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The ComicsXF Interview Podcast

Dan Grotesoundcloud.com
The podcast where two best friends talk about comics with the people who make them.
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Episodes

WMQ&A Episode 139: Comics and Prose with Darcie Little Badger

Dan and Matt are joined by writer Darcie Little Badger, who contributed a Dani Moonstar story to the recent Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices anthology, published her debut novel, Elatsoe, this year and once had the high honor of having a short story read by LeVar Burton.

Dec 22, 20201 hr 10 min

WMQ&A Episode 137: The Cult of Liana Kangas

Liana Kangas returns to WMQ&A to talk about her burgers-crime-and-Satanism comic TRVE KVLT, her TKO short "Seeds of Eden," drumming, her dogs, "The Mandalorian" and much more.

Dec 08, 20201 hr 9 min

WMQ&A Episode 133: The House That Walks Like a Man with Dan Watters

Writer Dan Watters joins the show to talk about his upcoming Image series "Home Sick Pilots," his upcoming Vault series "The Picture of Everything Else," punk rock, cigarettes, Victorian gothic literature and to make co-host Dan Grote feel old when talking about '90s music.

Nov 10, 20201 hr 3 min

WMQ&A Episode 131: The Halloween III Special

Happy, happy Halloween! We take a break from talking comics to discuss the 1982 film "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" with guests Lonnie Nadler ("Black Stars Above," "Undone by Blood") and Third Amigo Rob Lynch.

Oct 27, 20201 hr 7 min

WMQ&A Episode 130: Tales From The Comic Shop

In honor of co-host Matthew Lazorwitz's birthday, we reunite some of his former co-workers from Dewey's Comic City, John Bush and David Harris, to talk about their days of selling comics.

Oct 20, 20201 hr 32 min

WMQ&A Episode 125: Scott Snyder's eternal darkness

BIG GUEST ALERT! Writer Scott Snyder ("Batman," "Justice League," "Undiscovered Country") joins Dan and Matt to talk about his Kickstarter for a collector's edition of the first issue of NOCTERRA, his upcoming Image series with Tony Daniel, his (many) plans for independent projects and a wee bit of the Dark Knight.

Sep 15, 20201 hr 15 min

WMQ&A Episode 124: The Kubert School special

Dan and Matt journey to the Kubert School in Dover, New Jersey, to talk to President Anthony Marques and instructor Fernando Ruiz about the how the school has evolved under COVID-19 and its newest tenant, Dewey's Comic City.

Sep 08, 202043 min

WMQ&A Episode 123: Extended cat chat with Emma Kubert

Third-generation comics artist Emma Kubert joins the show to talk about her new Image series "Inkblot," about a mischievous void-space cat that can traverse dimensions and just doesn't listen. Much feline flap-a-gummin' ensues.

Sep 01, 20201 hr 4 min

WMQ&A Episode 121: Jeremy Whitley takes us to school

Writer Jeremy Whitley joins the podcast to talk about his new Papercutz graphic novel, "School for Extraterrestrial Girls," his upcoming "Marvel Action: Chillers" comics from IDW, the future of "Princeless" and the stuff he's gotten away with in "My Little Pony."

Aug 18, 20201 hr 13 min

WMQ&A Episode 120: That Kickstarter Life with Zack Quaintance

Writer and comics journalist Zack Quaintance (Comics Bookcase, The Beat) returns to the show to talk about his first Kickstarter project, "Next Door," transitioning from writing about comics to making them, and the never-ending quest to bag and board them all.

Aug 11, 20201 hr 15 min

WMQ&A Episode 119: Dad chat with Jason Howard

Jason Howard, creator of Image's new series "Big Girls," joins Dan and Matt to talk about gender roles, drawing crazy stuff with Robert Kirkman, the NBA bubble, schooling under COVID-19 and more.

Aug 04, 20201 hr 4 min

WMQ&A Episode 118: Designing comics with Tim Daniel

We talk with Tim Daniel about his role as designer for Vault Comics; his series "The Plot" with Michael Moreci, Joshua Hixson, et al; his horror influences; Star Wars; Indiana Jones and much more.

Jul 28, 20201 hr 21 min

WMQ&A Episode 117: Larry Hama story time with Farpoint Toys

We catch up with our friends Justin and Penelope Daniels from Farpoint Toys & Collectibles in New Jersey to talk about shutting down for COVID-19, filming themselves for an Amazon documentary, nearly losing their comic and toy shop to a devastating electrical fire, getting nominated for a retail Eisner, again, and why longtime "G.I. Joe" writer Larry Hama is a Real American Hero.

Jul 21, 20201 hr 42 min

WMQ&A Presents FOR THE CHILDREN: Princeless

We return to our occasional look at the world of all-ages comics with a discussion of Jeremy Whitley and company's multi-volume series "Princeless," about a princess who rescues herself from a tower and proceeds to free her sisters from from similar imprisonments. Joining us this week to talk about it is Rick Heinichen from the podcast Jeff and Rick Present Unpacking the Power of Power Pack, and his daughter, Carrie.

Jul 07, 20201 hr 26 min

WMQ&A Animated Discussions: Mr. Freeze

Crank up the AC and fill the bathtub with ice cubes. We're chilling out this week on WMQ&A with a look at three cool cartoons (and one comic) featuring seminal Batman villain Mr. Freeze, featuring guest Dan McMahon.

Jun 30, 20201 hr 15 min

WMQ&A Episode 115: The trading card special with Scott Modrzynski

The Three Amigos (Dan Grote, Matthew Lazorwitz and Rob Lynch) reunite and welcome guest Scott Modrzynski - art director of a fan-made X-Men trading card set called the ColleXion - to talk about their favorite trading card sets from over the years, and open some oddball gems from Dan's collection.

Jun 23, 20201 hr 7 min

WMQ&A Episode 114: Jacob Phillips' Texas Blood

This week, we talk with artist and colorist Jacob Phillips about his upcoming Image series "That Texas Blood," working with his father, Sean Phillips, and his favorite episodes of "Parks & Recreation."

Jun 16, 202049 min

WMQ&A Episode 113: The con is online with Mike Broder

This week our guest is Mike Broder, CEO of GalaxyCon, which, in the face of this year’s litany of coronavirus con cancellations, has been taking his show on the digital road, offering livestreams with celebrities, creators, voice actors and more, as well as online fan experiences much like you’d find at a physical convention. What kind of work goes into creating a virtual con, and what is the status of his upcoming physical shows? Find out over the course of the next hour.

Jun 09, 20201 hr 1 min
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