The Comixologist Podcast!

Artist Steve Pugh joins us to talk about his new series from Radical Comics, Hotwire: Requiem for the Dead, as well as discussing his history with Vertigo and the evolution of his technique from traditional methods to his current, mostly digital, work.

Jonathan Hickman joins us to talk about Secret Warriors, the highly anticipated new series from Marvel developed by Brian Michael Bendis, and tells us what it's like transitioning from producing a string of creator-owned works to writing for one of the Big Two.

Dan Goldman discusses his new book, 08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail, and tells us about his digital technique and design inspirations, as well as his previous work, Shooting War.

Highlander and Battlestar Galactica writer Brandon Jerwa joins us this week to discuss the various series he's currently writing for Dynamite Entertainment, including Highlander Origins: The Kurgan, Battlestar Galactica: Ghosts, and Xena vs. Army of Darkness: What, Again?

James Sime, proprietor of Isotope, the comic book lounge, joins David Steinberger to talk about his successful store and some of the innovative ways he promotes it and comic book creators.

Dean Motter, creator of the classic Mister X, joins us this week to talk about his iconic creation and about the new series, Mister X: Condemned, from Dark Horse, as well as discussing design elements in his comics and telling us about his influences.

This week, Robert Kirkman joins us to talk about The Astounding Wolf-Man/Invincible crossover, about the shared Image universe, the popularity of The Walking Dead, and about how he broke in as a comics creator.

Chris Folino of Catastrophic Comics joins us to discuss Greatest American Hero #1 (Catastrophic/Arcana) and to talk about difficulties the independent publisher has had working with Diamond Comics Distributor, as well as telling us about upcoming plans for animated versions of Sparks and GAH.

Dan Cooney, creator and publisher of Valentine (Red Eye Press) joins us this week to talk about his eleven-year run producing the independent comic, his decision to shift from single issues to graphic novels, how he got his start studying with Walt Simonson, and about upcoming projects and related works.

Flash Gordon writer and Ardden Entertainment co-publisher Brendan Deneen joins us this week to talk about the new hit series, how the company got started, his background as a comics writer, and upcoming Ardden projects.

Mice Templar writer Bryan J.L. Glass joins us to talk about the popular fantasy series from Image comics, about his previous collaborations with artist Michael Avon Oeming, and about his background as a film student and his path into comics writing.

Michael Alan Nelson joins us to discuss his his tenure as Boom! Studios' most prevalent writer; his upcoming miniseries Hexed; and how he broke into comics writing through his serialized online novel, Dingo.

IDW Senior Editor Andy Schmidt joins us to talk about his career as an editor and as a comics educator; to tell us about Comics Experience, his school for aspiring comic book writers and artists; and to give us the lowdown on IDW's relaunch of G.I. Joe.

Army of Darkness writer Mike Raicht and artist Scott Cohn join us this week to discuss Dynamite Entertainment's continuation of the cult movie series, as well as Th3rd World's Creature Feature, Mike's background editing Exiles and other series for Marvel, the influences horror films have had on both creators' work, and a number of other past and future projects.

Mark Wheaton, co-writer with Josh Fialkov of The Cleaners from Dark Horse, joins us to talk about the upcoming mini-series, his background as a screenwriter and entertainment reporter, and about the comics that have influenced him.

Adhouse publisher Chris Pitzer and Alterna Comics publisher Peter Simeti join us from SPX 2008 to talk about upcoming titles. Chris discusses Rafael Grampa, Fred Chao, and Josh Cotter's upcoming works; Peter talks about Alterna's experiences with WOWIO and its transition to Platinum Studios.

Jeff Mariotte, writer of Presidential Material: Barack Obama from IDW, joins us to talk about the Presidental Material comics and the media storm surrounding them; about his history with Jim Lee and the early days of Wildstorm; his tenure as Editor in Chief of IDW; and about his new novel, River Runs Red.

Writer/artist Keith Giffen talks about how he broke into the industry, his creative process, the history of Ambush Bug and the current Year None series, and his Reign of Hell miniseries from DC.

Writer Chuck Dixon talks about his long and varied career, including his experience with the Batman RIP crossover event at DC, writing Stephanie Brown's return from the dead, and his work on the upcoming GI Joe relaunch at IDW.

Immortal Iron Fist writer Duane Swierczynski joins us to discuss the hit series, his experience inheriting the reins from Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker, his other projects for Marvel, and his background as a journalist and novelist.