But pick up any one of his numerous graphic novels or serialised strips and the workings of his brain spill out to be pored over and dissected, serving up all the ammunition needed for an hour-long interview.Ĭharles is a cult figure in the world of comics illustration. You’ll just get a sense that he’s really good at drawing. If you review the past decade of illustrator Charles Burns’ portraits for McSweeney’s literary journal The Believer you’ll find out little about his passions and motivations, formative experiences or emotional hang-ups. The trouble with asking probing questions of commercial illustrators is that they leave few clues to their inner life within client work.
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