Tag: Process

It's St George's Day today, so to celebrate here's an interview with the only other person on known record to have slain a dragon - Emma Vieceli, writer/artist for a number of graphic novels including...

Jimmie Robinson can do basically anything. Writer, artist, designer and letterer, his most recent work Five Weapons has been receiving great acclaim from fans and critics alike. Set in a school for young would-be-assassins,...

There's a new issue of Fearless Defenders out today, in which another character steps forwards into the spotlight. This time around it's not Valkyrie, Misty Knight, or Dani Moonstar, but Hippolyta (now known as...

With comics having reached a hitherto unseen level of respectability, that's the cue for the comics literati to go back to the begining and argue about how the whole thing works...or doesn't.

Following up on last year's bestselling Vader and Son, Jeffrey Brown is back this April with Vader's Little Princess a series of gags based on Vader as dad to little Leia, from toddler to teen. Art Director Steve Mockus has a process post on putting together the book's cover; since it covered an age range the idea wasn't immediately apparent.

With Fearless Defenders #1 out today, artist Will Sliney has returned to The Beat to talk about the first recruit to Valkyrie's cause: Misty Knight! Yes,  she of the afro-wearing sass, street-fighting fighting, and Jean Grey......

The other day the New York Times interviewed South Park's Matt Stone which you should be able to read unfirewalled here, and Stone delivers a confirmation of Content as King:

Well, as we were just saying, colorists are an integral part of the comics creation process, more responsible fore the look of a book than anyone else, really in the modern production process. ...

This is one of those "the killer is calling from inside the house!" posts. As the digital tide slowly eats away at the limestone foundations of print, sometimes it's the hidden damage that is most destructive. In this case, artist Jim Rugg points out something that isn't discussed nearly enough: how coloring comics on computer monitors is not really an adequate preparation for the print versions. In this case, he notes that the print version of Mike Mignola's Hellboy in Hell just doesn't look as good as the digital version:

I'm sure this post on how to make it as an artist by animator Geneva Hodgson (and reblogged by Kate Beaton, hence my embarrassing ID mixup) doesn't need any promotion from me, but here it is anyway. IT's full of solid observations and advice, and you should READ THE WHOLE THING, but she mentions one thing that I don't think most career advice articles cover enough:

One of the more interesting aspects of Marvel's relaunch is how involved some of the creators have been in discussing their craft with fans. While Jonathan Hickman's formspring account has been pinging away daily...

Over the years there have been many attempts to start a comic book creators union or guild. Neal Adams tried one back in the day, and got frustrated and gave it up. Tony Harris...