SDCC 2016: Jim Lee Gets Panel Spotlight

At a special panel at SDCC, DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee took time to chat with fans while also drawing during a special spotlight panel. A lighthearted affair, the panel let Lee talk about how he goes about his artistic duties:

“I draw pretty much at night,” Lee said. “My family goes asleep at 10 o’clock or so — my wife at 9:30. I go into my studio, and I’ll draw from 10 o’clock to like 3 or 4 in the morning. I feel like I have two jobs, which I do.”

“It’s kind of like what Batman does,” Lee said, to laughs. “He changes clothes at night. I change into big cargo shorts and a t-shirt, because when you draw, you have to be in really comfortable clothes.”

He also teased some future announcement for New York Comic Con later this year. For when a fan asked about WildC.A.T.S. or Spartan getting put into the DC Comics lineup, Lee replied:

“The answer is yes,” Lee said. “We will be announcing the details at New York Comic Con.”

He ended the panel with some reflection about his 30 years at SDCC:

“There are a lot more women here, there is a lot more diversity in general. That’s good. That’s good for our business. We want comics to reflect the society around us. The fact that you guys embrace characters that represent quality and justice and love, fairness, all those kinds of things, is tremendous. Honestly, we need more of that in the world out there.”