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Nerdist Comics Panel

The Writers Panel creator and host Ben Blacker (Star Wars: Join the Resistance; Deadpool v Gambit; Death Be Damned; Thrilling Adventure Hour) interviews comic book professionals about the business and process of writing comic books. Plus, round-table conversations around characters, themes, and topics of interests to comics creators in which Ben is joined by a rotating collection of friends and co-hosts including Heath Corson (Bizarro; Scream), Julie Benson and Shawna Benson (The 100; Batgirl and the Birds of Prey), Adam Beechen (Transformers), Len Wein (creator of Wolverine), and others.
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Dec 7, 2013

Len Wein (creator of Wolverine), Adam Beechen (Hench), and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) discuss who are the definitive writers and artists for certain characters, and what story can be considered a character's “definitive” story.

Nov 23, 2013

Adam Beechen (Hench) and Heath Corson (Justice League: War) sit down with DC's Mike Carlin to discuss his work on their animated projects, his long career as an editor, his work as a writer and an artist, that time when Superman died and it was a big deal, and why time travel stories inevitably suck.

Nov 16, 2013

Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Justice League: War) sit down with television and comic book writer Adam Glass (Supernatural; Flashpoint: Legion of Doom) to talk about writing in different media, writing for villains, and the particular appeal of the Suicide Squad.

Nov 9, 2013

 Adam Beechen (Hench), Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour), and Heath Corson (Justice League: War) chat about who their comic book writer heroes were growing up and what happened when they got to meet them.

Nov 2, 2013

Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) sits down in New York traffic with superstar writer Greg Rucka (Whiteout; Gotham Central; Lazarus) to talk about his interest in crime fiction, the myth of the unflawed hero, learning as you go, and lots more.

Oct 26, 2013

Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) chats with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel; Avengers Assemble; Pretty Deadly) about where are the female comics writers are, working with artists, picking and choosing genre tropes, and lots more.

Oct 19, 2013

Heath Corson (Justice League: War) chats with TV/comics writer and journalist Marc Bernardin (Alphas; Static Shock; The Hollywood Reporter) about the ups and downs of writing for comics, tv and magazines as well as Jim Lee vs. the power of tenacity. 

Oct 12, 2013

Adam Beechen chats with writer Kyle Higgins (Nightwing; Batman Beyond) about working for DC, how Kyle got started, and writing for the Bat-universe.

Oct 5, 2013

Adam Beechen continues the conversation with screenwriter Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class; upcoming: Fantastic Four) about adapting comics for the screen.

Sep 28, 2013

Ashley Miller part 1: Thor! Ben Blacker has a lot of questions about Miller's adaptation of Thor (2009), Marvel's resident god. Adam Beechen does his best to reign everyone in. Like Odin would do.

Sep 21, 2013

Non-comics readers. Ben Blacker and Heath Corson sit down with Blacker's wife, Julie Lacouture, and actress Jenny Wade (Reaper) to discuss comics from a non-comics-reader's perspective, barriers to entry, and fandom in general.

Sep 14, 2013

Ben Blacker chats with creator David Schulner (Do No Harm) and writers Aaron Ginsburg & Wade McIntyre (Intelligence) about the Skybound series, making the leap from TV to comics, and more.

Sep 7, 2013

Adam Beechen (Hench) and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) sit down with writer Christos Gage to talk about working for Marvel and smaller publishers, Avengers Academy, company crossovers, developing characters, and lots more!

Aug 31, 2013

Alan Burnett (Batman: TAS; Mask of the Phantasm; Green Lantern: Emerald Knights). Heath Corson (Justice League: War) and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) sit down with WB producer/writer Alan Burnett, who has had a hand in virtually every DC animated project since Super Friends.

Aug 17, 2013

An in-depth chat with the writer who replaced Spider-Man's brain with Doc Ock's! We talk about Amazing Spider-Man, Superior Spider-Man, Avengers: Initiative, She-Hulk, and lots more. Recorded in a cafe in New York, NY in May 2013. There's quite a bit of background noise here, but Dan is so interesting, that we had to release it!

Aug 10, 2013

All about Watchmen with Len Wein, who edited Alan Moore's original series, and co-hosts Adam Beechen (Hench) and Heath Corson (Justice League DC Direct movie).

Aug 3, 2013

Hosts Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and hundreds more), Adam Beechen (Hench, Batman Beyond), Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour; Wolverine: Season One), and Heath Corson (Aim High; Scary Godmother) discuss fanship and creators' responsibility to fans, including the Veronica Mars movie, the (first) death of Robin, killing characters, and more.

Jul 27, 2013

SDCC 2013 wrap up with Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and hundreds more), Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour; Wolverine: Season One), and Heath Corson (upcoming: Justice League: WarAim High).

Jul 20, 2013

An in depth conversation with Joshua Fialkov (I, Vampire; Tumor; Echos; Elk's Run).

Jul 13, 2013

Get ready for San Diego Comic Con as Heath gives us the lowdown on 2012's MorrisonCon, and we talk about convention experiences as fans and guests.

Jul 6, 2013

Celebrate Independence Day with hosts Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and hundreds more), Adam Beechen (Hench, Batman Beyond), Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour; Wolverine: Season One), and Heath Corson (Aim High; Scary Godmother) as they talk all about Captain America. And Bucky too!

Jun 29, 2013

Celebrating the release of Wolverine: Season One, written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker. Adam Beechen hosts, Wolverine creator Len Wein weighs in, and NWP Comics Edition co-host Heath Corson wears a tuxedo.

Recorded live at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood on June 6, 2013.

Jun 22, 2013

An in-depth conversation with comics journalist Glen Weldon (Superman: The Unauthorized Biography).

With hosts Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and hundreds more), Adam Beechen (Hench, Batman Beyond), Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour; Wolverine: Season One), and Heath Corson (Aim High; Scary Godmother).

Jun 15, 2013

Delving deep into comics characters' psychology, featuring Batman (of course), the Hulk and...Richie Rich? Plus. Sean Howe's Marvel Comics: the Untold Story, and other stuff we're reading right now. With hosts Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and hundreds more), Adam Beechen (Hench, Batman Beyond), Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour; Wolverine: Season One), and Heath Corson (Aim High; Scary Godmother).

Jun 8, 2013

Hosts Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and hundreds more), Adam Beechen (Hench, Batman Beyond), Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour; Wolverine: Season One), and Heath Corson (Aim High; Scary Godmother) are off to the races talking about the specific language of comic book scriptwriting, the role of the editor, collaborating with artists, and more.

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