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Creator Talks Podcast

Christopher Calloway

Interviews with writers & artists who create comic books and graphic novels

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47:21

Zack Keller on Cuphead and Mugman

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/11/12

My guest Zack Keller is the writer of Cuphead Volume 1: Comic Capers and Curios released July 2020 and Cuphead Volume 2: Cartoon Chronicles and Calamities coming in February 2021 (Dark Horse Comics). Based on the wildly popular and very challenging video game, Cuphead is illustrated in the rubber hose style of animation used in cartoons of the 1930s produced by Fleischer Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Shawn Dickinson illustrates both books and the second volume introduces a new

54:11

Halloween Special with Kerry Gammill on Horror and...

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/10/29

I bid you… welcome... to Creator Talks 2020 Halloween Special! My special guest is Kerry Gammill, perhaps best known for his illustration of Power Man and Iron Fist and Superman comics in the 1980s and 1990s. We start our conversion discussing the comic legends’ work he admired as a youth and the conversations he later had as an adult with Jack Kirby and John Buscema. Kerry reveals why he decided it was time to move on from comics and work as a special effects concept designer and storyboard artist

57:39

Dave Baker on Star Trek Voyager Seven's Reckoning

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/10/22

Dave Baker is a writer living in Los Angels and co-creator of Action Hospital, F*ck Off Squad and contributed one of the stories contained in Star Trek: Waypoint (IDW). Dave is a big fan of the Star Trek franchise and is the writer of the forthcoming mini-series in November Star Trek Voyager: Seven's Reckoning (IDW). This is the first Star Trek Voyager series in nearly 10 years and set within Voyager continuity. Dave's co-collaborator is artist Angel Hernandez (Star Trek: Picard Countdown and

36:47

Interview with David Currie author of Ditko Shrugged

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/10/08

Steve Ditko was a legendary artist and storyteller who co-created such characters as Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, The Question and The Creeper. Join me for this special interview with David Currie, author of the upcoming book published through Hermes Press Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising Life of The Artist Behind Spider-Man and The Rise of Marvel Comics. It is the first in depth biography of comics-legend Steve Ditko, in his own words, taken from many years of correspondence with author and

50:39

Leah Moore checks in at the Morrison Hotel

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/09/24

My guest Leah Moore is the daughter of Alan Moore who is known for such titles as V for Vendetta, The Killing Joke, Swamp Thing and From Hell. Leah has written comic series with her husband John Reppion including The Trial of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes-The Liverpool Demon (Dynamite Entertainment). Leah is writing the graphic novel Morrison Hotel, a celebration of The Doors album by the same name. The book is due for released in October. The anthology is written in collaboration with the

55:11

Fault Lines in the Constitution with Cynthia and...

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/09/10

In less than 60 days the United States 2020 Election will take place and there could be no better time to present my next two guests. Cynthia and Sanford Levinson are the authors of Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and The Flaws That Affect Us Today. Their book will be as part of a line of civics graphic novels from the acclaimed publisher First Second. Alley Shwed illustrated the 228-page graphic novel edition of Fault Lines on sale September 22nd. Cynthia and Sanford

35:32

Chris Gooch from Down Under on Under-Earth

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/09/07

September starts out strong for Creator Talks with another bonus podcast for the Labor Day Holiday. Award-winning Australian writer/artist Chris Gooch joins me to discuss the making of his graphic novel Under-Earth through Top Shelf/IDW on sale October 2020. This is the second of two graphic novels Certified Cool by Diamond Previews I teased on previous shows. Diamond Preview's description of Under-Earth reads: "The inmates of an expansive underground prison struggle to build meaningful lives in a

44:51

Sean Chen's One Day Wingman Sale and Career in Comics

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/09/01

Sean Chen (artist of X-O, Iron Man, Wolverine and Batman Beyond) joins Creator Talks to discuss the September 1st only 24-hour digital drop of Wingman: Compendium of an Artist's First Writing Experience. The book was inspired by the 1957 classic Swedish art film The Seventh Seal directed by Ingmar Bergman. The digital version of Sean's book is available free and in it's entirety on Nextchapter's Instagram @NextChapterPost. The physical copy will not only contain the story but also a page-by-page

40:19

Koren Shadmi on The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and Bionic

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/08/27

Koren Shadmi is an award winning writer/artist who has provided cover illustrations for Newsweek, LA Weekly, The Village Voice and other magazines. He studied and now teaches at the Visual School of Arts in New York City. As a teacher, Is Koren able to tell which of his students have the best chance of making a living as an artist? What skills do they need to develop to survive in the business world? Koren has two graphic novels being released. The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and The Birth of

52:12

Vali Chandrasekaran on webcomic Genius Animals

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/08/20

Vali Chandrasekaran is a producer and comedy writer living in Los Angeles. His first work for NBC was writing television scripts for My Name is Earl. Two other programs he wrote for were 30 Rock and Modern Family, both Emmy nominated multiple times for Best Comedy Series. I discuss with Vali how he landed his first television work and how breaking into screen writing can be very competitive. Vali spent some time in front of the camera on an episode of the The Office. We go behind the scenes to

49:06

Dan Jurgens on Batman Beyond and Nightwing

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/08/06

I continue to explore the Batman Family corner of the DC Universe with veteran writer / artist Dan Jurgens. Among Dan's vast body of work is the 1992 classic Death of Superman, his run on Thor, Captain America and The Sensational Spider-Man. Dan is also the creator of the classic characters Doomsday and Booster Gold. I check in with Dan to see how he is faring during the coronavirus pandemic and how he managed to safely connect with local fans at a Minnesota comic shop during a recent signing

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Jason Fabok on Batman Three Jokers

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/07/23

Wake the kids and phone the neighbors! DC artist Jason Fabok joins Creator Talks to discuss Batman: Three Jokers. Years in the making and delayed two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, issue #1 of this DC Black Label mini-series arrives on August 25th 2020. Jason worked on titles Superman/Batman, Batman, Batman Eternal, Dark Knight, Detective Comics and Justice League. He won the 2019 Eisner Award for Best Short Story with Swap Thing Winter Special: The Talking of the Saints. Why did

45:01

Stuart Moore and More AHOY Comics

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/07/09

Thou demanded more and ye shall have it! Stuart Moore joins me to continue exploring the world of AHOY Comics. We focus on two titles he is writing: Bronze Age Boogie (art Alberto Ponticelli) and Captain Ginger (art by June Brigman). Stuart explains the challenges of building creative teams and keeping things running smoothly. How did one whimsical illustration of cats by June Brigman ignite a creative spark that lead her joining forces with Stuart to tell the story of Captain Ginger? Stuart is

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Terry Dodson on Adventureman and X-Men/Fantastic Four

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/07/03

Extra! Extra! A bonus episode to kick off the holiday weekend, because we could all use a little fun during this difficult time. Terry Dodson, artist known for his artwork on X-Men, Spider-Man, Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman joins Creator Talks. Terry discusses his creator own series Adventureman (Image Comics) written by Matt Fraction and his work on the mini-series X-Men/ Fantastic Four (Marvel) written by Chip Zdarsky. We dig into the genesis of each series. Why did the first issue of

42:18

Tom Peyer EIC of AHOY Comics

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/06/25

Tom Peyer, Editor-in-Chief of Ahoy Comics, joins Creator Talks. We begin highlighting some of Tom's past work admired by Ye Podcast Host, including Hourman, Marvel Team-Up, and Magnus Robot Fighter. I ask Tom about working with Mark Waid, his co-writer on Captain Kid (Aftershock). Learn the reason for founding AHOY Comics in 2018 and some of the titles published in the past, present and future. Comics spotlighted in our interview include Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror, High Heaven, The Wrong

57:32

Adam Wallenta of Ringo Award Winning Punk Taco

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/06/11

Adam Wallenta is the co-creator of Punk Taco, the 2019 Ringo Award winner for Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel. His co-writer is son Makana who was just five years-old when the book was written. Who is Punk Taco? "... a lovable, sentient, alien-taco, who rocks out across the galaxy with his band of misfits whom he calls family. Together they spread peace and love through the power of their music, help those in need and battle bullies and evil tyrants wherever they may be. Written by Adam

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Brent Schoonover artist of Devil's Highway

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/05/28

Brent Schoonover (artist on Batman '66, The Phantom) visits with Creator Talks to discuss his new comic book project coming in June titled Devil's Highway. This five-part comic series is written by Benjamin Percy (Green Arrow, Nightwing) and colored by Nick Filardi. It's being published by AWA Studios, a new business venture captained by former Vice President of Marvel Bill James and former Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alanso. Why did the did they decide to launch a new comic book publishing

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Benito Gallego artist of The Life Bob Marley, Tarzan...

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/05/25

Not going anywhere this three-day weekend? Let's visit Spain for this special edition of Creator Talks to meet artist Benito Gallego. Benito studied art at Faculty of Fine Arts in Spain and is a huge fan of legendary Silver Age and Bronze Age artist John Buscema (The Avengers, Silver Surfer, Savage Sword Conan, Tarzan). Having a style which harkens back the powerful style of John Buscema, Benito has illustrated comics and strips scripted by the great Roy Thomas including the World War II super-hero

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Heather Antos Senior Editor at Valiant Comics

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/05/14

Heather Antos was recently promoted to Senior Editor at Valiant Comics and joins Creator Talks for this interview. Once Heather discovered editing comics was what she wanted to do as career, she felt it was too late to break into the business. How did she overcome the odds to land a job at Marvel? How does she harness Twitter as a force for good? And what the heck does that mean? We discussed some of the things an editor looks for in telling a story through comics books and gives an example of

52:06

Chris Condon and neo-noir crime That Texas Blood

Creator Talks Podcast ·

2020/04/30

Chris Condon is the author of That Texas Blood (Image Comics) due out June 24th and is my guest on this installment of Creator Talks. This neo-noir crime comic book series opens with 70 year-old Texas Sheriff Joe Bob Coates and the search for a casserole dish. Chris Condon explains what makes his comic book a neo-noir crime story and how it has changed throughout its development from film to comic. I learn from Chris why Ambrose County, Texas is the perfect setting for the story, from it's unique

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