Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 200: Scott Snyder Helps Us Celebrate Writer Scott Snyder returns to help us mark a big, round number of an episode by talking about his ComiXology Originals series, his Substack classes, his Image books and more. Plus: Dan and Matt answer listener questions, and an anniversary greeting from the World’s…
Christopher Chance’s clue chasing has led him to a meeting with the Martian Manhunter, the League’s resident telepath. What does it take to keep your secrets from a world-class psychic … and what secrets does one give up to get to the truth? Human Target #5 is written by Tom King, drawn by Greg Smallwood…
Like you (I assume), I am plagued by the non-problem of too many good comics and not enough time to read them all, so I’m behind on this Vault banger from Ram V and Anand RK. But ComicsXF staffers Cassie Tongue and Forrest Hollingsworth aren’t, and those smart folks had this to say about the…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 199: Matching Butt-Head Tattoos with Melissa Meszaros Comics publicist Melissa Meszaros joins the show to talk about her new memoir, Heavy Metal Headbang. 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…
Since 2009, Spike Trotman’s Iron Circus Comics has leveraged the power of crowdfunding to produce comics on its own terms. Until this month, those terms included Kickstarter. But after the crowdfunding leader announced in December that it would be pivoting to blockchain technology — the stuff that makes cryptocurrency and NFTs possible — Trotman opted…
The history of the ghosts is laid bare as Rip and Buzz’s hunt for the final missing ghost of the Old James House takes them deep into the past sins of America in Home Sick Pilots #12, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by Tom Muller for…
The Space Stone host Quantum and the Assessor are back, so you know it doesn’t bode well for Miles or Shift. Their only hope? The Beyond Corporation. But wait, isn’t Beyond suing Miles for trademark infringement? Anyway, according to the upper lefthand corner of the cover, this issue marks 275 issues of Miles Morales’ adventures…
It’s been nearly three years since we last checked in with the gang in Hawkins, Indiana, from the Netflix series Stranger Things. The first half of Season 4 is scheduled to debut May 27, so we’ve got at least a few more months to spend thinking about what these kids look like now they’ve all…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 198: Valentine's Day with Comic Book Couples Counseling On a special day-after-Valentine’s episode, Brad and Lisa Gullickson from the podcast Comic Book Couples Counseling talk about what they’ve learned from analyzing your favorite four-color paramours. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and…
In December, ComicsXF’s intrepid head honcho, Zachary Jenkins, hit the floor of C2E2 with a microphone in his hand and a hankering to talk to as many creators as he could get five minutes alone with. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some of those interviews. Thirty years ago, Image Comics introduced the…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 197: The Crowded Exit Interview with Ro Stein & Ted Brandt Ro Stein and Ted Brandt, the artists of Image Comics’ Crowded, talk about wrapping up the series, their “on-brand” first date and the arsenal of play weapons they keep in their studio. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple…
Just in time to celebrate 40 years of the original New Mutants, catch up with some old friends — like Sunspot, Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Boom-Boom, Dani Moonster and Rictor — as Caliban leads Famine and War, the remaining Horsemen of Apocalypse, in a hunt for new blood. Witness a never-before-seen link between the New Mutants and…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 196: Saturday Morning with Erik Burnham Writer Erik Burnham joins the show to talk about his upcoming IDW series “G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero: Saturday Morning Adventures,” his “Transformers: Beast Wars” series and much more. Plus, a special announcement from Dan about new Patreon content. You can listen to…
Working for a billionaire is what poisoned him — will investigating another put the Human Target in even more danger? Christopher Chance continues his investigation into his own murder with a visit to Ted Kord, the Blue Beetle. The question here is, can Christopher keep his mind on the mission and ignore Ice’s affections long…
Sad Apocalypse is sad. His ship, Ship, is gone, he’s down two Horsemen and he’s worried the Celestials will take one look at X-Factor and give the world a big thumb’s down. Ever the goodest boy, even in service of evil, Caliban wants to make Apocalypse happy again, by plumbing the Morlock tunnels looking for…