I've always liked the simplicity of the Black Panther costume. I've never liked when people give him flashy capes and other adornments. Brian Stelfreeze More Quotes by Brian Stelfreeze More Quotes From Brian Stelfreeze I'm trying to have Wakanda represent all of Africa. Brian Stelfreeze representafricatrying I decided that in Wakanda, the royal family would have extremely dark complexions, like so black they're blue. My attitude was, because the royal family is dark, the darker you are, the more you're considered royal. Brian Stelfreeze youfamilyblackattitude In the Marvel universe, vibranium has always been this material that absorbs kinetic energy. And any tiny bit of physics knowledge will tell you that that's really non-Newtonian. You can't just absorb energy, you've gotta change it into something else. Brian Stelfreeze youuniversechangeknowledge I think there's art, and then there's illustration. Art comes from a deeper place. Brian Stelfreeze i-thinkplacethinkart The detail of my art depends entirely on the project itself. I tend to be a little more detail-oriented with covers than I am with interior pages, and I try to reduce the detail on action sequences as opposed to suspense passages. Brian Stelfreeze i-amtryactionart I'm always a little nervous when someone comes from other media into writing comics. It's a unique storytelling form, and it requires both talent and respect. Brian Stelfreeze respecttalentmediaunique I see every project I take on as significant, and I try to pour a lifetime of experience into it. Brian Stelfreeze projecttryseeexperience I try to place what I creatively have to say above who I am. Brian Stelfreeze i-amsayplacetry There is a profound gap between meeting a person and knowing a person, and that holds true for the difference between visiting and residing. Brian Stelfreeze meetingtruepersondifference Illustration is commercial. It's work that we produce, and I think what you can do is you can draw from the pool of art, but most of it comes from a pool of knowledge. Brian Stelfreeze youworkknowledgeart I don't consider what I do 'art.' It's 'storytelling.' Brian Stelfreeze considerstorytellingart Most creative people fall into one of two categories - either they're task-oriented, or they're time-oriented. Brian Stelfreeze creativetwopeoplefall Oddly enough, Black Panther's almost like an analog to Tarzan. Brian Stelfreeze almostlikeblackenough Wakanda was allowed to develop freely, specifically on its own. Wakanda pushed back all the invaders. So they maintained all their traditions; they maintained all their styles. Brian Stelfreeze developtraditionsownback When you have a situation where you're hanging out with 20 or 30 other artists, then there's insane amounts of creativity in the room. Brian Stelfreeze hangingyousituationcreativity When you're an artist, you're generally working at home alone in a studio. It's just really good to get with other guys and make art something you can share. Brian Stelfreeze alonegoodhomeart Writing comics and drawing comics is a really very specific art form. It's a lot easier to get it wrong than it is to get it right. Brian Stelfreeze wrongdrawingwritingart I never really thought about the fact that most of the times I saw Black Panther, he was in New York or in some American city doing something cool with the Avengers. I mean, he's the Prince of Wakanda, but we rarely saw him in Wakanda. Brian Stelfreeze citythoughtcoolblack I think, for the most part, comics have devolved into fantasy for the sake of fantasy. Brian Stelfreeze i-thinkmostthinkfantasy Most established comic writers have a fixed style or methodology, so what you get on page one of the first issue is about the same for the last page of the series. Brian Stelfreeze lastgetyoustyle
