Are you interested in the work of many creators who migrated to Substack during the past couple of years but felt overwhelmed by the number of emails you are getting all week? So was I! But I got you, my friend.
I'll bring you a weekly summary of everything happening on Substack so you don't miss any important announcements. I'll limit my comments to the free stuff, so I won't spoil any surprises the creators prepare for their paid subscribers.
Stay up to date with me!
IT'S CHIP ZDARSKY'S NEWSLETTER, OKAY?
Chip Zdarsky is an Award-winning writer/artist working on Batman (DC Comics), Daredevil (Marvel Comics), and Public Domain (Image Comics), among others.
This week Chip updated us on his work: Batman #132 and Daredevil #8 are out!
He also answered the following question:
"What do Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, and Tim Drake mean to you as a reader/ fan of the characters/comics, as the writer of said comics, and what do you think they mean to Bruce Wayne?"
I recommend you read Chip's answer. This man knows a thing or two about Robins.
ASHCAN PRESS COMICS CORPORATION
Matthew Rosenberg is a writer working on What’s the Furthest Place from Here? (Image Comics), The Joker (DC Comics), and WildC.A.T.s (DC Comics), among others.
This week Matt published an episode of his podcast Ideas Don’t Bleed, where he and co-hosts Griffin Sheridan and Ethan S. Parker talk about comics and more with a creator. The guests were Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, writers of Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Batman Beyond: Neo-Year, Star Trek, and, soon, Guardians of the Galaxy.
JINXWORLD
Brian Michael Bendis is an Award-winning writer and co-creator of well-known Marvel Comics characters such as Miles Morales and Riri Williams (Ironheart). He is working on The Ones (Dark Horse Comics) and Phenomena (Abram Books), among others.
Last week Brian taught his bi-monthly Master Class #6 w/ David F. Walker, exclusively for paid subscribers. This week he sent a free 10-min preview!
DARK APOCRYPHA PRESENTS
Rodney Barnes is a screenwriter, producer, and writer currently working on Killadelphia and Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog (Image Comics) and Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Marvel Comics), among others.
This week Rodney promoted Monarch #1, his new book, out now! He sent preview pages for it. Also, Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog #12 is out! And Blacula: Return of the King is also out.
It's a great time to be a Rodney Barnes fan!
OUR BEST JACKETT
Scott Snyder is an Award-Winning writer working on Nocterra (Image Comics), Canary, Barnstormers, Dudley Datson, and the Forever Machine, and Book of Evil (Comixology Originals/Dark Horse Comics), among others.
Wytches is getting a TV Show!!!
Scott announced that Amazon picked up the hit series Wytches by him and Jock for two seasons (season 2 will air if season 1 is a hit, which will happen 100%). He also talked about how these processes worked and gave us some behind-the-scenes of how they have pushed this project and their level of involvement. It’s going to be great.
Also, Scott answered the following questions from subscribers:
“Can you tell us what's on your Mount Rushmore of Batman: The Animated Series episodes?”
“What comics genres have you not explored that you'd like to explore in the future?”
I recommend reading Scott's answer as he has a vast understanding of the industry and his craft, which is logical because he's been at the top of it for many years. Plus, he is a natural teacher, so he explains everything in simple terms for everyone to understand.
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That's all for this week! At least, that is all I can cover. There is much more happening that I will continue to include for the following weeks' recaps. You can check out Grant Morrison's Xanaduum, James Tynion IV’s The Empire of Tiny Onion, Joshua Williamson's Super Scary Newsletter, Fábio Moon's Fábio's Moon Base, Brian K. Vaughan’s Exploding Giraffe, and Ryan Stegman's and Donny Cates' KLC Press for more content published this week!