Pornsak Pichetshote and Terry Dodson join the show to talk about The Manchurian, the first comic in Pichetshote's Horizon Experiment at Image.By Dan Grote

In this episode we’re joined by Michael Carr, the owner and CEO of Carrma, entertainment advertising’s unique boutique creative post destination, specializing in both sound and picture finishing for theatrical, broadcast, streaming, radio and digital. Michael shares his inspiring journey from growing up in a small town in Florida, where his passion…

Matt went to Flame Con last month and came back with interviews with Carey Pietsch (The Adventure Zone), Karen Charm, Jeremy Whitley (Navigating with You), Mad Cave Studios editor James Emmett, Molly Knox Ostertag (The Owl House), Shannon Watters (Lumberjanes) and voice actor JP Karliak (Morph from X-Men '97).…

Daniel Warren Johnson and Riley Rossmo join the show to talk about their upcoming Image Comics series The Moon Is Following Us.By Dan Grote

In this episode, we have an all-time great trailer editor and an even better person, Alan Toomayan. We delve into Alan's significant journey from his academic roots at the University of Bridgeport, his early struggles in Hollywood, and pivotal career moments at New World Pictures and Cimarron. We discuss his hand in iconic projects like 'American B…

Writer Mark Russell joins the show to talk about X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age, AHOY Comics' My Bad and much more.By Dan Grote

Artist Karen Charm joins Dan to talk about Excalibur #107, in which Sal Larroca becomes the book's hot new artist ... for four issues.By Dan Grote

Animator and cartoonist Hamish Steele joins guest host Sean Dillon to talk about the DeadEndia graphic novel series and much more.By Dan Grote

Unlocking Motion Design Magic: Deep Dive with the Minds behind 'The Color Purple' and 'She-Hulk' In this edition of Trailer Geeks, we sit down with Jon Berkowitz and Brad Colwell from Aspect to explore the fascinating world of high-end motion graphics for trailers as well as opening title sequences. We cover their unique journeys into the industry,…

Artist Corin Howell joins the show to talk about her spicy new Vault Comics series, Lilith.By Dan Grote

Writer Joe Casey joins the show to talk about his new Dynamite series Jonny Quest, his Image series Blood Squad Seven, DC's Kneel Before Zod and more.By Dan Grote

It was so cool to get to hang out with Chris Daniel, the Senior Vice President of Marketing at LionsGate. Prior to LionsGate, Chris led 360 marketing campaigns on some of Netflix’s biggest films such as Red Notice, Glass Onion, Dayshift, To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, Dolemite Is My Name, and Over The Moon. Previously, he edited and produc…

Writer-producer Josie Campbell joins the show to talk about her BOOM Studios series I Heart Skull-Crusher and DC's My Adventures with Superman - both the show and the comic.By Dan Grote

Tom Fowler joins the show to talk about his Kickstarter campaign for Gamemasters: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games.By Dan Grote

Bill Neil has only continued his remarkable run as one of the trailer industry's most dedicated creatives whose passion for his craft persists. So we figured it was worth re-sharing this conversation we had with the trailer maestro... Bill Neil, editor/producer at Buddha Jones, is often regarded as one of the leading trailer editors of all time, in…

Wes Craig returns to talk about Kaya now that his Image Comics series is 20 issues in. Also, because it's Episode 311, we asked Wes to name his favorite 311 song. The answer may shock you. Or it may not.By Dan Grote

Johanna Taylor joins the show to talk about her debut graphic novel, The Ghostkeeper, out July 23.By Dan Grote

Tommy Malatesta's name gets brought up so often on this program, we thought it'd be good to share this conversation again, just in case you missed it... Tommy "Pitt" Malatesta, Editor/Producer at AV Squad (and now Partner/co-Head of AV), is doing some of the most ground-breaking work being done today. You'll notice he's very quick to talk about all…

Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard join the show to talk about their upcoming Image Comics series The Power Fantasy.By Dan Grote

Writer Kelly Thompson joins the show to talk about her Powerpuff Girls series at Dynamite, Scarlett at Skybound, Birds of Prey at DC, Black Cloak at Image and more.By Dan Grote

In this edition of TG&TG, we're joined by Jonathan Parks, founder and executive producer, and David Diaz, director of marketing at ALIBI Music. We cover the creative realm of trailer music, sound design, and the duo’s professional backgrounds and career journeys. We also tackle the intricate aspects of music licensing, industry strikes, the changin…

Sebastian Girner and Kelly Williams join the show to talk about the second issue of their comic The Dead and the Damned, currently on Kickstarter.By Dan Grote

Matt and Dan go to Fan Expo Philly for interviews with Mike Hawthorne (Batman, Daredevil), Ryan Dunlavey (The Illustrated Al), Peter Tomasi (Sinister Sons) and IDW editor Heather Antos. Plus, an extended, rambling intro!By Dan Grote

In this special episode, we unveil the story behind the Golden Trailer Awards, and Monica Brady and Evelyn Brady-Watters’ journey from starting this industry staple to the ups and downs that have been traversed in recent years. Monica and Evy share their unique backgrounds in film and commercial production and the inception of the Golden Trailer Aw…

Declan Shalvey joins the show to talk about his Thundercats series at Dynamite and more.By Dan Grote

Ben Brown, the VP Head of Film at Zealot, has worked with some of the most talented editors, graphic designers, producers, and music supervisors in the business. He started at Aspect Ratio as an Associate Producer, then moved on to AV Squad where he spent nearly a decade working his way up to Creative Director. A multiple Clio and Golden Trailer aw…

Patrick Horvath joins the show to talk about his Zoop campaign for Free for All, wrapping up his IDW series Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, and more.By Dan Grote

Comedy writer and podcaster Jordan Morris joins the show to talk about his upcoming First Second graphic novel Youth Group, out July 16. Other topics include the mid- to late 1990s, ska, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and writing for Hanna-Barbera characters.By Dan Grote

Scott Edwards is the EVP of Fox Creative Advertising where he oversees the “formula-free process” of creating the campaigns from first-look trailers, launch promos, current-show episodics, key art one sheets or billboards, custom social content, and anything else on the horizon to help ignite hits such as 9-1-1 LONESTAR, ACCUSED, BOB’S BURGERS, THE…

Writer Louis Southard joins the show to talk about his Zoop campaign for Comics Are Dying: The Comic.By Dan Grote

David Pepose makes what our in-house statistician (Matt) believes to be his sixth appearance on the show to talk about his new Dynamite Entertainment series Space Ghost.By Dan Grote

In this edition, we have a rock star in the making, Matthew Zuckerman, trailer editor at X/AV, who's already finished some of the coolest pieces over the last few years including Furiosa, House of the Dragon Black and Green trailers, Sexy Beast, Memory and so much more The conversation dives into his approach to editorial; his journey from studying…

For the big, round, 300th episode of the podcast formerly known as WMQ&A, writer Jed MacKay joins the show to talk about Marvel's summer Blood Hunt event, his upcoming run on X-Men and much more.By Dan Grote

Dan and Matt gather friends of the show Rob Lynch, John Bush and Will Nevin for an Irish wake-style sendoff to the past six years of the podcast.Tune in next week for Episode 300 of The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.By Dan Grote

We've got the team that brought you the CALL OF DUTY, ASSASSINS CREED and BATMAN ARKHAM TRILOGY campaigns and so much more! That's David Wilson, Executive Producer / Co-Head of Immersive Media at Aspect (Los Angeles); Ryan Vickers, Co-Head of Games at Aspect; and Ashley Vong, Games Producer at Aspect and Women in Games Ambassador. It's been so cool…

Zack Quaintance returns to talk about his Kickstarter campaign for the anthology Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 1. And dachshunds.By Dan Grote

Comics critic and podcaster Sara Century helps Dan unravel the mysteries of Excalibur #98, aka the one where they blow stuff up real good. Has there ever actually been a proactive X-team? Why is Excalibur stealing X-Force's bit? Is Nightcrawler a good leader or just hot when he's angry? Important questions, one and all.…

Trailers, Indie Film and AI... plus Special Shoots with FX, MAX and more! This conversation, we did a deep dive with the Chief Creative Officer of Mocean, Greg Harrison. You'll hear us delight in the art of mixing the perfect Sazerac; what it's like to be onset with the likes of Ben Stiller, Larry David, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, John Travolta and…

Writer Josh Trujillo joins the show to talk about his run on DC's Blue Beetle, including the recent Keith Giffen tribute issue.By Dan Grote

Writer Alex de Campi joins the show to talk about her Image Comics series Scrapper, due out in trade April 24.By Dan Grote

We were joined on this episode by Peter Stark, the Head of Print at AV Squad, and Brian Lauzon, the Creative Director there at AV Print. Peter shares about how one goes from serving in the Peace Corps to running print at one of the most successful shops in the business. Brian gives us a glimpse at how a guy could get from Buttzville, NJ (jk, he's a…

Dailen Ogden, Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly join the show to talk about their Vault Comics graphic novel, WifWulf.By Dan Grote

Magma Comix founder Denton Tipton and Editor-in-Chief Bobby Curnow talk about their new publishing initiative, its stories, its creators and rolling the dice in 2024.By Dan Grote

We brought in three industry heavyweights Kenny Gravillis, Dawn Baillie, and Noël Claro to discuss a collaboration between Netflix and Otis College of Art and Design. ACCESS was launched to help historically underrepresented students unlock their "peak potential and shape the future of entertainment marketing." We also explore Noël, Kenny and Dawn'…

WMQ&A/BatChat co-host Matt Lazorwitz joins Dan to talk about Pryde & Wisdom #2, in which Kitty meets Pete's father and sister, and a bunch of other stuff happens because Warren Ellis is throwing idea spaghetti at the walls in too tight a space.By Dan Grote

Writer Eric Palicki joins the show to talk about his AHOY Comics werewolf detective series, Black's Myth.By Dan Grote

In this much anticipated conversation, we had the joy of sitting down with Dwight Caines, President of Domestic Marketing for Universal Pictures. With a career that evolved from being an aspiring scriptwriter to high-profile marketing roles, Dwight generously shares about his personal and professional experiences and what he learned along the way t…

Writer Ram V joins the show to talk about The One Hand, Dawnrunner, Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives, Detective Comics and much more.By Dan Grote

Paul Cornell and Laura Helsby join the show to talk about their 2000AD serial "The English Astronaut." Also: Basketball! The Harrogate Toilet! And math!By Dan Grote

Joined on this episode by Ben Snyder, the owner, chief creative officer and editor of Rogue Planet. So of course we talk about some of Ben's killer work such as LOGAN BUMBLEBEE and TETRIS ...among others. We also talk about the early part of this brilliant creative's career like getting a shot from Goktug Sarioz and learning from Skip Chaisson. Ben…