#112: An Interview with Douglas Klauba

In this episode we are honoured to be joined by one of the most
distinctive Phantom cover artists going around - Douglas
Klauba


Doug is renowned for his covers for Moonstone comic books
in the mid-late 2000s, as well as the artwrk that has featured on
so many Bradford Exchange products and now most recently,
on a future Lightning Strike Comics issue.


In a wide-ranging interview that starts with a video tour of his
studio (keep an eye on our YouTube channel for the footage), Doug
takes us through his origins as an artist and the education he
received that was not necessarily in comic books but that brought
him back to that medium.


We explore his Moonstone era in great depth from start to finish
including: who he worked with (including the unsung Rubén
Procopio), his favourite covers and the way it all wrapped
up.


There is a very interesting chat focused on the way Doug used
photographic references for his work, with examples of the
process in our recent article here.


We also discuss what may well have been the first ever published
The Phantom jam cover!


Check out Doug's work for yourself and contact him for a
commission via his websites
http://douglasklauba.blogspot.com/ or
http://www.douglasklauba.com/





As always - Happy Phantoming!


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