after covering the private eye last week, our first interview this season comes with the book’s illustrator, marcos martin, as we continue to figure out how to talk about art on the pod. we discuss the way (and the speed at which) marcos works, the machinations of the page layout/format (and the process of adapting it for the physical release), and the idea behind forming panel syndicate and the plan for the book’s original release. we ask marcos about the process of determining what could/would survive the cloudburst, determining the way this book looks, and their views on tech optimism vs. pessimism. marcos tells us how he and brian met and began working together, how he decided when and where to place the credits page, and which piece of art from the book is his favorite. marcos shares his recommendations for related content to read/watch before we form a connection on his wikipedia lie.

reading list for season seven
understanding comics: the invisible art by scott mccloud
coyote doggirl by lisa hanawalt
the private eye by brian k. vaughan, marcos martin, muntsa vicente
no longer human by junji ito
the seeds by ann nocenti, david aja
bitter root by david f. walker, chuck brown, sanford greene
this one summer by mariko tamaki, jillian tamaki
asterios polyp by david mazzucchelli
kingdom come by mark waid, alex ross
prison pit by johnny ryan
ragnarok by walter simonson