Nice breakdown of the event here:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/07/13/legendary-carlos-ezquerra-awarded-comic-con-inkpot-achievement-in-comics-arts/#.VaU2kV_GALg.facebook
Well deserved!
A hearty congratulations to the great man! :thumbsup:
And forgive me if this veers a bit off-topic for one post but after attending the showcase, moderated by the inimitable Molch-R himself, I got to spend a little time in the company of the nicest, most gracious, most badass man in comics. I'll try hard not to gush but without a doubt, it was a huge personal highpoint just to tell The Carlos how much of an influence and an inspiration he's been to me over the years.
The attendance of the showcase left something to be desired, if we're being honest, but that brings home an aspect of Carlos that is to be further admired: He has always done things his own way. I'm a great admirer of people who just march to their own beat and follow their own gut. He may well have sacrificed greater fame by pursuing work elsewhere but he makes it very clear that he doesn't really like being micro-managed (he told me about a VERY short stint working as a storyboard artist. Haha!) and 2000AD has (mostly) always afforded him the freedom to go his own way and do his own thing.
What the article above doesn't really cover is that it felt like a very intimate affair and every question I'd ever wanted to ask got covered without me actually having to. From his art techniques to his seemingly perpetual passion for drawing, it was an exceptionally rewarding hour.
Let's try that again. No 'Modify' feature today:
Quote from: blackmocco on 14 July, 2015, 06:09:04 PM
And forgive me if this veers a bit off-topic for one post but after attending the showcase, moderated by the inimitable Molch-R himself, I got to spend a little time in the company of the nicest, most gracious, most badass man in comics. I'll try hard not to gush but without a doubt, it was a huge personal highpoint just to tell The Carlos how much of an influence and an inspiration he's been to me over the years.
The attendance of the showcase left something to be desired, if we're being honest, but that brings home an aspect of Carlos that is to be further admired: He has always done things his own way. I'm a great admirer of people who just march to their own beat and follow their own gut. He may well have sacrificed greater fame by NOT pursuing work elsewhere but he makes it very clear that he doesn't really like being micro-managed (he told me about his VERY short stint working as a storyboard artist. Haha!) and 2000AD has (mostly) always afforded him the freedom to go his own way and do his own thing.
What the article above doesn't really cover is that it felt like a very intimate affair and every question I'd ever wanted to ask got covered without me actually having to. From his art techniques to his seemingly perpetual passion for drawing, it was an exceptionally rewarding hour.
That's a great tribute blackmocco!
I've had the honour of meeting Ezquerra myself and can corroborate what a real gentleman he is!
Great write up.
I've only really met Carlos once in person, but he's always been gracious and generous online, and I'm dearly looking forward to saying hi the next time he's in the UK.
He is, without doubt, an exceptionally lovely man.
I met him at the first Lakes International in Kendal and he is equal parts moustache and glorious.
Well deserved award and that sounds like you had a fantastic time there Blackmocco - good to hear.
Carlos is the man, the definitive artist on the best comic ever.
I had the honour of sharing several pints with the Great Man in Wales a few years back and the experience is without doubt one of the high points of my life. He is a total gentleman and deserving of every award there is.
Well done that man, deserving of nothing less.
Congratulations Mr Ezquerra, you truly are one of the greats.
Nice to see Cursed Earth Koburn could make it along, too.