Matt Chats: Mike Choi Discusses X-23, Painting Comics, and Being a Teacher and Student...
I’ve been a fan of Mike Choi’s art for a long time, but I’m even more so a fan of his musings about art and comics. His Twitter account is a treasure trove of...
Matt Chats: Writer Hansel Moreno on Finding Collaborators and His ‘Artists First’ Mentality
Over the past couple of years, many of my favorite comics have been outside the eye of most visitors to comic shops and bookstores, and even alien to most readers of publications like The...
Matt Chats: Anthony Del Col on His Graphic Novel ‘Son of Hitler’
Son of Hitler has a provocative title, but delivers an alternate history story with obvious respect for the actual events of World War 2, conveying the harsh realities experienced during that part of history....
Matt Chats: Writer and Occasional Self-Publisher Jeremy Holt on ‘Skipping to the End’ and...
Jeremy Holt has yet to receive his “big break” with a book at a Top 5 publisher, but he’s continued plugging away at various comics projects, focusing on art over commerce. Recently his grunge...
Matt Chats: Phil Hester Discusses Writing, Drawing, But Not Writing AND Drawing
Phil Hester has been one of my favorite artists for a long time, with a style that feels suited for any kind of story, from the silliness of Irredeemable Ant-Man all the way to...
Matt Chats: Sean McKeever on Returning to Comics, New Series Outpost Zero, and Why...
I’ve been a fan of Sean McKeever’s writing of teens since I was a teen. I discovered his work on Gravity, Young Inhumans, and Spider-Man, and went back to read the book that launched...
Matt Chats: Storyboard Artist Sam Tung Discusses Working on Iron Man 3 & The...
I've known artist Sam Tung for a number of years now; we even collaborated on a 5-page comic once upon a time. I knew he was working in Hollywood, but I was still shocked to...
Matt Chats: Artist Nicola Scott on Making Magick at Image and Bringing the Wonder...
After years of creating art for DC Comics series like Secret Six and Earth Two, Nicola Scott launched Black Magick with Greg Rucka to immediate acclaim for her transition from drawing clean superheroics to...
Matt Chats: Rob Guillory on the Growth of FARMHAND
Family is at the center of Farmhand, specifically main character Zeke’s relationships with the family he was born into and the family he chose. Rob Guillory has created a comic lending that sense of...
Matt Chats: Sebastian Girner on Editing Some of Image’s Best Comics and Joining Their...
When top writers like Jason Aaron and Rick Remender wanted an editor on their Image titles, Sebastian Girner was the person they called. Given the praise, accolades, and sales for books like Southern Bastards and Black...
Matt Chats: Artist Seth Damoose on Turning Being “Too Cartoony” Into a Brand
I first noticed Seth Damoose's work in Xenoholics, published by Shadowline/Image Comics in 2011. I was surprised not to see him pop up on other titles that were on my radar, and ended up seeking...
Matt Chats: Takeshi Miyazawa Talks Robot Fights, Character Moments, and Co-Creating an Enduring Marvel...
A little research showed me that I read Amazing Fantasy Vol. 2 #15 before beginning to read Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, but they came within months of each other in 2006 so I quickly recognized...