The fifth part of our The Power Fantasy season. This time guest interviewer Aditya Bbidikar talks to Kieron Gillen. For more details of the Power Fantasy, see this Primer, which includes anything you would like to know, and like more. Theme tune is We Are Beautiful & We Are Doomed by Los Campesinos.
The fourth part of our The Power Fantasy season. This time we talk to editor, Katie West For more details of the Power Fantasy, see this Primer, which includes anything you would like to know, and like more. Theme tune is We Are Beautiful & We Are Doomed by Los Campesinos.
The third part of our The Power Fantasy season. This time we talk to designer, Rian Hughes. For more details of the Power Fantasy, see this Primer, which includes anything you would like to know, and like more. Theme tune is We Are Beautiful & We Are Doomed by Los Campesinos.
The second part of our The Power Fantasy season. This time we talk to letterer, Clayton Cowles. For more details of the Power Fantasy, see this Primer, which includes anything you would like to know, and like more.
We're back, with a new series where we interview every member of the Power Fantasy's team. First up - Caspar Wijngaard. For more details of the Power Fantasy, see this Primer, which includes anything you would like to know, and like more.
This time we're joined by Chip Zdarsky to talk about Public Domain, kinda.
We talk to Wes Craig about Kaya #1, his excellent new fantasy series from Image comics. As always, spoilers for the issue in question. The theme music is Los Campesino's We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed.
We talk to Declan Shavley about Old Dog #1, eventually. We are very old, and have known each other for a long time, so it takes us a while to get our knees warmed up. As always, spoilers for the issue in question. The theme music is Los Campesino's We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed.
We talk to Leah Williams about X-Terminators #1 and somehow manage to take it all too seriously despite being full on. As always, spoilers for the issue in question. The theme music is Los Campesino's We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed.
This time we're joined by Tom Humberstone to talk about Suzanne, his graphic novel about the life of Suzanne Lenglen, the Jazz Age Tennis Legend. Suzanne is published from Avery Hill and available from all good comic shops.
The first year of the X-men book that's so X-men-y they called it X-men is over. How's that gone? How do you land it? Here's Gerry Duggan to talk to us about X-men #12. Theme tune is Los Campesinos' We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed.
And BAMF! Here cometh a Si Spurrier, to talk to us about Legion of X #1. Theme tune is Los Campesinos' We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed.
Thanks to the shipping schedule and production chains allowing it, our Destiny of X series continues with Vita Ayala joining us to talk about the creative challenges of New Mutants #25. Theme tune is Los Campesinos' We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed.
Our Destiny of X series continues with Tini Howard, sitting down and telling us all about Knights of X, with words, and maybe hand gestures, you can't tell, this is a podcast. Theme tune is Los Campesinos' We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed.
Our Destiny of X series continues with Benjamin Percy, speaking about The X Lives And Deaths of Wolverine. I could probably break this template a bit, but I'm trying to do this as low upkeep as I can, but I'm still typing this? Why are you typing? Just stop, Kieron, just stop. Theme tune is Los Campesinos' We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed.
Our Destiny of X series continues with Al Ewing, speaking about X-men Red. Theme tune is Los Campesinos' We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed.
Decompressed returns with plans to speak to the creators being Destiny of X. First up - Steve Orlando, talking about relaunching Marauders. Theme tune is Los Campesinos' We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed.
Chip Zdarsky writes, draws and is very funny on the internet. We talk to him. Here's my Master Seminar page for you to nose at. Here's Steve Walsh's PROCESS.
Brian Schirmer and Dani Colman are comic writers and teachers. We talk to them.
Jonathan Hickman writes, draws and designs. We talk to him.
Don't call it a comeback. Al Ewing talks to Kieron about everything, but mainly Minecraft.
In this very special podcast, I’m joined by Eisner-award winner Becky Cloonan. Becky’s career dances between what we could term the mainstream and what we could term the alternative, never resting, never finding a home, but never once seeming uncomfortable. I’ve loved her since the Jennie Zero graphic novel with Brian Wood, and never done anything to make me feel otherwise about her work. Today, we’re talking about her self-published trilology of short comics – Wolves, The Mire and Demeter, whic...
This time I'm joined by Antony Johnston. Antony previously appeared in Decompressed 15, talking about THE COLDEST CITY. But that was in front of an audience at Game City, so we were on our best behaviour. This time we're mumbling on Skype, as is a comic creators preferred form of communication. Except passive-aggression, obv. Anyway! Antony's career as a writer is divided between his work in Games and Comic. In comics, until recently his signature work was the post-apocalyptic series WASTELAND. ...
At this year’s always excellent Thought Bubble, an odd opportunity presented itself. Our final issues of Young Avengers were what’s oft referred to as “Jam Issues.” In other words, multiple artists telling a single story. By an odd quirk of fate, all the artists and most of the colourists were going to the same con. In other words, we could totally do a panel together about the experience. And lo! There was a people’s revolutionary meeting gathering. There was one problem. The issues in question...
Recently, I was asked by the great GOSH comics whether I'd be interested in hosting an audience with Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips about their work together. As if I was going to turn that down, eh? And they let me record it to play to you lot. We cover everything from their earliest work together, to the hardest scenes in the latest issue, from working with colourists, who really is a tracer, taste, storytelling choices in the Image age versus the grids, adding or removing panels, teasing and m...
Decompressed is a sporadic podcast about comics craft. Rather than our usual format, this is a recording from the Dublin Internation Comics Expo. All the paneling was excellent, but we got special permission to run this one, as we were all buzzing about it. Go follow DICE on twitter to get updates about when the rest go live ( and follow them on facebook too ). It’s the Comics Are For Everyone panel, which is basically us discussing diversity. Who is talking? Jordie Bellaire , Becky Cloonan , Pa...
Decompressed is a sporadic podcast about comics craft. This time we're talking to Alex De Campi about writing Grindhouse: Doors Open At Midnight #1 (aka Bee Vixens from Mars). What talk about subjects like 60s-70s cinema, exhaustion, page turns, sex, lettering, poetry, boobs as part of a character design, sex with cats, my existential crisis, awesomely tacky posters, misnumbering pages the Splash-and-reaction and more. Want to read the whole issue? It's available to buy on your local comic shop,...
Decompressed is a sporadic podcast about comics craft. This time we’re talking to Al Ewing about his writing on the recent Mighty Avengers #1. Our topics include the problems of writing in a crossover, the marvel method, lettering as dubbing, diversity, class, fair pay for a days’ job, the A-list vs the C-list and lots of ums as we try to avoid fucking up. Want to read teh whole thing? It’s available to buy on your local comic shop, or via Comixology here . You can find the study aids here....
Decompressed is a sporadic podcast about comics craft. This time I’m talking to Kris Anka, Ming Doyle and Jamie McKelvie to talk about the art of character design. It’s a visual medium, so this stuff is absolutely paramount. Ming’s designs are central to her wonderful MARA with Brian Wood, Kirs’ designs are all over X-Force and McKelvie has (damn him) has sent more cosplayers rushing to their sewing machines than any artist working today. We cover the whole topic, in terms of how they specifical...
Decompressed returns, with a difference. This time we’re talking to Bettie Breitweiser and Matt Wilson, two of my favourite colourists about their work, primarily related to FATALE 14 and WONDER WOMAN 20. If there’s any one part of collaborative comics’ creative engine that is underdiscussed and misunderstood, it’s colouring. It’s always been important, and in the last decade, it’s only become more so. You'll find Show Notes here....
