Linework NW is at its heart a gathering of remarkable creators, editors, illustrators, cartoonists, and publishers who represent some of the best work that is being produced in these mediums today.

Each day from now until the show we are going to be highlighting the amazing creators of Linework NW in a series of interviews conducted by the awesome folks over at Gridlords. Today’s spotlight takes a look at the work of cartoonist and Snakebomb maestro Jack Hayden.



Which Spice Girl are you?

Corporate brain in a jar pulling strings that make the girls dance. Funky Spice visits the office twice a week to dump fish flakes in my spinal fluid. Zig a zig ahhh.



What kind of process do you adhere to when you make work?

Hamburgers, tacos, hot dogs and an old pooch snoring at my feet.



How do you feel about backgrounds?

Leave em to the lowly studio assistants. A true manga-ka draws less than 5% of their pages.



What famous artist or historical figure do you often psychically interact with?

Godzilla is my personal Jesus.



Tell me about the tough comics crew from your town.

I roll with scary crews and come out of wars barely bruised. Snakebomb snaps on rhinestone-studded fingerless leather gloves to lurk murky Portland alleys with Sinus Problem, Teenage Dinosaur, Rude Comics, Hambrgr House and Sardine Can Press. We’re so tuff we make onions cry.



Is illustration your career?

Careerism will poison yer creativity, dawg.



What do you think about fortune telling?

“Reply hazy, ask again later.”



What is the project in your head that you’d like to make?

I’d love to revive the officially licensed one-shot comics adaptations of Cannon films. It’s a shame they stopped after Cyborg and Cobra.



What are you most excited to do at Linework NW?

Roll around shirtless in piles of small bills and mouth-feed the baby birds living in Zack Soto’s beard.



Gridlords Interview by Suzette Smith



