Vagrant queen series#

It was actually pretty funny in the audition process, the amount of people that we had showing up playing this really hard, tough mechanic in a tank top. And we decided early on that she would be gay, but we wanted to give her a lot of qualities that you don't see when you have a gay female character in sci-fi. One of the characters I created for the show that wasn't in the comics is one of our leads called Amae. SYFY just really allowed us to write what we wanted and who we wanted, and kind of put these characters in lead roles and give them adventures and stories that we just don't really get to see often, especially in this genre. It was just such a freeing experience to be able to write these characters, and not have to worry about a network would say no to another diverse suggestion. And so, we kind of joke that, yeah, this galaxy doesn't have labels, but it's very important for us on earth to see it right now and to just know that it can be done.

This is a diverse show, but in the room, we'd always describe it as, 'This is a galaxy without labels.' So, while we have labels here, we wanted to write these characters that, when they exist in this world, this character happens to be queer, this character happens to be gay. And I'm so grateful to SYFY that they were fully supportive of all those divisions I wanted to make from the get-go.

Vagrant queen series#

So, what was it like to create a series that, from the get-go, was incredibly diverse from the beginning? And then, obviously, in the last few years, there's been a lot more interest in female characters, but I still think we have a long way to go.Ī lot of the sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero comic genres are incredibly diverse in print, but it's still taking what seems like eons for it to actually reflect it screen and TV.

So, the more you read, and the more comics I would read as well. It was more of a gradual thing that happened. I can't actually remember the first time. I do know that there wasn't a lot for me growing up where I saw myself, you know? Your favorite characters were often male characters because those adventures were had by male characters. Since shooting, Vault has picked up Vagrant Queen for more issues, so that's going to be exciting to see what Mags and Jason bring to the new one, and what we can take and use from that in future seasons. So, we wanted to be true to the comics but make sure it had life past that as well. Like, what is this third season arc going to be? And then, obviously, giving the series life for future seasons that kind of surpass the comic book arc. And then the challenge is, obviously, giving it life past those six issues. And so, when we started adapting this, there were only six issues. Obviously, you want to make the best version possible. What was it like to adapt that for TV? And were there any challenges you faced when it came to choosing what to include in the show versus what was in the comic and vice versa? So, Magdalene Visaggio and Jason Smith have really created an amazing work of art with the original source material. A woman trying to find her place in the world is still a very timely and relevant topic, especially now that more women are starting to get their time on screen, which is very good.