{"id":588,"date":"2009-02-09T21:23:44","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T21:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicscareer.com\/?p=588"},"modified":"2010-03-13T05:20:59","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T05:20:59","slug":"10-questions-for-bruce-mccorkindale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kansascitycomics.com\/?p=588","title":{"rendered":"10 Questions for Bruce McCorkindale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comicscareer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/brucemccorkindale\/mccorkindale-sm.JPG\" title=\"Bruce McCorkindale\" class=\"right\" width=\"234\" height=\"269\" \/>Writer. Penciller. Inker. Animator. Bruce McCorkindale has got you covered. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a multi-talented type from Omaha, Nebraska. His comics credits include writer\/artist turns on <em>The Falling Man, Negative Burn<\/em>, and <em>Chamelia<\/em>. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve also seen his inking work on <em>Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Black Orchid, The Wretch, Rune Vs. Venom, Marvel Time Slip<\/em>, and the current Image Comics series <em>Golly!<\/em> He also produces animation through his Action Impulse Studios.<\/p>\n<p>His most recent efforts include <em>Golly!, The Falling Man, and Chamelia<\/em>. Find out more about Bruce at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brucemccorkindale.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.brucemccorkindale.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionimpulse.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.actionimpulse.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 1:<\/strong> <em>When did you first decide that you wanted to create your own comics for a living?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When I was eight, during a summer vacation at my grandparents\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 cabin in Minnesota. I read a huge pile of Marvel comics, filled up a 200+ page tablet with my own comics, and decided on the ride home that there was no other career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 2:<\/strong> <em>Who has had the biggest influence on you outside the comics industry, and how did they affect your life?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My parents, for being so encouraging about such an improbable and impractical career as comics. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s amazing how fast kids can be discouraged with a small word or two, and I never heard discouraging word one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=comiccom0d-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=16&#038;l=st1&#038;mode=books&#038;search=Drawing%20Comics&#038;fc1=000000&#038;lt1=&#038;lc1=3366FF&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" width=\"468\" height=\"336\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 3:<\/strong> <em>Who has had the biggest influence on your comics career, and how has that person changed your work?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicscareer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/brucemccorkindale\/chamelia.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comicscareer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/brucemccorkindale\/chamelia-sm.JPG\" title=\"Chamelia (Chimaera Comics)\" class=\"left\"  \/><\/a>Jack Kirby. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never taken acid, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard people say that after you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done it, you never perceive things quite the same way. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how I felt about Jack\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work. It was like the creative equivalent of a big bang.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 4:<\/strong> <em>What do you do to recharge your creative batteries?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Try something new. I have certain habits and patterns that are sort of necessary to get the work done, but it can also lead to redundancy. Sometimes I like to try working in a style that isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t comfortable, and get a new perspective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 5:<\/strong> <em>Describe your typical work routine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I work on a lot of different types of projects, so it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to have a typical routine. One day I might be writing, penciling, inking, coloring, or lettering. I also do a lot of animation for my commercial studio, Action Impulse Studios, so that can take me into a whole different world. The only thing typical in my routine is insanely long hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 6:<\/strong> <em>What writing, drawing, or other tools do you use?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a pretty interesting split between natural media and digital tools. One day I might be inking an illustration with a 50-year old pen point that I found on eBay, and the next day I might be digitally \u00e2\u20ac\u0153inking\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Brook Turner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pencil art for <em>Golly!<\/em> in Photoshop. I really enjoy traditional media and digital media about evenly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicscareer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/brucemccorkindale\/gollyart.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comicscareer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/brucemccorkindale\/gollyart-sm.JPG\" title=\"Golly! (Image Comics)\" class=\"right\"  \/><\/a><strong>Question 7:<\/strong> <em>What element of your work gives you the most personal satisfaction?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The storytelling, whether that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s with prose or pictures. My scripting output has been surprisingly light, given this preference, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m constantly trying to rectify that. Right now, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m having a lot of fun writing and illustrating a three-issue series for Chimaera, <em>Chamelia<\/em>. The similarity of names is purely coincidence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 8:<\/strong> <em>What has been the most rewarding project in your professional career \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in or out of comics \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Actually, it might be the aforementioned <em>Chamelia<\/em> project! It was daunting to actually write, illustrate, color, and letter an entire book, and I was pretty happy with the way it turned out. On a purely geek level, it was kind of mind-blowing, early on, to ink a Curt Swan story. His Superman was probably one of the very first things I ever read, so my hands actually shook before I laid ink on his stuff. It was exciting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 9:<\/strong> <em>We&#8217;ve all met very talented newcomers who are trying to get their first professional projects. What&#8217;s the best advice you&#8217;ve ever heard given to a promising new creator?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Trust your own voice. I heard this advice early on from comic art professionals at conventions, and also from instructors at college when I was studying creative writing. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s advice that has slipped in and out of my own consciousness over the years, and I would encourage others to never forget it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 10:<\/strong> <em>Time to get philosophical: What&#8217;s the most important &#8220;big idea&#8221; that you&#8217;ve learned in life \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in or out of comics \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and why is it important?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Balance. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a big theme in my book The Falling Man, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another of those big ideas that I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem to make stick in my own life. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s great to hone and perfect your art, but if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a real life on the other side to draw from, then the art &mdash; and everything else &mdash; is going to suffer.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Want more? See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicscareer.com\/?page_id=245\">index<\/a> of &#8220;10 Questions&#8221; interviews.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Discuss &#8220;10 Questions&#8221; in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicscareer.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=27&#038;t=96\">ComicsCareer.Com Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Are you a professional comics creator? Participate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicscareer.com\/?p=238\">10 Questions project<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer. Penciller. Inker. Animator. Bruce McCorkindale has got you covered. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a multi-talented type from Omaha, Nebraska. His comics credits include writer\/artist turns on The Falling Man, Negative Burn, and Chamelia. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve also seen his inking work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Black Orchid, The Wretch, Rune Vs. 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