David Harper

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Man of SKTCHD. Host of Off Panel. Food and sports enthusiast. Terrible Alaskan. he/him
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I’m still getting the hang of Mastodon, but one thing I never expected: the need to use bitly again!

It’s been a big, busy week on SKTCHD, so I figured I’d just do a one off post here covering it in case you’re interested.

Liana Kangas discusses their career and new series Know Your Station on Off Panel: http://bit.ly/3vF9nuf

I wrote a rare opinion piece exploring the tenuous state the direct market finds itself and how big a year 2023 is for it: http://bit.ly/3QkAbJL

As a twin to that op-ed, I wrote about five big questions facing the direct market in 2023: http://bit.ly/3VMDf2A

Off Panel #382: Barbie World with Liana Kangas - SKTCHD

Artist Liana Kangas returns to the show to discuss their busy past few years and their new BOOM! series, Know Your Station. Kangas discusses how they manage their extreme levels of busy, what goes into being a creator, balancing today and tomorrow, cover work, the Zestworld experience, the state of social media, returning to conventions, … Continued

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Great breakfast. Great company. Great cat.

This week on the final episode of Off Panel in 2022, writer @kierongillen joins to discuss his big year and his approach to the endings and beginnings of Eternals, Judgment Day, Immortal X-Men, and Once & Future. It's a very good one. I think you'll dig it.

https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-381-judgment-calls-with-kieron-gillen/

Off Panel #381: Judgment Calls with Kieron Gillen - SKTCHD

Writer Kieron Gillen joins Off Panel to discuss his big year on A.X.E.: Judgment Day, Immortal X-Men, Once & Future, and beyond. Gillen discusses his writing schedule, balancing responsibilities, Judgment Day’s position for him, his approach to superhero stories, the fluidity of storytelling, “gets” in superhero comics, the X-Office, the surprising nature of Judgment Day, … Continued

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The idea of there being a social media or public facing you and an actual you is a concept I’ve never felt more acutely than I have this week.

Today on SKTCHD, you can read my Comics of 2022 portion of The SKTCHD AWRDS in full for free, subscriber or not. Read it...if you dare!

https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-comics-of-2022/

The SKTCHD AWRDS: The Comics of 2022 - SKTCHD

It was a long year, this 2022, but it was a great one in comics, one filled with remarkable work by creators and fantastic comics as a result. Last week, I shared my Creators of 2022, and this week brought the same on the comics side, as 25 titles earned my vaunted, prestigious SKTCHD AWRDS. … Continued

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On the other hand…
On my way to the airport and I’m feeling this Abominable Charles Christopher strip more than ever.

This week's podcast is a special one, as my pal Brandon Burpee joins me for our year end spectacular, in which we count down our 20 favorite comics of 2022. It's a fun one, so maybe you'll dig it?

https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-380-hot-takes-cold-weather-with-brandon-burpee/

Off Panel #380: Hot Takes, Cold Weather with Brandon Burpee - SKTCHD

My pal Brandon Burpee returns to Off Panel this week for our eighth annual end of the year countdown episode. Burpee joins me to discuss the year in comics, the value of surprise, what surprised this year, the appeal of minis, superhero takes, the overwhelming amount of Batman, the year in event comics, the state … Continued

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