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Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

979 - A Conversation with Amy Reeder

Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

Speakers of Geek

Graphic Novel, Superhero, Comicbook, Comicbooks, Comic Book, Comics, Arts, Comic Books, Arts & Entertainment, Comic

4.6653 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2010

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

From Tokyopop to Vertigo, Supergirl to Batwoman, artist and creator Amy Reeder has made a name for herself in comics and with comic readers. We discuss her journey, her thoughts on her work both in concept and approach, bringing Batwoman to life, breaking expectations and more! (53:05)

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0:00.0

Hi, this is the Queen of CGS land, Amy Leff, aka Little Witch.

0:05.0

I've been listening to CGS since way back at episode 37, and you're listening to Comic Geekspe. I'm Brian Deemer.

0:27.4

I'm Jamie D. I'm Adam Murdo.

0:29.0

I'm Brian Christman.

0:30.1

And thanks for joining us.

0:33.7

So tonight we have a wonderful interview with the very talented Amy Reader.

0:40.9

And you'll know her from Madame Zanadu and currently Batwoman, which is pretty awesome.

0:46.6

So we're going to talk to Amy about her quick rise to stardom and all the cool things she does and how she does all her work.

0:56.6

Okay, and joining us now is Miss Amy Reader. Welcome to the show. Hello. How are you today?

1:02.8

I'm doing great. How are you? We're excellent, although it is really cold here right now. Yes, it is.

1:09.3

Yeah, I'm sure. Too now. Yes, it is. Yeah, I, I'm sure.

1:12.9

Too cold.

1:14.7

So now, since it's your first time on the show, we have to ask you the obligatory first question.

1:19.2

When did you first start reading comics?

1:21.6

I was out of college, or like almost finishing the college, actually.

1:27.7

So, yeah, it's kind of later than most people, I think.

1:31.7

But I think my first comic was Blue Monday by China Cloxton.

1:36.5

Okay.

1:37.5

My sister-in-law at the time was really into all that stuff, and she had good taste.

1:44.0

So luckily, because of that, it made it so that I was hooked to. really into all that stuff and she had good taste.

1:47.6

So luckily, because of that, it made it so that I was hooked to.

1:52.3

Did you just keep going from that point or did you ever have any dark period where you stopped reading or anything?

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