Sketching the outlines of a hero in the making, Jerry DeCaire lights the page with passion.

"You put so much work into it that you're so good at it now," said DeCaire. "And it comes so naturally that it's just fun, that's the point you want to get to." Advertisement

Flip through Marvel's comics universe, and chances are, you'll marvel at his work.

X-Men, Thor, Wolverine, Dr. Strange, Iron Man — these are just a few comics he's worked on.

Believe it or not, his drawings weren't always cover-worthy.

"He says, 'Hey buddy, I don't mean to break your heart, but this is garbage,'" said DeCaire, describing what his mentor, comics legend John Buscema, told him when he was starting out.

But four years of stubborn persistence and sketches later, he got an offer to draw an X-Men annual serie

See Full Page