The Ethan Van Sciver Talk Back thread

[Bob Sachs Voice of Guy Gardner Find all posts View Profile Close Bob Sachs]

Oh, I see. I'm not sure...when I first started in comics, we at the very least still had fax machines. And we used to fax drawings back and forth. I still do use a fax machine now and then. But we'd always exchange phone numbers and talk to eachother on the phone.

The internet has done wonders for communicating with fans one on one though. It's not terribly difficult to get commissioned sketches anymore. Or at least, be in a position to ask.

Please don't let us fans infect yer art too much though ... We don't always know what we want or what's best for a character's development ... If it was up to me, I'd have Guy written in the pop culture history books as the greatest hero of all time ... Don't take us fans too seriously ... Afterall, I'm a fan using a roll of toilet paper as my avatar ... Ya know ???

[Ethan Van Sciver Honored Guest Find all posts View Profile Close Ethan Van Sciver]

For the record, I kinda like the Kilowog figure... but I agree it is a little off (my girlfriend was the first one to tell me that, even... and I was geeking out like, "No, it's Kilowog, he's fucking huge and massive, it's a badass figure!" and she'd simply tell me, "OK, well... but it doesn't look like him"). I would have certainly preferred either the standard leotard or the newer Hal GL suit for him, as it better accents his muscles and detail and all that, stuff that is lost when 90% of his body is just a black mass as it is with the Stewart costume.

Another question for you: Who designed the current Kyle costume, and what was the deal with the 3 shoulder bumps on each side? Were they there to begin with and you and Reis phased them out, or were they never there in the design, and it was just various Countdown/Challengers artists improperly drawing the 3 bumps on each side?

Personally I love the shoulder bumps (and I think some others do too). They're a piece of his Jim Lee suit, just a tiny piece, and it gives his costume a very necessary touch -- just a touch -- of his artsy side. Without them it appears somewhat plain, and a little too reminiscent of Hal's suit (and Kyle doesn't even get the dynamic lines on the gloves and boots that Hal's current suit gets).

I had nothing to do with any of Kyle's costumes, I'm sorry to say. All of them have missed the mark for me, this one included. Jim Lee's version was nifty, but a little too busy. The Ion one was a mess...no one seemed to be able to keep it straight. People overthink Kyle. He should look like one of the Lanterns, like he belongs there, not like some eccentric sidekick for Hal.

[Andrew NDB Shot Caller Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew NDB]

Y'know, with all this feedback from you Ethan, we should all be in the chat room!

If Ethan is willing, he need only click here.

[Andrew NDB Shot Caller Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew NDB]

I had nothing to do with any of Kyle's costumes, I'm sorry to say. All of them have missed the mark for me, this one included. Jim Lee's version was nifty, but a little too busy. The Ion one was a mess...no one seemed to be able to keep it straight. People overthink Kyle. He should look like one of the Lanterns, like he belongs there, not like some eccentric sidekick for Hal.

Agreed on all points.

And I really did love your polishing on Ion's costume in the Sinestro Corps War special -- badass.

[Ethan Van Sciver Honored Guest Find all posts View Profile Close Ethan Van Sciver]

Alright, let me see the chat room...

[Ethan Van Sciver Honored Guest Find all posts View Profile Close Ethan Van Sciver]

Nope, it doesn't work for me. Sorry.

[Andrew NDB Shot Caller Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew NDB]

Hmm... try clicking on "FlashChat" in the upper right corner of the toolbar up top.

[Ethan Van Sciver Honored Guest Find all posts View Profile Close Ethan Van Sciver]

Hmm... try clicking on "FlashChat" in the upper right corner of the toolbar up top.

It's not taking my screen name and password.

[Andrew NDB Shot Caller Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew NDB]

Damn... as long as you're logged in, it shouldn't even be asking you for that. Let me try a temporary fix... give me 2 minutes.

[Guest Close Rayner90]

It's probably thinking "No F-ing way this is Ethan Van Sciver"

[Andrew NDB Shot Caller Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew NDB]

All right, Ethan... log out of the board, log back in, and give it one more shot... it could be the FlashChat doesn't like the Honored Guest sub-user category.

[Guest Close raynersraider]

Ethan, I have a question for you....



Ginger or Mary Ann?

[Andrew NDB Shot Caller Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew NDB]

Awesome chat with you just now, Ethan, thanks for joining us! Maybe we can schedule them with you in the future, if you're interested in more?

[Guest Close Rayner90]

Yea!

We could rock out with our.......comics out!

[Bob Sachs Voice of Guy Gardner Find all posts View Profile Close Bob Sachs]

Thanks Ethan ... YOU rock !!!