I wouldn’t mind it if Juan Bobillo’s art was in every high profile mainstream comic book, as well as their countless spin-offs and one-shots and graphic novels and… and… well, you get the idea. I like his comics. Bobillo’s work displays a remarkable level of craft while never becoming a slave to it. His style [...]
Continue ReadingBy MICHEL FIFFE for The Beat Previously in part 1 and part 2, Badger spoke of his breaking into comics, his approach to character icons, and his collaborations. In this final installment, he catches us up on the Instant Piano anthology series, being an activist, digital drawing, unionizing artists, and prioritizing the cartooning lifestyle. Michel Fiffe: I’d [...]
Continue Reading[Continuing Michel Fiffe's interview with artist Mark Badger. Part 1 can be found here.] By MICHEL FIFFE for the Beat In this second round (out of three), Mark Badger sheds some light on collaborating with J.M. DeMatteis, co-creating the Mask, being influenced by Howard Chaykin, cultural significance in “realistic” art, the virtues of Jim Shooter, and [...]
Continue ReadingBy MICHEL FIFFE for The Beat [Editor's note: We're proud to continue running Michel Fiffe's series of interviews with some of the more fascinating comics artists of the last few decades. This time out: Mark Badger -- one of the most progressive comics artists who ever worked in mainstream comics.] I’ll admit that it took me a [...]
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