Interviews with writers & artists who create comic books and graphic novels
Episodes
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Artist Tom Mandrake talks about the influence of comic books during his youth, being a student and teacher at The Kubert School of Art and his best know work for DC comics, The Spectre.
Tom's latest work with Dan Abnett, Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, is published by Titan Comics/Hammer Horror.
How is the Captain Kronos comic today different from the 1974 film and comic adaptations of 1970s published in The House Horror magazine?
What are Tom's thoughts on working with pencil and ink versus digitally creating art ?
How can a colorist enhance or detract from the black and white line art in a comic book? Is the role of an inker in comics becoming obsolete?
And what does Tom have planned for the future? All this and much more on Creator Talks!
Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter comic
https://titan-comics.com/c/1092-captain-kronos/
More about Tom Mandrake
The Podcast
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
It has been one year since Creator Talks launched!
To celebrate the show’s anniversary, I span the globe! (o.k... through Skype) from London to Bangalore to bring together my guests Ram V and Devmalya Pramanik, the two creators of their upcoming comic book Paradiso being published by Image Comics on December 6th.
What does each like about the cities they call home?
How does science fiction and horror blend in their comic Paradiso?
And why is it so hard to find a Guinness in India??
We talk about all this, plus their love of dogs & cats.
Chickens, eh, not so much.
About their comic Paradiso
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/paradiso-1
About Ram V
About the podcast
www.creatortalks.com
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Joel Rose co-wrote Get Jiro! and Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi with Antony Bourdain. The two are back together with a new anthology coming out January 31st, Hungry Ghosts being published through the Berger Books imprint of Dark Horse Comics.
Joel talks about his first encounter with Antony Bourdain when Tony tried to publish his first comic book. Joel also reminisces about his early years in New York City as a waiter, establishing his own publishing company Between C&D, and working at Vertigo Comics. He also has some observations about writing with some advice for new writers.
About Hungry Ghosts
https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3000-822/Hungry-Ghosts-1
About Joel Rose
About the podcast
Thursday Nov 16, 2017
Thursday Nov 16, 2017
Artist Matthew Dow Smith (X-Files, Doctor Who and Batman ’66 Meets Steed and Mrs. Peel) represents the creative team behind the Kickstarter “Beasts of the Black Hand.”
Conceived/plotted by sculptor Paul Harding and written by Ron Marz, this 64 page over-size hard cover grpahic novel is set during the closing days of World War One and features historical figures Rasputin “The Mad Monk”, MI-6 Agent Oswald Rayner and… Monsters?!
We also get an update on the creator owned project Matt writes and draws: The October Girl
With my guest Matt, of course, we talk about one of our favorite classic sci-fi shows, Doctor Who!
Plus how Matt draws comics using digital tools, working with colorists and letters, and a whole lot more! Join us for this fun conversation!
Link to Beasts of the Black Hand Kickstarter (ends 11/30/17)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/11399829/beasts-of-the-black-hand-graphic-novel?ref=user_menu
Creator Talks Podcast
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
My guests Sarah & David Trustman are the authors of The Memory Arts (Secundi Millennii) Fundamentals Boosk A and B. David is also illustrated and co-authored with Dean Haspiel the web comic Godslap, now available in trade paperback. We talk about life on Sarah & David's berry farm, the history of mnemonics and how their book can help expand your memory. All this and more on this episode of Creator Talks!
About David Trustman
http://www.davidtrustmancreations.com
Sarah & David's Book The Memory Arts
http://www.davidtrustmancreations.com/the-memory-arts
Creator Talks
Thursday Nov 02, 2017
Thursday Nov 02, 2017
Phil Hester talks about his introduction to comic books and the one that put him on the path to being a comic book writer and artist.
He reflects on his past health issues, how they impacted his comic book production and how he finally overcame those limitations.
Phil recalls his creator-owned work The Wretch and the upcoming graphic novel collecting the orginal comics plus new material.
Finally, we get a status report on Shipwreck, Blood Blister published by Aftershock and his upcoming three-part Birdman story for DC's Future Quest Presents with artist Steve Rude.
Phil's Blood Blister
http://aftershockcomics.com/blood-blister/
The Upcoming Wretch Collection
http://www.omahabound.com/wretch.html
Creator Talks
Sunday Oct 29, 2017
Sunday Oct 29, 2017
Bonus episode this week: award winning author & broadcaster Kim Newman joins the show from London. We talk about his Anno Dracula series of books, the Anno Dracula: 1895 Seven Days in Mayhem trade collection out this week through Titan Comics, his other recent work and what he might write in the future. We talk about famous film vampires. Who was the best? All this and how you can be entered to win two weekend passes to the New Jersey Comic Expo held on November 18th snd 19th in Edison, NJ.
The Kim Newman Website
The New Jersey Comic Expo
Creator Talks
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Dean joined the show from his Brooklyn Studios late one evening while feverishly inking pages for War Cry, his sequel to The Red Hook.
We also talk about his play Harakiri Kane, coming to The Brick Theater in late October.
Dean shares his physically painful experience at The New York Comic Con and suggests a new model for large cons to alleviate the crushing crowds.
We talk about the format of comic sand their sky-rocketing price tag: could digital distribution be the ultimate fate of new comics?
What would happen to lcoal comic shops?
All this, talk about Dean's hero Jack Kibry, and my R&R questions!
About the creator Dean Haspiel
About Line Webtoons
The Play: Harakiri Kane (aka Die! Die, Again!)
The podcast
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Emmy nominated and WGA award-winning writer Jeffrey Loveness joins the show to talk about his new comic being published by Boom! Studios in December: Judas. I talk to Jeff about his comdey writting and acting work. We also talk about the phenomial art of Jakub Rebelka on the book Judas and much more! Sit back and enjoy this fun interview!
About the book
https://www.boom-studios.com/category/series/judas/
About Jeff Loveless
About the podcast
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Miles Gunter is the creator & writer of Dark Fang being published by Image Comics in November. It's the story of a vampire named Valla that leaves the darknes of the ocean deep due to an oil spill. We talk about the book and the actual damage being done to the ocean and mother Earth through improper disposal of our waste and pollution. Plus, we discuss Miles' favorite way to relax next to video games: yoga & mediation! Listen now, and may you be well!
About Dark Fang
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/dark-fang-1
About the podcast