he’s in some of the greatest comic book
characters of all time hi I’m Joyce
ritzy and welcome to watchmojo.com our
host Mike got to sit down with veteran
illustrator herb trippy to discuss some
of his favorite comic book characters do
you have any standout creations that
that for you were a real joy to make in
it you would like to revisit most of the
ways I generate income is by doing
commissions when you do commissions
you’re constantly reworking old stuff
because that’s what the fans want
I think to Hulk I did that for eight
years there’s a certain comfort level
with that and we had the character
molded into a certain way that was
appealing to both the artists and the
writers and once you establish a
character you almost don’t have to think
about it the character dictates what
happens you’re popularly known as the
first person to ink Wolverine in those
issues the last panel in Hulk 180 and
then the whole issue number 181 which
was devoted primarily to Wolverine and
battle with the Windigo
Jack Abel inked those books as far as
the penciling goes as far as what I was
doing we did a lot of throwaway
characters you know there was no
expectation that they might continue on
in another issue it came about that the
writer Len Wein you know decided that we
should have a Canadian superhero when
the character first appeared there was
not an unusual reaction but you as we
all know he didn’t become the Wolverine
we know until he became a member of the
x-men the yellow spandex character is
almost a totally different character
although I like to think of Hugh Jackman
in that outfit and then him saying this
is ridiculous and throwing a thing in
the garbage you know do you actually
find that Hugh Jackman portrays the
character – yeah it’s super I think
everybody that came out of that first
movie first x-men movie that he was in
said I mean I did I said this this
character can handle a movie solo I
think it got sort of middle of the line
reviews the people have made the movie
that’s their fault because the character
is dynamite
as far as Hugh Jackman is an actor I’ve
seen him in other things and it just
shows how versatile and how much variety
he can put into a portrayal in terms of
reboots I’m just wondering do you feel
that reboots every once in a while are
weren’t it for a series I’m not
comfortable with it because nobody likes
change but I think it’s absolutely
necessary
every generation for the characters and
the stories to be in the language of
that generation if you read a comic book
you know from the 1930s or 40s
it just doesn’t speak to the times I
think every generation and that goes for
everything everything has to be
redefined you have to you know Nations
have to re-examine constitutions you
know religions have to re-examine Dogma
you need to keep it so that it has a
meaning for generations that are here
now
not that you should dispense with
tradition and hair you know the heritage
that led to the present know there
should be an appreciation there
characters of all time hi I’m Joyce
ritzy and welcome to watchmojo.com our
host Mike got to sit down with veteran
illustrator herb trippy to discuss some
of his favorite comic book characters do
you have any standout creations that
that for you were a real joy to make in
it you would like to revisit most of the
ways I generate income is by doing
commissions when you do commissions
you’re constantly reworking old stuff
because that’s what the fans want
I think to Hulk I did that for eight
years there’s a certain comfort level
with that and we had the character
molded into a certain way that was
appealing to both the artists and the
writers and once you establish a
character you almost don’t have to think
about it the character dictates what
happens you’re popularly known as the
first person to ink Wolverine in those
issues the last panel in Hulk 180 and
then the whole issue number 181 which
was devoted primarily to Wolverine and
battle with the Windigo
Jack Abel inked those books as far as
the penciling goes as far as what I was
doing we did a lot of throwaway
characters you know there was no
expectation that they might continue on
in another issue it came about that the
writer Len Wein you know decided that we
should have a Canadian superhero when
the character first appeared there was
not an unusual reaction but you as we
all know he didn’t become the Wolverine
we know until he became a member of the
x-men the yellow spandex character is
almost a totally different character
although I like to think of Hugh Jackman
in that outfit and then him saying this
is ridiculous and throwing a thing in
the garbage you know do you actually
find that Hugh Jackman portrays the
character – yeah it’s super I think
everybody that came out of that first
movie first x-men movie that he was in
said I mean I did I said this this
character can handle a movie solo I
think it got sort of middle of the line
reviews the people have made the movie
that’s their fault because the character
is dynamite
as far as Hugh Jackman is an actor I’ve
seen him in other things and it just
shows how versatile and how much variety
he can put into a portrayal in terms of
reboots I’m just wondering do you feel
that reboots every once in a while are
weren’t it for a series I’m not
comfortable with it because nobody likes
change but I think it’s absolutely
necessary
every generation for the characters and
the stories to be in the language of
that generation if you read a comic book
you know from the 1930s or 40s
it just doesn’t speak to the times I
think every generation and that goes for
everything everything has to be
redefined you have to you know Nations
have to re-examine constitutions you
know religions have to re-examine Dogma
you need to keep it so that it has a
meaning for generations that are here
now
not that you should dispense with
tradition and hair you know the heritage
that led to the present know there
should be an appreciation there
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