Numerous storylines have to be orchestrated while maintaining an overall story arc. Also, getting to see Ben Bates’ great art in the last four issues was a treat as well.” As to whether there will be more crossovers for Sonic the Hedgehog, the resident of Rincon, Georgia is open to the idea. “Insofar as the Mega Man crossover is concerned, it was a pleasure to get to design some of the Sonic heroes as Mega Man villains. “The only challenge for me was keeping up with the art deadlines!” Integrating the different universes was a fun experience. Being given the opportunity to write a few issues has given me a little change of pace as well.” Yardley was responsible for drawing issues #5 to #8 of the Worlds Collide series which brought together Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man for the first time. ![]() “There are a lot of supporting characters and the Sonic Universe book cycles through them, so I’m always drawing something a bit different. I fell in love instantly.” Staying inspired as a writer and artist is not a problem. “My brother got a Genesis for Christmas in ’91 and it came with Sonic. Since 2005 Tracy Yardley has been creatively tied to a video game which expanded into the comic book realm. In my experience, the now defunct TokyoPop for whom I did work on Riding Shotgun, marketability towards other media outside of comics was very nearly their only consideration for choosing original titles to produce.” “I can’t speak for companies like Marvel or DC, but I would assume that it’s at least part of their consideration. Not to sound like a mindless fanboy, but I enjoy pretty much all of the Marvel movies.” The golden age of comic book movies has not gone unnoticed by publishers when accepting proposals. I love the simplicity of the storytelling and the visual style is fantastic. I do like the visual style and I love that they’re usually huge volumes so you get a lot to read at one time.” Yardley remarks, “One of my favourite comic books is Atomic Robo. “I think they’re cool, but there’s just a lot of back story that I couldn’t be bothered to learn about.” Japanese manga comics are a source of enjoyment. “I saw comics in middle school but I never could get into X-Men or other superhero books,” admits Tracy Yardley. “I doubt if it’s made it much easier to earn a living, but it certainly has made things easier to get your product out where people can see it.” I doubt if many jobs are obtained by going to conventions, but connections can be made and if you have a product to sell that people want, like Sonic the Hedgehog, it’s a way to make some extra money as well.” Digital publishing has been a mixed blessing. Comic conventions in general are useful in that you can meet fellow artists and industry professionals and at least let them know you’re around. ![]() “ Deviant Art has been useful to me when I have the time to take on commissioned drawings for extra money. “Attending an art school also allows you to practice your art in a focused manner that would be much more difficult if you did it on your own time.” The Internet has been a helpful tool for the American illustrator. ![]() “Studying at SCAD allowed me to meet lots of new people and discover new styles of art that I might not have noticed on my own,” states Tracy Yardley. Unlike his brothers who are talented musicians, the native of Southern Illinois expressed himself artistically through his drawings.
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