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rumble 15 pre order digital subscribe on image direct mechanism 4 pre order digital subscribe on image direct ancestor tp pre order digital more new comics spotlight george kambadais & jamie s. rich have a treat for you the double life of miranda turner . a fun superhero romp with a murder mystery core miranda turner indulges in capes themed heroes ghosts and more building up to a layered story about love excitement and making sure that your sister s ghost doesn t boss you around too much while you try to solve her murder . expand image comics you two are bringing readers to an all new world here . what kind of superhero tale is the double life of miranda turner george kambadais the double life of miranda turner is heavily inspired by the golden age of comics . miranda lives in a world full of crazy and over the top superheroes and villains . in my mind it s a fun golden age story with a modern twist . jamie s. rich we wanted something light hearted and empowering something where the characters were fun and also aspirational . miranda has something to prove and the goal was to build a story where she was going to become the hero she knew she could be . in some ways i was picking up themes i had started in another series i did for image it girl & the atomics . george and i actually met because david lafuente had sent him my way thinking he d be a good fit for it girl . we both liked inventing weird super powered heroes and antagonists so that was part of why we decided to give the book a backdrop where there were lots of them . ic miranda is the cat having taken up the costume and name after her sister the previous cat passed away . what can you tell us about miranda what kind of person is she rich she is a struggling actress who is still trying to make her mark which again ties back to her having something to prove . she wants her sister lindy to think she deserves to be the cat but also even in death their sibling bond is strong . she just wants to help . for me the acting thing made perfect sense and we even get into it in the series that it s not an altogether different vocation than masked crimefighter . it s all about adopting the identity to fit the necessary role . kambadais miranda is a spontaneous person . at first she didn t take the situation seriously she thought that everything was a just game . or an act . she is an actress who plays the hero but in the end she becomes a new and different kind of hero from her sister . ic lindy is miranda s older sister and a ghost to boot . what was she like as a hero will we see much of her time in the spotlight rich that might be fun to go back and look at her in life . she was an international woman of intrigue like those old wonder woman comics where diana prince wore go go boots and fought spies . i think her adventures would be more stylish snazzier and on a grander scale . her homebase was the world . kambadais lindy always was the responsible one . when there was someone in need she was always going to help . that s why she became the cat . for now she is only miranda s mentor but who knows jamie probably does maybe in the future we ll see more of her as the cat again rich oh i do know i have whole second and third story arcs mapped out . ic lindy has a lot of opinions on how miranda should behave as a hero . how has their new status quo has affected their relationship as sisters rich it s heightened the natural dynamic between them that lindy wants to be protective of miranda but miranda is thrust into the spotlight and is really the one leading the charge . they have to find a dynamic where their division works for them . one of them is still alive and functioning in the real world and so can take on the problems of such while lindy being a ghost allows her to take a different vantage point . she s a mentor but one who can t necessarily take an active hand . lindy was also very successful in life both as a fashion model and as the cat so that is important in how the two behave . lindy maybe had it easier than her sister and so she has to learn to appreciate the effort miranda is putting into it especially since miranda doesn t actually have powers . it s a different kind of bravery . kambadais as all siblings do they have their ups and downs . miranda makes mistakes while wearing the mask but so does lindy as her mentor . i think the perfect hero is the two of them combined and with this new situation they are now closer than ever . rich yeah i like that fact that we can literally meld them . creating the parameters for what lindy could do as a ghost was not only essential to the story but gave us even more ground to play in . the two of them are getting to share their lives in ways regular sisters never do . ic having to solve your own murder is a pretty good twist . do you see the story as a superhero tale first murder mystery or something else how do you describe the story to people kambadais this is a fun superhero story with a bigger mystery running through the background . rich george originally presented the core concept to me and the mystery aspect is what i gravitated toward so that was initially the most important but then it occurred to me that the book if it was going to have an extended life had to first function as a superhero book . so it was important to me to have some obstacles in early issues that seemingly were unrelated to the mystery at large to show that miranda is someone who can take on any challenge . that s usually how i present it as the story of a woman who puts on a mask to fight crime and help find her sister s killer . with the twist being that the murdered sister is still with her . ic how are you approaching designing and writing the new heroes and villains are you riffing on the classics at all rich i try not to create any too obvious an analogue though with the bigger powered characters it is a little hard to get around their well known antecedents . kambadais well i m a huge fan of golden age era of comics . everything was so easy and fun . one of my favorites is the black cat a.k.a. linda turner . she is in public domain and lindy is based on her . as for miranda for her suit i wanted something modern practical and easy to find in your house to wear . she is not a supermodel like her sister and not as confident with her body as her sister and that s why the costume is not as revealing as lindy s suit . after all i wanted to contrast the differences between a golden age costume and modern age costume . for the other heroes and villains i went wild with my favorites being the devo hat villains and zebra . rich the blockheads i was actually looking at the visual iconography of very era pet shop boys when i cooked those guys up . their powers are so absurd it was kind of my joke on how out there comics have gotten how all the usual powers have been cycled through and now you can only be original by being super crazy . ic you re tackling a lot in this comic questions of legacy what it takes to be a hero reputations and especially expectations . what do you want readers to take away from this book rich the main thing i want is for them to enjoy themselves . but in a broader sense i d like for readers to look at how miranda deals with obstacles how she solves problems and how she perseveres . i think when it comes down to it that s what all the best superhero stories are about . the double life of miranda turner is available now . permalink https imagecomics.com features the double life of miranda turner brings classic heroics back interview latest news image comics at nycc october 5 2016 reborn a smash hit the new series from millar and capullo rushed back to print on day of release october 12 2016 violent love a guy a gal & a crime spree interview october 12 2016 the i word brian buccellato on cannibal & quality tv podcast october 11 2016 more news social imagecomics ring in the weekend with this episode of the i word podcast featuring cannibal co 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