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PEACEMAKER DARICK ROBERTSON'S FURY
by Jennifer Contino (Pulse)
What's Nick Fury like at age 25? How did his influences in World War II shape the type of man he would become? Those are just a few questions being answered in the Sgt. Fury Peacemaker limited series from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The first issue's due in stores this February, but we've got info from Robertson now about the tale.
THE PULSE: Who is Nick Fury when this series begins?
DARICK ROBERTSON: He's Sgt. Nick Fury, formerly of the Howling commandos. He mentions them in passing.
THE PULSE: So, we're not dealing with the experienced, present day main man of S.H.I.E.L.D. are we?
ROBERTSON: No, this is WW2 Fury, somewhere between him leaving the mainstream army and getting into SAS and secret Ops missions that will turn him into the man of S.H.I.E.L.D.
THE PULSE: So many people just know Fury as the grizzled soldier, what's it like to be working on him at this stage of his life, before he's as accomplished and experienced as others might be used to?
ROBERTSON: It's fun. You see him tasting his first cigars, and learning about the other side of war. You get a glimpse into the aspects of the character that Garth and I developed in the MAX series. The man who is love with war and doesn't want it to end.
THE PULSE: How long did it take you to say "yes" when offered the chance to draw these six issues?
ROBERTSON: It's always a no-brainer when it comes to working with Garth. he and I are friends and I always prefer to collaborate with friends. Also, coming like a pre-quel, it seems logical to keep the team intact.
THE PULSE: Is a series like this something you've been wanting to get into? Why?
ROBERTSON: I actually find the heavily referenced work draining. I can't keep a pace going because I constantly have to stop and look up reference for everything I'm drawing. Garth is meticulous about specific weapons and armory and I want to do my best to meet that demand, but it's hell on a deadline.
THE PULSE: How did you decide how to draw Nick Fury here? About how old is he? How did that influence you?
ROBERTSON: I see Fury as a man of about 25. I wanted him to be a younger looking version of the Nick Fury that I drew in the MAX series.
THE PULSE: You put so much detail into your pencils, how pleased are you with the finished product after the inking and coloring?
ROBERTSON: I haven't seen any of the inks or colors yet. I generally prefer to ink my own work, but I love collaborating with Jimmy Palmiotti.
THE PULSE: You've collaborated with Jimmy Palmiotti before, what's the experience like this time around? Have you both just improved with age?
ROBERTSON: It's always a pleasure working with Jimmy.
THE PULSE: When issue one hits in February how far ahead on the art do you project you'll be?
ROBERTSON: I'm finishing issue four right now and it's a week until Christmas, so I'll probably be all done by the time issue one hits.
THE PULSE: What have been some of the toughest parts of this for you to draw?
ROBERTSON: Like I said, the reference intensive images are a grind, and beyond that there are some really dark moments based on real events from the Nazi movement that I found painful to work on and recreate. It's taking a lot of orchestration for some of the big battles to really come alive, and when it works, it's gratifying.
THE PULSE: What kind of research did you have to do for the art?
ROBERTSON: I've bought a number of WW2 books and spent hours combing the Internet for actual era war photos in an effort to get things as right as I understand them.
THE PULSE: What other projects are you working on?
ROBERTSON: None! I am devoted to this now that I have finished Nightcrawler.
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