Paul Pelletier Interview and News

[Dusty.]

Here's an interesting interview featuring some pencilled pages from upcoming Exiles and FF. In the interview, Paul talks about:

His drawing speed and work ethic (can do 5-10 pages a week)

His upcoming Fantastic Four (which is only for 6 issues unless the "new art team" isn't read yet. ) I hope the new penciller will either be John Romita Jr. or Mark Bagley.

He talks about Exiles (which he's leaving)

He talks about his dream project ( a Powerman and Iron-Fist series written by Slott, inked by Farmer, and colored by Martin)

http://www.comicbloc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=898&Itemid=57

[Frodo-X]

Aw, he's leaving eXiles? :(

I hope they don't replace him with someone I don't like.

5-10 pages a week is pretty impressive, considering some artists have trouble doing a monthly book on schedule.

[Dusty.]

5-10 pages a week is pretty impressive, considering some artists have trouble doing a monthly book on schedule.

Yeah, he talks about the distractions and how he has to be disciplined. It's funny, everytime I see an interview from the guys like Byrne, Romita Jr., Pelletier, etc...the guys who make their deadlines...they always say the exact same things concerning how they accomplish things. They sit down and DO THEIR WORK. Pelletier even says he's not that fast, he's just disciplined.

Why is it that the artists who can't make deadlines are still trying to use excuses to convince people why?

[Frank]

The new artist is better be damn good because I would have loved a good, long Pelletier FF run.

[MythicBrawn]

I first discovered Pelletier from his work on Negation. My avatar comes from that comic. I absolutely love his work. Tony Bedard stated in an interview that Pelletier was a person with integrity. I've never met him but with his work ethic, I can believe it.

[dingo]

His upcoming Fantastic Four (which is only for 6 issues unless the "new art team" isn't read yet. ) I hope the new penciller will either be John Romita Jr. or Mark Bagley.


Well JRjr did kind of ignore our calls for him to be put on FF in the JRjr thread. That may be because it is happening and he can't announce it yet.

[Superheroic]

Great Interview. Paul Pelletier is easily one of the best artists working today. I'm sorry to see him leaving Exiles but I'm sure his FF will be just as good. I only hope Marvel is smart and puts him on something high profile next.

[twilight]

I can't understand why this guy is so underrated.

Pelletier reminds me a lot of Alan Davis and I wish he'd get more work.

[Faded]

He seems awfully nice. And I kinda like his dream Exiles team, lol.

[Joe Acro]

Aw, he's leaving eXiles? :(

I hope they don't replace him with someone I don't like.

5-10 pages a week is pretty impressive, considering some artists have trouble doing a monthly book on schedule.Agreed. I'll miss his Morph.


The new artist is better be damn good because I would have loved a good, long Pelletier FF run.Maybe if we buy it enough and praise it enough, they'll let him stay! Okay, probably not...


I can't understand why this guy is so underrated.

Pelletier reminds me a lot of Alan Davis and I wish he'd get more work.
I wish he'd keep working. It bothers me that he doesn't know what he'll be doing after FF.

He seems awfully nice. And I kinda like his dream Exiles team, lol.I really like his dream Exiles team, too, especially the inclusion of Howard the Duck.

[cactusmaac]

Yeah, he talks about the distractions and how he has to be disciplined. It's funny, everytime I see an interview from the guys like Byrne, Romita Jr., Pelletier, etc...the guys who make their deadlines...they always say the exact same things concerning how they accomplish things. They sit down and DO THEIR WORK. Pelletier even says he's not that fast, he's just disciplined.

Why is it that the artists who can't make deadlines are still trying to use excuses to convince people why?

It depends on the artist. Some are genuinely lazy. Others like Hitch are constantly at their desks, with no distractions but take a long time because the work demands it.

[dingo]

It depends on the artist. Some are genuinely lazy. Others like Hitch are constantly at their desks, with no distractions but take a long time because the work demands it.

I am not sure I believe that.

If that is true, Hitch must use his eraser 10 times as much as his pencil.

[Sean Walsh]

Here's an interesting interview featuring some pencilled pages from upcoming Exiles and FF. In the interview, Paul talks about:

His drawing speed and work ethic (can do 5-10 pages a week)

I figured his speed was slowed down a bit, since Jim Calafiore was filling in fairly often during his EXILES run.

Unless Jim Calafiore had some deal to do a certain # of fill-ins a year or something (which he'd been doing since #4 or so, until he signed exclusive with DC)?

Sucks to hear he's leaving EXILES *and* won't be permanent on FF. :( He's a great artist and I hope he gets something regular again very soon.

[Superheroic]

I figured his speed was slowed down a bit, since Jim Calafiore was filling in fairly often during his EXILES run.

Unless Jim Calafiore had some deal to do a certain # of fill-ins a year or something (which he'd been doing since #4 or so, until he signed exclusive with DC)?

Sucks to hear he's leaving EXILES *and* won't be permanent on FF. :( He's a great artist and I hope he gets something regular again very soon.

I think this had more to do with just giving Pelletier and the other regular Exciles artists a break between storylines rather than an issue with his speed. Calafiore never filled in while in the middle of an arc. He always drew his own arc.

[Deus ex Chris]

I am not sure I believe that.

If that is true, Hitch must use his eraser 10 times as much as his pencil.
Hitch's work is about tens times as detailed as Pelletier's or JRJr's work. That's probably why it takes longer and sells better.

[dingo]

Hitch's work is about tens times as detailed as Pelletier's or JRJr's work. That's probably why it takes longer and sells better.
Ten times?

Please. Spare me.

[Deus ex Chris]

Ten times?

Please. Spare me.
It was wonderful of you to latch on to the most inconsequential aspect of the post rather than the actual point, which is that Hitch's work is more detailed and thus likely requires more time.

[dingo]

It was wonderful of you to latch on to the most inconsequential aspect of the post rather than the actual point, which is that Hitch's work is more detailed and thus likely requires more time. It's ok; most people can't accept being wrong gracefully. There's no reason you should be any different.

No I ignored the rest of the post. It would be ridiculous of me to argue that Hitch's work is not more detailed and doesn't take more time. This is clearly the case.
The only thing I addressed was the part I took exception to. Whilst being more detailed, it is nowhere near "10 times". I would argue that it isn't even twice as detailed.
Arguing that the lengthy delays of Hitch's work is entirely a result of the level of detail seems ridiculous to me.
I see there being 2 options, either he is not as diligent as cactusmac initially claimed, or he starts pages again often/spends huge amounts of time on planning.

I felt that you would be secure enough not to require me to confirm everything correct that you said, especially when it is so obviously true.

[Deus ex Chris]

No I ignored the rest of the post. It would be ridiculous of me to argue that Hitch's work is not more detailed and doesn't take more time. This is clearly the case.
Clearly.


The only thing I addressed was the part I took exception to. Whilst being more detailed, it is nowhere near "10 times". I would argue that it isn't even twice as detailed.
I would argue that he's at least twice as detailed. The ten times thing was a harmless exaggeration. I thought that was obvious.


Arguing that the lengthy delays of Hitch's work is entirely a result of the level of detail seems ridiculous to me.
And fans questioning his work ethic without any real evidence is ridiculous to me.


I see there being 2 options, either he is not as diligent as cactusmac initially claimed, or he starts pages again often/spends huge amounts of time on planning.
Other factors could be involved. It's probably best not to make assumptions.


I felt that you would be secure enough not to require me to confirm everything correct that you said, especially when it is so obviously true.
Oh, I'm perfectly secure, but your comment was entirely unnecessary. As I said, the ten times thing was obviously an exaggeration. The fact that you took the time to respond to it in a rude and wholly unnecessary manner is quite telling.

[dingo]

I would argue that he's at least twice as detailed. The ten times thing was a harmless exaggeration. I thought that was obvious.

Touche.


And fans questioning his work ethic without any real evidence is ridiculous to me.

Other factors could be involved. It's probably best not to make assumptions.


Well for evidence, there is the fact that his comics come out very, very late.
As for other factors, I did suggest that another possibility is that he redoes pages of spends large amounts of time planning.


Oh, I'm perfectly secure, but your comment was entirely unnecessary. As I said, the ten times thing was obviously an exaggeration. The fact that you took the time to respond to it in a rude and wholly unnecessary manner is quite telling.
I felt you were very rude too. Glass houses.

[Deus ex Chris]

Well for evidence, there is the fact that his comics come out very, very late.As for other factors, I did suggest that another possibility is that he redoes pages of spends large amounts of time planning.
All of which is valid but I just don't think we as fans are in any real position to question work ethic when all we have to go on is lateness. I understand that it's frustrating, but I just think that assumption crosses a line.

I felt you were very rude too. Glass houses.
Apologies. Let's just be nice.

[dingo]

All of which is valid but I just don't think we as fans are in any real position to question work ethic when all we have to go on is lateness. I understand that it's frustrating, but I just think that assumption crosses a line.

Apologies. Let's just be nice.

Please accept my appologies too.


As for questioning his work ethic, I wasn't really doing that but...
I am not sure that does cross a line. He sort of is a public figure, as far as the term public applies to those who buy comics.
I am not making a personal attack. I want to make that clear.

So what possibilites are there?

I assume that any personal problems would have been cited as a reason by now. I may be wrong.
So personal problems is a possibility, but not a likely one.

Re-working pages/planning etc... I feel that the length of the delay probably couldn't be accounted for with this. It is just too long for it.

Other commitments. This is very possible, but if so, he is the one who took them on, knowing that he couldn't do it, or has not been dilligent enough to do it. I bet we would know if this was the case.

That just leaves dilligence.

[Dusty.]

Well JRjr did kind of ignore our calls for him to be put on FF in the JRjr thread. That may be because it is happening and he can't announce it yet.

Wouldn't that just be awesome? Put JRjr on the series and don't worry about it again until the year 2015. How absolutely PERFECY would he be? I'd also take Bagley, but Romita Jr. would be my #1 choice. It's time for him to be on a regular series again. Artist that meet deadlines, like JRjr, Bagley, Pelletier, etc... should be on monthly titles for extended periods, not mini series artists or "story arc" artists. Put the slow/lazy guys on those projects.

As far as Pelletier goes, he's a favorite of mine, and I would have embraced a long run from him. It is a bit concerning that he doesn't know what he's doing after his 6 issues of FF, but I'm sure that'll change. I think he'd be a great Hulk artist.

[Beast]

Damn, it's a shame he's leaving soon. I love his work on Exiles. And those pages for #92 that comes out on the 21st look damn sweet. Any guesses as to the cover of the chick with the skull? Exiles or something else?

[Will.S]

I can't understand why this guy is so underrated.

Pelletier reminds me a lot of Alan Davis and I wish he'd get more work.
Actually, Paul's art style looks ALOT like early Dale Keown. If you want to really see this, take a look at the X-Factor Visionaries vol.2 book currently out and check out the Hulk team-up arc.

Very similar styles although Dale has really changed his art into something else and to me doesn't look as good as it did before. Paul also is deviating a bit from the similarities to early Dale Keown.

[Joe Acro]

Any guesses as to the cover of the chick with the skull? Exiles or something else?That was a cover to an issue (#3?) of Negation War.

[Beast]

That was a cover to an issue (#3?) of Negation War.
Ah, never read it. Thanks for the info. :)

[Sean Walsh]

I think this had more to do with just giving Pelletier and the other regular Exciles artists a break between storylines rather than an issue with his speed. Calafiore never filled in while in the middle of an arc. He always drew his own arc.

That is true. And come to think of it.......that book's been very devoid of fill-in (during arcs) artists hasn't it? The stories tend to be short enough for one artist to do completely - and even the year-long World Tour story was basically a ton of smaller ones.

[Superheroic]

That was a cover to an issue (#3?) of Negation War.

Negation War #2 actually. Very near and dear to me.

[riotgear]

It depends on the artist. Some are genuinely lazy. Others like Hitch are constantly at their desks, with no distractions but take a long time because the work demands it.

Actually, it's less that his art takes longer, and more that he was working outside of the industry at the same time. He worked on designs for the new Doctor Who (Series 1) and the designs for the Hulk: Ultimate Destruction videogame. Marvel probably doesn't publicize it because the fans would feel like they're not as important as other projects. It's become something that has been abused in the last few years. Allan Heinberg, Kevin Smith, Joe Madureira, the Knaufs...

[Sean Walsh]

Actually, it's less that his art takes longer, and more that he was working outside of the industry at the same time. He worked on designs for the new Doctor Who (Series 1) and the designs for the Hulk: Ultimate Destruction videogame. Marvel probably doesn't publicize it because the fans would feel like they're not as important as other projects. It's become something that has been abused in the last few years. Allan Heinberg, Kevin Smith, Joe Madureira, the Knaufs...

Wait, the Knaufs? Why are they being lumped in with those other guys? Their IM arc came out relatively quick (much quicker than Ellis' IM issues, and SPIDEY/BLACK CAT, and DD:FATHER, and ULTIMATES, and WONDER WOMAN, and etc.etc.etc).

[Joe Acro]

Negation War #2 actually. Very near and dear to me.
I realized this later, when I recalled that #3 was never published.:(

[MythicBrawn]

Negation War #2 actually. Very near and dear to me.

Absolutely LOVED Negation. It was unfortunate that CrossGen had their problems, couldn't pay their talent and many series were cancelled before they were completed. Bedard did do an interview where he talks about the direction of Negation. Just like Pelletier said, Bedard was going to have Kaine beat both depowered Charon and Danik with a toilet. It was part of the debris from Mighty Man's planet.