ONE comic author you'd like to meet and chat with

[marygold]

I"m going to force you guys to pick just one and why you chose that author/artist over the others. This can be an american artist, japanese, korean, tapastican, any other origin.... And let's assume you can communicate with each other, lol

It's hard for me too, but I'm going to have to go with Ishida Sui, hands down. His art and ideas are amazing and beautiful. His manga, Tokyo Ghoul and all its companions are all so in depth and well thought out. I really recommend reading them, and then watching the anime.

Sorry Slave In Utero, Tokeino Hari, ONE, 66 and about a hundred others... I love you guys but...

[eslameldeeb]

There's a bunch of legendary authors i'd like to meet and chat with, and while "one" is not enough at all, i will have to pick Alan Moore
The reason would be that i really like his insight and take on almost all sensitive and controversial subjects of the world, i recommend watching his documentary Mindscape of Alan Moore, The, i bet everyone can learn a lot from his interesting ideas

[marygold]

@eslameldeeb lol I was wondering why the name sounded familiar, then I came across this. I see I see cool XD

[60Six]

Lol, you talkin about me up there? ;D I'm sure Ishida Sui is far more interesting than me anyway.

As for me, Eiichiro Oda or Yasuhiro Nightow, both big inspirations for me and I'd just love to meet someone who built the empire that is One Piece. Nightow is just one of my all time favorite artists and I'd kill to just get an autograph from him or talk to him.

On a slightly more realistic scale, I'd love to meet or chat with a lot of the frequent people on Tapastic and the forums, but especially @joannekwan or Asmodeus since I've gotten the chance to talk to both of them a little outside of forums and they both seem super chill and sweet. I've already had the pleasure of getting to talk to a few people from Tapastic more and talk to them semi-regularly on skype!

[El_Psy_Congroo]

While I'd like to know Sui's identity...

I just watched an interview with Marjorie Liu after finishing vol 1 of Monstress. I would love to go on a date with her and just talk about books.

[marygold]

@Riko Haha yeah Funny how in Naruto we finally get to see Kakashi's face but with Bleach we never know the title inspiration and Luffy's yet to locate One Piece :') what does Yusuhiro draw?

@El_Psy_Congroo sounds like you're about to get Kaneki-Surgeried by that woman lol (kidding, kidding)

[60Six]

Yasuhiro Nightow is the guy who made Trigun! Which is the thing that got me to pick up a pencil and try to seriously draw for the first time. Trigun's got a very special place in my heart. Plus, ugh, the manga. I love it. It's full of cool imagery like this that we didn't really see in the anime and has had such a big influence in a lot of my art and interests to this day:

[El_Psy_Congroo]

LOL I didn't even notice that connection until you pointed it out. In the interview she was talking about books she was reading and mentioned some really really good ones. At the time she was even reading A Bride's Story.

But anyway,

I'd gladly let her eat my guts for a date.

[joannekwan]

@Riko Heehee, well I'll be at Heroes and Villains Fan Fest this weekend in San Jose
And I'm always open to chat on tumblr with its messaging system.

Hm, if anything was possible, I would like to meet with the late Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomin series. I could just picture having a nice chat with her over a cup of tea by the ocean on a warm summer's day.

In reality, I've already met the awesome @hannahmcgill at Silicon Valley Comic Con! That was super!
Other people I'd like to meet … any mutuals really (they follow my work, I follow theirs), so I can put a face and a voice to my regulars. But I understand if they enjoy their anonymity of course.

[AnnaLandin]

I'd love to meet either Enrique Fernandez or Linda Medley! They both make comics I adore, they're amazing artists, and I'd love to pick their brains for comic-tips.

Fernandez is amazing when it comes to colours, and Medley has some of the surest linework I've ever seen - super-clean and not a line out of place.

[TheVoidchildProject]

Eiichiro Oda. I want to prod his brain to find out how he comes up with all his concepts, world-building and how he approaches a story. Then tell him to stop smoking!

But sicne he doesn't speak english I'd probably go with Brad Meltzer, author of the incredibly well told DC comics story "Identity Crisis". He has a way of humanizing the least relatable characters of this established comic universe and seems to be so mindful of minute details in comics that mean the world to the overall storytelling!

[Tentakustar]

Yoshihiro Togashi! I really liked Yu Yu Hakusho, But I would really like to discuss things with him about Hunter X Hunter. I want to know how he comes up with such amazing writing for that. it's really well done.

[Ringarune]

The authors of Shugo chara Peach-pit!!! Those two are seriously my heroes and if I could speak Japanese id luv to meet them (and beg them to make a new magical girl series)

[miseryhunting]

I'd love to meet either Jeff Lemire or Jim Cheung. Lemire is amazing storyteller and Cheung is stunning artist, I think I'd love to meet either really!

[R.n.P]

I would definitely love to meet Kubo Tite, I would like to hear what he planned for Bleach since we didn't get to see all his plans for the series in the manga

[Shanny8]

I would love to meet my most influential inspiration on my comic art, Marc Silvestri. Almost met dude at Dragon Con back in 93, but he cancelled his appearance. Then tried to meet him in San Diego in 96, but the line to meet him was too long.

[johnscuffle]

I would love to meet the comic book writer Robert Kirkman. He has had a fast and very good career in comics since 2003 when both his comics Invincible and The Walking Dead came out. And I would ask him on how to perfectly pace panels and how to spread dialogue throughout the page properly.

[indagold]

I met Tom Siddell once at a con and talked with him, he was really friendly. I want to meet him again but more formally since I was only 15 and my art was awful. I know people usually can get hold of artists at cons and go out to dinner with them, maybe when I get a table at a con and some reputation I could probably meet up with the dude since It seems more easier with respected artists. I met someone in college who managed to get their favorite artists to go out to dinner with them, man I wish I was that charismatic.

[Shanny8]

@johnscuffle Invincible will be ending its run next year. The announcement came last week.

[apurviance]

Moore would definitely be a memorable meetup. Lol.

A few days ago my wife was chatting online with some of her running/lifting friends and asked, "Have you ever heard of the comic Love & Rockets?" Have I? HAVE I?!! So, I reach over to the nightstand and grab a hardback copy of the original series (that I'd been using as a mousepad, but that's besides the point). Only the biggest influence on my short comic making life.

One of her friends is besties with one of Los Bros Hernandez's significant others. So, I'm just one step away from meeting my biggest teenage comic hero. How to make this happen? How? Without screwing it up and getting served with a restraining order. Fingers crossed.