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Día a Día’s { Argentina } Natalia Torres interview with ‘Tales of the TMNT” & Ryan Brown’s ‘ The Selected ‘ // ** Rough English translation from original here on Día a Día, ‘Verdes, ninjas y con trazos cordobeses’

Green ninjas and strokes Cordo

The pen of cartoonist Fernando Gonzalez gives life to the Ninja Turtles in the United States.

For many kids Cordoban, drawings of Fernando González (better known by his pseudonym, Junior) are somewhat familiar with one of the “little children” from his pen: small dinosaur Glippy whose appearances make him the color supplement Chicos.cor the newspaper La Voz del Interior.

But for some time, and brush strokes of Junior visions have become usual for the American public. Is that the designer gradually began to find his spot in the production of comics in the country’s north, picking up more and more collaborations lead, recently, with an order of consecration: From September, all editions of the Comic Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( “Stories Teen Mutants Ninja Turtles”) will be drawn by him.

“I was sending samples to various comics and stamps found a notice calling for a comic strip cartoonists that although it had nothing to do with the Ninja Turtles, which was also employed one of its screenwriters,” says Junior.

“So I sent him some pictures, I liked a lot and started doing some things for the Turtles. But what of the Ninja Turtles was my first experience at Mass, “he adds.

- How are the dynamics of work to do as a comic “Tales of the TMNT?

-The U.S. is working very industrial. There is an argument, which is designed to outline the general ideas and scripts. Then there is another person to write dialogues and one that makes the pages of sketches. After passing through all these processes, the pages come to me with very simple pictures to guide me. They know I have a minimum knowledge of English, then send me the sheets with sketches more or less what is happening.

-Having worked with several writers, I figure I’ve had with some creative friction.

The truth, yes. The writer often does not want him stealing the cartoonist of the comic actor. So, it sometimes creates friction. I also happened that some American writers have become Recontras severe and thorough, giving you instructions such as “in this table, the player’s fingers must be pointing towards that side, not toward one another.” Fortunately, people who are responsible for the Ninja Turtles has given me a lot of freedom in terms of creation is concerned.

“My introduction to the world of graphic Hortensia was with the magazine in 1987,” says Junior remembering its beginnings. “

“There was humor graphic that basically was the only possibility open to cartoonists here in Cordova, which were not comics.

And my first experience was with the comic magazine aspid, a venture that five self-loving cartoon crazy. With this publication even got to win a prize in Cuba. ”

Junior’s style is distinguished by a marked vocation retro. Therefore, not surprising when the drawer on his name among the legends of American comics of the 50s and 60s, such as Will Eisner, Wally Wood and Frank Miller. While a teacher does not forget Argentina: Alberto Breccia.

-You just reach is an enormous achievement. But what would be your ultimate goal?

– My dream is to draw superheroes for Marvel. While I was assistant designers who have worked for the company, for cowardice, yet he encouraged me to show my work to the people of Marvel. I have to take courage and do it, and that of the Ninja Turtles really gives me enough courage.

Fernando’s first full-fledged Turtle venture  Tales of the TMNT #62 issue hits comic shops this September !!

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