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A weekly comics interview podcast hosted by David Harper of SKTCHD that gets the story behind the stories and creators we love, as well as the broader comic book industry. Website: SKTCHD.com Patreon: Patreon.com/OffPanel Instagram: @slicedfriedgold/@SKTCHDcomic Bluesky: @davidharper.bsky.social/@SKTCHD.bsky.social Email: [email protected]
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
David Harper turns creator conversations into clear accounts of how comics change between the first idea and the finished page.
David Harper follows comics backward from the finished book to the choices and working relationships behind it. Off Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast brings him into conversation with cartoonists such as Craig Thompson and Sophie Campbell, writer Jonathan Hickman, and editor and…
The X-Men hologram gets its due; you get the decisions behind the panels.
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A warm anniversary interview that turns comics backstory into a quietly satisfying origin tale.
Off Panel uses its 10th anniversary to circle back to a comics-world origin story, with Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan tracing how podcasting, editing, and the right conversations slowly opened into making books of their own.
A shop-floor comics conversation that turns market pressure into something concrete.
Off Panel stays close to the daily work of a comic shop, using Eitan Manhoff's schedule and store-level view to widen into a larger look at the current comics market.
A quiet, clear-eyed comics interview about returning to a major project and trusting the long run.
Gabriel Bala's return to The Umbrella Academy Plan B gives the episode its anchor, but the deeper appeal is how David Harper lets a long comics career speak for itself.
A loose, reflective comics conversation about why the medium keeps drawing people in.
Off Panel uses its 500th episode to slow down and think about why comics keep pulling people back in. David Harper keeps the conversation loose and grounded in a Juneau trip and Alaska Robotics Mini Con, then turns it toward the medium itself: shorter books, formal experiments,…
A milestone episode that keeps the focus on memory, fandom, and the people behind both.
Off Panel's 500th episode treats the milestone like a long memory lane, not a victory lap. David Harper and Brandon Burpee move through reading habits, shop finds, and the kind of early X-Men shocks that stay lodged for years, with the show's scrappy beginning still close at…
A candid comics conversation about building a story from the ground up.
Alejandro Arbona discusses Lake Yellowwood Slaughter with the steadiness of someone who has spent time on both sides of the page. The episode is strongest when it settles into practical comics craft: how a story takes shape, where it can come apart, and what an editor notices…
A comics conversation about pitching big ideas, protecting the page, and reading the room.
Jonathan Hickman spends most of the conversation on how he pitches a comics project, what he chooses to reveal, and what he keeps back for the page.
A grounded comics conversation about process, feedback, and steady growth.
Sophie Campbell's Off Panel conversation stays close to the actual work of making comics: planning calls, feedback, collaboration, and the slow shedding of old habits.
Pop culture trivia, argued fast and with affection.
Pop culture, personal stakes, and room for a tangent.
A Brazilian journalist spends years reinvestigating unsolved child disappearances in Paraná.
Cris Bartz and Juva Lauer alternate debate and interview episodes on Brazilian social issues.
Robert Wright interviews specialists on Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Taiwan, and open-source AI.
Julia Wertz tells David Harper that her April 2026 graphic memoir Bury Me Already, It's Nice Down Here covers pregnancy, parenthood, the pandemic and wildfires in Northern California.
Host David Harper interviews comics critic and creator Tiffany Babb about her Kickstarter launch for The Comic Staple zine and the stress of crowdfunding.
David Harper interviews cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks about her upcoming graphic novel Inbetweens, discussing her cat and the current state of the world.
Ten years in, Off Panel takes a short breath.
Before the shop opens, the conversation settles in around Eitan Manhoff's Cape and Cowl routine.
Gabriel Bá returns with a release close by, and David Harper starts in the practical place: what it feels like to come back to comics published in America after six years or so away from that schedule.
Off Panel takes a Juneau detour.
Five hundred episodes is wild.
Lake Yellowwood Slaughter is about to launch, and David Harper talks with Alejandro Arbona about building the Ghost Flying Press graphic novel from scratch, then giving it a theater-premiere push at the Nighthawk even though it is not a movie.
David Harper catches up with Jonathan Hickman after a long gap.
Monday, April 21st starts in planning mode.
Craig Thompson is in motion.
Heidi MacDonald returns with the timing caveat up front.
David Harper interviews comic book creators James Tynan IV and Michael Walsh about their upcoming project Exquisite Corpses and their recent convention travels.
David Harper interviews cartoonist Xander Cannon about his upcoming comic 'Sleep' and his creative process.
An interview with comic creators Muriwa Ayadele and Dota Nakande about their new book 'Akogon Brutalizer of Gods' and their work in the comics industry.
David Harper interviews Rebecca Taylor, editorial director of Inklore, about her career in comics publishing and her day-to-day work life.
David Harper interviews cartoonist Katie Cooke about her graphic novel Nothing Special and her recent injury.
David Harper interviews Scott Doonbeer about his work on Artist Editions, including the recently released Batman Year One edition.
David Harper interviews comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis about his transition from Marvel to creating independent comics.