Category: Interviews

Behind The Panels One-Shot – The Mike Grell Interview

Behind The Panels One-Shot – The Mike Grell Interview

While visiting Seattle this year, Richard took the opportunity to not only visit the Emerald City Comic-Con for the first time, but talk with legendary comic book artist and writer MIKE GRELL, creator of The Warlord and Jon Sable, Freelancer. Of course, if you’ve read The History of Green Arrow, or are as big a fan …

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Behind The Panels Issue 138 – Marvel’s Daredevil: Season 1

Behind The Panels Issue 138 – Marvel's Daredevil: Season 1 (with Ryan K. Lindsay)

Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 138, the comic book show that lives without fear. Except when llamas are about. Deadly, deadly llamas. In this issue, it’s Batman v Superman and Archie Vs Predator and Sharknado. One of them is a believable showdown, the other is directed by Zack Snyder. THEN it’s Fox, Chrononauts, lots more Convergence, a …

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Podcast Pillowfort Ep 10 – The Secret Origins of Behind the Panels

Back in episode 6 Richard and I set out some of our Podcast resolutions for 2015. One of mine was to seek out other podcasters and hopefully get them on the show to talk about how they do what they do. The guys from Behind the Panels were kind enough to be my guinea pigs. (Richard took off his Pillowfort …

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Behind The Panels Issue 128 – Aquaman: The Trench

Behind The Panels Issue 128 – Aquaman: The Trench

Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 128, the comic book show that is moist with anticipation. In this issue, DC announces it’s post-Convergence line-up with dozens of new titles. At last: we can buy books for Bat-Mite, Prez and Mystic U. THEN we go Postal, welcome the return of Saga, and watch the Black Vortex epic …

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Andrew Constant goes sideways: ‘Fly’ and ‘Broken Line’

Andrew Constant's Fly (Art by Kathryn Mann)

If you go by his Gestalt Comics bio, writer Andrew Constant has voyaged through journalism, salesmanship, I.T. management, bartending, and being a hippy before finding his feet as a comic book writer. His debut graphic novel Torn, first published back in 2011, was a reverse werewolf story with art by Nicola Scott and Joh James. His two …

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Christian Read’s ‘Dread Empire’ explores Lovecraft’s cruel future

Christian Read (Behind the Panels banner)

Plus supernatural investigator Karnak, the conclusion of Unmasked, and the unholy union of Celts, Romans, and zombies in Legio Ex Mortis. Readers and listeners around these parts will be familiar with Christian Read, the writer of comics The Eldritch Kid and Unmasked. When he last visited Behind the Panels, he had also just published Black City, …

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Behind The Panels Issue 113 – The Punisher by Greg Rucka

Behind the Panels Issue 113 - The Punisher by Greg Rucka

Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 113, the comic book show that doesn’t take prisoners. In this issue, Iron Man 4 may or may not be coming soon. In this one, Fin Fang Foom is revealed to be a cocker spaniel named Jerry. ALSO Marvel reintroduces Squirrel Girl in a storyline that’s just plain nuts. THEN we …

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Behind The Panels Issue 112 – Worlds’ Finest: Lost Daughters of Earth-2

Behind The Panels Issue 112 – Worlds' Finest

Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 112, the comic book show that truly is the worlds’ finest. In this issue, it’s your chance to finally lick Batman! THEN Geoff Johns becomes a  LEGO minifig! But how will he write with his hands locked in a cupping position? ALSO it’s Gotham Academy, Lobo, Bucky Barnes on the wall and more …

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Behind The Panels Issue 110 – Batman: Year One (Live at Oz Comic-Con Sydney)

Behind The Panels Issue 110 – Batman: Year One

Welcome to Behind the Panels, the comic book show that’s coming to you live from Oz Comic Con. In this issue, Supergirl might come to TV, writer and beard enthusiast Alan Moore writes a book and the new Batmobile is sighted. THEN Wolverine is still not dead, things get pretty ‘Fly’ and ‘Some Kinds of …

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Behind The Panels Issue 109 – Batman: The Killing Joke (Live at Oz Comic-Con Sydney)

Behind The Panels Issue 109 – Batman: The Killing Joke

Welcome to Behind the Panels, the comic book show that’s coming to you live from Oz Comic Con. In this issue, Supergirl comes to TV, writer and magician Alan Moore writes a book and the new Batmobile is sighted. THEN It’s the death of Wolverine and Batgirl becomes a roided ranga in What We’ve Been …

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Behind The Panels Issue 100 – A Diamond Celebration

Behind the Panels Issue 100 - A Diamond Celebration

Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 100, the comic book show that’s had to come up with a hundred of these introductions. In this issue, we celebrate saying “in this issue” for the 100th time. THEN we report back live(ish) from Oz Comic-Con with an exclusive interview with Wolfgang Bylsma, Editor of Gestalt Publishing. AND David …

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