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SHADOWFLAME
Monday, December 11, 2006

Arcana Studio has been finding some phenomenal talent lately. I had the pleasure to converse with Joe Martino of JGM Comics and his upcoming book SHADOWFLAME.

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I see a lot of mention of Dave Cockrum on your site. What else has influenced you, either in the realm of comics or outside it?
Lots. Movies, comics, even music. I remember writing issue 4 of Shadowflame with the song "Raining Blood" from Slayer in my head. It was appropriate because Shadowflame was getting the snot beat out of him and I think it helps to set the mood, at least in my mind. I take inspiration from wherever I can. I am a huge Superman fan. When I was younger my main influences were Dave, John Byrne, George Perez, Neal Adams, Curt Swan and a bunch of others. I also watch a lot of movies. Dave was supposed to do a cover for Shadowflame #1. Unfortunately, since his passing, that will never happen. He was a great talent and although I didn't know him personally, he was always a nice guy over email. His wife Paty as well. Very nice people.