Comics were going down for the second time and here, all of a sudden, came this thing and for the next fifteen years, romance comics were about the top sellers in the field; they outsold everything. Gil Kane comicfieldfifteen Change image and share on social
I think the lack of precision and deep focus is why it took me years to build up my work. Gil Kane builddeepfocus Change image and share on social
Then the war became a real problem and along with other shortages, they started to have paper problems. Gil Kane paperproblemreal Change image and share on social
First of all there was a guy named Charles Nicholas, who used to do all of the inking that Jack and Simon didn't do. Simon used to do splashes and covers, but Charles Nicholas, after a while, did the inside of all of the stuff. Gil Kane charlecoverguy share on social
Coming into the business, you'd pass through these little agencies until you got to understand what was happening in the business, unless you were really able to have a style strong enough to go directly to the publishers. Gil Kane agencybusinesscome share on social
I was hired to do as many Boy Commando, Newsboy Legion, and Sandman stories as I could. Gil Kane boycommandohire Change image and share on social
All of the penciling was consistently done by one person and the inking was whoever could finish on time. Gil Kane consistentlyfinishink Change image and share on social
But generally speaking, people weren't fired, art jobs were very hard to get, so something really calamitous had to happen to a person who was working there in order for you to find a space. Gil Kane artcalamitousfind Change image and share on social
I just saw the emotion in everything, so I got to feel everything that was going on and that I was viewing, but I couldn't think in terms of structure, which is the whole point of deep focus. Gil Kane deepemotionfeel Change image and share on social
