"I normally do not refer to the original inks but I did early on for a few things that looked weird to me or were unrecognizable because they were small shapes in the background. In his inking over himself he made some changes from the prelim, which is normal, and in some cases I followed the prelim and in others the published version. I am normally a faithful inker to what's in the pencils but I still did take some minor liberties and not allow myself to be a slave to every line as originally set down."

"I was a bit concerned that I'd lose the contrasts necessary for all the elements to read properly in the image since there was a lot going on but I am happy to say that everything seems to pop out as they should, although I have to credit Bernie, the master, for how he composed it as that made it easier to follow lightsource and shadows while rendering."

"I honestly don't have the steadiest hand and thus I cannot replicate the way Bernie renders his lines so I simulate them in my own way to get the gist of the idea. Looking at his Frankenstein magnum opus, it can both inspire to do better and intimidate, even crush your spirit. So I feel that as long as you understand what he was trying to convey you handle things in that mindset but be willing to improvise where necessary. Not that I am saying I improved on what he drew or inked, but I tried to channel the general spirit of the work."

"I've been fortunate to have inked most of my heroes and favorites for commissions...Perez, Byrne, Hughes, Colan, Tan, Zeck, Wrightson before this one, Grell, Starlin, Perkins, Medina, Finch, Fradon, Vigil, Frenz, Segovia, Romita Jr. and Sr., Art Adams, Netzer, Heath, Sinnott, Broderick, Isherwood, Morgan, Simonson, Hembeck, Epting, McLeod, Texeira, Brunner, J. Buscema, but I am curious about inking Kirby, Kane, Ditko, Golden, S. Buscema, K. Jones, Alan Davis, N. Adams, Layton, Pacheco, Raney, Miller, Day, and many more."