I dug up some old John Buscema 'Conan' comics. Man, when Alfredo Alcala was inking, that was some of the most beautiful black and white comic art ever published. The stories are good, too, though early '70s comics based on Conan is a festival of sexist, racist stereotypes. Ted Naifeh 70salcalaalfredo share on social
I think there's too much saturated color in comics, thanks to digital color techniques. Ted Naifeh colorcomicdigital Change image and share on social
There's something about girls and unicorns that's deep and meaningful. Something about childhood. Ted Naifeh childhooddeepgirl Change image and share on social
Character design, like story design, requires a hook to grab the reader's attention. Ted Naifeh attentioncharacterdesign Change image and share on social
When I first starting conceiving series like 'Courtney,' 'Polly,' 'How Loathsome,' etc., I was shooting for closed story-arcs but open-ended concepts. Then I started realizing I was committing myself to potentially endless series. Ted Naifeh arcclosecommit share on social
The first 'Polly and the Pirates' is about a prim and proper girl who gets kidnapped out of her comfy boarding school by a bunch of pirates that think she's the daughter of their long lost queen. In the course of the adventure, she discovers she has a natural penchant for swashbuckling, despite her sheltered childhood. Ted Naifeh adventureboardbunch share on social
When people think girl adventurers, they tend to think of a spunky, plucky tom-boy with a chip on her shoulder. I'm not saying that this makes for a dull character, but I think other types of adventurous girls exist. It's easy to fall into well-established tropes, believing that the tropes of a genre define the genre itself. Ted Naifeh adventureradventurousbelieve share on social
I think all artists need to try to improve, or their work gets stale. Ted Naifeh artistimprovestale Change image and share on social
I think one of the reasons Stephen King's stories work so well is that he places his stories in spooky old New England, where a lot of American folk legends came from. Ted Naifeh americanenglandfolk Change image and share on social
Urban Fantasy is a subgenre pretty much designed for teenagers. It's pretty twee, but I adore it. I've been trying to come up with an Urban Fantasy comic ever since I'd read the Nancy Collins 'Sonja Blue' series years ago. Ted Naifeh adoreagoblue share on social