{"podcast":{"title":"Off Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast","slug":"off-panel-a-comics-interview-podcast-6685293","podcast_index_feed_id":6685293,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/68551/rss","website_url":"http://sites.libsyn.com/68551","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/d/c/7/ddc7ed0f824e5bec/0FC30D51-58CC-44A3-8853-96B63750D9B9-18831-0000191BA01ED0BF.jpeg","author":"David Harper","episode_count":576,"summary":"A weekly comics interview podcast hosted by David Harper of SKTCHD that gets the story behind the stories and creators we love, as well as the broader comic book industry. Website: SKTCHD.com Patreon: Patreon.com/OffPanel Instagram: @slicedfriedgold/@SKTCHDcomic Bluesky: @davidharper.bsky.social/@SKTCHD.bsky.social Email: david@sktchd.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T00:17:16.607454+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/off-panel-a-comics-interview-podcast-6685293"},"episode":{"title":"Off Panel #552: What's Next with Mark Waid","slug":"off-panel-552-what-s-next-with-mark-waid","published_at":"2026-05-18T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/off-panel-a-comics-interview-podcast-6685293/off-panel-552-what-s-next-with-mark-waid","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/off-panel-a-comics-interview-podcast-6685293","url":"https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-552-whats-next-with-mark-waid","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sktchd/Mark_Waid_2026.mp3?dest-id=282628","summary":"Writer Mark Waid joins the show to talk about his life and career in comics and the new Zoop campaign designed to fund a hardcover for his series, Empire. Waid discusses how he works, cliffhangers, his approach to new projects, his character-centric nature, focusing on problems, staying active as a writer, whether he's evolved, staying open to change, the comics of today, staying outside the box, the power of comic shops, the current era of DC, the return of Empire, out of print books, the new collection for Empire, Barry Kitson, the story's darkness, art imitating life, tips for creators, and more.","meta_description":"Writer Mark Waid joins the show to talk about his life and career in comics and the new Zoop campaign designed to fund a hardcover for his series, Empire.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3882,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/off-panel-a-comics-interview-podcast-6685293/episodes/off-panel-552-what-s-next-with-mark-waid/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/off-panel-a-comics-interview-podcast-6685293/off-panel-552-what-s-next-with-mark-waid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}