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Part 1 of our New York Comic Con interviews! Anthony chats with Cullen Bunn, Howard Mackie, Meredith Finch, Jeremy Whitley, and the inimitable Gail Simone! Listen to what they have to say about the characters they've created and written!

SHOW NOTES:

• Intro

  • Cullen Bunn (3:20)

    • What’s he working on

    • Moon Knight – what did he want to focus on writing Marc?

    • Is Khonshu real or not?

    • How did he come up with the various Priests of Khonshu in the Acts of Evil annual?

    • How did he come to write Moon Knight originally?

    • Who’s his favorite personality of Moon Knight?

    • What does he hope to see in the Disney+ show?

  • Howard Mackie (12:37)

    • What was inspiration for Danny Ketch?

    • What aspects of Danny are based on Howard?

    • Danny’s relationship with his mom

    • What baggage did Danny carry because he lost his sister in his origin?

    • How did he differentiate Danny from Johnny Blaze?

    • How did he differentiate Ben Reilly and Kaine from Peter Parker?

    • What’s coming up next?

  • Meredith Finch (26:44)

    • Wonder Woman – what did she want to tell through Diana

    • What perspective did she bring as a woman writing Wonder Woman?

    • How did she write Diana with the burden of being a hopeful character?

    • What other stories did she want to tell with Diana?

    • Xena – what would she do that Wonder Woman wouldn’t do?

    • Rose – who is Rose and what is her story?

    • What is her next project?

  • Jeremy Whitley (36:03)

    • Did he choose to put Maker as the villain of the book or was that an editorial decision?

    • How did Rikki Barnes end up in the book?

    • What does Jeremy like about the Maker as a character?

    • Julie Power – was she intended as POV character?

    • Julie vs. Maker – dealing with heartbreak in different ways

    • Family – themes recurring in the book

    • What’s next?

  • Gail Simone (48:45)

    • Tell us about Seven Days, the new book

  • Ending

  • • Next episode – part 2 of NYCC interviews, then Roy Harper

References:

• Into the Knight Moon Knight Annual review (03:03)
• Maker episode (35:43)
• Sliding Doors - Jeremy Whitley (38:30)

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WE'RE BACK! Not only is this our Season 3 premiere, but it's our first ever creator interview. We talk to Jeremy Whitley, writer for the Unstoppable Wasp, and ask him about Nadia Van Dyne. We ask about her Bipolar disorder, her amazing support system, and how his writing rendered the need for a skit obsolete! Listen now!

SHOW NOTES:

• Intro

• Background (11:12)

  • Created by Mark Waid and Alan Davis in Free Comic Book Day 2016 Civil War II (July 2016)

  • Daughter of Hank Pym and his first wife Maria Trovaya – Maria was abducted and killed by foreign agents, Nadia was raised in Red Room as assassin until they learned who her father was – placed her in science program to use her genetic aptitude

  • Reverse-engineered Pym Particles and escaped, hoping to meet her father – discovers he is dead

  • Creates a new Wasp suit to honor her father’s memory

  • Joins the Avengers and becomes a US citizen

  • Creates Genius In action Research Labs (G.I.R.L.) to recruit young women with science backgrounds

  • Takes the name Van Dyne to thank Janet for her help

• Interview with Jeremy (15:30)

  • How he got started in comics

  • How he came to write Nadia
  • How he created Nadia's support system (33:45)

  • Nadia's treatment in-universe (43:20)

  • The artists' thoughts on a dialogue heavy series (46:00)

  • A skit on Nadia’s treatment became unnecessary (49:50)

  • What’s next for Nadia and what is next for Jeremy? (60:47)

• Outro

 

References:

• Popcorn Psychology – Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame episode – 5:54

• Hank Pym episode – 12:19

• Poochie – 40:29

• Anthony's blog post – 43:00

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Friend of the show Jeremy Whitley is back this week to talk about his new Rainbow Brite series, the return of The Unstoppable Wasp and "Suicide Squad for My Little Pony"! We talk about sleep habits, getting hit by hurricanes, heist teams made up of cartoon heroines of the 1980s, what the Wasp team was doing on its hiatus, working with a greeting card company and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris answer a listener question about some BS!

Chris and Matt were at SC Comicon this weekend, and they took the opportunity to talk to some great pals: Jeremy Whitley, Alex Smith, Dorothy Smith, Kyle Starks and Rico Renzi! Plus, Matt and Chris take some time to talk about meeting Cary Elwes and Adrian Paul, who are two guys who love swordfighting for real.

We're happy to welcome Jeremy Whitley, writer of Princeless and The Unstoppable Wasp, back to the show this week! We talk with him about Princeless being in development for a movie at Sony, working at Blockbuster, movie recommendations, spotlighting real-life scientists, the best of the five deadly venoms, dealing with trolls, Transmorphers and a lot more! Plus, we answer what might not be an uncommon listener question!

Ajax 3:16 says we just posted a podcast! And we've got a good one for you: Our old pal Jeremy Whitley, the writer of Princeless and the upcoming Unstoppable Wasp series, drops by to chat with us! We talk about our favorite Stone Cold moments (of course), pitch a movie starring Barack Obama and The Rock, discuss writing processes, freak out about dream collaborations and so much more! Plus, we answer some of your listener questions!