Luck of the draw: How nice guy Will Sliney found success in the comic book world

Marvel Comics artist Will Sliney talks about his new RTÉ show, which has sparked in him a passion for teaching, his delight at seeing a character he created appear in a Star Wars film, and his top-secret new comic for Marvel. He spoke with Donal O’Keeffe.

Will Sliney

The first thing my editor told me, when she gave me the assignment of interviewing Will Sliney, was that he is a very nice man, and that in interviews he is never less than kind and generous. I’d never met him, and even after this interview I still haven’t met him, but I have now formed my own opinion about his reputation for kindness.

The 38-year-old Ballycotton native and Marvel Comics artist is friendly and enthusiastic during our chat on the phone – not always the most satisfactory way to conduct an interview – and he apologises that we can’t meet in person because he’s busy putting the finishing touches to his new RTÉ2 series, Will Sliney’s Storytellers.