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WMQ&A Episode 122: The Story Mike Hawthorne Didn’t Want to Tell

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz5 years ago5 years ago01 mins
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Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 122: The story Mike Hawthorne didn’t want to tell

Longtime Deadpool artist Mike Hawthorne joins the show to talk about his BOOM Studios graphic memoir, “Happiness Will Follow,” which tells the story of growing up with his single Puerto Rican mother.

As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at xavierfiles.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow @wmqcomics on Twitter and Facebook, and you can follow Dan Grote on Twitter @danielpgrote and Matt Lazorwitz @MattLaz1013.

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Dan Grote

Dan Grote is the editor and publisher of ComicsXF, having won the site by ritual combat. By day, he’s a newspaper editor, and by night, he’s … also an editor. He co-hosts The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with Matt Lazorwitz. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids and two miniature dachshunds, and his third, fictional son, Peter Paul Winston Wisdom. Follow him @danielpgrote.bsky.social.

Matthew Lazorwitz

Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of 5. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the podcasts BatChat with Matt & Will and The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.

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