Best Comics Ever

On my weekly livestream, Casual Krakoa Live, I review the week’s X-Men comics, and answer big questions about what’s going on with Marvel’s merry mutants! You can listen or watch below:

*Spoilers Follow*

This Week’s Comics

X-Men #15

AXE Judgement Day tie-ins

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This week on Creannotators, I’m joined by comic artist Dave Acosta to talk about his work on Dragon in concert with graphic novel writer Saladin Ahmed. We discuss the creative process behind Dragon, Terrorwar on Substack, what made Dragon part of the hardest year, and new takes on Dracula.

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

Dragon

Writer: Saladin Ahmed

Artist: Dave Acosta

Publisher: Copper Bottle

About the Artist:

Dave Acosta is a sequential artist who has done work with Dynamite Comics, Disney, Skybound, and DRIVEN Inc.

Link to his website

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This week on Creannotators, I’m joined by creator Dan Schkade to talk about the return of Lavendar Jack, one of our favorite comics on Webtoon! We talk ending the series after 4+ years, working with Webtoon, noir influences, and what comes next!

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

Lavendar Jack

Creator: Dan Schkade

Colors: Jenn Manley Lee

Publisher: Webtoon

About the Artist:

Dan Schkade is the artist of Will Eisner’s The Spirit Returns and creator of San Hannibal: The City of Love and Fear.

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On my weekly livestream, Casual Krakoa Live, I review the week’s X-Men comics, and answer big questions about what’s going on with Marvel’s merry mutants! You can listen or watch below:

*Spoilers Follow*

This Week’s Comics

X-Men Red #6

A.X.E. Judgement Day #4

X-Men ’92 #5

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This week on Creannotators, I’m joined by storytellers Brian Michael Bendis and Andre Lima Araujo to talk about their new all ages graphic novel Phenomena: The Golden City of Eyes. We discuss storytelling for YA, a design-first creation process, and what’s next in the trilogy.

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

Phenomena: The Golden City of Eyes

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Artist: Andre Lima Araujo

Publisher: Abrams

About the Artist:

Brian Michael Bendis is the co-creator of Jessica Jones, Miles Morales, Riri Williams, and Naomi, and writer of 8 billion comics including favorites like Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, and Cover.

Andre Lima Araujo is the artist and storyteller for works like A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance and Avengers A.I.

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Music for Best Comics Ever by Anthony Weis. Check out more music at anthonyweis.com.

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On my weekly livestream, Casual Krakoa Live, I review the week’s X-Men comics, and answer big questions about what’s going on with Marvel’s merry mutants! You can listen or watch below:

*Spoilers Follow*

This Week’s Comics

Immortal X-Men #6

Death to the Mutants #2

Marauders #6

Wolverine #24

She-Hulk #6

New Mutants #29

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On my weekly livestream, Casual Krakoa Live, I review the week’s X-Men comics, and answer big questions about what’s going on with Marvel’s merry mutants! You can listen or watch below:

*Spoilers Follow*

This Week’s Comics

X-Men #14

X-Force #31

Knights of X #5

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This week, I have the privilege of interviewing Jason Shiga about his innovative new work Adventuregame Comics, an interactive comic where your choices inform the story you read! We talk about the media form of “choose your path” stories, videogame inspirations, and Jason’s secret upcoming project, “The Box.”

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

Adventuregame Comics

Writer/Artist: Jason Shiga

Publisher: Amulet Books

About the Artist:

Jason Shiga is the artist and writer of Eisner Award winning graphic novel Demon who has also done illustrated features and comics for Nickelodeon Magazine.

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Music for Best Comics Ever by Anthony Weis. Check out more music at anthonyweis.com.

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On my weekly livestream, Casual Krakoa Live, I review the week’s X-Men comics, and answer big questions about what’s going on with Marvel’s merry mutants! You can listen or watch below:

*Spoilers Follow*

This Week’s Comics:

Judgement Day #3

Marauders #5

Spider-Man 2099 #5

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On my weekly livestream, Casual Krakoa Live, I review the week’s X-Men comics, and answer big questions about what’s going on with Marvel’s merry mutants! You can listen or watch below:

*Spoilers Follow*

This week’s Comics:

X-Men #13

A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1

New Mutants #28

X-Force #30

House of XCII

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