Inside the Kingdom is your all-access pass into comics' colorful and creative world. This podcast isn't just about interviews; it's a lively journey through the halls of King Features, where the magic of characters like Popeye, Flash Gordon, Zits, The Phantom, and Beetle Moses is born. Join us for heartfelt, fun conversations with the brilliant minds crafting these stories.
So, grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and get ready to meet the people who bring these beloved characters to life.
David Reddick has spent his career drawing characters people already love while creating worlds of his own.
On this episode of Inside the Kingdom, David joins us to talk about Intelligent Life, Legend of Bill, and his work on Blondie. We get into his early ambitions as a cartoonist, the advice he received from Charles Schulz, nearly 15 years working on Garfield, his years with Star Trek, and the challenge of balancing original work with some of the most recognizable characters in comics.
It’s a conversation about character, comedy, craft, legacy, and what keeps a cartoonist drawing after all these years.
Read David’s work on Comics Kingdom and subscribe to Inside the Kingdom for more conversations with the creators behind the comics.
4 Sept 2026
Penguins, Planet Earth & Arctic Circle with Alex Hallatt
Three penguins moved to the wrong side of the planet nearly twenty years ago.
They've been trying to make sense of us ever since.
Arctic Circle creator Alex Hallatt joins Inside the Kingdom to talk cartooning, climate change, science, AI and finding humor in a world that keeps supplying new material.
Read Artic Circle on Comics Kingdom: https://comicskingdom.com/arctic-circle (https://comicskingdom.com/arctic-circle)
14 Aug 2026
Insanity Streak: Tony Lopes on the Art of the One-Panel Laugh
Tony Lopes has spent more than two decades finding the funny in absolutely everything: cavemen, office life, technology, death, animals, human behavior, and the occasional idea that should probably have stayed on the back of a receipt.
On this episode of Inside the Kingdom, we welcome the creator of Insanity Streak, the acclaimed single-panel comic with no permanent cast, no fixed setting, and seemingly no limit to where a joke can go next. Tony talks about building a cartooning career through persistence, drawing daily since 2000, the freedom and terror of the blank panel, and why a great gag has to work before the reader has even finished looking at it.
We also get into his life in Australian cartooning, his record-setting 15 Stanley Awards, how the strip travels across countries and cultures, and the strange thrill of making people laugh one panel at a time.
Read Insanity Streak daily on Comics Kingdom.
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