Shot X Shot Podcast

Shot X Shot welcomes renaissance cartoonist and editor Mark Siegel to the podcast. The founder and creative and editorial director of First Second Books, Mark is an accomplished writer and illustrator whose work includes the The Five Worlds quintology, Tiny Dancer, Sailor Twain, and Oskar and the Eight Blessings. A never-ending font of poetic inspiration and hilarious anecdotes, Mark and SXS host Kevin Gardner form the perfect comic book dad hurricane in this podcast. Enjoy.

We're celebrating Halloween in January with David Dastmalchian and Lukas Ketner—the black-clad creative team behind Count Crowley for Dark Horse Comics. Though most listeners may also know David from his acting roles in such films as The Dark Knight, Ant Man, and Suicide Squad, this renaissance man of the macabre is also an expert comic scribe who can weave suspense and terror in harmony with the expert pencils of Lukas Ketner (Witch Doctor, Kill the Minotaur!).

*Dusts off mic* HELLO AND WELCOME BACK! If you've been waiting for more deep dives into the world of comic art and storytelling, Brian, Sean, and Keven are elated to join comic artist Jorge Corona for two hours of discussion about about pencils, inks, and Venezuelan cuisine. The visual mastermind behind Image breakouts Middlewest, The Me You Love in the Dark, and so many covers is here to dive deep into process and technique.

Naomi Baker is a master artist of the fantastic, lending her brush behind the scenes of countless video games and, more recently, Marvel Studios movies. In this very special episode, she discusses her process, heavy metal sweet tooth, and comic book diet growing up.

Alright motherfluffers, our next guest is the creator of I Hate Fairyland and the co-creator/writer of Middlewest and The Me You Love in the Dark with artist Jorge Corona. That's right—we have Skottie Young on SxS, dangit. He talks about hip-hop. And girls (who are really aren't girls) with very large axes suspended in fantasy parodies. And building his own cartooning empire. Enjoy.

The Shot X Shot crossover for the ages: • Incendiary director David Yarovesky, the subversive visionary behind Brightburn, Nightbooks, The Hive and beyond • Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan, the spitfire master Czarface MC and author of the new graphic novel, Czarface: A Czar Is Born • Alcohol • Comics/Film/Music Havoc • Weird hilarity you can't even fathom

Did you wake up and say to yourself "give me two and a half hours of the mad-brilliant artistic visionary behind The Boys, Space Bastards, Oliver, and Transmetropolitan? Yes. Yes you did. And here he is in all of his feverish glory: Darick Robertson.

A pre-eminent thought leader in illustration and character design, Lois Van Baarle (aka Loish) joins the Shot X Shot team from her native Netherlands to discuss color theory, confidence, and development. With clients ranging from LEGO to Guerrilla Games and Amazon, Loish's work is undeniable, defined in transportive magentas and purples and fluid linework. Enjoy.

Harley Quinn scribe Stephanie Phillips concludes her session by describing her kinetic run on Harley Quinn, what films she goes to for creative fuel (spoiler: a lot of Denis Villeneuve), and gives some hints on her upcoming projects.

Doctor, Muay Thai warrior, and ascendant comic book scribe Stephanie Phillips joins the latest Shot X Shot. Stephanie discusses her descent into the madness of Harley Quinn, her newly debuted run of the Batman villain drawn by Riley Rossmo. Join cohosts Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Keven Gardner (12-Gauge Comics) and Sean Edgar (CoyDog Collective) to learn more about Stephanie's writing approach as well as her work on the Dark Horse series The Butcher of Paris.

Matt Kindt returns for the second round of Shot X Shot. Bourbon. Comics. The creator Mind MGMT, Dept. H, BANG!, and the upcoming Crimson Flower and BRZRKR blows our minds (and drinks a lot wine.)

Sequential art Renaissance Man Matt Kindt joins the latest Shot X Shot, charts his career trajectory from Mind MGMT to Dept. H to BANG! and the upcoming BRZRKR with co-writer Keanu Reeves. Also: so much wine.

Frank Quitely returns to discuss how he would approach the comic industry today, where he sees sequential art expanding, and his exhibit at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow.

Does a podcast with Frank Quitely need a description? It's Frank Quitely. He's one of the most revered, accomplished comic book artists in the history of the medium. His ink has graced The New X-Men, All-Star Superman, Batman and Robin, The Authority, and countless other comics, in addition to laying the foundation for books including Jupiter's Legacy and We3. Please enjoy.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bliss, and Coyotes artist Caitlin Yarsky returns for the second part of her conversation with Brian Stelfreeze, Keven Gardner, and Sean Edgar. Art theory, Quentin Tarantino love letters, and shenanigans follow.

Caitlin Yarsky—the magnificent artist behind Coyotes, Bliss and writer/artist on Buffy the Vampire Slayer—joins the latest issue of Shot X Shot to chat about process, Don Bluth animated films from our childhood, and tackling vampires.

Greg Rucka continues his chat on The Old Guard, learning under Batman group editor Dennis O'Neil, and writing action blockbuster novels set in Disney World.

The Old Guard creator Greg Rucka joins Brian Stelfreeze, Keven Gardner, and Sean Edgar to discuss the state of the world (and Greg's hometown of Portland), Batwoman, and translating his tale of immortal warriors onto Netflix streaming.

Christmas comes twice this year, as Johnnie Christmas dives into the Euro-Manga rabbit hole of Tartarus, discusses art theory, and the new frontier of young reader comics. P.S. We're not sorry for the opening pun.

Johnnie Christmas joins the latest Shot X Shot to discuss his winding path through comics as an artist, writer, and artist/writer on such projects as Alien 3 for Dark Horse Comics and Tartarus for Image Comics. Also: beer, cider, and...(if you're Brian Stelfreeze) mint-flavored water.

Superhero pioneer Mark Waid returns to discuss his upcoming Fantastic Four miniseries with the iconic Neal Adams, the transcendental appeal of Better Call Saul, and Brian Stelfreeze's creative reignition of Black Panther with Ta-Nehisi Coates.

*UNLIKE* a certain introduction from a certain co-host, we'd like to list the cornucopia of accolades belonging to one Mr. Mark Waid: the winner of multiple Eisners (including Best Writer in 2012), a renaissance writer who's escorted almost every beloved superhero into the modern era, newly anointed Humanoids publisher, and quality human being. In this episode, Mark joins Brian, Keven, and Sean to discuss his runs on The Flash & Fantastic Four with Mike Wieringo as well as his medium-defining collaboration with Alex Ross, Kingdom Come.

Tomm Coker returns to drill down into his directorial film debut, the 2007 horror opus Catacombs, art theory, and the pioneering filmmakers who guided both his film career and comics.

Macabre master Tomm Coker joins Shot X Shot to discuss his artistic journey, from starting at DC Comics when he was 17 to working on Gen 13 up to his current project as co-creator of The Black Monday Murders. Also: sweet tea. So. Much. Sweet. Tea.

Our second and final session with legendary cartoonist Jeff Smith includes (but is not limited to): searing sci-fi noirs, Bermuda Triangle conspiracy theories, so much physics, co-founding animation studios, and the difference between worthless and "worth less." We love you, Jeff. Please enjoy.

Bone & RASL cartoonist Jeff Smith stops by to discuss superior bourbons, Bone's upcoming debut on Netflix, and pioneering independent comics.

Amnesiac Daredevil in France. Pencilling in the basement, unknown to the touch of a woman. And solving every comic store's problem with a Marvel/DC crossover. We conclude our time with Cully Hamner (Red, The Question) in this episode designed to subvert gravity and start revolutions.

Action artist extraordinaire Cully Hamner continues his chat, discussing his runs on The Signal, The Question, and translating Red—his collaboration with Warren Ellis—to the silver screen.

Green Lantern, The Ride, and Red artist Cully Hamner joins ShotXShot to discuss The Godfather, grizzled old men, and being a "used car salesman with a pencil."

Daniel Warren Johnson returns to discuss The Raid, manga, ink, and the loving legacy of Zip-a-Tone.

Cartoonist Daniel Warren Johnson brings the chaos in the latest episode of Shot X Shot, as he discusses injecting his hyper-kinetic touch to a DC Comics icon in Wonder Woman: Dead Earth. Also: lots of alcohol and punching.

Hosts Brian Stelfreeze, Keven Gardner, and Sean Edgar wrap their inaugural conversation, diving into their favorite film cinematography while Keven recounts working on The Boondock Saints comic adaptation with director Troy Duffy. Also: lots of alcohol.

Hosts Brian Stelfreeze, Keven Gardner, and Sean Edgar continue their inaugural conversation on the art of comics, Black Panther, 12-Gauge, and...Gary Oldman. Also: lots of alcohol.

Shot By Shot is a podcast devoted to exploring narrative genre storytelling with the aid of copious amounts of alcohol. Join hosts (and Black Panther artist) Brian Stelfreeze, 12-Gauge Comics Chief Keven Gardner, and writer Sean Edgar as they discuss all manner of shot with guests from film and comics.