tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113142374215959304.post5375150110659250684..comments2023-08-15T13:56:24.646-05:00Comments on Dave's Original Comic Art Blog: Marvel Spotlight: Tomb of DraculaDave Karlenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866299822574254467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113142374215959304.post-84336644348184491912013-01-27T19:12:12.915-06:002013-01-27T19:12:12.915-06:00A great story, thanks for your comment!A great story, thanks for your comment!Dave Karlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866299822574254467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113142374215959304.post-16643331793229133442012-06-21T22:10:39.761-05:002012-06-21T22:10:39.761-05:00A few years ago I met and spoke with Marv at a par...A few years ago I met and spoke with Marv at a party at a mutual friend's house. I told him one of the many story-telling techniques I appreciated during his run on The Tomb of Dracula was his devoting a page to sketching a "walk-on character", making us care about this person's problems and aspirations, but also pity and even fear for them, because we know the last panel will show them fall victim to Dracula's thirst. We know everything Marv had skillfully established to flesh out this character, will very suddenly simply stop!<br /><br />Marv did such a great job building Dracula's character over the run I asked for some insights on how he approached writing the Count.<br /><br />"He's a liar," Marv simply stated."He just lies all the time."<br /><br />"Especially to himself," I suggested; and to my delight Marv's eyes lit up as he replied, "Exactly!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com