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1. What initially drew you to comics?
I was drawn to comics because they were exciting. Someone, especially a young boy seeing comics for the first time, couldn't help being drawn to them. They were graphically exciting and nothing would rock your imagination more than seeing the cover of a comic book.
2. What do comics allow you to do as a storyteller?
As a storyteller, or an artist who works in comics, there's little they don't allow you to do. Most people who want to draw or write comics usually have some kind of creative aptitude at an early age. They love what comics have done for their lives and want to be part of it. For me, seeing Jack Kirby comics and those Spider-man's drawn by John Romita were the high point of my youth. But it didn't end there, as I went on to enter the industry in the 1980's and never looked back. So far, that inspirational well has never run dry, and hopefully never will. Comics are, and I expect will continue to be, my life's calling.
3. Please tell us more about Nexus and how this character/storyline came to be.
The Nexus character was created by Mike Baron. Mike wanted to create a superhero that had a series of unusual of twists to the usual powers of a man gifted with extraordinary abilities, and so, Nexus was born. The creation of all things visual were a result of both of us getting together in the day and often at night to work things out, but Baron had the whole thing figured out in his head by the time the third B&W issue came out.
4. You have worked with a variety of popular and well-known characters -- are there any experiences that stand out as particularly positive?
The work done for DC, Marvel, and various other companies was all favorable. The only ones that weren't were the result of dealing with editors, 90% of them from Marvel, who I considered unreasonably difficult for a variety of reasons. That was when the work became something less than fun. All recent experiences, mostly for the female editors at DC, have been nothing but pleasant.
5. What do you envision happening next in the world of comics?
Boy, I guess with the world being what it is today, I guess all this online stuff is the best way to find out about anyone. I seemed to drop out of things when the 2000's hit. The phone book/yellow pages seems to be a thing of the past, and I don't have a smart phone or an I-Pad. I do know how to type my own e-mails, but little else. Who knows what else will be disappearing from the 70's and 80's, a time when I still understood things.
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