Comics Qub Tub Rog Liam Sharp ncav cuag Lub Hnub Qub Nrog Nws Tus Tsim Tsim Tsim Tshiab

Liam Sharp tsoo rau hauv comics hauv 1990s thaum ornate, ua-oriented, loj-tshaj-lub neej artwork yog tag nrho cov npau taws heev thiab cov neeg ua yeeb yam saib rau cov nyiam ntawm Frank Frazetta, Barry Windsor-Smith thiab Moebius rau kev tshoov siab. Raws li cov xwm txheej tau tuaj thiab ploj mus, Sharp nyob twj ywm rau nws cov phom zoo nkauj, thiab thaum kawg kev lag luam rov tshawb pom nws, ua rau nws mus rau qhov kev ua yeeb yam tsib xyoos khiav DC lub npe saum toj kawg nkaus suav nrog Batman, Wonder Woman thiab ntsuab Teeb.

Tab sis Sharp yog ntau tshaj qhov suav ntawm nws cov ncauj lus kom ntxaws. Hauv chav kawm ntawm nws txoj haujlwm, nws tau sau ntau yam dab neeg, koom ua ke digital comics platform Madefire, khiav ntau rau-daim duab Kickstarters los luam tawm nws cov ntawv kos duab, tau tsim ib chav kawm ntawm kev kawm online platform Domestika, thiab tuav raws li ib qho ntawm kev lag luam zoo. raconteurs. Rau nws txoj haujlwm tshiab kawg, nws tau sib txuas nws txoj kev lag luam, kev piav dab neeg thiab kev tshawb fawb hauv kev xav paub txog kev tshawb fawb tshiab series rau Image Comics hu ua Starhenge, nrog thawj qhov teeb meem tau teem tseg rau lub Xya Hli.

Kuv muaj sijhawm los tham nrog Sharp txog nws txoj haujlwm tshiab thiab nws txoj haujlwm. Peb qhov kev sib tham tau raug kho kom ntev thiab meej.

Rob Salkowitz, Forbes Contributor: Qhia kuv me ntsis txog Starhenge. Nws yog dab tsi thiab koj qhov kev tshoov siab yog dab tsi?

Liam Sharp: Kuv yeej ib txwm nyiam dab neeg thiab keeb kwm. Kuv xav ua ib yam dab tsi txog keeb kwm mythical ntawm cov vaj ntawm teb chaws Aas Kiv tau nqis los ntawm cov vaj tswv classical, thiab cov lus dab neeg Arthurian. Hauv Tus Vaj Ntxwv Ib Sim thiab Yav Tom Ntej, muaj lub tswv yim ntawm Merlin tau yug los rau yav tom ntej thiab tuag yav dhau los, thiab kuv xav tias, "Vim li cas nws yuav los rau yav dhau los?" Kuv pib indulging kuv txoj kev hlub ntawm science ntawv tseeb thiab fantasy, xav txog qhov xwm txheej no, nyob rau hauv lub neej yav tom ntej, noob neej nrhiav tau ib haiv neeg txawv teb chaws uas AIs tau coj mus thiab hem tag nrho cov organic lub neej nyob rau hauv lub ntug. Tib yam uas yuav txwv tau lawv yog khawv koob, tab sis khawv koob tsuas muaj nyob rau yav dhau los. Yog li AIs xa cov neeg hlau rov qab mus rau yav dhau los kom tshem tawm cov kab ntawm cov khawv koob ntawd. Nws yog txhua yam horrendously convoluted, tab sis lom zem heev! Thawj ob peb qhov teeb meem yog hais txog kev tsim lub qab ntuj khwb kom ua tiav, ces nws dhau los ua ib zaj dab neeg taug txuj kev nyuaj.

RS: Koj lub hom phiaj rau qhov project no yog dab tsi? Puas yog nws lub hom phiaj nthuav dav tshaj li nplooj ntawv comics?

SL: Uas yuav ntxim hlub. Nws yuav lom zem raws li ib tug series. Cov neeg nyiam Kev ua si ntawm Thrones, uas yog fantasy, thiab Lub hauv paus, uas yog science ntawv tseeb, tab sis cov lus pom tsis txawv heev. Yog li ntawd muaj cov neeg tuaj saib txaus siab rau cov khoom siv epic no. Rau lub sijhawm tam sim no, kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej ua thawj series (hauv luam ntawv), tom qab thib ob, thiab vim li cas ho tsis 3 thiab 4 rov qab? Peb yuav sau lawv hauv cov ntawv luam tawm, tab sis kuv kuj tseem xav tias yuav ua ib tsab ntawv hardcover rau cov neeg sau. Txawm li cas los xij, lub tswv yim yog tsim kom muaj lub ntiaj teb sib koom ua ke uas tuaj yeem loj npaum li koj xav tau lossis sib raug zoo li koj xav tau.

RS: Koj nyuam qhuav tawm 5-6 xyoo khiav tackling DC cov cim saum toj kawg nkaus. Vim li cas tam sim no yog lub sijhawm zoo rau kev ua haujlwm ywj pheej?

SL: Lub sijhawm yog zoo meej rau qhov kev khiav ntawm DC, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog rau ntsuab Teeb [sau los ntawm Grant Morrison]. Kuv yeej tsis tau txaus siab rau qhov muaj ib qho style, thiab phau ntawv ntawd tso cai rau kuv los tshawb txog cov txheej txheem sib txawv ntawm qhov teeb meem mus rau qhov teeb meem, hauv kev pabcuam ntawm zaj dab neeg. Qhov kev txiav txim siab mus kom ze rau style tau dhau los ua kuv tus qauv; nws txhais cov haujlwm uas kuv ua. Tom qab muaj ob peb lub suab tso rau ntawm DC rau tej yaam num kuv xav sau thiab kos, kuv pom tau hais tias kuv yuav tsum tau ua ib yam dab tsi creator-muaj. Kuv xav tias, qhov no yog lub sijhawm. Kuv cov neeg tuaj saib tej zaum yuav loj txaus los ua kom nws siv tau, thiab qhov tseem ceeb thaum koj muaj lub ru tsev khaws cia thiab tsev neeg. Kuv hu rau Image [Publisher] Eric Stevenson. Peb tham txog Starhenge, nws hlub nws, thiab qhov ntawd yog nws.

RS: Koj nyuam qhuav khiav ib pawg ntawm Kickstarters ua tiav. Dab tsi yog koj qhov kev xav ntawm crowdfunding raws li tus qauv tsim nyog rau kev tshaj tawm comics, thiab yog vim li cas koj thiaj li txiav txim siab tsis mus rau crowdfund Starhenge?

SL: Kickstarter yog qhov zoo rau cov haujlwm uas twb muaj lawm lossis ib phau ntawv tawm. Nws yog qhov ci ntsa iab rau cov neeg tsim indie uas xav tsim phau ntawv lossis cov yeeb yaj kiab los pib lawv txoj haujlwm thiab qhia tias lawv tuaj yeem ua dab tsi. Tab sis rau qhov txuas ntxiv mus, kuv tau tsoo cov lej, thiab nws tsuas yog siv tau ntau dua los ua nws ntawm Duab, uas yog lub npe nrov. Kickstarter yog qhov zoo heev thiab kuv tab tom npaj ua cov ntawv sau cov ntawv sau los ntawm lawv, tab sis tib lub sijhawm, kuv yuav tsum nco ntsoov qhov kuv cov neeg tuaj saib xav tau thiab cov platforms lawv txaus siab txhawb nqa.

RS: Koj yog ob tus kws kos duab thiab ua lag luam. Nws tseem ceeb npaum li cas rau cov kws ua yeeb yam kom muaj cov kev lag luam kev xav niaj hnub no, thiab koj ua li cas tsom ntsoov rau koj cov kev ua haujlwm hnyav heev thaum juggling kev lag luam kev txhawj xeeb?

SL: Nws nyuaj ua ncaj ncees. Creatives yuav tsum kawm los txhawb lawv tus kheej. Nws yog txoj kev ntawm lub ntiaj teb no xwb. Yog tias koj xav tau txoj hauv kev mus cuag cov neeg tuaj saib, koj qhov kev nkag siab ntawm leej twg koj yeej mus ntau dua li lub studio lossis lwm tus neeg sim thawb koj cov khoom. Hauv lub ntiaj teb ntawm Instagram thiab Facebook thiab txhua yam, tib neeg tau siv los xav txog kev sib txuas nrog cov neeg uas txhawb nqa lawv. Lub suab tiag tiag yog qhov tseem ceeb thiab tseem ceeb kom ncav cuag leej twg. Txwv tsis pub koj ploj mus rau hauv obscurity. Nws yog kev sib ntaus tas mus li, sim kom loj hlob lub platform. Nws yog kev ntxhov siab tiag tiag. Qee zaum kuv tsuas yog xav tau rov qab los ntawm online thiab tsom mus rau txoj haujlwm.

RS: Thaum koj tuaj txog hauv 90s, comics yog tus kws kos duab-tsav, nrog cov kws ua yeeb yam kub tsav tsheb muag. Niaj hnub no, nws yuav luag tag nrho cov neeg sau ntawv-tsav; koj yog ib tug ntawm ob peb tus kws kos duab uas nws lub npe muag tau ib phau ntawv. Koj ua dab tsi ntawm qhov kev hloov ntawd?

SL: Nws ntxhov siab heev. Nws siv los ua viav vias rov qab thiab tawm mus. Lub 70s yog ntau yam txuj ci, 80s yog kws sau ntawv, 90s rov qab mus ua yeeb yam. Tam sim no nws yog feem ntau hais txog cov neeg sau ntawv ntev. Nws yog hais txog cov kws sau ntawv thiab cov neeg koom nrog, cov cim tentpole. Tib neeg tsuas yog yuav Marvel lossis DC thiab chim siab thaum cov cim hloov. Nws yog ib qho nyuaj rau kev nkag siab zoo li ib tug neeg xav paub ntau ntxiv hauv cov npe ntawm cov npe thiab cov pab pawg muaj tswv yim rau txhua phau ntawv, ib lub tuam txhab.

Kuv ib txwm yog tus kws sau ntawv, tab sis kuv tau lees paub ntau dua rau kuv daim duab. Nws yog ib qho nyuaj heev raws li ib tug kws kos duab kom tau txais kev sau ntawv tiag tiag. Art siv sijhawm ntev heev. Kuv lub sijhawm los sau tau raug txo qis los ntawm lub sijhawm nws siv los tsim kuv cov duab kos. Tab sis kuv paub tias cov kws sau ntawv tau thawb kev lag luam, yog vim li cas kuv thiaj li tau sau ntau dua.

Vim li ntawd kuv thiaj li zoo siab heev Starhenge. Nws yog kuv zaj dab neeg, nws yog kuv style. Kuv tau ua cov comics pleev xim, uas peb tsis tau pom ua ib pliag. Kuv vam tias cov neeg uas nyiam cov comics tseem ceeb yuav muab nws tua.