Youre not supposed to talk aboutFight Club.

A graphic novel stands apart with enough storytelling distance to achieve its own authority, Palahniuk tells EW.

Plus, it allows for visual entertainment without the tyranny of making everything literal for a film.

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Im just fascinated by archetypes, particularly trickster characters like Loki, Hermes and Coyote, Palahniuk says.

And because Tyler was always a trickster, I wanted to give him;eternal status among the gods.

Going back toLullabyrequired creating physical tasks to play in every scene.

That said fingers are crossed for the film.