352. Stan Sakai on Usagi Yojimbo at Rose City Comic Con

Stan Sakai was so sweet to sit down with me at Rose City Comic Con where we caught up on all the adventures of Usagi Yojimbo. He also shares his passion for his newest hobby: weapons training! I enjoyed my time at RCCC, but kickstarting the weekend speaking to one of my favorite creators in the industry was special.

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331. Nicola Scott on Wonder Woman Historia, art and collaboration

Nicola Scott is the incredible artist who works on Iconic characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. She also worked with Kelly Sue DeConnick on Vol.3 of the Eisner Awarding winning series Wonder Woman HISTORIA. In addition she collaborates with my dear friend Greg Rucka on Black Magick.  You’ve heard of that guy right? If not there are about 55 episodes to check out!

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288. Brian K. Vaughan on comics, writing and life

I’m trying very hard to contain my excitement in this episode. Brian K. Vaughan is one of my favorite comic writers and I was thrilled he agreed to come on the show. He was so gracious to spend over an hour talking comics, writing, and
collaboration.

I am so grateful to share these thoughtful conversations with humans that I admire so greatly. Brian was kind enough to entertain all of my questions about his childhood, the inspiration behind his stories, and his favorite books and shows.

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Ed Brubaker

258. Ed Brubaker on writing, comics, and tv shows

Ed Brubaker needs no introduction to comic book fans. Ed is one of the most acclaimed writers in comics, having won the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best Writer five times, among others.

Ed shares his inspiration writing Pulp, Reckless, Friday, and Gotham Central. It was fascinating to hear his origin story on how he discovered comics and when his love for writing began.

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Gene Luen Yang

239. Gene Luen Yang on comics, education and AAPI issues

Gene Luen Yang began making comics and graphic novels in the fifth grade. In 2006, his book American Born Chinese was published and became the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association’s Printz Award. It also won an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album-New.

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