by Erin Finnegan, NY editorial intern
This week I interviewed the colorist behind the three-book series The Elsewhere Chronicles, Corentin Jaffré. Book Four: The Calling, will be published by Graphic Universe in the spring.
Q. What computer programs and/or what kind of pens, pencils and brushes do you use?
Q. What music (if any) do our you listen to while drawing?
A. I listen to a broad styles of music during the coloring, mostly indie rock (Radiohead, Deerhoof, Sufjan Stevens) and electronica (Boards of Canada, The Cinematic Orchestra…)
Sometimes I like working in silence too, if I’m doing something complex, as I can’t really do two things at the same time. (By the way, it’s a good tip from the great animator Richard Williams: “Don’t listen to music during work!” But hey… most of the time I’m not following his advice…)
A. Right now I’m enjoy reading a french comic for kids, “Les épatantes aventures de Jules” by Emile Bravo. It’s really subtle and funny, and it shows that a comic for kids can be deep and entertaining at the same time.
Q. What comics did you read growing up?
A. I read a lot of DC and Marvels comics (I loved Iron man and the X-men), as well as French ones (Tintin, Gaston, Asterix).
Q. Did you go to college for art and/or comics, or something else? Which college?
A. I went to an art college for two years, at the Paris VIII University. I must say it was not really that interesting…
Q. What is your favorite comics convention (if any)?
A. I’m not going to a lot of conventions, but I enjoy visiting each years the “Montreuil Children’s Book Fair“.
