INTERVIEW: From Supergirl to Assassin G — Writer Jen Troy Leaps into the Immortal Storyverse

Immortal Studios’ Immortal Storyverse expands with its latest comic series, Assasin G, written by CW’s Supergirl writer, Jen Troy, with art by He Tao, and featuring colors by Hi-Fi Design and letters by AndWorld Design. Based on Wuxia Master Shiao Yi’s 甘 19 妹 (Gan the 19th Sister), Assassin G joins the Immortal Storyverse with her story of vengeance and warring factions n the martial underworld in the early 1980s. An Emerson College alumnae, Troy’s first television writing credit was the 10th episode of Supergirl season 5, and her work as a script coordinator has helped her to bring Gan the 19th Sister to life in its new form: comics.

Committed to sharing Wuxia with the world through deep, action-filled storytelling, Immortal Studios maintains four key tenets in its storytelling:

  • There Are No Radioactive Spiders.
  • Embracing the Ancient Future.
  • Transformative Journies.
  • Welcoming Believers, Purists, and Neophytes.

In Assassin G, Margot Gan was orphaned at the age of two and raised to be a master martial artist, the virtually unstoppable and ghostlike Assassin G. Her sole mission in life is to eliminate the powerful families of the Seven Cultivations Alliance and avenge their betrayal of her stepmother, the formidable Shui Hongshao. But everything changes when Assassin G encounters JP Yin, the leading heir of the Yueyang Family (one of the families of the Seven Cultivations Alliance).

Supergirl was a big writing break for you. What did you learn from that experience and have you been able to bring things you’ve learned into writing a comic?

I’m so grateful to the showrunners Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller for kindly giving me the opportunity to write for Supergirl. I learned so much from the show and the super writing staff. Learning how to execute a killer action sequence in the time allotted really helped me craft Assassin G’s incredibly cool fight sequences within the limited number of pages I had. Assassin G is a badass Chinese American woman seeking revenge for her master and there are quite a bit of fights.

Did you have an interest or experience with Wuxia before becoming involved with this project?

I have always been a fan of martial arts. I was exposed to Bruce Lee and martial arts films by my dad, but I really began learning the finer details of Wuxia while working on Assassin G. It’s a fantastic genre.

This comic takes its inspiration from Master Shiao Yi’s 甘 19 妹 (Gan the 19th Sister), which has been adapted several times before for television. Aside from the format, what new elements does your story bring to the adaptation?

One of the main elements is that Assassin G is set in the ‘80s so there’s a fun, more modern decade to showcase. Along with bringing the story into modern day, I also get to platform a multi-dimensional woman who can kill a person with her bare hands – all while wearing pants! Functional, but fashionable too.

Who is Margot Gan to you? Were there other characters or people in your life that helped inform your development of the character?

Margot Gan is a multi-dimensional Chinese American woman who respects her elders, but also goes on a journey to listen to her own wants/needs. She is an exceptionally skilled martial artist whose power isn’t supernatural. She trained hard to unlock her power from within. There are a lot of strong women in my life, especially my mom. She’s my hero. These strong women made me want to give that same strength, vulnerability, and grace to Margot.


Learn more about Margot in Assassin G, crowdfunding now on Kickstarter.

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Wendy Browne

Wendy Browne

Publisher, mother, geek, executive assistant sith, gamer, writer, lazy succubus, blogger, bibliophile. Not necessarily in that order.

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