Writer Ed Brubaker joins the show to talk about Criminal the show and the comic, particularly the latter and its new graphic novel release The Knives. Brubaker discusses showrunning the Criminal show, getting back to his roots, surprises from the experience, having two versions of Criminal in his head, adapting his own work, how present he is in The Knives, why they returned to Criminal, the different narratives in the book, the nature of its characters, the cast's journeys, the connection his comics have to his life, working with Sean Phillips, how making comics feels, how much the comic space has evolved, a new Criminal single issue, emphasizing the back catalog, finding new readers, and more.
Cartoonist Jesse Lonergan joins the show to talk about his current mix of projects and his just released graphic novel, DROME. Lonergan discusses managing workflow, the roots of DROME, pushing your approach, the book's title, its archetypal nature and cast, who he is versus what he does, his fit in comics, what he cares about the most, simple machines, outside influences, working with writers, figuring out the Mignolaverse, the impact of reviews, pushing in different directions, and more.
Artist Nicole Goux joins the show to talk about her career and her upcoming graphic novel, This Place Kills Me. Goux discusses the other parts of the job, how far ahead she's working, the importance of mixing it up, drawing digitally, her relationship with drawing, when comics entered the picture, figuring out what she wanted to do, convention life, how different projects and publishers feel, opportunity cost, age bands, the origins of This Place Kills Me, working with Mariko Tamaki, how they worked, her preferred method of working, learning from projects, character design, creating for herself, what keeps her excited about comics, and more.
Writer Mariko Tamaki joins the show to talk about her career and her upcoming graphic novel, This Place Kills Me. Tamaki discusses what she works to, the value of editors, her own editing at Surely Books, learning from artistic partners, the wide world of comics, getting into comics, the biggest things she's learned, different approaches for different formats, collaborative processes, giving artists space, attribution, the origins of This Place Kills Me, the collaboration behind it, the book's lead, outsiders as leads, the music of the book, characters that surprised, Ally Sheedy's impact, finding the right mix, and more.
Writer/artist Kyle Starks joins the show to talk about where he's at these days and his upcoming slate of projects. Starks discusses the merits of San Diego Comic Con, his approach to cons, his past few years, comics marketing, back catalog releases, how the moment feels for original comics, Where Monsters Lie's next phase, not letting stories go, Kickstarters, diversifying how you're viewed, Devil on my Shoulder's intensity, what inspired the story, his upcoming Image Comics series WrestleHeist, drawing his own comics, his quiet year, and more, before we close with some serious business NBA talk at the end.