Will Robson:I went to a convention because Marvel was doing portfolio reviews. Porter:Waiting to get into SDCC early one morning standing next to Darwyn Cooke chatting about our mutual appreciation of Will Eisner. That creating as a hobby will always be more fun. Hudson: I met Rags Morales at a con once and told me that falling out of love with comics is easy to do if you go all in as a creator. Lilah Sturges: The time I ended up driving Matt Wagner-whom I had never met before-to a restaurant in Fort Worth from a con and we got lost in the middle of nowhere and he looked at me with no trace of humor and said, "You're taking me out here to kill me, aren't you?"Ĭ. Learned a lot about his process and still a supportive gent. 2 years later, I created Pitiful Human-Lizard under the same publisher w/him where we toured cons across Canada. Jason Loo: 2012, Leonard Kirk took a photo of my cosplay and said it's the best Multiple Man cosplay he's ever seen. 24 hours later he told me to expect a call from Boom! Studios and launched my career. He strained every sinew to set it up at DC, but they ultimately passed and I came down to Earth with a bump. The moderator then asked if he'd ever collaborate with her romantically Frank got real mad and said it "wasn't any of his fucking business"Īlex Paknadel:Years ago, I pitched Will Dennis (then at Vertigo) at a show. At LACC I saw a moderator ask Frank Miller if he'd ever collaborate with Lynn Varley again only for him to politely say they had moved on. Jon Moisan: When I was an intern in the X-Office I went to a Chris Claremont signing and told him I was helping out on his comics and he looked at me with disdain and said "And why should I care?" and then signed my comic without looking back up. Scheduled with Stan's assistant, make the call, put on hold, then THAT voice comes on the line and first thing he says is, "Fabulous Fabian…" And I felt immortal. Robert Wilson IV: At one of my first cons, Neal Adams walked by my table and greeted me and my pals with "You boys making money?" When we said yes, he slammed his fist on the table and almost shouted "THATS WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR!" and walked off.Īlex Jaffe:Jim Starlin once told me "Here's the only difference between Marvel and DC: the editors at Marvel are tyrants, and the editors at DC are idiots."įabian Nicieza:About a month into my new job at Marvel in 1985, I was assigned a Marvel Age cover article to interview Stan Lee. She gently took my hand and said, "I was the same way when I met Frank Miller." Séamus Patrick Burke: Me being nervous in front of Amanda Conner. Jack Lawrence:Very early on in my career I was treated with extreme kindness by four people, at (mostly) different events, and I will never forget that welcome at a time when I was, quite frankly, shitting myself. I have tried to take it as an object lesson in how treat less experienced artists.
John Allison: I was shown extraordinary kindness and courtesy by early in my career.
Tim Seeley: When I was 19, I showed my portfolio to He said my stuff was cool and took a page of pencils, inked a panel and gave it back to me. Keep it up." Not only did that encourage me but it purged any thought my mother had of me becoming a dentist.ĮL Anderson: At a con Louise Simonson said "freelance comics editor? Is that a viable job?" And I explained kinda, because of image & kickstarter et al, and she laughed and said "that sounds TERRIBLE, I hope it turns out AMAZING!" Great lady, A+ combo of realism & encouragement in 1 sentence. James Silvani:My mom and I met Charles Schulz when I was ten and showed him some of own comic strips. He made me feel like I could make it in this industry, and I've never forgotten that kindness and respect."
#Punisher drawing easy professional
I've always loved his work.īen Kahn: "When I didn't have a single credit to my name, a total know-nothing kid trying their best to make a comic, JG Jones treated me like a professional and a peer. Marissa Louise: Sergio Aragones said he loved my work and knew who I was when he was resting at my table I have no idea if that is true or not, but it really was a special feeling. Chris Battle: "Met Sergio Aragonés when I was 11 He told me to keep drawing & 30 yrs later when I saw him again & told him about my animation career he was so genuinely excited to hear it."
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