Revelations abound and much sample art is to be had in this least likely of all artist interviews at Marvel.com with Gary Panter on his contribution to the 7th issue of Jonathan Letham’s Omega. We get some clues that Gary is releasing some music, and yes is still drawing for Riddim. A few other tidbits are also worth noting.
1. This awesome analysis of Jack Kirby
The kind of changes he went through graphically in his life were really interesting. His stuff starts out kind of blobby, like everything’s made out of wet mud. Then by the ’60s, it is like wax and less blobby and he starts really getting the gravity and antigravity going. And then in the ’70s he has figured out how to sculpt the space with the line and shapes and attach the planes in space like they are clipped together and the whole thing bulges and explodes. And then he kept at it like the warrior intellect he was.
2. Marvel has a healthy respect for its fans
Marvel.com: So, Gary, tell the Marvel zombies out there a bit about yourself and your career.
3. If you’d read Gary’s blog entry about visiting Marvel, then this is damn funny
Everyone was nice at Marvel and I had fun doing the comic
4. Marvel doesn’t mind it’s competition advertising on its site
Screen grab of the Marvel page with video ad for the new Justice League: The New Frontier DVD
5. I spend about a quarter of my working year writing interview or ad copy and I cannot imagine writing such awful question lines as are in this interview. How this thing was constructed is beyond me. It’s a very un-natural flow. It feels very dumbed down in a an awkward way. I’m not convinced that Sean T. Collins had much to do with this final piece, but I’m very glad to see that all Gary’s bits of stuff and links made it in there. It’s worth noting that it was updated the day after it was originally posted.
Omega the Unknown from Marvel Comics is on stands April 2, 2008
UPDATE – I can’t help but feel a little cheated for getting something free.. That interview has ALL the art by Panter in the Omega comic. I would have been nice to have experienced it all in the book. Aaarghhh. never look. never look. Keep the spoilers from my heart!
