Bonus
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Where does that character come from? The example of Brookbank
We like to send our illustrators photographs of locations or characters so they have a foundation on which to develop their art. Thus, Brookbank is very broadly inspired by the American politician and businessman Peter Fitzgerald.
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Too much muscle, not enough psychology
We’ve already spoken a few times about the super-proportioned physiognomy used to draw female characters. But Andrew Wheeler (“Why Big Superhero Muscles Aren’t the Same Thing as Sexy Curves,” comicsalliance.com, September 25, 2014) turns the tables and wonders if a similar phenomenon isn’t also affecting male superheroes. He asks female readers for their opinion. One replies: “Heroes tend to be drawn with tons of bulky muscles and weird proportions that I find unappealing.” It’s hard to disagree when we look at the illustration of Captain America.
We’ve stated it before in our Axioms, but we want our characters to have athletic physiques, like a cyclist or a soccer player, rather than a bodybuilder who spend 20 hours a day at the gym.
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Touch-ups (The Confrontation – Part I)
Comics are the fruit of collaboration. The writer may ask the illustrator to correct an image to make a more coherent visual whole. We asked our artist to remove a weapon from Fabien’s hand, as much as possible, because we wanted him to remain a hand-to-hand combat specialist.
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Where does that character come from? The example of Tucker
We like to send our illustrators photographs of locations or characters so they have a foundation on which to develop their art. Thus, Tucker is very broadly inspired by French actor Adrien Jolivet.
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Acknowledging our sources of inspiration
In the story “Freaks,” we see that Volcanne has designed a new monster to attack his enemies. At a book fair, some readers told us they had recognized the actual animal that inspired the beast: tardigdrades. We were surprised they had made the connection!
