For me, I'm a fan of really dark, depressing stuff. Even something like The Wire, which can be hugely depressing and really serious, the bits I alway…

- Declan Shalvey

Some guys can do digital things where they make some tricks work, but I work on paper and I work with washes. You can't just change things afterwards…

- Declan Shalvey

I feel like I've been training my entire career for this moment in a lot of ways. So many artists just want to draw Batman, and I'm getting the oppor…

- Declan Shalvey

There's a great line by Joss Whedon: "Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke." Even for a reader, ther…

- Declan Shalvey

I personally got to draw a take on a character that I've had in my mind since I was a teenager. That was pretty sweet!

- Declan Shalvey

In a way, I'm glad I'm first because I won't have to panic about following anybody other than industry legend John Romita Jr. And he drew Daredevil: …

- Declan Shalvey

You get to play with shadow, mood, and tone. And this [Batman All-Stars] is such a moody story.

- Declan Shalvey

There's a page in #2 where I did one of the most interesting pages I've ever drawn. I had to think, "This is a big, blockbuster comic book." You're p…

- Declan Shalvey

That's the type of thing you need to keep in mind when drawing comics. The storytelling. Consider the action and the space available to you, that's w…

- Declan Shalvey