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Newsarama: First, Amy, can you briefly tell us how you were attracted to the idea of being a comic book artist? Were you a fan first? Or an artist first?
Amy Reeder: I had graduated college with a teaching degree, actually, and couldn't get work. In my boredom, I started reading a little manga, when I discovered there was a contest for Americans to produce a 20-page "manga" entry and the top ten would be compiled into a book. For some reason, this lit a fire in me. I decided I wanted to improve my artistry and tell stories with my art. I had this insane amount of drive, something I'm always trying to get back, and it made me improve very quickly. Wouldn't you know it, I made it into the next volume of that contest book!
So I guess I would say I'm an artist first. I became much more interested in it when I decided I wanted to contribute.
Nrama: How did you get the opportunity to work on Madame Xanadu? And how did that experience shape you as an artist?
Reeder: Believe it or not, before there was a title or even a writer, there was just me. Bob Schreck's assistant Brandon Montclare had been wanting to work with me based off my work on Fool's Gold, a series I wrote and drew for Tokyopop. So they were trying to find the right match, with a writer who would be fairly loose and collaborative so I could showcase my storytelling, and a pre-existing character to bump up the profile a little. They somehow convinced Matt Wagner to come on board. It was really smooth sailing after that.
Madame Xanadu was sort of a trial-by-fire experience. I was given a lot of opportunity without necessarily having earned it, and went from drawing blank hallways in a high school drama to coming up with fantasy worlds, recreating history, and drawing some action — even drawing adults was new to me. And yet, I wanted to be sure it was exceptional, that it looked like I'd been drawing these things all my life.
On top of all this, I was learning what most freelancers learn the wrong way first, which is how to keep a deadline. All-in-all, it was an amazing experience, and I'm proud of what I did. And, I'm incredibly thankful that Matt decided to give me a chance.
Check out the rest of the interview here.
I really like her work, and I personally can't wait to see what she does on Batwoman. If you want to see a sample of her stuff, check out her deviantART page here.
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