Comics Interviews

We interview the biggest names in indie and small press comics about their latest work, their inspirations and what they can recommend to up and coming creators.

“We wanted to make this available to the widest audience possible” Fantasy author Joe Abercrombie and editor Rich Young reveal the secrets behind the new digital comic adaptation of The First Law: The Blade Itself

“We wanted to make this available to the widest audience possible” Fantasy author Joe Abercrombie and editor Rich Young reveal the secrets behind the new digital comic adaptation of The First Law: The Blade Itself

Author Joe Abercrombie has sold more than 2 million copies of his The First Law trilogy in 26 languages, and is now set to conquer the world of digital comics with his first book, The Blade Itself being turned into an ongoing series by the team at Blind Ferret. With the expert help of legendary comic […]

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“We wanted to make the definitive crime comic about Encounter Cops – blending fact and fiction” Saurav Mohapatra reveals the true story of Mumbai Confidential

Last week saw the brilliant Mumbai Confidential from Archaia Entertainment released as a complete collection on both ComiXology and as a hardback graphic novel. This brilliantly gritty, tense crime noir set on the monsoon lashed streets of Mumbai is a fantastic take on the traditional crime noir. With it’s story of the unorthodox and often immoral Encounter […]

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“We were definitely going for a sitcom vibe” How Arrested Development and Peep Show inspired Knuckleheads creators Brian Winkeler and Robert Wilson to create the ‘Odd Couple’ of superheroes

Any book that features a lead character called ‘Hot Drunk English Chick‘ and uses the futility of Cloverfield as a reference point when confronted with a giant monster attack is going to be a hit in our books. So after last weeks sneak preview into the world of MonkeyBrain‘s brilliant new slacker superhero adventure Knuckleheads […]

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“For every Kirkman there’s a thousand creators like me, working day jobs and squeezing in their art when they can” Skybreaker creator Michael Moreci discusses the new frontier of digital comics and the lure of the wild west

The guys at MonkeyBrain Comics are churning out so many new comics at the moment it’s like they’re trying to create their own version of Marvel Now or DC’s 52 – but with a much higher hit rate! The latest to come out of the House of Misfits is Skybreaker from Hoax Hunter‘s writer Michael […]

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“It’s a balancing act between using the technology to serve the story but not using it too much” Atomic Robo writer Brian Clevinger discusses digital comics and Two Fisted Tales

Originally released at ECCC and then via ComiXology the brilliant Atomic Robo: Two Fisted Tales was the first foray into the world of full blown digital comics from the Atomic Robo team of Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener. When we reviewed it we described it as “the almost perfect digital comics experience” so it would be churlish of us not […]

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“She’s totally true to the spirit of the era” Mask of the Red Panda writer Gregg Taylor discusses how to write the perfect female sidekick (and also get the girl)

This weeks sees the arrival of the second issue of the fantastic Mask of the Red Panda from the folks at MonkeyBrain Comics. With it’s brilliant mix of 1930s adventure serial mixed with a brilliant supernatural/ magical under current we raved about the first issue and so couldn’t wait for this latest installment of the […]

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“Infinite comics are a different language, they are all about transitional story telling” Michael Avon Oeming on the secrets of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite comics and the potential of creator owned digital titles like Powers

Last week saw the release of a new series of Marvel Infinite Comics based around their intergalactic superheroes, Guardians of the Galaxy. The team behind the first issue, Drax the Destroyer, are the superstar team behind Powers, writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming. Keen to get the scoop on what it was like for such an established […]

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“Suddenly I could see a gun getting pulled and an already hairy situation turning into an exciting bit of doom and gloom” High Crimes creator Christopher Sebela on his inspirations for mountain top crime drama

How far would you go to earn a living? In the brilliant High Crimes from MonkeyBrain Comics lead characters Zan and Haskell go literally to the top of the world – Everest to be precise – in order to lower themselves to the bottom of the moral barrel as they attempt to swindle money out […]

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