Koren Shadmi unpacks The Velvet Underground in 'All Tomorrow's Parties'

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Dave:

1. The Penguin #1 (Tom King, Rafael de Latorre)
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Nathan - Immortal Thor #1 (Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo)

Dave - Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #2 (Dan Watters, Riccardo Federici)

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Segment - Interview: Koren Shadmi - All Tomorrow’s Parties

1. In the afterward, you mention it was a 2-year journey of making All Tomorrow’s Parties, what was the element that kick-started the project?
2. Tell us your history with the Velvet Underground! Is this a story you’ve always wanted to tell?
3. Why begin at Andy Warhol’s funeral?
4. If the main characters are Lou Reed and John Cale, where does Warhol fit within the narrative?
5. How do you approach writing dialogue for people who really exist? Do you feel pressure to get Lou or John’s voice just right?
6. What is your process in breaking down the story visually? Are you doing thumbnails, jumping right in?
   1. Was there a particular panel or page that was particularly difficult to lock down?
7. When approaching a biography, it must be difficult as a fan. It all feels important! How do you pick and choose, boil a life down to the essential parts?
8. Were there any moments where you felt inclined to augment what really happened, or invent dialogue that was in the spirit of a moment in their lives?
9. Your research into the Velvet Underground must have meant an entire a lot of research, did you ever find yourself going down a rabbit hole of history?
   1. For someone who reads this and wants to dig into the Velvet Underground, is there a book you’d recommend to start with to learn more?
10. All Tomorrow’s Parties feels incredibly comprehensive, would you ever pursue creating more stories tied to punk rock history? I could see this becoming a trilogy!