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CBI: Tell the readers a little about yourself…
Jim Gullett: My name is Jim Gullett and I live in Central Florida with my wife. I have been reading comics since I was eight and started drawing them at the age of ten. My earliest published work was a horror zine called GORE that my late friend Anthony and I illustrated and photocopied. It's still my biggest seller to date and I was eleven.
CBI: At what age did you start drawing?
Jim: According to my parents, I started before I could talk. I drew on literally everything as a kid.
CBI: Which artists have influenced your style or approach?
Jim: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Robert Crumb, Osamu Tezuka, Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Richard Corben, Los Bros Hernandez, Dan DeCarlo, John Stanley, Steve Dillon... it keeps going on.
CBI: What characters/titles have you worked on?
Jim: Besides my original series Robolords, I have drawn Crom the Barbarian, the Blue Flame, Zindagi, Aquarius Defense Force Five, and others that I can't fully remember. I have had the good fortune to provide illustrations for other publications too.
CBI: What is Savage Alliance?
Jim: Both Crom and the Robolords characters are persons that "live by the sword," as the good book says. These characters have a lot in common and both are significant to me at this point of my comics career. I'll answer that better in the next question.
CBI: Why team up a barbarian with robot warriors from the future?
Jim: When I tried out for Lucky Comics in 2018, I used Robolords prototype pages for my "portfolio." When I was assigned to do the first issue of Crom the Barbarian, I kept the Robolord concept in my head. When I completed the second issue of Crom, I was literally high on creative power. I thought to myself "What if I created a barbarian of the future?" It wasn't exactly a new concept but I remember drawing a prototype of Cecil Gage and his sword. This evolved to what would be Robolords and I immediately started on the first issue, incorporating those previous elements from before Crom. In my mind, Crom and Robolords are like kindred spirits. When the inspiration hit me to do this crossover, I was getting ready to go to bed and then I saw every page of the first issue.
CBI: What other projects are you currently working on?
Jim: Well... I should be doing the Dare Girl comic for Lucky. And it will come. Besides Savage Alliance, I will be doing pencils for Harvest of the Robolords, written by Ed Stover of The Harvest fame. It will be a crossover of Robolords and the characters from his hit series. Also, at some point, I would like to make the transition from issue-based comics to putting out graphic novels. I think it's the future of the medium.
CBI: Where can fans purchase your art?
Jim: Most of published comics are found at Amazon or Drive-Thru Comics. A lot of my work has been collected in trade paperback and is available online. So all you cheap bastards need to buy my stuff.
CBI: Any advice for new creators?
Jim: Jack Kirby, the All-Father of Comics, once said "Comics will break your heart." He wasn't just talking about the crappy pay. He was talking about every aspect of the medium: the business, fans, collaboration, and so forth. I have to preach this to myself every time comics disappoint me. It's a love for the medium and it's an honor just to get stuff out there. A lot of folks dream about making comics but won't even put pencil to paper. I say "create, create, create" but don't expect the money to roll in. Just because it's not profitable doesn't mean being an artist or a writer isn't your vocation. There's days, weeks, or months where I throw in the towel. But then suddenly, that inner voice calls me back to drawing stories again.
CBI: Jim, thank you for your time.
Jim: It was a pleasure.
Discovery Jim's books here:
www.drivethrucomics.com/product/266893/Crom-the-Barbarian-2a?manufacturers_id=7565
www.drivethrucomics.com/product/266893/Crom-the-Barbarian-2a?manufacturers_id=7565
www.drivethrucomics.com/product/258437/Crom-the-Barbarian-1a?manufacturers_id=7565
www.drivethrucomics.com/product/338840/Aquarius-Defense-Force-5-1a?manufacturers_id=7565
Jim Gullett: My name is Jim Gullett and I live in Central Florida with my wife. I have been reading comics since I was eight and started drawing them at the age of ten. My earliest published work was a horror zine called GORE that my late friend Anthony and I illustrated and photocopied. It's still my biggest seller to date and I was eleven.
CBI: At what age did you start drawing?
Jim: According to my parents, I started before I could talk. I drew on literally everything as a kid.
CBI: Which artists have influenced your style or approach?
Jim: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Robert Crumb, Osamu Tezuka, Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Richard Corben, Los Bros Hernandez, Dan DeCarlo, John Stanley, Steve Dillon... it keeps going on.
CBI: What characters/titles have you worked on?
Jim: Besides my original series Robolords, I have drawn Crom the Barbarian, the Blue Flame, Zindagi, Aquarius Defense Force Five, and others that I can't fully remember. I have had the good fortune to provide illustrations for other publications too.
CBI: What is Savage Alliance?
Jim: Both Crom and the Robolords characters are persons that "live by the sword," as the good book says. These characters have a lot in common and both are significant to me at this point of my comics career. I'll answer that better in the next question.
CBI: Why team up a barbarian with robot warriors from the future?
Jim: When I tried out for Lucky Comics in 2018, I used Robolords prototype pages for my "portfolio." When I was assigned to do the first issue of Crom the Barbarian, I kept the Robolord concept in my head. When I completed the second issue of Crom, I was literally high on creative power. I thought to myself "What if I created a barbarian of the future?" It wasn't exactly a new concept but I remember drawing a prototype of Cecil Gage and his sword. This evolved to what would be Robolords and I immediately started on the first issue, incorporating those previous elements from before Crom. In my mind, Crom and Robolords are like kindred spirits. When the inspiration hit me to do this crossover, I was getting ready to go to bed and then I saw every page of the first issue.
CBI: What other projects are you currently working on?
Jim: Well... I should be doing the Dare Girl comic for Lucky. And it will come. Besides Savage Alliance, I will be doing pencils for Harvest of the Robolords, written by Ed Stover of The Harvest fame. It will be a crossover of Robolords and the characters from his hit series. Also, at some point, I would like to make the transition from issue-based comics to putting out graphic novels. I think it's the future of the medium.
CBI: Where can fans purchase your art?
Jim: Most of published comics are found at Amazon or Drive-Thru Comics. A lot of my work has been collected in trade paperback and is available online. So all you cheap bastards need to buy my stuff.
CBI: Any advice for new creators?
Jim: Jack Kirby, the All-Father of Comics, once said "Comics will break your heart." He wasn't just talking about the crappy pay. He was talking about every aspect of the medium: the business, fans, collaboration, and so forth. I have to preach this to myself every time comics disappoint me. It's a love for the medium and it's an honor just to get stuff out there. A lot of folks dream about making comics but won't even put pencil to paper. I say "create, create, create" but don't expect the money to roll in. Just because it's not profitable doesn't mean being an artist or a writer isn't your vocation. There's days, weeks, or months where I throw in the towel. But then suddenly, that inner voice calls me back to drawing stories again.
CBI: Jim, thank you for your time.
Jim: It was a pleasure.
Discovery Jim's books here:
www.drivethrucomics.com/product/266893/Crom-the-Barbarian-2a?manufacturers_id=7565
www.drivethrucomics.com/product/266893/Crom-the-Barbarian-2a?manufacturers_id=7565
www.drivethrucomics.com/product/258437/Crom-the-Barbarian-1a?manufacturers_id=7565
www.drivethrucomics.com/product/338840/Aquarius-Defense-Force-5-1a?manufacturers_id=7565
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