Englishman In San Diego

This is an interview conducted by Leonard Sultana for An Englishman In San Diego, on Friday 18th April 2014, and is another in a series of interviews titled ‘Icons Of Con’! Now, that might seem like a rather grand title but we feel that the subjects that we get to talk to – con commentators, comics industry insiders and pop culture celebrities – are worthy of the title: those who return to San Diego each July, not only as invited guests but also as dedicated fans, just like us. After our first interview subject, journalist/writer/SDCC panel host Geoff Boucher, spoke to is, he had such a great time that he recommended a number of his friends to talk to me, including this episodes guest, life-long comics fan, executive producer of the modern era of Batman movies and long time Comic-Con attendee, MICHAEL USLAN. Now, two things frustrated me about this interview: one, time constraints – and technical limitations on Michael’s part! – meant this took place as a transatlantic phone interview. We try to run these a