There’s no shortage of podcast series dealing with comic books these days. Even Batman has a podcast of his very own. But the newly launched Superfan Podcast has an interesting angle. It’s a comic book-centric podcast that’s not actually about comics.
The idea behind the Superfan Podcast is that hosts Christian Gossett (Eyes of Wakanda), Kristen Simon (Executive Editor at Mad Cave Studios’ Nakama Press), and Superfan Promotions founder David Hyde invite a different personality from the industry to join them in each episode and discuss a topic that doesn’t involve comics. For instance, the series premiere features Killadelphia’s Rodney Barnes talking about his love of Stephen King novels at a time when multiple King adaptations are hitting the big screen.
IGN can exclusively reveal the guests and topics featured on the next five episodes of the Superfan Podcast:
Episode 2 – Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim reflects on growing up as a Billy Joel-obsessed kid on Long Island.
Episode 3 – Wonder Woman Historia writer Kelly Sue DeConnick discusses her obsession with comedian Alan Alda and why she chose to get “ALAN ALDA”knuckle tattoos.
Episode 4 – Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt discusses the joy of John le Carré’s spy novels.
Episode 5 – Monstress writer Marjorie Liu chats about gardening and how she became the custodian of a plant passed down for generations.
Episode 6 – Mutts creator (and former musician) Patrick McDonnell discusses his fascination with Frank Zappa.
Each episode also features the hosts sharing a dessert recipe and a cocktail or mocktail inspired by the interview.
“Comic book writers and artists are often asked the same questions over and over,” said Hyde. “What’s exciting for us – and for our guests – is that we’re having a conversation that is freed from the usual promotional constraints. One of the most rewarding parts of the podcast is that we do a lot of preparation and research into the primary topic, but there’s almost always an unexpected rabbit hole that leads to discussing another passion altogether. These are deep dive dialogues — full of passion, memories, and mementos, and a lot of laughter.”
The first episode of the Superfan Podcast is live now on Spotify, Audible/Amazon Music, YouTube, and other podcast platforms. You can find out more about the series here.
In other comics news, Dark Horse is releasing The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga, and Absolute Batman #12 provides twisted new origin stories for several iconic DC villains.
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