Comics Interview — Issue #140

A joint interview about the creative partnership behind Marvel's Wolverine, covering their collaborative Marvel Method process, character history, and the challenges of depicting Logan's height, costume, and relationships with supporting characters. Hama discusses his world-building approach and pseudo-scientific rationale for Wolverine's powers, while Kubert talks about the visual challenge of drawing a short, muscular protagonist.

An interview about the recently cancelled Nomad, which attempted to bring a manga-influenced visual style to a Marvel superhero title, making it an outlier at a time when Image-style art dominated. Herdling explains his intent to create Marvel's "underground" book targeting Vertigo-type readers, while Mays discusses his influences — particularly Ikegami, Masamune, and Milo Manara — and how his style emerged from years of studying Japanese comics.

Part two of an interview with the licensing-focused freelance artist, covering his work on Batman: The Animated Series McDonald's Happy Meal boxes, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers activity books, and Beckett sports tribute comics (Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Emmitt Smith). Bigley advises aspiring artists to study real people and classical influences rather than chasing Image-style trends.

DAK promotes a subscription offer tied to a free TSR First Quest CD audio adventure game or the Hot Tips from Top Comics Creators book, framing subscriptions as ideal Christmas gifts. ---