One of the most difficult things for any artist to do is create a world that looks both completely alien yet real and possible.

There's also a lot of punch you get from doing an extreme closeup and have it just be that image with nothing around it. There's a clarity and precision and impact there that you sometimes lose if you put everything else in that background.

Not everyone reads comics, although most people know the major superheroes, but the majority of people play video games.

There was something special and unique about the love triangle that existed between Clark Kent, Superman and Lois Lane.

Al Plastino helped redefine Superman in the 1950s. His work on Supermans Girlfriend, Lois Lane, Adventure Comics and pretty much any title in the Superman family will be fondly remembered for years to come. He will be missed.

Alasdair Fraser's Culburnie Records has quietly become one of the best Celtic music labels today.

I rarely draw myself, in general, and if I do, I tend to do little cute manga-esque, almost bite-sized drawings of myself.