WERE THERE ANY PARTICULAR ARTISTS OR INKERS WHO INFLUENCED YOUR STYLE OR APPROACH?
Of course. Dick Giordano (Pictured) and Neal Adams, especially since I worked at their studios from the age of 13, later becoming the artist assistant at 15.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE RISE OF DIGITAL INKING? HAVE YOU EMBRACED DIGITAL TOOLS OR DO YOU PREFER TRADITIONAL METHODS?
I hardly know anything about computers and certainly have never inked anything on them. I have done a little bit of drawing and coloring on Procreate which makes me want to try some more sophisticated programs.
ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR PIECES OR PAGES YOU'VE INKED THAT YOU'RE ESPECIALLY PROUD OF?
Well, there are so many. However l'd have to mention a piece in Wolverine #3. There's a full length splash portrait of Wolverine that I am proud of.
AT YOUR RECENT CCC PRIVATE SIGNING, WAS THERE A CERTAIN BOOK THAT YOU SIGNERD MORE OF THAN OTHERS?
It's usually Wolverine #1, I'm grateful to say.
WAS THERE A COMIC BOOK WRITER/ARTIST/EDITOR THAT YOU PARTICULARLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH?
I was on Superman for seven years, and I liked the variety of pencilers as well as the consistency.
HOW DO YOU STAY INSPIRED AFTER SO MANY YEARS?
I think it was the guy who said, "I don't know about inspiration; I just know about sitting down and getting to work." People are expecting things from me, and I certainly have to give them the best I can-for their sake and to justify all the hours I spend at my table.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY WHEN YOU'RE NOT WORKING ON COMICS?
Besides movies and television, I paint as much as I can.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO ASPIRING INKERS LOOKING TO MAKE THEIR MARK IN THE COMICS INDUSTRY?
I never tried to make my mark. I just tried to do the very best I could and be as good as collaborator as I could be with the pencils I worked for and with.