I've just got home after an afternoon in Aviles.
I must say I'm a bit sad bacause I could not find you. Once I arrived I asked everyone, and they said you were seen in the cafe next to the building, but you were already gone.
I asked again a bit later and someone said you and a woman were sitting upstairs in a sofa...I checked 3 times upstairs and I did not see you.
Then I went back to one of the people in charge of everything (the one who introduced you in the morning) and told me you had been there only 20 minutes before I asked...
So far, so close to one of my greatest heroes for about 16 years...
So I could not get my Clandestine# 1 signed...
In that cafe next to the building I met Mark Buckingham, and he was very kind reviewing my art and helping with some pieces of advice.
But thanks for being there Alan, somewhere.
And thanks for the words about my art some years ago. Here are some of the new pieces I wanted you to watch this afternoon. So influenced by your art and that comedy style from the Excalibur days...
I met DC's editor Ed Berganza and he said I had some talent but a lot of things should be changed. First, the angles of the "camera" shouldn't be all so frontal.
Also, my art is not part of the mainstream style these days. He said they are looking for stuff which looks more like real pictures (take a look at their covers these days).
I said all my influences came from my heroes, namely you, Byrne or Romita Jr. He said I should learn more from reality images instead.
I think he's right but I wonder if my art can change so much to be cool...