Who co-created Black Lightning, the Champions, and Tigra in the 1970s, and wrote the indispensable book, 1000 Comic Books You Must Read? Len Wein's old pal, writer Tony Isabella, who joins Len and Adam Beechen to talk comics then and now.
Len Wein, Heath Corson, and Ben Blacker answer questions submitted by listeners, including comic works that are the apex of the medium's storytelling, debates about creator credit, and work habits.
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Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour), Adam Beechen (Hench), and Heath Corson (Justice League: War) sit down with journalist Sean Howe (Marvel Comics: The Untold Story) to discuss how the book came together, who participated and who didn't, and Howe's evolving relationship to comic books.
Len Wein (creator of Swamp Thing and more), Adam Beechen (Hench), and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) discuss more definitives—stories, writers, and artists—including Swamp Thing, Garth Ennis, Grant Morrison, Wonder Woman, and lots more.
Marc Bernardin (Hollywood Reporter) joins Adam Beechen (Hench) and Heath Corson (Justice League: War) to talk about comic characters in other media and how they fared in 2013, including discussions of Man of Steel, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Thor 2, and more.
Len Wein (creator of Wolverine and lots more), Adam Beechen (Hench), Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour), and Heath Corson (Justice League: War) discuss the year in comics—the big stories, their favorite books and writers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Adam Beechen chats with writer Kyle Higgins (Nightwing; Batman Beyond) about working for DC, how Kyle got started, and writing for the Bat-universe.
Adam Beechen continues the conversation with screenwriter Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class; upcoming: Fantastic Four) about adapting comics for the screen.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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).
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.
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: War; Aim High).
An in depth conversation with Joshua Fialkov (I, Vampire; Tumor; Echos; Elk's Run).