Jon Davis-Hunt talks Shadowman and the art in horror and superheroes
This week, special guest Jon Davis-Hunt joins us to discuss his art in Shadowman, his process and working with writer Cullen Bunn. We also get into his love of video games, as well as talk about his first comic work with Al Ewing long before they broke in!
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Show Notes
NEWS
- Nick Spencer to leave ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ after issue #74
- Marvel announces Taylor and Coello’s ‘Dark Ages’ for September 2021
- Marvel launching limited series ‘Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land’ this September
- Marvel announces 'Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit' for September 2021
- DC Comics sends ‘DC Connect’ to comic shops
- DC Comics solicitations are here for September!
- Dark Horse announces ‘Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.’ 1950s series concluding
- Barbaric #1 gets a second printing before its release
- Former DC editor Jamie S. Rich joins Tapas as editor in chief
- WandaVision success leads to continued comic sellouts and back orders
- Scout Comics and Entertainment Inc. launching Comic Tags
New Segment: Heroes Don't Do That - Do they though?
First week: Do heroes eat taffy?
Our Top Books of the Week
Dave:
- Superman: Red & Blue (2021) #4 (Various)
- Venom (2018) #35
Nathan:
- Time Before Time #2 (Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, Joe Palmer)
- Demon Days: Mariko #1 (Peach Momoko)
Standout KAPOW moment of the week:
Nathan - Mariko: Demon Days #1 (Peach Momoko)
Dave - Superman Red & Blue #4 (Rich Douek and Joe Quinones)
TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK
- Dave: Home Sick Pilots #6 (W: Dan Watters, A: Caspar Wijngaard)
- Nathan: Home Sick Pilots #6 (W: Dan Watters, A: Caspar Wijngaard)
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
- Dave: Wolverine #13 (Adam Kubert)
- Nathan: Batman/Superman #19 (Ivan Reis)
Segment: Interview: Jon Davis-Hunt Shadowman #3 - Out June 23
- Jon, thanks for taking the time to join us on the AIPT Comics podcast [pause]....when you took on the gig of Shadowman, what were you most excited about drawing for the series?
- We know the pandemic affected the release of this title a bit, and with Shadowman #3 out next week I was curious how long has it been since you drew the issue?
- There are so many different types of horror in Shadowman, from body horror to demonic possession (and sometimes both at once). Do you have a particular horror subgenre that you’re drawn to?
- Shadowman #3 opens in Barcelona, have you been, and how important is it to get a specific location just right?
- The third issue also has a lot of variance with layout design, and honestly it really rips with the energy and multiple panel pages. What goes into making an 11 (or more!) panel page work?
- Samedi’s costume is rather detailed, and props to you it always looks slick in this book, how much are you kicking yourself going with such a detailed design?!
- Are there any horror movies you like to watch to get you in the headspace to draw Shadowman?
- What’s one moment you’ve seen in a script from Cullen where you’re like, “Damn, I can’t wait to figure out how this works on the page?”
- We talked to Cullen a little bit about this before, but the Nintendo 64 Shadowman game just got a re-release. Did you ever mess around with that back in the day?
- What comics are you reading right now?
Off Topic Top Shelf: Jon Davis-Hunt - Xbox X Game Pass, Dungeons and Dragons game, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Starfield