Phil Jimenez chats Perez, Morrison, and life as a comic artist

Full disclosure: We love Phil Jimenez. As both a Zeus Comics favorite event guest and as a really good friend who should be in charge of all things Wonder Woman. So when Comics Journal posts an interview about his and Kelly Sue DeConnick’s upcoming Wonder Woman book, consider interests piqued.

An excerpt: I’ve always loved my George Perez influence because I see it as a school of working or a way of working. Like in the old Renaissance tradition where artists would learn how to work as someone and there was no shame in that. You were perpetuating a school or an idea or aesthetic. I know for many people who were ego driven, they wanted to become their own artist and also you evolve as an artist. When Travis Charest stopped being a Jim Lee clone and became Travis, that was super exciting. When Bryan Hitch stopped being Alan Davis and became Bryan Hitch, that was wonderful to see. I was always less worried about that. Nobody does what George Perez does. I can kind of do it, but I think it has value and I want to see it out there in the world, even when George isn’t. I want people to see that this was a way of telling comics that it had a huge impact. And that a lot of people can’t – or won’t – do it anymore. I never minded my influence.

It’s actually a very “this is your life” kind of interview going back to Jimenez’s early work at DC, drawing for Grant Morrison, George Perez, and working as a queer creator.

So brew some tea and sit down for a deep dive interview with Phil Jimenez.