Episode #111 of Doctor Who: Panel to Panel, the great Doctor Who comics-focused podcast by Jeremy Bement, is live and offers a great chat with award-winning comics writer and artist Nick Abadzis.
Nick Abadzis’ epic run on Titan Comics’ Tenth Doctor comic created one of the best companions of the past decade in Gabby Gonzalez and he talks about the character and more in an extensive interview.
For anyone wondering about the status of the Tenth Doctor comics and Nick’s time writing them and working with the wonderful likes of artists Giorgia Sposito, Lara West and others, many clues and insights are in this interview.
Art by Claudia Ianniciello
Nick Abadzis has been creating books, magazines, comics and stories for both adults and children for more than thirty years.
British but based in and around New York City where he lives with his wife and daughter, as both cartoonist and writer, he’s been honoured with various international storytelling awards including an Eisner in 2008 for his brilliant graphic novel, Laika.
He also works as an editorial consultant for publishing and a corporate scribe AKA graphic recorder – he has collaborated with clients such as EY, KPMG, Accenture, ESPN, Coca-Cola, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, General Electric, WOBI, Visa, TEDxTeen and many others.
Doctor Who / Pigs Might Fly mash-up by Nick Abadzis
He’s been published in the United States by Condé Nast, First Second, Marvel Comics, Titan Comics, DC Comics, in the UK by the BBC, various national newspapers including The Guardian, The Times and The Independent, and many other periodicals too numerous to mention; elsewhere in Europe by the likes of Dargaud and Glénat, and in Japan by Kodansha.
Several collections of his acclaimed Tenth Doctor adventures (David Tennant) are available.
The Panel to Panel podcast also includes comic news – and a review to boot!
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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