ComicVine: What is it like working on a licensed property like Green Hornet for Dynamite?
Jai Nitz: Working at Dynamite is great. They have a vast library of books so you can scratch pretty much any itch you have as a writer. With Green Hornet in particular I get to scratch my costumed vigilante itch. I also have the benefit of being tied to the movie and Seth Rogen.
== TEASER ==
CV: Were you a Green Hornet fan prior to working on the title? What interests you most about the character?
JN: I was a Kato fan. I remember Green Hornet from the crossover the TV show did with Adam West's Batman. I never really saw any other Green Hornet television episodes or radio programs until just recently. The comics were always around (I worked at a comic shop since I was fourteen), but I never got into them. That said, I was always a fan of Bruce Lee, so I was into Kato. Now, the older and wiser I am, I see the costumed vigilante, pretending to be a criminal and running a newspaper, as an outstanding scaffold. I can build a lot around that, and I feel like Parallel Lives comes from that place in my fan-mind.
CV: Dynamite is releasing several Green Hornet books, what makes PARALLEL LIVES different?
JN: It's based on the movie. The movie picks up where Parallel Lives ends, so you have a built-in story structure. Also, I got to play with the origins of the characters and keep them as true to the screenplay as possible. It's fun to try and write in Seth Rogen's voice as a writer and an actor. I am having a blast with it.
Have you been reading Green Hornet: Parallel Lives? Will you be picking up the third issue in the series? Are you looking forward to the release of the film this January?
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