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Ryan Ottley Talks Battle Beast, Invincible, and What it Takes to Draw Beautiful Destruction in Comics

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In this episode, Ryan Ottley dives into the return of Battle Beast and what makes the character tick. Spoiler, it's mythic rage, tragic purpose, and a relentless hunger for meaning through combat. We talk about how the project came together, how it expands the Invincible universe into bold new genres, and why this might be Ottley’s most personal work yet.

We also dig into his long-running friendship with Robert Kirkman, what it's like building a visual language for ultraviolence with emotional weight, and how deadlines, design shortcuts, and sheer storytelling instinct shaped his approach over the years. Plus: behind-the-scenes on those 1-in-2000 sketches, his time on Spider-Man, and how the Invincible TV series opened the floodgates.

Whether you’re an old-school fan or new to the world of Ryan Ottley, this is a good one.

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In this episode, Ryan Ottley dives into the return of Battle Beast and what makes the character tick. Spoiler, it's mythic rage, tragic purpose, and a relentless hunger for meaning through combat. We talk about how the project came together, how it expands the Invincible universe into bold new genres, and why this might be Ottley’s most personal work yet.

We also dig into his long-running friendship with Robert Kirkman, what it's like building a visual language for ultraviolence with emotional weight, and how deadlines, design shortcuts, and sheer storytelling instinct shaped his approach over the years. Plus: behind-the-scenes on those 1-in-2000 sketches, his time on Spider-Man, and how the Invincible TV series opened the floodgates.

Whether you’re an old-school fan or new to the world of Ryan Ottley, this is a good one.

  continue reading

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