David Highlights! and RELEASE DATES!

[Murdock's Girl]

From the interview at comic book bin( link )
that totally rocks! (it really is a great interview go read the entire thing...lots of talk about all kinds of things) here are some highlights.
stuff in red is my snide (yes snide) commentary and stuff in blue is temp. release dates for kabuki and other mack-daddy stuff.
Enjoy!

Tessana!?!

Koncise: Do you remember what you wanted to do as an adult?

David: At one point I wanted to be a stuntman. But I didn’t get a lot of positive reinforcement from parents when I jumped out of our moving car, or jumped from roof to roof or off the roof onto a mattress.

[Am i surprised by this answer? not really but it amuses the shit out of me.-T]

Koncise:So what was it that got you interested and convinced you to try your hand at creating comic book stories?

David: ....I wrote and illustrated and lettered a 55 page book for my scholarship submission. And in the process of doing that, I realized that the medium of comic books are a format that I could integrate all other mediums into. And I realized that comics were the medium I could work in, because they had no limitations, and they included and encompassed aspects of every other medium.

[thank god for david realizing that...otherwise...there would be no kabuki!!!! noooo!!!! hehehe-T]

David..:There is a new large Kabuki statue that has just finished sculpting. It should be in stores in October.That and other works are also featured the new Reflections book that is offered for August from Marvel.
Koncise:[in regards to Kabuki: The Alchemy #4] Are you going to put more life evolution stories in the back of forthcoming issues?

David:It is in comic book form in the current Kabuki issue. It is a bit of a preview of an entire book on the subject that I will be doing for my next art project after this Kabuki story. Sort of an autobiographical comic.

Koncise:You’ve done a lot of cover work. How is that for you? As a cover is like a snapshot into the essence of a story.

David:... is the face of the story. I really enjoy doing cover work. There is an Art of David Mack book scheduled for October of this year that will include the complete Kabuki covers. The entire last eleven years of Kabuki covers, as well as my other covers. It will be an insightful collection in that it will also have sketches and commentary by Bendis and I, and show the evolution and contrast of the cover work.

Koncise:...There are a lot of female assassins out there, Elektra, Shi just to name a few. What is it that sets Kabuki apart from all of them?

David:I’ve heard Kabuki explained as a deconstruction of the assassin archetype in the way that Watchmen dealt with super heroes.
That may be as good a way as any to say it if you want to use the word assassin. The book begins with the character being an operative for a government agency that deals with the interdependence of organized crime and politics in Japan. So it begins with the framework of a crime story and an espionage story, but quickly departs from any of the conventional trappings or previous approaches to that kind of story.

Koncise:So in essence, Kabuki has always been an on-going series?

David:In that I’ve always planned on doing Kabuki stories for quite some time.

Koncise:So how many stories do you have in the bank so far?

David:I have several Kabuki stories mapped out ahead of time. I can write much faster than I can paint. So I have no trouble writing out far into the character’s future. I’ve even written the story in which Kabuki dies and her biography ends.

[WHAT????NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! :cries:-T]

Koncise:Is there any chance of a Kabuki film at some point?

David:The Kabuki film is at Fox. I’ve been developing it at Fox for the last few years. Due to my confidentiality agreement with Fox, I’m only able to discuss in what capacity that I have worked on it. Besides writing the treatment, my credits include: Visual Designer, Creative Consultant, and Co-Producer....I have to let Fox announce that kind of thing. But I’m sure you can guess what a good line up would be for each of the characters. In the process of the film adventure, I’ve got to hear some name actors read my lines in auditions. And from time to time, I was asked to sign and personalize some Kabuki volumes to give to some famous actors. I’m sure there are several names of talented Asian actors and actresses that quickly come to your mind, so it would not be difficult for you to make a top ten list of who these would be.

Koncise:Now that Echo’s open to the Marvel Universe (not saying she’s lose or anything lol), is there anything you’d like to see her do (become an Avenger, date an X-Man lol) or not do?

David:I do know about a project that she is involved with. But I’m not allowed to comment on it.

[ok, that's just plain mean david. -T]

Koncise:Is there anything else that you are working on right now, that you can talk about, creator or company owned?

David:Kabuki is my focus for the near future. The next project that I draw after that is an autobiographical story. You can see a little preview of it in the new KABUKI: The Alchemy #4.
And I will be writing some other projects in the meantime.
I have a Reflections Book 5 planned for August. And an ART OF DAVID MACK book planned for October. It will be an oversize hardcover collection of all lf my cover work from the last ten years. It will collect every single Kabuki cover ever made, the COMPLETE Kabuki covers, as well as sketches, and step by step process of the making of some of the covers. And it will also include commentary and interviews with me and Brian Michael Bendis.
This will be a huge book. Full of information about my art approach. And my collaboration with Brian and his early influence on Kabuki.
It will show the evolution in my work of the last ten years and so much contrast in my approach and media to the many different covers I’ve done. And lots of sketchbook work as well.

[DeadMike]

My favorite part of the interview....

KONCISE: When cats think of comic book painters, probably the first name that comes to mind is Alex Ross.

Did you find this daunting? I mean the fact that, even though your styles are completely different, that you would constantly be put into a comparison of his work. Or is it this what keeps you at your best?

DM: I can assure you that my cats don’t care about that stuff. As long as they have food and can sit on my lap when I paint they are fine.

If that is true or not, I don’t find it daunting in the slightest. I don’t think in those terms at all. Alex Ross is a fine man. I’ve been pals with him for almost ten years. We used to talk all night on the phone while we painted. I rarely get the impression that people are comparing us, nor do I think about that. I certainly don’t think of him, or anyone else, as some kind of competition. What motivates me is purely internal.

[Murdock's Girl]

Dead mike-
i agree. David really cracks me up on some of the answers he gives in interviews.
Tessana!?!

[K.Scott]

From the interview at comic book bin( link )
that totally rocks! (it really is a great interview go read the entire thing...lots of talk about all kinds of things)

Thank you for posting the link and the kind words Murdock Girl

And I'm glad you enjoyed it too Dead Mike

David's a safe cat and if anyone gets the chance to vibe with him at a Con, definately do it.

If anyone wants to leave feedback, maybe you didn't like the piece too, that would be great.

Many thanks

[Murdock's Girl]

Hey your welcome!
I think its probably one of -if not the- best interviews I read with or about david.
and you are right about talking to him at a con....what is much more fun is seeing him do charades though....

Tessana!?!

[K.Scott]

Hey Tessana (is that OK to call you that?)

Thank you

You can't see it, but I must be as red as a blushing strawberry right now.

If you're going Chi Town I'll have to buy you a drink

I'm Kevin by the way, glad to be here

[MACK!]

Hey Tessana (is that OK to call you that?)

Thank you

You can't see it, but I must be as red as a blushing strawberry right now.

If you're going Chi Town I'll have to buy you a drink

I'm Kevin by the way, glad to be here

Hey Welcome!

Is there a forum for feedback by the interview? Or at the site for the interview?

I'm also curious to see what kind of feedback you get for it!

You may have noticed there was a link to it at davidmackguide.com.

Best,
David

[Murdock's Girl]

Hey Tessana (is that OK to call you that?)

Thank you

You can't see it, but I must be as red as a blushing strawberry right now.

If you're going Chi Town I'll have to buy you a drink

I'm Kevin by the way, glad to be here

you can definatly call me Tessana.

better yet...i got an idea...lets stalk david! it will be fun!


espically since the @&^$*&#%^)Q% can't email me back.
i have come to the conclusion that david really doesn't love me anymore.

im sooo joking. we will definatly hang in chicago man.
Tessana!?!

[K.Scott]

Hey Welcome!

Is there a forum for feedback by the interview? Or at the site for the interview?

I'm also curious to see what kind of feedback you get for it!

You may have noticed there was a link to it at davidmackguide.com.

Best,
David

Easy David

Thanks man, I thought it was bout time I stopped by

I've added links at the bottom of the interview for the sites forum.

I've also put threads on a lot of other Message Boards.

The feedback has been good though;

Excellent interview - I really liked the way you dug into his creative processes. Good stuff man!

And his comment about his "cats" being happy if they just get to sit in his lap made me laugh!

Also, I liked how you got into the question about the Echo story being published in DD, and his response.

David Mack's one of the nicer guys in comics - I met him in Philly last year (as did many of us!), and he was very, very cool. And, of course, he's always a welcome presence at JoeQ.com, where he's always very polite and inviting to all of the fans.

And;

That was awesome, thanks! I LOVE Kabuki, but so far haven't found any fans on here... it's a shame. His art is amazing, the story is amazing, and ... ugh, I just can't explain how much joy it brings me. I also loved the bit about the sub-story in this last issue as being his autobiography, that's SO cool!

I gave her a link to this site, so she should stop by soon.

And David Thornton is crazy cool, he really blessed me

[K.Scott]

you can definatly call me Tessana.

better yet...i got an idea...lets stalk david! it will be fun!


espically since the @&^$*&#%^)Q% can't email me back.
i have come to the conclusion that david really doesn't love me anymore.

im sooo joking. we will definatly hang in chicago man.
Tessana!?!