Off Panel #543: All Anti, No Hero with Skottie Young

About this episode

Skottie Young discusses his work on Lobo and his views on comics and art.

Writer/artist Skottie Young joins the show to talk how his work on Lobo at DC Comics and his views on comics and art. Young discusses the artists that hit him the most, the intersectionality of comics and music, the visual foundation of Lobo, playing with the character's history, the origins and nature of the project, the power of no, the coolness of Marie Javins, doing Lobo at the right time, working for DC, misunderstood parts of Lobo, the world of Stupid Fresh Mess, the power of community, following your passion, discoverability, I Hate Fairyland's longevity, how Stupid Fresh Mess shapes what he does, and more.

People in this episode

Host: SKTCHD

Guest: Skottie Young

Topics covered

• comics
• art
• Lobo
• Skottie Young
• community
• creativity

Keywords

• Skottie Young
• Lobo
• DC Comics
• I Hate Fairyland
• Stupid Fresh Mess
• comics
• art
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DC Comics

Books & works: I Hate Fairyland, Lobo, Stupid Fresh Mess

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