Comics Are Dope (The Podcast)

32. RISE-ing to the Occasion with Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz

Episode Summary

As the campaign for RISE #2 goes underway, writer Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz joins to talk about his origins, leaving behind a career in science, and telling personally charged stories the world needs to hear.

Episode Notes

As the campaign for RISE #2 goes underway, writer Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz joins to talk about his origins, leaving behind a career in science, and telling personally charged stories the world needs to hear.

About Trevor:

Trevor Fernandes Lenkiewicz (AREA 51: THE HELIX PROJECT, MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT) has written critically acclaimed series such as Area 51: The Helix Project, Rise, and Minutes to Midnight: The Hour Between Life and Death. His work has been described as “Incredible” by The Work Print and “Like nothing else I’ve ever seen” by The Comic Book Yeti. After founding Pocket Watch Press in 2020, Trevor continues to produce personally charged independent genre stories that explore themes of identity, self-sacrifice, and the consequences of violence.

About RISE:

RISE follows Jonathan A. Prufrock as he delves into what it really means to be a good man while attempting to be super. The first two issues of this premium print comic combine for a whopping 74+ pages and explores one male's ego through the elevated life of a superhero attempting to navigate the pressures of what it really means to be a good man.

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