Oklahoma’s Sterling Gates at New York Comic Con
Tulsa writer Sterling Gates, now living in Los Angeles, attended the recent New York City Comic Con as a guest of DC Comics.
Gates signed comics for fans, and even did some sketches, though he hasn’t seriously drawn comics in three years.
“I had a line (of fans) before I even got there, and someone must’ve told them I could draw, because I think I had twenty sketch requests while I was sitting there,’ he said.
Gates accommodated their requests, drawing Green Lanterns and other characters for fans. His go-to drawing paired the largest and smallest Green Lanterns, as conceptualized by Dave Gibbons.
“I got really good at drawing Mogo, the Green Lantern that’s a planet, because he’s just this circle with some land masses and a giant Green Lantern symbol on him,” he said.
“Then, as a flourish, I would add his partner, Bzzd, the bug Green Lantern.”
While in New York, Gates visited the offices of comic-book publisher DC Comics.
“I took a tour of DC Comics, which I’d always wanted to see as a kid, and met a lot of the terrific behind-the-scenes people that keep my favorite comics coming out month to month.”
As for news, DC released several interesting tidbits and promotions, including a poster featuring a blue-eyed Flash. The current Flash, Wally West, has green eyes – but Barry Allen, who died in the 1986 “Crisis on Infinite Earths” series, had eyes of blue.
Gates, meanwhile, is staying busy with upcoming projects, though none of them are yet ready to be announced.
“I’ve got something in the works, though,” Gates said.
– Matt Price
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