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Interview: What the bleep does Charles Glaubitz know? He’ll tell you everything in ‘Starseeds.’

02/15/2019 3:15 pm by John Seven Leave a Comment

Interview: What the bleep does Charles Glaubitz know? He’ll tell you everything in ‘Starseeds.’

John Seven talks to ‘Starseeds’ creator Charles Glaubitz.

Filed Under: Art Comix, Comics, Fantagraphics, Indie Comics, Interviews Tagged With: charles glaubitz, Fantagraphics, Jack Kirby

Reigning Supermen—Talking with the Cast/Crew of REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN Animated

02/12/2019 2:30 pm by Taimur Dar Leave a Comment

Reigning Supermen—Talking with the Cast/Crew of REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN Animated

Will the real Superman please stand up?

Filed Under: Cartoons, DC, Interviews Tagged With: animation, CHARLES HALFORD, Cress Williams, DC Comics, James Tucker, Jerry O'Connell, JIM KRIEG, Nyambi Nyambi, Patrick Fabian, Phil Bourassa, Rebecca Romijn, Reign of the Supermen, Sam Liu, Tim Sheridan, Tony Todd, Warner Bros. Animation

INTERVIEW: James Sturm Reflects on the Nature of Love and Politics in Off Season

02/11/2019 2:00 pm by Beat Staff Leave a Comment

INTERVIEW: James Sturm Reflects on the Nature of Love and Politics in Off Season

By Nancy Powell James Sturm has never been shy about tackling the complexities of race and ethnicity in his graphic novels. Recently, Sturm turned his observant eye on the 2016 election season and set it as the backdrop from which a marriage unravels. Off Season, Sturm’s newest graphic novel, just dropped in stores this past […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Drawn & Quarterly, Interview, james sturm, Off Season

INTERVIEW: AHOY Comics New Boogie and What The Revenge of The Nerds Looks Like In Comics

02/11/2019 1:00 pm by Davey Nieves 1 Comment

INTERVIEW: AHOY Comics New Boogie and What The Revenge of The Nerds Looks Like In Comics

Stuart Moore talks about his love letter to 70’s fantasy and science fiction while Paul Constant gives 80’s kids back their childhood comedies.

Filed Under: Ahoy, Comics, Interviews Tagged With: ahoy comics, Bronze Age Boogie, Planet of the Nerds

Matt Chats: Shaun Simon on Magic in Storytelling and Settling in with Wizard Beach

02/05/2019 4:30 pm by Matt O'Keefe Leave a Comment

Matt Chats: Shaun Simon on Magic in Storytelling and Settling in with Wizard Beach

Shaun Simon discusses letting go of what he should be writing and focusing on fun with Boom Studio’s Wizard Beach.

Filed Under: Boom Studios, Comics, Interviews Tagged With: matt chats, shaun simon, Wizard Beach

Caitlin McGurk on Long Lost Artist Barbara Shermund and Telling a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins

02/04/2019 5:30 pm by Alex Dueben 1 Comment

Caitlin McGurk on Long Lost Artist Barbara Shermund and Telling a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins

McGurk on the pioneering feminist New Yorker cartoonist.

Filed Under: Cartoonists, Interviews, Top News Tagged With: barbara shermund, Billy Ireland library, caitlin mcgurk, GoFundMe

GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUB: Watch Kit Seaton Reveal the Process of Building the Fairy Tale World of NORROWAY

02/01/2019 12:00 pm by Alexander Lu Leave a Comment

GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUB: Watch Kit Seaton Reveal the Process of Building the Fairy Tale World of NORROWAY

Brian Hibbs sits down with the artist behind one of the Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books 2018

Filed Under: Interviews, Top News Tagged With: Brian Hibbs, Cat Seaton, Graphic Novel Club, Image Comics, Kit Seaton, Norroway

INTERVIEW: Spencer & Locke’s David Pepose and Jorge Santiago, Jr. Goes Where No Funnies Have Gone Before

01/31/2019 10:00 am by Beat Staff 1 Comment

INTERVIEW: Spencer & Locke’s David Pepose and Jorge Santiago, Jr. Goes Where No Funnies Have Gone Before

By Nancy Powell When David Pepose and Jorge Santiago Jr. last left Spencer & Locke, it was with a tired but satisfyingly-twisted happily ever after. Locke had just mowed down dear old dad, who mowed down Locke’s sweetie, Sophie. And now the action will take on a darker and more sinister turn when this new […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Action Lab Comics, David Pepose, Interview, Jorge Santiago Jr., Spencer & Locke 2

INTERVIEW: Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau Talk BLOOM, Baking, & Music

01/29/2019 9:00 am by Samantha Puc 1 Comment

INTERVIEW: Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau Talk BLOOM, Baking, & Music

Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau tell The Beat about their graphic novel.

Filed Under: First Second, Interviews, LGBTQ Tagged With: Bloom, First Second, Kevin Panetta, LGBTQ, Savanna Ganucheau

INTERVIEW: Behind the scenes of JUSTICE LEAGUE ANNUAL #1 with Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV

01/29/2019 4:00 am by Louie Hlad 1 Comment

INTERVIEW: Behind the scenes of JUSTICE LEAGUE ANNUAL #1 with Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV

How these two writers have taken on the entire DCU and lived to tell about it

Filed Under: DC, Interviews, News Tagged With: James Tynion IV, Justice League, Scott Snyder

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