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This interview was done through emails in February 2004
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Matthieu-David:
Which artists influenced you the
most ? And what are your influences in general ?
Marv Wolfman:
I'm a writer, not an artist, so I'll say in comics, in
the early days, John Broome, Ed Hamilton, Otto Binder
and Stan Lee. Influences in general are too many to
list.
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M-D:
Sorry, Of course I know you're a writer but I thought
"Artists" was a generic term that included
pencillers,writers, inkers and colorists. My
bad :( ( in french "Artist" is a generic name
and I keep making the mistake :( )
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M-D:
Is there an artist you would you love to work with ?
(penciler, inker or colourist )
M.W.:Anyone
who's good and respects the scripts.
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M-D: On which comic book would you like to work or is there a specific
character that you would like to work on (
can even be a dream project )?
M.W.:I've
worked on almost every character I'd like to, with
the possible exception of Deadman. I'd still love
to do either Superman or Spider-Man.
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M-D: What type of
script do you write ? Highly detailed ones or very short ?
M.W.:
I'm
pretty detailed in my descriptions. I like the artist to
have a good understanding of what I want, but I don't put
in every detail as I don't want to overwhelm them with
stuff that isn't important. Also, comics are a visual art
form and the artist may come up with something visually
more exciting than I ever could.
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M-D: Have you
noticed any storytelling changes since you started
writing ?
M.W.:There are several: 1: Plots are much less
dense. What we used to take one issue to do would be done
today in two or three issues. Two: there are much fewer
captions. People are trying to emulate movies (which we're
not) and therefore don't use comics' ability to provide
inner monologues or set stage or even give mood and
feeling. I think this is to the detriment. 3: Dialogue is
generally more natural and less melodramatic.
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M-D: If you hadn’t worked in comics, what would you have done for a
living ?
M.W.:
Teacher.
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M-D: Could you
describe your typical day ?
M.W.:
I
start writing about nine to ten, break for lunch, go back
to work, stop about five.
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M-D: Do you use music as an inspiration for your writing ?
M.W.: No. Hardly
ever. I must have the sound off when I write. I do love
listening to good movie scores (not songs) but I can't when I'm
writing.
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M-D: You have been doing the colors on "the man called
Nova" and "skull the slayer" ? How did you
get to do those ? and do you still color ?
M.W.:
I
enjoy coloring as a fun thing not as a job.
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M-D: What is your best achievement so far ?
M.W.:
It's a cross between Tomb of Dracula, New
Teen Titans and The Night Force.
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M-D: Did you have
some hard times in your career ? Which ones and how did
you deal with those ?
M.W.:There
are always hard times but you just have to plow through
them as best you can.
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M-D:
What’s the weirdest thing you witnessed in a convention ?
M.W.:
fans following you into a bathroom to get an
autograph.
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M-D
: Have you ever been in Paris and if so what surprised you the
most when you arrived ?
M.W.:Once.
How lovely it is.
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M-D: Since
you wrote him quiet a few
times, how would you describe the character : “DR
DOOM” ?
M.W..:Intelligent
but twisted. He believes he is better than others and
doesn't understand why nobody else understands that.
Everything he does is to make others realize he is better
than they are.
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M-D:
Who draw " Dr Doom" the best in your opinion ?
M.W.
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Jack Kirby. Everyone else simply copied
him.
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Thanks
a lot Marv !
visit
Marv Wolfman website here : http://www.marvwolfman.com
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