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A few weeks back I was fortunate enough to get an interview from D. Squire Wells, Creator, publisher, and writer of "Scooterman", an independent comic book.
=========================== Robert: How did you get started doing your own comic book? (i.e. - is this a life-long dream, did you get in by chance, etc.) Squire: I got into the comic book business kind of by choice or you may say chance. I had the idea for my character "Scooterman" for a long time and wanted to turn it into a Screenplay. Every Winter I said that this is when I would write my "Scooterman" screenplay and by every Spring, there would be little or no Screenplay. I finally decided that the best way to get my point and idea out there was to publish a comic book. Robert: Is there any comic book artist or writer that inspired you from when you were getting started? Squire: The comic book artists that inspired me most are three people. Ben Edlund from "The Tick" and Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Robert: Do you have a favorite artist or writer today? Squire: My favorite artist is Todd McFarlane and my favorite writer is Brian Pulido. Robert: What type of comic is "Scooterman"? Which well know book is he most like or inspired from? (i.e. how would you describe Scooterman and what type of comic this is?) (From what I remember he's just a regular guy - nonsuperhero - more or less) Squire: "Scooterman" is definitely an action/comedy. At least that is what we try to produce in our books. I hope that most people see that we are trying to have fun with this comic. If I try to emulate any style at all it would be the old "Batman" television show from the sixties. Robert: Do you have any special training to learn to draw or write? Squire: I don't draw and I'll be very honest with you, I am still learning how to write comic books. I am much better at writing humorous short stories. I think that writing comic books is very hard. There may be some people out there that beg to differ with me but I still say it is very hard. I think that until Scooterman is an established character , I am the best man for the writing. I want to make sure that he is going in the direction that I want. Robert: Where does this comic take place?
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