“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
“Being a naive 20-something I didn't think that I could just go to the screen cartoonist's union, that I was a member of, and scream bloody murder and they would have jumped all over this guy and said, "Oh, but yes he does get screen credit."” ThinkingDoeSaidGuyMembersMurderUnionsCreditScreensScreamBloodyNaiveThis GuyCartoonist Author:Mike Royer
“I chose Bagdasarian Productions when I heard from some colleagues at work who were buying story boards at the time back in the early '90. I met the man once when I came in with the first half of the story board and the only thing he said when looking at the first half of the board was, "It's so nice to see someone using their imagination."” MenFirstsSaidStoriesImaginationHalfNiceHeardHe ManMetsProductionsBoardsBuyingColleagues Author:Mike Royer
“During the Mavelmania days in the late '60's I got a phone call one evening and I answered it and this voice said, "Mike Royer? This is Jack Kirby. Word is you're a pretty good inker." That's how it started.” SaidVoiceLatePhonesEveningMikePhone Calls Author:Mike Royer
“I did get a nice compliment from Ramona Fradon a few years ago.She was talking about the one and only Plastic Man comic that I inked for her for DC and she said it was the only time that she'd ever had anyone ink her. Everyone else put in their own personality and changed it. In fact, bless her heart, she said if she were still doing Brenda Starr, she'd have me ink it.” IfsMenYearsHeartSaidStillsFactsTalkingNiceChangedPersonalityYears AgoComicBlessComplimentPlasticInkOnly Time 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
“I was with Roy Thomas on a panel and he turned to me and said, "You know, your name is on the cover a magazine every month." I said, "Really?" He pulled out a copy of "Destroyer," and said, "If you cover up the DEST you've got Royer on the cover every month."” IfsKnowsSaidNamesMonthsMagazinesCopiesDestroyersCover Ups Author:Mike Royer