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Title: Ground Zero
© 2007 Marguerite Van Cook and James Romberger
Creative Process
(As told by Marguerite Van Cook) When I first conceptualized
Ground Zero with James Romberger, we wanted to create a
comic that would break the mold. I wanted to encourage as
much reader participation as possible. We agreed that expe-
riencing Ground Zero should not necessarily be an easy ride. I
was interested in both structuralism and narrative constructions,
and to serve my concerns certain elements had to happen in
each issue; they should remind the viewer ...