On this episode of COMICS FOR YOUR Matthew is joined by writer and artist Phil Hester! Phil's on to discuss his four decade career wherein he's worked with such luminary comics creators as Brian Michael Bendis, Kevin Smith, Tom King, Mark Millar, and others. They get into Phil's latest writing venture, A QUIET PLACE: STORM WARNING from IDW Publishing that expands the mythos of the blockbuster film franchise. Pick up a copy of A QUIET PLACE: STORM WARNING #1 from your local comic shop March 11th, 2026.

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On this episode of Comics For You, Matthew is joined by Sara Phoebe Miller! Sara is a writer and editor with over a decade's worth of experience in the comic book industry. She worked at DC Comics for 13 years, most recently as the editor of DC’s Books for Young Readers line of YA, middle grade, and early reader graphic novels, and is currently the Editorial Director of BOOM! Studios. You Belong Here with artist Morgan Beem is her first book. This is an incredibly enlightening chat about Young Adult content! What is YA? What are the major genres? How is the budgeting and pitching different from adult fare? How can you get started writing or editing YA work? Learn some tips and insight from Sara!

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On the latest episode of Fave 5 from Comics For You we have writer and artist Ibrahim Moustafa! Ibrahim is an illustrator and Eisner Award nominated comic book writer/artist from Portland, Oregon. He is best-known for his original graphic novels COUNT, RETROACTIVE, JAEGER and HIGH CRIMES, as well as his work on JAMES BOND, and on various Marvel Comics titles like MOON KNIGHT, WOLVERINE, DOCTOR STRANGE, and BLACK PANTHER. His work has been published by Marvel Comics, DC Entertainment, Image Comics, Humanoids Inc., BOOM! Studios, Valiant Entertainment, Dynamite Entertainment, Dark Horse Comics, and IDW Publishing. How does Ibrahim's favorite comics, artists, and writers stack up against yours?

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This week on COMICS FOR YOU, Matthew is joined by author Van Jensen! Van Jensen was born and raised in the farm country of Western Nebraska where he wrote and drew stories as soon as he could hold a pencil. He became a newspaper crime reporter, then a magazine editor, and eventually an author of comic books and graphic novels. He has written some of the world’s biggest characters, including James Bond and The Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern Corps for DC Comics. He also has co-created acclaimed series including Two Dead from Simon & Schuster/Gallery 13 (with National Book Award-winning artist Nate Powell), Cryptocracy from Dark Horse (with Pete Woods), and Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer from Top Shelf/IDW (with Dusty Higgins). Most recently, a collection of his kaiju mini-series Godzilla Heist from IDW and his novel Godfall have been released wherever books are sold.

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This episode we have the Editor-In-Chief at BOOM! Studios, Andy Schmidt laying down incredible insight. Andy shares his twenty-plus years of experience, shedding light on the keys to pitching, BOOM!'s future, how many editors it takes to bring a publisher to the comic shop, and Andy shares some incredible stories from his time working at Marvel Comics. This is one you have to listen all the way to the end.

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This episode we have the Editor-In-Chief at BOOM! Studios, Andy Schmidt laying down incredible insight. Andy shares his twenty-plus years of experience, shedding light on the keys to pitching, BOOM!'s future, how many editors it takes to bring a publisher to the comic shop, and Andy shares some incredible stories from his time working at Marvel Comics. This is one you have to listen all the way to the end.

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Crashing by Matthew and Morgan Beem: https://www.amazon.com/Crashing-Matthew-Klein/dp/1684059879

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On this blockbuster episode of Comics For You writer Stephanie Phillips stops by to talk about her new launch of DAREDEVIL! Plus, we get into Stephanie's celebrating Gothmas, how she schedules herself amongst juggling writing projects including All-New Spider-Gwen and Planet She-Hulk. Stephanie also drops some knowledge for new writers about pitching, costs, goal setting, and so much more.

Stephanie Phillips is an American writer known for comics and graphic novels such as HARLEY QUINN, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, SENSATIONAL WONDER WOMAN, SUPERMAN, TAARNA, and THE BUTCHER OF PARIS. Stephanie also holds a PhD in rhetoric and composition and and MA in English from the University of South Florida. She has taught writing and communication courses at the University at Buffalo, the University of South Florida, and the University of Tampa. Outside of comics, Stephanie is a Muay Thai fighter and hockey player. She likes cats, old Westerns, and macaroni & cheese shaped like cartoons.

Pre-Order DAREDEVIL #1 at your local comic shop by Monday, January 19th 2026!

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On this episode we have Billy Flake, the Director of Purchasing and Sales for Coliseum of Comics, the largest comics retailer in the Southeastern United States. Billy is one of the most influential figures in comics retail. He’s had an incredible 8 year odyssey that he shares with us on this episode. This is the listen for learning more about what it takes to sell comics, how they get into the shops, what keeps them going, where the opportunities in 2026 to grow the industry are and so much more!

Thanks for listening, if you wouldn’t mind please taking a second to like, subscribe, rate this show 5 stars it goes a long way to getting the algorithm to like us. If you’re here for Billy and like the interview, check out the back catalog! This is episode 24 already! Plus we debuted our new bonus segment, Fave 5, with Star Wars scribe Alex Segura giving us his fave 5 comic runs, writers, film noirs, artists, and more. Next up we’ll have writer Stephanie Phillips, who’ll be talking about her massive new Daredevil series for Marvel Comics! I cannot wait for you to hear that conversation. You can always support on Patreon at patreon.com/comics4u for as little as just $1 per month! That’s it. Cheapest subscription possible and yet you ensure this podcast will be here for years to come.

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For this episode Matthew sits down with writer and artist Michael Walsh! Michael is best known as the creator, writer, and artist of the Eisner-nominated horror comic book series, The Silver Coin, as well as the writer and artist of Universal Monsters: Frankenstein. With over ten years of professional comic book credits, he has worked on pop icons ranging from Spider-Man and Superman to Star Wars and The X-Files. His creator-owned book, Comeback, was optioned for a feature film by Skybound Entertainment.

In 2025, Michael and James Tynion released the creator-owned comic book, Exquisite Corpses, to massive critical and commercial success. Michael is currently developing a tabletop card game based on the hit comic.

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Exquisite Corpses Vol. 1

The Silver Coin Vol. 1

Universal Monsters: Frankenstein

Comeback