Wmq&a By Wmq Comics

This week, Dan and Matt chat with writer Stephanie Phillips about her Black Mask horror series "Devil Within" and her all-ages ode to women's hockey, "Kicking Ice." They also chat with Miguel and Illiana Figueroa from the YouTube unboxing show ToyQuest 101 about collecting toys, meeting celebrities and supporting people with autism.

It's Halloween, and the Three Amigos - Dan Grote, co-host Matt Lazorwitz and returning guest Rob Lynch - reunite to talk about some of the all-time great horror comics, from "Tales from the Crypt" to "Locke & Key" to "Harrow County" - in an episode recorded as part of Halloween ComicFest at Level Up Entertainment in New Jersey. Also, Dan issues a special challenge to some friends of the show.

This week, Sebastian Girner joins Dan Grote to talk about his just-released Ghost Rider "What If?" story, as well as his Image series "Scales and Scoundrels" and "Shirtless Bear-Fighter." Later, we check in with Vita Ayala at New York Comic Con to talk about their upcoming "Livewire" series at Valiant, as well as some of their other work.

This week on WMQ&A, Dan and Matt talk with writer Stuart Moore and artist June Brigman about their new AHOY Comics series, "Captain Ginger," which centers on a crew of feline space explorers trying to find a new home after the death of the human race. If you like comics and you like, own or know people who have cats, this episode is for you! Later in the show, Dan and Matt talk New York Comic Con announcements, including the "Age of X-Man," Brian Michael Bendis' Wonder Comics imprint and the return of "Young Justice," the new creative team on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and more.

This week on the podcast, Dan and Matt chat with writer Jeremy Whitley, who talks about his just-launched "Rainbow Brite" series over at Dynamite, as well as his upcoming new volumes of "Unstoppable Wasp" over at Marvel and "Princeless" at Action Lab. Dan also debuts the trailer for the upcoming "Acts of Friendship" podcast crossover, and lets you know how you can contribute to WMQ Comics' monthlong "Uncanny X-Men" appreciation initiative, UNCtober.

Writer Tee Franklin joins Dan and Matt to talk about her new Image Comics series "Jook Joint," New York Comic Con and cons in general, her comics origin story, and how Whitney Houston's "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and the '90s X-Men cartoon theme totally sync up.

WMQ&A Episode 33: AHOY there, Tom Peyer by Dan Grote

Andrew Magazzu returns to talk about BOOM Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comics post-"Shattered Grid" crossover. He also sends Dan a picture of Aunt May he'll never be able to unsee.

This week, Bryan Edward Hill joins the show to talk about "Detective Comics," "Batman & the Outsiders," "Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey," "Michael Cray" and "American Carnage" with Dan and co-host Matthew Lazorwitz. Other topics include the will and the fist, going undercover on white supremacist message boards and how Batman came into Hill's life at a critical time.

Will Nevin returns to share with Dan his top five comics of the summer, talk a little bit of wrestling and hand down some hard-spun wisdom from Morgan Freeman, paraphrased and updated for our time.

This week, Dan chats with Erica Schultz, a comics writer, editor, letterer and more, about her Daredevil annual out this week, her just-wrapped "Twelve Devils Dancing" book at Action Lab, working the convention circuit and the many hats she wears in the industry.

This week, writer Mark Russell joins host Dan Grote to talk about his many, many projects, including "Second Coming" from Vertigo, "Green Lantern/Huckleberry Hound" from DC, "Lone Ranger" from Dynamite, "Judge Dredd" from IDW and, of course, "Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles," which comes out Aug. 22 in trade. They also talk about last month's Comic-Con, whether theology is attractive as a profession and their shared childhood practice of reading the encyclopedia for fun.

This week on the show, writer Daniel Kibblesmith joins us to talk about "Quantum and Woody," "Lockjaw," "Black Panther vs. Deadpool," the differences between writing for TV and writing for comics and which characters he liked to use in the old X-Men arcade game. If you like the show, please remember to support it at patreon.com/wmqcomics.

Artists Ro Stein and Ted Brandt join Dan to talk about their new Image Comics series "Crowded" with writer Christopher Sebela, working as a team, the weather in Britain, '90s X-Men, the recent UK Trump protests and much more.

This week is our foil-plated 25th episode spectacular! Matt Lazorwitz returns to talk about a range of DC stuff, from "Teen Titans Go to the Movies" to the Ink and Zoom young-reader lines to current Batman continuity to Hawkman to Geoff Johns and more. Plus, listen for a couple major announcements about the show.

This week on the podcast, Zack Quaintance returns to tell us all about his trip to Comic-Con International in San Diego, which he covered for The Beat. We talk about the panels he sat in on, the creators he interviewed, the swag he weighed his bag down with and, just because it's relevant to our interests, playing old Final Fantasy video games.

This week on the podcast, Rob Guillory joins us to talk about his new Image book, "Farmhand," his Comic-Con plans, the lessons of "Chew" and the state of his appetite as the creator of comics that feature cannibalism, cibopathy and organically grown human body parts.

This week on WMQ&A, Dan visits Farpoint Toys and Collectibles in Mays Landing, New Jersey, one of 20 shops around the world nominated for an Eisner Spirit of Retail Award. Justin and Penelope Daniels and Frank Mosentoff are celebrating their first anniversary in their current location and recently expanded their comics offerings after receiving an influx of comics collections. They talk about the business' history, their philosophy when it comes to selling new and old comics, recent changes in comics retail (Walmart selling 100-page DC digests, anyone?) and, because tangents are fun, Gudetama.

Writer Meg Downey, whose work can be seen at IGN, CBR, Polygon, dccomics.com and elsewhere, joins Dan to talk about Captain America as Marvel prepares to launch the new volume by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Yu. Have we forgiven Marvel for "Secret Empire" yet? Does all the Stucky shipping leave the Falcon feeling unloved? What are some of the weirdest Cap stories? And when did "Legends of Tomorrow" become the best CW show? We try to answer some of those questions.

Andrew Magazzu, comics expert for Farpoint Toys & Collectibles in Mays Landing, NJ, joins Dan ostensibly to talk about the IDW Hasbroverse books, but then Dan makes him rank "Barrier" among all of Brian K. Vaughan's other books, and it kind of tangents off from there.