# Off Panel #550: Dangerous and Irresponsible with Matthew Rosenberg

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Podcast: [Off Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/off-panel-a-comics-interview-podcast-6685293)
Published: 2026-05-04T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Writer Matthew Rosenberg joins the show to talk about his new book, If Destruction Be Our Lot..., and his approach to comics overall. Rosenberg discusses hitting podcast row, The Mets, the origins of If Destruction Be Our Lot..., the medium it ended up in, the complexity of Abraham Lincoln, the book's art team, collaboration, the impact of time and money, its extra sized first issue, the power of character, his promotional efforts, speculation, taking over Spawn and King Spawn, figuring out the right approach for those books, finding the right mix, his public advocacy for comics, and more.

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