![Sons Of Fate Artwork](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpOoRI-g8oWmpBYumYQ8oQIYF-xafPiN_TicI4URXY-goLvCA3miPAYV4FJG_twJJURACDK25aGbi02nkRqSuABlWcMaG9K2XM2gp2DVdhyCz5esuz3DFiId1dj-GAWz4LDEIRtLmKAY/s1600/sof1.jpg)
1) What are your own origins, Jean? Plus what path did you take in life to get to where you are today? Let's see, I guess it's really simple. When I was about three -- actual story -- my mom asked me to draw her a picture. From that point onward's, I haven't stopped.
As for the path I took, what can I say, I always liked to draw since I was little, and did so throughout life. There are always obstacles and distractions like we all face, and at times I've fallen off course. The true love that I had for drawing always and quickly brought me back to do it. I believe when you find that " thing", that thing that truly moves you, whatever hardships and difficulties you have melt away.
Through that, you find a way to make it happen. Fortunately for me, I found it at a very early age.
It's not a 'Secret Origin' so to speak, but more of a fleshing out about the characters from the story that happens after.
OK, more like the unstoppable force hits the immovable object and merge, and in doing this, creates a path that not only affects those around them, but history itself. That is the" Origins" story.
I'd take anything out of the score of The Dark Knight Rises... .probably (mentally checking my music library... Check ing...CHECKIIIIING). RISE! Rise is a great song that captures the essence that is SOF Origins. So, thanks now it looks like I gotta go hire Hans Zimmer to create my soundtrack. Damn!
5) If you could get a celebrity – either living or dead – to promote your wares, who would you choose, and why would you want to choose this particular person? Jesus Christ. Human perfection. Adored by billions. Created miracles. Went through strife. A true Son of Fate. BOOM!
6) Your artwork is great, Jean. To me, it comes across as a mixture of Andy Kubert and Tony Daniels's work. What would you say inspired you the most to draw in this manner? Plus what artists do you admire? Thanks for the compliment! The manner in which I draw is just the style I developed through the years. Funny you mentioned Tony's and Andy's work, I like them both, especially Kurbert's early Wolverine, plus Daniel's Batman. Gotta throw in the greats like Arthur Adams, John Byrne, Golden, Perez, Lee, 'da Romitas, Sienkiewicz.... the list goes on.
My biggest influence has always been Japanese Anime, especially from the early nineties. A lot of people say I have a very anime style. I take that as a true compliment.
![Sons Of Fate Artwork](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwotsJa8j_omdDMQrYrRkvoBnxQqeh_l1WMXX8zR5vCfbHKkQYJtTl6r1BjXo0ZpRImfXNa6yxZjHosSTmwwXNLIjBmMaShPaQCwVD9SJRcEYYxp4KaIeGw3dzsWp22IGNPi-_PHtM_g/w210-h320/sof2.jpg)
As for obstacles, I had a teacher who always said, 'It takes two people to do a painting. One to do it, and another to hit the painter over the head to tell him when to stop'. My writing is the same, except it is three, the first two and a third. The third hits the second guy to get him to hit the first because the second likes the first, who has fallen in love with what the first has done and doesn't want him to stop.
Really, when you think of it, it's five guys ... three for the writing, and two for the drawing. In short, I end up liking what I do so much it's hard for me to stop.
8) During your time in this field, what is the one thing that has kept you in good stead? That's easy. I love what I do. I forget to eat. I neglect my friends and family (not in a bad way). I miss hours in the day, sometimes days themselves. Those close to me have learned to understand and appreciate it. They know that when I fall off the grid, I'm most likely drawing, and laugh with me when it happens. I call it "Tony Starkin it". Grow a beard and everything.
9) If ‘Fate’ had a motto, what would it be? Oh! Fate had a motto! Its "Gonna chew you up and spit you out, to see if you're worthy!".
We all get asked at one point or another, and how we answer is how were treated. Obstacles, failure, all constructs made to see if you believe enough to overcome and only put there to see if you do.
We all get asked at one point or another, and how we answer is how were treated. Obstacles, failure, all constructs made to see if you believe enough to overcome and only put there to see if you do.
So there you have it, folks, My mate Jean and his new comic book, 'Sons Of Face: Origins'. When you have the time please check it out on Kickstarter, twitter, or Jean's very own creator-owned website. Go on. Click-click. I'm sure you'd get a kick out of it too.
SONS OF FATE: ORIGINS - I'M GONNA CHEW YOU UP, AND SPIT YOU OUT
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
November 08, 2013
Rating:
![SONS OF FATE: ORIGINS - I'M GONNA CHEW YOU UP, AND SPIT YOU OUT](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpOoRI-g8oWmpBYumYQ8oQIYF-xafPiN_TicI4URXY-goLvCA3miPAYV4FJG_twJJURACDK25aGbi02nkRqSuABlWcMaG9K2XM2gp2DVdhyCz5esuz3DFiId1dj-GAWz4LDEIRtLmKAY/s72-c/sof1.jpg)