Interview Archives

An Alphabetical listing of Paint Monk's Library Creator and Industry Interviews

Interview by
Joeseph Simon

BILL ANDERSON - Bill talks to associate editor Joeseph Simon about his latest project - a collaboration with three other industry talents to take their 1920s-flapper era superhero comic to Kickstarter.

Anderson is a well-known creator, writer and inker and has worked with Marvel (Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Cosmic Powers & Uncanny Origins), DC (Action Comics, Aquaman, Batman and the Outsiders & JLA), Image (Vanguard) and many others, including TMNT, Elementals, Star Blazers, Robotech, Dreadstar and Elvira. 

Link: https://paintmonk.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-trust-and-kabale-battle-for-optimus.html    (Interview appeared 4/18/18)

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Interview By
Wally Monk

NICO FELIX CAPURRO - Nico talks about low-grade comic book collecting and his successful Facebook Group, "Low Grade Comic Collectors and Buy/Sell/Trade." Here, Nico shares his love of coverless, torn and otherwise "uncollectible" comics - and why they are still valuable.
Nico's group has caught on like wildfire, with nearly 36K members sharing in the mutual love of how to properly treat tired, beat-up old comics!

Link: https://paintmonk.blogspot.com/2018/05/low-grade-comics-hold-onto-those-key.html  (Interview appeared 5/19/18)

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Interview by
Wally Monk

LEE MILEWSKI - Lee discusses his newest Kickstarter, The Winter Year, with Wally Monk here at Paint Monk's Library! Lee also provides a look at how he got his start in comics, his inspirations, and how he turned to crowdfunding to launch a successful comic book career.

This author/artist/colorist has created 9 successful comic book and graphic novel projects through the Kickstarter platform and he's going to keep making comic books as long as people buy them!

Link:  https://paintmonk.blogspot.com/2018/04/interview-tangled-weeds-and-hunters.html  (Interview appeared 4/15/18)

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Interview by
David Conine.

JIM STARLIN - If you haven't heard of Jim Starlin, then you've either never read a comic book or you're totally oblivious to the massive Marvel blockbuster that came out at the end of April.

He's the man behind the creation of Thanos, the intergalactic villain and titan behind next month's Avengers: Infinity War.

He also wrote the The Death of Captain Marvel, perhaps the most valuable and sought after book in Marvel's original graphic novel line up.

So if you've ever heard of Thanos, Drax the Destroyer, or Gamora, you've got Jim Starlin to thank. 

He's also the man behind Dreadstar - in this Paint Monk's Library interview, Jim talks to guest librarian David Conine about his career, his art, and the re-publishing of Jim Starlin: In Words and Pictures - by AfterShock Comics.

Link: https://paintmonk.blogspot.com/2018/03/aftershock-comics-presents-art-of-jim.html  (Interview appeared 3/25/18)

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Interview by Joeseph Simon

TIMOTHY TRUMAN - The creative force behind Eclipse Comics' Scout and co-creator of Grimjack, Tim Truman talks with Paint Monk's Library blogger Joeseph Simon about his work and his upcoming Kickstarter project, Scout: Marauder.

If you're not familiar with Scout or Grimjack, Truman's resume is still impressive - he owned his own 4Winds publishing imprint and began his artistic career with SPI and TSR, Inc. He's illustrated numerous DC and Marvel Comics projects, including many issues of Jonah Hex for DC's Vertigo line and graphic novels like "Ka-Zar: Guns of the Savage Land" for Marvel. More recent work by Truman includes a 10-year run on Dark Horse Comics' Conan the Barbarian titles. Tim's interview with Joeseph was split into two different parts that ran over the course of a week at Paint Monk's Library.

Link (Part I): https://paintmonk.blogspot.com/2018/06/new-scout-interview-with-timothy-truman.html (Interview appeared 6/19/18)

Link (Part II): https://paintmonk.blogspot.com/2018/06/new-scout-interview-with-tim-truman.html (Interview appeared 6/23/18)

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Interview by Wally Monk

BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH -  If you've ever read an early issue of Conan the Barbarian from Marvel Comics, or an issue of Rune from Malibu, Barry Windsor-Smith needs no introduction. His legendary artwork on Robert E. Howard's creation was part of the reason an entire genre became immensely popular!

For Paint Monk's Library, Mr. Windsor-Smith graciously answered a few short questions with regard to both his work on Howard's Cimmerian and his time at Marvel. Some of answers were sad yet eye-opening. Conducted by Wally Monk, this short "mini-interview" via email exchange is very brief yet also compelling. It's a sad testament to a legendary artist who was seemingly treated very poorly by some companies in his tenure as an artist. While I don't know all the details, my only thought is that if you're blessed with a diamond, you don't treat it poorly - you let it shine, well-polished, for all to appreciate.

Link: https://paintmonk.blogspot.com/2018/06/windsor-smith-on-conan-that-bird-has.html (Interview appeared 6/30/18)