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PoE- Alejandro Arbona: The Return Of Lazarus

At the beginning of 2025, I mentioned wanting to see the return of Greg Rucka and Michael Lark's LAZARUS. Well, 2025 finally delivered something good for a change. LAZARUS is back, and its editor, Alejandro Arbona, is here to talk about one of the best comic books Image Comics has ever published. Also, we talk about the breathtaking horror one-shot Alejandro wrote, LAKE YELLOWWOOD SLAUGHTER. Goats Flying Press is its publisher. And you can still get in on the Kickstarter campaign. Click here to get to it

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A new Portrait of an Editor! In this episode, my friend Alex Schumacher returns to discuss his new Original Graphic Novel, The Effects of Pickled Herring. In 2024, his OGN won two national JewCE Awards from The Center for Jewish History in the categories of "All Ages" and "Autobiographical/Biographical Content." We talk about his long trek to get his OGN into readers' hands.

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PoE CROPPED #29: Beginnings & Endings

I'm sorry for the months-long gap between episodes. Unfortunately, getting my podcasting muscle back into shape took much longer than expected. Hopefully, this recent break helped me recharge.

My conversation with Will Dennis during this week's episode should get us caught up. 2025 is shaping up to be a challenging year for comics. However, the medium came into its own during the Great Depression, so bring it on tough times.

An update-- The past 50 or so episodes are now on YouTube for free. When you get there, please like and subscribe.

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Matter of fact, please like and subscribe on whatever podcasting app you use. It helps a lot in the motivation department. Thank you. A reminder that there is a Portrait of an Editor Patreon page where you can find older interviews. I just moved a bunch of my interviews to Patreon and added a new outtakes, so check it out for a buck a month.

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PoE - Alex Segura: Catching up on Dick Tracy

A new Portrait of an Editor -- Alex Segura: Catching up on Dick Tracy. We talk a bit about "Alter Ego," the follow-up novel to Alex Segura's 2022 novel "Secret Identity." Then we jump into talking about Mad Cave Studios' Dick Tracy. FYI -- issue #2 hits stores on 6/12. Also, if you missed the first issue, a second printing is available.

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PoE -- Sarah Litt: Know Your Rights

Ahoy Comics has been on my radar since they started out, and I suggest checking out the comics Sarah edits and other books in the Ahoy line-up. They are producing some funny and thought-provoking books—basically, what outstanding comic books should be.

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PoE: CROPPED #26-Delivering Bad News

Will and I talk about editors delivering bad news to creators, including canceling books, firings, and passing on pitches. 

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PoE: Dave_Wielgosz: Sanding Down the Edges

In this Portrait of an Editor, Dave Wielgosz discusses his move from the East Coast to the West Coast and his journey from editor to writer. Along the way, we cover what could help you become an editor at DC Comics or Marvel and the support he got from his folks in his hometown. Dave let me ramble on about my obsession with DC's 80-page Giants and the importance of short stories like them for a writer's profile and for an editor to test talent.

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PoE CROPPED #25 - Editors' Creativity

This ep covers a lot! Will Dennis and I address one of the core reasons for this podcast by discussing Roy Thomas taking co-creator credit for Wolverine and Will's own experiences with creator-owned material, specifically the origins of Vertigo's SCALPED. We also discuss deadlines and how Batman's penis changed the course of DC's Black Label.

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PoE: Sebastian Girner: The Dead the Damned

The Dead the Damned could 2024's theme for the comics industry. For now it's the title of Goats Flying Press's first release. After a two-year break, I talked with Sebastian Girner about his new publishing venture, Goats Fly Press, and whether it was a smart idea to launch a new company during these crazy times for comic book publishing.

Sebastian really gets into the details about his present and future plans and the attitude he's taking . It's an honest and optimistic conversation. We even try to figure out if Marvel and DC Comics are relevant nowadays.

Portrait of an Editor has a sponsor: Magic Mind, an excellent productivity elixir. The show's discounts are available at https://www.magicmind.co/portraitofaneditor with discount code ANTIX20. The code is valid forever and offers 20% off one-time purchases and subscriptions.

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PoE: Alex Antone: 80-Page Giant

I've heard many people say no one buys comic book anthologies. Well, that might not be so true. For several years, DC Comics has had a successful run with its 80-Page Giant seasonal anthologies. Alex Antone, who edited some of the earlier issues, joined me in discussing why these anthologies are so fun and successful.

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PoE Bonus Ep! MUTINY: BLACK GIRL MAGIK#1

Here's a special interview with Amanda Meadows about Fairsquare Comics' new Kickstarter project -- Mutiny: Black Girl Magick.

Mutiny Black Girl Magick Kickstarter Page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1hitwonder/mutiny-black-girl-magik1/comments

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Important reminder for cartoonists

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PoE-CROPPED #24: One More Year

Will Dennis and I connected to talk about a few things 2023 and a few things 2024. We covered NYCC 2023, Thought Bubble, Roger Stern, Will's favorite comic of 2023, Moonshine, the loss of editorial institutional knowledge, and the demise of comics in 2024.

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PoE: 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 through the ups and downs of working comic books.

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Stumbled across a jpg of a Dr Strange crowquill drawing from a little while back. I need to break out my dip-pens again.

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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-Con, we also review Will's past and discuss his future with Comixology, the digital vs. physical reading experience, being part of yet another Eisner win, and the success of DSTERLY's booth.

Finally, Will reveals "the magic sauce" needed for a publishing start-up to go from a conversation to a booth at San Diego in one year.

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