This week we’re on a podcast cohost double date with Chris and Christi Eddleman from the show Chrises on Infinite Earths, where they dive deep into comic book crossovers good and bad and find out what makes them tick. Chris and Christi also are both part of the DoxTox family of columns at xavierfiles.com, where they and a whole bunch of other smart people write about the current X-books. And on top of THAT, Christi is currently looking for writers for a superhero-based audioplay.
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 17 min
This week, Lonnie Nadler’s here to talk about his new turn-of-the-century horror series from Vault Comics, “Black Stars Above.” We talk about how he picked his creative team, the research that went into the book and the fact it’s his first published comics work as a solo writer, apart from his friend and collaborator Zac Thompson. But first, we present our final New York Comic Con mini-interview. It’s with Jed Mackay, the writer of Marvel’s “Black Cat” and “Man Without Fear” and contributor to t...
Oct 29, 2019•1 hr 8 min
This week we’re talking with Nola Pfau, editor-in-chief for Women Write About Comics, who is stepping over to the other side of the page with their first published comics work in the anthology magazine Bun & Tea. We talk about that project, their work at Women Write About Comics and their upcoming Excalibur recap column at XavierFiles.com. But first, we’ve got another New York Comic Con mini interview, this time with Squirrel Girl and Jughead artist Derek Charm.
Oct 22, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Writer Stephanie Phillips returns to talk about her upcoming Dark Horse series, "The Butcher of Paris," about a real-life serial killer who operated in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. We also talk about her previous series, AfterShock’s “Descendant” and Black Mask’s “The Devil Within,” as well as a little hockey and a little about her guitars. Before that, we check in with writer Christof Bogacs (A Wave Blue World's "Dead Beats" anthology) at New York Comic Con.
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Dan Grote goes to New York Comic Con and comes back with interviews with Christopher Cantwell and Martin Morazzo (Dark Horse's "She Could Fly"), David Dastmalchian (Dark Horse's "Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter"), Gaby Dunn (BOOM's "Bury the Lede") and Ed Brisson (Marvel's "Ghost Rider" and "New Mutants"). Plus, Dan and Matthew Lazorwitz break down some of the show's big news.
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Smoking. Guns. World hunger. Land mines. The Devil's Lettuce. The Three Amigos - Dan Grote, Matthew Lazorwitz and Rob Lynch - reunite to tackle the comics that tackle some of society's biggest issues, for good or ill. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll learn something.
Oct 01, 2019•56 min
This week, our guests are James Maddox and Gavin Smith, the creative team behind “Dead Legends,” a new miniseries from A Wave Blue World. It’s a revenge tale set at a fighting tournament, full of colorful characters just itching to roundhouse their way to the top. We talk about the book and its influences, favorite martial arts movies and fighting games, the new Tool album, dogs named after Wally West and all other kinds of great stuff.
Sep 24, 2019•1 hr 5 min
This week we’re joined by artist Lisa Sterle, whom you may know from Scout’s “Long Lost,” Vault’s “Submerged” and IDW’s recent “GLOW Summer Special.” Lisa’s also got her own deck of reimagined tarot cards coming out this fall, which is super cool. We talk about all that stuff, plus inking and coloring, her D&D character and her dog.
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 4 min
John Allison joins the show to talk about the last days of his BOOM Studios series “Giant Days,” which will wrap up after 54 issues with an oversized special in October. We also talk about his new Dark Horse miniseries, “Steeple,” in which a grizzled daddy of a priest fights sea monsters in an English coastal town, his recently wrapped BOOM maxiseries “By Night,” and the “Giant Days”-”All-Star Batman” crossover that sadly will never be but now exists in all our heads and hearts.
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Matthew Lazorwitz takes WMQ&A on the road to Flame Con in New York, where he interviews writer and past guest Vita Ayala ("Prisoner X," "Livewire"), artist Rosemary Valero-O'Connell ("Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me"), colorist Tamra Bonvillain ("Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur," "Once & Future"), Geeks Out President Nic G. and fellow podcasters Jay Edidin and Miles Stokes of Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men.
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr
This week we're chatting with friend of the show Adam Reck, artist, musician, educator and one-half of the podcast Battle of the Atom, in which Adam and co-host Zack Jenkins rank every X-Men story from A to Z. We talk about Adam's X-Men webcomic "Bish & Jubez," his side gig drawing Twitter avatars, his love of early Transformers comics, as well as his history and future as an artist.
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 12 min
This week we’re talking with Cullen Bunn, writer of "Absolute Carnage: Scream," "Manor Black," "Unearth," "Graveyard Slaughter," "Punk Mambo," "Roku" and much, much more. In addition to those comics, we talk about his favorite horror stuff, classic arcade games, the comics scene in Missouri and how karate is a gateway drug to owning your own dojo.
Aug 20, 2019•57 min
This week we’re talking with Chad Sell, creator of the Eisner-nominated graphic novel “Cardboard Kingdom,” about a group of neighborhood kids who build an entire make-believe empire over the course of a summer. Chad’s got another graphic novel due out next year, “Doodleville,” plus a “Cardboard Kingdom” sequel in 2021. We talk about his work, his “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” fandom and how early Image Comics can warp a young mind.
Aug 12, 2019•49 min
This week we’re talking with Sean Lewis, the writer of Image Comics’ “Thumbs” with artist Hayden Sherman. We talk about that series, as well as his previous comics, “Saints,” “The Few,” “Betrothed,” etc., one of which he drops a WMQ ‘sclusie on! Beyond comics, we also talk about Sean’s extensive work in theater and film, and how he makes time for all of it. Plus! We learn Sean’s favorite X-Men comic, and it’s a good one.
Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Dan and Matt are joined by Vita Ayala, writer of Marvel’s "Prisoner X" and Valiant’s "Livewire," to talk about Bishop, Amanda Waller, the psiot corner of the Valiant Universe, wrestling and a whole bunch more.
Jul 29, 2019•49 min
Dan and Matt react to as much of the news out of San Diego Comic-Con as they can get to in an hour: The MCU! X-Men! Grimjack! DC's ridiculously inconsistent branding! Rob Liefeld on G.I. Joe and much, much more.
Jul 22, 2019•1 hr 9 min
We got another Dan-and-Matt special comin’ atcha as we talk about "Spider-Man: Far from Home" (SPOILERS!). Then, because Matt’s been watching the new season of "Young Justice" on DC Universe, we talk about our favorite animated comics adaptations of all time. There’s some classics, some unexpected picks, and some picks from you all out there in internetland.
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 42 min
WMQ&A Episode 74: Age of X-Men by Dan Grote
Jul 09, 2019•1 hr 9 min
This week, we’re chatting with Rafer Roberts, who’s writing “Grumble,” which follows a double-crossing wiseass warlock who transforms himself into a pug, and his half-demon daughter, as they hit the road to escape all sorts of mobsters, interdimensional enforcers and the Jersey-est Jersey Devil that ever was. We also check in with Roberts' "Modern Fantasy" partner, artist Kristen Gudsnuk, at Camden Comic Con.
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Hosts Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz parse the latest regarding the reshuffling of DC's publishing lines and the "sunsetting" of Vertigo, and other comics news, with guests Will Nevin, who writes WMQ Comics' Wednesday Warriors column, and Dan McMahon, who co-hosts the DC Super Sons podcast.
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 12 min
It's a grab-bag episode, featuring interviews Dan and Matt recorded this past spring at Camden Comic Con, Free Comic Book Day and East Coast Comicon. First up, we talk with writer Fabian Nicieza at East Coast about signing endless Deadpool things at cons, his web series "Outrage," the day Acclaim Comics died and a certain oversized clawfoot bathtub. Then! Writer Keith Dallas talks to us at FCBD about his Eisner-nominated oral-history project “Comic Book Implosion,” which tells the story of the D...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 2 min
This week we’re talking with Sina Grace, writer of "Jughead’s Time Police," out this week from Archie Comics, as well as BOOM's "Go Go Power Rangers" and "Ghosted in L.A.," both due out in July. Also, Drag Con! Jenny Lewis! The Spice Girls of Riverdale! And in our warmup interview, we chat with Dave O’Hare, one of the showrunners of Garden State Comic Fest.
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Fellow podcasters Jeff Dodd and Rick Heinichen join Dan and Matt to talk about their show, Jeff and Rick Present Unpacking the Power of Power Pack, a deep dive into the 1980s Marvel Comics series by Louise Simonson and June Brigman. They also talk about podcasting, beer, Portland, geocaching, Hellboy the movie, Hellboy the beer, John Wick 3, avoiding spoilers for Game of Thrones and more.
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 37 min
Artist Liana Kangas joins the show to talk about her new Vault Comics series, "She Said Destroy," with detours into Free Comic Book Day, "Avengers: Endgame," the best "Final Fantasy" games and New Jersey comic shops. Plus, Amy Jackson visits the WMQ table during FCBD at Dewey's Comic City to talk about her fantasy anthology Kickstarter, "The Mysterious Cauldron."
May 28, 2019•1 hr 7 min
This week, Dan and Matt talk with Rich Douek, a writer who’s got two series launching in the next two weeks, "Road of Bones" and “The Wailing Blade.” Find out about those books, and Rich's role in the DC Snickers ads. PLUS, Stuart Moore stops by the guys' table at Camden Comic Con to talk about AHOY's "Bronze Age Boogie" and his novelization of "The Dark Phoenix Saga."
May 21, 2019•1 hr 18 min
It's our Camden Comic Con live episode spectacular, in which Matt and Dan talk with Gerry Conway, Larry Hama and Louise and Walter Simonson about their respective legendary careers in comics. Topics include Mussolini, Olivia Newton-John, Doug Ramsey, G.I. Joe, Jason Todd, "Star Wars," Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin, how the Simonsons met and much more.
May 14, 2019•1 hr 18 min
In this supersized episode, Dan and Matt talk with Dylan Meconis and Ben Coleman, co-writers of Oni Press' "The Long Con," about their book, their comic convention stories, fan fiction, laserdiscs and more. PLUS, Joe Corallo visits the WMQ booth at Camden Comic Con to talk about A Wave Blue World's "Dead Beats" anthology (and to pick a "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" trading card), and Dan has announcements on our restructured Patreon tier, and how you can win tickets to this year's Garde...
May 06, 2019•1 hr 18 min
David Pepose and Jorge Santiago Jr. come aboard to talk about their Action Lab series "Spencer & Locke," about a hard-boiled detective and his imaginary panther partner. Plus, get the lowdown on where you can see hosts Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz live next.
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 1 min
In anticipation of their big Camden Comic Con panel with Gerry Conway ("Amazing Spider-Man"), Larry Hama ("G.I. Joe") and Louise ("New Mutants") and Walter ("The Mighty Thor") Simonson, Dan and Matt talk with Miranda Powell and Bill Haas, two of the organizers of the show, about how it all comes together. Recorded at Secret Origins Comics & More in Barrington, New Jersey. (Reminder: Camden Comic Con is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 27 at the Athletics & Fitness Center at Rutgers University in ...
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 20 min
The Three Amigos - Dan Grote, Matthew Lazorwitz and guest Rob Lynch - reunite to share their favorite comic book resurrections, just in time for Easter. In this episode: Cyclops, Wolverine, Bucky, Adam Warlock, Frankencastle, Doug Ramsey, Lex Luthor, Jason Todd, the Thing, Valiant Comics.
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 2 min
