![]() ![]() It’s almost like I’m fighting what is most natural in creating a character that you or I can attach ourselves to. At first that’s the way I automatically started drawing the Transformers. When I draw mechanical things like planes or trucks or regular things that you see in a comic book, superheroes or whatever, I tighten up, because I’m trying to be representational of that kind of mechanical hard edge. But I found the more precious that I am with my lines when drawing the Transformers and all their blockiness, the less good it looks. I think overall there’s a general tendency to pull out a ruler and the microns when drawing Transformers, which definitely has a place. Yet you find a way to make the Transformers look organic while still looking like robots. The Transformers, as robots, have hard, cold, metallic surfaces. Your work is known for its organic quality. There have been many iterations of Transformers since the G1, which I’m very knowledgeable of, but it just felt like the right move for me as a creator to do what I’m most excited about. It’s almost like there’s been this like caged beast inside of me that is finally free to have the time and resources and the push from Skybound and Hasbro to go and make something that I can get excited about. Thankfully, now I’m at a point in my career and in my ability level that I’m able to bring out what I’ve always wanted to do. I go into this story because I have this childhood memory of getting very frustrated with not being able to draw things the way that I envisioned in my head. It was my way of learning how to draw Optimus Prime. But there was an ad for the VHS version of Transformers: The Moviethat had a whole lineup of the characters, and Optimus Prime was right in the middle. I remember there was an old Richie Rich comic in the early 90s. Finding good reference was very difficult. They were very expensive.īut I also was trying to learn how to draw these Transformers, and there was no solid imagery of them except for the television show. Those designs just completely captured me. But I would watch the reruns after school in second and third grade. I was born in ‘87, so I missed obviously the debut of the cartoon, and the movie. Was there a particular era of Transformers that you responded to that, that’s inspired your work on this book?ĭefinitely, I can’t help but go back to like the G1. It’s fun, there’s literally toys already made for me to play with and try and bring something that’s exciting to the Transformers fan base. It’s a huge part of my growing up and I just am enjoying the chance to bring that world to life in in a way that’s in my head. ![]() And also because it’s something that’s so special to me as a person. So honestly, working on Transformers is kind of like this fun break for me, which is one of the things that was so attractive about it. But straight-up making my own stuff is way harder than working on a Wonder Woman book or Transformers, where I have to be responsible for making all the characters and all the story points and there’s no frame of reference for a new reader who comes to the book. To be totally honest, after I’d just finished doing Powerbomb, I was looking to do another creator-owned project. I’m just looking for stuff that’s gonna get me excited. I’m not actively looking for stuff that’s different. Do you seek projects that are different from your last project? Here’s what he had to tell us…Īll of the titles you’ve worked on are significantly different from one another. We caught up with Johnson at the convention and chatted about his next project, Skybound’s highly anticipated Transformers. One of today’s hottest comic creators, Daniel Warren Johnson has written and illustrated such titles as Skybound’s acclaimed Murder Falcon and Extremity, Marvel’s Beta Ray Bill, DC’s Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, and Image’s Do a Powerbomb! – which won an Eisner Award at this weekend’s SDCC 2023. We Talk Transformers With Eisner Award Winner Daniel Warren Johnson Joe series Duke and Cobra Commander, Skybound further reports. Skybound Unveils New Art From Transformers Corner Of Energon Universe With Hasbro and Teasing New Series At Image Comics!įollowing the release of their teaser trailer video for the Energon Universe, and recent art reveals for new G.I. ![]()
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