It was also a very collaborative process. For example, it was very enthralling for me to design Jake’s marks based on aquatic creatures and to bring to life how he activates his powers. When I came onto the project, Alex had already shaped Jake’s teenage personality and I did my best to expand it with my artwork. Jul' Maroh: First of all, the fact that DC wanted to give a fresh new take to Jake’s character gave me the opportunity to explore all the ideas I had. That's the magic of writing fiction: Bringing imagination into play with all these other, realistic components. A lot of it is my story and a lot of it is definitely not my story. All these pieces start coming together in the subconscious, as it were, and then the characters start coming to life. I hope you can hear how I'm describing it. Then it all started coming together, you know, the romance aspects and the wedge that keeps them apart. my own growing up and struggling with my sexuality and trying to figure out who I was. So, I was attracted to this character who loves the ocean and is so drawn to it. I dream about it at least once a week all through my life, even now. Then, I started bringing in parts of myself.
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