Updated: 25 Jun 2001
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Neil: What artists in the business now do you admire for technique and craftsmanship? Stevens: My current faves would include P. Craig Russell, Mike Mignola, Kaluta, Miguelanxo Prado, Denis Sire, and a host of others. I admire their very personal, different approaches to telling a story. Each has his own specific look and style, artistically. They're all brilliant, they obviously love what they do, and are totally committed to excellence of craft. Following their work is a delight. They inspire me to try harder in my own work. |
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F: When I saw the "Rocketeer" movie, I was disappointed that apparently no effort was made to make the heroine look just like the one in the comic (i.e., like Bettie Page!). Why in the world did they change her name to "Jenny"? And -- no BANGS!?! How much better it would've been at least to try to find a Bettie Page look-alike! What were the causes or reasons to change "Bettie" to "Jenny"? Stevens: The loss of "Betty" was a Disney choice. We, on the creative team fought to keep the character from changing, but ultimately lost, due to a decision by management, to release the film under the "Disney" banner. (Originally, we'd signed on as a Touchstone film, which would have allowed for more adult content, and less restrictions all around.) Releasing it as a "Disney film" hurt us in many other ways as well, the most obvious being the public's perception that it (The Rocketeer) was a "kiddie film". As a result, we barely stayed in the top ten, that summer. |
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