Bionic Buzz® got to interview cartoonist & illustrator Gary Barker at West Orange Comics & Video Games in the Orlando, FL area. The store was celebrating its 4 year anniversary. Gary Barker was a special guest at the anniversary event. He has worked on Garfield for over 30 years and also worked for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and BOOM studios. He is also a teacher at Ringling College of Art and Design for the past 15 years. We talked about where his passion for art came from, how he got started in the industry, dressing up as Captain Cartoon and more.
Connect with Gary:
https://www.artstation.com/captain_cartoon
https://www.instagram.com/garybarkercartoonist/
West Orange Comics and Video Games located at 1575 Maguire Rd Ocoee Fl 34761.
Connect with West Orange Comics and Video Games:
https://www.facebook.com/westorangecomicsandvideogames/
https://www.pointy.com/shops/usa/florida/ocoee/west-orange-comics-and-video-games
Garfield, the comic book issue #1 main cover (2012), published by Kaboom, an imprint of BOOM Studios.
Gary Barker did layout, pencils and inks.
Final colors by Braden Lamb.