That Damn Cage!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 01:56AM 
Ok. So you know how you have this great idea and you’re 100 percent sure it’s going to be the best thing you’ve ever drawn, attempted, etc. I figured introducing the 25 ft Steel Cage into SPKO 2 would be that thing. Well, two pages in, I was already over it. I’ve gotten some great feedback from readers about it so I’m glad it came across well.
The cage represented a couple things including Joe’s mental stability and how he felt “caged” in his current position. In other ways, King Crown Jr.’s place on top of the cage during his match was even more symbolic of his status within Super Pro K.O.! All of that aside though, I actually had to sit and draw the damn thing. And yeah, it wasn’t as fun as I thought it would be.
At first I planned on actually weaving together each cage link but time wasn’t on my side there. I figured it would be best to just focus on the dimensions and have the planes actually make sense as far as depth was concerned. I was completely drained by the end of this sequence. I still look back on it in horror. Mainly because I created something that I eventually hated so strongly over a span of 20 pages or so.
But I guess the mantra of the story dictating the art, not the other way around, rings true here. (cliché of the week). Side note: I was thinking about eventually including a variation on the 3-Tier cage from the later WCW years. I thought it was the coolest visual when I was a kid. Maybe that’s best saved for a later volume. It'll take me a book or so to recover from this monstrosity.
Be sure to pick up SPKO 2: Chaos in the Cage! at any of the retailers below or at your local comic shop:
Jarrett
Twitter: @JarrettWilliams #SuperProKO
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