SKTCHD BOOK 2022

The fourth print annual for SKTCHD, my subscription comic book site, and Off Panel, my weekly comics interview podcast, is now available as an eBook/PDF. We have another gem this year, with SKTCHD BOOK 2022 including a cover designed by artist Declan Shalvey and a foreword from writer/artist Chip Zdarsky, as well as five big feature articles from 2022 for the site and podcast. Those features are:

- Finding a New Path: What being a comic book creator means is changing, as it isn't just making comics, but running newsletters, crowdfunding, podcasting, hosting livestreams, having an online store, and a million other things. This piece explores that idea, with insight from folks like Liana Kangas, James Tynion IV, Heidi MacDonald, Joshua Williamson, and more.

- How Jane Foster Became The Mighty Thor: This retrospective tells the story of how....well, Jane Foster became Thor, with insight from the core team behind this journey, including Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, Wil Moss, Lauren Sankovitch, and more.

- A career-spanning chat with writer Brian K. Vaughan: My interview with writer Brian K. Vaughan, in which we dig deep into his career and writing.

- Talking the art of Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters with Chris Samnee: The title says it all! This is a deep dive interview with Chris Samnee about the art of his amazing Oni series, and thanks to Chris and Laura Samnee as well as the team over at Oni, SKTCHD BOOK 2022 will include actual pages from Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters within it.

- The Art of Solicitations: You know solicits? Those little paragraphs that are meant to sell readers and retailers on comics? How exactly does one do those right, making them stand out in a sea of similar snippets? I talked to a variety of creators and marketing folks for a fascinating and fun dive into this comics curiosity.