Review Fix Exclusive: Nelson Dániel Talks Detective Pikachu Comic

April 9, 2020 Patrick Hickey Jr. Books & Comics 0

Review Fix chats with Detective Pikachu comic book artist Nelson Dániel, who details how he got involved with the project, his favorite Pokemon- and more.

About Nelson Dániel:

Daniel has worked for over 15 years in films and commercials as an art director, production designer, storyboard and concepts artist for films like Eli Roth’s Aftershock and Green Inferno, as well as Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, among others. Nelson lives in Chile, where he has published the graphic novel, Lucca.  His latest graphic novels, 1899 and 1959 , are now available. He also did all art and colors on The Cape: 1969, the monthly series Judge Dredd, Dungeons and Dragons, Clue, and the Stephen King/Joe Hill collaboration, Road Rage, in addition to the single issues of Ghostbusters, GI Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more. He has also worked as colorist for Marvel and IDW on series such as The Cape, Wild Blue Yonder and the 2015 Eisner Award-winning best limited series, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, where he was also nominated for best colorist. 

Review Fix: How did you get involved in this project?

Nelson Dániel: I was invited from Legendary. I shouted silently, and of course I accepted! It was impossible to say no. 

Review Fix: Why is Pokémon special for you?

Dániel: I have always liked Pokémon, from its beginnings. The first time I saw the series on television it seemed to me that it was a very powerful idea, with infinite possibilities. Its characters enchanted me at first sight.

Review Fix: Were you a fan before your involvement?

Dániel: I’m was not a 100% fan, but I really like it. The real fans are my kids who went crazy when they found out I was going to draw Pokémon (as well as their friends too). It was another reason to have accepted the project.

Review Fix: Who’s your favorite Pokémon? Why?

Dániel: I have several. Pikachu is the first without a doubt, and Snubbull, Bulbasaur, Snorlax also. But, I really enjoyed drawing Greninja in this book. It is an excellent design, very dynamic, docile, and by far my favorite of this project.

Review Fix: How is your story different from the film? What touches did you put on it?

Dániel: In general, it is quite faithful to the film, but I would say that the most important changes are always in the way of showing the same scene from the film to the paper. Sometimes it is necessary to change the angle of the camera to show the same scene. Sometimes it is necessary to merge several scenes in a single panel. Everything always depends on the narration. Always looking for a fluid and dynamic reading. It is the most complex, at the moment, of making a graphic novel.

Review Fix: Why should someone check it out?

Dániel: If you like Pokémon you definitely have to see it, but if not, I promise you a great read with a lot of fun, full of adventures with great characters. In short, a new point of view of this great universe.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Dániel: Several things but I cannot announce anything at the moment.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14321 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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