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CBI: What was the first comic book you remember reading?
Donald: The Incredible Hulk #181, Wolverine’s first appearance. Back then, the Hulk was my favorite character and at that time he meet up with characters like the Wolverine or the Sasquatch. It was so cool back then. I think I was just getting started to enjoy TV shows and would wonder if ole Bruce Banner would appear or be caught by the army, who was after him, or the villain named the Leader. I liked that Banner was the brains and the Hulk the muscles.
CBI: Are you a self taught artist or have you had professional schooling?
Donald: I am self taught. Ever since watching the Flintstones, I fell in love with drawing. That and of course watching the Adventures of Superman.
CBI: What is your drawing process like when you receive a script?
Donald: I try to see each script as if I am seeing it as a movie. I usually start on page one as this page I find the most important page of all. This is the page that I believe that sets the stage of the story—it’s opening act.
CBI: What was your first published comic book work?
Donald: I would say Two Times Justice from Graphic Serials back in 1987. When I received the print copies of Two Times Justice, I was kind of told in advance what to expect and when the story came out the publisher at time time had done layouts to the book so they were mostly his drawings. But I can tell you it was exciting to receive Two Times Justice and finally getting my dream to draw comics to come true!
Lucky Comics has over a hundred unique characters. Which character is your favorite to draw and why?
Donald: Crom the Barbarian! I love barbarian fantasy stories. They give the artist a chance to go beyond their limits of their imagination. I really like Crom the Barbarian because I love fantasy tales. Fantasy gives me a chance to live through the eyes of Crom as if I was actually there. That it is as if I am traveling the lands to far away places and facing creatures or vile villains beyond the scope of imagination.
CBI: Which genre do you prefer to draw in?
Donald: I am pretty much open to any genre. I love to tackle any type of comic book world to help improve and challenge myself.
CBI: Man O’ Mars is an interesting public domain concept with a “Fish out of Water” theme. Do you enjoy science-fiction stories?
Donald: Yes, I love science fiction. It is another genre that an artist gets to tackle their imagination. I would like to see further adventures with the cast of Man ‘O War. When drawing the characters, the way the writing was done, you cared for the cast and that helped me bring them to life. But when you draw from the scripts, you try to think what's the attitude you want to bring to the characters? How do you see them? You think how the writing and art is like a marriage and how well they go together—hand in hand. Your drawn into the way the scripts are written. There is an adventure there and you feel the writing and the way it's written on the page. You know the writer has put his or her passion into the project, there upon the pages, and you want to honor their writing.
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CBI: Aliens or dinosaurs? Which one do you prefer to draw?
Donald: Dinos! What makes drawing dinosaurs do cool is that these giant creatures, who I really like, are amazing animals. One of my favorites is the saber tooth tiger. I couldn't wait to draw a tiger like that.
CBI: Finally, do you have anything else you would like the reader to know?
Donald: I’d like to say that I hope that when one sees my art and sees that I put my dedication and my passion towards art, they will know that I did my very best!
CBI: Donald, thank you for spending time with CBI for the interview!
Donald: My pleasure.
Donald: The Incredible Hulk #181, Wolverine’s first appearance. Back then, the Hulk was my favorite character and at that time he meet up with characters like the Wolverine or the Sasquatch. It was so cool back then. I think I was just getting started to enjoy TV shows and would wonder if ole Bruce Banner would appear or be caught by the army, who was after him, or the villain named the Leader. I liked that Banner was the brains and the Hulk the muscles.
CBI: Are you a self taught artist or have you had professional schooling?
Donald: I am self taught. Ever since watching the Flintstones, I fell in love with drawing. That and of course watching the Adventures of Superman.
CBI: What is your drawing process like when you receive a script?
Donald: I try to see each script as if I am seeing it as a movie. I usually start on page one as this page I find the most important page of all. This is the page that I believe that sets the stage of the story—it’s opening act.
CBI: What was your first published comic book work?
Donald: I would say Two Times Justice from Graphic Serials back in 1987. When I received the print copies of Two Times Justice, I was kind of told in advance what to expect and when the story came out the publisher at time time had done layouts to the book so they were mostly his drawings. But I can tell you it was exciting to receive Two Times Justice and finally getting my dream to draw comics to come true!
Lucky Comics has over a hundred unique characters. Which character is your favorite to draw and why?
Donald: Crom the Barbarian! I love barbarian fantasy stories. They give the artist a chance to go beyond their limits of their imagination. I really like Crom the Barbarian because I love fantasy tales. Fantasy gives me a chance to live through the eyes of Crom as if I was actually there. That it is as if I am traveling the lands to far away places and facing creatures or vile villains beyond the scope of imagination.
CBI: Which genre do you prefer to draw in?
Donald: I am pretty much open to any genre. I love to tackle any type of comic book world to help improve and challenge myself.
CBI: Man O’ Mars is an interesting public domain concept with a “Fish out of Water” theme. Do you enjoy science-fiction stories?
Donald: Yes, I love science fiction. It is another genre that an artist gets to tackle their imagination. I would like to see further adventures with the cast of Man ‘O War. When drawing the characters, the way the writing was done, you cared for the cast and that helped me bring them to life. But when you draw from the scripts, you try to think what's the attitude you want to bring to the characters? How do you see them? You think how the writing and art is like a marriage and how well they go together—hand in hand. Your drawn into the way the scripts are written. There is an adventure there and you feel the writing and the way it's written on the page. You know the writer has put his or her passion into the project, there upon the pages, and you want to honor their writing.
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CBI: Aliens or dinosaurs? Which one do you prefer to draw?
Donald: Dinos! What makes drawing dinosaurs do cool is that these giant creatures, who I really like, are amazing animals. One of my favorites is the saber tooth tiger. I couldn't wait to draw a tiger like that.
CBI: Finally, do you have anything else you would like the reader to know?
Donald: I’d like to say that I hope that when one sees my art and sees that I put my dedication and my passion towards art, they will know that I did my very best!
CBI: Donald, thank you for spending time with CBI for the interview!
Donald: My pleasure.
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Man O' War #1
Man O' War #1
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