I'm glad that he had to do it and not me because every time there was any ability to put a reflective surface into a panel, he then had to do extra work to create a secondary set of images to go inside the reflections. I knew from the beginning that was going to be a really fun challenge. Looking at the powers in this graphic novel, specifically how they're illustrated and visually come to life, what are you most excited to see Enid bring to life when it came to the powers specifically?Įnid has the amazing challenge in that the main character of this comic has the ability to see other people's deaths on reflective surfaces. I know that he can handle scenes and find better solutions than I would be able to dictate, so when I'm able, whenever the story allows, I try to give him as much creative freedom as possible on how to convey a specific idea. It was very clear very early with Enid that I love working with this guy. That's a comfort level that's grown over the course of the issues, so the first issue becomes kind of a proving ground to see how much information I need to give to feel comfortable. I try to make sure that I build in as much freedom for him, so I give him a list of what needs to be included in each shot, but I don't prescribe always the angles of it or exactly what I want it to look like. For Enid, it's his dynamism, his movement, the way he structures the page. While there are some moments in the comic that I have a very strong idea of what I need it to look like, I know what my artist strengths are. The last thing I want to do is be prohibitive in being prescriptive. I work really hard to make sure that my artists have creative flexibility and freedom because just as prose is my expertise, I know the visual medium is theirs.
Speaking about your partner in crime, Enid Balám, what was that collaborative process like? RELATED: Boom! Box's Getting Dizzy #1 Comic Review I knew that those novels were going to continue forward in time, and there was a backstory that I really wanted to tell, so sometimes shorter narratives, or capsule narratives that could work as a novella, I like to explore them in a comic format.
I know when I was doing my first comic, Steel Prince, I was writing those Shades of Magic fantasy novels. Some stories lend themselves better to a shorter medium.
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