Best Comics Ever

This week on Creannotators, I’m talking Ghost Cage with co-writer Caleb Goellner. We talk manga influences, connecting with co-writer and artist Nick Dragotta, and San Diego Comic Con.

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!

Ghost Cage Is:

Writers: Caleb Goellner, Nick Dragotta

Artist: Nick Dragotta

Letters: Rus Wooten

Publisher: Image

About the Artist:

Caleb Goellner is the writer and artist of works like Rest Area 51, Apollo Kidz, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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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:

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This week’s Comics:

A.X.E. Judgment Day #2

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This week on Creannotators, I’m talking The High Desert: Black Punk Nowhere with creator James Spooner! We talk punk rock scenes, Afropunk, creating his first graphic novel, and much more.

This conversation includes mature language

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!

The High Desert: Black Punk Nowhere Is:

Writer/Artist: James Spooner

Publisher: Harper

About the Artist:

James Spooner is the director of Afropunk, a tattoo artist, and now a graphic novelist.

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This week on Creannotators, I’m talking Black’s Myth with writer Eric Palicki! We talk werewolf monster lore, working in black-and-white, Black’s Myth season two, and Eric’s Krakoa X-Men hot takes!

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!

Black’s Myth Is:

Writer: Eric Palicki

Artist: Wendell Cavalcanti

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

About the Artist:

Eric Palicki is the writer of comics and graphic novels like Atlantis Wasn’t Built for Tourists, Dead Beats, and more.

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Hello and welcome to Comic Book Herald’s Hickmania, a series running through 2022 where we’ll be reading and analyzing the creator-owned works of writer Jonathan Hickman, from his debut The Nightly News through to his most recent output. We’ll be reading one creator-owned work a month through 2022, and each month I’ll release a new analysis with a new guest discussing the comic!

Today we’re talking Secret and I’m joined by Open Mike Eagle! We’ll analyze the work in depth, so expect spoilers! In its brief 7 issues, Secret is a tale of modern corporate espionage that balloons into full Cold War secrets known only to a select few intelligence operatives.

Previously: Past episodes of Hickmania

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Topics today include:

Secret is:

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Artist: Ryan Bodenheim

Colors: Michael Garland

Letters: Rus Wooton

Publisher: Image

Referenced interviews / essays:

Schedule:

January 2022 – The Nightly News

February 2022 – Pax Romana

March 2022 – Transhuman / Ultimates

April 2022 – A Red Mass For Mars

May 2022 – The Red Wing

June 2022 – The Manhattan Projects

July 2022 – Secret

August 2022 – God is Dead

August/Sept 2022 – East of West

October 2022 – The Dying and the Dead

November 2022 – The Black Monday Murders

December 2022 – Decorum

December 2022 – 3W3M

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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:

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This week on Creannotators, I’m talking Mind MGMT and Flux House comics with comics creator Matt Kindt! We talk Matt’s new Dark Horse comics imprint, the return of Mind MGMT, the Mind MGMT board game, and how to create comics inspired by the Fluxus art movement.

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!

Mind MGMT Is:

Creator: Matt Kindt

Publisher: Dark Horse

About the Artist:

Matt Kindt is the writer of graphic novels like Revolver, Ether, Brzrkr, Bang!, Dept H, and many, many more.

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This week on Creannotators, I’m talking That Texas Blood with writer Chris Condon! We talk Texas, working in the noir-shadow of Brubaker/Phillips, and what’s coming next on one of the best new Image comics of the past couple years!

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!

That Texas Blood Is:

Writer: Chris Condon

Artist: Jacob Phillips

Publisher: Image Comics

About the Artist:

Chris Condon is the writer of That Texas Blood and Brutal Dark.

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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:

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This week on Creannotators, I’m talking The Sea in You with creator Jessi Sharon! We talk funding a print version of the Webtoon through Iron Circus Comics, re-imagining The Little Mermaid for modern audiences, designing for vertical scroller digital comics, and much more!

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!

The Sea in You Is:

Creator: Jessi Sharon

Publisher: Iron Circus Comics

About the Artist:

Jessi Sharon is the creator of The Sea in You and the upcoming horror work The Other Happy Place.

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

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