Usually we focus on creators for interviews, but today we’re going to the back of the house to talk to a member of the editorial staff at BOOM! Studios.
From our upcoming interview with James McKay, of “Dreams of a Low Carbon Future”
Dreams of a Low Carbon Future is an educational graphic novel from the University of Leeds. About the possibility of a low carbon future, James McKay had this to say: “I personally think the crash is inevitable, and there are high-profile writers and scientists who believe it is going to happen very soon (problems related…
Mysteries of the Arcana: An Interview With J. Gray
One of the most attractive things about webcomics is that there are no walls, no glass ceilings, no One True Right Way to do anything. No one kind of story that’s better to tell than another. No Old Guard demographics gatekeepers telling you you’ll sink your readership if you write about that. Anyone can write about…
Interview with Alison Zai a.k.a frenums
Heyyyy. Remember when I wrote a chunk about frenums’ skeleton comics from tumblr? I also interviewed her a little! Then set it aside to ripen, naturally; we definitely did not forget I had it. No sir. Alison, or frenums, is a cartoonist of great skill. She’s still a minor. Pretty cool. Pay attention.
“Girl problem? You know, I firmly believe that the problem is solely on the shoulders of comic writers trying to write badass women.”
Interview with Kurtis J Wiebe writer of RAT QUEENS
Perpetual Flux authors talk about vampires, horror and webcomics
Perpetual Flux is a webcomic by Julie Olson and Kat Haynes, running since February 2012. The art catches the eye and invites the reader to enter a horrific story about blood-drinking creatures, death and mystery. The world they constructed is full of fantasy and steampunk references, the plot gets the reader turning pages frantically.
Interview with AMELIA COLE co-writers D.J. Kirkbride & Adam P. Knave
If you haven’t been reading Amelia Cole you don’t know what you’re missing out on! This fun, all ages comic full of magic and dragons features a really down to earth female lead and great adventure. I’d like to welcome the awesome co-writers of Amelia Cole— D.J. Kirkbride and Adam P. Knave! Introduce yourselves, guys….
Interview with StrangelyKatie
Katie O’Neill, known on the internet as StrangelyKatie, is a cartoonist currently working on the webcomic The Girl From Hell City. In her portfolio there are amazing strong female protagonists, badass princesses, and monster girls. A resident of New Zealand, she’s been sharing her comics for a couple of years now and was able to…
Stephanie O’Donnell interview
Stephanie O’Donnell is a long-established webcomic artist currently working with Greg Carter on Perfect Agent. You might know her work from the Original Nutty Funsters, or you may remember her post Part of the Problem on our own site a while back. Like many of our readers and featured interviewees, Stephanie is eager to demolish the…
Interview with Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey of the Nelvana of the Northern Lights Kickstarter
Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey are mere hours away from seeing their Kickstarter campaign to reprint the Canadian WWII-era comics featuring Nelvana of the Northern Lights come to a close. One of the first female superheroes to hit comics, Nelvana was the creation of Canadian artist Adrian Dingle, with connections to Inuit culture and Group…
Interview With Dean Trippe
Dean Trippe is the kind of creator with such an obvious passion for comics, it’s enough to make the most dedicated of fans feel lazy. We all dislike a character costume at some point, but have you ever inspired a campaign of redesigns amongst fellow artists and fans like Dean Trippe did? I would love…
Meeting Captain Manchester: an interview
Real life superheroes get a lot of press. It doesn’t matter how small your town is, how street-level your gesture–someone is going to write a feature on you. You will be interviewed. There will be local newspaper headlines that sound like Vice swagger: “Our evening on patrol with Salford super-hero, Knight Warrior,” from the Manchester…