Portrait of an Editor interviews comic book editors from around the world. During it we discuss an editor’s origin story, mentors, tricks of the trade, and the people skills and unique creativity an editor brings to his or her job.

Portrait of an Editor
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Portrait of an Editor interviews comic book editors from around the world. During it we discuss an editor’s origin story, mentors, tricks of the trade, and the people skills and unique creativity an editor brings to his or her job.
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Recent Episodes

July 19, 2026
Episode 185: PoE Flashback- Stephen Wacker: Let Waid Write the Comic
Back in 2019, Mark Chiarello introduced me to Stephen Wacker. Seeing that he's Marvel's new E-i-C, I thought it would be great to take a trip down memory lane. Here's the interview I did with Stephen in 2019.

April 17, 2026
Episode 184: PoE-CROPPED #33: THE GETAWAY
For this new episode of CROPPED, Will Dennis and I have a fun conversation about 1972’s THE GETAWAY. Directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, and written by Jim Thompson and Walter Hill, we discussed what comic book creators could learn from Peckinpah’s work in crafting something more than just a crime genre programmer.

March 28, 2026
Episode 183: Dave Wielgosz : Showdown
For this new episode of Portrait of an Editor, I reconnected with Dave Wielgosz. We talked about his new series, Showdown with Ignition Press, which you should order today. Dave provides info about that. For the first part of the interview, we discussed surviving as a freelance editor and writer in comics.As usual, you can find all the old episodes of Portrait of an Editor at its Patreon page and get almost a hundred and seventy episodes for a buck a month.
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