Former Marvel editor and Behind the Panels writer, Ellie Pyle, joins John and David to talk about the upcoming Behind the Panels of Marvel’s Secret Wars! They get into Ellie’s career path through every known form of media, the ins and outs of working at big companies, the process of creating the Behind the Panels book, and collaborating with the nicest people in comics.
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Behind the Panels of Marvel’s Secret Wars
Timestamp Segments
- [00:00] Check out This Secret Wars Kickstarter!
- [02:18] Ellie is too impressive.
- [04:24] The most fun Marvel summit ever.
- [07:58] What it’s like to develop a book at Marvel.
- [12:05] Making comics at Riot Games.
- [19:57] Marvel Television.
- [21:13] Women of Marvel.
- [23:31] Ellies favorite project, Spider-Boy.
- [28:31] Getting back into publishing.
- [31:36] Creating a space for theatre.
- [33:27] What’s Secret Wars?
- [35:52] Behind the Panels.
- [44:22] Creator-owned books.
- [46:22] Knowing when to trust a writer.
Notable Quotes
- “Sales are the only thing that keeps this business alive.”
- “If it weren’t for Ron Lim, Paco Medina would be the nicest guy in comics.”
- “You need to not be the reason that someone else can’t do their job.”
Books Mentioned
- 1872, by Gerry Duggan, Nik Virella, & Leonard Kirk.
- Aliens vs Avengers (2024- ), Secret Wars (2015-2016), by Jonathan Hickman & Esad Ribic.
- Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013).
- American Vampire, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, & Rafael Albuquerque.
- Carnage (2023- ), by Torunn Gronbekk, Pere Perez, Juan Ferreyra, & Paulo Siqueira.
- Daredevil (2011-2014).
- Deadpool (2024- ), by Cody Ziglar, Gerry Duggan, Roge Antonio, Andrea di Vito, & Taurin Clarke.
- Fearless Defenders, by Cullen Bunn, William Sliney, & Mark Brooks.
- Jem and the Holograms, by Kelly Thompson & Sophie Campbell.
- Lucifer, by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, & Ryan Kelly.
- Spider-Boy (2023- ), by Dan Slott & Paco Medina.
- Spider-Woman (2023- ), by Steve Foxe, Ig Guara, Leinil Yu, & Carola Borelli.
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