Stuck - Five X Five

Posted by Vito Delsante on Monday, September 18 2006 at 10:00 am

Tom and I are taking a week off. Don’t know if it leaves anyone hanging in suspence, but we just wanted to do this at the end of every chapter. Basically, it’s a look back and ahead to next week’s Page 13. First, if you’ve missed any of STUCK, we’ll break it down for you…

In Chapter One of STUCK, we met Eric Pitzer, a bartender who has a morning interview at a prestigious law firm. The night before the interview, Eric has an ominous dream of Grand Central Station on fire and his deceased girlfriend, Gretchen. On his way from Brooklyn to Manhattan, Eric’s train gets stuck which makes him late for the interview but it doesn’t matter as he and every other passenger watch the Williamsburg Bridge crumble from unknown causes.

Five X Five - Five Questions/Five Answers between the creators, Tom Williams and Vito Delsante…

Vito asks Tom…

Vito: Looking back at the first chapter, is there a moment or scene that you loved drawing?

Tom: Mostly I enjoyed the character designs. People interacting with one another is also a welcome challenge.

Vito: What about regrets? Got any panels that you’d like to do over? How?

Tom: I don’t think so. I’m sure a month later the flaws will creep up on me. When I started this project, I had just procured Painter and a Wacom tablet. Took some time to figure out what I liked or didn’t with the program. Some of my earlier approaches to coloring I might go back and change. I actually redrew the dream sequence three times but left it alone.

Vito: We met a few of the regular characters in the first chapter…any favorites?

Tom: I like drawing Lefty (the homeless guy). Eric has some promise. Hector.

Vito: Overall, did you enjoy the first chapter of STUCK? Not just as a creator, but as a reader?

Tom: It’s going places. Of course, I get to read ahead. :)

Vito: I sent you the script for Chapter 2 earlier this week…anything there that you’re looking forward to drawing?

Tom: Kinda dicey as I don’t want to give anything away. Expect aftermath and chaos.

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