The Bigger Bang

Interview: DJ Kirkbride Talks 'The Bigger Bang'
Interview: DJ Kirkbride Talks 'The Bigger Bang'
Interview: DJ Kirkbride Talks 'The Bigger Bang'
When you look at the cover to DJ Kirkbride and Vasilis Gogtzilas's The Bigger Bang, it's easy to think that you know exactly what's going on in that book. Big guy, impossible muscles, cape, space; surely this is a cosmic superhero adventure. And it is, except that it's not long until you hit upon the formless tentacle monster who rose to power as galactic emperor through his fast-food chicken franchise, and the heavily accented space whale in trouble. That's when you realize that The Bigger Bang is a whole lot stranger, and more interesting, than you thought. With the fourth issue set for release on March 18, I spoke to writer DJ Kirkbride about the series, how it was built to be something unlike anything he'd ever done, and just what it was about a giant Cthulhu monster in a tiny little crown that made the book so good.
Bigger Bang: Kirkbride & Gogtzilas' Volcano-Punching Epic
Bigger Bang: Kirkbride & Gogtzilas' Volcano-Punching Epic
Bigger Bang: Kirkbride & Gogtzilas' Volcano-Punching Epic
When it comes to a book like The Bigger Bang, there's a lot that you can say that'll make it sound interesting. You could take the route that the official press release from IDW takes and talk about how it's focused on a journey of atonement for an impossibly powerful superhero who finds himself alone in the universe, trying to solve the mystery of his own creation. Or, you can do what the actual opening pages of the book do, and show him punching out volcanoes.