10. How long have you been in comics? What was your first work?
My first work was the Buggs series published by Acetylene Comics. I did seven issues. It did not have a very large circulation run. It was printed well but a lot of the shipping was done via my bicycle. It was a fun series to do and really where I learned everything I know.
9. What are your influences?
I've had a lot of influences. Jason Pearson, Humberto Ramos, fellas like that... I guess my greatest influence lately has been Mike Oeming. We have been working on a project called Dawg together for a while. He has been a real strong guide in my storytelling and mood. Skottie Young, Jon Sommariva and Mark Brooks of the Ledheavy site have always influential in the development of my work. We have a nice litle competitive thing going that helps us all keep our edge. In addition, my inker, Julian Washburn, has no problem letting me know when I need to step it up.
8. What project are you doing for Rocket?
Syn is my baby right now. Keith Giffen and I have been nursing our little cyborg to adulthood. She is coming along nicely...
7. What makes it cool?
It's a project that takes place so far in the future that visually there are very few boundaries for me so i can go pretty far pretty fast with the artwork. It's fun to draw something that has not really been hit upon before. It's a very introspective book on the part of the main character, a lot of inner dialog and character development. It changes gears so quickly to action sometimes it'll knock your socks off!
6. How did you come to work with Dark Horse/Rocket Comics?
I had been kicking Phil Amara [Ed. Note - former Dark Horse editor] for some time for some work and he finally caved in.
5. Besides your Rocket book, what else are you working on at the moment?
I'm working on a book called Dawg with Mike Oeming, I'm doing some Star Wars work, a lot of smaller character design jobs. The Ledheavy kids and I have a lot of little things we are trying to get rolling as well.
4. What comics are you reading now?
I read a lot of books....Stormwatch, Invincible, Lone Wolf 2100, Hellboy... whatever I can get my hands on where the art inspires me to be greater than I am.
3. What's your impression of the rest of your creative team? Please feel free to dish some dirt.
My team is pretty great! It always takes a little time for everybody to get settled and there are always growing pains but we make it work. I am not an easy person to work with myself so I'll refrain from the dirt as much as possible because most of it would be at me.
2. If you were a hero in a Rocket comic, what would your power be?
Making Keith Giffen write faster!
1. Do you have any amazing powers in real life?
Wiffle ball and climbing trees.