The ComicsXF Interview Podcast

This week’s guest is artist Jamal Igle, creator of the Action Lab series Molly Danger, artist on Black Mask’s “Black,” which just got optioned for a film adaptation, and a former DC artist on titles including Firestorm, Supergirl and Nightwing. We talk about politics in comics and in general, watching Star Wars and Marvel movies with our kids and why DC hasn’t done more with Booster Gold outside the comics.

Writer Kelly Thompson joins the show this week to talk about her recently announced "West Coast Avengers" series with Stefano Caselli, her upcoming "Nancy Drew" series at Dynamite, giving Rogue and Gambit their happiness ... for now, growing up X-Men, comics literacy and much more.

In recognition of "Amazing Spider-Man" #800, we talk with Spider-fans Ben Marritt (@comic_field) and Dr. Scott McElroy (@doctor_spidey), progenitors of the #DrunkPete Twitter group, about writer Dan Slott's decade-plus-long run on the character, their favorite stories, collecting habits and how their fandom fueled their friendship.

Comics journalist Will Nevin returns to the podcast to talk about the 100th edition of his Wednesday Warriors column, the strange saga of the "Jawbreakers" comic, why Damian Wayne is worse than diarrhea, and why "Rock Candy Mountain" was a great comic.

In our first-ever LIVE panel, recorded May 5 at Level Up Entertainment in Mays Landing, Dan talks with Roye Okupe, founder of YouNeek Studios, and Mark Poulton, writer of all-ages books such as "Pizza Tree" and "A Cat Named Haiku," as well as a regular collaborator with Rob Liefeld.

Writer Leah Williams joins Dan to talk about her love for the underappreciated X-man Maggott and "the gross mutants," her story in the "X-Men Gold" annual, her YA novel "The Alchemy of Being Fourteen," her upcoming projects and much more.

What else are we going to talk about after this weekend? Returning guest Zack Quaintance (batmansbookcase.com) joins Dan to break down "Avengers: Infinity War" (SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS) and handicap the Eisner nominations. ... And talk about Maggott.

This week we've got a two-fer of guests. First, Dan talks with artist Joe Eisma about "Jughead the Hunger," "The Archies," "Charlie's Angels" and "Quantum and Woody," then about their mutual loves of the X-Men and the Final Fantasy video game series. Then, Dan, Matt Lazorwitz and Rob Lynch talk with writer Gail Simone on the floor of Camden Comic Con about her new "Domino" series.

WMQ&A Episode 10: The Magic of Con Season by Dan Grote

This week on the podcast, Dan Grote talks to writer Christopher Sebela about his upcoming Image books "Shanghai Red" and "Crowded," his recent Johnny Blaze one-shot at Marvel, coffee shop dogs, whether "Lost" holds up and much more.