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January 10th, 2009 12:13 AM

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ComicsCareer.Com: New creator interviews every day

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ComicsCareer.Com is a new website devoted to comics creators and the craft of writing and drawing comics. The site has posted a new creator interview each day since January 1st, and will publish interviews with 365 comic book and comic strip creators in 2009 at the rate of one interview per day.

Here are some highlights of the interviews posted so far:

Artist/writer Phil Hester on the impact his collaborator Ande Parks has had on his career: “I was very shy at the beginning of my comics career and had to be prodded into talking to other pros. Ande's a very confident guy, at least he projects confidence, and he sort of pushed me into doing things like going to New York to look for work or chatting up editors at cons.“ Read more at: http://www.comicscareer.com/?p=239

Writer B. Clay Moore: “I love reading something I wrote months ago and finding myself entertained by the dialogue. I think dialogue is my strong suit, so it makes me feel good to read something I'd totally forgotten about writing and getting a kick out of it. Yeah, I'm the dude who picks up his own books in the shop and chuckles over them. What a dick.” Read more at: http://www.comicscareer.com/?p=249

Writer/artist Jimmie Robinson: “With Bomb Queen I really put out as much as possible. It's designed to be dangerous. A book about a villain and the society that loves her makes for some rather messy and sticky situations. I can't show everything I'd like to, so I've been rather creative, and I've come to really appreciate the satisfaction of pulling the rug out from someone, or going over the top without spilling the beans, or pulling off some crude antics without crossing the line.” Read more at: http://www.comicscareer.com/?p=244

Writer Bobby Nash: “In high school English class I was caught once drawing during class. Instead of lowering the boom on me, the teacher, her name was Wilma Clark, recruited me onto the newspaper staff that day. I learned a lot about layout, design, and deadlines that still serve me well to this day.” http://www.comicscareer.com/?p=241

Colorist and painter Brian Miller on how he recharges his creative batteries: “I have an old Ducati motorcycle that I take out into the desert and up into the mountains. No e-mail, cell phone, or other distractions. When it is just you inside of your helmet focusing on a narrow winding road you have to let everything else go and focus on the tarmac. It is very spiritual, like meditation.” Read more at: http://www.comicscareer.com/?p=243

Cartoonist Stephanie O'Donnell: “Keep going. Never stop learning. Always seek out new things. That's what makes you become a better artist.” Read more at: http://www.comicscareer.com/?p=246

Artist Rob Davis: “My art tools are constantly changing. My one regular tool is Photoshop, which I use on nearly everything I do these days. Otherwise it is whatever will put the line down on the bristol board. I'm still not totally digital, I like the tactile feedback of working on the drawing board on a sheet of paper.” Read more at: http://www.comicscareer.com/?p=247

Licensing artist Loston Wallace: “I pencil with wooden design pencils. For years I used a 2-H, but now I’m using a 2-B with improved satisfaction. I ink with a Raphael Kolinski Red Sable #3 brush. My ink of choice is Speedball Super Black India Ink. I typically use copy paper to sketch out layouts and rough art, then I transfer roughs onto 400 or 500 series bristol board, using a lightbox. This keeps the finished artwork and the surface of the paper cleaner, and I like that. I have been known to draw straight onto the bristol on occasion. I use a Mars plastic eraser, a Staedtler electric eraser, and a kneaded eraser. I also use french curves, circle templates and ellipse templates, and a nice metal ruler.” Read more at: http://www.comicscareer.com/?p=250

Writer/artist Shane White: “What gives me the most satisfaction is the smell of the printed page and putting the book on the shelf with my other books. Also, knowing that someone really enjoyed what I was trying accomplish or when people pick out an obscure detail in my stuff, that’s the best.” Read more at: http://www.comicscareer.com/?p=251

More than two-dozen other creators are scheduled for the coming days including Douglas Klauba, Ande Parks, Joe Eisma, James Lynch, Troy Little, and Gary Reed.

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