Comics are a particularly esoteric field where you really learn how to do it, by doing it or by learning from other practitioners. Dave Gibbons comicesotericfield Change image and share on social
There's a thing with genre movies and science fiction movies that number two is the charmed; two seems to be the best. I loved 'Terminator 2.' Dave Gibbons charmfictiongenre Change image and share on social
When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty; it was the fireplugs in the street. These things that Jack Kirby had drawn. Or these cylindrical water towers on top of buildings that Steve Ditko's 'Spider-Man' fights used to happen in and around. Dave Gibbons buildbuildingcity share on social
I think the problem with the term graphic novel is it sounds pompous, it sounds pretentious, whereas on the continent, they call it an album, which to me sounds, it's got more much of a connotation of a kind of a music single and an album collection. Dave Gibbons albumcallcollection share on social
Comics is all about making it believable and helping people to get completely lost in a fictional world. Dave Gibbons believablecomiccompletely Change image and share on social
I'm known for being very enthusiastic about using technology. A lot of the attraction is the way that it streamlines the process and takes a lot of the drudgery out of it. Dave Gibbons attractiondrudgeryenthusiastic Change image and share on social
With the 'Watchmen' comic, we attempted to tell it in an accessible way. I deliberately made the artwork very clear, deceptively so. You think you're sucking on a sweetie, but it turns out to be a sugar-coated chili. Dave Gibbons accessibleartworkattempt share on social
I came to think that nobody from England could draw American comic books, because they were clearly all done by this sort of Mafia, all these guys with Italian and Irish names who had the whole thing sewn up. It was actually seeing a comic book drawn by Barry Smith, who was about my age, and English. Dave Gibbons ageamericanbarry share on social
I always start drawing any job by planning out to some degree the locales and trying to nail the characters. If they're existing characters, I'll draw them several times on rough paper just to get a feeling for them. The ideal when you're drawing a comic is to have everything in your head, not to have to refer to notes. Dave Gibbons charactercomicdegree share on social
One of the things you have to be able to do, as a comic strip artist, is to draw things repeatedly from a variety of angles, so you need references, and you find the best picture you can. Dave Gibbons angleartistcomic Change image and share on social