Kwanza Osajyefo and Sarah Litt in conversation with Josh Sippie about crafting the story of Black, building it into an entire universe, and planning the future of the series.

Kwanza Osajyefo is the creator and author of BLACK, a story that asks, "What if black people had superpowers?" He's worked in comics for nearly two decades and began his career in Marvel's online department before moving into other media roles. Kwanza later returned to comics to launch DC Comics' web imprint and digital publishing initiatives. Aside from his own projects, Kwanza is a creative architect of Humanoids' H1 Comics line. He helped create their flagship titles, Ignited, Omni, and Strangelands and co-wrote Ignited with comics legend Mark Waid.

Sarah Litt is an editor-at-large for Ahoy comics, the Editor and Producer of Black the comic, and a Career editor with a host of critically-acclaimed graphic novels on her resume. Previously she has worked at Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics. She brings a sharp expertise on sequential art storytelling and end-to-end comics production.

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Sarah Gailey joins host Josh Sippie to discuss the journey to becoming a comic book writer, the creation process, and how "Eat The Rich" came to be.

Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award Winning and Bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. Their nonfiction has been published by dozens of venues internationally. Their fiction has been published in over six different languages. Their most recent novel, The Echo Wife, and first original comic book series with BOOM! Studios, Eat the Rich, are available now. You can find links to their work at sarahgailey.com and on social media at @gaileyfrey.

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Shobo Coker and Marla Eizik in conversation with Josh Sippie about breaking into the comic book industry from the perspective of a writer and an editor.

Shobo Coker is a video game developer and writer of African science fiction and fantasy from Lagos, Nigeria. He co-created the Afrofuturist science fiction comic NEW MASTERS at Image, the Kickstarter comic OUTCASTS OF JUPITER, and the all-ages adventure comic BUCKHEAD. He is a recipient of the 2019 Creators for Creators Grant and spends much of his time writing comics and video games and researching the mythology, religious concepts, and history of the Yoruba people.

Marla Eizik is Associate Editor at TKO Studios. Previously, they acted as Talent Liaison at Image Comics, and a founding member of Comic Book Workers United, the first union for comic book workers. Marla’s writing has appeared in Sky Island Journal, Buckman Journal, and The Maine Review. They are currently writing a novel, a collection of queer erotica, an essay collection on consent, and a really weird comic book.

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Nicole Goux and Dave Baker in conversation with Josh Sippie about writer and artist teams, sharing creative storytelling, working together across multiple projects, and more.

Dave Baker is an Eisner nominated writer and illustrator. His works include STAR TREK VOYAGER: SEVEN’S RECKONING (IDW), EVERYONE IS TULIP (Dark Horse), and the forthcoming FOREST HILLS BOOTLEG SOCIETY, published by Simon & Schuster.

Nicole Goux is an Eisner Award nominated illustrator and cartoonist. She's the artist of DC's Shadow of the Batgirl and she has been published by DC, Dark Horse, IDW, LionForge, and has an upcoming comic, Forest Hills Bootleg Society, debuting at Simon and Schuster in 2022.

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