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Current artist of Astonishing X-Men discusses his artwork on Astonishing X-Men. Simone Bianchi values detail and mentions Emma Frost. He says he wants Emma to look beautiful but without the physical characteristics of some “random blonde woman.”

Bianchi hasn’t had much trouble bringing to life the X-Men’s leader, Cyclops, but his paramour, Emma Frost, has proven to be somewhat of a cipher for the artist. “Emma is the character I was the least familiar with when I started drawing the book, so I think I still need to find my own way to depict her,” he said. “It’s too easy to draw a beautiful woman and not give them specific characteristics or something recognizable. I want to draw beautiful women to make myself and everyone else happy, but at the same time I want to give them character. And Emma is tough. She’s stubborn and even a little arrogant. She seems to have a conflict with Storm. It’s like two chickens in the same place [laughs]. And it seems like she’s struggling to establish her position on the team.

“I have to keep in mind all of these things when it comes to sit down and draw my pages. It’s too easy to just draw a generic beautiful blond women in her thirties. For me, there has to be something more in the way I draw both Emma and Storm besides the way they look and how beautiful they are.”

Another interesting note:

When he finishes his run on “Astonishing X-Men,” Bianchi will have completed the most work he’s ever produced for an American comic book. “Warren is going to be on the book for 24 issues. My goal is to stay on the book for 12 or maybe 18 issues; I’m not sure. My first priority is to get those 12 issues done,” the artist revealed. “The day I feel some kind of tiredness drawing these characters is the day that I think I’m going to move on to another new and challenging project. Again, 12 issues is my goal and I’m doing my best to do 18 issues but I don’t think I’ll be able to stay on the book for 24 issues. That might kill me! There’s too much work and too much detail on every single page and panel to keep up this kind of crazy work for 24 issues. 12 issues is going to be a record for me.”

The source: CBR: Bianchi Talks Astonishing X-Artwork

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