Richard: How do you try to draw superheroes different from super villains?
Harold: Well, I tend to like villains more than I like hero's. I think back to G.I.Joe and remember how captivated by Cobra I was. They had all the cool uniforms and vehicles. They were so colorful and detailed... I mean so were the Joe's but ...I think I just like villains more because with out them what does the hero have to fight for. I always make sure the villain is detailed more so than the hero. Crazy eye's always help as too. More so than not if there's a villain in any of the books I'm working on, look for the girl or guy with the most involved costume and you have your villain.
Richard: How do you make Justice Theta look heroic?
Harold: Hero's are in my opinion usually focused and confident. Over all Cary felt like he should have a Iconic look to him.
I was trying to make a new brand of hero design wise but as I designed costumes and different body types I realized it didn't matter what his costume looked like I all depended on what camera angle I shot him from...(drew him from is more like it.) I also love those classic super hero poses. Because of the nature of the story I realized it would make much more sense to go the traditional route. When I was younger I always looked up to my parents and felt safe and with that I used my childhood to incorporate this feeling of security. I tried to get as much worms eye shots in there where as we are "looking up" at him. With that done it can make anyone look heroic.
Richard: What characteristics do you give Dynagirl in your art?
Harold: I love love love to draw female heroes. I take a lot of my preference of woman and use all of it in my woman when I draw. Usually Most woman are thin and slightly muscular. I always wanted to see a thick or husky woman getting the job done. "Meaty" woman win my heart time and time again. Needless to say DynaGirl isn't bony at all, she has a thick physic but isn't fat there's a big difference.
I love Wonder Woman but they always drew her as a thin tall chic...She's an Amazon!!!! not the chic next door that works out a bit here and there... I prefer Adam Hugh's and Terry Dodson's versions of wonder woman. It looks as though if she has to bust some skulls she wouldn't have a problem doing so.
Richard: How do you find drawing backgrounds?
Harold: Hard as hell! but I love doing them. I love atmosphere, hell with out it the story isn't much of a story. When I was working for Alias comics Mike Miller used to bust my balls about how they needed mass improvement so thanks to him I bucked down and busted my ass to make sure the backgrounds were immaculate.
Richard: Which member of the Guardians do you most like drawing?
Harold: Dynagirl!!!!!!! She's the first character I designed for Cary. When I designed her I designed a female hero I always wanted to see.
Richard: Do you like drawing women in short skirts?
Harold: Um, yes for all the right and wrong reasons
Richard: How would you describe your art style?
Harold: I've been told it's odd...in a good way. I'm trying to be a different as I can be. I feel like it's a little anime with and American animated style. I love movement. I first realized how still pictures can move when i saw Jason Pearson's work for the first time. It was the third issue of Body Bags and Panda was lickin' off a shot at Mac and I said that’s the movement I want my work to have. I'm still trying to perfect it and be as different from Jason Pearson's work as I possibly can. He's my favorite American artist but I don't want to copy his work.
Richard: What was it like working on "Sixgun Samurai"?
Harold: I was scared as hell. I kept thinking if I missed a dead line I was going to get fired. At the time Red Bird was about to come out. Another book Jason Pearson was doing. I went online one day to look for the release date and I never did. I found out he was late and they stopped the production of the book. If this was true or not I have no clue but this flipped me the hell out. I wasn't focused on what I was doing at all. I was paranoid the entire time working on the book. My nerves were the equivalent of frayed rope before I even began the book.... It was a learning experience...
Richard: What comic from Marvel or DC would you most like to work on?
Harold: I'd love to do a mini series for the female Robin from Frank Millers the Dark Knight returns. That would be fun as hell... I'd also love to revamp Spider-man. Dreams....
Richard: If you could have one super power what would it be and why?
Harold: I think it would have to be the ability to warp my surrounding reality as I see fit... I love to screw with people if you get to know me I'll most likely annoy you.
Richard: What comics did you read growing up and do you read now?
Harold: When I was younger I read the Chris Claremont Jim Lee X-Men stuff... I loved anything dealing with superheros. I read Watchmen and couldn’t get into it back then I think it was too gritty for me at the time. When I was in collage I had a writing course and Watchman was the required reading for the class and fell in love with it...
Now days, I'm more of an Indy reader. Wet Moon, anything Brian Wood does is golden, Walking Dead, Girls... needless to say I read a lot more than just super hero books.
Richard: How can someone contact you?
Harold: I have Deviant Art page http://luvwyer.deviantart.com and a blog spot http://www.luvwyer.blogspot.com I check my Deviant art page daily. And my Email address is luvwyer@optonline.net
Richard: What words do you have for fans of this comic?
Harold: I hope you enjoy the series as much I did drawing it. I put my heart and soul into this book I just hope it shows... O, and buy the damned thing.
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