Announced earlier in the week, the team of Hack/Slash is going to have a crossover with the web comic sensation, Halloween Man.
We spoke with Halloween Man creator, Drew Edwards about the project.
The Big Bad Wolf: For those who have not read this web comic, can you give a synopsis of Halloween Man?
 Drew Edwards: Halloween Man is the story of a goodhearted but flesh eating ghoul who inhabits a retro-futuristic Texas city. Solar City is filled with superheroes, robots, and all manner of sci/fi stuff. But it also has an increasingly large problem with ghouls and goblins. So our hero hunts them down and mashes monsters into paste.
The Big Bad Wolf:
Who are the main characters?
Drew Edwards: The central figure is Solomon Hitch, the titular Halloween Man. He's sensitive young man who as at heart a romantic. He's also a cannibalistic monster. Is he a hero or a monster? Noone is quite sure and the people living in Solar City are scared to death of him. Possibly with good reason.
Dr. Lucy Chaplin is the female lead. Basically picture Reed Richard's brain in Marilyn Monroe's body. She is the brainy beauty to Solomon's beast. (Halloween Man is above all...a love story.) She is what inspires Solomon to heroics and keeps him grounded in humanity. The fact that she is also one of the smartest people in the world doesn't hurt.
Rounding out the cast is a gang of weirdos and misfits. Including a foul mouthed wizard, a talking goat, and *gasp* a normal human.
The Big Bad Wolf: What are Halloween Man's powers?
Drew Edwards: Halloween Man is infused with the full fury of a monster movie marathon. This gives a number of strange abilities. Chiefly, is the "power of the horror sequel." Which basically means...slice him...dice him...blow him into a million pieces...he'll bounce back!
The Big Bad Wolf:
What are your thoughts on having your character Halloween Man, meet up with Hack/Slash?
Drew Edwards:
I feel like a lucky duck! This is always the kind of thing I've wanted to do with the character. And Cassie & Vlad are cool guest stars to have in my opinion.
However, writing it was actually kind of scary. At the time I was the first person besides Tim Seeley to write Cassie & Vlad. I took extra care to make sure that I got the "voices" right because he entrusted them to me.
The Big Bad Wolf: How did you hook up with Tim Seeley to do this crossover?
Drew Edwards: Well, we have a mutual friend in Brian Crowley. Brian is the art director on Hackoween and he's also an amazingly talented letterer. He got Tim and I talking over email. The whole grew out of that.
The
Big Bad Wolf: Can you guys reveal any of the storyline at this time?
Drew Edwards: It's all about archtypical concepts fighting each other. The Thing that should Not be vs. the Final Girl. Something evil needs to be released and this is it's escape plan!
The Big Bad Wolf: Will we see blood and guts in this tale?
Drew Edwards: Oh my yes! And slime. And tenticles! And FLESH eating!!! At one point Halloween Man is burnt to a crisp too! It's probably the grossest Halloween Man story we've done. David is really good at drawing gore.
 The Big Bad Wolf: When is this comic going to be released on the site?
Drew Edwards: October 15th! And it's FREE! In this economy, how can you beat that?!
The Big Bad Wolf: Who's the creative team on the comic?
Drew Edwards: Myself of course. But we also have these suspects.
David Baldeón (Penciler)
Scott DM Simmons (Inker)
Marc Lewis (Colorist)
Brian Crowley (Letterer and Art Director)
Russell Hillman (Editor)
These guys are all superstars. The comics industry just doesn't know it yet.
The Big Bad Wolf: Where can our readers find out more about Halloween Man?
Drew Edwards: There is no better place than the Halloween Man website. Which is halloweenman.com!
The Big Bad Wolf: In closing, what would you like to say to our readers about the Halloween Man Hack/Slash crossover?
Drew Edwards: For people that have been reading Halloween Man, thanks for sticking with us all these years. To Hack/Slash fans...I hope you stick around after the crossover and follow Solomon's new adventures. We have some kick ass stuff coming down the pipeline. Including another guest star you might not expect to see.
The Big Bad Wolf: Thank
you for your time, Drew. Good luck with Halloween Man!
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