Things that come up when I'm not coloring comics: projects, um...etc? I'm new to this, so, we'll see what else. Probably a lot of comics stuff. Who knows.
thenoblog-blog asked: Hello here from Argentina. What is your opinion about colorists making artists work better or worse? Do you think also colorists deserve more merit in the work? Of course I ask this because I'm planning to be a colorist as soon as someone accepts my submissions.
Every colorist I work with is treated like an equal collaborator and storyteller. It’s also because The ones I work with have the craft technique and artistry of a major storyteller.
@jpocolors for example attacks the page the way a master cinematographer attacks an assignment. what tells the story? what drives the theme?
a colorist who reads this script and understands it and tries to come up with a color theory for light theory that helps tell the story can help me eliminate dialogue and rely on the visuals to tell the subtext of the story
next week’s Spider-man generations is a perfect example.
Every issue of defenders and Spiderman is a perfect example
Here are a few b/w vs color examples along with some very kind words from @brianmichaelbendis about the role of colorists.
Rewatched Hot Fuzz when something eerily familiar caught my ear. I backed up, turned on the subtitles and…yep, I’d heard it correctly. But we’re still the good guys, right? I’m sure it’s fine.
Readers and retailers! We will be doing some serious press in a couple of weeks but as you will start placing your orders soon and I wanted to give you the hard sell on DEFENDERS.
This is a book we are very excited about. For those you don’t know we are launching an all new DEFENDERS in June. It is all new material written by myself and drawn by my iron Man and Civil War collaborators @davidmarquez and the amazing @jpocolors
my history with these characters is, let’s say, pronounced. First of all, some of you know that I’m one of the creators of Jessica Jones. Doesn’t get more intimate than that.
The second season of the show is filming now. Since her TV debut she has become a worldwide media sensation. It still stuns me to this day.
For those who have not been reading the new Jessica Jones series, things are very different for her and Luke. Their relationship will be the cornerstone of Defenders just as it was sometimes back in New Avengers.
In fact, let’s talk about NEW AVENGERS. where i staked my reputation and put Luke Cage right front and center
if there was a major marvel event, I tried to make sure Mr. Cage, for the first time in his long history, had something to say about it
CIVIL WAR 1
SECRET INVASION
Plus, I was writing Alias, Daredevil and two Avengers books simultaneously and it created a situation where I could develop the relationship between Jessica Jones and Luke Cage into something very real…
And I love Daredevil so much. I have missed writing him.
And returning to the character under this decidedly different scenario has been very fulfilling creatively.
When I was writing all these characters previously, I initially steered clear of Iron Fist because he was being written by two really good friends of mine Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker in the seminal run with David Aja.
but once he became available…
we even found a cool way to connect the iron fist saga to the Phoenix saga
we introduced the white costume which is the best costume!
when I was done with avengers I was already preparing this book. I was. I pitched it publicly in on my last page…
and then something happened…
They all became big ass tv stars!
And all those who spent the aughts MOCKING me for a Luke cage ‘crush’… were silenced!! as I was proven right!! again! :-)
And now finally the stars align for us to make this very special new book. Our goal is to create a brand-new, very dangerous, very exciting tapestry for the street-level comics. All of which will be centered around these four amazing characters but almost every single character you can think of that would fit in the mean streets of marvel will feature in this book.
They will be threatened by new players, new threats, old scores, and new rules.
issue three? The punisher
here is an exclusive look at some of issue number one, two, and the ALL NEW free comic book day story that sets everything up in the Guardians FCBD issue available at all participating comic book stores all over the country on free comic book day May 5
these are not in any sequential order, but check this out…
That’s my pitch! People always ask me what they can do to support their favorite comics… go to your local store and preorder.
That means the store will set one aside for you and that means we will set one aside for the store.
See you for free comic book day they where many of you are going to be shocked by what you find in that story… and then just a couple weeks later defenders number one and the all-new chapter for these characters that you and I love so much
bonus item, the Neal Adams. Cover for number one
remember that time comics legend Neal Adams drew Jessica Jones? :)
Currently workin’ hard on this. I hope you pick it up!
For his delightfully surreal Lego Photo Project, Polish graphic designer and photographer Michał Kulesza replaced everyday objects with LEGO bricks. The jelly donut with red LEGO filling is our favorite.
