When I got the assignment to
illustrate the re-launch of “The Mark” for Dark Horse Comics in 1993, I was
coming off my second year of storyboarding on the nascent “Batman” series for
Warner Brothers; I had spent the summer of 1992 drawing “Batman Adventures” 4-6
for DC Comics, imitating the style of the animated cartoon series.
At this time, in the early
90’s, Image Comics were king of the industry; suddenly everything had to look
like an Image comic. I loathed that style of comics; I worshipped at the altar
of Alex Toth, the polar opposite of the Image style. I think the reason Bob
Schreck (editor of “The Mark” re-launch) wanted me precisely for that reason;
he wanted to go counter to the prevailing industry zeit-geist.
This is page #3 from Dark
Horse Comics #14, “The Mark: Taking Back the Streets”, written by Mike Barr,
drawn by Brad Rader, published in November, 1993.
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