Creator In Conversation

Star Treks fans will delight at this episode as Derek Tyler Attico joins us to discuss his novel, ‘The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko’. We also discuss Derek’s formative years as a writer studying under the legendary Dennis O’Neil.

Derek has also been a guiding light for the next generation of writers as he served as a lecturer for TASQ Art during its first academic semester, teaching the fundamentals of fiction writing.

Derek also provides insight and shares his personal philosophies and reflections towards the creative process of writing for short fiction, novels and games.

SHOW NOTES: Follow Derek online under the handle @dattico

Fans of DC Comics and The Legion of Super-Heroes will not want to miss this episode as we are joined by the legendary former President of DC Comics, Mr. Paul Levitz.

Our conversation spans Paul’s entire career from fanzines to writing for the Legion, purchasing the Charlton Comics characters for DC and overseeing DC’s acquisition of WildStorm.

Along the way we discuss how stories can bring so many readers from different backgrounds together in fandom.

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded in May 2025

Joining us for this episode of Creator In Conversation is writer and editor Bob Greenberger.

Bob shares with us his work with Crazy 8 Press as well as past projects and passion for storytelling across prose and comic books.

We also delve into a discussion about teaching writing and comic book creation. Enjoy this engaging and informative conversation.

SHOW NOTES: To find out more about the titles available via Crazy 8 Press please visit:

www.crazy8press.com 

Closing out this special two-part episode of Creator in Conversation, Emma Kubert joins us once more, this time on site at TASQ Art as part of a visit from The Joe Kubert School. Emma shares critical advice gained from her experience working on creator owned books and internationally recognised IPs. Great insight is given on how to build a rapport with an Editor.

You can watch this episode on our YouTube Channel as well.

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded in March 2025 before a live audience filmed at The Apex located in Priory Market

Joining us for a special two-part episode of Creator In Conversation is Emma Kubert.

Emma is a comic book creator, writer, artist, and teacher of the Joe Kubert School. After graduating from the Kubert School in 2018, Emma went on to work for many different companies including DC Entertainment, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Tapas Entertainment, Dynamite Comics, and more! Be sure to join us again next week for part 2!

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded in March 2025 during Dublin Comic Con Spring Edition before a live audience

Closing out this two-part episode of Creator in Conversation, Anthony Marques joins us once more, this time on site at TASQ Art as part of a visit from The Joe Kubert School. Anthony delights attendees with a live demo of how to draw Superman while sharing his passion for the art and advice for aspiring creators.

Owing to the visual demonstration provided we recommend listeners also watch this episode on on our YouTube channel for full effect.

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded in March 2025 before a live audience filmed at The Apex located in Priory Market

Presented in this very special edition of the podcast is a conversation with author Elliot S! Maggin. Elliot is known by Superman fans from around the world for his renowned Superman stories both in comics and his prose novels ‘Last Son of Krypton’ and ‘Miracle Monday’. 

Elliot joins us to discuss his latest novel ‘Lex Corp’ as well as discussing his approach to structure in story and his experience writing for TV, Animation and his other novels and short story collections.

SHOW NOTES: This episode is releasing on the third Monday in May- the day the events of Maggin’s novel ‘Miracle Monday’ takes place.

Joining us for our first two-part episode of Creator In Conversation is Anthony Marques.

Anthony is the President of the Joe Kubert School and shares with us his passion for the medium of Comic Books and how he approaches grading student work within the parameters of what is expected from an industry perspective. An engaging and insightful conversation, join us again next week for part 2!

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded in March 2025 during Dublin Comic Con Spring Edition before a live audience

Actor and writer Todd Stashwick (12 Monkeys, Star Trek: Picard) joins us for this very special episode of Creator In Conversation, re-presenting the very first masterclass hosted by TASQ Art. This episode covers Todd’s approach to story and writing for film, games and comics. This portion of the masterclass was recorded to share with online audiences covering an overview of Todd's career and break into industry. 

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded in May 2024 as part of the very first masterclass hosted by TASQ Art. Look for the video on our YouTube Page.

Artist Gary Erskine joins us for this episode of Creator In Conversation to discuss his approach towards character design. Every aspect of Gary’s process for creating characters, from the tools he uses, his sources of inspiration and his own professional philosophy towards the craft, is covered with great insight. This is definitely a must listen to episode for any comic book artist and creator.

SHOW NOTES: This episode was recorded in March 2025 during Dublin Comic Con Spring Edition before a live audience