Brendon Connelly is one of my dearest friends and a phenomenally, relentlessly talented writer, artist and puzzle designer. I talked to him about Rez High, his Neon Inkwell series, how to use school stories to tell post-apocalyptic stories and much more. Could you talk a little about some of the show’s inspirations? I’m seeing Grange
Interview: Brendon Connelly for Rez High
Andrew Reid is one of my oldest, dearest friends. He shares my movie love, has astonishing comic timing and is one of the most inventive writers I know. I was thrilled to talk to him about The Survivor, his new book, out on March 24th. This is one of those books planned like a wound
Rachael Smith is one of my favourite artists. She has incredible comic timing and perception and a style that’s friendly, open and expressive. I’m always delighted to see a new book from her and jumped at the chance to talk to her about her new collection, Nap Comix Volume 1, which is crowdfunding now. What
Cameron King is a former professional Mixed Martial Artist whose career ended on the same night her brother disappeared. Rehabbing from an injury, working as a Skip Tracer and processing the anger at everything that’s happened to her, Cameron isn’t quite aware of just how good at her job she is. Until she gets a
INTERVIEW: Andrew Reid for The Hunter
Fran Wilde’s The Jewel and Her Lapidary is one of a string of fantasy novels and novellas that’s finally opened the door to a genre I’ve always struggled to connect with. It’s combination of character and unique world building makes it a formidable entry in Tor’s novella series and another in a long string of
Interview: Fran Wilde for The Jewel and Her Lapidary
Yesterday I reviewed the excellent Patchwerk by David Tallerman. I’ve known David a faintly ridiculous amount of time and caught up with him a while back to discuss the book and what else is on the slate for him right now. Tell us a little about Patchwerk Patchwerk is my debut novella, released in
Interview: David Tallerman for Patchwerk
Last week, I interviewed Malin Rydén and Emma Vieceli, the creators of one of my favorite comics, Breaks. It’s a fantastically untidy, sweet, realistic take on the unparalleled horrors of adolescent love and if you’ve not read it yet you should because it’s great. And free. And here. This week I’m doing something a little different;
Breaks is one of the best comics being published in English right now. A web serial, it follows the complex, funny, occasionally violent knots that a group of teenagers tie themselves into. At the center of each of those knots is Cortland and Ian. Not quite friends, not quite enemies but connected in ways at
Interview: Malin Rydén and Emma Vieceli for Breaks
Jen Williams’ first two books, The Copper Promise and The Iron Ghost are two of my favorite novels. Fast, massively creative, very funny and wonderfully nasty they follow an unlikely trio of occasional thieves and part time heroes as they inadvertently change their world, screw up a lot, save people and get drunk.They’re amazing and
Interview: Jen Williams, the only person the Copper Cat listens to
Ed Cox’s Relic Guild series has a scope matched only by the vast enthusiasm of it’s author. Ed’s invention and energy are impossible to ignore and, earlier this year, I chatted to him about the series so far. There’ll be a follow up once book 3 is out but, for now, here’s me talking to
Interview: Ed Cox, Master of the Relic Guild
