“Colors are not dressing. They have to tell the story. And as pretty as a cover might be… It might tell a story, but it might not tell the story that’s inside the book. It might be a lie.”
-Edgar Delgado
Edgar Delgado is one of the best comic book colorists in the mainstream comics industry.
His career began when he decided to skip college and self-publish 1,000 copies of Ultra Duck (his creator-owned own comic) instead. He quickly became a local hero in the Mexican comics industry and eventually sold every copy.
Several years later, he embarked on the first of many successful collaborations with superstar penciller Humberto Ramos.
I (Chris) discovered both artists with their first Spider-man series in 2003.
That series was one of the most significant stylistic influences in my entire life.
In 2008 Edgar rebooted Ultra Duck with wunderkind Omar Lozano and he’s currently writing Ultra Duck 2.
Marvel Animation’s Justin Copeland joins Chris and Lora for an ultra-interview.
In This Episode:
- How to break in as a comics colorist.
- What does a great comics colorist portfolio look like?
- You’ll never see Ghostbusters the same way again.
- Why the Star Wars prequels don’t look like Star Wars.
- Is coloring comics easier than drawing comics?
- What happens when you press Chris’ geek button?
Edgar Delgado Links:
‘Ultra Duck’ Comic Coloring Tutorial by Edgar Delgado
Buy ‘Ultra Duck’ in the iBookstore
Other Links Mentioned:
Edgar was actually coloring a comic cover during the interview! Click here to check it out!
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“If I can look at the page from across the room and I know what’s happening, it’s a good page. The story has to be clear. All the characters have to be separated. I shouldn’t have to ask ‘What’s this?’ If I don’t know what’s going on it’s not a good page.”
-Edgar Delgado
