Joshua Williamson is mapping the future of comics. An interview about Iron Man, G.I. Joe, and the summer of Superboy

About this episode

Joshua Williamson discusses his journey in comics and his current projects.

NYT Bestselling comic writer and world builder, Joshua Williamson (DC K.O., Superman, The Flash,) joins me for a conversation reflecting on how he broke into comics, and going from indie creator superstar (Nailbiter, Birthright) to becoming one of the modern architects of DC Comics. We also talk about juggling an ambitious workload on current runs like G.I. Joe, Iron Man, and Superman Watch the uncut video version of this episode on YouTube LINKS: Get access to COVRPRICE for $1: HERETak...

People in this episode

Host: Badr Milligan

Guest: Joshua Williamson

Topics covered

• comic book writing
• interview
• DC Comics
• G.I. Joe
• Iron Man
• Superman
• career in comics

Keywords

• Joshua Williamson
• DC Comics
• G.I. Joe
• Iron Man
• Superman
• comic book writer
• Nailbiter
• Birthright

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DC Comics

Books & works: Nailbiter, Birthright, G.I. Joe, Iron Man, Superman

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