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Creannotators #75: “Love Everlasting” with artist Elsa Charretier!

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This week on Creannotators, I talk Love Everlasting and November with creator Elsa Charretier. We talk the strategy of marketing yourself as a comics creator, launching Love Everlasting #1 for free on Substack, challenges of working on November, Elsa’s Youtube comics breakdowns, and much more!

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

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1994 Variant Cover B: Grant Morrison, More Substack Comics, & Fullmetal Palschemist!

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Dave, Charlotte and Zack talk about indie comics launched in 1994, what’s up with creators jumping to Substack, and Dave reads more Manga with Fullmetal Alchemist!

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Sex! Romance! Comedy! ‘Sweet Paprika’ Vol. 1 is Mirka Andolfo’s Spiciest RomCom Yet

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A diva is born! Paprika is an instant girl-boss icon of the demonic and erotic! Those cat-eye glasses! That toothy smile and long forked tongue! Those pepper-red legs and the free curve of her beautiful bra-less breasts! Comic fans are going to treasure this fiery-colored babe for the future of comic history, forever. So, what’s her story?

‘Sweet Paprika’ is a romantic-comedy set in the same world of angels and devils as introduced in ‘Un/Sacred‘ more specifically localized to New York City and is entirely its own story, not a direct sequel. Mirka Andolfo writes real heart into all of her lasciviously illustrated characters, filling-in a world with compelling detail, with each issue maintaining that over-the-top charm and fun pace of a short cartoon. [Read more…] about Sex! Romance! Comedy! ‘Sweet Paprika’ Vol. 1 is Mirka Andolfo’s Spiciest RomCom Yet

The Guide to Comics on Substack

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In August 2021, the landscape of comics distribution shifted slightly, as two of America’s most popular and acclaimed comic book writers, James Tynion IV (Batman, Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #6) and Jonathan Hickman (X-Men, Transhuman), announced Substack financial grants that meant their upcoming projects would release via Substack’s email newsletter platform. Tynion’s announcement felt particularly seismic since the writer coupled the news with his planned departure from DC’s Batman, the biggest superhero comic in America.

Other creators accompanied the news, or followed later, including notable talents like Molly Knox Ostertag, Saladin Ahmed, Chip Zdarsky, Sophie Campbell, ND Stevenson, Kelly Thompson, Scott Snyder, Jeff Lemire and Donny Cates & Ryan Stegman. On January 31, 2022, a day declared “Comics Day on Substack,” the roster swelled to include Tom King & Elsa Charretier, Brian K Vaughan & Niko Henrichon, Khary Randolph & Joanne Starer, Rodney Barnes, Jen Bartel, oh, and GRANT MORRISON. [Read more…] about The Guide to Comics on Substack

DC’s 2021 Review Part 2: Future State, Infinite Frontier, & Fear State

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1.2.0: This Year in Comics

2021 featured three big picture moments. The year opened with Future State, a two-month event that gave readers a sneak peek into the future. Then DC began their soft reboot with Infinite Frontier #0, which spun out into various series and the event mini-series Infinite Frontier by Joshua Williamson. At the end of the year, the Batman family came together for a big story combining the past year’s Gotham plot threads from Fear State. Each of these 2021 events had positives and negatives, but overall they reminded fans of what the DC universe can be. [Read more…] about DC’s 2021 Review Part 2: Future State, Infinite Frontier, & Fear State