Do relatively straightforward superhero books like Green Arrow or Amazing Fantasy pose different challenges for you than “Fables”?
It’s more difficult in a way. I’m more free to be experimental with Fables and, for some reason, my experience with superhero books is that they are more conservative. Plus, the lack of story or script when I receive the assignment is a challenge in itself, since superhero books tend to be rushed a bit. However, I’m able to create something more simple and graphic despite my tendency to overly design and decorate a picture. Do you find yourself looking back at covers and thinking, “That was too much”? It’s certainly a struggle during the process of making a cover – many times I’ll audition certain elements in picture, only to discard them in the end. That’s the blessing and curse of Photoshop. One of my favorite covers is the one to “Green Arrow” #48, which features the oddball ’80s villain the Duke of Oil. He’s an undeniably silly character that your cover transformed into a fierce, steampunk-like creation. There’s also a St. Sebastian aspect to the image, with the Duke stuck by count
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