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with Jimmy Palmiotti
Part 2
Interview
with: Troy
Brownfield
Welcome
again to the Big Question! This is the second installment
of our two-part interview with Jimmy Palmiotti. Our guest
has distinguished himself in several facets of the comics
business. As an inker on too many projects to count without
an abacus, he’s indelibly contributed to the evolution of
comic art in the last decade. Not to be content with this,
he co-produced the Marvel Knights project, acting as an editor
to spearhead the revival of characters like Daredevil and
The Punisher. He’s recently begun a stint as writer as well,
taking on Deadpool for Marvel.
Take a
look at what he’s got going on RIGHT NOW: “The two part, JLA:
Secret Society of Super Heroes book written by Howard Chaykin
and penciled by Mike Mckone, a 5-part Legends of the Dark
Knight series by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy, writing a load
of issues of Deadpool and working with Paul Chadwick on the
first three have been a gas. Also, (we’re) always pushing
gatecrasher which I co-plot with Mark Waid and get to work
over Amanda Conner, as well as writing for the animated series
with Mark.”
What else
can I say? It’s Jimmy Palmiotti!
THE BIG Q&A
Q5. As one of the Marvel Knights engineers, you obviously
have great ideas on how to refresh characters. What characters,
DC or Marvel, might you like to take a crack at in terms of
an overhaul?
A5.
Let's see, as far as Marvel goes, I'm really enjoying Deadpool
at the moment, but would one day like to take a shot at the
Fantastic Four. At DC, I'd like to take a shot at doing something
Superman related, or maybe create something new for the Vertigo
Line. Another cool thing would be to have a shot at illustrating
an Alan Moore story for the Wildstorm guys.
Q6.
It was noted in "Chasing Amy" that inkers often get little
respect. How hard is being a "tracer"? :)
A6.
Like anything else, all it takes is a lot of practice,
a lot of patience and a little splash of talent. This could
be said for most jobs.
Q7.
Barely two weeks ago, it was announced that your Marvel Knights
partner Joe Quesada was appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief
of Marvel. If you don't mind, what are some of your thoughts
on the move in total?
A7.
I think it's a great move on Marvel's part, and I know Joe
will continue the standards we set when we created Marvel
Knights together. It should be real interesting and exciting.
Q8.
Will there be more of Ash?
A8.
As far as I can tell, not in the near future.
Q9.
How do you feel about online comics and the future of the
small press?
A9.
I think on-line is a great venue for small press because on-line
doesn't have the budget restrictions it takes to publish print
and distribute comic books. There's a lot of great stuff out
there that doesn't get seen because of the narrow mindedness
of big time publishing. I personally think that Top Shelf
comics publishes some of the best stuff out there these days.
Q10.
What's the single best piece of advice that you can give to
young people who want to enter the field?
A10.
My best piece of advice is to keep a positive attitude about
your work, play nice with others and try not to badmouth people.
This may all sound easy to you but you have no idea how much
restraint it really takes.
We’d like to thank Mr. Palmiotti for taking the time to visit
us and The Big Question! We urge you to seek out ALL of his
projects. He honestly is one of the most creative guys in
the field today. Reward yourself with some of his work.
Troy
Brownfield is the Editor-In-Chief of Shotgun Reviews. Despite
what James Brown says, we seem to think that Mr. Palmiotti
might be the hardest working man in show business. Email Troy
at psikotyk@aol.com.
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