Dark Horse Comics with Zack Kaplan & John Pearson

About this episode

Zack Kaplan discusses his Dark Horse Comics projects and John Pearson talks about Smart Division.

On this episode of Paneloids: Zack Kaplan joins Kyle to discuss his Dark Horse Comics slate with Only the Savage Are Left (#1 in shops June 3), Kill All Immortals II & III (#5 in shops May 27), and Masterminds (FOC June 8, in shops July 1), breaking down all his current projects and creative directions, then John Pearson joins to talk about Smart Division (FOC June 29, in shops August 5). The conversation also gets into AI slop and why puffer jackets are just not cool. LIVE Wednesdays 7PM EST! New Comic Book Day Reviews, Nerdy News/Rumors, & Creator Interviews! Follow, Subscribe, Join the Discord! PANELOIDS.COM

People in this episode

Host: Kyle

Guests: Zack Kaplan, John Pearson

Topics covered

• Dark Horse Comics
• Comic Book Projects
• AI in Comics
• Creative Directions
• Nerd Culture

Keywords

• Zack Kaplan
• John Pearson
• Dark Horse Comics
• Comic Books
• AI
• Nerd News

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dark Horse Comics

Books & works: Only the Savage Are Left, Kill All Immortals II & III, Masterminds, Smart Division

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