But when I need to focus I turn off all distraction and start writing ideas in a notebook, reread and rewrite, reread and rewrite, and then choose the good stuff from there to take to the next step. I like drawing on loose printer paper-there’s no pressure when the paper sucks and you can just throw it away. BROOKLYN WREN TVWhenever I’m tired I like to put on a tv show and just doodle, usually tough dudes and gadgets. Tolkien, truth, drawing, Monomyth, The Bible, Stanley Kubrick, Jodorowsky, tumblr, fear, Christophe Blain, Heavy Metal Magazine, Shonen Jump, Richard Scarry, Lil B, ukiyo-e, Game of Thrones, Ray Bradbury, Dragon Ball, small press, Risograph, :-p, -), \(◎o◎)/, etc, etc, etc… Moebius, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the internet, Japan, Akira, The Matrix, J. Comics are a way that I can take reality, break it, twist it, and rebuild it into something that helps me better understand my world. I really like the structure of genre pieces in general that allow me to do this type of story telling. I prefer science fiction because I love taking advantage of a world where anything can happen and I feel that fantastic settings are very important to the stories that I want to tell. I enjoy using humor to mask serious situations (and vice versa), because I find that honest wit can erupt from a dire situation. I think humor and science fiction are two of the most important characteristics of my work. To find out a little more about Wren, we asked him the following questions: His work is influenced by manga, european comics, and 80s/90s action movies. He has done work for The New York Times, The New Yorker, GQ, The Hollywood Reporter, Vice and others. SP4RX is his first full-length graphic novel. He is the author of dystopian revenge story Cyber Realm and several other self published mini-comics. He grew up between Virginia, South Carolina and Florida and graduated from Ringling College of Art & Design with a BFA in illustration. Wren McDonald is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY.
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