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Our Creator Interview series continues with the ever-fascinating and growing Massive-Verse! Today we are sitting down with Kyle Higgins about this tokusatsu-style universe, with notable titles including Rogue Sun, Radiant Black, The Dead Lucky, Radiant Red, C.O.W.L, Inferno Girl Red, and even more coming soon.

GlobalComix: What was the moment you knew you wanted to create comics professionally, and in the beginning, did you know you wanted to work on your own IPs with your own universe? What were your goals back then?

Kyle Higgins: You know, it’s funny. Except for a period in high school where I was trying to draw my own books, I never really wanted to create...

Our Creator Interview series is back this week with mangaka of Golden Mist, RedFManga from Shrine Comics. An action-packed martial arts meets 17th-century isekai, Golden Mist has stunning artwork, and I'm thrilled to get to ask it's mangaka some questions.

With that out of the way, let's get into it.

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about your work, yourself, and how you got into making comics!  

RedFManga: I actually started really young, probably around seven. I was always fascinated by comics, and instead of doing full illustrations, I found myself more into creating comic strips. It just felt like the natural way for me to express myself, and over...

Our Creator Interview series returns with an insightful conversation with DC Horn, Editor in Chief and Writer for XanCon Entertainment. With much experience in crowdfunding, and an incredibly varied range of comics in style, themes, and subject matter, this is one interview everyone should read!

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about XanCon Entertainment, yourself, and how you got into making comics!

DC Horn: Hello! Thank you for the opportunity to be here. I am DC Horn, “editor-in-chief” and writer for XanCon Entertainment. XanCon Entertainment was named after a dueling card game that I was developing titled “The Xanatopian Conflict.” This card game...

Our Creator Interview series returns with Charlie McElvy of @Xion Studios. With multiple series in the works as well as experience in crowdfunding, Charlie has some serious knowledge that is valuable to creators and publishers alike. Add in a consistently positive attitude and a love for comics and manga, and he was an easy choice for an interview.

Don't forget to check out his active Kickstarter campaign for American Yakuza, which is incredibly close to funding with about 2 weeks left. Good luck and let's dive into the interview!

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about your work, yourself, and how you got into making comics!

Charlie McElvy: Wow, is there a character...

Our Creator Interview series continues with a set of amazing and insightful interviews with multiple creators of the Ghost Machine team. Our next interview is with colorist Brad Anderson, a self-described illustrator, and painter, who enjoys adding color to wicked art.

GlobalComix: For those new to your work, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your favorite
projects you’ve been a part of over your career?

Brad Anderson: So, I’m from Canada, I attended the Kubert school in the mid 90’s, then when I returned to Canada, I started working at Digital Chameleon, where most of the comics at the time were digitally separated, and some colored. We would...

Our Creator Interview series continues with a set of amazing and insightful interviews with multiple creators of the Ghost Machine team. Today we are sitting down with Bryan Hitch, Co-founder and Co-owner of Ghost Machine, as well as artist and writer for over 35 years. Notable titles include Authority, Ultimates, JLA, Batman, Venom, now REDCOAT!

GlobalComix: For those new to your work, can you tell us a little bit about your career so far and some of your favorite works?

Bryan Hitch: I started aged 16 at Marvel UK in mid 1987 working on weekly comics such as Transformers and Action Force (GI Joe Europe), then Death’s Head before taking over She-Hulk in 1989. Moved between...

Our Creator Interview series continues with a set of insightful interviews with multiple creators of the Ghost Machine team. Our next interview is with artist Gary Frank, who has contributed to Geiger and the Ghost Machine #1 one-shot. With solid pencils and stunning inks, Gary has made some amazing contributions to comics as a whole, and we are excited to sit down with him.

GlobalComix: For those new to your work, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your favorite projects you’ve been a part of?

Gary Frank: I’ve been in the comic biz for about thirty years at this point, starting with Marvel UK in the early nineties before moving into the US side of...

Publishing is not an easy field of work. Long nights, tight deadlines, and an air of mystery about how publishing works behind the scenes. Editorial and graphic design work are important aspects to consider when publishing your own series, espeically if you plan to start your own magazine.

So for today's Creator Interview I'm chatting with FriedRice Comics, creator of Way of the Kitchen King. With their years of experience in editorial, this is the perfect opportunity to do a deep-dive on the topic.
 

1. First off FriedRice, can you tell us about yourself and how you got into the publishing industry? Can you tell us also about some of the projects you've...

Hello everyone! Today we've got our Creator Interview for July, everyone welcome @SparkleArts creator of Celestis.  She is sitting down with us today to talk about collaborations that she has organized in the past and future collabs with GlobalComix creators. This is a really fun interview, so let's get started!

1. Tell me about yourself and how you got started in the web/comics community?

I work in the creative arts; I'm an instrumental music teacher by day, specializing in classical strings. I have always loved writing stories, and when the pandemic hit, I had to be extra careful about lockdown as I have a chronic illness. I discovered webcomics to...

Hello and welcome back everyone for another Creator Interview! For June's guest, we are sitting down with Raymond Tyler and Neil Gibson from TPub Comics (@stacitpub), a publisher from the United Kingdom. Recently, TPub released Amputation Capital #1 for free on Globalcomix, and it will also soon be available on Kickstarter to fund a printed Trade edition of all five issues.

Raymond Tyler wrote Amputation Capital working together with Neil Gibson as a mentor. I assisted on this series on the lettering, and I was excited to sit down with the team that wrote this story. I figured this would be a perfect time to get some advice on writing and their experience working together!

So...

Our Creator Interviews series is back for the month of May. Today we're featuring Hexapus Ink, a team of creators responsible for BounD. The series was our #1 on GlobalComix for all of 2021. We are very excited that they've offered to take the time to explain their process and thoughts on starting a comic or manga!

UnBounD – A Brief History and the Process of Making BounD

By Matt Forsyth - Edited by Therese Lewis

When I was asked if we wanted to make a post for GlobalComix, I thought it might be a good time to give people a look behind the curtain. This is an abridged history of BounD and the steps that Therese Lewis and I take to create each...