Direct Edition
A Podcast About Nothing... and Everything Dave from West Coast Davengers discusses all things comics, pop culture, movies, music, collecting with a nice dose of everyday life. Mix that up with some great interviews and you've got Direct Edition!
Episodes
119 episodes
Sanford Greene Battles DC Comics World With DARKSEID & Scott Snyder, Czarface, Bitter Root, & Ink Alliance!
Cartoonist Sanford Greene (Bitter Root) returns to Direct Edition to discuss Darkseid vs. The World, his upcoming DC All-In saga with Scott Snyder. He explains how a retailer's offhand suggestion inspired a two year pitch-to-page journ...
Stan Sakai's New Art Book! Usagi Yojimbo & Akira Kurosawa Influence
Legendary cartoonist Stan Sakai returns to Direct Edition to discuss The Art of Stan Sakai, his first-ever Kickstarter: an oversized art book collecting five decades of work. Sakai shares his lifelong love of physical media...
Eric Zawadzki On Assorted Crisis Events, The Eisners and The Films Of Michael Mann
Artist Eric Zawadzki joins Dave to discuss Assorted Crisis Events, the ambitious, award-winning anthology co-created with writer Deniz Camp. Zawadzki talks visual reinvention, his innovative Pixar-style drafting process, and the im...
Chris Condon : The Art Of The Slow Burn Comic (That Texas Blood, Of The Earth, Ezra Cain
Writer Chris Condon joins Dave to discuss the return of That Texas Blood (Image Comics), his Indiana Jones-esque pulp adventure Ezra Cain (Vertigo), and Of the Earth (Image), his collaboration with Charlie Adlard.&nbs...
Matteo Scalera on Why He Returned To Batman, Working With Matt Fraction, And Action Scenes In Comics!
Matteo Scalera returns to Direct Edition to discuss his fill-in on Batman issues 13 and 14, part of Matt Fraction's Bad Seeds event. Scalera talks about saying yes after years of turning down DC, collaborating with colorist Tomeu Morey...
Steve Skroce From Designing The Matrix To Tales Of Wonder, A Journey From Comics To Hollywood And Back!
Cartoonist Steve Skroce joins Dave to discuss Tales of Wonder, his new five-issue series with Image comics. Skroce shares how comedic films like Galaxy Quest and Tropic Thunder shaped the book's DNA, the creative falling out that inspi...
Nick Thorburn (Islands) Talks Pear Shape & Creating Underground Comics For Current Times & Creem Taste Of Cherry
Cartoonist and musician Nick Thorburn (Islands, The Unicorns) joins Dave to talk about his new book Pear Shape from Fantagraphics, and Taste of Cherry, the debut album from his band The Creem. Thorburn talks about his creative approach...
Jim Ward on Sparta's Cut A Silhouette, The Current State Of Touring, And Women Who Rock!
Jim Ward returns to talk with Dave about Sparta's new album Cut a Silhouette, out now on Equal Vision Records. Ward shares how a manager's blunt critique sparked three of the record's best songs, working with Jawbox founder...
Che Grayson - Absolute Catwoman, Scott Snyder Collaboration, and Horror Movies
Writer and Filmmaker Che Grayson joins Dave to discuss Absolute Catwoman, the DC project they're co-writing with Scott Snyder and artist Bengal. Grayson shares how their indie roots and pandemic-era Zoom calls with Snyder l...
Daniel Warren Johnson Returns With CHAINKATA - Chainsaw Sci-Fi Epic!
Cartoonist Daniel Warren Johnson joins Dave to announce Chainkata, his ambitious, decade-in-the-making new sci-fi series from Image. Chicks with chainsaws! Johnson shares the origin of the book's chainsaw-wielding heroine and the ex...
Ytasha Womack : How Miles Morales Changed The World Of Spider-Man
Award-winning author and cultural critic Ytasha Womack joins Dave to discuss Spider-Man: Miles Morales, An Exploration, her new book from the Marvel Age of Comics series examining the character's cultural significance. Woma...
Miles To Go with Brian Michael Bendis (Spider-Man, Jessica Jones & Powers!)
Legendary writer Brian Michael Bendis joins Dave to discuss his return to Marvel, and the upcoming animated series of Powers in development at Netflix. Bendis reflects on co-creating Miles Morales, Jessica Jones, and Riri W...
My Tokyo Summer - How Punk & DIY Inspired Abby Denson To Publish A Comic In Japan!
Cartoonist and author Abby Denson joins Dave to discuss 'My Tokyo Summer', her new graphic memoir, illustrated by Utomaru from Scholastic .Denson talks about the early influence of the DIY punk scene on her work, how a zine she made in the 90s ...
Geof Darrow Brings Shaolin Cowboy Back To Fight AI !
Legendary artist Geof Darrow joins Dave to discuss Shaolin Cowboy: Stayin' A.I.Live, the latest installment of his cult series from Dark Horse. They discuss some of the amazing artists tapped for variant covers including Peach Momoko, Daniel Wa...
Chew Creators John Layman & Rob Guillory Return With Ghost Brawler : Ghostbusters Meets Raging Bull!
Writer John Layman and artist Rob Guillory (Chew) join Dave to discuss their new collaboration Ghost Brawler, the Bruiser Edition live on kickstarter now! The two share the blistering writing pace of the series, how the setting draws from the c...
Nick Dragotta Brings Manga Influence To ABSOLUTE BATMAN With Scott Snyder!
Superstar Artist Nick Dragotta joins Dave to discuss the breakout success of DC's Absolute Batman. Dragotta shares the project’s Frank Miller-meets-manga blend of influences, his "yes and" collaboration with Scott Snyder, and the bold visual de...
Jim Rugg's New Book On Wolverine Weapon X - A Deep Dive Into The Marvel Age Of Comics
Cartoonist Jim Rugg joins Dave to discuss The Marvel Age of Comics: Weapon X, his deep-dive into Barry Windsor-Smith's seminal 1991 Wolverine story, originally serialized in Marvel Comics Presents.Rugg talks about the project's origin, w...
Alex Pardee - Bleeding Dreams Onto Canvas, Obsession, & Sam Kieth
Artist Alex Pardee (The Used, Aesop Rock) joins Dave to discuss Dream Bleeder, his new gallery show at Harman Projects in New York City. Pardee discusses his creative process, finding inspiration in anxiety and his Disneyla...
Derek Kirk Kim On Royals & The Last Mermaid - Storytelling, Comics & Loss
Derek Kirk Kim, Eisner and Harvey-winning comics creator, joins Dave from London to discuss Royals, his Koren-American new noir thriller. Derek shares the joy of writing a comic for another artist.Kim shares how a decade directi...
Matt Fraction And Chip Zdarsky : Mad About DC, Batman & Avengers Armageddon
Writer Matt Fraction (Batman, Hawkeye) and Canadian Chip Zdarsky (Captain America, Daredevil) join Dave for the 100th episode.The chums talk about Mad Magazine, Sex Criminals, Avengers A...
Atsushi Kaneko's Search And Destroy : Anger, Punk & Manga (An Interview)
Mangaka Atsushi Kaneko (Bambi and Her Pink Gun, Deathco, Soil, Evol) joins Dave to discuss Search and Destroy, his modern tribute to Osamu Tezuka's Dororo, published by Fantagraphics. Kan...
Connor Valentin Of Dissentience - The Crossroads of Music, Art & Kaiju
Guitarist and frontman Connor Valentin (Dissentience) joins Dave to chat about the band's new EP 'Kaiju' . They talk about giant monsters, comics, and the crossover between art and music. Valentin shares how McFarlane toys and Marve...
Gary Groth : Fantagraphics 50 Years Of The World's Greatest Cartoonists
Gary Groth, publisher and founder of Fantagraphics joins Dave to reflect on 50 years of championing comics, the world's greatest cartoonists, and following conviction. He talks about launching The Comics Journal at 21, meeting Rober...
Sebastian Bach : From Skid Row To The Spider-Man , Sebastian is one of us!
Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach joins Dave for a deep-dive conversation about comic book collecting, rock music, and creative inspiration. Bach shares his earliest comic memories, from Fantastic Four to Herb Trimpe’s In...
Brett Bean : D'ORC and Dungeon Crawler Carl , A Recipe For Success
Cartoonist Brett Bean (Dungeon Crawler Carl, Rocket and Groot, Jim Henson Creature Shop) joins Dave to discuss D'ORC, his humorous, high-fantasy series with Image Comics. Bean shares how he developed his p...
