Die spanische Autorin und Illustratorin faszinierte mich vom Fleck weg mit ihren Zeichnungen zum Mysterywestern PRETTY DEADLY, geschrieben von Kelly Sue DeConnick.
Ihr Stil ist gewagt und visionär; Rios verleiht ihren Comics einen höchst persönlichen Touch, der auf positive Art zu verstören weiß.
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Emma Rios im Electric Comics Club
Kreative Kompositionen
Die Künstlerin brilliert mit ausgefeilten Bildern in eigenwilligem Stil.
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Das Mini-Interview mit Emma Rios
I.D. was your first major project as both artist and writer – how has the transition been from artist to writer/artist, especially in your second language?
I used to do small press and write my own stories here in Spain, so writing again feels nice and very familiar. But I also take it too damn seriously, questioning myself every line, and normally becomes exhausting.
Collaborating with people, having deadlines and sharing responsibilities are rather good for health in comparison
How was it like working with Kelly Sue DeConnick, Jordie Bellaire and Clayton Cowles on Pretty Deadly?
It’s very comfortable and fun. We’ve spent quite a long time working together already, so it feels like family. Working with Jordie on colors is really interesting because even if we worked on a lot of books together at this point she always surprises me with crazy palettes and approaches to the narrative that make me think so much about what I do myself. It’s really rewarding. Clayton, as letterer, respects my opinion so much, which I truly appreciate.
Kel and I are sisters for life. I love her so, so much. And she inspires me a lot at every level.
Between I.D., MIRROR and PRETTY DEADLY, it’s nearly impossible to pin you down when it comes to genre. What kinds of comics are you interested in creating? What’s something you want your readers to take away from your work?
It’s embarrassing to admit but I think I talk a lot about identity and acceptance. I’m interested in trying to develop characters from under their skin. In trying to bring up their nature through their acting, empathetically, and making them catalysts alone to figure out their own stories and worlds.
I’d like to create books where there is no good or evil, books that could become interesting enough for readers to give active reading a try and where it wouldn’t be easy to take a side. Easy job…sigh.
(Die Fragen und Antworten sind aus dem Internet zusammengesucht, ergeben aber einen guten Ersteindruck von Emmas Arbeitsansatz.)