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DC's rising colorist discusses his trajectory from fat-pencil Jack Kirby imitations to becoming the company's go-to specialist for mini-series and Baxter-format books. Reveals he has just finished coloring seven different costume proposals for the new Robin, working from Marv Wolfman's directive to "reflect Batman's colors but not copy them." Details his technical innovation of introducing K-tones (black tones) to the Baxter printing process — previously unavailable for interior pages — allowing true shadow effects without color shifts, a breakthrough he pioneered on Thriller and refined for Gene Colan's pencil-only Nathaniel Dusk, where the unprecedented challenge of coloring unlinked pencil art required ultra-delicate handling. Also discusses his colorist theories centered on storytelling through contrast, continuity, and emotional cueing, and shares editor quirks: "Len Wein does not like pinks — he feels they look 'fey.' Karen Berger hates greens with a passion."