Alison Sampson is a power-house. She’s a fully qualified architect turned incredible comic book artist and illustrator who systematically blows my mind away with her work. She’s a left brain-right brain dream: an analytic mind combined with a formidable instinct. She also has a wonderful ability to break down her process and an extensive knowledge of Art History, making her an ideal guest for our new recurring
Alison- I love your & Jose’s choice of color! Who are some of your favorite colorists working today? I adore Brian Stelfreeze, Doc Shaner, and Matheus Lopes’ (another Brazilian artist) work.
Elsa- You and Tom asked the audience to post suggestions for Tom’s 50 sketches last weekend during the Q&A. I wasn’t sure where to post them, so here’s some:
-Kevin Eastman & Tom in the foreground, one on each half of the paper. Eastman with Kirby crackle & a New God or two in the background behind him, saying, “I’m so excited to do big Kirby action! What did you have in mind for this issue, Tom?” King, with a mostly empty background behind him except for a door and a robot waving, saying, “Uh, well I was thinking we’d have Kamandi in a small room with one door fighting a robot, surrounded by Dr. Seuss characters?”
-Batman & Doc Shaner compete in a trombone contest, judged by Superman, Shazam, Wildcat & Black Canary
-Some villain has Mitch Gerads & a bearded Batman trapped in an Onion-themed death trap.
-Lobo (with space dolphins) & some Prophets and heroes from the Old Testament, Lobo bragging about saving the space dolphins
-Batman & Magnum P.I. fight Clayface in Florida
-Batman, Lee Weeks and Jesus compare Robins & Apostles
-The Question tries to explain Ayn Rand to Booster Gold, while Booster tries to convince The Question to buy stock in Booster’s Bagels
-Sergeant Rock & Nick Fury argue about whether being portrayed by Sam L Jackson or having comic pages in the soon-to-be-opened National Capital Jewish Museum is cooler.
-Batman arrives in Iraq, declares himself the new Sheriff of Babylon, and tells everybody he’s got this.
-Matches Malone (definitely not Batman) & Plastic Man take acting classes from Elsa
Lovely cover and illuminative essay.
Alison- I love your & Jose’s choice of color! Who are some of your favorite colorists working today? I adore Brian Stelfreeze, Doc Shaner, and Matheus Lopes’ (another Brazilian artist) work.
Elsa- You and Tom asked the audience to post suggestions for Tom’s 50 sketches last weekend during the Q&A. I wasn’t sure where to post them, so here’s some:
-Kevin Eastman & Tom in the foreground, one on each half of the paper. Eastman with Kirby crackle & a New God or two in the background behind him, saying, “I’m so excited to do big Kirby action! What did you have in mind for this issue, Tom?” King, with a mostly empty background behind him except for a door and a robot waving, saying, “Uh, well I was thinking we’d have Kamandi in a small room with one door fighting a robot, surrounded by Dr. Seuss characters?”
-Batman & Doc Shaner compete in a trombone contest, judged by Superman, Shazam, Wildcat & Black Canary
-Some villain has Mitch Gerads & a bearded Batman trapped in an Onion-themed death trap.
-Lobo (with space dolphins) & some Prophets and heroes from the Old Testament, Lobo bragging about saving the space dolphins
-Batman & Magnum P.I. fight Clayface in Florida
-Batman, Lee Weeks and Jesus compare Robins & Apostles
-The Question tries to explain Ayn Rand to Booster Gold, while Booster tries to convince The Question to buy stock in Booster’s Bagels
-Sergeant Rock & Nick Fury argue about whether being portrayed by Sam L Jackson or having comic pages in the soon-to-be-opened National Capital Jewish Museum is cooler.
-Batman arrives in Iraq, declares himself the new Sheriff of Babylon, and tells everybody he’s got this.
-Matches Malone (definitely not Batman) & Plastic Man take acting classes from Elsa