She loves to learn, [and] she likes knowing how everything works.
Because of that she knows how to do a lot of things really well.
Goldie Vanceis published by Boom!
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How would you describe the series?
Its just supposed to be a fun, girl detective story.
What makes Goldie want to be a detective?
[But] thats not a big source of conflict in her life.
Her parents are friends and she has great relationships with both of them.
Thats basically her thing.
The comic is set at a hotel resort.
How does that inform the whole series?
Williams:The hotel is a world of its own.
Its like the never-ending pot of people and things that could happen.
You have a range of different female character types in the series.
Is that something youre thinking of as you add in new characters?
Were trying to write as many female characters as possible.
Its always something that Im always keeping in mind.
How do you approach world building?
Larson:This is almost all completely Brittney.
Brittney did all of the heavy lifting for St. Pascal, the hotel.
I see all this development stuff pretty early on.
So that gives me a much better sense of what the world is and I can write to that.
Williams:I know I keep going back to this, but its all inspiration from reading.
I just take what I see from the words and go from there.
When researching the time period, was there anything in particular that influenced your writing or drawing?
Williams:For me, it was mostly old advertising magazines.
I took a lot of inspiration from old ads, and classic movies.
Now that Goldie has solved her first big mystery, whats next for her?
Larson:A bigger adventure [and] higher stakes.
Thats what really drives the plot for this arc.
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