Creator Talks Podcast

Samuel George London is a comic book writer and podcast host based in the U.K.

We discuss why he developed his relatively recent interest in comic books and how he conceived and launched his popular Victorian space adventure series Milford Greene.

The focus of our conversation though will be his latest work being published through Action Lab Comics, The S-Factor.

It is a four-part series launching in June about an under-appreciated...

Ibrahim Mustafa joins Creator Talks to discuss his latest graphic novel Count being published through Humanoids. 

This sci-fi revenge story is based on the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.  

The original is not the swashbuckling tale those who have not read it may think it is.

Why did Ibrahim decide to make this story the foundation for his graphic novel? 

Why does the coloring and lettering fit so well with Ibrahi...

This episode is being released on Memorial Day.  In honor all service men and women who gave their lives in defense of their country, I am very pleased to welcome my special guest writer Garth Ennis.

Garth Ennis’ body of work includes Judge Dredd stories for 2000 AD, The Punisher and Hitman.  His comic book series Preacher and The Boys were both adapted for television.

He has been an avid reader of military comics and history since...

There is much banter and merriment when Eric Grissom joins Creator Talks!

Eric is a comic book author and co-host of The Old Doctor Who Show podcast.

Eric has a new middle grade graphic novel titled Goblin coming soon through Dark Horse Comics. The art is by Will Perkins who also collaborated on Eric's Gregory Suicide. 

Goblin will be available through comic shops May 26 and June 8th wherever fine books are sold.

How did Valian...

Creator Talks proudly presents: Alan Cowsill who worked as both a writer and editor for Marvel U.K. / Panini and Eagle Moss publishing.  

We begin our discussion with how Alan started in the business as a young comic book dealer. 

What did valuable experience did he gain dealing in comics? What were some of his most profitable acquisitions?

Would he become a comic retailer in current state of today's market?

The breaking news, howe...

Christopher welcomes returning guest Pornsak Pichetshote, the award-winning author of the Infidel (Image Comics). 

Pornsak's sophomore comic effort The Good Asian is a nine-part series being published through Image Comics. 

The creative team consists of Alexander Tefenkgi on interior art, color by Lee Loughridge and lettering by Jeff Powell.  The first issue goes on sale May 5th. 

The Good Asian is an noir mystery set in 1936 China...

Returning guest Laszlo Tamasfi discusses his new book, an English translation of the screenplay of and related articles about Dracula's Death.

It is the first motion picture to feature the character Dracula. This Hungarian silent film made in 1921 does not adhere to Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. It was an original story about a young woman, who encounters the famous vampire during her stay at a mental asylum. 

The film is long lost ...

----more----March is Women’s History Month and there is no better time to welcome my three guests Lauren Burke, Hanna K. Chapman and Kaley Bales, the creative team behind Why She Wrote.

Their book examines 18 of the greatest women authors of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Some are familiar favorites; others have undeservedly fallen into obscurity. Their hardcover book is being published by Chronicle Books and will availab...

Ezekiel “Zeke” King is back for another Midnight Mystery!

Returning guest Bernie Gonzalez is the creator, writer and artist of his horror noir comic Midnight Mystery.  

Originally published through Alterna Comics, Bernie has gripped the reins and is now handling Midnight Mystery's printing and distribution. 

Bernie explains why he stepped away from Alterna, took a break from making comics and felt it was the right time for Zeke's r...

Gregg Schigiel began his professional career in 1997 working as an assistant editor for Marvel Comics, was character artist for Nickelodeon in 2000, and from 2010-2018 was a regular contributor to SpongeBob Comics.  One would think with such an impressive resume and experience, people would know how to pronounce his name. But no.

We begin our discussion with an easy way to remember the correct pronunciation of Schigiel.

With the fo...

Laurence Luckinbill is an actor, playwright and director best know for his one-man plays in which he portrayed President Theodore Roosevelt, Clarence Darrow, Ernest Hemingway and President Lyndon Johnson. 

Laurence is best known by science fiction fans as Spock's half-brother Sybok in the motion picture Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989).

Laurence's first graphic novel Teddy is based on his one-man play Teddy Tonight! The graph...

Sal Abbinanti, a favorite guest of comic book podcasts, makes his Creator Talks debut.

Sal is the art representative for master comic book artists Alex Ross and Bill Sienkiewicz. Sal is the creator of the comic series Atomika (2005) which was self-published through his imprint Mercury Comics. 

We discuss Sal's first Kickstarter The Hostage, a story that draws from his experience in Rio de Janeiro and the religious culture of the ci...

In honor of Black History Month, Creator Talks is joined by Ken Quattro, long-time comic book reader, collector and writer of history.  

Ken discusses his recent published work Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books. 

Researched over two decades using original source materials, including official documents, contemporaneous newspaper articles and comics, Ken examines the lives of black men who worked in comic a...

Chip Zdarsky (Sex Criminals, Daredevil) and Jason Loo (The Pitiful Human Lizard) spend time with Creator Talks to talk about their Comixology original Afterlift, available for the first time in print in books stores  February 2nd and in comic shops through Dark Horse Comics on February 3rd, 2021. 

The Eisner and Shuster Award winning comic is about Janice Chen who works for the ride sharing app CABIT.  She picks  up a man who insis...

Joining Creator Talks is Brandon Montclaire who has written a graphic novel anthology with Frank Marraffino titled Ludwig van Beethoven - The Final Symphony (Z2 Comics). It features dozens of artists and sports a cover by David Mack. 

2020 was the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven. We discuss Beethoven's influence on pop culture and cite a few examples from the 20th century.  Brandon also explains the development of the graphi...

Celebrate the New Year with this special bonus interview!

The last interview with writer Zack Kaplan was on my 12th episode. Zack returns to Creator Talks to kick off 2021 by discussing his latest trade paperback Join The Future (Aftershock Comics). 

It is a Sci-Fi Western about ultra-modern megacities rewarding millions of their citizens with a completely funded life, with every need met, from food to housing and healthcare, in or...

Tony Isabella began working for Marvel Comics on October 31, 1972.  He shares his thoughts about working at Marvel and about some of the people he worked alongside.   

What was it like working for editors Roy Thomas, Stan Lee and Len Wein? 

Among the Marvel Comics we discuss that Tony wrote are Ghost Rider, The Champions, Luke Cage, Power Man and Black Goliath.

Learn why one of his characters in Ghost Rider was changed at the end o...

My guest Birdie Willis is a queer, non-binary comic book writer. Birdie's latest work is Seen: Rachel Carson scheduled for release through Boom! Studios March 2021 .

Rachel Carson was a Marine Biologist who fought against the environmental crisis which ultimately lead to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

One of her biggest contributions was alerting the world about the environmental impact of fertilizers and...

Élodie Durand is a French cartoonist who has written and illustrated several children's books including Les grandes années.

Élodie's published her black and white graphic novel Parenthesis in 2011.  It is the story of Julie, barely out of her teens, when she develops a brain tumor that leads to seizures, memory gaps and a loss of self.  

The opening of parenthesis that may never close interrupts the sentence of her normal life.

P...