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A. David Lewis joins us this week to discuss "Some New Kind of Slaughter," his second collaboration with mpMann to be published by Archaia, and talks about the new graphica collection in the Theology Library at Boston University, and his doctoral studies in religion and literature.
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Boom! Studios editor Ian Brill joins us this week to talk about the Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? maxi-series, other Boom! projects including the Farscape series, and his background as a journalist for Publishers' Weekly and The Comics Journal.
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Artist Nathan Fox joins us this week to talk about his upcoming Heavy Metal cover story, part two of Fluorescent Black; and then tells us as much as he's allowed to about Marvel's Dark Reign: Zodiac miniseries.
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Atomic Robo creators Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener join us to discuss the third volume of the popular series published by Red 5, and also talk about Brian's various webcomics and Scott's recent work published by Image and for Marvel Comics.
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Richard Starkings, creator of "Elephantmen" and letterer extarordinaire, joins us this week to discuss the release of the collected second volume of the ongoing sci-fi series from Image Comics. He talks about the secret to his unusual success in maintaining consistent sales figures despite interruptions in the release schedule due to artist Moritat's repetitive stress injury; and he tells us about his involvement lettering the upcoming "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" novel adaptation from Boom! Studios.
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Jeremy Love, recent winner of 5 Glyph awards, joins us to discuss his Southern Gothic web-to-print comic, Bayou, from Zuda. Jeremy talks about his inspirations and the abundance of folklore and other sources that go into the story and about his artistic technique and background as an animator.
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Tim Sievert, writer and artist of That Salty Air from Top Shelf, discusses the graphic novel and his training at the Minnesota Cllege of Art and Design in a conversation with David Steinberger recorded at the Toronto Comic Arts Fesitval, 2009.
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This week we're joined by Jay Piscopo, writer and artist of The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli, who discusses the independently published all-ages graphic novel series and its origin as a promotional vehicle for Capt'n Eli Soda; as well as talking about his background as an illustrator and animator.
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Mini Marvels creator Chris Giarrusso joins us this week to discuss his upcoming original anthology, "G-Man: Learning to Fly" from Image Comics, as well as how he got his start as a Marvel intern and broke in drawing strips in the Bullpen Bulletin.
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Followers of Karen Green's "Comic Adventures in Academia" will be aware that Karen delivered an address to the Mississippi Library Association late last year, titled "Comics in the Academy: Some Reasons Why." This week we present Karen's presentation in its entirety. Be sure to download the AAC file format and play it in iTunes to view the accompanying images.
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Joe Ferrara, occasional "It Came out on Wednesday" guest host and proprietor of Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz, California, joins us this week to talk about his 30-odd years as a comics retailer; the secret of his success; and about his work facilitating the annual Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.
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Brahm Revel, the writer and artist behind Guerillas from Image Comics, joins us this week to talk about the long-format comic, his influences and illustration style, and his work with independent filmmaker Larry Fessenden.
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Antony Johnston, writer of Wolverine: Prodigal Son from Del Rey Manga, joins host David Steinberger to discuss the OEL manga featuring the eponymous Marvel character, as well as the milestone 25th issue of his ongoing sci-fi series, Wasteland.
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Jersey Gods writer Glen Brunswick joins us this week to talk about the hit new series from Image Comics, about his personal Jersey history and the Garden State's importance to the series, and about his background as a screenwriter and how he broke into comic writing.
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In our final interview recorded at New York Comic Con 2009, we're joined by Rex Mundi creator and writer Arvid Nelson and artist Juan Ferreyra to discuss their four-year collaboration and the end of the long-running series, as well as Dark Horse's Kull and other projects.
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In the seventh and final New York Comic Con 2009 special podcast, we're joined first by Art Balthazar and Franco, the team behind Patrick the Wolf Boy and DC's Tiny Titans, and then by Crawford Coutts of UK publisher Insomnia Publications.
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Alexander Irvine (writer of Daredevil Noir from Marvel) joins us in a conversation recorded at New York Comic Con 2009 to discuss DK Publishing's Vertigo Encyclopedia and his background and interests as a professor at the University of Maine.
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In the sixth New York Comic Con 2009 special podcast, we're joined by Amelia Rules creator Jimmy Gownley and by Mike Imboden, creator of Fist of Justice from Digital Webbing.
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Tucker Stone hosts another interview recorded at New York Comic Con 2009, this time with Stuart Moore, writer of The Ninety-Nine from Teshkeel Comics, Wolverine: Noir from Marvel, and the upcoming Shadrach Stone from Pennyfarthing Press.
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In our fifth New York Comic Con 2009 special podcast, host Tucker Stone is joined by the creative team behind Heathentown from Image Comics, writer Corinna Sara Bechko and artist Gabriel Hardman; and then David Steinberger is joined by Madame Xanadu artist Amy Reeder Hadley.
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Guest host Tucker Stone interviews writer Jeff Parker and artist Tom Fowler, the creative team behind Mysterius: the Unfathomable from Wildstorm, in a discussion recorded at New York Comic Con 2009.
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In the fourth New York Comic Con 2009 special podcast, we're joined by the creative teams behind Zuda's Night Owls and High Moon. First Night Owls artist Bobby Timony and High Moon artist Steve Ellis talk about their approaches to the two webcomics; and then writers Peter Timony and David Gallaher discuss their very different approaches to scripting.
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In our third New York Comic Con special podcast, we're joined first by artist Rebekah Isaacs, who discusses her alma mater, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and the start of her career working with Devil's Due; and next by Alex Leung and Dave Baxter of Studio 407 who talk about the publisher's strategy and upcoming releases.
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William Katt, Michael Bell, and Machel Paré, the actors behind the Sparks Motion Comic from Catastrophic Comics, join writer Chris Folino to talk about the first motion comic produced with a cast of professional actors, and one of the first independent motion comics available on iTunes.
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In our second NYCC 2009 special podcast, Phil Foglio joins us to discuss Girl Genius, his transition from print to web comics, and his long career as a cartoonist; and illustrator Nathan Fox joins us to talk about Fluorescent Black and the abundance of comics creators in Kansas City.
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In the first NYCC 2009 special podcast, we're joined by Mike Dawson, creator of the upcoming Ace-Face from AdHouse books and of 2008's Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody; and by Everett Soares, creator of Sky Pirates of Valendor from Free Lunch Comics.
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Ben Templesmith joins us to talk about his new "Presidents of the United States" from IDW, as well as discussing his technique as an illustrator and as a storyteller.
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Artist Steve Pugh joins us to talk about his new series from Radical Comics, Hotwire: Requiem for the Dead, as well as discussing his history with Vertigo and the evolution of his technique from traditional methods to his current, mostly digital, work.
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Jonathan Hickman joins us to talk about Secret Warriors, the highly anticipated new series from Marvel developed by Brian Michael Bendis, and tells us what it's like transitioning from producing a string of creator-owned works to writing for one of the Big Two.
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Dan Goldman discusses his new book, 08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail, and tells us about his digital technique and design inspirations, as well as his previous work, Shooting War.
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Highlander and Battlestar Galactica writer Brandon Jerwa joins us this week to discuss the various series he's currently writing for Dynamite Entertainment, including Highlander Origins: The Kurgan, Battlestar Galactica: Ghosts, and Xena vs. Army of Darkness: What, Again?
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James Sime, proprietor of Isotope, the comic book lounge, joins David Steinberger to talk about the successful store, and some of the innovative ways he promotes it-- and comic book creators.
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Dean Motter, creator of the classic Mister X, joins us this week to talk about his iconic creation and about the new series, Mister X: Condemned, from Dark Horse, as well as discussing design elements in his comics and telling us about his influences.
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Robert Kirkman joins us to talk about The Astounding Wolf-Man/Invincible crossover, about the shared Image universe, the popularity of The Walking Dead, and about how he broke in as a comics creator.
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Chris Folino of Catastrophic Comics joins us to discuss Greatest American Hero #1 (Catastrophic/Arcana) and to talk about difficulties the independent publisher has had working with Diamond Comics Distributor, as well as telling us about upcoming plans for animated versions of Sparks and GAH.
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Dan Cooney, creator and publisher of Valentine (Red Eye Press) joins us this week to talk about his eleven-year run producing the independent comic, his decision to shift from single issues to graphic novels, how he got his start studying with Walt Simonson, and about upcoming projects and related works.
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Flash Gordon writer and Ardden Entertainment co-publisher Brendan Deneen joins us this week to talk about the new hit series, how the company got started, his background as a comics writer, and upcoming Ardden projects.
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Mice Templar writer Bryan J.L. Glass joins us to talk about the popular fantasy series from Image comics, about his previous collaborations with artist Michael Avon Oeming, and about his background as a film student and his path into comics writing.
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Michael Alan Nelson joins us to discuss his his tenure as Boom! Studios' most prevalent writer; his upcoming miniseries Hexed; and how he broke into comics writing through his serialized online novel, Dingo.
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IDW Senior Editor Andy Schmidt joins us to talk about his career as an editor and as a comics educator; to tell us about Comics Experience, his school for aspiring comic book writers and artists; and to give us the lowdown on IDW's relaunch of G.I. Joe.
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Army of Darkness writer Mike Raicht and artist Scott Cohn join us this week to discuss Dynamite Entertainment's continuation of the cult movie series, as well as Th3rd World's Creature Feature, Mike's background editing Exiles and other series for Marvel, the influences horror films have had on both creators' work, and a number of other past and future projects.
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Mark Wheaton, co-writer with Josh Fialkov of The Cleaners from Dark Horse, joins us to talk about the upcoming mini-series, his background as a screenwriter and entertainment reporter, and about the comics that have influenced him.
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Adhouse publisher Chris Pitzer and Alterna Comics publisher Peter Simeti join us from SPX 2008 to talk about upcoming titles. Chris discusses Rafael Grampa, Fred Chao, and Josh Cotter's upcoming works; Peter talks about Alterna's experiences with WOWIO and its transition to Platinum Studios.
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This week, "It Came out on Wednesday" is joined by Jeff Mariotte, writer of Presidental Material: Barack Obama from IDW. Jeff talks about the Presidental Material comics and the media storm surrounding them; about his history with Jim Lee and the early days of Wildstorm; his tenure as Editor in Chief of IDW; and about his new novel, River Runs Red.
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This week, "It Came Out on Wednesday" is joined by writer/artist Keith Giffen, who talks about how he broke into the industry, his creative process, the history of Ambush Bug and the current Year None series, and his Reign in Hell miniseries from DC.
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This week, writer Chuck Dixon joins It Came Out on Wednesday to talk about his long and varied career, including his experience with the "Batman RIP" crossover event at DC, writing Stephanie Brown's return from the dead, and his work on the upcoming GI Joe relaunch at IDW.
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This week, Immortal Iron Fist writer Duane Swierczynski joins "It Came Out on Wednesday" to discuss the hit series, his experience inheriting the reins from Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker, his other projects for Marvel, and his background as a journalist and novelist.
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This week It Came Out on Wednesday is joined by Boom! Studios' Director of Marketing and Sales, Chip Mosher, who tells us about the marketing strategy at the rapidly-growing independent publisher as well as discussing his own background as a comic book retailer and writer.
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This week, Dark Horse editor Scott Allie joins It Came Out on Wednesday as we take a somewhat different direction than usual. Rather than focusing primarily on the featured item of the week, Scott joins us to talk about his career in the industry and his history at Dark Horse, as well as telling us about his new Dark Horse series, Solomon Kane.
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In episode 57, we are joined once again by special guest host Joe Ferrara of Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz, as he interviews Billy Batson writer/artist Mike Kunkel to learn about the new series from DC, about Mike's background as an animator, and about his self-published project, Herobear.
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This week, William Katt, the Greatest American Hero, joins "It Came Out on Wednesday" along with Sparks writer Chris Folino to talk about the series, his new publishing company, Catastrophic Comics, and the upcoming Greatest American Hero comic book.
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In Episode 55, writer Fred Van Lente and Artist Ryan Dunlavey join "It Came Out on Wednesday" to discuss Comic Book Comics; their self-publishing venture, Evil Twin Comics; and other projects including their Stuperpowers role-playing game.
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This week, Garan Madeiros of A First Salvo joins us to discuss his new series, Contract, which begins this week. Garan talks about the new publisher's first year; about running the only comic shop in Bermuda; and about his background and influences.
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This week, Shannon Wheeler joins us to discuss Postage Stamp Funnies from Dark Horse, and also tells us about the Too Much Coffee Man comic and opera, his background, and other upcoming projects.
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This week cartoonist Keith Knight, creator of "The Knight Life" and "The K Chronicles" joins us to discuss his new book from Dark Horse, The Complete K Chronicles, his background as a self-syndicated cartoonist, and the autobiographical elements of his comics.
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This week, David Malki !, creator of the webcomic Wondermark and the trade paperback Beards of our Forefathers from Dark Horse, joins us to talk about the comic strip and his technique for creating it, his influences, and the greater Wondermark brand.
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Episode 50 features a special guest: Claudio Sanchez, creator of Amory Wars from Evil Ink/Image Comics, and frontman of rock band Coheed and Cambria. Claudio explains the series' complex setting and story, discusses his influences, and talks about the process of writing the comic while on tour.
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This week writer Matt Wagner and artist Amy Reeder Hadley join us to discuss Madame Xanadu, beginning this week from Vertigo. They talk about the storyline of the new series and how it came about, Amy's background with Tokyopop, and Matt's writing technique and influences.
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Timothy Truman, writer of Conan the Cimmerian from Dark Horse, joins us to talk about the new series and how it dovetails with the previous series; as well as discussing his extensive career in comics and as an artist outside of comics.
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This week we're joined by Joseph Gauthier, creator of Lazarus: Immortal Coils from Markosia. Joseph discusses his demon-battling hero and the inspirations for his story, as well as his own religious background and how the book came together.
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This week novelist Gary Phillips joins us to talk about his new series High Rollers from Boom! Studios. Gary talks about his background writing crime fiction, his lifelong love for comic books, and how he broke in as an aspiring writer.
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This week Serena Valentino, creator of Nightmares and Fairy Tales from SLG, joins us to talk about the long-running series which concludes this week with issue 23. She describes the series, the artists who have worked with her on it over the years, and her own background, including how she and Ted Naifeh broke into comics with their series Gloomcookie.
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This week Josh Hagler joins us to talk about The Boy Who Made Silence from Markosia, the influences on the story, and his background as an artist and a comic book lover.
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This week, Mark Powers joins us to discuss his series Drafted, as well as his history as an editor at Marvel, and how he transitioned to being a writer for Devil's Due Publishing.
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This week, industry luminary Jimmy Palmiotti joins "It Came Out on Wednesday" to talk about Dock Walloper from Virgin Comics, his own history with Event and Marvel, and about his long-running spell at the helm of DC's Jonah Hex.
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This week, writer Jason M. Burns and artist Joe Eisma join us to discuss A Dummy's Guide to Danger from Viper Comics. The duo talk about the quirky series, how each of them became comic book creators, and what other projects they have coming up.
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In the final NYCC Special podcast, Amy Reeder Hadley joins us to talk about her Tokyopop manga series Fool's Gold and about her work as artist on the upcoming Madame Xanadu series from Vertigo.
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In the penultimate NYCC Special podcast, we are joined by Holly Black, creator of The Spiderwick Chronicles and the upcoming graphic novel The Good Neighbors.
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In our eleventh New York Comic Con special podcast, we're joined by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey of Evil Twin Comics, creators of Action Philosophers and Comic Book Comics.
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In our tenth NYCC Special podcast, we're joined by Steve Kanaras and Steph O'Donnell of indie publisher Free Lunch Comics.
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In our ninth NYCC Special podcast, we're joined by cartoonist Mark Tatulli, creator of the comic strip Lio and author of Happiness Is a Squishy Cephalopod from Andrews McMeel Publishing.
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In the eighth comixology.com NYCC Special podcast, we're joined by the Anna Smudge: Proessional Shrink team of creator/writer Melissa A. Calderone ("MAC") and artist Glenn Fabry.
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In our seventh NYCC Special podcast,Valerie D'Orazio and Marion Vitus
of the national board of the Friends of Lulu join us to talk about the organization, its initiatives, and some upcoming events.
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In our sixth NYCC Special podcast, creator Jeremy Bastian joins us to discuss Cursed Pirate Girl from Archaia Studios Press.
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In the fifth NYCC Special podcast, we're joined by writer Nick Tapalansky, artist Alex Eckman-Lawn, and letterer Thomas Mauer, the creative team behind Awakening from Archaia Studios Press.
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In the fourth NYCC Special podcast, writer David Gallaher and artist Steve Ellis join David Steinberger to discuss High Moon, a webcomic hosted at zuda.com and the first competition winner chosen by zuda's users.
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In the third of our NYCC Special podcasts, we're joined by Tim Seeley, creator of Hack/Slash from Devil's Due Publishing.
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Nathan Fox, artist on Pigeons from Hell from Dark Horse, joins us for the second in our series of NYCC Special podcasts.
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Joshua Dysart, writer of BPRD: 1946 from Dark Horse, joins us in the first of our series of NYCC Special podcasts.
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The first-ever comic book "Creators' Commentary" podcast features the creative team behind the new Captain Action revival: writer Fabian Nicieza, artist Mark Sparacio, and executive producer Ed Catto join comixology.com to go through Captain Action #0 page-by-page, with fascinating insight throughout.
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This week, Arvid Nelson joins us to talk about Rex Mundi from Dark Horse. Arvid tells us about the origins of the long-running series, his collaboration with Eric J, and his background and influences.
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This week, Brian Wood joins us as we feature Local, from Oni Press; and he also gets the opportunity to tell us about his Vertigo series DMZ and Northlanders, and his upcoming Minx graphic novel, The New York Four.
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This week Jason Shawn Alexander, artist on Dark Horse's "Abe Sapien: The Drowning" joins us to talk about the series, about his illustration technique and his influences, and about working with the legendary Mike Mignola on the series.
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In episode 23, we're joined first by writer Jonathan Hickman and then by artist JM Ringuet to talk about their new series, Transhuman from Image Comics.
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This week The Danger's Dozen writer Thad Branco and artists Norm and Kevin Breyfogle join David Steinberger to discuss fledgling publisher A First Salvo and its developing stable of titles, the origins of the "Salvoverse" and the Breyfogle brothers' collaboration on DD and other titles.
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Episode 21 features the creative team behind Gamekeeper series 2 from Virgin. Writer Jeff Parker and artists Ron Randall and Ron Chan join us to talk about their collaboration on the comic, about Periscope Studios in Portland, and about each of their backgrounds in comics.
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In episode 20, we are joined by French writer Matz (Alexis Nolent), creator of The Killer from Archaia Studios Press. Matz talks about the origins of the series, his varied experiences as a writer in and out of comic books, and about the differences between the French and US markets.
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Jeff Smith joins us for episode 19 to talk about his new project, RASL, which he is self-publishing through Cartoon Books. Jeff tells us about the noir-themed sci-fi story; what it's like self-publishing in the 21st Century; and about some of his inspirations and influences.
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In episode 18, Mouse Guard creator David Petersen joins us to talk about the hit indie series, how he came to create a comic book in a non-standard format, his influences, and how the story came about.
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Eric Powell, creator of The Goon, from Dark Horse, joins us for episode 17, and tells us about the current monthly series; the history of The Goon; the Hellboy crossover; and some of his own comic influences.
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In episode 16, Stefan Hutchinson, writer of Halloween: Nightdance from Devil's Due joins us to talk about the new series that continues the original Halloween story; about his documentary, Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, and about his long efforts to bring Halloween to comics.
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In episode 15, we are joined by Fred Chao, creator of Johnny Hiro from AdHouse Books. Fred tells us about how Johnny Hiro came to be and about where the series is heading, and talks about what it is like making ends meet as an independent comic book creator making a living as a freelance designer in New York.
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Antony Johnston joins us for episode 14. The creator of Wasteland, from Oni Press, talks about his post-apocalyptic sci-fi tale and his collaboration with Chris Mitten; about Ben Templesmith's involvement as cover artist; and tells us about some of the many projects he's worked on in the past, including a number of Alan Moore adaptations.
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Episode 13 features Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener, creators of the hit Atomic Robo from Red 5. Brian and Scott tell us about their collaboration, inspirations for the series, and about their respective backgrounds.
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It Came Out on Wednesday presented by comixology.com returns for the new year with a Brand New Day: Dan Slott, one of four writers on the revamped Amazing Spider-Man series, joins us to talk about his debut this week on Marvel's flagship title.
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In part two of this week's "It Came Out on Wednesday" Double Feature at
comixology.com, David Steinberger is joined by Jonathan Hickman, creator of Pax Romana from Image. Hickman talks about his background as a designer and how this influences his comic book creations; how he came to be associated with Image; and about several new series he has coming out.
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In part one of this week's "It Came Out on Wednesday" Double Feature at comixology.com, Peter Jaffe talks to Ben Towle, creator of Midnight Sun from SLG. Originally published as a series which was interrupted mid-stream, Midnight Sun is being released this week in its entirety as a trade paperback, and Towle talks about how this came about; as well as discussing the historical basis for the story, and his own background as a comic arts educator.
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Episode 9 features David Hopkins and Brent Schoonover, creators of Astronaut Dad from Silent Devil talking about their collaboration and works in the independent comic arena.
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Episode 8 is a special edition featuring an exclusive interview with David Gallaher, writer of zuda.com's first competition winner, High Moon. David gives comixology the scoop on the competition and what it took to win; as well as telling us about the history of High Moon and his influences in writing the webcomic.
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Mike Allred, creator of Madman, discusses the current Madman Atomic Comics series and the classic Madman trade paperback reprints, as well as the ever-anticpated Madman movie, Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, and a plethora of his interests and influences.
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In episode 6, Grendel creator Matt Wagner talks to comixology's David Steinberger about the 25th anniversary of his famous antihero, and the new series Behold the Devil featuring the return of Hunter Rose.
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Episode 5 features both writer Brian Reed and artist Ian Hosfeld in a conversation about The Circle, their new ongoing series beginning this week from Image.
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In Episode 4, G. Willow Wilson talks about her graphic novel Cairo, shipping this week from Vertigo, about her experience as a journalist in Egypt, and about the influences that have shaped her writings both in and out of comic books.
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Episode #3 features Troy Little, creator of IDW's Chiaroscuro, discussing the trade paperback, his influences, and experiences as an independent comic book artist living in a rather remote part of eastern Canada.
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Episode #2 features Rich Starkings of Elephantmen, Comicraft, and Active Images discussing his current projects, what he's reading now, and what's influenced the development of the Elephantmen series.
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Joe Ferrara, proprietor of Atlantis Fantasyworld comic shop in Santa Cruz, CA, interviews Bill Morrison of Bongo Comics (writer) and Scott Shaw! (artist), creators of DC's Captain Carrot and the Final Ark to coincide with the release of issue #1 on October 10.
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