Cover story: At SBC, Tim O'Shea interviews one of my favorite illustrators, Tara McPherson, who recently has provided covers for Vertigo's Lucifer and The Sandman Presents: Thessaly, Witch For Hire. Sadly, we learn she doesn't have much interest in drawing sequential art:

"That hasn’t come up, and personally I really don’t have a desire right now to do interior art. I’m really passionate about covers being the initial image that draws people’s attention, and it parallels some of the art that really inspires me. Take for instance Renaissance, Mannerist, and Baroque portraiture, I love how powerful those images are. Artists like Bronzino and Rembrandt suck you in to their art when you see them. In a way, what I try to create with my covers mimics that of the gallery painting. The presentation of a bold and beautiful image meant for the viewers pleasure and intellect. But, as they say never say never. I would like to paint a whole book someday..."