MARZ, DIXON, BEDARD, NIEVES & BULLOCK TALK "THE PHANTOM ANNUAL"
MARZ, DIXON, BEDARD, NIEVES & BULLOCK TALK "THE PHANTOM ANNUAL"
by Lori G., Guest Contributor
Posted: October 19, 2006
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Did each of you bring your own artist to the table? Did each of you pick somebody you've always wanted to work with; or rather did you pick someone you've worked with before, a former partner-in-crime so to speak?
Marz: I met Ruben a few years ago, when mutual friend George Perez introduced us. I'm doing a book called "Samurai: Heaven and Earth" for Dark Horse, and Dark Horse decided to do a statue of the main character. I got in touch with Ruben to see if he might be interested in doing the sculpt, since I knew he'd left Disney and was doing some freelance work. Ruben took on the gig and just did an amazing job on the Samurai statue - in stores this fall, reserve yours today! During that whole process, we happened to compare notes on classic heroes and turns out Ruben is a big Phantom fan. In fact, he sculpted a gorgeous statue of The Ghost Who Walks for Electric Tiki. So when the Annual got going, I asked Ruben if he might have time to draw my 10 pages, and obviously he said yes. Hmm, seems like I have a habit of dragging my friends into this sort of stuff...
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