Bryan Lee O'Malley
Bryan Lee O'Malley
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth21 February 1979
CountryCanada
cast characters complete drawings roles spend tend time
I don't tend to cast roles in my head because I spend so much time with these characters and the drawings that they're complete in themselves, you know what I mean?
incredible third time
For Hollywood to make 'Spider-Man,' only to redo the movie a couple years later, just boggles the mind. To recast 'The Incredible Hulk' for a third time? I don't get it.
certainly games played
I've certainly played games that provoked a real emotional response or serious thought processes.
feels kinda object
I don't really have a metaphor for how I write, but it kinda feels like chipping away at a big dark object that I can't really see.
against anyone battles crappy fine forces lines people sets trying
I don't think anyone ever sets out to make a crappy movie, but there are a lot of forces working against those people who are trying to make something decent. There are a lot of fine lines to walk and small battles to fight.
'Seconds' is very much about reaching out for the next thing after you've figured out the first thing.
I just don't think I can write someone drastically younger than me.
life passed people places seen
The places I've been, or passed through, or seen at a distance, have had as much an impact on my life as the people I've known.
people
Seeing people cosplaying my characters is always a blast.
I've had so many little ideas I've written down here and there. Some ideas I've got reams of notes for.
I really like the look of old '70s and '80s Japanese comics, so I think that style is something I will continue to draw.
grew moved
I grew up in London, Ontario, and moved to Toronto when I was 22 or 23.
awareness both devalue raise sword time work
Tumblr culture and the whole reappropriation-without-context thing are a double-edged sword in that they both raise awareness of my work and also kind of devalue it at the same time.
fairy grounded plenty restaurant takes tale town version
'Seconds' is grounded in the reality of this restaurant environment, and I did do plenty of research, so there's that. It takes place in a town that is like a kinder, gentler fairy tale version of reality. Then it takes off into a story that is very strange, very mental.