The Pals are joined by superstar writer Kelly Thompson! We discuss her fantastic book Black Cloak, getting to work on dream projects like Black Widow and Rogue & Gambit, what she loves about the comics community, and so much more!
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00:00 Intro
09:55 Kelly Thompson Interview Start
11:26 Black Cloak
16:24 World Building in Black Cloak
23:45 How Fan Knowledge/Baggage Impacts Writing Marvel Comics
29:59 Creating new Characters & Representation
33:53 Writing Black Widow
46:47 Why Kelly's Captain Marvel Book has Thrived
50:41 What do Fans Misunderstand About Captain Marvel?
56:47 Rogue & Gambit/Mr. & Mrs. X
1:01:53 What Creators get Wrong About Sexiness in Comics
1:06:25 Found Family Themes in Kelly's Work
1:10:15 Kelly's Time as a Comics Journalist
1:18:16 Why Kelly Doesn't do Public Appearances
1:23:13 What Kelly Loves About the Comics Community
1:26:20 Listener Questions
1:37:19 Kelly's Next Book The Cull
1:43:46 What Parts of X-Men: Disassembled did Kelly Work on?
2:02:59 Post Interview Conversation
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