Richard Starkings & Abigail Jill Harding on Monsters & Self in ASK FOR MERCY
All of us, at one time or another, may have asked ourselves if we are living our best lives; not in the overused meme sense of the idea, but whether...
Saladin Ahmed on Exploring Pietro’s Personality in QUICKSILVER: NO SURRENDER
Pietro Maximoff, the super-fast superhero and sometimes-Avenger known as Quicksilver, is often misunderstood by both his fellow heroes and readers of...
Eric Gladstone on His NO HOLDS BARD: THE FIRST FOLIO Kickstarter
Back in 2016, writer Eric Gladstone and a bevy of talented artists—including Logan Faerber, Erica Henderson, Cara McGee, and James...
Paul Levitz & Tim Hamilton on Real Life & Supernatural Horror in BROOKLYN BLOOD
Comic books are typically a serialized experience: Issues are released, on average, once a month, leaving readers waiting for a number of weeks...
Jen & Tyler Bartel on Virtual Reality & Fight Clubs in CRYSTAL FIGHTERS
You can’t read Jen and Tyler Bartel’s Crystal Fighters and not smile—it’s physically impossible. From mixing the gorgeous art that Jen always...
Matt Kindt on Reading Along with You for His New MIND MGMT Kickstarter
Matt Kindt’s MIND MGMT from Dark Horse Comics could always be considered to be experimental and genre-blending and –bending, pulling from a wide...
Robert Kirkman on Survivor’s Guilt in OBLIVION SONG
How would the world respond to the sudden disappearance of 300,000 people, gone in the blink of an eye? How would culture and civilization change in...
Britney Young on Carmen’s Growth in GLOW Season 2
GLOW season 1 hit all the right notes with viewers: It brimmed with 1980s nostalgia, mixing Aquanet, synthesized music, and American cultural hopes...
The Creators of SUPERFREAKS on Belonging & Finding Oneself
One of the most seemingly insurmountable obstacles during the process of growing up—and, often, once you reach adulthood—is finding acceptance:...
The Creators of POWERS SQUARED on Familial Autonomy & Teamwork
While twins are often characters featured in folklore and pop culture, we rarely see them in their spotlight in their own comic book series. Twin...