Chris Giarusso Discusses G-Man, his Work and the Future!

In the land of comic books, there are people who draw and illustrate, those who color, those who write and craft stories and then there are a select few, like creator of beloved character G-Man Chris Giarrusso, who do all three and more!We caught up with Giarrusso at this year’s Heroes Con, and talked with him about his work, his influences and what he loves hearing from fans of his work.Giarrusso’s unmistakable and unique style is easily recognizable to fans of his Mini Marvels series and with his creation G-Man. Starting out at an early age, Giarrusso said of his development as an artist, “I started drawing as a kid, copying anything my brother was drawing, and he was often copying comic strip art. So I copied him and then I eventually started trying to learn how to draw all of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts characters.Then I went through my superhero comic book phase where I was trying to draw like Jim Lee, and I found it far too frustrating and disciplined to figure out.”While he admits to being self-taught and directed, he sees his art as his own and something that is unique.With that style of drawing came the many Marvel Minis series, which helped to put him on the map for many readers, and his work quickly found an audience.With the success of Marvel Minis, in many forms and compilations, came Giarrusso’s own creation, G-Man, a story focusing on the heroics and trials of a young boy who, with his magic cape, gains flight, strength and more.With Giarrusso taking the helm on all aspects of the work, he had this to say about the process, “The hardest part is the time commitment.You have the work thatis usually done by four or five people being done by one.It can be done,but it becomes more difficult when you have other responsibilities.I do have my brother assisting me on colors, but it would be great if I could get an office assistant to answer phones, answer email, update my blog, manage my facebook and twitter accounts, schedule events, go to the post office, do my laundry and buy my groceries.”