Growing up, I was a massive Marvel fan: I learned dynamic storytelling from John Buscema's Conan and Avengers work, a sense of scale and wonder from Jim Starlin's Captain Marvel and Warlock, design from Jim Steranko's SHIELD. Gil Kane's elegant and energetic figurework on pretty much everything inspired me. Working on Marvel properties like Spider-Man or the X-Men was a joy, a chance to channel all my childhood enthusiasms.