While the idea of being sucked into a story is hardly new, James Greer’s new comic novel Bad Eminence (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook) may be the first where the blurring lines between reality and fantasy take influence from such French New Wave movie directors as Jean-Luc Godard. In the following email interview, Greer — who, you should know, is a former co-worker of mine — discusses what else inspired and influenced this admittedly odd novel.