# Off Panel #540: Pivot! with Chris Condon

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Podcast: [Off Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/off-panel-a-comics-interview-podcast-1312)
Published: 2026-02-23T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Writer Chris Condon joins the show to talk about his comics career, his new Vertigo series The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery, and more. Condon discusses managing the promotional side of comics, his comic origins, the power of gimmicks, his love of comic art, his film background, how That Texas Blood came together, the journey of Brutal Dark, what made Vertigo the right home for that project, how having editors changed things, collaborating with Jacob Phillips, Ezra Cain as its lead, the structure of the series, his Marvel exclusive, writing Big Two Comics versus creator-owned, his tip for aspiring creators, and more.

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