

Off Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast
SKTCHD
A weekly comics interview podcast hosted by David Harper of SKTCHD that gets the story behind the stories and creators we love, as well as the broader comic book industry.
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Email: david@sktchd.com
Website: SKTCHD.com
Patreon: Patreon.com/OffPanel
Twitter & Instagram: @slicedfriedgold/@SKTCHDcomic
Email: david@sktchd.com
Episodes
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May 25, 2016 • 1h 36min
Off Panel #50: Holofoil Edition Anniversary Special with Brandon Burpee
It's a big one, everybody. This week is Off Panel's double-sized holofoil, acetate edition 50th episode (with a Gambit hologram on the cover), and David's longest tenured comic friend Brandon Burpee joins the show to talk about a little bit of everything. They talk their favorite anniversary comics, what made them so awesome, why they went away, their thoughts on Captain America: Civil War, Geoff Johns' ascension at DC's film wing, their Rebirth and Civil War II excitement levels, the leak of the DC Universe Rebirth special, thoughts on major sites leaning into spoilers, how comic sites have changed in their seven years talking about comics, and then the show closes with Brandon turning the tables and interviewing David about a variety of subjects.

May 24, 2016 • 29min
Off Panel Special #2: Unlimited Comics with ComiXology's David Steinberger
Today digital comics service ComiXology made a major announcement: ComiXology Unlimited is here, offering a wide variety of comics for $5.99 a month. Lots of information was getting out there and the conversation was all over the place, but what's real wasn't necessarily. So to change that, we got on the phone with ComiXology's CEO and co-founder David Steinberger to talk about Unlimited, why they named it that, their intent with this product, how it could help new and casual readers, peak comics, the selection on Unlimited, the tightrope walk of making this product a success without eating away at the rest of ComiXology, the behavior of ComiXology readers, the impact of in-app purchasing going away, how they're promoting the product, and what his hopes and dreams for Unlimited are.

May 18, 2016 • 59min
Off Panel #49: Saving Grace with Nick Dragotta
Nick Dragotta, the artist and co-creator of East of West and one of the people behind the new comic creator grant Creators for Creators, joins the show this week to talk about what he's up to these days. Dragotta talks about the genesis of Creators for Creators, what the appeal of the project was for him, how East of West came together, how putting together a creator-owned book helped keep him in comics, the process he and Jonathan Hickman use on East of West, character acting, pace of storytelling, how the book's schedule works, the impact of Frank Martin and Rus Wooton on the book, character design, photo reference, where the book is headed, and more.

May 11, 2016 • 1h 9min
Off Panel #48: Forever Young with Skottie Young
Skottie Young returns to the show this week, as the superstar cartoonist comes on to talk about his Image series, I Hate Fairyland. In this episode, Skottie talks his love of being a cartoonist, how he approaches creating the book, the value of figuring out the best way to tell his story on the fly, the importance of humor books staying nimble, the pros and cons of being young forever, how much of the book he figures out in the art stage, the fine line between adding too many pages to a book and restricting yourself too much, how The Good Wife explains how he's handling the transition into the next arc of the book, David's theory about the throne rooms of evil rulers, having freedom to go anywhere with his book and a whole lot more. It's a great chat with one of the biggest creators in comics about the power of comic book storytelling.

May 4, 2016 • 59min
Off Panel #47: Genesis Device with Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl
In the final episode of Off Panel from this year's Emerald City
ComiCon, the co-creators of the upcoming Isola from Image Comics
and part of the team behind DC's Gotham Academy - Brenden Fletcher
and Karl Kerschl - talk their creative partnership and what their
new book is all about. They talk their longtime friendship, mutual
interests, how they work together, how Isola's been developed,where
inspiration for the project struck, interest in stories that mesh
the natural world with the developed world, creative freedom,what
made Image the right fit for the book, how they picked the format
of the book, the influence the video game Dark Souls has on Isola,
the give and take of how they work, what the Image Expo experience
was like, and more. Their book isn't coming for a while now, but
this conversation will give you plenty of reasons to be excited for
it.
Important note: Karl speaks first, Brenden second, just in case
you're wondering who is who.

May 1, 2016 • 38min
Off Panel ECCC Special #3: Art Ninja with Wes Craig
In this week's special episode from Emerald City ComiCon, artist
Wes Craig joins the show to talk about his art and work on Deadly
Class at Image Comics with Rick Remender. He talks about the
convention experience, how he and Remender bring the book to life,
his process, his personal connection to the story, character
acting, the way he brings motion onto the page, the difference
between his approach on various projects, how he brings color into
his own work, how the schedule impacts his work and much more. It's
a great talk with, in my opinion, the best artist working in comics
today.

Apr 27, 2016 • 47min
Off Panel #46: Color Time with Matt Wilson and Nathan Fairbairn
In another Emerald City ComiCon edition of Off Panel, colorists Matt Wilson (The Wicked + The Divine, Black Widow) and Nathan Fairbairn (Wonder Woman: Earth One, the upcoming Lake of Fire) join the show to talk about the world of comic coloring. They talk the impact of being a colorist, how they got into that line of work, their breaking in stories, how many books they can handle at one time, how the project can impact their work, their approach to coloring comics, the evolution of color art, colorists as storytellers, colorists that stand out to them, the three jobs of a colorist, how they refine their work, colorists in the overall conversation of comics, and more. For those interested in color work, this is a great insight into the work colorists do.

Apr 24, 2016 • 19min
Off Panel ECCC Special #2: Double Digest with Fiona Staples
In this week's first podcast from Emerald City ComiCon, artist Fiona Staples joins the show to talk her art. Staples talks about what first made her want to work on comics for a living, how she first made her way into the industry, the disconnect between Saga's success and what she does, her process and how she works, the mad science of creating Saga with Brian K. Vaughan, character acting, how working with BKV changes her ability to bring characters to life, relaunching Archie, her own evolution as an artist, and more. It's another shorter episode, but a good one with one of the finest artists in comics today.

Apr 19, 2016 • 1h 3min
Off Panel #45: The Fastest Man Alive with Joshua Williamson
In another special edition podcast recorded at Emerald City ComiCon, writer Joshua Williamson joins the show to talk his work on books like Nailbiter, Birthright and the upcoming rebirth of The Flash. He talks about his path to comics, how he develops his own stories, what he's done to prepare for defining a new era of The Flash, his epic Flash reread, how Batman Returns helped him get into comics, comic book economics, promoting comics, Geoff Johns' epic comic collection, Williamson's apple cart theory, the artists he works with, the collaborative process of comics, creative attribution in comics, reading comic reviews, why you should pick up The Flash, and more.

Apr 17, 2016 • 15min
Off Panel ECCC Special #1: Support Your Local Sheriff with Mitch Gerads
On the first special podcast recorded at Emerald City ComiCon this year, we have a quick chat with artist Mitch Gerads. We talk about how he first got into comics, how his design background impacts his art, why The Sheriff of Babylon is such an important project to him, how working with writer Tom King is such a great fit, how coloring himself changes his work, and much more. Give it a listen to learn more about one of the best artists and comics around today.