Q: What is your typical workday like?

A: Just today I spent some time with the animators while we loaded up lots of martial arts reference material. We took foam swords and attacked each other and videotaped it – all while screaming maniacally, of course. Then I sat with our character concept artist and decided on the look for a villain group, and whether or not they should have these wicked spiked collars, bare chests and ginormous scars. Then I walked around to discuss the latest FX and see how one power has your character explode into a 30-foot radius (Rad!). Next, I went to a meeting and we talked about items and how they will be presented to the players. Finally at the end of the day, I got some time to work with our gnarly character creator and create some character screenshots for a magazine.

Q: What inspires you?

A: I get inspiration from many outlets. Originally I wanted to be a comic book artist, so I grew up emulating many of the greats before realizing that I actually wanted to be able to afford food, and not just look at it. So a lot of my inspiration comes from there – comics, that is, not food.

I'm a huge movie buff, and I'm inspired by everything from Metropolis to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai to City of Lost Children and Pan's Labyrinth. That's right, I said Buckaroo Banzai – IT WAS AWESOME! Also, books give me a lot of inspiration; I read a lot of strange novels that depict some pretty odd visuals. It's cool because I can visualize the images in my head and not have it pre-structured for me.