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	<font color=purple>It's a matter of time and scheduling--that's part of the freelance challenge. </font>		<font color=purple>It's a matter of time and scheduling--that's part of the freelance challenge. </font>

	'''We'd love to see more from you guys. My last question--Travis, you told me that the [[~~:Image:Gun~~ ~~salesman.JPG~~\|gun salesman]] was [[:Image:Walter Sobchak.JPG\|Walter]] from ''The Big Lebowski''. That was a great little cameo. Was there anything else hidden like that in the novels?'''		'''We'd love to see more from you guys. My last question--Travis, you told me that the [[gun seller (II)\|gun salesman]] was [[:Image:Walter Sobchak.JPG\|Walter]] from ''The Big Lebowski''. That was a great little cameo. Was there anything else hidden like that in the novels?'''
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	<font color=purple>Hidden stuff? Nah, most everything was pretty straightforward. I mean, the script just said, "Ted buys supplies from an army surplus guy." You know, I drew a generic army surplus guy, and I think most artists would tell you that drawing generic, throwaway characters is never that fun because you're always concentrating on really cool characters, like Ted. So I was like, "Man, this character just looks generic." So oftentimes, I'll try to use a friend or somebody that I know as a likeness to make it more believable. In this case, it just seemed fun. And, sometimes when you're working the long hours, you're just trying to amuse yourself. You know, I honestly didn't think that anybody would catch it. </font>		<font color=purple>Hidden stuff? Nah, most everything was pretty straightforward. I mean, the script just said, "Ted buys supplies from an army surplus guy." You know, I drew a generic army surplus guy, and I think most artists would tell you that drawing generic, throwaway characters is never that fun because you're always concentrating on really cool characters, like Ted. So I was like, "Man, this character just looks generic." So oftentimes, I'll try to use a friend or somebody that I know as a likeness to make it more believable. In this case, it just seemed fun. And, sometimes when you're working the long hours, you're just trying to amuse yourself. You know, I honestly didn't think that anybody would catch it. </font>

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	<font color=purple>It's a matter of time and scheduling--that's part of the freelance challenge. </font>		<font color=purple>It's a matter of time and scheduling--that's part of the freelance challenge. </font>

	'''We'd love to see more from you guys. My last question--Travis, you told me that the [[:Image:Gun salesman.JPG\|gun salesman]] was ~~the~~ [[:Image:Walter Sobchak.JPG\|Walter]] from ''The Big Lebowski''. That was a great little cameo. Was there anything else hidden like that in the novels?'''		'''We'd love to see more from you guys. My last question--Travis, you told me that the [[:Image:Gun salesman.JPG\|gun salesman]] was [[:Image:Walter Sobchak.JPG\|Walter]] from ''The Big Lebowski''. That was a great little cameo. Was there anything else hidden like that in the novels?'''
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	<font color=purple>Hidden stuff? Nah, most everything was pretty straightforward. I mean, the script just said, "Ted buys supplies from an army surplus guy." You know, I drew a generic army surplus guy, and I think most ~~artist~~ would tell you that drawing generic, throwaway characters is never that fun because you're always concentrating on really cool characters, like Ted. So I was like, "Man, this character just looks generic." So oftentimes, I'll try to use a friend or somebody that I know as a likeness to make it more believable. In this case, it just seemed fun. And, sometimes when you're working the long hours, you're just trying to amuse yourself. You know, I honestly didn't think that anybody would catch it. </font>		<font color=purple>Hidden stuff? Nah, most everything was pretty straightforward. I mean, the script just said, "Ted buys supplies from an army surplus guy." You know, I drew a generic army surplus guy, and I think most artists would tell you that drawing generic, throwaway characters is never that fun because you're always concentrating on really cool characters, like Ted. So I was like, "Man, this character just looks generic." So oftentimes, I'll try to use a friend or somebody that I know as a likeness to make it more believable. In this case, it just seemed fun. And, sometimes when you're working the long hours, you're just trying to amuse yourself. You know, I honestly didn't think that anybody would catch it. </font>

	'''Oh, we caught it! [''everybody laughs''] '''		'''Oh, we caught it! [''everybody laughs''] '''

imported>Ryangibsonstewart: one more bold...huge improvement, FF, thanks!

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	<font color=purple>Yeah, they did. Actually I did that, with another artist who had already done some stories with them--[[Micah Gunnell]]. He's also got an Aspen book out there that's really cool. He had done a few [other graphic novels for ''Heroes'']. For whatever reason, they needed a backup artist for this one story. That's how I got in. I did three out of five pages for that story. That was really cool because [[Mr. Bennet]] was one of the coolest characters. That was around the time when we were starting to figure out on the show that maybe he wasn't such a villain exactly. He was a bit more complex. That was around the time they were really starting to explore him. He was kind of one of my favorite characters, so it was really cool to draw him. </font>		<font color=purple>Yeah, they did. Actually I did that, with another artist who had already done some stories with them--[[Micah Gunnell]]. He's also got an Aspen book out there that's really cool. He had done a few [other graphic novels for ''Heroes'']. For whatever reason, they needed a backup artist for this one story. That's how I got in. I did three out of five pages for that story. That was really cool because [[Mr. Bennet]] was one of the coolest characters. That was around the time when we were starting to figure out on the show that maybe he wasn't such a villain exactly. He was a bit more complex. That was around the time they were really starting to explore him. He was kind of one of my favorite characters, so it was really cool to draw him. </font>
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	And you got to draw [[Eden's father]].		'''And you got to draw [[Eden's father]].'''

	<font color=purple>Yeah. </font> [''laughs'']		<font color=purple>Yeah. </font> [''laughs'']

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2007-08-27T10:27:31Z

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	<font color=green>Oh yeah, big time. </font>		<font color=green>Oh yeah, big time. </font>
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	How long have you been drawing?		How long have you been drawing?

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	On August 3, 2007, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|RyanGibsonStewart]] conducted an '''interview''' via phone with graphic artists [[Travis Kotzebue\|Travis]] and [[Jordan Kotzebue]].		[[Image:Jordan and travis.JPG\|thumb]]On August 3, 2007, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|RyanGibsonStewart]] conducted an '''interview''' via phone with graphic artists [[Travis Kotzebue\|Travis]] and [[Jordan Kotzebue]].


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	Do you guys work together on a lot of stuff?		Do you guys work together on a lot of stuff?
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	<font color=purple>Yeah, quite a bit of stuff, actually. We sort of bill ourselves as "The Kotzebue Brothers"--as a studio partnership. Jordan and I usually find ourselves taking on certain roles. I'll generally do more pencils and Jordan will do more ink and paint and color. But in the case of ''[[Heroes]]'', they had the two-part story. I only had time to do the first part, so we got Jordan to do the second one. He penciled that as I penciled the first one. They wanted it to be in a similar style, since it was the second part. So, since we worked so closely together, it was somewhat easy to manage that. </font>		<font color=purple>Yeah, quite a bit of stuff, actually. We sort of bill ourselves as "The Kotzebue Brothers"--as a studio partnership. Jordan and I usually find ourselves taking on certain roles. I'll generally do more pencils and Jordan will do more ink and paint and color. But in the case of ''[[Heroes]]'', they had the two-part story. I only had time to do the first part, so we got Jordan to do the second one. He penciled that as I penciled the first one. They wanted it to be in a similar style, since it was the second part. So, since we worked so closely together, it was somewhat easy to manage that. </font>

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	<font color=purple>Yeah, I think it's really important for an artist to do that. We have a bigger group of artist friends we've worked with here in Seattle for years now. That's kind of how we work with our buddies, as well. We've just kind of always done it historically. So when Jordan moved out to Seattle from Denver almost four years ago, it just seemed like the natural way to do things. And of course, we've always done it to a certain extent with each other. But when Jordan graduated college and moved out here, it just sort of took on a more professional role. </font>		<font color=purple>Yeah, I think it's really important for an artist to do that. We have a bigger group of artist friends we've worked with here in Seattle for years now. That's kind of how we work with our buddies, as well. We've just kind of always done it historically. So when Jordan moved out to Seattle from Denver almost four years ago, it just seemed like the natural way to do things. And of course, we've always done it to a certain extent with each other. But when Jordan graduated college and moved out here, it just sort of took on a more professional role. </font>
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	It's nice having the "Kotzebue Brothers" hook--that's not something you see everyday from an artist. Does anybody else in your family draw?		It's nice having the "Kotzebue Brothers" hook--that's not something you see everyday from an artist. Does anybody else in your family draw?

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	<font color=purple>Yeah, they did. Actually I did that, with another artist who had already done some stories with them--[[Micah Gunnell]]. He's also got an Aspen book out there that's really cool. He had done a few [other graphic novels for ''Heroes'']. For whatever reason, they needed a backup artist for this one story. That's how I got in. I did three out of five pages for that story. That was really cool because [[Mr. Bennet]] was one of the coolest characters. That was around the time when we were starting to figure out on the show that maybe he wasn't such a villain exactly. He was a bit more complex. That was around the time they were really starting to explore him. He was kind of one of my favorite characters, so it was really cool to draw him. </font>		<font color=purple>Yeah, they did. Actually I did that, with another artist who had already done some stories with them--[[Micah Gunnell]]. He's also got an Aspen book out there that's really cool. He had done a few [other graphic novels for ''Heroes'']. For whatever reason, they needed a backup artist for this one story. That's how I got in. I did three out of five pages for that story. That was really cool because [[Mr. Bennet]] was one of the coolest characters. That was around the time when we were starting to figure out on the show that maybe he wasn't such a villain exactly. He was a bit more complex. That was around the time they were really starting to explore him. He was kind of one of my favorite characters, so it was really cool to draw him. </font>
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	And you got to draw [[Eden's father]].		And you got to draw [[Eden's father]].

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	<font color=purple>Yeah, it was an interesting exercise. </font>		<font color=purple>Yeah, it was an interesting exercise. </font>
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	<font color=green>That was the main challenge. The good part about it was that going in to it, even though we agreed that I was penciling it, Travis would work as art director for it, since he was already invested in the project. </font>		<font color=green>That was the main challenge. The good part about it was that going in to it, even though we agreed that I was penciling it, Travis would work as art director for it, since he was already invested in the project. </font>

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	<font color=purple>There were actually times when the ''Heroes'' show production was so tight that we'd have to keep that schedule in mind, as well. So scripts would come pretty late in the game. </font>		<font color=purple>There were actually times when the ''Heroes'' show production was so tight that we'd have to keep that schedule in mind, as well. So scripts would come pretty late in the game. </font>
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	Did NBC give you any notes about your work?		Did NBC give you any notes about your work?

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	That series was a very fun one to read. I like how it traveled a lot. It started out in [[LA]] and the [[Nevada desert\|desert]], and then went up to [[Billings, MT\|Montana]]. It was neat to see how it jumped all over the place. Was that a challenge to draw all those places?		That series was a very fun one to read. I like how it traveled a lot. It started out in [[LA]] and the [[Nevada desert\|desert]], and then went up to [[Billings, MT\|Montana]]. It was neat to see how it jumped all over the place. Was that a challenge to draw all those places?
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	<font color=purple>Jordan, you can probably speak to this, too, since your chapter in the story jumped around more than mine. But it can be challenging to sell the concept of jumping around to different locations within such a short production. If you only have five pages to sell essentially four or five locations, that means you have to jump around multiple times on a page, quite often. So you'll have the desert, and then [[Pharmatech\|the lab]]. They're completely different areas. It can be somewhat challenging to sell those... </font> [''chuckles''] <font color=purple>It just means more backgrounds. </font>		<font color=purple>Jordan, you can probably speak to this, too, since your chapter in the story jumped around more than mine. But it can be challenging to sell the concept of jumping around to different locations within such a short production. If you only have five pages to sell essentially four or five locations, that means you have to jump around multiple times on a page, quite often. So you'll have the desert, and then [[Pharmatech\|the lab]]. They're completely different areas. It can be somewhat challenging to sell those... </font> [''chuckles''] <font color=purple>It just means more backgrounds. </font>

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	We'd love to see more from you guys. My last question--Travis, you told me that the [[:Image:Gun salesman.JPG\|gun salesman]] was the [[:Image:Walter Sobchak.JPG\|Walter]] from ''The Big Lebowski''. That was a great little cameo. Was there anything else hidden like that in the novels?		We'd love to see more from you guys. My last question--Travis, you told me that the [[:Image:Gun salesman.JPG\|gun salesman]] was the [[:Image:Walter Sobchak.JPG\|Walter]] from ''The Big Lebowski''. That was a great little cameo. Was there anything else hidden like that in the novels?
			[[Image:Gun salesman.JPG\|thumb]]

	<font color=purple>Hidden stuff? Nah, most everything was pretty straightforward. I mean, the script just said, "Ted buys supplies from an army surplus guy." You know, I drew a generic army surplus guy, and I think most artist would tell you that drawing generic, throwaway characters is never that fun because you're always concentrating on really cool characters, like Ted. So I was like, "Man, this character just looks generic." So oftentimes, I'll try to use a friend or somebody that I know as a likeness to make it more believable. In this case, it just seemed fun. And, sometimes when you're working the long hours, you're just trying to amuse yourself. You know, I honestly didn't think that anybody would catch it. </font>		<font color=purple>Hidden stuff? Nah, most everything was pretty straightforward. I mean, the script just said, "Ted buys supplies from an army surplus guy." You know, I drew a generic army surplus guy, and I think most artist would tell you that drawing generic, throwaway characters is never that fun because you're always concentrating on really cool characters, like Ted. So I was like, "Man, this character just looks generic." So oftentimes, I'll try to use a friend or somebody that I know as a likeness to make it more believable. In this case, it just seemed fun. And, sometimes when you're working the long hours, you're just trying to amuse yourself. You know, I honestly didn't think that anybody would catch it. </font>

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	[[Category:Interviews]]		[[Category:Interviews\|Kotzebue brothers]]

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	Here's hoping the same thing!		Here's hoping the same thing!

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imported>Ryangibsonstewart: okay finished

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	<font color=purple>Jordan, you can probably speak to this, too, since your chapter in the story jumped around more than mine. But it can be challenging to sell the concept of jumping around to different locations within such a short production. If you only have five pages to sell essentially four or five locations, that means you have to jump around multiple times on a page, quite often. So you'll have the desert, and then [[Pharmatech\|the lab]]. They're completely different areas. It can be somewhat challenging to sell those... </font> [''chuckles''] <font color=purple>It just means more backgrounds. </font>		<font color=purple>Jordan, you can probably speak to this, too, since your chapter in the story jumped around more than mine. But it can be challenging to sell the concept of jumping around to different locations within such a short production. If you only have five pages to sell essentially four or five locations, that means you have to jump around multiple times on a page, quite often. So you'll have the desert, and then [[Pharmatech\|the lab]]. They're completely different areas. It can be somewhat challenging to sell those... </font> [''chuckles''] <font color=purple>It just means more backgrounds. </font>

	<font color=green>Yeah, definitely. One of the harder pages for me was when they put the trackers on the lion in the flashback. I was drawing it, and I was like, "Why am I drawing a lion...in Africa?" </font> [''everybody laughs'']		<font color=green>Yeah, definitely. One of the harder pages for me was when they put the trackers on the lion in the flashback. I was drawing it, and I was like, "Why am I drawing a lion...in Africa?" </font> [''everybody laughs''] <font color=green>It took a couple of shots to convey that that was something Ted didn't experience, but that he was being told about instead. </font>

			<font color=purple>Yeah, the rumor is that the lion is going to play a serious role in [[Season Two]]. </font> [''everybody laughs'']

			Thanks for that spoiler--much appreciated!

			<font color=purple>Yeah, I think the fans will dig that. </font>

			<font color=green>"That lion is back! He's more powerful than a [[dinosaur]]!" </font>

			That's great!... Are there any plans for you guys to do any more work on ''Heroes''?

			<font color=purple>We've sort of kept the door open with Aspen. I'm not sure that we have something coming up in the near future, but time permitting, we'd love to do more. </font>

			<font color=green>Yeah, they said they'd like to work with us again, and eventually we'd like to work together again. We've just got to get some of the projects out of the way. </font> [''chuckles'']

			<font color=purple>It's a matter of time and scheduling--that's part of the freelance challenge. </font>

			We'd love to see more from you guys. My last question--Travis, you told me that the [[:Image:Gun salesman.JPG\|gun salesman]] was the [[:Image:Walter Sobchak.JPG\|Walter]] from ''The Big Lebowski''. That was a great little cameo. Was there anything else hidden like that in the novels?

			<font color=purple>Hidden stuff? Nah, most everything was pretty straightforward. I mean, the script just said, "Ted buys supplies from an army surplus guy." You know, I drew a generic army surplus guy, and I think most artist would tell you that drawing generic, throwaway characters is never that fun because you're always concentrating on really cool characters, like Ted. So I was like, "Man, this character just looks generic." So oftentimes, I'll try to use a friend or somebody that I know as a likeness to make it more believable. In this case, it just seemed fun. And, sometimes when you're working the long hours, you're just trying to amuse yourself. You know, I honestly didn't think that anybody would catch it. </font>

			Oh, we caught it! [''everybody laughs'']

			<font color=green>That was a situation where it worked perfectly. Sometimes when you try to throw something funny in there, it may not work. That was a situation where it just worked completely perfectly. </font>

			That's great. Well, thank you guys for your comments and your time. We really appreciate it.

			<font color=purple>No problem. We're big into the fan community. We're huge fans ourselves. </font>

			<font color=green>That, and we're hoping Season Two is as good as [[Season One]]. </font>

			Here's hoping the same thing!