I went to
Adventurecon yesterday and today because my beautiful GF was selling her Calenders and T Shirts and ran into
Tom Feister there......Pics with him and I here.....
viewtopic.php?f=43&t=5207I had a chance to ask him a few Questions.....
spacemonkeymafia: Favorite Joe Figure?
Tom Feister: "Flat out
Duke"
SMM: Favorite Comic Character?
TF: "Has to be
Rock N Roll and
Snake Eyes"
SMM: Which Character would/do you dread drawing?
TF: "
Serpentor, love the concept, but just doesn't work for me"
SMM: What has been your Favorite work so far?
TF: "GI Joe Origin covers and FF Covers"
SMM: First time you met Larry Hama?
TF: "When I was 12 my Mom was able to get me a tour of the Marvel offices. When we got there the receptionist told us know one was there that everyone was out"."You can Imagine how bummed I was" Well Come to find out that Larry Hama was there, so the receptionist went and asked if it was ok if I came in to see him". "I went into his office and he gave me a signed copy of
GI Joe #1 signed by him.....way cool" "I still have it to this day".
"He also let in on the plot to the "Who killed Hard Master" a year in advance.....way cooler"
SMM: What would be your dream project to work on?
TF: "Something with Robin or the Teen Titans"
SMM: Who is your Favorite Marvel Character?
TF: "Spiderman"
SMM: DC?
TF: "Nightwing"
SMM: Who inspires you?
TF: "Steve Rude, Jack Kirby just to name a few"
SM: First Maxi Series that blew your mind (And before I could even finish)
TF: "SECRET WAR" "Hands down"
SMM: How long does a cover take you?
TF: "2-4 days"
SMM: First Joe Comic?
TF: "GI Joe #13......I walked to KMart from my babysitter's everyday after I saw the commercials on TV" "At the time I didn't know they did things monthly, so I went everyday"
SMM: What's your Favorite Joe Issue?
TF: "The silent issue....great comic"
SMM: Are you an opener or Moc Collector?
TF: "I open...toys are meant to be played with"
SMM: Whats something you'd love to have?
TF: "A Sideshow
Duke or
Snake Eyes. But my wife would kill me if I spent the money with 2 kids"....I WOULD TRADE SOME SERIOUS COOL SIGNED ARTWORK FOR ONE OF THOSE TWO"
"And you can put that in this interview for anyone at the Terrordrome to see."
SMM: What was your first Joe Christmas like?
TF: "Oh man, on that Christmas morning I had amassed a small collection of Joes".
SMM: What do you watch on TV?
TF: "The Shield, Rescue Me, Curb your Enthusiasm"
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Staff Edit: For formatting and thanks to both spacemonkey' and Mr. Feister for this great interview.
