1. What first drew you to comics?
My dad bought comics when he was a kid and I grew up with his wonderful
collection of Golden Age comic books. I think that was what got me
going. I loved the art and the color and the whole package.
2. What originally inspired (and continues to inspire) Savage Dragon?
I created Savage Dragon when I was a kid and he started off as a kind of
Batman knockoff. As the years went by I stopped giving him the cape and
cowl and made the fin part of his head. Once I started telling his
adventures at Image it became this thing where I could do my take on
various books and genres and do pretty much anything I wanted and that
was very freeing.
3. What do comics allow you do as a storyteller?
For me, the great thing about comics is that it's just me and the
audience. It's a direct line of communication. There's nothing in the
way. It's not as ambiguous as prose, where the readers need to imagine
what they're being told, and yet there aren't all of these other
participants in the process like in animation or film. It's all my
voice.
4. How do you replenish your creativity?
Live a life. Read more. Get exposed to other things and have more things
to draw on. But largely, it feeds on itself. Stories suggest other
stories. There's always something to build on and expand on. There's a
ripple effect and I can just ride the waves.
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