Mr. Canty is notable for his fantasy artwork, and has won numerous awards for his illustrations. In the 1990s, he was responsible for drawing the covers for the Avon editions of various Redwall paperbacks, including Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, and Mariel of Redwall. The latter is well-known because Gabool the Wild is pictured with a pistol - and we'll find out why! We asked Mr. Canty to discuss a bit about how he became involved with Redwall, his process, and Gabool's pistol. RW: How did you create the drawings? RW: Did you get to decide what scenes and characters to illustrate?