Joe Kelly came up with the idea for ‘I Kill Giants’ during a visit to the hospital. In the movie, “Barbara Thorson struggles through life by escaping into a fantasy life of magic and monsters,” but there’s much more to the story.

Kelly is the writer behind ‘Ultimate Spider-Man,’ ‘Avengers Assemble,’ ‘Deadpool,’ ‘Ben 10’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.’

In this interview, the writer talks about having the nugget of an idea and allowing his mind to free flow, the importance of thorough outlines, what it’s like to collaborate on a comic book, and the divide between education and information when writing for young readers.

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