1 Year of SiN Viral Interview of: Izik Bell, hmmm sorry that name Doesn’t ring a Bell to The 7

Name:

Izik Bell

Creative Position:

Freelance Illustrator

Contact Info:

izikbell.carbonmade.com
illa1nk.etsy.com
www.facebook.com/izik.bell

FAVORITE COMIC BOOK:

growing up- X-Men now- I have too many favorites. Whatever I happen to be reading at any given time.

The 1 Superpower you want:

I want Multiple Man’s power. Id have an army of me’s churning out artwork.

Location:

Denver CO

Your Credits:

Comics:

Earthling #1- Interiors
Eathling Art Book- Cover
Super Super T.A.M.- Cover
Chasing the Grave #1 (upcoming)
Charlie Foxtrot: Strange Tales of War and Woe- Interior 10pg story
Dead Memories #1 (upcoming)
Adam Zero #2-#4- Pin Ups

Novels:

A Light Shines Through Darkness- Cover
No Limits- Cover
Anna Hyde in Jekyl Park- Page Border and Interior Illustration
Zombie Ressurection- Back Cover

Album Art for:

Jax Richardson
The Young Bad Twins
Courtesy Call

So Izik are you gonna Give

The7Deadly Questions

a reason to remember you?

upwork

What is your proudest creation?

Definitely my upcoming independent comic series, unfortunately its top secret for now.

What Indie comic book Title are you currently a huge fan of?

There are a lot, but at the top of that list is probably East of West, I cant get enough of that book.

What has been your favorite project to work on and why?

I really enjoy doing blank covers to be honest, I usually have a lot of freedom to do whatever I want on them, and as a collector myself I just think they’re damn cool.

Is sexuality focused on too much in comic books?

It depends on what comics you’re reading. I think sexuality can be used in some really creative and interesting ways to advance a storyline or a character’s development. It can also be used to sell books to 40yr old virgins living in their parents basement who want to look at boobs. This isn’t exclusive to comics, you find it in any medium.

Do you think fan art is law breaking or is it simply what the fans want?

I think technically it’s both. There’s copyright “law”, and then there’s the reality that fan art is this huge positive thing that helps every aspect of the industry. Google Spider-Man and you will get a bunch of cookie cutter mainstream crap. Google Spider-Man Deviant Art and you will get inspired. Just sayin’.

If you won the lottery and could buy an character you hat just to kill them who would it be and why?

Why kill them? A character is only as good or bad as their creative team. I’d rather take a character I hate and make them awesome. Although, I wouldn’t mind killing off the Sentry now that you mention it…

What is a mistake you made in your early years that our readers can learn form ?

I think I spent too much time being afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes are one of our best tools for learning. If you’re not fucking up, you’re not doing it right.

Well done you have a single paragraph to tell us why we should become fans and what you are working on now :

“I’m hungry and up-and-coming. I put my heart and soul into my work and I won’t stop until I take over the industry. I’m always working on multiple projects and you can see what I’m putting out if you follow me on social media. But the thing to keep an eye out for is my aforementioned top secret comic series, created, written and drawn by myself. I think I have some pretty unique ideas, and I understand how to make an exciting comic. You’ll all be hearing about it soon enough.”