Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 226: Working in a Coal Mine with Charlie Stickney Charlie Stickney joins the show to talk about his creator-owned series White Ash, Kickstarter churn, his duties at Scout Comics and more. Also, DAN IS LATE. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and…
Breaking up sucks. Sometimes you gotta just get together with your best gals and dance it out. Hi, 42-year-old straight guy here for X-TERMINATORS, the comic where Dazzler, Boom-Boom, Jubilee and possibly also Wolverine make bad decisions, blow shit up and fight vampires in a comic so presumably messed up it comes with a mature-readers’…
Look at your bookshelf right now. What’s on it? Some novels you haven’t touched since that book club you joined after college, maybe a framed photo of your partner, some cherished action figures from the 1990s Toy Biz X-Men line that have no value otherwise. Now look down at the next shelf, the one sagging…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 225: Between Two Comics with Wes Craig Writer/artist Wes Craig joins the show to talk about winding down Deadly Class and ramping up his new fantasy-adventure series KAYA. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday…
There’s been a murder in the DC Universe, though it’s slow to take effect. The poisoned Christopher Chance — aka the Human Target — has 12 days to figure out who killed him. Here, at the halfway mark, we take a look at who our suspects are, and give our best Vegas odds on whodunnit…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 224: Things Get Dark with Joshua Williamson Writer Joshua Williamson joins the show to talk about his upcoming Image series Dark Ride, the linewide DC event Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, theme park strategy and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music,…
The following first appeared Tuesday in the ComicsXF newsletter. Subscribe using the form on the right side of this page for our weekly editorial, a roundup of the week’s best content and our Staff Picks. Christ, these guys again. If you believed Bad Idea Comics was folding as a publisher in December 2021, you must…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 223: Matt Goes to Flame Con 2022 Our intrepid man in the field Matt Lazorwitz visits Flame Con for interviews with Amy Reeder (Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur), Connor Goldsmith (Cerebro podcast), Jarrett Melendez (Chef’s Kiss), Josh Trujillo (Blue Beetle: Graduation Day), Kat Calamia (Dancer) and con co-organizer Steve Gianaca….
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Presents Our Son Pete Episode 2: The One Where They Go to Genosha In the second episode of WMQ&A’s Patreon-exclusive bonus podcast dedicated to British mutant superspy Pete Wisdom – being made available beyond the paywall for all you freeloaders out there – Austin Gorton helps Dan Grote break down X-Men…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 222: Let's Make a Million Bucks with Khoi Pham Artist Khoi Pham joins Dan and Matt to talk about his DC/Milestone series Duo, his artist mentoring work, and one of the key lessons he learned early in his career. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher,…
You’ll have to excuse me, I’m in a bit of a mood. My eldest dog has had diarrhea the past two days because we mistakenly bought the wrong kind of wet food, and so our mornings just consist of shampooing various carpets. Also, we live in an unjust society that has abdicated its responsibility to…
Dingdang, this arc of New Mutants has been a corker. Vita Ayala and Rod Reis have performed a deep examination of who Illyana Rasputina and Madelyne Pryor are in the modern age, and how Limbo is a place one of them needs to move beyond while the other can repurpose it to gain agency. Check…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 221: Deniz Camp and His Adventures in the 20th Century Writer Deniz Camp joins the show to talk about his series 20th Century Men, Bloodshot Unleashed and Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 220: Talking about Our Grans with Chrissy Williams and Lauren Knight Chrissy Williams and Lauren Knight join Dan and Matt to talk about their upcoming Image Comics series Golden Rage, and everyone gets real deep about their grandmothers. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 219: Big Willy Style with Eric Gladstone Writer Eric Gladstone joins the show to talk about his Shakespeare-as-superhero comic No Holds Bard. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the show on…