We're stoked that we finally got to speak to Joao (pronounced "Joo-whoa"). He's been on our radar as someone to check for for a good minute. I know I've been visiting his site for at least eight months---long before the Fables announcement was made.
To be perfectly honest, when we talked to Jon Foster way back when, I remember Dwight and me asking him about Ruas. We were thumbing through Spectrum 14, right before Jon's interview, and got curious if he knew Joao. Jon said he didn't, but agreed that the man's work was impressive. More SiDEBAR serendipity (whoopee!).
And not to glaze over an important fact---yes, he is the new Fables cover artist. Yes, he's awesome. And yes, YES, we got the inside scoop on the road he traveled to get to this point.
We titled this one "introducing" for a reason. Even though Joao's done a few interviews in the last year, we feel especially proud to be his first podcast. We think an art literate show, such as ours, is the best place for fans to hear this hot new artist in his own words.
As to this blog entry---sorry folks, but we're not gonna reveal one single thing about him here. WE WANT YOU TO LISTEN IN! C'mon, now...
What we will give up is that he lives in Brazil, he's 28 years old, he's an excellent choice for the Vertigo gig---and that's all!
Oh yeah, and his English is about ten times better than our Portuguese. That part, I'm sure, is no surprise (ha).
**Two things: We wanna thank Pamela Mullin at DC Publicity for hooking us up with Joao---she really looked out!
Also, for this episode, we played "Hush" by Jellyfish and "Girls, Girls, Girls" by Jay-Z.
Click here to download the show.
Monica Belucci is a very good 10 example, Joao,heheh. Very nice interview from you guys.
Posted by: Janara | March 29, 2009 at 13:42
Great interview, you guys. I have been following Joao for a while now and am happy that you guys have shed some more light on him, as it is definitely deserved. His art is absolutely stunning!
Posted by: Guy | March 29, 2009 at 23:11
thanks a lot for this interview!
Posted by: Rodrigo Avilés | April 01, 2009 at 18:25
What artist were they referencing? Few hail? Couldn't understand what they were saying. Wanted to look him up.
Posted by: dion | April 07, 2009 at 12:59
Dion: It's Phil Hale.
Posted by: Ciaee | April 07, 2009 at 21:52
I just have to say that all stuff related with Joao Ruas is not a surprise for me, as his aunt. The image in my mind is a boy of 5 or 6 years old with a pencil in his hand and drawing those amazing characters from comics. I've been following his journey since then and I just know he will became a great artist. It's in his DNA, I really can tell, and everybody can expect more from him. It's just the beginning.
Posted by: Celia Garcia Braz | April 13, 2009 at 09:44
Awesome show and really cool interview.
(The author's name of the European Peter Pan comics that Joao mention at the beginning of the show is Régis Loisel)
(Thanks for the comment and insight Mikael.
-D)
Posted by: Mikael | April 24, 2009 at 04:40
Yo Adriana Lima is a 9.8 for sure. Joao is a kool dude. Great interview.
Just discovered this site a couple days ago. It's awesome!
Posted by: Alejandro Gonzalez | May 08, 2009 at 16:54