Working with a legend

On a whim I called Scott Allie [Buffy editor at Dark Horse Comics] and said, "Do you think we can get Gene Colan out of wherever he's at and have him illustrate this story?"

Scott Allie pulled it off, so Gene Colan illustrated the story I wrote called Nikki Goes Down.

It's some of the best work I've ever seen Gene Colan produce, it was thrilling to see. It's very, very exciting and I'm proud of the story I wrote but really give it up for Gene Colan. I just wrote a story but Gene - they used to call him Gene the Dean Colan - produced some gorgeous, gorgeous art.

I'm very excited to see that Gene the Dean Colan in is fine form and as good as he ever was, if not better. I can't wait to work with him again, so for me personally Tales of the Slayer is all about the triumphant and long overdue return of Gene Colan to comic books.