Back in February, Zachary Jenkins had the opportunity to sit down with M.O.D.O.K. Head Games and Huluâs M.O.D.O.K. writer/series co-creator Jordan Blum to talk about Head Games and what to expect from the Hulu series. Now that Season One of M.O.D.O.K. has been released, I caught up with Jordan to talk about the series and…
The 1987 film âThe Monster Squadâ is perhaps best known for the line, âWolfmanâs got nards!â Janie Jones âStrummerâ Mercado doesnât have nards, but she is a werewolf. And a private investigator. And she just got presented with a case of biblical proportions. Thatâs the premise of Blackâs Myth, a new, black-and-white series from AHOY…
Diet Cig is an acclaimed two piece band known for catchy hooks and fun, honest lyrics. To celebrate their latest album Do You Wonder About Me? The band curated a comics anthology inspired by the album featuring work by Sabrina Mellado, Shelby Criswell, Kit Fraser, Daniel Torraca, Arantza Pena Popo, Daniel Zhou, Viktoria Cichon, Kailee…
In the world of Heroes Reborn, Hyperion is a big deal. He’s a super heroic man, but when he was a wee superheroeic boy, he had adventures with the Imperial Guard. Writer Ryan Cady talked to us about this one-shot. ANd hey, you get to see our EiC whiff a question so hard right from…
Few comics have captured as wide an audience as Jeff Smithâs all-ages fantasy epic Bone. This week, Smith launched a Kickstarter for the first two graphic novels in his new series: Tuki: Fight for Fire and Tuki: Fight for Family. I sat down over Zoom with Smith to talk about Tuki, Bone, the process of…
Iâm an â80s baby, and as an â80s baby, certain people were just above reproach: Bill Cosby. Michael Jordan. Prince Rogers Nelson. Yet unlike the other two markers of my youth, my appreciation for Prince has only grown as Iâve grown. Where before I only appreciated the spectacle, I now appreciate the depth and breadth…
Kyle Starks is an Eisner nominated cartoonist behind such titles as Sexcastle, Rock Candy Mountain, Assassination and The Legend Of Ricky Thunder. He might be the funniest writer in comics. His new book with artist Chris Schweizer, The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton, comes out this June from Skybound Entertainment. He sat down with us…
Kenneth Laster is a long time contributor to ComicsXF as well as a digital artist and cartoonist. He recently released his comic Champions Of The Wolf on Gumroad and sat down with us to discuss it. Zachary Jenkins: Kenneth, you’ve been writing for us for a while now, and have had your art featured in…
James Tynion IV has risen to the top of the industry with acclaimed creator owned books like Department Of Truth, fascinating anthology projects like Razorblades, and also Batman, the book about Batman. He sat down with ComicsXF to give his thoughts on the state of the comics industry and how creators can get their stories…
When it comes to bad ideas, Robert Venditti has a few. Well, at least one. Letâs just say Venditti, the writer behind the return of X-O Manowar and the recent volume of Hawkman, is the writer behind the next title from Bad idea, the comic company that is breaking pretty much every established rule of…
The Baltimore legacy lives on in Lady Baltimore. Picking up nearly 13 years after the last Baltimore epic, The Red Kingdom, the Outerverse (the name provided to this separate arm of the Mignola umbrella of titles) finds itself expanding. Led by a new leading lady and two new titles, writer Christopher Golden and a full…
CĂĄssia Costa hasnât been having an easy time. New school, new city, new ⌠mystical dragon-related powers? Yes, Inferno Girl Red, a 100-page OGN just launched on Kickstarter, isnât just the story of the new girl in town, or the new superhero in town, but a little bit of both. We talked with writer and…
I usually put in a longer intro to my Kickstarter Q&A pieces. But when looking for a new project to spotlight, I came across Lane Lloyd and Grant DeArmittâs âHunt for the Solavore,â and it had the one-line hook of, âWhat if Jack Kirby created Dracula?â That sold me right there, so I reached out…
David Nakayama is the acclaimed artist, highly sought out after for his covers. He has a diverse background, having been an Art Director in videogames and doing commercial packaging art for Hasbro among others. He sat down with ComicsXF to discuss his process and approach to art. Zachary Jenkins: You’re often called to draw 90s…
He is the lord of vampires. He has been written about by countless authors, and played by some of historyâs best actors. In comics he has fought Batman, the Silver Surfer and the X-Men, to name a few. He is Dracula. There are myriad takes on the king of the undead, and currently, a new…