He sends the script, then after I pencil it I send him scans so he can ink! How do you and Ty work together? Do you discuss storylines beforehand? Does he send you a script, or does he give you thumbnails? Kevin was the hardest, since I tried to make him a mix of the show and the comic, and his changes were more subtle, yet harder to draw! Which character was the easiest to adapt into the new style, and who was the trickiest? He doesn’t overcrowd a page, which I think he understands since he’s an artist too. No, but I try to follow Ty’s layout suggestions. What about the compositions and paneling-did that aspect change? Well, I think the inks of Ty make it look a little different than usual, and the colors by Andre separate it from the regular classic titles. Are there particular elements that you can single out that really influence the style in a different direction? That said, the new style looks very different. If you paint or render it too much, it starts to look like a different animal. Overall, it has to retain a classic look. Why did you decide to retain those elements, rather than go in a different direction-something more painterly, maybe? Like classic Archie, it relies heavily on line, with flat areas of color. But first I wanted to discuss the overall style. Most people have focused on the character designs, and we’ll talk about that in a minute. Then, I borrowed some things from the show. The main thing was Archie, I wanted to change up his hair. It really started as one tweak at a time. How did you start thinking about changing the style? Did you tweak one thing at a time, or did you have the whole look in your head from the beginning? It really wasn’t a difficult transition at all! I just drew them in a way that I found appealing. What habits did you have to drop or relearn? I would imagine re-inventing the classic Archie style would be a challenge for anyone-but you have been drawing in the classic Archie style for decades. We really want to focus on humor, and the slapstick stuff was a ways a part of the classic stories. Are you taking this opportunity to mix up the characters’ personalities and break them out of their usual roles a bit, as well as changing the art? I’m working on the third issue, and it’s all about Reggie!Īlso, Jughead has a slapstick turn in the first story that seems unusual for him. Will they get their own stories later on in this series, or will Archie and Jughead continue to be the central characters?Īll the characters will get a focus in this series. Betty, Veronica, and Kevin are there but really off to the side. The first thing I noticed about the stories in this issue is that they focus on Archie and Jughead.

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