Matthew Rosenberg (If Destruction Be Our Lot...)

Matthew Rosenberg (If Destruction Be Our Lot...)

From The Writers Panel by Ben Blacker

May 5, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

Comic book writer Matthew Rosenberg discusses his work and the challenges of storytelling in various mediums.

Comic book writer Matthew Rosenberg ( If Destruction Be Our Lot... ; 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank ; Spawn ) discusses co-writing with his brother, comics as a "dirtbag medium," the upcoming 4 Kids ... film adaptation, story problems presented by an animatronic Abraham Lincoln, and lots more. Check out SPECTACULAR, a staged reading of a new pilot by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker & Liz Hara about the making of the disastrous Spider-man musical. Starring Ben Feldman ( Superstore ), Randall Park ( WandaVision ), Alan Ruck ( Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ; Succession ), Mireille Enos ( For All Mankind ), Iman Vellani ( Miss Marvel ), Melissa Benoist ( Supergirl ), Gabriel Luna ( The Last of Us ), Amy Hill ( Magnum PI ), Demi Adejuyigbe ( Dropout ), Craig Cackowski ( The Pitt ), and more. Get tickets to attend live on May 16 or watch on demand! THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Blacker

Guest: Matthew Rosenberg

Topics covered

  • comic books
  • film adaptation
  • storytelling
  • writing process
  • theater

Keywords

  • Matthew Rosenberg
  • comic books
  • 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
  • Spider-man musical
  • writing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: If Destruction Be Our Lot..., 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Spawn, Spider-man musical

Places: May 16

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