That’s what we originally submitted and then we end up scrapping all of that. I was following along with each episode and wrote a diary entry for what Marceline might write on that particular day. I wrote summaries for every episode I’d ever done. The Scrapbook was originally going to be something completely different. And the Scrapbook has a journal by Simon Petrikov followed by a journal by Marceline. The Enchiridion side has two parts, one for Heroes and one for Wizards. It’s funny that we pitch it as a two part book because, if you really delve into it, you see that it’s a four part book. OO: There’s definitely a lot of poetry and lyrics spread throughout the Scrapbook part. I can think of some lyrics that you include in the book. Could you describe your take on your writing process–and how your songwriting background comes into play. And you bring her to life so well in this book. HC: You have a very distinctive voice and style for Marceline the Vampire Queen. It’s really amazing that Pen Ward, the creator of Adventure Time, gave us these opportunities to not only work as father and daughter but explore the range of our talents. Now, five years later, he’s an actor on the show and I’m a writer. Adventure Time has provided all these amazing outlets. We’ve been doing this all our lives and now we have a job where we’re getting paid for it. For instance, your dad never considered himself an actor, even though he has that performing background. HC: From what I observe, it looks like it’s all coming together naturally. Now I get to play a character with Tom Kenny. People like Tom Kenny and his wife used to babysit me and my brother. I always thought it would be more like Beyonce or Mariah Carey. But I never really thought that was to be my path. I grew up with all these people who worked in cartoons. It is such a funny coincidence as I grew up in animation. Not in a million years would I have thought that I’d be performing and writing right alongside him. But here I was growing up among all these comedians and writers and actors so it was kind of impossible for him not to expose me to the world. My dad, being in the business, did not want me to have anything to do with it since, you know, it’s hard on children being part of that. OO: It’s so funny because, when I was a little girl, I always wanted to act and sing, all that kind of stuff. Would you describe to us growing up in that world, being exposed to all that creativity, getting to write with your dad. And now you, part of the next generation. HC: There’s such a literary quality to Adventure Time stemming from the original creators, your dad. I wrote my segments and submitted them and then, after they provided feedback, we revealed that the writing was mine. We sort of tricked our publisher, Abrams, into having me be a co-author on the book. And we knew how much my dad wanted to tackle writing the Enchiridion.Īt the time, we didn’t know how we were going to fuse the Enchiridion with Marcy’s Scrapbook. We were at New York Comic Con, with the first book being so well received, and we just thought we needed to do another book. He said, “How about if I keep the wrong information and you keep correcting me throughout the book.” That was my first little snippet of writing. That was mostly my dad writing it and I had so many notes to give him because, at the time, he didn’t know too much about the show. I helped a little bit for our first book, the encyclopedia for Adventure Time. Olivia Olson: It’s a funny story since originally I wasn’t going to be part of the writing process. Would you tell us about that, what you were anticipating doing on the book? Henry Chamberlain: I read that the idea for this book began on a subway ride in New York City with you, your dad, and editor Eric Klopfer. The full interview with Olivia Olson follows and includes the podcast at the end. And Marcy’s Scrapbook is actually two books: a journal by Simon Petrikov, aka The Ice King, the man who raised Marceline and a journal by Marceline. When you think about it, it’s actually four books in one! You see, the Enchiridion covers two separate books: one for Heroes and one for Wizards. One thing that Olivia wanted to point out is that this book is not only two books in one. But there’s more to it than that and we cover it in the interview. And Olivia Olson focuses on Marcy’s Super Secret Scrapbook. This one is a collaboration between the two. Now comes a new book that goes even further, “ Adventure Time: The Enchiridion & Marcy’s Super Secret Scrapbook!!!” You can read my review here. Olivia Olson and Marceline the Vampire Queen
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