Originally published by First Comics News.

Alan Faria is an illustrator and comic artist from Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil. He illustrated children’s magazines and newspapers in Araraquara in the 2000s. He has also worked as an illustrator in advertising. Some of his work can be seen in comics from DC Entertainment and Dynamite Entertainment, where he worked as an art assistant. He is an artist for G-Man Comics.

Geo Aria: When did you first discover comics?

Alan Faria: In the ’90s, I saw amazing adaptations of Bruce Lee films. Also during this period, the Brazilian publisher Nova Sampa published As Aventuras de Bruce Lee #1, “Guerrilla Against the Mafia.” After that, I saw the 1994 Malibu series published by Escala in Brazil.

Geo: What attracted you to them?

Alan: I always liked fight movies in my childhood. Then, seeing them in comics, panel by panel, was fantastic.

Geo: When did you start drawing superheroes?

Alan: I read Marvel Comics Presents #48, with art by Erik Larsen, and I saw Wolverine for the first time! It was really cool! After that, I started drawing superheroes.

Geo: Where did you study art?

Alan: Sebastião Seabra had a school in the city where I lived. He gave me lessons in comics and human anatomy and published his cartoons and strips in the city’s newspapers. He also had many books of his work published in Brazil.

Geo: What was your first published work?

Alan: I started with colors for Kato #4 in 2010.

Geo: How did you get your first break into comics?

Alan: I was being managed by Glass House Graphics in 2010. They gave me my first opportunities.

Geo: How did you get involved with G-Man Comics?

Alan: A collector of original comic art asked me to ink and color some of his pieces by Rich Buckler and Ramona Fradon. The colored art was shown in Facebook groups, and suddenly I ended up working on G-Man Comics. It was really cool.

Geo: What do you like most about the G-Men?

Alan: The G-Man Universe is fantastic. I am impressed by the creativity of the authors, and I am surprised by each new idea that they show me.

Geo: How much freedom do you have creatively with the comics?

Alan: I try to enter the world of each creator’s ideas, then I put what appears in my mind on paper. I am getting positive feedback. I think this is going well.

Geo: What is it like working with Rik?

Alan: Great, he’s a great creator. It’s an honor!

Geo: What else are you working on?

Alan: I’m concentrating on a few projects. I don’t have time for more, and I’m happy with that.