• Interview: Alfie Rustom, writer, The Bioman Chronicles.

• • Art for Progress
• 6 years ago
• Art For Progress sits down with creative mastermind Alfie Rustom to learn more about his debut novel: The Bioman™ Chronicles: #2084 (Book 1).  Learn more at www.thebiomanchronicles.com Do you see yourself in this imaginary character? Yes, I see myself in this character. But, I also see every other post-modern human in this character, too. Culturally, we have forgotten our connection to nature. Bioman is designed to help us reconnect with our own miraculous biology and remember our intimate connection and oneness with nature. What are Bioman’s best traits as a super hero? At first glance, Bioman can appear serious, formal, and proper.  He loves traditions and old-school values that uphold patience, hard work, honor, and social and cultural responsibility. In #2084 story, he begins as a 'norm' who has been programmed to dislikes difference but then slowly loosens up and learns to embrace and celebrate his 'anomalous' self and diversity in others.  Although, this is a constant struggle for him. Does Bioman fit in with the other marvel comic superheros or is Bioman standing alone in his quest? Bioman offers an alternative to Marvel/DC’s duopoly on superheroes designed for needs of the last century.  Bioman is designed specifically for the concerns/aspirations of the 21st century. Millennials, in particular, know they have inherited an eco-system and political economy that was created by the excesses and eco-ignorance of baby boomers. They are seeing th[...]
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