The comiXologist podcast!

Daniel Crosier joins us to discuss the wood-based technique he uses in Bluewater Comics' _Bartholomew of the Scissors_, and tells us about his background in sculpture and film, and about an upcoming comic book project based on original animatronic characters.

Scarlett Takes Manhattan creators Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt join us to discuss the Victorian burlesque comic and their webcomic "Backstage" from which it was spun off, as well as telling us about Molly's chain of burlesque life-drawing classes, Dr. Sketchy's.

Serena Valentino joins us to discuss _Nightmares and Fairy Tales_, soon to be released on the Comics by comiXology iPhone comics platform, and to talk about her recent novel _Fairest of All_ for Disney Press and an upcoming how-to manual for newly reanimated zombies.

Joshua Cotter joins us this week to discuss his new sketchbook release from AdHouse, "Driven by Lemons", and to talk about "Skyscrapers of the Midwest" and his background in the Kansas City comics scene.

Jeffrey Brown joins us to talk about _Sulk_, his quasi-anthology series published by Top Shelf, tells us about his part in the upcoming issue of Bongo's _Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horrors_, and discusses his history as a cartoonist.

Marc Tyler Nobleman, writer of _Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman_ joins us to talk about the all-ages picturebook history of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel's invention of the iconic character, about his background as a writer and cartoonist, and about his upcoming panel at the New York Public Library.

Alex de Campi, the writer behind the Eisner-nominated _Smoke_, originally released in print by IDW and now available in digital form on the Comics by comiXology iPhone app, joins us to talk about the futuristic thriller as well as two series published in France by Humanoids and _Valentine_, an original series, all of which will also soon be available on Comics.

Writer Andi Ewington joins us to discuss his upcoming graphic novel, Forty-Five, from Com.x, a project featuring forty-five different artists ranging from long-term industry veterans to complete newcomers; and to talk about his background as an illustrator and graphic designer, and how he came to break into the comics business with such an unusual book.

Arvid Nelson, the writer behind _Rex Mundi_, joins us to discuss the wrap-up of his ten-year series about mysticism and the quest for the Holy Grail; and to give us the low-down on the continuation after a year's hiatus of _Zero Killer_, his post-apocalyptic fantasy of life in a flooded New York.

Mike Carey, co-creator and writer of The Unwritten from Vertigo, joins us this week to talk about the new creator-owned series, about his history in the comics industry writing Lucifer and Hellblazer, and about the many current series he pens for Marvel.