What do you find appealing about the character (design, backstory, etc)?
I think the costume design for the character is quite clever, his outfit essentially being made up of bands are joined when he’s at normal size, and then separate when he bulks up to accommodate his expanding size. The other thing about drawing Bane is that a lot of the scripts I’ve gotten with other villains tend to have lots of henchmen, huge flocks of birds, or in the case of the Gearhead story I just drew, really elaborate car chases. My favorite thing to draw tends to be bodies in action, so the mano-a-mano kind of action you tend to get in a Bane story is just a lot of fun for me as an artist. Does having an affinity for the character make it easier when you put pencil to paper? I suppose so. I don’t know whether it’s technically easier, but it makes the work more enjoyable, certainly. It’s no secret that during our conversations, I always mention how you draw Batman’s cape. As odd of a question as this may be, take us through how you approach The Batman’s cape, cowl, the whole d
