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1 week ago | 
zdarsky.substack.com | Chip Zdarsky
Jackson “Butch” Guice has passed away. Like everyone, I was a huge fan of his work. His relaunch of THE FLASH back in ‘87 is seared into my brain, filled with the kind of energy and power you can only find in comics while still feeling so incredibly real.
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2 weeks ago | 
zdarsky.substack.com | Chip Zdarsky
Welcome to a Very Special Monday version of ye olde newsletter! Why is it special? Why is it on Monday? Well, because of this:Yeah, pretty wild. STILLWATER is going to be a show. Berlanti Productions and WB Television have been working on the pitch for a while now and the winning bid for the project was from Amazon, with two pretty amazing writers, Greg Berlanti and Carly Wray, working on it. Greg is responsible for big ol’ successes like YOU, FLASH, SUPERMAN & LOIS, RIVERDALE and so much more.
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3 weeks ago | 
zdarsky.substack.com | Chip Zdarsky
Ahhh, Thursday morning. It’s been a crazy work week so I still need to catch up on DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN and its big finale! Better get to it now so I don’t get spoiled! Want to see how my beautiful son Cole North is doing!(one hour later)wtfSPOILERS BELOWcole got blown upA lot of people have been asking me how I feel about the fact that Cole was a bad guy murder man in this season when in the comics we made him a good guy struggling with his feelings about the law.
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1 month ago | 
zdarsky.substack.com | Chip Zdarsky
When you’re a comic book creator you rely on rumors and whispers when it comes to adaptations of your work. Clandestine set photos, PAs who are trying to sleep with you, Kevin Feige after one and a half beers, these are the ways you can find out if your work is going to be on the big/small/tiny screen before the general public (ugh).
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1 month ago | 
zdarsky.substack.com | Chip Zdarsky
Late newsletter this week because life is relentless!! Renovations in the house, which means my beloved (Canadian) bride and cat (Mr. Sweetpea) are holed up in my one-room studio (no washroom) with our foster cat (Junebug). It’s super fun waking up and stepping one foot over to my desk while two cats shit three feet away from me!Yes that’s a Tim Hortons cup because I’m CANADIAN, okay??
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1 month ago | 
aiptcomics.com | Kevin Smith |Al Ewing |Chip Zdarsky |David Brooke
Marvel Comics has announced Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1, set for release June 11th, featuring creators Kevin Smith, Chip Zdarsky, Al Ewing, Mark Buckingham, Cafu, and Giuseppe Camuncoli. The special one-shot will also introduce a brand new character who will play a big role in the near future. “Everyone always says GIANT SIZE X-MEN this, GIANT-SIZE X-MEN that,” says Spider-Editor Nick Lowe.
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1 month ago | 
zdarsky.substack.com | Chip Zdarsky
Look, I swear I didn’t plan it this way, but, yes, my new DSTLRY series takes place in a WILD FUTURE where Canada and America are about to go to war. After having a CAPITOL STORMING in AVENGERS: TWILIGHT (complete with an Elon-style character in the White House) I’m starting to feel like a shitty Comics Nostradamus.
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2 months ago | 
zdarsky.substack.com | Chip Zdarsky
So apparently there’s not a fancy NYC screening for EVERY Daredevil episode?? So now I gotta watch them at home alone like a goddamn sucker?? That’s fine, I guess. At least now I can take photos of Marco’s name and mine so close to each other yet so far:It’s definitely cool being on screen with a bunch of Daredevil legends. Though, being next to Wally Wood up there, I’m reminded that a career in comics isn’t always a recipe for happiness. COMICS.
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2 months ago | 
bestjackettpress.substack.com | Scott Snyder |Chip Zdarsky |Kyle Higgins
Hey guys, it's Scott. It is Monday, March 10th, and I hope you had a great weekend. I'm really excited for this week. We're going to be doing a Comic Writing 101 class this Wednesday night at 9:30pm EST. It'll be live and then if you're a paid subscriber, you have access to that. Or if you can't make it for the actual class on time, you have access to it in our vast archives by the next day when we post it alongside the like 30+ other classes we've done.
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2 months ago | 
zdarsky.substack.com | Chip Zdarsky
Ever since my trip to LA and then NYC for the Daredevil premiere people have been asking me if I’ve “changed.” I suppose I have. But I like to think it’s less of a “change” than it is a “beautiful metamorphosis” from the rank, filthy cocoon of comic books to the shimmering light of Hollywood as my powerful, hung butterfly takes flight. Will I still write this newsletter, to reaffirm my connection to the common people (you)?
