Episode 56: Interview with Evan Skolnick, Part 3

April 23, 2020 by Kurt Onstad

In part three of this multi-episode interview, Kurt continues his talk with comic book writer/game writer and producer/college professor Evan Skolnick, getting into his video game work, after briefly discussing his time at Acclaim Comics and the comic boom and bust of the 90s.

Just a few of the titles Evan has worked on. Check his portfolio for a full list.

Evan spoke for many a New Warriors fan when he wrote this dialogue about the “reality show” version of the team, in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.

Episode 55: Interview with Evan Skolnick, Part 2

April 16, 2020 by Kurt Onstad

In part two of this multi-episode interview, Kurt continues his talk with comic book writer/game writer and producer/college professor Evan Skolnick, this time focusing on the comic book writing portion, with special emphasis on his two-year stint on The New Warriors, but we also talk about writing licensed books and running the company softball team.

New Warriors joins the Spider-Man titles…I guess they had to go somewhere.

Some of the characters created by Evan added to the New Warriors include Timeslip…

Episode 43: A (Semi-)Brief History of Valiant Comics

November 07, 2019 by Kurt Onstad

Vin Diesel has a new movie coming out next February titled Bloodshot (see the trailer below!), based on the Valiant Comics character. But, what is Valiant Comics, and what makes it any different from Marvel or DC? From the early 90s up to the current stable of titles, we look at the history of Valiant Comics/Entertainment.

BLOODSHOT Official Trailer (2020) Vin Diesel, Superhero Movie HD Subscribe to Rapid Trailer For All The Latest Movie Trailers! ▶ https://goo.gl/dAgvgK Follow us on Twitter ▶ https://goo.gl/8m1wbv Ray Garrison, a slain mobster, is re-animated with superpowers. © 2019

Unless you want to know (at least one of) the twist(s), I recommend stopping at around 1:10.

“The first one’s free…” The slogan of all the best dealers.

The book that sunk a thousand shops. (Well, not single-handedly, but it definitely helped.)

This one gets a little existential, but it’s worth the read!

The current stable of Valiant characters.