he has worked on such comic-book characters as Superman Batman spider-man
characters as Superman Batman spider-man
characters as Superman Batman spider-man and the Hulk hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
and the Hulk hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
and the Hulk hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with comic book artist Tim sail
speaking with comic book artist Tim sail
speaking with comic book artist Tim sail about his work you’ve worked with some
about his work you’ve worked with some
about his work you’ve worked with some pretty iconic characters do you have a
pretty iconic characters do you have a
pretty iconic characters do you have a favorite when I was growing up I only
favorite when I was growing up I only
favorite when I was growing up I only read Marvel comic books most of my
read Marvel comic books most of my
read Marvel comic books most of my career I’ve worked for well both Marvel
career I’ve worked for well both Marvel
career I’ve worked for well both Marvel and DC but I’m probably best known for
and DC but I’m probably best known for
and DC but I’m probably best known for Batman I love drawing Batman my favorite
Batman I love drawing Batman my favorite
Batman I love drawing Batman my favorite Marvel character draws the Hulk it’s
Marvel character draws the Hulk it’s
Marvel character draws the Hulk it’s partly because the way I draw I really
partly because the way I draw I really
partly because the way I draw I really exaggerated a lot of things and you
exaggerated a lot of things and you
exaggerated a lot of things and you can’t give up too many muscles Batman’s
can’t give up too many muscles Batman’s
can’t give up too many muscles Batman’s cape is always great fun to do my style
cape is always great fun to do my style
cape is always great fun to do my style has evolved a lot over the years and I
has evolved a lot over the years and I
has evolved a lot over the years and I drum more like a European artist in many
drum more like a European artist in many
drum more like a European artist in many ways than a u.s. artist because of that
ways than a u.s. artist because of that
ways than a u.s. artist because of that exaggeration that I was talking about
exaggeration that I was talking about
exaggeration that I was talking about and I’m not really smooth but I didn’t
and I’m not really smooth but I didn’t
and I’m not really smooth but I didn’t know I was going to draw like that when
know I was going to draw like that when
know I was going to draw like that when I was starting out or young I thought I
I was starting out or young I thought I
I was starting out or young I thought I was gonna have to try to conform more so
was gonna have to try to conform more so
was gonna have to try to conform more so I just kind of evolved into it luckily I
I just kind of evolved into it luckily I
I just kind of evolved into it luckily I was successful at it is it ever
was successful at it is it ever
was successful at it is it ever nerve-racking to to you know have to
nerve-racking to to you know have to
nerve-racking to to you know have to redefine these iconic characters and to
redefine these iconic characters and to
redefine these iconic characters and to wonder if it’s the fun about well it was
wonder if it’s the fun about well it was
wonder if it’s the fun about well it was nerve-racking in the beginning until
nerve-racking in the beginning until
nerve-racking in the beginning until people knew who I was that was probably
people knew who I was that was probably
people knew who I was that was probably Batman the long Halloween my first
Batman the long Halloween my first
Batman the long Halloween my first biggest thing and that’s drawn to that
biggest thing and that’s drawn to that
biggest thing and that’s drawn to that really weird exaggerated style and once
really weird exaggerated style and once
really weird exaggerated style and once that was successful I felt kind of free
that was successful I felt kind of free
that was successful I felt kind of free to reimagine things however I wanted to
to reimagine things however I wanted to
to reimagine things however I wanted to fortunately Marvel and DC has let me do
fortunately Marvel and DC has let me do
fortunately Marvel and DC has let me do that let’s talk a bit about your
that let’s talk a bit about your
that let’s talk a bit about your relationship with Jeff Loeb I mean how
relationship with Jeff Loeb I mean how
relationship with Jeff Loeb I mean how did you guys originally hook up we met
did you guys originally hook up we met
did you guys originally hook up we met about 20 years ago and we were kind of
about 20 years ago and we were kind of
about 20 years ago and we were kind of put together by an editor at DC Jeff had
put together by an editor at DC Jeff had
put together by an editor at DC Jeff had never written a conk before he was a
never written a conk before he was a
never written a conk before he was a lifelong fan as I was
lifelong fan as I was
lifelong fan as I was he was a successful movie writer and
he was a successful movie writer and
he was a successful movie writer and producer and he was approached by DC to
producer and he was approached by DC to
producer and he was approached by DC to to combine those worlds it was pretty
to combine those worlds it was pretty
to combine those worlds it was pretty early on this is late the 80s and they
early on this is late the 80s and they
early on this is late the 80s and they were looking for an artist to go work
were looking for an artist to go work
were looking for an artist to go work with him I met at the San Diego
with him I met at the San Diego
with him I met at the San Diego comic-con and we’re very different as
comic-con and we’re very different as
comic-con and we’re very different as people but we found a way to become
people but we found a way to become
people but we found a way to become pretty close some pretty good friends
pretty close some pretty good friends
pretty close some pretty good friends throughout your career what would you
throughout your career what would you
throughout your career what would you say is your the piece are most proud of
say is your the piece are most proud of
say is your the piece are most proud of well there’s a short story called Sam’s
well there’s a short story called Sam’s
well there’s a short story called Sam’s story in Superman Batman 26 it’s a very
story in Superman Batman 26 it’s a very
story in Superman Batman 26 it’s a very emotional story and it’s about Superman
emotional story and it’s about Superman
emotional story and it’s about Superman as a high schooler making friends with a
as a high schooler making friends with a
as a high schooler making friends with a boy named Sam who then gets cancer and
boy named Sam who then gets cancer and
boy named Sam who then gets cancer and dies and it’s written by Jeff Lowe and
dies and it’s written by Jeff Lowe and
dies and it’s written by Jeff Lowe and it’s really based on what happened to
it’s really based on what happened to
it’s really based on what happened to Jeff’s son Sam and that’s the most
Jeff’s son Sam and that’s the most
Jeff’s son Sam and that’s the most resonant thing with me
resonant thing with me
resonant thing with me thank you very much let you get back to
thank you very much let you get back to
thank you very much let you get back to your fans
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