About this episode

Iman Vellani discusses her life, career, and her new comic series Chachu.

Writer and actor Iman Vellani joins the show to talk about her life, career, and new Image Comics series Chachu. Vellani discusses the buildup to Chachu, her writing experience, her comic origins, jumping into the middle of comics, her career and comic guides, her path to Ms. Marvel, how Chachu came together, working with Tiny Onion, the appeal of the 1970s, the story's multigenerational side, figuring out scripting, putting the creative team together, the difference between writing superheroes versus creator-owned, turning influence into art, testing her imposter syndrome, whether she wants to keep writing comics, figuring out her life, and more.

People in this episode

Guest: Iman Vellani

Topics covered

• comics
• writing
• career
• multigenerational stories
• imposter syndrome
• creator-owned comics

Keywords

• Iman Vellani
• Chachu
• Ms. Marvel
• comics
• writing
• imposter syndrome
• Tiny Onion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tiny Onion

Books & works: Chachu, Ms. Marvel

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