Comic book great Todd Nauck joins the show to talk about his work on Pooluminati, Young Justice, his big break into comics, working at Extreme Studios, keeping the drive through the decades, leveling up with digital, beating the Imposter Syndrome, the Mount Rushmore of comic artists, and Todd’s wish list of characters he has yet to draw. Also, John finds out he’s old, David takes over the interview, and a call to assist writer Peter David.
Timestamp Segments
- [02:11] Drawing 2 pages a day.
- [12:33] Is Todd a Wednesday Warrior?
- [13:04] What’s Todd working on?
- [14:27] A perfect pairing.
- [17:44] Moving to LA.
- [18:41] Getting started in comics.
- [23:03] The Wildguard mini-comics.
- [25:34] Join the FunTimeGo campaign!
- [26:33] Traditional vs digital drawing.
- [29:47] Winning a talent search.
- [33:48] Beating the Imposter Syndrome.
- [39:36] What keeps Todd motivated?
- [42:02] Todd’s main influences.
- [46:19] Don’t be Lisa.
- [47:37] Reading runs in order.
- [51:38] Todd’s character wishlist.
- [53:10] Does Todd have a few more runs in him?
- [56:21] Help Peter David.
Notable Quotes
- “Stop trying to be what you think people want to see.”
- “I’m so old, I don’t know how to do anything else.”
- “There’s always 50 artist that can draw kind of like whatever the hot style is.”
- “Drawing is a physically demanding job.”
Relevant Links
David's Fun Stuff!
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John is at PugW!
Pug Worldwide
Todd Nauck has the coolest stuff!
toddnauck.com
GoFundMe for Peter David...
Help Peter David
Books Mentioned
- Miss Mina and the Midnight Guardians: The Legend of the Golden Jaguar!
- Badrock and Company, Youngblood, by Rob Liefeld.
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005 - 2007).
- Guarding the Globe, Invincible Universe, by Phil Hester, John Rauch, & Todd Nauck.
- Legion of Super-Heroes (1989-2000).
- New Men, by Rob Liefeld, Eric Stephenson, Marat Mychaels, & Jeff Matsuda.
- Nightcrawler, by Chris Claremont & Todd Nauck.
- Pooluminati (2025 - ).
- SpyBoy/Young Justice, by Peter David, Todd Nauck, & Pop Mhan.
- Stargirl: The Lost Children, by Geoff Johns & Todd Nauck.
- Team Youngblood.
- Teen Titans Go! (2004-2008).
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