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Between the Panels: Artist Eranga Devasurendra on Supermarket Missions, Early Artistic Experimentation, and Comics Santa
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Most comic creators start outside the factory looking in, but then there are some who start so far outside the factory that even looking in might seem daunting.
SDCC 2026: Fanbase Press Interviews Co-Writers Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney, and Eric Putzer on the Gothic Noir Comic, 'Black Star'
At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Fanbase Press’ Kevin Sharp talks with co-writers Kristin Kreuk (Smallville), Peter Mooney (Rookie Blue), and Eric Putzer (Burden of Truth) about their work on Black Star from Titan Comics, what horror fans can expect from the new mini-series, and more. For more of Fanbase Press’ coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2026, please visit www.fanbasepress.com
Between the Panels: Writer Timmy Heague on Learning to Hustle, Avoiding Burnout, and One Important Rainy Night
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Here’s a story you may have heard before: kid falls in love with comics, dreams about making their own, gets a job at a comic store before ultimately, indeed, breaking into the business.
Between the Panels: Writer Jamila Rowser on Not Being Scared, FUBU Publishing, and Finding the Comics That Fit
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Listing Jamila Rowser’s full creative CV would take up more room than we have available here. Blogger. Podcaster. Publisher. Writer. Editor. Eisner nominee. Ignatz and Alex Award winner.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Fell Hound on Knowing Your Boundaries, YouTube Art Lessons, and Professional Necromancy
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Ringo nominee. Creator whose work has been published through Vault, BOOM!, IDW, and more. Cartoonist whose last art class was in high school. Double threat talent with a voice and perspective unlike any other in the comics world.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Sophie Campbell on Homemade Comic Strips, Serious Stories, and Collecting Kaiju
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. It’s some kind of foreshadowing that a child meeting a certain comic character on the page would one day grow up to guide that character’s adventures as both writer and artist. Thus is the saga of Sophie Campbell and Supergirl.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Juni Ba on Getting Lost in Manga, Being Obsessed with Storytelling, and Surviving an Early Cautionary Tale
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Senegal might once have seemed an impossible distance from the center of the comics industry, but, in the internet age, talented creators like Juni Ba have been able to make that leap.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Paulina Ganucheau on School Bus Art Trading, Filling the Project Plate, and Disaster Leading to Opportunity
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Bex Glendining on Arriving Late to Comics, Stumbling Through the Illustration World, and Making a First Graphic Novel
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Imagine a creator who can write, illustrate, and color; whose clients include DC, Marvel, Iron Circus, Mad Cave (and those are just the purely comics ones!); and whose already impressive profile is about to rise sharply with the release of a new graphic novel this year.
Between the Panels: Artist Eamon Winkle on Taking Chances, Making Dentures, and the Artist Paramount to His Creative Education
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Whether it was entering a Batman contest or discovering the work of Kelley Jones, Eamon Winkle’s path to being a professional artist is marked with important milestones.
Between the Panels: Artist Alex Moore on Taking Horrible Jobs, Building Networks, and Reading ‘Maus’ Too Young
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Encouraging parents, a rich diet of illustrated material, and a thriving London comics scene were three of the ingredients that set Alex Moore on the way to a career in the arts.
Between the Panels: Artist Suspiria Vilchez on Making Traditional Art, ‘Terror Tots,' and Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. While her name may be new to comic readers, Suspiria Vilchez has been building a striking portfolio of traditional painted work for other publishers. Now that she’s been “discovered” by the comics world, prepare to see many striking covers on the racks from this creator.
Between the Panels: 2024 Special Edition – ‘Have You Read . . . ?’ - Fanbasepress
As part of our interview series, I ask each creator to step into the role of fan and talk about which comics they admire, that spark their own creativity, that they recommend to others. Below are the picks from our 2024 guest lineup, a wide sampling of works from different genres and time periods as varied as the people naming them. – Kevin Sharp Mike Henderson (artist, The Forged): It’s the stock answer with good reason, but Watchmen really is the gold standard.
Between the Panels: Writer Jasmine Walls on Reassessing Life’s Trajectory, Asking “Why Not?”, and the Ideal Chocolate Chip Cookie
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. On some parallel world in the multiverse, Jasmine Walls is currently famous for a booming bakery business. On this world, Jasmine’s renown is due to a library of graphic novels and webcomics that, while visualized by different artists, all still clearly carry the voice of one dynamic storyteller.
Between the Panels: Artist David Talaski on Going from Animation to Comics, the Cover Creation Process, and One Very Important Convention
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. With the rise of variant comics covers in recent years, certain artists have become known for their memorable designs. David Talaski is one such name, whose striking, colorful images consistently stand out in a crowded marketplace.
Between the Panels: Artist Nir Levie on Failing Faster, Differentiating His Style, and Lessons from Caricaturing
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Certain comic artists have a style so distinct that one could identify their work from across a room. One such artist is Nir Levie, who may be the only — or certainly one of the only — professional comic book artists who is also a practicing architect.
Between the Panels: Writer Stephanie Williams on Her First Grade Comic, Learning from Dwayne McDuffie, and Leaving Safe and Secure Behind
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Stephanie Williams might have had a successful, fulfilling career in medical research, except for one small issue — her childhood dream of writing comics.
Between the Panels: Artist Skylar Patridge on Playing the Long Game, Being Drawn to Outsiders, and the Book That Made Her Want to Make Comics
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Imagine being a kid in the pre-internet-as-we-know-it days, growing up with limited access to comics but savoring what you could get your hands on. Now imagine going from that to being a professional comic artist with credits from DC, Image, Marvel, IDW, and other publishers on your resume.
Between the Panels: Artist Davi Go on Moviemaking Dreams, Jamaican Flair, and Long-Distance Readability
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Every artist’s work is colored to some degree by their background and cultural influences. Take Davi Go for example — self-taught and exposed to a rich tapestry of creative material early on, his ultimate decision to pursue visual art over other potential career dreams was the comic world’s gain.
SDCC 2024: Fanbase Press Interviews Janie Hendrix and DJ Ben Ha Meen on ‘Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze’ from Titan Comics
At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Fanbase Press’ Kevin Sharp talks with Janie Hendrix (President and CEO of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. and Authentic Hendrix, LLC, and President of JMH Productions) and DJ Ben Ha Meen (Writer, Producer, Host/CEO of For All Nerds) about the graphic novel, Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze (Titan Comics), the inspiration behind this rock-and-roll space opera featuring the legendary Jimi Hendrix, how the creators attempted to convey the power of music through sequential art,...
Fanbase Press Interviews Jackson Lanzing on the New Comic Book Series, The Principles of Necromancy,’ with Magma Comix
The following is an interview with New York Times bestselling writer Jackson Lanzing (@JacksonLanzing)regarding his new comic book series, The Principles of Necromancy, published by Magma Comix. Writing partners Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly have had their share of high-profile releases in recent years, including Outsiders (DC), Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel), and Star Trek (IDW).
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Keezy Young on Hiding in Bookstores, Feeling Like an Invader, and Making Stories That Help Others
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. It might seem like a child growing up in a forest setting, nourished by an abundance of different creative media, would be destined to end up in the arts somehow.
Between the Panels: Writer Amy Chase on Handling Rejection, Reading Manga Backwards, and the Benefits of Writing Fanfic
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Pop quiz: What do Archie, Ghostbusters, Dungeons & Dragons, and My Little Pony have in common? Answer: They’re all properties that have been handled by writer Amy Chase.
Between the Panels: Artist Dennis Menheere on Finding Comics in the Netherlands, Chasing Farfetched Dreams, and Facebook As a Valuable Tool (Really!)
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. For someone with ambitions of breaking into the American comics business, living in the Netherlands before the internet explosion may have made that seem like an unlikely – if not unreachable – goal. Dennis Menheere, however, is an example of not taking one’s eye off the prize.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Sierra Barnes on the Appeal of Webcomics, the Impact of ‘Maus,’ and Making It Up As You Go
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. How different Sierra Barnes’ life path would have been had she stuck to her original plan of working in the history field.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Archie Bongiovanni on Slice-of-Life Comics, Googling Art Schools, and the Hustle of Self-Distribution
“Between the Panels” is a monthly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. There are those who realize their professional calling later in life, and then are those who target working in comics early on; spend high school and college making their own zines; and later use that work as a springboard into the larger industry.
Fanbase Press Interviews Michele Abounader on Launching a Backerkit Crowdfunding Campaign for the LGBTQIA+ Charity Anthology, ‘When I Was Young’
The following is an interview with editor Michele Abounader regarding the recent launch of a Backerkit crowdfunding campaign for the LGBTQIA+ charity anthology, When I Was Young. In this interview, Fanbase Press Contributor Kevin Sharp chats with Abounader about the origin of the anthology and its premise, what readers may take away from the included stories, and more! Fanbase Press Contributor Kevin Sharp: Talk a bit about the origin story of the project. What was the genesis of the premise?
Between the Panels: Artist: Salomée Luce-Antoinette on DIY Comics, ‘X-Men’ Love, and Always Having a Pen in Her Pocket
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. From the geographical challenge of trying to find reading material as a kid, to changing college study paths midstream, Saly Luce-Antoinette has had her eyes on one goal: making comics.
Between the Panels: Artist Mike Henderson on Cosmic Marvel, Letting Go of Mistakes, and Important Forks in the Road
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. What aspiring comic book creator would turn down a job for Marvel as their way of breaking into the biz?
Between the Panels: 2023 Special Edition – ‘Have You Read . . . ?’ - Fanbasepress
As part of our interview series, I ask each creator to step into the role of fan and talk about which comics they admire, that spark their own creativity, that they recommend to others. Below are the picks from our 2023 guest lineup, a wide sampling of works from different genres and time periods as varied as the people naming them. – Kevin Sharp Rachel Distler (artist, The Nightcrawlers) Asterios Polyp.
Between the Panels: Artist Valeria Favoccia on Discovering Secondhand Comics, Drawing ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ and Loving Tony Stark
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. From being a child in Italy with artistic dreams, to working on their favorite video game property, to partnering with Scotty Snyder on a new creator-owned title, Valeria Favoccia’s professional path must sometimes feel like a dream.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Nicole Goux on Working Solo, Appreciating the “Lowbrow,” and Learning to Love Gouache
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. There are those who find their calling later in life, and there are those who have it in their bones from an early age. Such is the case with Nicole Goux and a life in the arts.
Between the Panels: Writer Jeremy Adams on Discovering Funny Comics, Changing Career Paths, and One Important ‘Doctor Who’ Night
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Since getting his foot in the door at DC Comics, Jeremy Adams has written two of the company’s biggest titles: The Flash and Green Lantern.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Vivian Zhou on Storyboards vs. Comics, Filling Sketchbooks, and the Career Dream That Accidentally Came True
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. In another timeline, Vivian Zhou might have followed her original career path and have risen to the top of the animation field by now. Instead, she heeded the siren song of comics — and her creative passion — which has led to the imminent arrival of her debut graphic novel, Atana and the Firebird.
Between the Panels: Artist Yasmin Flores Montanez on the Appeal of ‘90s ‘X-Men,’ Good Comic Covers, and the Best Career Action Plan
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Since earning an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design [SCAD] and graduating from the inaugural Milestone Initiative Talent Development Workshop, Yasmin Flores Montanez has hit the comics scene in a big way.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Deb JJ Lee on Building an Online Portfolio, an Important Weekend Project, and ‘The Lowest Form of Art’
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Remove “comics” as a category from Deb Lee’s resume, and one would still be left with an impressively wide-ranging display of artistic accomplishments.
Between the Panels: Artist Andrea Rosales on Comic Strip Tug-of-Wars, Early Networking, and the (Good) Challenges of Anthologies
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. To say that Andrea Rosales followed a circuitous path into comics is underselling the saga. From graphic design to animation to digital media, Andrea gained experience in multiple disciplines before ultimately bringing her gifts to this storytelling medium we all know and love.
Between the Panels: Writer/Editor Michele Abounader on Comic Anthology Logistics, Waiting for the Right Moment, and an ‘Emily Dickinson Problem’
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. For someone who was looking in at the world of comics from the outside, wanting to be part of it, Michele Abounader has certainly made up for any lost time.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Michiums on the Joys of Anthology Comics, the Power of Creating, and Bringing the Cinematic to the Page
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. Anyone who’s passed by Michiums’ table at any convention Artist Alley has been treated to a visual smorgasbord of incandescent, ethereal work via the artist’s various merchandise.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Olivia Stephens on DIY Comics, Bypassing Gatekeepers, and a Hero Names Captain Bikini
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it. By Olivia Stephens’ own admission, making stories for a middle grade audience was something that she had never considered before the delightful graphic novel, Artie and the Wolf Moon, in 2021.
Between the Panels: Cartoonist Sloane Leong on Sitting in Bookstores, Her Early Catchphrase, and a Key Decision at 16 Years Old
Writer. Artist. Editor. Comics maker. Awards organizer. Podcast host. Eisner and Ignatz nominee. Since making the decision to pursue her artistic dreams as a teenager, Sloane Leong has let her interests guide her into numerous fields and projects. On the eve of her latest graphic novel release, we spoke about the path that formed this unique creator.
Chasing the Grail: An Interview with Colleen Doran and Kim Munson on the Exhibit, ‘Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman’
Kevin Sharp, Fanbase Press Contributor: Before we get into the project itself, how did the two of you meet? Had you collaborated professionally on anything before this? Kim Munson: I was always impressed by Colleen’s work on superhero titles, notably the Wonder Woman: The Once and Future Story hardcover. In 2019 I was invited to organize a “Women in Comics” exhibit at the Society of Illustrators in New York.
Between the Panels: Artist Scott Koblish on ‘Plussing’ As an Inker, Selling Videotapes Door to Door, and the Appeal of Confusion
One of the most prolific inkers in the industry, with a list of credits too long to even begin to unroll, Scott Koblish has been a fixture on comics pages since the '90s. Certain guests need no real introduction, so let’s get to it… First off, the basics… Your specialties (artist/writer/letterer/etc.): Artist Your home base: Los Angeles, CA Social Media Facebook: @ScottKoblishFans Instagram: @scottkoblish Twitter: @Koblish Fanbase Press Contributor Kevin Sharp: Why comics?
Between the Panels: Artist Amalas Rosa on Being a Process Person, Growing Up Around Art, and Wanting to Be Hunter S. Thompson
While artist Amalas Rosa may not be familiar to a wide cross-section of comic book readers, that is likely soon to change with new projects in the pipeline. Admire the craft now so that when her name is on everyone’s lips, you can say you knew her when.
Fanbase Press - Between the Panels: Artist Nick Pitarra on Discovering ‘The Authority,’ Turning Negatives to Positives, and the Biggest (Literally) Project of His Career
Fans probably most associate Nick Pitarra with being half of the duo — with writer Jonathan Hickman — behind The Manhattan Projects, but beyond that he’s worked for DC, Marvel, Oni, IDW, and others, always bringing a distinctive art style hard to mistake for anyone else’s. Now, Nick is venturing into creator-owned territory with the series, Ax-Wielder Jon.
Between the Panels: Artist Jacoby Salcedo on the Joy of Doodling, Comics for an Edgy Teenager, and Choosing Art School Via Wikipedia
If looking for an example of the old saying, “slow and steady wins the race,” look no further than artist Jacoby Salcedo. From building a portfolio to building key creative partnerships, this rising star has been published by DC, Dark Horse, and others so far — with an important debut graphic novel just around the corner.
Between the Panels: Writer Geoff Johns on Loving Monsters, Being Grateful, and Taking the Big Swings
Few creators’ names have been as inextricably linked to one publisher as much as Geoff Johns and DC Comics. Since breaking in as a writer back in 1999, Johns has not only written high-profile book after high-profile book, but was a key player in bringing DC’s characters from off the comics pages to screens big and small.
Between the Panels: Editor Shelly Bond on Decorating Her Resume, Getting Pushed off the Diving Board, and Fitting in at Vertigo
From her start at 1980s publisher Comico (RIP), to getting in on the ground floor at Vertigo (ditto), to starting her own publishing label, Shelly Bond’s professional journey could be held up as a map of modern comics editorial overall. She’s worked hands-on with some of the biggest names in the business and has survived to tell the tale(s).
Between the Panels: Writer John Lees on Being a Classroom Trendsetter, Screenwriting Ambitions, and the Inevitability of Writing Horror
Along with the resurgence of horror comics in recent years has come an influx of new creative voices in the genre. Take John Lees, for example: a creator who was drawn to the dark side from an early age and who has blended his myriad early influences into a vision all his own.
Between the Panels: Artist Veronica Fish on Cinematic Storytelling, ‘Cape Books,’ and Not Liking Her Comics Namesake
Make a list of artists who have made their name working on Archie books, and there wouldn’t be a whole lot of entries, but Veronica Fish would undoubtedly be one of them. A creator who started off on a markedly non-comics art path has become a recognizable talent whose characters blaze with personality, whether in Riverdale or the Marvel Universe.
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