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In The Comics Journal #300, Frank Quitely (We3, Flex Mentallo, Batman and Robin) spoke at length with Dave Gibbons on new innovations in creating comics digitally. Of particular note was their enthusiasm for Wacom’s Cintiq pen display which they had both used to great effect in their recent work.

In the following video, Quitely demonstrates how he uses his Cintiq to improve his workflow with traditional media and takes us through some of the preliminary steps in creating a cover for the relaunch of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents for DC Comics (see the finished version above).

 via The Comics Journal

Read More for Video Interview, Part 2 Coming Tomorrow.

US superheroes with Scottish accents

By Peter Murray  BBC Scotland Comic book superheroes are usually thought of as being as American as baseball and apple pie. Yet some of the top writers and artists for DC Comics are working from a small studio in the centre of Glasgow. The angular spires and towers of a futuristic city dominated the skyline, even though the view from the window was of queues of Glasgow buses and taxis and the wrought iron exterior of Central Station.Early summer sunshine flooded in on the desk where Frank Quitely worked, poring over an outlined image of Superman jumping from a helipad onto a flying car. He is one of a team of writers and artists, based around a tiny studio in Glasgow city centre, who turn out dozens of titles for that most archetypal American product: DC Comics. "I suppose from an American editor's point of view," said Mr Quitely, "my work doesn't look typically American." However, like the others in this prolific writing team - colourist Jamie Grant and story writer Grant Morrison - he is unwilling to put his finger on just what it is about their output which holds such appeal for US comic book readers. Bob Schreck, long-time editor at DC Comics, has no such reticence. "It's all about good writing and storytelling," he said. "The Scots have a wonderful history of storytelling."