Episodes

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Kat Leyh about Thirsty Mermaids. We talk about creating graphic novels vs. single issue comics, creating Thirsty Mermaids right after the release of Snapdragon, and much more! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an ...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Steve Foxe about Cheat(er) Code his erotic graphic novel, as well as his work editing Razorblades and The Department of Truth. We talk Steve’s varied comics career, writing erotica, working on a horror anthology with James Tynion IV, and much more! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work a...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Stephanie Williams about “Living Heroes,” “But What If Tho,” and her comics career. We talk the humor in superhero universes, Stephanie’s excellent coverage of the MCU on Disney+, her Monica Rambeau story in Marvel Voices: Legacy, and much more! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Dan Watters about his ongoing Image Comics series Home Sick Pilots (one of my favorite comics of 2021 so far!), as well as his work across series like Lucifer, Coffin Bound, and Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman. We talk 90s punk, writing a “pop” comic, and much much more! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the ins...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Nick Roche about his IDW miniseries Scarenthood, one of my favorite comics of 2021 so far! We talk parenting, horror, and Nick’s work on Transformers among other topics! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio ...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Ibrahim Moustafa about his work on Count, a new graphic novel inspired by “The Count of Monte Cristo” from publisher Humanoids. We talk Ibrahim’s artistic process, Monte Cristo, the modern relevance of “revenge fantasy,” Ibrahim’s hobby customizing miniatures, and much more. On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the ins...

This week on Creannotators, guest hosts Mark Turetsky and Stuart Wellington talk to comics writer Kieron Gillen about Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar, and his vast comics library! They talk about all things Warhammer, the intersections between hobby gaming and comics, and Kieron’s creative approach. On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behi...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with writer David M. Booher about Canto and Canto II: The Hollow Men from IDW. We talk about creating modern mythologies, the challenges of all ages comics, and what’s next in the saga of Canto! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creann...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Aditya Bidikar about his work lettering everything from Blue in Green to The Department of Truth to Future State: Batman and beyond! We talk about what it’s like to letter all my favorite comics, the importance of lettering in a comics narrative flow, and how to balance a virtuoso approach to your creative output. On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or serie...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Kelly Thompson about Black Widow and her Marvel Universe comics. We talk all things Natasha, writing a comic with a huge upcoming MCU film, & whether she’d return to Krakoa (among many other things)! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have miss...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Ryan North about Slaughterhouse-Five: The Graphic Novel, an incredible comics adaptation of the Kurt Vonnegut classic novel. We talk Vonnegut, Squirrel Girl, Power Pack, and a whole lot more! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Crea...

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Chip Zdarsky about the Eisner-winning Afterlift, Daredevil, and a whole bunch more. We dig into the religious themes of Afterlift, Chip’s upcoming work on Marvel What If works like Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow, and the challenge of writing in the shadow of Daredevil’s legacy! Note: Some spoilers for discussed comics follow! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels...

This week on Creannotators, I talked with Danny Lore (the recently announced new writer of Marvel’s Champions!) about Queen of Bad Dreams, an excellent five issue graphic novel from Vault Comics. We talk about the message of Queen of Bad Dreams, writing James Bond, writing a Captain America King in Black tie-in, and more! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on...

This week on Creannotators, I talked with Vali Chandresakran and Jun-Pierre Shiozawa, the creators of webcomic Genius Animals, one of my favorite reads of 2020 and available online for free! We talk about Vali’s crossover from writing for the likes of 30 Rock to comics, Jun-Pierre’s artistic progression on a first formal graphic novel, and the trouble with conspiracy theories, among much, much more! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comi...

This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer Jed MacKay about Black Cat, one of the best Marvel comics since launch in 2019! We talk about Felicia Hardy, heists across the Marvel Universe, and what it’s like launching a new #1 comic into the King in Black event. On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hid...

This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer John Jennings about After the Rain, the first graphic novel from the Jennings curated Megascope line of comics, adapted from a short story written by Nnedi Okorafor! We talk about adapting prose into comics, Jennings approach to curating Megascope around Black speculative fiction, and what it was like adapting Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred. On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics abo...

2020 was the first full year of Jonathan Hickman era X-Men comics, following the summer 2019 House of X / Powers of X status quo reconfiguration, and the launch of the Dawn of X. We started the year early in the formation of Krakoa with Professor X, Magneto, and Apocalypse convening with world leaders in Davos, and we ended the year after the X of Swords event and the transition from the Dawn of X into the new era known as the Reign of X. All in all, 2020 was a consistently interesting year for...

In late 1988 and 1989, Marvel’s X-Men line built to a decade in the making universe-wide crossover event, Inferno! The world outside your window became infested with a demonic takeover, literalizing Hell on Earth, and arguably the first and largest all-hands-on-deck Marvel Comics invasion, in what has now become an event staple, from Secret Invasion to Empyre to King in Black. While conceptually this may sounds simple, Inferno is anything but, with years of X-Men storylines and continuity woven ...

Year-end picks for the best comics of 2020! Zack Quaintance (Comics Bookcase, the Beat) and I share our picks for top 5 comics of the year, best single issue, best surprise, and biggest disappointment. For full lists from Zack and myself: Zack’s picks on Comics Bookcase My picks on Comic Book Herald ——————————————————————————————————- Music for Best Comics Ever by Anthony Weis. Check out more music at anthonyweis.com. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android To learn how you can support Best...

The conclusion of the X-Men’s X of Swords crossover event teased the upcoming Reign Of X, as the Hickman era of X-Men comics moves out of the Dawn of X and into the Reign. It’s a wonderful teaser, full of references and possibility, hot on the heels of a satisfying conclusion to the Dawn of X and X of Swords. Now, it’s worth noting that previous Marvel teaser images do NOT lock in stories or characters to come. The Mark Brooks promos for House/Powers and X of Swords tease things (like Professor ...

This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer Fred Van Lente about The Comic Book Story of Basketball, a history of the game and the global, societal, and political forces that have shaped it. We talk basketball, shaping non-fiction comics, and Fred’s various superhero comics like Taskmaster and MODOK’s 11. On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the i...

Did X of Swords live up to the hype? What predictions did we nail? Was there anything missing that we wished would have been included? Where do we go from here? How do you feel about the ending of X of Swords and what it means for X-Men comics moving forward! I talk all things X of Swords with Ernie and Verno! Spoilers for discussed comics may follow! ——————————————————————————————————- Music for Best Comics Ever by Anthony Weis, or Bensound. Check out more music at anthonyweis.com or https:/...

This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer Tate Brombal about Barbalien: Red Planet, a five issue miniseries in the world of Black Hammer, centered around Black Hammer’s queer Martian hero Barbalien, both on Mars and on Earth during the 80’s AIDS Crisis. We talk about what it’s like working in the Black Hammer universe, researching the AIDS Crisis, and delivering the many layers of Mark Markz identity. On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite ...

Despite three chapters in X-Men X of Swords as the all hands on deck event hurls towards a conclusion, the biggest X-Men news this week likely came in the pages of Fantastic Four, over the course of only a few panels featuring Franklin Richards and Professor X. Today I’ll answer: + Why would Marvel make it so Franklin Richards is no longer a mutant? + Is this development real or is it a fakeout? + Why accusing Franklin of *faking* his mutant nature is a much bigger deal than some think? + Sh...