love the “other world” aspect. Who wouldn’t enjoy having the entire ocean to play with?
ActuSF: Do you feel like writing other comics?
Tad Williams : I’d love to. I have some proposals in with various companies. Let’s see what happens.
“Very quick to share their opinions”? Yeah, that sounds about right.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
His too brief Aquaman run was fantastic and added A LOT to the Aquaman, his supporting cast, and the overall DCU. Busiek’s run was decent, not much really happened, too much exposition and not enough action to hold the readers’ interest. Williams changed that. I wish it lasted longer.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Tad Williams, a true class act. Loved what he was able to do in his all-too-brief run.
I suspect that if he didn’t adhere to the “Sword of Atlantis” nonsense, he could have put Aquaman back on the map.
December 10th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
He ended up redeeming the series and giving direction to the new character. Tad’s run on Aquaman was fantastic. I wish he’d had one more year. Orin would’ve been back, I bet, and the new guy would’ve had a place as well.
December 10th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I’d definitely like to check out some new stuff from Tad. I really enjoyed his Helmet of Fate tie-in.
Overall I liked his Aquaman run, but I’m not sure Shawn McManus was a good fit for the title, at least at that time. I think if the book had kept an artist similar in style to Guice or Winslade, it wouldn’t have gotten so much criticism.
And I love the fact he doesn’t write decompressed comics.