![]() : In terms of the graphic novel, how did you get hooked up with Marvel to work hand in hand on this one?ĭustin Bates: It was through the. The music aspect, Starset, is similar to the graphic novel in that it is also an outreach campaign of the Starset Society and it also publicizing these narratives. The graphic novel allows for a much more creative visual in an amazing way to tell these narratives, unlike any other medium. : Expand on that for me a little bit…ĭustin Bates: There’s an overarching narrative to the Starset Society and it’s looking at technology and how it can affect our lives in the near future politically, socially, and economically. Then as we started working with the Starset Society project, we realized that graphic novels would be an amazing medium to build into it. I was actually more into science as a grown-up and programming computers and then guitar obviously and being in bands. I was never a super fan but I was sort of a passive fan. I was sort of a poor kid growing up and every once in a while, I’d save up money and get that I thought was going to be some sort of collector’s edition at some point and to be honest, I was such a nerd that I didn’t even read the ones I actually got that I thought were going to be collector’s items. : What is your origin as a comic book and Marvel fan? Where did you start reading? What did you start reading? What first got you hooked?ĭustin Bates: I think my favorite has always been X-Men. We clocked some time with Bates to discuss the upcoming graphic novel collaboration between the Starset Society and Marvel, how Wolverine and the X-Men hooked him on comics, plus much more.Īlso, listen to an exclusive release of Starset’s new track “Satellite” right here! The band’s latest album, “Vessels,” will continue this exploration with its release on January 20. ![]() As the founder of Starset-itself an outreach of the Starset Society and their mission to disseminate “the Message,” a mysterious transmission from deep space-Dustin Bates dips into cosmic mysteries much like a Marvel Super Hero.
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