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Edward Aycock
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Posted: 08 January 2026 at 5:29pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

Just being facetious with the title of the thread but it really is the topic. 

As a long-time fan of JB, one thing I always liked but never really dwelt upon much on were the interiors and decor he drew.   I liked how Jean Grey's family home was modeled on the "Bewitched" set and in "Hidden Years," a bachelorette pad was based upon the "Friends" apartment.  

But one question I have for JB is - with recurring locations such as the Baxter Building or X-Mansion, did you map it out so that you knew exactly what door they'd be entering in from what room? 

I also liked the interior design touches. The interlocking rings motif on dresses and curtains you'd see in your early 80s work- how was that done? I know it's probably a simple answer but to a guy who doesn't draw, it just looked so cool.  The homes and apartments you drew always looked like people really lived there. 
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John Byrne

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Posted: 08 January 2026 at 6:13pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply

It’s important to remember that the instances you cite were done long before photo/video reference was available, so the Stephens’ house was drawn strictly from memory. (Compare with the use in ELSEWHEN, where I had access to Google.)

The Baxter Building interiors were all invented, and I made no effort to create consistency from issue to issue.

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Brian Price
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Posted: 09 January 2026 at 2:35am | IP Logged | 3 post reply

I remember being impressed with the model that Gerhard came up with for the Melmoth arc of Cerebus.

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John Byrne

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Posted: 09 January 2026 at 2:43pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

It’s worth noting that when Marvel decided to do a trade paperback of what came to be known as “The Trial of Galactus”, I offered to do a pro bono edit/rewrite to make the collection read as less episodic. This was agreed to, and to my great delight I quickly discovered that my habit of ending each page on a kind of mini-cliffhanger—ie, ending scenes at lower right—meant the scenes often blending together even if there had originally been months between them!

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Dave Kopperman
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Posted: 09 January 2026 at 3:15pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply

I’d noticed that self-contained page aspect was a stylistic choice you have in common with (of all artists) Peter Bagge.
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