Portrait of an Editor
Portrait of an Editor interviews comic book editors from around the world. During it we discuss an editor’s origin story, mentors, tricks of the trade, and the people skills and unique creativity an editor brings to his or her job.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 161: PoE-CROPPED #24: One More Year
Will Dennis and I connect to talk about a few things 2023 and a few things 2024. We cover NYCC 2023, Thought Bubble, Roger Stern, Will's favorite comic of 2023, Moonshine, the loss of editorial insti…
00:45:49 |
Sat 06 Jan 2024
Episode 160: Denton Tipton: The Shape of Magma
Post San Diego Comic-Con 2023, I had a great conversation with Denton Tipton about the new version of Magma Comix. We cover Denton's and Magma's past, present, and future and what keeps him going thr…
00:53:16 |
Fri 06 Oct 2023
Episode 159: PoE: CROPPED #23 SDCC2023
First, DSTRLY's anthology, THE DEVIL'S CUT, which Will Dennis discusses in this ep, was released last week. So scoop up your copy before it sells out. Along with talking about 2023's San Diego Comic-…
00:49:31 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
Episode 158: CROPPED #22: GRAB BAG
SDCC2023, Barcon, John Byrne, COVID, BARNSTORMERS, Fabio Moon, and we spent some serious time discussing all the covers for DSTRLY's Devil's Cut and how they came to be. (FYI - This was recorded a bi…
00:53:13 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
Episode 157: Robyn Chapman: HOMICIDE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Robyn Chapman discusses her work on First Second's release of HOMICIDE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, which is an adaptation of David Simon's nonfiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, which also …
00:34:46 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
Episode 156: Annalise Bissa: What Scares You Now
My quick tour of Marvel's Avengers Heroes office wraps up. This time I talked with Annalise Bissa about her career's progress from intern to editor. By discussing her background, mentors, and various…
01:12:09 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Episode 155: Tom Brevoort: Avengers Beyond & Namor: Conquered Shores
Marvel's Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and I discuss the genesis, execution, and response to two unique Marvel series--AVENGERS BEYOND and NAMOR: CONQUERED SHORES. Tom explains why Marvel's Two-In-On…
00:45:50 |
Sun 28 May 2023
Episode 154: Alex Segura: Many Identities
First, a huge congratulations to Alex Segura for winning the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Prize for the Mystery/Thriller category for SECRET IDENTITY.As for this interview, it's a companion pi…
00:48:04 |
Thu 11 May 2023
Episode 153: PoE: CROPPED #21: DSTLRY
No intro with this episode of CROPPED because I wanted to jump right into the Q&A with Will Dennis about his role with DSTLRY. And I asked him to explain what the hell is a Founding Editor.
00:00:17 |
Wed 26 Apr 2023
Episode 152: Chuck Austen: Edgeworld Season 2
Comixology Originals' EDGEWORLD relaunched a few months back. Three new issues from this new arc are already available. I caught up with series writer and co-creator Chuck Austen to discuss this arc'…
00:15:34 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
Episode 151: PoE CROPPED #20: Byrne & Stern's Captain America
Will Dennis and I journey down memory lane and review the nine issues of Captain America (#247 to #255) that Roger Stern and John Byrne pretty much teased readers with in 1980. We ask "What If" and "…
00:41:54 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Episode 150: Cliff Chiang: A Different Kind of Comic
I had a great talk with Cliff Chiang in which we discussed how his editing work at Vertigo Comics reverberates throughout his career right up to CATWOMAN: LONELY CITY. He also dived into the creative…
01:21:53 |
Mon 27 Feb 2023
Episode 149: PoE CROPPED #20: WARHAMMER 2023
After Will Dennis and I realized we hadn't recorded a CROPPED since before New York Comic Con, we jumped into reviewing 2022 and pondered what would happen in 2023. Hey, it's only February, so we can…
00:45:59 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
Episode 147: Andy Khouri (pt. 3): Be the Biggest Fan
In part 3 of my talk with Andy Khouri, we wrap up our talk about the early days of DC's Black Label and move on to his editing chores on DC's relaunch of Vertigo and working on the Young Animal pop-u…
00:05:55 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Episode 146: Andy Khouri (pt. 2): Black Label Beginnings
In part 2 of my Portrait of an Editor interview with Andy Khouri, we wrap up his take on editing Green Arrow. Also, we discuss how he learned to navigate the politics of the DC offices and the tastes…
00:32:02 |
Tue 27 Dec 2022
Episode 145: Andy Khouri (pt. 1): Joining DC
One good reason for taking my time on this is that I think Andy delivered a great interview that explains some of the core reasons why I do this podcast. Over the course of 3 hours, he described what…
00:42:34 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Episode 144: Scott Dunbier: NYCC2022
Here's my final New York Comic Con 2022 interview. First, I talked with Scott Dunbier years ago on the eve of another New York Comic Con. You can find that talk on the Portrait of an Editor Patreon p…
00:25:05 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
Episode 143: Fabrice Sapolsky: NYCC 2022
You could say my NYCC2022 talk with Fabrice Sapolsky should be called Portrait of a Publisher. We cover a lot here with what he is doing with FairSquare Comics. He delivers excellent points on the hu…
00:28:44 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
Episode 142: Joseph Illidge: NYCC 2022
At NYCC 2022, I reconnected with Heavy Metal's executive editor Joseph Illidge. We talked about George Perez's takes on Scarlet Witch and Wonder Woman, the deaths that hit the industry in 2022, and t…
00:27:13 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
Episode 142: Greg Lockard: NYCC 2022
Here's my sixth NYCC 2022 interview. I caught up with Greg Lockard about his editing work with James Tynion. We got a bit fanboy over Michael Avon Oeming's work with James on BLUE BOOK. We also discu…
00:22:42 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
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