Best Comics Ever

This week on Creannotators, I talk Strange Adventures with artist Doc Shaner. We talk about his feelings towards DC’s Adam Strange, the unique approach of sharing pages with artist Mitch Gerads, and Doc’s love of Aquaman: King of Atlantis. Plus a bunch more!

Some spoilers for Strange Adventures follow!

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!

Strange Adventures Is:

Writer/Aritst/Colorist/Letters: Tom King

Artists: Doc Shaner, Mitch Gerads

Letters: Clayton Cowles

Publisher: DC

About the Artist:

In addition to Strange Adventures, Evan “Doc” Shaner is the artist of works like Future Quest, Convergence: Shazam, and many of your favorite DC covers!

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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 for discussed comics may follow!

This week’s Casual Krakoa is an Eternals takeover, answering:

+ What did everybody think of the MCU Eternals?

+ Why Eternals #7 stands in contrast to the X-Men’s Reign of X!

+ What’s going on in Hellions #17 and Excalibur #25?

This week’s Comics: Eternals #7 Hellions #17 Excalibur #25

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This week on Creannotators, I talk “Cooking Will Break Your Heart” with writer and creator Greg Pak. We talk about Greg’s upcoming Kickstarted cookbook memoir, how the prequels fit into his Darth Vader run, Asian character representation in Marvel Comics, and a bunch 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!

Check out the “Cooking Will Break Your Heart” Kickstarter to back today!

About the Artist:

Greg Pak is the writer of comics like Planet Hulk, World War Hulk, Incredible Hercules, Mech Cadet Yu, Ronin Island, Darth Vader, Stranger Things, Firefly and many more!

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This week on Creannotators, I talk Catwoman Lonely City with creator Cliff Chiang. We talk why this version of Gotham City, the storytelling potential of Catwoman, making a DC Black Label book, and the upcoming Paper Girls series on Amazon. Plus a bunch more!

Some spoilers for Catwoman: Lonely City #1 follow!

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!

Catwoman Lonely City Is:

Writer/Aritst/Colorist/Letters: Cliff Chiang

Publisher: DC

About the Artist:

Cliff Chiang is the Eisner-winning artist and storyteller of long runs like Wonder Woman with Brian Azarello and Paper Girls with Brian K. Vaughan.

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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:

This week’s Casual Krakoa will answer:

+ How’s Inferno looking at the halfway point?

+ What do you think Hickman’s writing for Marvel next?

+ How SWORD continues to delight and Marauders continues to maraud!

This week’s Comics:

Inferno #2

SWORD #9

Marauders #25

Wolverine #17

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This week on Creannotators, I talk Artie and the Wolf Moon with creator Olivia Stephens. We talk defining culture for black werewolves, writing for a YA audience, lessons from a first graphic novel, 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!

Artie and the Wolf Moon Is:

Creator: Olivia Stephens

Publisher: Lerner Graphic Universe

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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:

This week’s Casual Krakoa will answer:

+ What’s new for X-Men in 2022 that we should look forward to?

+ Why we’re all just playing a waiting game for Inferno to end now

+ Why Trial of Magneto should have just stayed an X-Factor story!

This week’s Comics: Trial of Magneto #3

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This week on Creannotators, I talk Nuclear Power with co-creators Desiree Proctor and Erica Harrell. We talk alternate histories of the Cuban Missile Crisis, what it’s like in DC Comics’ Talent Workshop, their upcoming Disney+ series, Ultra Violet and Black Scorpion, 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!

Nuclear Power Is:

Writer: Desiree Proctor, Erica Harrell

Artist: Lynne Yoshii

Publisher: Fanbase Press

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

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This week on Creannotators, I talk The Good Asian with writer Pornsak Pichetshote. We talk American history in the book, crime noir influences, and the differences between writing for comics, the TV Arrowverse, and DC feature films. 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 Good Asian Is:

Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote

Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi

Colors: Lee Loughridge

Letters: Jeff Powell

Publisher: Image

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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:

This week’s Casual Krakoa will answer:

+ Who’s coming to the X-Office after Hickman?

+ What’s up with X-Men continuity now?

+ What does Isaac Asimov have to do with X-Men?

This week’s Comics: New Mutants #22, Hellions #16, Excalibur #24

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