this cartoonist is known for his historical accuracy and his attention to
historical accuracy and his attention to
historical accuracy and his attention to detail in addition to his talent and
detail in addition to his talent and
detail in addition to his talent and creativity hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
creativity hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
creativity hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com we headed to comic-con where we spoke
we headed to comic-con where we spoke
we headed to comic-con where we spoke with Sergio Aragones about his comic
with Sergio Aragones about his comic
with Sergio Aragones about his comic book grew the wanderer let’s start by
book grew the wanderer let’s start by
book grew the wanderer let’s start by having you tell us how you first got
having you tell us how you first got
having you tell us how you first got into comic book artists tree before
into comic book artists tree before
into comic book artists tree before comics I was drawing cartoons gag
comics I was drawing cartoons gag
comics I was drawing cartoons gag cartoons without words in Mexico I grew
cartoons without words in Mexico I grew
cartoons without words in Mexico I grew up in Mexico so that was what I did for
up in Mexico so that was what I did for
up in Mexico so that was what I did for many years even all through high school
many years even all through high school
many years even all through high school and through college I always wanted to
and through college I always wanted to
and through college I always wanted to draw comics but in Mexico tea was not
draw comics but in Mexico tea was not
draw comics but in Mexico tea was not what I did didn’t fit there and it was
what I did didn’t fit there and it was
what I did didn’t fit there and it was all the way into the sixties that I
all the way into the sixties that I
all the way into the sixties that I wanted to do but per se as a comic book
wanted to do but per se as a comic book
wanted to do but per se as a comic book before there were cartoons gags
before there were cartoons gags
before there were cartoons gags magazines Oh jokes I were from Mad for a
magazines Oh jokes I were from Mad for a
magazines Oh jokes I were from Mad for a few years before even I did my first
few years before even I did my first
few years before even I did my first comic but then I went to Europe and I
comic but then I went to Europe and I
comic but then I went to Europe and I realized that there was a lot of humor
realized that there was a lot of humor
realized that there was a lot of humor in comics and that’s what I wanted to do
in comics and that’s what I wanted to do
in comics and that’s what I wanted to do came back and did it now let’s talk
came back and did it now let’s talk
came back and did it now let’s talk about GRU how did that first come about
about GRU how did that first come about
about GRU how did that first come about when I was in Europe I decided yes
when I was in Europe I decided yes
when I was in Europe I decided yes that’s time to do a humor thing and now
that’s time to do a humor thing and now
that’s time to do a humor thing and now always when I approach my work is what
always when I approach my work is what
always when I approach my work is what there isn’t there so I can do something
there isn’t there so I can do something
there isn’t there so I can do something new so I start try to figure out what
new so I start try to figure out what
new so I start try to figure out what wasn’t there and they were not comics
wasn’t there and they were not comics
wasn’t there and they were not comics about all kinds of things but they were
about all kinds of things but they were
about all kinds of things but they were not humour barbarians so I start working
not humour barbarians so I start working
not humour barbarians so I start working on had for a long time tried to figure
on had for a long time tried to figure
on had for a long time tried to figure that one and eventually grew evolve
that one and eventually grew evolve
that one and eventually grew evolve itself to what it has become now and
itself to what it has become now and
itself to what it has become now and with a great help of Mark Evanier he
with a great help of Mark Evanier he
with a great help of Mark Evanier he does incredible dialogues and he give
does incredible dialogues and he give
does incredible dialogues and he give him a style of life of personality that
him a style of life of personality that
him a style of life of personality that I couldn’t have given because it’s a
I couldn’t have given because it’s a
I couldn’t have given because it’s a different type of mine this humor is
different type of mine this humor is
different type of mine this humor is different than mine but together it make
different than mine but together it make
different than mine but together it make a
a
a a very good character and when I came
a very good character and when I came
a very good character and when I came back to the States
back to the States
back to the States I tried to polish it but in those times
I tried to polish it but in those times
I tried to polish it but in those times all the companies kept the rights they
all the companies kept the rights they
all the companies kept the rights they didn’t share the copyright so it took
didn’t share the copyright so it took
didn’t share the copyright so it took almost 12 years for me to publish grew
almost 12 years for me to publish grew
almost 12 years for me to publish grew with a company called Pacific that
with a company called Pacific that
with a company called Pacific that shared a copyright because I didn’t want
shared a copyright because I didn’t want
shared a copyright because I didn’t want to just give it away like everybody gave
to just give it away like everybody gave
to just give it away like everybody gave all the comics away what has kept you
all the comics away what has kept you
all the comics away what has kept you coming back to the character for so long
coming back to the character for so long
coming back to the character for so long it writes himself once once you create a
it writes himself once once you create a
it writes himself once once you create a character you write about him you just
character you write about him you just
character you write about him you just can’t take any subject like a war or a
can’t take any subject like a war or a
can’t take any subject like a war or a famine and because of his personality so
famine and because of his personality so
famine and because of his personality so well Stella she you don’t even have to
well Stella she you don’t even have to
well Stella she you don’t even have to worry about it you just have to think of
worry about it you just have to think of
worry about it you just have to think of a funny ending and then you have a story
a funny ending and then you have a story
a funny ending and then you have a story unit so it is easy it’s like normal life
unit so it is easy it’s like normal life
unit so it is easy it’s like normal life it’s nothing contrived about it it’s
it’s nothing contrived about it it’s
it’s nothing contrived about it it’s very comfortable so I can write forever
very comfortable so I can write forever
very comfortable so I can write forever because this forever stuff now if I
because this forever stuff now if I
because this forever stuff now if I write correctly you do a lot of research
write correctly you do a lot of research
write correctly you do a lot of research into the realism for GRU so tell us a
into the realism for GRU so tell us a
into the realism for GRU so tell us a bit about that one bad drawing for
bit about that one bad drawing for
bit about that one bad drawing for instance were you drawing a ship if he’s
instance were you drawing a ship if he’s
instance were you drawing a ship if he’s badly drawn it would break the
badly drawn it would break the
badly drawn it would break the continuity of the reader the reader will
continuity of the reader the reader will
continuity of the reader the reader will be reading and suddenly realized that
be reading and suddenly realized that
be reading and suddenly realized that that ship won’t float always badly drawn
that ship won’t float always badly drawn
that ship won’t float always badly drawn and it breaks the continuum of the story
and it breaks the continuum of the story
and it breaks the continuum of the story with GRU Assisi because it’s a
with GRU Assisi because it’s a
with GRU Assisi because it’s a non-existing world so I try not to make
non-existing world so I try not to make
non-existing world so I try not to make anything that is out of context or out
anything that is out of context or out
anything that is out of context or out of place or out of the year you know so
of place or out of the year you know so
of place or out of the year you know so everything fits is the GRU cone
everything fits is the GRU cone
everything fits is the GRU cone crossover still works yes I try to do it
crossover still works yes I try to do it
crossover still works yes I try to do it for a long time but I couldn’t come with
for a long time but I couldn’t come with
for a long time but I couldn’t come with the right plot broken defeat Conan or
the right plot broken defeat Conan or
the right plot broken defeat Conan or Conan couldn’t defeat bro and to me
Conan couldn’t defeat bro and to me
Conan couldn’t defeat bro and to me crossovers is nothing that I like at all
crossovers is nothing that I like at all
crossovers is nothing that I like at all I believe firmly that every character
I believe firmly that every character
I believe firmly that every character belongs in the world that the author had
belongs in the world that the author had
belongs in the world that the author had created for them but with Conan because
created for them but with Conan because
created for them but with Conan because it’s a barbarian and I use a subterfuge
it’s a barbarian and I use a subterfuge
it’s a barbarian and I use a subterfuge that I have used before in a good call
that I have used before in a good call
that I have used before in a good call and with Mark of course sergio destroys
and with Mark of course sergio destroys
and with Mark of course sergio destroys DC and sergio Massacre marvel that we
DC and sergio Massacre marvel that we
DC and sergio Massacre marvel that we are in the story so they are our dreams
are in the story so they are our dreams
are in the story so they are our dreams our fantasies presenting these
our fantasies presenting these
our fantasies presenting these characters so they are never out of
characters so they are never out of
characters so they are never out of context so we grew and Conan the same
context so we grew and Conan the same
context so we grew and Conan the same thing we are part of the story so it
thing we are part of the story so it
thing we are part of the story so it doesn’t break the unit the relation the
doesn’t break the unit the relation the
doesn’t break the unit the relation the universe each one I found a solution
universe each one I found a solution
universe each one I found a solution when I saw a movie called Rashomon by
when I saw a movie called Rashomon by
when I saw a movie called Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa it was a movie about some
Akira Kurosawa it was a movie about some
Akira Kurosawa it was a movie about some something that happened on the jungle
something that happened on the jungle
something that happened on the jungle anodyne that the participatory people
anodyne that the participatory people
anodyne that the participatory people tell the story their way and is
tell the story their way and is
tell the story their way and is completely different so each person
completely different so each person
completely different so each person tells the story different so in this
tells the story different so in this
tells the story different so in this case that’s what I use to do the content
case that’s what I use to do the content
case that’s what I use to do the content group and like these things are going to
group and like these things are going to
group and like these things are going to be the same one but seem from a
be the same one but seem from a
be the same one but seem from a different point of view thank you so
different point of view thank you so
different point of view thank you so much my pleasure thank you guys
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