"I do like to work on a Marvel method, so if I've got the opportunity, and the writer is happy to do it, I like to have a writer detail what happens on a page, but not saying what happens in every scene"
- David Lloyd
About this Quote
David Lloyd is describing the Marvel Method of comics writing, which is a collective procedure between a writer and an artist. In this method, the author provides a quick synopsis of the story, and the artist then produces the visuals for the comic. The writer then adds discussion and captions to the artwork. In this quote, Lloyd is saying that he chooses to work with this technique, and if the writer is willing to do so, he likes to have the author provide a detailed description of what happens on each page, without entering into excessive information about what occurs in each scene. This allows the artist to have more imaginative liberty in how they translate the story, while still supplying the author with a clear concept of what they wish to see in the comic.
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