The Pals are joined by superstar writer Kelly Thompson! We discuss her fantastic book Black Cloak, getting to work on dream projects like Black Widow and Rogue & Gambit, what she loves about the comics community, and so much more!

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00:00 Intro

09:55 Kelly Thompson Interview Start

11:26 Black Cloak

16:24 World Building in Black Cloak

23:45 How Fan Knowledge/Baggage Impacts Writing Marvel Comics

29:59 Creating new Characters & Representation

33:53 Writing Black Widow

46:47 Why Kelly's Captain Marvel Book has Thrived

50:41 What do Fans Misunderstand About Captain Marvel?

56:47 Rogue & Gambit/Mr. & Mrs. X

1:01:53 What Creators get Wrong About Sexiness in Comics

1:06:25 Found Family Themes in Kelly's Work

1:10:15 Kelly's Time as a Comics Journalist

1:18:16 Why Kelly Doesn't do Public Appearances

1:23:13 What Kelly Loves About the Comics Community

1:26:20 Listener Questions

1:37:19 Kelly's Next Book The Cull

1:43:46 What Parts of X-Men: Disassembled did Kelly Work on?

2:02:59 Post Interview Conversation

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