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Send us a Text Message.Michael Schwartz already had a bunch of geeky things going on when he decided to try his hand at writing comics. He was a screenwriter (R.L. Stine's Zombie Town, Gnome Alone, ABCs of Death 2.5) and had just secured the new co-host role with our buddies at Wizards: The Podcast Guide to Comics. But he had a story he wanted to tell, and he leveraged all his connections to make it happen. That story is Armored, a spooky tale about an orphan who finds and wields a haunted me...

Send us a Text Message.Before he wrote for comics and other comics-inspired projects, Scott Beatty was the founding editor of ToyFare magazine, a spin-off from Wizard that focused on, what else, toys! But comics and superheroes are his original passions, and you can see that on display in his "Sidekick Trifecta" that he co-wrote with Chuck Dixon: Robin: Year One, Batgirl: Year One, Nightwing: Year One, in addition to Joker: Last Laugh. And 20th Anniversary Editions of these books are starting...

Send us a Text Message.If you don't know Rick Parker, you don't know funny. Over a four decade career, the man has done just about everything in the comic book and cartoonimg world, starting as a letterer for Marvel in the late 70s. Rick is perhaps best known (in comics) for his art on the Beavis and Butt-Head comic that Marvel produced in the mid-90s. He's also worked with Harvey Pekar, done graphic novel parody projects for the Papercutz imprint, has created gallery-worthy fine art, and has...

Send us a Text Message.Diggle me this: how does a bloke from the other side of the pond not only break into American comics but become one of the industry's leading writers? When it comes to Andy Diggle, it's about a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck. After starting as an editor on such UK magazines as Judge Dredd, Sonic the Comic, and 2000 AD (in the year 2000 AD!), Andy started writing his own stories in the same magazines. Then it was off to America, where he started writing for Ve...

Send us a Text Message.If you have young kids, you probably know Stephen Shaskan. He's the author and illustrator of picture books, including Big Choo, Toad on the Road, Max Speed, The Three Triceratops Tuff, and A Dog Is a Dog. But he may be best known for his graphic novel series Pizza and Taco. Stephen has also collaborated with his wife Trisha Speed Shaskan on a number of projects. You can follow Stephen on his site stephenshaskan.com, on Instagram @stephenshaskan, or on X @sshaskan...

Send us a Text Message.A creator so nice, they named him thrice! Michael Avon Oeming has been killing it the past three decades, first as an artist, then as a writer, and now as a full-on auteur with his new book William of Newbury! Starting with a Judge Dredd miniseries, Michael came out of the gate strong with stints on Atomic Robo, Bluntman & Chronic, and Bulletproof Monk, which was turned into a movie. Then he hit it out of the park with his pal Brian Michael Bendis on Powers, his sup...