Interview with Mackenzi Lee, Author of MOTU: Teela Daughter of Eternos
As a child of the '80s, I have to say, this project is seriously cool. I grew up with the cartoon, the action figures, all of it. Did Masters of the Universe already have a place in your heart before this came along? How did this project come to you. By very lucky chance, this project just happened to land in my inbox! The book’s editor had previously worked at Marvel when I was writing for them, and when she came to Mattel and needed someone to write about Teela, she thought of me. I was a child of the 90s, so I missed growing up with MOTU, but I was definitely an action figure kid. My sister and I had a huge collection of whatever Star Wars action figures were in the bargain bin at Walmart, and we staged epic battles that spanned the entire basement. My mom insists there was a Castle Grayskull belonging to our neighbor that we used as a backdrop, but I’ll be honest, I have no memory of that. Even if you were already familiar with Masters, writing in an already-establ...
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