TCJ had added a provocative tagline over his Power Girl artwork about him pouring beer over an editor’s head. I interviewed him a couple times about his work, but it wasn’t until the TCJ interview that we chatted in-depth about his life – his childhood in Canada, his artistic influences, finding his way into comics, his difficulties working with editors and other creators, and his triumphs. We talked for hours over those summer weeks, and when we were done there were 40 pages worth of conversation for the Journal and a few more that were just between us.īefore the interview was printed, I remember sending the final cover design to Darwyn. He ended up writing an apology that was published in the All the Rage column I wrote for, and we stayed in touch. Earlier that year he made some impulsive comments about Frank Miller and I offered him some unsolicited advice on how to handle the potential fallout. TCJ had asked him to do an interview, but he insisted I be the one to conduct it because we had become friendly in the months prior. In 2007 I spent weeks interviewing Darwyn on the phone for the cover interview in The Comics Journal #285. I never met Darwyn Cooke in person, but nine years ago he offered me a magic wish.
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