“I sometimes look at the careers of other... I guess I could call them contemporaries or maybe close artists; you know, the 4 or 5 guys who go to New York City and get a loft and work together and use each other as models and that sort of thing and wait for years and years to get married. Maybe I just wasn't that definite.” KnowsYearsLooksSometimesUseTogetherArtistGuyWaitingCitiesCareersNew YorkMarriedModelsWorking TogetherNew York CityDefinite Author:Mike Royer
“When I was at Disney and was a character art manager and handing out artwork that had to be inked we had a thing where if there was any lettering on it I'd hear, "I don't letter," and I said, "Look at it. It's drawing. Ink the drawing." I just learned from Mike Aarons how each letter was just part of the drawing.” IfsLooksArtSaidCharacterLettersDrawingManagersInkMikeArtwork Author:Mike Royer
“I learned early Jack Kirby favorite movies were the Warner Brothers from the '30s. When you look at Jack Kirby's comic books, or at least when I do, I can make an instant connection. When he said he loved those movies it was like, "Of course."” LooksSaidI CanBookCoursesBrotherConnectionsComicInstantComic BookWarner BrothersInstant Connection Author:Mike Royer
“In fact, sometimes when I look at something my memory does work. I remember the panel where Alex Toth told me, "Mike, if you really don't understand all that, you don't need to put it on there."” IfsNeedsLooksDoeSometimesFactsRememberMemoriesMikeAlex Author:Mike Royer