From Ghostface to Spawn to Abe Lincoln: An Interview with writer Matthew Rosenberg

About this episode

Matthew Rosenberg discusses his new comic series and his experiences in the comic industry.

Writer Matthew Rosenberg (4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, We Can Never Go Home, DC vs Vampires) stops by to talk about his new sci-fi adventure series in shops today, called IF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT. We also talk about what it was like getting the call from Todd McFarlane to be the new writer of Spawn, collaborating with Ghostface Killah on the Twelve Reasons To Die album and comic, hosting the comic podcast: IDEAS DON'T BLEED, channeling the spirit of NYC into comics, and finding life's answers vi...

People in this episode

Host: Badr Milligan

Guest: Matthew Rosenberg

Topics covered

• comic book writing
• sci-fi adventure
• collaboration
• New York City
• interview

Keywords

• Matthew Rosenberg
• Todd McFarlane
• Ghostface Killah
• IF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT
• comic books
• sci-fi
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IDEAS DON'T BLEED

Books & works: IF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT, 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, We Can Never Go Home, DC vs Vampires, Twelve Reasons To Die

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