

: How was it working with Mark and Jeremy on this story?

It’s similar to working on a cover illustration where you’re just trying to put together a cohesive palette on the page. I generally balance out a page or a panel with a certain color to tie it all together to begin with. Was there any difficulty making them work together on the page? : Speaking of new looks, many of these characters are rocking relatively new costumes. I’m a giant fan of Alex Maleev’s work on and it was fun getting to draw a “simple” Iron Man. : Infamous Iron Man makes his presence felt by the team in this issue. Other than just taking longer to draw, the trickiest thing is setting them in a correct way so the letterer can clearly place the word balloons. AVENGERS often has multiple characters in the scene. got a little busier with his squadron and the droids. When I was working on BLACK WIDOW, most pages would be Nat and another character or two at the most.

Phil Noto: Yes, there’s definitely quite a difference. : Is it any more difficult hopping in on a team book like this than a solo one? I use a lot of Kyle Webster’s watercolor brushes to give it that natural texture. After the inks are done, I use Clip Studio once again to flat the colors then I take it back to Photoshop to do the final rendering. I rough out the story in Photoshop, then do tight ink work in Clip Studio. That makes the process much easier for me. Phil Noto: Well, to begin with, it’s all digital. : Can you talk a little bit about your general process? From the pencils we see here, you start with traditional line work, but end up with these amazingly textured images at the end. With the June 7 issue hitting soon, we talked with Noto about jumping in on such a big-deal team book, working with new costumes, and how he achieves his unique style.

In AVENGERS #8, writers Mark Waid and Jeremy Whitley along with guest artist Phil Noto explore what happens when the Infamous Iron Man shows up and not only demands a place amongst the world’s greatest super heroes, but also to lead them. But that doesn’t mean his former enemies will so easily flip the script and welcome him with open arms. After remaking said universe during Secret Wars, though, he decided to turn over a new leaf and help fill in for Tony Stark following Civil War II. Victor Von Doom spent decades clashing with the heroes of the Marvel Universe.
