Monday, December 15, 2008

Jim Shooter speaks about the art on LSH

Jim Shooter on his recent run on the Legion of Superheroes,

“I must add that Francis Manapul is going to be great someday – maybe one of the best of all time.”

“He already shows flashes of brilliance. He works very hard and seems to care a lot – but that and a $1.85 gets you a cup of coffee. As soon as Francis grasps what business he’s in – storytelling – as soon as he realizes that conveying the story and information clearly, at a glance, is first priority, he’ll be a contender."

"It’s not just about making cool shots that vaguely relate to what was asked for in the script. It’s about thinking things through until you can come up with just-as-cool shots that effectively deliver all the content required; about making the visual storytelling ‘read’ effortlessly."

"Francis is incapable of drawing a dull picture, so if he ever really grasps the importance of the story and science of storytelling, he’s going to be a hall-of-famer."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Jim was being kind. The art was okay at best and drifted to dismal most of the time.