faced one of her biggest career challenges when trying to break into the comic book space.
Prior to the comic business, King Carpenter was a fixture in film production, including credits as script supervisor on Cassavetes’ 1976 film “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie,” Mann’s 1981 classic “Thief,” and John Hughes’ 1984 hit “Sixteen Candles.” She also has many producer credits, including on a run of her husband’s most-loved films, like 1988’s “They Live” and 1994’s “In the Mouth of Madness.
After several more of these meetings, King Carpenter decided to set off on her own and launched Storm King Comics in 2012.