Hasta La Ideas

Although we left him off of our list of six comic book cover artist/designers to watch out for, Belgian graphic designer Tom Muller is already a household name in the world of comic cover and logo design. His self-described design work that “mix[es] grid structure with Sci-fi-like style” is stunning and has graced the projects of clients such as DC Comics, Kylie Minogue and Swarovski.

We recently had the opportunity to catch up with the artist.

Core77: In the world of comics, you are widely recognized for your work on 24Seven, Viking and various projects with Ashley Wood. How did you first get involved in comics?

Tom Muller: My first foray in comics happened quite incidentally to be honest. Throughout my college years I had worked on-and-off at my local comic shop in Antwerp (Mekanik Strip, do check it out if you’re ever in town), and when I started my professional design career they were one of my very first clients. I designed a few versions of their store website, which included a link list to creator and publisher sites, amongst them Ashley Wood’s site. One day I emailed him to tell him I had ‘featured’ him on the site. He replied pretty much instantly saying he loved that site and if I was interested to design his. That was in early 2001. I designed the site, which proved quite popular. More versions followed and I started getting involved in the print side of things, designing the Popbot logo, a few books, etc. From there it kind of started rolling, and I got involved with Liam Sharp and Mam Tor Publishing and everything else came from that.

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