I talked with Sanford Greene a bit and he was just as friendly as I remember him being. He’s very excited about work. I was worried about his passion waning like so many artists and writers, but no him, not yet. The Industry has not got Mr. Greene down.

Most of my time speaking with Sanford Greene was to talk about costumes and the looks he creates for characters. There wasn’t a simple aha! answer to his process. He just works it out, plays with possibilities until he captures the essence. But where does he start? He starts with fashion and music magazines to get a good feel for current trends in youth culture. He checks MTV occasionally too. Then he mocks up sketches to work out the kinks.

I told Sanford Greene (penciler) and Nathan Massengill (inker) that I was trying to make the Wonder Girl armor. They were thrilled. I have their blessings and their good luck wishes. That means quite a lot. I hoped to find out from Mr. Greene what the material was he had in mind for the white part of Wonder Girl’s armor. He laughed. Turns out he hadn’t had anything specific in mind other than it looked good. He suggested it would probably be a heavy cloth or leather. I’m glad he said that because I was worried it might be a layer of armor. I wasn’t looking forward to making that. After much talking about design and industry we agreed it should be a leather-like material. So that’s that. The artist himself has given me suggestions and a green light.

At Heroes Con he was pushing his latest project, a Method Man comic book. I think it’s a big step for comics because it has the potential to bring in a lot of new readers. His work is dynamic. It doesn’t look like every other comic you pick up to read. It’s different and hard to pigeonhole. There is a certain animation feel to his art, but I don’t care about that. I like it because it’s good. It’s pretty and sets itself apart. Each of his projects have their own identity. Even in his own work things change and evolve.

If you pick up one his comics and are taken aback by the look, don’t give up on it. Give it another try the next day and the day after that. You’ll begin to see the appeal.