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Paul- Born in 1952 in a small town in the south of Germany called Coburg ( a great place with a huge castle on a hill overlooking the city). Emigrated to US in 57 and settled in Connecticut. Discovered comics very shortly thereafter. I still remember that exact moment-it was a whole new world for me, never seen anything like it. Soon became my favorite "new thing" (along with orange soda). Started cutting the panels and figures apart and repositioned them on paper to make up my own stories. Quickly realized the problem with that approach: no more comics left. So I started to draw as a result of that. Drew everywhere-in school, on the bus, in the library, during tests, in church, in the car--you name it. Around the age of 12, I discovered fandom (as it was then). Started doing art for a few and was busy with that until I turned pro in my early twenties. Great fun and a great training ground. Started going to the Seuling Cons in New York. When I was about 16 I went up to DC Comics to hook up
with a tour that I knew they were giving every Friday. I got there and
they had discontinued doing it for awhile. I started begging and pleading
and whining. "But I came all the way from Connecticut---"
Secretary took pity on me and searched to find someone who could take
me around. Jack Miller (Deadman) came out and walked me around the offices.
It was like magic. Met Neal Adams and watched him pencil an Adam Strange
cover. Met Dick Giordano and was surprised that Made the portfolio rounds for two years at Marvel and
DC before I got my big break (great times though-sitting in the park
or on some doorstep looking at Gil Kane Xeroxes they gave me to ink/get
rid of me). Sol Brodsky at Marvel hired me to apply grays with zip-a-tone
to those horrible 50's monster stories that Marvel was reprinting in
their magazine sized books. I think it was two dollars a page. Paul-guess it wasn't so mini after all-please, if you
have any questions at all-now or later-just ask, you know where I am. Talk to you |
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