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

As an artist, as I design and lay out a page, the less-important things, things I want you to spend less time looking at, I draw them very small, maybe even silhouette them. The more-important pivotal scenes, I draw them larger, maybe even a double-page spread.

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

I'm really trying to focus on the storytelling, more so than ever before I think, partly because it makes for easier pages.

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.

There was a real sophistication and elegance to (Batman: The Animated Series). It certainly appealed to kids but had a depth that really made it fascinating and interesting to watch for adult fans. I think visually, it was stylistically stunning.