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By St. Tim
One of the biggest treats for me during Staple! was the chance
to meet one of my favorite artists and creators, Eric Powell. Eric
has supplied art for the big boys in Marvel and DC comics, but
you may recognize his most acclaimed work from the Eisner
Award winning comic book “The Goon” which follows a
brawling antihero and his sidekick as they run across all sorts
of shenanigans. Eric’s unique style and pop culture references
keep the book fresh, and I was pleased as punch to be able to
talk with him…
One of the biggest treats for me during Staple! was the chance
to meet one of my favorite artists and creators, Eric Powell. Eric
has supplied art for the big boys in Marvel and DC comics, but
you may recognize his most acclaimed work from the Eisner
Award winning comic book “The Goon” which follows a
brawling antihero and his sidekick as they run across all sorts
of shenanigans. Eric’s unique style and pop culture references
keep the book fresh, and I was pleased as punch to be able to
talk with him…
Eric Powell Interview @ STAPLE 08
BG: So how long have you been doing this?
Eric Powell: I started “The Goon” I think I finished the first issue in ’98 and it was probably
published in ’99 so coming up on about 10 years.
BG: You have a very unique style, where do you get a lot of your influences from as far as the
artwork is concerned?
Eric Powell: I have a lot of influences in and out of comics, a lot of painters and illustrators.
Norman Rockwell, Jack Kirby, Jack Davis, all the guys. I like their work so it’s a really… broad
range of guys that I just mashed together and that’s how it came out.
BG: I saw in your website that 2008 is the year of “The Goon”. So what is gonna make it the
year of “The Goon” this year?
Eric Powell: Last year I took a large chunk of time off to finish the “Chinatown” graphic Novel,
so we’re doing this kind of “Event Year” thing. We’re gonna keep the book monthly for 2008
and we’re coming out with another hardcover collection… “Fancy Pants Volume 2” which is a
lot material collected into one volume. It’s a really nice looking book.
BG: There was an action figure line that came out, you have a lot of thins here, are there any
other plans for merchandise for the character?
Eric Powell: We just had a statue come out from Bowen designs not too long ago, we don’t
really have anything new yet as far as merchandise slated because it’s been a while since
we’ve done anything. We’ll probably have something soon.
BG: What’s your favorite medium to work with?
Eric Powell: Definitely Oils, I love to oil paint. It’s really rewarding to paint. I get the most
enjoyment out of that….[read more]
Eric Powell: I started “The Goon” I think I finished the first issue in ’98 and it was probably
published in ’99 so coming up on about 10 years.
BG: You have a very unique style, where do you get a lot of your influences from as far as the
artwork is concerned?
Eric Powell: I have a lot of influences in and out of comics, a lot of painters and illustrators.
Norman Rockwell, Jack Kirby, Jack Davis, all the guys. I like their work so it’s a really… broad
range of guys that I just mashed together and that’s how it came out.
BG: I saw in your website that 2008 is the year of “The Goon”. So what is gonna make it the
year of “The Goon” this year?
Eric Powell: Last year I took a large chunk of time off to finish the “Chinatown” graphic Novel,
so we’re doing this kind of “Event Year” thing. We’re gonna keep the book monthly for 2008
and we’re coming out with another hardcover collection… “Fancy Pants Volume 2” which is a
lot material collected into one volume. It’s a really nice looking book.
BG: There was an action figure line that came out, you have a lot of thins here, are there any
other plans for merchandise for the character?
Eric Powell: We just had a statue come out from Bowen designs not too long ago, we don’t
really have anything new yet as far as merchandise slated because it’s been a while since
we’ve done anything. We’ll probably have something soon.
BG: What’s your favorite medium to work with?
Eric Powell: Definitely Oils, I love to oil paint. It’s really rewarding to paint. I get the most
enjoyment out of that….[read more]
