Nerdist Comics Panel

Host Heath Corson (Detective Chimp, Justice League Action) beams up Trevor Roth COO/President of Development of Roddenberry Entertainment to chat about their new comic series Missing Days, super hero brand management, character authenticity in the eye of reboots and, of course, everything he can spill about the upcoming Star Trek Discovery (Spoiler: Not much). Today's theme is a lounge version of the 60's Star Trek Theme (originally titled "Where No Man Has Gone Before") written by Alexander Courage.

Host Heath Corson (Detective Chimp, Justice League Action) beams up Trevor Roth COO/President of Development of Roddenberry Entertainment to chat about their new comic series Missing Days, super hero brand management, character authenticity in the eye of reboots and, of course, everything he can spill about the upcoming Star Trek Discovery (Spoiler: Not much). Today's theme is a lounge version of the 60's Star Trek Theme (originally titled "Where No Man Has Gone Before") written by Alexander Courage.

Host Heath Corson (Detective Chimp, Justice League Action) looks back at 2016's biggest comic book inspired hits and misses in the field of television and the best comics of the year with Ashley Miller (Thor, X-Men: First Class), Julie Benson and Shawna Benson (Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, The 100). Continuing our salute to the late great Prince, today's theme is "Trust" also recorded for the 1989 Batman movie.  

Host Heath Corson (Detective Chimp, Justice League Action) looks back at 2016's biggest comic book inspired hits and misses in the field of films and video games with Ashley Miller (Thor, X-Men: First Class), Julie Benson and Shawna Benson (Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, The 100). Today's theme is "Partyman" by the late great Prince, recorded for the 1989 Batman movie. And man, it's still funky.

The writer of several Marvel comics, including Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme, Spidey!, and Venom: Space Knight, discusses his longtime love of comics, balancing writing comics with his day job on Supernatural, finding the funny, and more.

The co-writer of Doctor Strange talks about his take on that character, the Marvel process, working on another big franchise with Prometheus, and lots more. 

Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Detective Chimp) are joined by Marguerite Bennett (DC Bombshells; Animosity; Insexts) to talk about their favorite comic book couples, depictions of romance in comics, putting personal stories into romantic storylines, and more. 

The writer of DC Bombshells, Animosity, Insexts, Josie and the Pussycats, and more talks about getting to write her favorite hero, Batwoman, for a new ongoing series next year, re-imagining DC's female heroes in DC Bombshells, mis-interpreting Batman, the ridiculous number of pages she's written this year, and lots more. 

Ben Blacker (Deadpool v Gambit) and Heath Corson (Detective Chimp) talk with the co-writer of Top Cow's Postal, screenwriter, and writer on Ash vs the Evil Dead about his multi-media career, his early influences, his process, and more.

Ben Blacker (Deadpool v Gambit) and Heath Corson (Detective Chimp) talk with the co-writer of Top Cow's Postal, screenwriter, and writer on Ash vs the Evil Dead about his multi-media career, his early influences, his process, and more.

Heath Corson (Detective Chimp) debates with Sterling Gates (Adventures of Supergirl) and Adam Beechen (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) about what makes an essential run of comics, how to leave a lasting mark on a character, the greatest Batman artistic team and the characters and story arcs that shaped them as writers. This week's theme is "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder

Heath Corson (Detective Chimp) moderates a roundtable of retailers: Jesse James (Jesse James Comics), Lauren and Eric as they discuss why reboots are important to sales, reader's expectations of continuity, legacies and fan entitlement versus risks in storytelling. Recorded live at the PHXCC in Phoenix. Today's theme is "Merry Go Round" by Kacey Musgraves. NOTE: Apologies to Lauren and Eric for not catching your full names or the name of your stores. Contact us and we will rectify.

The writer of DC's new Shade, the Changing Girl, as well as The P.L.A.I.N. Janes, The Year of the Beasts, young adult novels Boy Proof, The Queen of Cool, and more talks about her process, choosing to be an artist, her indie rock years, and more. This episode features two songs from Cecil's band, Nerdy Girl! Shade, the Changing Girl is out today. Ben Blacker and The Writers Panel have lots of upcoming live shows and appearances, including the 300th Episode Celebration on 11/6 in LA with Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Marta Kauffman, Mike Schur, and lots more!

Host Heath Corson (King's Quest, DC Xmas Special) is joined by Hope Larson (Batgirl, Salamander Dream), Kate Leth (Patsy Walker aka Hellcat, Kate or Die!), and Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class) to talk about web-comics: Where to find them, how to mine personal experiences to write one, building a dialogue with a community, ways to monetize them and the differences between them and working on books for Marvel and DC.  Today's theme is "Internet Killed The Video Star" by the Limousines.  

Heath Corson pulls back the curtain on... HIMSELF! That's right true believers, join Heath and interviewer David Gutierrez as they strip away the onion-like layers to find the truth of the impossible enigma that is Heath Corson's career as he talks about the creative process for the DC animated movies, pitching, working, how he am Bizarro, how to break in and how to stay in the entertainment industry. This episode was recorded live at a Writer Q & A at the Comic Bug Comic Shop in Manhattan Beach.  Today's theme is "The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine" by Spoon. 

Kate Leth (Patsy Walker, Hellcat; Bravest Warrior) joins hosts Ben Blacker (Deadpool v Gambit) and Heath Corson (King's Quest) to discuss her career from working in a comic book shop to writing web-comics to breaking through on Boom! properties such as Fraggle Rock and Edward Scissorhands. Kate chats about telling personal stories, her short attention span, her collaborators, her upcoming book Spell on Wheels, and more. 

Join animation "professionals" director Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse, Venture Brothers), vo actor Jason Spisak (Young Justice, Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and writer Heath Corson (Justice League Action, Batman: Assault on Arkham) as they describe getting jobs, losing jobs and doing jobs in animation. And there's a lot of talk about fish tanks. Recorded live at the PHCC in Phoenix. Today's theme is "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin.  

Ben Blacker (Deadpool v Gambit; The Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Kings Quest; Scream) talk about the God of Thunder with Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class), who co-wrote the first Thor film, and Julie Benson (Batgirl and the Birds of Prey; The 100).

Comic book writer/creator of Fatale, Criminal, Captain America, and more, Ed Brubaker. Topics discussed include the “rules of comic book writing,” the state of Marvel and DC and its creators, film adaptations of comics, and Ed's TV pitches. Recorded June 22, 2012.

An in-depth chat with the creators of Ben 10 and Generator Rex and the developers of Ultimate Spider-Man and the upcoming Avengers Assemble cartoons. Also accomplished comic book writers and artists, Man of Action is Steven T. Seagle, Duncan Rouleau, and Joe Casey (and Joe Kelly, who unfortunately could not join). Recorded November 4, 2012.