With a background in comic book journalism, The Pals love to attend conventions to interview creators, check out new comics, and share it all with you Pals at home!
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New York Comic Con 2021
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New York Comic Con 2018
Phil had the opportunity to talk to the great Yanick Paquette at NYCC 2018! They spoke about his latest release, Wonder Woman: Earth One Volume 2, what he and Grant Morrison wanted to convey with this volume that was different from the last, and more!
Sean and Dirk Manning continued their Comic Con tradition this year with a conversation at NYCC 2018! They talked about several of Dirk Manning's new titles, including Hope and The Adventures of Cthulhu Jr and Dastardly Dirk, and the board game based on his Tales of Mr. Rhee comic, Mr. Rhee, Surviving the Nightmare World!
Sean spoke to Marvel's Ed Brisson at NYCC 2018! Ed dished on the fan response to his Old Man Logan series, what it's like to be one of the driving forces behind the X-Men now given his lifelong fandom, and answered the most important question of all, when can we expect the Ed Brisson rap mixtape to drop on SoundCloud?
Pete chatted with Spider-Man artist Ryan Ottley at NYCC 2018! Ryan spoke about the ending of Invincible and what it's like to be done with a story he and Robert Kirkman told for over ten years, how it feels to move on to Spider-Man, and much more!
Sean spoke to Beardo writer/artist Dan Dougherty at NYCC 2018! They talked about how Dan keeps himself motivated creatively by working on books that challenge him, his latest release Floppy Cop and how it came to be, and much more! Make sure to like this video, leave us a comment and subscribe to our channel for more NYCC 2018 content!
Marco spoke with artist Gavin Smith at NYCC 2018! They chatted about Gavin's work on titles like The Accelerators, Ghost in the Shell, and more! Hit the like button, drop us a comment and subscribe to our channel for more NYCC 2018 content!
Pete had a chat with DC artist Brent Peeples at NYCC 2018! The two talked about Brent's celebrated run on New Super-Man and what it was like to help build an entirely new pocket of the DCU, his relationship with DC Comics, and more!
Pete caught up with artist Plaid Klaus at NYCC 2018! The two spoke about Plaid's hit with Ryan O'Sullivan Void Trip, his upcoming work in The Six Swords, and much more! Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe to our channel for more NYCC 2018 content!
Sean had the chance to talk to multi-talented creator K Lynn Smith at NYCC 2018! They spoke about her latest release, Hope, which she created alongside Dirk Manning, her hit independent comic Plume, and her love for video games like Red Dead Redemption!
Sean spoke to Fearscape & Void Trip writer Ryan O'Sullivan at NYCC 2018! They spoke about how much of Fearscape's unreliable narrator Henry Henry lives within Ryan, what he wanted to convey with the book, and how his philosophy degree impacts his work as a writer.
Wizard World Philadelphia 2018:
Phil had the chance to speak with legendary comic book artist and co-creator of the New Mutants Bob McLeod at Wizard World Philadelphia 2018. The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.
In our last interview of Wizard World Philadelphia 2018, Sean managed to steal some time with the hardest working man in comics himself, Victor Dandridge! The two spoke about Victor's imprint Vantage Inhouse Productions, what it's like to be the talent coordinator for Wizard World, Victor's philosophy for tabling at conventions, and much more!
Sean chatted with writer Bob Salley 2018 about the success of Source Point Press, the premise of his book "Salvagers," and Salley offers his sage advice about running a successful Kickstarter! Subscribe and click the notofication bell to see the rest of our interviews from Wizard World Philadelphia!
New York Comic Con 2017:
Pete got the chance to talk to one of the most influential men in comics, Gerry Conway. The prolific writer who birthed the Punisher and killed Gwen Stacy talks about his career, his month and a half as the EIC of Marvel and his plans for a memoir.
Phil got the chance to sit down and talk to comic book artist Yanick Paquette about his work on Wonder Woman and her role as a feminist icon. Be sure to check out more interviews and subscribe for continued coverage of NYCC 2017!
Pete got the chance to talk to one of his favorite creators wokring today, Chip Zdarsky about the merits of boobs vs. butts, breaking into comics and how his process differs as an artist or a writer. The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.
Sean has a word with one of the first guests we ever had on The Comics Pals, our pal Christopher Sebela, writer of "Heartthrob" and the newly Kickstarted comic "Short Order Crooks"! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.
Phil got the chance to chat with Declan Shalvey, the artist behind Marvel titles like Deadpool, Moon Knight and Thunderbolts and the co-creator of Image's Savage Town and Injection, during our trip to NYCC 2017! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.
Sean got to talk to the legendary Gail Simone at this year's NYCC about everything from her current work on Wonder Woman/Conan and Crosswinds, her efforts to help the people of Puerto Rico, the Wonder Woman movie and her hopes for the sequel and the tease of her work on a Red Sonja Video Game.
Marco sat down to talk about representation in comics with Alexis Ziritt, artist of such books as "Tarantula" and "Space Riders" published by Black Mask! The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: https://twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow Marco: https://twitter.com/woeismarco_ Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop Thompson: https://twitter.com/RelicVampire Andy: https://twitter.com/tiger_millions
Sean got the chance to talk to our Pal Dirk Manning and the rest of the creative team (artists Marianna Pescosta and Alessandro de Fornasari) behind horrorcore rap duo Twiztid's new comic, Haunted High Ons. The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.
Sean got the chance to talk to Ed Brisson, the writer of "The Violent" & "Iron Fist" during our trip to NYCC last week! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk about everything happening in the world of comics.
Sean talks to our pal, artist/writer Dan Dougherty, from "Touching Evil" and the famous "Beardo" comic strip! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.
Flame Con 2017:
Pete got the chance to speak with comics writer and artist Dan Parent at Flame Con 2017! The Kubert School graduate is best known for his work at Archie Comics and for creating the first openly gay character in the Archie universe, Kevin Keller! Be sure to subscribe for more coverage from Flame Con 2017!
Marco sat down and talked with comics artist Isaac Goodhart at Flame Con 2017! The 2013 Top Cow Talent Hunt winner is best known for his work on Postal created by Matt Hawkins and written by Bryan Hill. They talk comic movie adaptations, breaking into the industry, race politics and more!
Wizard World Philadelphia 2017:
Phil got the chance to speak with one of the biggest names in '90s comics, Rob Liefeld, at Wizrad World 2017! Known primarily for co-creating Deadpool and being one of the founding members of Image Comics, Liefeld talked to us about his legacy as a comic creator and how he and his contemporaries disrupted the medium.
Sean had the opportunity to speak with legendary comics artist JG Jones! JG hints that he might be writing a few projects, they talk about his art style, his collaborations, and the appeal of Wonder Woman! You can find more of JG Jones' work here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JGJonesArt Twitter: https://twitter.com/JG_JONESfanpage Be sure to subscribe for more coverage from Wizard World Philadelphia 2017!
Phil managed to catch legendary DC Comics creator Keith Giffen and was able to gush over Justice League International, Annihilation the dichotomy between between writing and drawing comics! Keith didn't have anything to plug, go to a comic store and let them throw something at you!
Friend of the show Dirk Manning talks the end of Nightmare World, his thoughts on Wrestlemania and calls out Clerks' Brian O'Halloran (and Sean!) for his weak karaoke game. PLUS: Dirk has some big news about his comic with horror-rap group TWIZTID! Follow Dirk Manning: https://twitter.com/DirkManning http://www.dirkmanning.com/ Subscribe for more of our Wizard World 2017 coverage!
Cale got the chance to talk to one of our favorite young artists, Jordan Gibson, at this year's Wizard World Philadelphia 2017! They discussed his recent work for Marvel on Howard the Duck, Spider-Man and America, his influences and their mutual love of Riverdale and Kamen Rider!
Ben Kahn is a writer working in New York City; writing for over a decade. He made his appearance at Wizard World Philly showcasing his comic book Heavenly Blues and graphic novel Shaman! Follow Ben Kahn: https://twitter.com/benthekahn http://www.benkahncomics.com https://www.patreon.com/kkralowec Subscribe for more of our Wizard World 2017 coverage!
Pete got the chance to speak with sculptor, artist and creator Enrico Botta! They spoke about Enrico's work on Artisti-Con, ArtistiComics, his comic the Black Demon and his art project Dead Heroes! You can find more of Enrico's work here: Website: http://enricostudios.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EnricoStudios/videos Bigcartel: http://enricostudios.bigcartel.com/ Be sure to subscribe for more coverage from Wizard World Philadelphia 2017!
Sean and Phil got the chance to tag team WWE wrestling artist Rob Schamberger! They talk about wrestling, wrestling costumes, and Rob educates the Pals on how wrestling and comics are similar! Be sure to watch Canvas 2 Canvas on the WWE Network!
Friend of the show Kathleen Kralowec made an appearance at Wizard World this year, and Marco talked with her about the many books she's currently working on (including her graphic novel "The Lion and the Roc," and her webcomic called "Electricity is Her Element,") and got her to tease some future projects!
Friend of the show Dan Dougherty talks about the dichotomy of publishing two very different books, his graphic novel Touching Evil and his life-comedy newspaper comic Beardo! As well as the legend of his karaoke duo with Dirk Manning! Follow Dan Dougherty: https://www.facebook.com/DanDoughertyJr https://www.facebook.com/BeardoComic/ https://twitter.com/Beardocomics http://www.beardocomics.com/ Subscribe for more of our coverage from Wizard World Philadelphia 2017!
Sean got the chance to talk to Mariachi creators John Marroquin and Chris Sanchez at Wizard World Philadelphia! John and Chris discuss their partnership with writer Dirk Manning and their goal to influence younger creators! They talk about the upcoming issue 3 of Mariachi and their graphic novel Kickstarter campaign to launch on Feb 14, 2018!
Pete had the chance to talk to Brandon Bitros and Fernando Jimenez, founders of Blackstone Comics and creators of THE FIST and JAMES VS THE NEW WORLD ORDER! Brandon and Fernando told Pete what it was like creating a superhero book set in a time before superheroes existed!