Creator In Conversation

Writer Ryan North joins us in this episode to discuss his current run on Fantastic Four and writing Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton. We discuss what it was like writing for two comic book titles that both have received the big screen treatment this summer.

Ryan also shares what it was like to visit the set of Fantastic Four: First Steps and takes some fan questions live as well.

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded during Dublin Comic Con Aug. 2025 as part of a live panel.

Mark ‘Zen’ Ditko joins us for the final installment of our miniseries, ‘Steve Ditko: Beyond The Myth’. As Steve Ditko’s nephew, Mark is uniquely positioned to dispel the myths often attributed to Steve Ditko and his philosophies. Mark also shares how the Ditko family are working to preserve the work and legacy of Steve Ditko for future generations, including a special project leading to his centennial.

If you are a fan of the work of Steve Ditko or any of the many characters that he created, you will not want to miss this very special episode.  

SHOW NOTES: THIS EPISODE IS PART 3 OF A 3-PART MINISERIES ON ‘CREATOR IN CONVERSATION’

Jack C. Harris is the author behind, ‘Working With Ditko’.

Mr. Harris shares his experience working with Steve Ditko and the projects that they developed together including some projects which have remained unpublished. We learn about Mr. Ditko’s interest in cinema and storytelling, and through Mr. Harris’s unique experience as both a writer and editor, we discover great insight into how comic books were produced during the time of Steve Ditko and the impact that bristol board size held on an artist’s work. Check out our YouTube Channel to see some art samples shared by Mr. Harris.

SHOW NOTES: THIS EPISODE IS PART 2 OF A 3-PART MINISERIES ON ‘CREATOR IN CONVERSATION’.

This episode is the start of a three-part miniseries STEVE DITKO: BEYOND THE MYTH.

Exploring the career and legacy of one of the most influential creators in comics.

Joining us for this episode is Dr. Zack Kruse is the author behind, ‘Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko And The Search For A New Liberal identity’.

Dr. Kruse shares his experience corresponding with Steve Ditko and researching his works while also dispelling many myths about Steve Ditko the man in the process. In this episode we will explore the origins of characters such as Dr. Strange and how key plot points for the Green Goblin were planted very early on by Steve Ditko early on in the Spider-Man books- counter to what has long to be believed his reason for leaving the title.

Writer Ron Marz joins us to share his origin story of breaking into comics and his association with other great artists and writers such as Jim Starlin and the late great Bernie Wrightson. Ron also shares memories of writing his Superman short story “Only Child” for Adventures of Superman as well as writing for Silver Surfer and reading the original FF stories.

Ron also delves into the creation of Kyle Rayner as a Green Lantern.

This is one that comic book readers and aspiring writers won’t want to miss.

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded during a live Zoom call in July 2025

In this episode we are joined by Michael Avon Oeming who discusses working on ‘The World Of Krypton’ series, and Taki Soma who discusses her autobiographical graphic novel, ‘Sleeping While Standing’.

Along the way the duo share their insights and philosophies towards creating comics and telling stories, as well as taking some fan questions live.

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded during Dublin Comic Con 2022 via a live Zoom panel.

CREATOR IN CONVERSATION PRESENTS; STEVE DITKO: BEYOND THE MYTH

A THREE-PART MINI-SERIES EXPLORING THE WORK AND LEGACY OF ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CREATORS IN COMIC BOOKS!

FEATURING IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH:

DR. ZACK KRUSE, JACK C. HARRIS AND MARK ‘ZEN’ DITKO

RELEASING ON AUGUST 5th 2025

Writer Meghan Fitzmartin joins us to discuss adapting ‘All-Star Superman’ into a new audiobook for Random House Audio, as well as sharing her start in industry, from moving to LA, to writing for TV shows such as ‘Supernatural’ and animated films including ‘Justice Society World War II’. 

And of course we deep dive into her move towards writing for comics and advice she would share with aspiring creators. This is a thoroughly enjoyable and engaging conversation that you won’t want to miss!

SHOW NOTES: All-Star Superman is available to purchase now via Audible.

In this very special episode we are joined by David Barry, the son of legendary artist Sy Barry.

Sy Barry is famous around the world for his prolific career as the artist on The Phantom strips, which under Barry’s tenure as artist, reached an international readership of hundreds of millions around the globe.

In addition to his work on Phantom, Sy also, contributed as inker to the very first Krypto story in Adventure Comics #210.

David is now working on a new project to chronicle his father’s career in a book. This episode is a preview of what to expect form that book.

SHOW NOTES: If you would like to support this project let us know at [email protected]

Writer, artist and lecturer Ben Dickson joins us in this episode to discuss work on books such as, ‘A New Jerusalem’, ‘The Queen’s Favorite Witch’, ‘Santa Claus vs the Nazis’ and ‘Silent Horizon’.

Within the conversation we also discuss how Ben began making comics and the changes he has noted within the comic book and convention scene since he first started attending as both fan and exhibitor.

We also explore Ben’s work on depicting historical drama in graphic novel format.

SHOW NOTES: You can find more of Ben’s work at bendickson.co.uk