A massive lizard carries a city on its back. A paunchy adventurer fashions
two chainsaws and a kendo stick into a two-pronged zombie-slaughtering
weapon. A monster pig with ninja skills seeks revenge for the consumption
of his family.
Such scenes exude a gleeful intricacy and lust for detail that set Darrow
apart from other comics artists.
On a more mechanical level, Darrow’s time as an animator for Hanna-Barbera
was instructive, if not fun.
“I love the idea of drawing crazy things in the foreground and then in the
background being semi-realistic,” said Darrow. “Or at least I attempt to
draw realistically. And it makes the crazy stuff seem even crazier because
you can identify with the background.”
By Geof Darrow (Dark Horse)
