to be inked. When Hitch transfers the drawing to the final art board, he does initial layouts with a 2H pencil, which feels provides the necessary accuracy and detail, and uses an erasable blue pencil to mark panel frames and vanishing points, which he introduces after the rough stage. He chooses not to put too much time or polish into this stage, preferring to work quickly, lightly and instinctively. He uses a mechanical pencil with 0.9mm 2H lead at this stage for fine outlines and detail work, and a traditional pencil for more organic work, including softer lines, shading large areas and creating more fluid motion. The "best tool of all", according to him, is a traditional pencil cut with a craft knife, which he says can produce a variety of marks, and be used for detail, shading and general sketching. Hitch believes the best results combine both the mechanical and the knife-sharpened traditional pencil. Regarding inking, Hitch says, "Inking isn't about tracing, or taking someone else's pencil drawing and making it your own. It's about being aware of and respectful about the original artist's intentions. It's also about making your own artistic judgements based on your interpretation of the piece. The skill is then honing your technique to be able to actually deliver a strong, inked piece that is just how the artist wanted it to be." For feathering, Hitch uses a size 0 sable brush, which he says provide a wider range of sensitive marks than synthetic brushes, despite being softer and harder to use. For more free-hand hatching, Hitch uses a Gillott 1960 dip pen, though he prefers to use more solid areas of black to large amounts of rendering. Personal life As of September 2003, Hitch, his fiance Joanne, and their three children lived in England. At the time he stated in an interview that he and Joanne planned to marry when the time was right. As of 2014, his Twitter page refers to him as a "husband." Bibliography Interior work DC Comics Adventures of Superman Annual #3 (1991) The Batman's Grave #1-current (2019-present) Detective Comics vol. 2 #27 (2014) Exciting X-Patrol (Amalgam Comics) (1997) Green Lantern vol. 3 #1,000,000 (1998) Hawkman vol. 5 #1–12 (2018–2019) Hawkman: Found #1 (2018) JLA #47–50, 52–55, 57–58 (2000–2001) JLA: Heaven's Ladder (2000) Justice League vol. 3 #1–11, 14–21, 25–31 (writer; also artist on #14, 20–21; 2016–2017) Justice League: Rebirth