Off Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast

• Off Panel #495: The Canva Background with Heidi MacDonald

  The Beat's Heidi MacDonald returns to the show to chat about a particularly wild time in the comic industry. MacDonald discusses the insanity of this moment, staying on top of everything, the Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy mess (note: This was recorded before the final decision of who won was in), the varying players, why Diamond may have favored Universal/Ad Populum, whether it matters who won, the importance of institutional knowledge, the infamous podcast appearance of Alliance's head, how the direct market responded to the bankruptcy, tariff concerns, actual and perceived impacts, the current state of the direct market, the ComicsPRO experience, what helps her in tough times, and more.

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• Off Panel #494: Corpse Crew with James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh

  Writer James Tynion IV and artist Michael Walsh join the show to share the story behind their upcoming Image Comics series Exquisite Corpses. They discuss their recent travel, convention experiences, the origins of Exquisite Corpses, it as a game, the book's summits, how they shaped the book, its iterative nature, the people and killers in the story, the importance of rules, making it feel cohesive, cosplayability, making it big, navigating this moment, and more.

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• Off Panel #493: Mittens! with Zander Cannon

  Cartoonist Zander Cannon joins the show to chat about the post-Kaijumax life and his upcoming Image Comics series, Sleep. Cannon discusses how he decides what projects to take on, the consolidation of art roles, coming off Kaijumax, losing momentum, his gap between big projects, palate cleansers, projects as business cards, the origins of Sleep, conspiracies and speculation, whether he's a horror fan, sleep as a horror angle, creative exercises, the appeal of restrictions, how he develops stories, its locations and characters, the monster in the story, working with Image, managing this moment, and more.

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• Off Panel #492: No Rain with Matt Fraction

  Writer Matt Fraction joins the show to chat about the past few years of his life as a writer and storyteller. Fraction discusses what exactly happened to Matt Fraction, how we perceived creators, the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters experience, what he missed about comics, collaboration and control, what made their approach on AdventureMan the right one, the appeal of fun, the vibe he wants, counterprogramming, working with Jorge Jiménez, where Batman comes from for him, figuring the book out, what he thought Sex Criminals would be, the idea of hits, what his Batman pitch was, outlining vs. guidelines, how he decides what projects to take on, what keeps him passionate about comics, and more.

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• Off Panel #491: Sideways with Daniel Warren Johnson

  Cartoonist Daniel Warren Johnson joins the show to chat about his recent stretch on comics like Transformers and The Moon is Following Us. Johnson discusses managing the moment, physical media, the physical act of drawing, the phase he's in, original art's impact, whether Transformers has changed how he's viewed, engaging with fans, Transformers' length, what he learned about his art from Transformers, the importance of fun, what goes into The Moon is Following Us, how it feels different, the creative process, the appeal of new things commissions as tools, how much happens in his comics, the stories he tells, his livestreams, and more.

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