Brian Bolland THE Cover Artist - Shoot Interview

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[@johnnymitchell1286]

Hearing you guys talk about comics is infectious, I'm glad i've been drawn to more positive comic youtube channels.

[@oisintaylor3382]

Brian Bolland comes across as a really nice fella here. I’ve read so many of his interviews and books but couldn’t really get a grasp on his personality until watching this. I like to see that comic creators have that glint of excitement when talking about comics.

[@mikehailer9353]

Favorite SHOOT so far. Had the pleasure of meeting Bolland in Boston back in 1990 and he was just like this- Humble, kind, generous and completely gregarious. Wonderful interview. Seeing Jim & Ed stunned by the Tank Girl covers was gold.

[@chrisdorr5786]

Man, this was absolutely fantastic guys!! What a freaking treat to hear Mr. Bolland just free-wheeling along in conversation. So good...sooo good. And all of the music bits as well! Outstanding! And he drops in a Ween reference to the Boognish as well! And Bill the Cat to boot. Outstanding. And what a humble and genuinely pleasant guy. Great stuff guys, thank you.

[@chrisdorr5786]

And as a lifelong devourer of comics, graphic art & illustration who can't draw for shit, yes...it absolutely is magical to get to peek behind the curtain of creation. I absolutely love being able to pore over the details in original art, or watch process videos and hear more of how you all approach the work you do. Endlessly fascinating and a pretty kick-ass aspect of the current age.

[@davlang3783]

Bolland is wonderful. His Judge Dredd art was so inspiring when I was a kid and first saw it. I would buy comics just for his covers.

[@danielslingsby2869]

What a great, rambling interview. I could have listened to another couple of hours of this quite happily. Some great name drops, insights and anecdotes.

[@KyleSimmonsboog]

You guys are the alpha and omega of channels for creators. It's hard to wrap my head around how well you combine your knowledge, skill, charisma, and love for your art and the art of others. Cheers from the other side of PA!

[@nathanlough9433]

I've always loved Brian Bolland's art, and when I read the Art of Brian Bolland he sounded like such a great guy. It's incredible to hear an interview, and learn that he is truly a delight. Thank you for hosting and posting this.

[@androod6211]

Thanks for this treat, guys. I started reading 2000AD from Prog 30, so Brian is amongst the first batch of artists whose inimatable style I could instantly recognise. I'm so happy that he went on to join the British Invasion, and is still churning out top-drawer covers. I was lucky enough to have a Future Shock I wrote published in Prog 2023, and I'm kicking myself that I didn't think of writing comics 30 years earlier. Perhaps I could have developed enough to have worked with greats like Brian. So looking forward to more 'Shoots'.

[@JFeldon]

Bolland's house is haunted. his spinner rack moves around 28:47

[@Joombajuice]

I literally just saw that and checked the comments to see if anyone else noticed.

[@nde5726]

Wind

[@hcanderson3787]

@@Joombajuice Same

[@kyffinjones8028]

Haunted for sure

[@LukeAndreLopez]

Brian is a true gentleman and a man of class. Also, I need that Outlaw Comics shirt.

[@primabrachii]

Holy god Darrow and Bolland?!! Dream stuff. And YES to Mick McMahon! McM and Bolland were like the Yin/Yang of 2000AD

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

Well said

[@AntoineDennison]

In the early to mid-1990s, I would go to various conventions on the east coast, and there was an art dealer with a large portion of Brian Bolland's originals. There were Judge Dredd covers, as well as Animal Man covers and a various assortment of sketches. Seeing those originals triggered one of the most significant creative growth spurts I've ever had. So I'll be first in line for that Bolland artist edition.

[@youvegotmysong]

Brian is my GOAT!! You guys are killing it!

[@harryj.perales5256]

Such a legend. I checked out the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco’s Wonder Woman exhibit and they had some original Brian Bolland covers including the JLA Starro one. I was in awe.

[@stevena488]

One of the things I'm happy about is that in the 80s, things changed up in both the UK AND the US in terms of comics. I'm always fascinated to hear 2000ad guys talk about this because the industry was similar in a few ways to the US where you never got your artwork back from these shower of bastards (don't look up Robert Maxwell, it'll only make you angry) and up until Kevin O'Neill went against the grain and put a credit on the Prog, none of them had been credited either (Similar to Marv Wolfman although minus the pun). I can only imagine how enticing it would sound to be told "Yes, you get payment for reprints and you get your artwork back AND you get well paid." Ah well... Fingers crossed you guys get McMahon on as well. He's an absolute gent.

[@mfonobott5126]

In the mid 70s, Bolland and Gibbons drew a superhero comic called Powerman that was made specifically for the Nigerian market. A bit before my time but older comic readers in Nigeria remember them fondly.

[@lazarusxtc]

That was some of his earliest professional work.Pre 2000ad.You could already see his style.

[@AngusRockford]

Another great one! I was delighted that Brian mentioned Bruno Premiani, a very under appreciated Silver Age artist, with a fascinating life story. I’ve loved Bruno’s work ever since I was a kid reading DC’s digest-sized reprints-shortly after I discovered Brian as the Green Lantern cover artist. There is a definite connection in the precision of their line work, and their attraction to the odd and offbeat. Another artist that I think of in connection with Premiani is H.G. Peter, the first Wonder Woman artist, merely because he and Premiani were almost a generation older than the first wave of 1930s American comics artists, and their quirky styles really stood out by comparison. It would be great to have you guys break down some Golden Age H.G. Peter and Silver Age Premiani.

[@timothymarkin4481]

Brian Bolland is just the coolest guy on Facebook. He shows off Silver Age DCs from his personal collection, and he’s so nice in responses to comments (and the commenters are very reverent, as we should be). I remember his covers on Green Lantern in 1980, which were his first American covers and they really stood out, they were so different from what DC was publishing.

[@pedrodeabreuribeiro6963]

I am a Brazilian fan and met Brian Bolland at Gosh Comics (London) when I was on vacation. I didn´t have ANY Bolland comic with me nor money to buy the comic he was releasing at that day (Bolland Strips), but I had the chance to talk to him, he payed me a lot of attention and was SO NICE to me. Thank you Mr. Bolland, a true gentleman !!! :)

[@jimsarny1]

You guys are great, you get the greatest Comic talent to impart their vast knowledge every episode is a treasure im sure its only a matter of time Jack kirbys ghost makes an appearance.

[@ironmongol75]

Bolland's Dredd is superb. Was blown away by it as a kid when I saw his Judge Death and Dark Judges in 2000AD. The Dredd Eagle covers are next level for sure and The Killing Joke also kills it. Be rad to see Bisley on one of these! Super humble dude and, from my experience, loves a good natter! Well worth a convo!

[@torgersontravis]

Wild to learn that Brian has been drawing digitally since the 90s, and that he does it all on a tablet. Thanks for another great interview, guys!

[@ruddigerhardington4797]

Whoa, it is so cool to hear him talk after being a fan of his art for at least 25 years. A true legend. Thanks guys. A very young me was fooled when I bought a few of his awesome covers in polybags thinking he would draw the interior too, until I worked out he was primarily a cover artist.

[@ausven]

Just listened to this whilst inking a Dredd script, very motivating! Great interview, nice to hear you guys steer away from the usual questions.

[@dwaynemuth8775]

Another excellent interview, guys! I love Judge Dredd but there’s always so much more to him than that! Early DC work you might know about? JLA 200,vol 1. Different artists do chapters,Brian did the Batman,Black Canary,Green Arrow! Beautiful stuff to look at! Camelot 3000 was how I really learned to appreciate Mr.Bolland! Thanks and keep reading comics!

[@johnpearson3683]

That comic rack is haunted ...

[@andybrining]

"Brian Bolland: Ween fan" was not a takeaway I was expecting. Another fantastic interview as usual.

[@gabrieljimenez9762]

Very much as the title of the video says: THE cover artist. Few artists have produced such iconic cover work. Everything the man does is instantly memorable and eye-grabbing. He is one of the few artists where I will pick up the comic just because of him doing it, regardless of title or inside artist. One of the great things about his covers is that they usually do tie into the story of the book itself. It annoys me when the cover has nothing to do with the actual issue or they're simply poster type of covers. In his case, even if they are simply the characters posing in the cover, there are story elements in the image that will let you know about the story within. I think that's one of his most underrated features. He is a legend and seems like such a cool dude. I was drooling over seeing the original art he was showing off. So gorgeous.

[@alphabob01]

Cartoonist kayfabe knocks it out of the park again. Top marks and thanks guys, keep up the great work!

[@fransaacs]

I still use CS2 with an Intuos tablet on a twenty year old G4 Power PC for all my scanning, clean up and print finishing. Legendary set-up.

[@dwsippel]

Absolutely loved this interview, just wonderfully insightful, inspiring stuff, with a depth and detail I don't regularly see anywhere else. Bolland is such a cool dude, as well as one of the great artists.

[@michaelgarza6735]

Great interview with a great artist. Nice to hear some love for Bruno Premiani...

[@raydillon]

ED! I totally have that memory of the article saying Brian Bolland drew with a mouse when he started digital! I've told people about this before. Is this a comics Mandela effect?! :D

[@andydotorg]

Random but the book carousel turns behind him, by itself around 28m in.

[@robs6952]

One of my favourites of your interviews - the look of fascination and joy on Jim's face looking at the Tank Girl colours just capped it off - thank you

[@tonylewis3801]

Great insight into BB’s process from back in the day to now.Remember pouring over his Judge Dread all those yrs ago .Great interview.

[@wjcolclasure]

wonderful interview. thanks to all!

[@mattprather3140]

Would just sit and watch him all day long hold up artwork. Wonderful conversation. You guys rock.

[@tom-66]

Precise, yes, but Brian’s work for me conveys a rich atmosphere and mood more than anything else.

[@ArtofComics]

Love his work.

[@gokhanersan8561]

The Killing Joke is still in print, still selling. Because every frame of that book looks like a book-cover ! Someone, please commission Brian Bolland a book length graphic novel !

[@MultiSoulless]

Absolute legend - I loved the Ween logo hidden on that cover (never, ever noticed that before) and the fact Brian digs F*ck Buttons too!

[@greeprim8174]

Amazing, just amazing that original artwork wow! Great interview thank you so much!!!

[@user-nh1kj2ne2e]

Hearing him say he was a fan of Bruno Premiani almost made me cry.

[@PebblesMintstone]

Fantastic stuff! Nice to hear about his love for Doom Patrol.

[@jean-renehickey9986]

Great interview! It starts off a little slow, but after Ed talks about music Brian like , the interview goes to great places! So much fun! thanks!

[@5colorcowboy]

You fellas have truly fleshed out our “Mount Rushmore of Comics”

[@PaulAllanBallard]

Awesome shoot interview again! Did not think I would hear Nurse With Wound and Jim Woodring mentioned in this interview. Cartoonist Kayfabe always surprises.

[@jayconant3816]

His b&w line art is so tight and clean never ceases to amaze me

[@Gootie29]

Great interview. Thanks for posting!

[@hcanderson3787]

"Vulgar. I don't mind a bit of that." This is my kinda guy.

[@CartoonistKayfabe]

Same! Haha

[@davelivingplastic]

@ 02:25 Great point already. Well done getting this interview!

[@davelivingplastic]

I can't believe Brian is 70, still cracking out great drawings.

[@davelivingplastic]

Another impressive thing to see is how tidy Brian's studio is behind him!

[@Campionpascal]

I LOVE these shoot interviews!

[@axilleaskazuya5370]

Hooolyyy fuck 😆i was crazy excited from the title only, now gotta watch the interview 😆

[@rec.artanddata]

This is a fantastic interview!

[@JamesHaney]

Darrow; now Bolland?!?!? Back with a BANG, boyz! Also: great to find out that Brian's a BLOOM COUNTY (Aack! Phbblt!)! 🖖♾

[@flowthrake]

Brian has excellent music tastes.

[@igouge]

Never expected Nurse with Wound to get name dropped during this.

[@Edel99]

Awesome interview! Brian Bolland is such a legend!

[@AntOninPortequoi]

hey kayfabes!!! how about an interview with terry moore, creator of strangers in paradise etc ????

[@richdannys2906]

Not an easy interviewee. Bolland clearly has a very fertile imagination, that compels him to ramble off into tangents.. Bolland is a genius artist that makes me feel a bit sad, because I'm also an Original Art collector. There was a time when you could still find pencil prelims to his covers. But I think now that he's gone completely digital, there's really no "new" art of his, to collect..

[@nicolawicz]

He made a huge mistake going digital, in my opinion. Especially considering how clean his finished artwork was.

[@axilleaskazuya5370]

Summe 94 i knew nothing other than carl bark , don rosa and some italian artists who worked on the duck family and some mickey mouse stuff, until im going to a shop anf there was it, storm by don lawrence and camelot 3000

[@deathtone1614]

Great interview

[@lucascatron8994]

I need you guys make the Mike mignola interview!!

[@jameslove-vani797]

Would never have guessed he used digital.

[@chuckskillz5184]

I also have a copy of Photoshop CS2 that I refuse to upgrade from.

[@the_flushjackson]

Making up for the Shoot deficit? It must be Christmas.

[@azharmaa]

have to catch up..so fast..Geof Darrow..Bolland..next Frank Quitely..hopefully next Frank Miller,,, David Mazzichelli,,Mignola..Art Adams...Adam Hughes..

[@tonyfrickey9062]

Adam hughes used a mouse for his digital painted covers...

[@SethMcFartlane]

I thought his Joker looked a lot like Pat Mills.

[@drawrobot]

Yay! Nurse with Wound. Sweet.

[@violencehero]

WOW! Thank you!

[@kairamh]

MASTER!

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

In my top 10 artists ever

[@talesroblox321]

Bolland...wow.

[@RicoRenzi]

How did he do that lace on the Tank Girl cover?!

[@jasonjeffers5710]

How is that rack spinning so slowly?...

[@Dimnessblue]

Why at 14:30 does the spinner rack moves by itself?😐

[@user-fe8wt5ge3o]

Wow! Great guest!

[@omnivacpro]

Doing the lords work.

[@cultofj3777]

who is the artist they are talking about at 1:11? I can't make out the name. John ... something. ?

[@Graphico_1]

John Paul Leon.

[@jeremyhuff9845]

I cant "like" this enough!

[@jsjp9533]

awesome

[@culturia3555]

Bolland!

[@jaksilb]

Boognish rulez!

[@dalethomas9645]

Great Great Great video guys!!

[@NFLDude56]

I expected a contemporary Tank Girl artist like Rufus Dayglow when you guys teased this on Talkin' Shoot.

[@elchiponr1]

This guy is too old and too british for my taste