Ed Brubaker needs no introduction to comic book fans. Ed is one of the most acclaimed writers in comics, having won the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best Writer five times, among others.

Reckless OGN | Image ComicsEd shares his inspiration writing Pulp, Reckless, Friday, and Gotham Central. It was fascinating to hear his origin story on how he discovered comics and when his love for writing began.

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Discussed in this episode:

Darwin Cooke, Parker Books

Jonathan Hickman, House of X and Powers of X

David Simon, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

The Wire

Frank Robbins

Tillie Walden

Comic School in Vermont

Blade Runner

Time Bandits

Christopher Nolan

Only Murders in the Building

Mythic Quest

Great British Bakeoff

Breaking Bad

The Sopranos

About Ed Brubaker

Ed Brubaker is one of the most acclaimed writers in comics, having won the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best Writer five times, among others. His many graphic novels with artist Sean PhillipsCRIMINAL, FATALE, THE FADE OUT, PULP, KILL OR BE KILLED, and the RECKLESS series – have been published around the world in several languages. Moving into television writing, Brubaker

Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker

first served as a Supervising Producer on HBO’s WESTWORLD, and then with director Nicolas Winding Refn, he was co-creator and writer of Amazon’s TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG, the first streaming series to debut at Cannes.

 

Brubaker lives with his wife and dog in California, where he continues to work in film, television, and as always, comics.

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