INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT AN INTERVIEW WITH AWARD-WINNING SPANISH ARTIST
FAIRY HUNTER ©2004 José Luis Agreda and Bill Wray
JOSÉ LOUIS AGREDA
DRAW!: First off, where were you born? The first time I saw some of José Agreda’s art on an Internet message board I was blown away! Who was this artist? His work had everything going for it: charm, wit, color, and just beautiful, appealing drawing. I had to get to know him! Luckily he answers his email. The thing I like the most about the Internet is that it allows such access and sharing of art and ideas and friendship to be so easy even though we’ve never met face-to-face. I am very pleased to be able to share with you the amazing work of Mr. Agreda who I am sure will soon be burning up the comic scene in the US just as he has done in Spain. This interview was conducted via the Internet by DRAW! Editor Mike Manley. 52 DRAW! • SPRING 2004
José Agreda: I was born in Seville, Spain, in 1971. DRAW!: Were you drawing comics as a kid? Like most cartoonists did you decide you really wanted to do comics as a living at an early age? JA: My oldest brother used to buy and draw comics, so I started drawing very early, copying what he was doing. This was the biggest influence, because he worked very hard on the script part, and was very methodical. He helped me to avoid some