Jim Butcher Q&A MalCon Denver August 14 2016

[@333angeleyes]

To the person who recorded and uploaded this video I just want to say that you have done the best job I've seen so far and thank you. I have been binge watching Jim's Q & A's for hours and you are the first to list the questions as well as the first to make sure all the questions were heard in the video. I also think you lucked out that Jim's fiance' was there because he is never this laid back in interviews and he definitely would no have answered so many possible spoiler questions he is really guarded about spoilers.

[@AuroraXA]

Thank you! I also think he was more open about answering questions and his answers because this was a very small, casual convention. It felt more like a large book signing than a convention, really.

[@Thebarron1434]

"The building was on fire and it wasnt my fault" is as smooth of a first line as "The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed."

[@markdailey5406]

One of the best comments ive seen so far.

[@RenayMarsh]

"I don't enjoy torturing the characters. I enjoying torturing all of you." ROFL

[@Mulder-Scully]

Just love this guy, he's so laid back and normal.

[@KipIngram]

40:00 - Wow; that is so totally how I feel about how we humans wind up managing things. "The best we can hope for is just to leave each other alone a lot." Amen, brother.

[@springerjkreb]

Random fan: "Except Harry." Jim: "Well Harry's stupid!" Jim cracks me up.

[@jacinath]

22:44 for those interested

[@Impling]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I was hoping someone would upload this!

[@The0megafactor]

love Jim Butcher's stories and the care and mantle James Marsters has taken on to bring them to life in audio format, but i cant help but think of the sound effect from the bomb in The Mouse that Roared each time Jim goes into one of his ' and umm umm umm uh' moments before providing his response in this.... and i dont even know if i think its a bad thing, lol.

[@tolkus53]

Still a great writer

[@wickeddragongoddess]

thanks for uploading ;)

[@kevandre]

I love this man so much

[@Nobody592181]

I have been waiting for this.

[@tolkus53]

Didn't even know about it. Random as stumble.

[@lukasjuszczak1664]

And now I want Butcher's story set in honorverse. Janitors will do nicely.

[@Brokentwobutton]

I think he inadvertently spoiled something from Mirror, Mirror, but I don't want to say... Stoked for the Molly book next month!!

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

He did not know then that Peace Talks would become also Battleground. Now I’m curious if Mirror Mirror will be book 18.

[@joshwilhoyte4453]

@@AllenFreemanMediaGuru it’s been pushed back one more book for a new one named Twelve Months.

[@SkewedPerspective]

Please be HBO that has the rights to the show now !

[@downeybill]

velcro shoes? Jim is the man!

[@anatsusha09]

Jim's reaction at the 21:34 is hilarious.....lol

[@bhoqeem1975]

I read and reread all of his books at least twice. He's THAT good, in my opinion. I miss reading new Dresden very much.

[@333angeleyes]

I envy you. Once I read a book it takes herculean effort for me to go back and re-read ; which is why I have been struggling to remember who most of the people asking questions are talking about.-I haven't read Storm Front in over 5 years

[@Nobody592181]

Thank you!

[@rawwbnoles4787]

On the question about who would he cast himself as, I always felt like Harry is the fantasy personification of every nerd across the country. He's tall, handsome, fit, charming, witty, not socially awkward, gets laid, and powerful. All those characteristics are dialed up to "10" when it comes to Harry. Harry is certainly not without his faults. If you were to ask any nerd what their ideal personification would be, they'd name all of those things to the extend that Harry has them. Wait, or maybe it's just me?

[@AuroraXA]

Agreed!

[@MrSilvUr]

Burn Blister Harry is pretty socially awkward. He sorta clumsily tries to fill conversational space with humor while never looking anyone in the eyes and keeping to the edges of a room. He has a small group of friends he often has trouble bringing himself to talk to, and never goes out of his way to talk to strangers. He also gets laid about once a decade, at this rate, Faustian rituals not withstanding.

[@mariasmith2198]

Yes and NO.1)Every female throws herself at him. Mab, to Maeve, Sarissa, Maggy, Murphy to Lara....EVERYONE. 2) When Harry insults bad guys they NEVER EVEN ONCE HAVE A COMEBACK! Its like they seem to suddenly be unable to even recognize humor, despite supposedly being manipulative students of human nature. You would think even if they didn't get a pop culture reference they would get the idea. They aren't morons. The superpowers respect Harry more then seems reasonable. And not for his magic, but for his character. Archangels, Hades, Odin, Mother Winter...everyone just thinks he is amazing. Yes he is brave, and he does succeed in killing off bad guys. But many characters in the series are. Heck, Nicodemus is TAKING ON HEAVEN ITSELF! Talk about Samson and Goliath. However I don't think Harry's character is wishfulfillment. He never gets laid. He doesn't bond with any badass types, only other nerds like himself( except Thomas, who is his brother) and he never shuts up. So I think it is a balanced character.

[@333angeleyes]

Thanks someone gets it. I have been binge watching Jim's youtube Q & A questions for hours and many fans look at Harry as a Rock Star lady killer like he is the wizard equivalent of James Bond. Jim has to literally state over and over that Harry isn't the coolest or smoothest guy in the room and he even hinted in this video (which I guess some people ignored) that Harry will probably have a mental break down in a future book. He has PTSD because he sees the worst of monsters and humans every day. Most people would avoid someone like Harry for the reasons you and I mentioned, we fans just love him because we get to see his intermonolog.

[@333angeleyes]

Well I can't say it's just you because Jim Butcher thinks this also... Though I will say his thinking is probably subconscious not conscious. Consciously he has repeatedly said that Harry isn't cool or seen as cool by others. But at the same time Jim has repeated said that he sees Will Smith playing Harry and we all know that Will Smith can pull off cool... I just don't think Jim realizes he is doing it . So maybe he DOES think Harry is cool.

[@rashmitmishra]

Man ! i still am 3 books away from finishing the series , and i really want to time it so that Peace Talk releases when I am finished with the 3 books

[@kevandre]

Are you telling me that you finished Changes And didn't /immediately/ start Ghost Story

[@rashmitmishra]

unfortunately yes , I'm really sorry 😢 but I can't find my time turner to make time for reading more books and working at the same time

[@kevandre]

rashmit mishra You can't be watching this Q&A if not caught up son

[@rashmitmishra]

i figured that out halfway , had to quit midway and put the video on my watch later section of youtube hopefully i'll be back to watching this in 2 weeks time :)

[@333angeleyes]

I use to have this problem but then I started listening to audio book. This way I could still do remedial task that required little to no thinking while enjoying my favorite book.... Though be careful with audio book the reader will make or break the level of enjoyment you get from the book; regardless of how good the book is. I have only read the Dresden Files I haven't listen to any on audio book so I don't know if the audios are good or not

[@carlkolchak4437]

thought i would stop by and say hi.

[@cerwyddi]

Evil Harry would drink Mountain Dew. Good Harry drinks Coke-a-Cola it is only reasonable.

[@lollipopfop9965]

Pepsi is the opposite of Coke, right?

[@final_friday]

Can anyone explain or provide a link to the inside joke about Susan and Amoracchius that Jim refused to comment about... ?

[@Godshield1]

I also have no clue and would like to know

[@peter.j.07]

I could be wrong, but I'm sure based on his initial reaction to her and the costume she sported in the few frames in which she appeared that that was Kitty. If I'm right, we might never know because it just might not work outside their relationship.

[@AuroraXA]

Yeah, it was her.

[@lollipopfop9965]

I am pretty sure it has to do with the fallic nature of a sword.and Susan did weild it. It seems to be a inside joke between Jim and his fiance, and it is clearly a dirty joke.

[@333angeleyes]

I am surprised that Jim is willing to get married again, he's got guts

[@BeastyBlerd]

im hoping we will get more of Mouse talking! Or the return of tge Dragon from Blodd Rites

[@wskylar21]

Rodrick Rogers When Harry was explaining the Unsealy Accords to Murphy near the end of proven guilty, he said that there were a "few" dragons and some are with the accords. so it is possible that we will be seeing more than one and you know none of them are happy with Michael for killing one of them c.c

[@wskylar21]

Rodrick Rogers When Harry was explaining the Unsealy Accords to Murphy near the end of proven guilty, he said that there were a "few" dragons and some are with the accords. so it is possible that we will be seeing more than one and you know none of them are happy with Michael for killing one of them c.c

[@edgardtheknowledgekeeper3119]

wskylar21 There are two dragons

[@jakebishop7822]

the dragon was in Grave Peril, and i'm pretty sure one of the future books have a dragon as a main antagonist, probably book 19 or 20

[@333angeleyes]

We will Jim confirmed it in a different youtube Q &A

[@E-Man5805]

Awesome.

[@downeybill]

love the nerd giggles in the background

[@gamesfloyd1898]

I Just tell me if Cat Sith is alive, please.

[@Dunedien]

Thanks for this. Do you know if any of his other panels were recorded or uploaded from the convention?

[@gamesfloyd1898]

So, Harry is just Justin, right? That's where we're going right? Just tell me Cat Sith is alive. Look, he fell into the water. Mab owns the water. Please bring him back

[@Jeffhowardmeade]

So why did nobody bother to ask when Peace Talks will be hitting the shelves?

[@AuroraXA]

Because he probably gets enough questions about it.

[@Jeffhowardmeade]

+AuroraXA So then somebody knows the answer? Is it you?

[@AuroraXA]

No one knows the answer but Jim. I don't know when it will be done. His website is the best bet for that info. He's still writing is basically the answer.

[@Jeffhowardmeade]

+AuroraXA Maybe nobody knows because nobody asked.

[@AuroraXA]

I just know when we do know answers, they'll be on his website. So I just use that as the most up-to-date information.

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

Uuuh! Finnally time travel!

[@edmundploppy344]

John Petrucci's long-lost twin.

[@stevencundy4501]

I understood this reference.

[@coffeesloth5385]

I'd just like to know how long Mouse would live if nothing killed him other than old age.

[@talon2000uk]

I think it was in ghost story that it was mentioned that Foo Dogs can live upwards of 200 years.

[@coffeesloth5385]

Oh, cool, thanks. I haven't gotten that far yet. The worst thing about a dog is how much shorter their lifespan is, and that's especially true for large dogs. It wouldn't have been good for Harry to see Mouse 120 years old (In "dog years") after only 7 or 10 human years. Actually, that's not good for anyone, is it?

[@talon2000uk]

Dam straight. Mouse Rocks. :D

[@wskylar21]

Well, Uriel in Ghost Story said that Foo Dogs live almost as long as wizards, so Mouse is gonna be around for awile. I personally am wondering about Mister, that cat is ancient by now.

[@stitchthealchemist1520]

wskylar21 I've always wondered about Mister. He seems more than just normal cat, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if Jim Butcher has him as just an old tomcat

[@strengthlove3182]

is he wearing Velcro shoes?

[@Sibelis1]

Poor guy had to give up half the rights to the Dresden files in the divorce. His infamous 'alimony' answer to why he's doing two series again.

[@m4oni]

That's just plain theft.

[@333angeleyes]

Wow! I didn't know that. What's that old Eddie Murphy joke concerning Johnny Carson about a wife doing nothing but getting half of the earnings her husband worked for before they even got married?... Sad

[@NotoriusMaximus]

@@333angeleyes Half! Give Me Half!

[@TheRealBarbDwyer]

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