Off Panel #129: Battle-Scarred Shogun with Geof Darrow

On this week’s episode of Off Panel, cartoonist Geof Darrow joins to talk his work on Shaolin Cowboy. Darrow discusses the impact of kung fu films on his work, the humor in Shaolin Cowboy, how his influences and background impacts his approach in his comics, his storytelling process, choreographing action sequences, creating stories within the story, why his pencils are so tight, Dave Stewart’s impact on his art, how much Shaolin Cowboy reflects his own worldview, and more.

You can find Darrow’s work in Shaolin Cowboy: Who’ll Stop the Reign? from Dark Horse Comics.

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Header image is from Shaolin Cowboy: Who’ll Stop the Reign, art by Darrow and Dave Stewart. Intro and outro music is Vulfpeck’s Outro from their album Vollmilch. Thanks to the band for letting me use the track.