explained to me about how these Marvel characters that I adored so much from their respective TV shows, were actually recreations of something even bigger, that my sense’s truly flared.
Geek Syndicate
• • • • • Bryan Hitch Lee Bermejo Adi Granov Simon Bianchi Steve McNiven
My uncle gave me a book, it was a Marvel annual with tons of the original number ones in it. Since that day, thanks to “Stan The Man”, “Jack Kirby” “Joe Smon” and of course my uncle Paul (to whom I owe so much) I feel as though I haven’t been able to close my eyes, I wanted everything, every single book I could find, and I wanted to draw it all. GS: Which creators do you aspire to be like? AO’N: I hate to say influence because the word “influence” gives the impression that I’m trying to imitate the masters that I love so much (and I could never do that) for me the most important thing visually has always been to achieve comprehension while still creating a unique visual style that is dynamic and instantly recognisable, but in saying that there is a lot to said about learning from the greats. For lack of a better word, my “influences” change all the time, but one name that stays constant with me is “Bryan Hitch”. The man is unparalleled. I could sit here for days and tell you all my reasons why (don’t worry I wont) instead I’ll leave you with a short list of who I’m loving right now:
GS: What type of storytelling do you like? AO’N: This is an excellent question, right now in comics, movies and all kinds of visual media there is a strange trend happening story wise, a lot of people seem to want “realistic” style storytelling. I think we can all say that this fad is almost completely credible to Christopher Nolan, I can totally understand this way of thinking and the appeal of realism, it works so well with movies primarily, but I have to say when it comes to comic books I think its really a horse of a different color. Firstly the most important thing to me is “charater” you gotta create characters that catch you (obviously) but I think Marvel really set the mould when they made there most important aspect the way in which their characters are relate-able to their readers, I want my story’s to be epic, grand, large scale, and over the top but always kee ??r????BF?B?B?W7B&V?FRF?F?R6?&7FW"?2f"2vV?W&v?W2F?N( ?2?W7BF?R?6??r??F?R6?R?6?2f"2&V?6?v?W2?fVV?F?B??6??2&???2?bvR2&VFW'2?B7&VF?'2&V6??RF????6?VB??F??2fBF?B?B6?V?B???FW"F?R7&VF?f?G??BF?R?fW&???76?&??G??b????V?V?????V?B??WB?R7V??&?6R'?6???r??RVW7F????v???RvF6???p??6?&?7F??W"????( ?2DD?"??r????b??Rv?FVBF?6VR6??WF???r?GF?R??&R&V???66V?B?bF?R6?76?26??2&???&B6fR&F?W"F??6??WFW"??F??b?&vR7FVV?&????Bv???RvF6???rF?RfV?vW'2??r????b??R????VBWBF?B?VvRf???rv??Bv?&??6??R??Wf?F???B6?B???v?BF?N( ?26?????s???r??F?R??f?W26?&?7F??W"????( ?2&F??v?&?2f?v?W76?'WB?v?''??2??r6??2&???2&R??r??FF??rF?R?V?"7V7G2?b??f?W2v??6?F?W6?( ?Bv?&??WB6?vV????F?R&????vR?????rF?R6??&?6??2?W7B????B( ?F?R?WrS.( ??6????7vW"F???W"VW7F???F?RG?R?b7F?'?FV???r???R?2??RF?BF?W2??B6V?6?"?"???FW"?G6V?b'?f?7W6??r??&V?G?'WBG&?W2F?'&V?F?&?Vv?F?B&'&?W"?????r?B??&R??FV?6R???&Rf?F7F?2'WBF?W2?B??v?F?&V?FR?&?R6?&7FW'2?BfVV??r?b&V?Wf&??G?&F?W"F??&V?6??F?Rw&VBVFv"????R??6R6?C?( ?vW&R?6??VB??F?FVf??R?fW'?'&?Vf??F?RFW&?'B??6??V?B6???B( ?F?R&W&?GV7F????bv?BF?R6V?6W2W&6V?fR???GW&RF?&?Vv?F?RfV???bF?R6?V??( ?F?R?W&R??FF??????vWfW"67W&FR??bv?B?2???GW&R?V?F?F?W2????F?F?R67&VB??R?b( ?'F?7B?( ?v?6Rv?&G2?u3???rF?B??RvWB??f??fVB???W7F?#??( ???2?( ?fR?V?F???VB&Vf?&S?( ??W7F?.( ?v2?f?'7B&V?V&?6?VB?V6R?'WB??B&VV?G&v??r?v???R?fR??v2F???r6?W'6R??Bv?V?WfW"?v6?( ?Bv?&???r???6?W'6R7GVfb??BWfV?6??WF??W2v???R?v2??v?V?B&P??#`??