Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Darick Robertson (Part 2)

In part two of this three-part interview, we mostly focus on The New Warriors run that was Darick’s first regular gig at Marvel, and then move into more of his creator-owned work, as well as discussing the differences between collaborating vs writing and drawing all on his own.

As mentioned in the pre-show introduction, please visit somanyofus.com to understand further why I felt it necessary to preface our discussion of his work with Warren Ellis.

The opening image I mention near the beginning of the interview.

Artwork from that same issue used in the original Marvel logo before the 2001 Spider-Man (among others).

From my personal collection, an image commissioned for me by Darick back in 1999, coincidentally combining the two main books we discuss in this episode.

Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Darick Robertson (Part 1)

In this first part of my interview with legendary artist Darick Robertson, we cover his early love of comics and drawing, how he got his first creator-owned comic book, Space Beaver, published, and how that led into his first bit of work for Marvel and DC.

The guest of honor, Darick, joining me in a Zoom meeting.

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Young Darick had good taste.

Fortunately, “Ten-Buck Comics” was just the company’s name.

Episode 43: A (Semi-)Brief History of Valiant Comics

Vin Diesel has a new movie coming out next February titled Bloodshot (see the trailer below!), based on the Valiant Comics character.  But, what is Valiant Comics, and what makes it any different from Marvel or DC?  From the early 90s up to the current stable of titles, we look at the history of Valiant Comics/Entertainment.

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Unless you want to know (at least one of) the twist(s), I recommend stopping at around 1:10.

Where it all begins.

“The first one’s free…” The slogan of all the best dealers.

The book that sunk a thousand shops. (Well, not single-handedly, but it definitely helped.)

This one gets a little existential, but it’s worth the read!

The sole survivors of VH2.

The current stable of Valiant characters.

Episode 36: Non-Traditional Comic Recommendations (or Non-Superhero Comics)

Superheroes have been and continue to dominate the sales charts of American comics, but that doesn’t mean that’s all there is.  Thanks to a question from a Reddit user, Kurt goes into non-spoiler details about some of his favorites that he recommends you try out, if you haven’t already.

As mentioned in the show, I’m including a link to Scott McCloud’s homepage, as he has some very “non-traditional” comics, in every sense of the word.

No funny caption on this one. Just read it.

We all know the monkey is the real star.

Vertigo: Not just the publishing line, but also the feeling you get looking at this cover.

I wanted to be sure to show off the detailed backgrounds, but wanted to be sure to make it family-safe. I think this hits both of those qualifications.

A comic about comics. Brilliant!