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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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Now displaying: 2015
Nov 21, 2015

Nic Kelman discusses the creation of his unusual new book, How to Pass As Human, as well as his process, how to structure your screenplay, where the film industry is going, and more.

Oct 3, 2015

“Funny Pages” panel with Ryan Condal (co-creator, Colony), Adam Rogers (Wired magazine, author of Proof: The Science of Booze), and Tom DeLonge (Blink 182, Angels and Airwaves).


Recorded at San Diego Comic Con, July 12, 2015.

Sep 26, 2015

Join Heath Corson (Bizarro, Batman:Assault on Arkham) for this Q&A with filmmaker Barry Ira Geller and Heavy Metal CEO Jeff Krelitz recorded live at the art unveiling of Jack Kirby’s legendary concept art for “The Lord of Light” film AND theme park (seriously).  The art also has a incredible secret history as its best known for it’s use as a to rescue six Iranian hostages as told in the film Argo.  (Also seriously) 

Recorded live at Meltdown Comics.   

Sep 12, 2015

Superstar comics creator Arthur Adams (X-Men, Monkeyman and O’Brien, Longshot) joins Heath Corson and Adam Beechen to discuss dinosaurs, monsters, how he got his start, monsters, deadlines, dinosaurs, his breakthrough in Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew, his influences, dinosaurs, Jonni Future, and a whole bunch of other things, including dinosaurs, monsters and dinosaurs.

Recorded at Phoenix Comic-Con May 28-31, 2015

 

Aug 15, 2015

Writer-artists and international sensations Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba sit with Heath Corson and Adam Beechen for a wide-ranging concersation about their unusual careers, and their many and varied projects, such as the award-winning Daytripper, Casanova and The Umbrella Academy.

Recorded at Phoenix Comic-Con, May 28-31, 2015

 

Aug 8, 2015

Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Bizarro) host Frank Barbiere (Five Ghosts; The Howling Commandos of SHIELD), Tom King (Grayson; Omega Men), Charles Soule (Daredevil; Inhumans), Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class; upcoming: Big Trouble in Little China), Jeff King (Hand of God; Convergence).

Recorded at San Diego Comic Con on July 12, 2015.

 

Jul 28, 2015

Ed Brubaker, the writer/creator of Velvet and The Fade Out, the man who brought back Bucky and created the Winter Soldier, talks about his process, his on-screen appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and lots more.

Recorded at WonderCon on April 4, 2015

 

Jul 18, 2015

Mark Waid, the writer of Daredevil, Kingdom Come, Princess Leia, Irredeemable, Empire, and thousands of comics talks about his 30 years in the business, the best artists, creating memorable characters, why he loves comics, superheroes that aren't downers, and lots more.

Hosted by Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Bizarro) at Chicago's C2E2, April 26, 2015.

 

Jul 4, 2015

Featuring The Thrilling Adventure Hour's Hal Lublin (Welcome to Night Vale), Mark Gagliardi (Drunk History), and NWP:CE co-hosts Ben Blacker (Marvel's Thunderbolts, Deadpool) and Heath Corson (DC's Bizarro). In “We Got This,” Mark and Hal offer definitive answers to dumb debates. In this crossover, it's MARVEL VS DC!

Jun 23, 2015

Though often associated with Crime Alley and Arkham Asylum, Gotham City isn’t all doom and gloom! Spend an hour with some of your favorite Batman creators as they discuss the thrilling adventures of the young heroes and villains of Gotham City!  Heath Corson (Bizarro) hosts Babs Tarr (Batgirl), Brenden Fletcher (Batgirl, Gotham Academy and Black Canary), Tim Seeley (Grayson), and Genevieve Valentine (Catwoman) who discuss the twists and turns coming up in their respective books! 

Recorded at C2E2 in Chicago, April 25, 2015

 

May 26, 2015

Brneden Fletcher, co-writer of Gotham Academy, Batgirl, and Black Canary talks with Ben Blacker (Image's Thrilling Adventure Hour: Sparks Nevada and Beyond Belief) and Heath Corson (DC's Bizarro) about expanding the world of Gotham City, co-writing, his collaborators, ultra-compressed and ultra-decompressed storytelling, and more.

Recorded at WonderCon on April 4, 2015

 

May 23, 2015

Mairghread Scott, a rising star of both comics and animation writing, discusses both mediums, her career path, her work process, discrimination in comics, criticism and murders involving key lime pie in what you might call a wide-ranging conversation.

Apr 28, 2015

From WonderCon, Ben Blacker (Image's Thrilling Adventure Hour: Sparks Nevada and Beyond Belief) and Heath Corson (DC's Bizarro) talk about the lasting impact of the Justice League International with two of its masterminds, J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League Dark) and Kevin Maguire (World's Finest). 

Recorded at WonderCon on April 4, 2015

 

Apr 4, 2015

The television writer and producer Jeff King (Hand of God, White Collar) talks to Heath Corson (Bizarro) about his experience as lead writer and architect of DC Comics massive upcoming Convergence event, the pitfalls, pratfalls and differences of writing for comics, their meeting at the “DC Talent Summit” and their shared hatred/burning envy for Cullen Bunn.

Mar 21, 2015

Heath Corson (Bizarro) and Adam Beechen (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) chat with Jeff Kline, animation executive producer/writer extraordinaire (as well as Adam's boss) on his most recent projects: Transformers: Robots in Disguise and publishing ofthe Darby Pop comic line.  Jeff chats about working with famed producer Frank Lupo, the business of publishing indie comics, how to make big brand franchises work and his 15+ years in animation.  Plus, Jeff promised to make Adam cry before the end of this recording, tune in to see if he does. Or rather, how much he does.  

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