Re: Murakami. I know! Also I think I'm forgetting other comic book artists that I find very inspiring, like Becky Cloonan (Demo) or Irving Frazer (Current Batman and Robin) and probably more if I keep thinking...
His Book of the New Sun is amazing-- I tried to have a book club about it last year. "Shadow & Claw" is the name of the first thing to read-- it is one book, published as four books, then collected into two books. Oh, you are in for a treat.
Hi... It doesn't surprise me at all to see Gaiman, Pope, Chiarello, Borges or Cortázar amongst your influences... but I was a little bit surprised about the lack of Dave McKean there! ;) I mean, he was the first artist to come to my mind while reading your comic... There's a certain resemblance in your stories to works like Cages or Mr. Punch, for example... ;)
You are right, it's odd that I didn't include him, maybe it's because I haven't been checking his work lately. Cages is a great book! If you like McKean I recommend the works of Alberto Breccia and José Muñoz (in case you don't know them). Also, the films of Jan Svankmajer.
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October 1 2010, 14:55:24 UTC 1 year ago
Lots of stellar talent - I'm definitely going to have to look up the ones I don't know.
October 1 2010, 17:02:26 UTC 1 year ago
Also I think I'm forgetting other comic book artists that I find very inspiring, like Becky Cloonan (Demo) or Irving Frazer (Current Batman and Robin) and probably more if I keep thinking...
October 1 2010, 21:29:24 UTC 1 year ago
I was ready for Borges and Cortazar to fill most of it. And Lovecraft, maybe. But Morrisson is very surprising (though Pope is not).
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Dave McKean
Hi... It doesn't surprise me at all to see Gaiman, Pope, Chiarello, Borges or Cortázar amongst your influences... but I was a little bit surprised about the lack of Dave McKean there! ;) I mean, he was the first artist to come to my mind while reading your comic... There's a certain resemblance in your stories to works like Cages or Mr. Punch, for example... ;)Anyway... Great comic! thanks...
- Pepe Solís
February 18 2011, 14:13:17 UTC 1 year ago
Re: Dave McKean
You are right, it's odd that I didn't include him, maybe it's because I haven't been checking his work lately. Cages is a great book! If you like McKean I recommend the works of Alberto Breccia and José Muñoz (in case you don't know them). Also, the films of Jan Svankmajer.