On Panel is a monthly, text-only sister series to Off Panel, my weekly comics interview podcast, in which each interview features two or more guests as I attempt to simulate the idea of a panel conversation from a conversation. By that I mean it’s a moderator – myself – guiding a free-flowing conversation between multiple … Continued

Yo everybody, welcome to On Panel. Wait…what? That’s right. On Panel, not Off Panel. While my interview podcast is still going, I’ve long considered introducing a semi-regular conversation series to SKTCHD as a partner to Off Panel. What it would be was a mystery to a degree, as I didn’t just want to do a … Continued

The comics you read and the comic experiences you have early on in your life often form the building blocks of your relationship with the medium. Obviously what you’ll enjoy expands from there, but for readers, those earliest experiences can be enormously influential on you going forward. It’s the same for our favorite creators. Some … Continued

Let’s dig into the inspirations of one of the biggest writers in comics today.

Let’s dig into the origins and inspirations from comic history for one of the medium’s best writers today.

Back in 2018, I had the chance to visit Big Bang Comics in Dublin, Ireland, one of the finest comic shops in all the land. When I went in, I was met by a rather nice layout. To the left was a lovely display area, with high end figures and items in nice glass cases. … Continued

It’s been a time of change as of late in the comics world. Creators flocking to Substack. Creator deals with digital platforms like ComiXology. Publishers like DC taking their talents (or at least IP) to Webtoon. The merging of digital and print is becoming even more of a thing, an overlapping of a Venn diagram … Continued

It’s not often that a move in comics genuinely blows me away, but writer Scott Snyder’s recent deal with ComiXology Originals certainly qualifies. It’s a massive one, as the A-list writer is releasing eight new titles via the platform, each of which will eventually be released by Dark Horse in print, with each of the … Continued

James Tynion IV isn’t just one of the biggest writers in comics, thanks to his work in titles like Batman, Something is Killing the Children, Department of Truth, and an array of other comics. He’s also one of the most thoughtful people when it comes to considering how this medium and industry works from the … Continued

Entering the broader comics market as a new publisher is a tough game. It’s a market that’s saturated on all sides, with Marvel and DC dominating in the direct market and a bevy of massive book publisher-backed houses owning the book market. Where the entry points lies in there is hard to tell. It’s a … Continued