Episode 26: Andy Schmidt - "The Thruline Is I Love Comics"

About this episode

Andy Schmidt shares insights from his extensive experience in the comic book industry.

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. Support the show! Read Matthew's newest webcomic, Sight Rhyme, for FREE on Tapas: https://tapas.io/episode/3624503 Crashing by Matthew and Morgan Beem: https://www.amazon.com/Crashing-Matthew-Klein/dp/1684059879 Discovery your story with BOOM! Studios Want to get into comics? Try out the increidble resources and courses at Comics Experience

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Klein

Guest: Andy Schmidt

Topics covered

• comics
• publishing
• editing
• storytelling
• industry insights

Keywords

• comics
• BOOM! Studios
• Marvel Comics
• editing
• pitching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BOOM! Studios, Marvel Comics

Products: Crashing

Books & works: Sight Rhyme

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