"STAPLE! was phenomenal,
a first year show that acted like a precocious mutant baby genius."
Hope Larson Quick QuestionsSTAPLE!: What was your first work in comics? HOPE: I briefly drew a comic called I Was There and Just Returned on Girlamatic.com. It was loosely based on Egyptian folk tales, but I didn't know what I was doing and quit pretty fast. STAPLE!: In what ways does your life influence your art? HOPE: Most things that interest me eventually end up in my comics. STAPLE!: To what extent do you use digital tools in your art? HOPE: I started out drawing everything on the computer, but now that I work with brush and ink I try to make any digital additions as invisible as possible. I mainly use Photoshop for touchup, to fill blacks and to add lettering if I'm not doing it by hand. STAPLE!: What new artists or works (whether in comics or otherwise) excite you? HOPE: I love Lucy Knisley's comics, which are hilarious and semi-autobiographical (http://www.stoppayingattention.com/). And I'm obviously crazy about Rebecca Kraatz's strip House of Sugar (http://www.rebeccakraatz.com/)! I hope she draws a longer story one day, because I'm sure it would be incredible. STAPLE!: Have you got a good convention or show story you can tell us? HOPE: Once I got an amazing piece of fan art from a 7-year-old girl. It detailed a dozen of her imaginary friends and was inspired by Salamander Dream, which pretty much melted my heart. |
About Hope LarsonSTAPLE! has extended invites to a variety of creators to answer a series of quick questions about working in comics, and we’ll be updating these questions as the responses come in, so check back often! Our latest interviewee is Hope Larson, writer and artist of Adhouse's Salamander Dream and Oni Press's Gray Horses. |