I think of that as one of the formative experiences of my life, certainly of my life as a writer, but also it’s been something I struggled with. And back then, you could smoke anywhere, so the rooms were just full of stale smoke and coffee. We had to sit quietly and listen to people tell their stories and cry and thank each other for support. There were actually a few kids there, usually. From the time I was about 8 or so, we went to a meeting at least once a week. My mom was an addict and I grew up going to her AA meetings. How did your childhood inform this story?Ī lot of Ellie’s memories in the book are based on my own childhood. Heat Vision cornered Brubaker, who also wrote on season one of HBO’s Westworld and has a samurai-crime show with Nicolas Winding Refn debuting in 2019 titled Too Old to Die Young, to ask him a few questions regarding his latest work, with some Hollywood questions thrown in for good measure. But this being a Criminal story, nothing is as it seems, even as Ellie develops strong romantic ties with another patient who has secrets of his own. Junkies focuses on a young woman named Ellie, who enters a luxury rehab facility. While much of Brubaker’s work has been influenced by his very wayward youth, his latest project, an original graphic novella titled My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies that hits stores Wednesday, may be one of his most personal stories.
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