Comics Are Dope (The Podcast)

33. The Cold Ever After with Jeremy Whitley

Episode Summary

Jeremy Whitley joins the show to talk about writing for younger audiences, telling stories of underrepresented groups, and making it all fun.

Episode Notes

After the recent release of his latest graphic novel, The Cold Ever After, Jeremy Whitley joins the show to talk about writing for younger audiences, telling stories of underrepresented groups, and making it all fun.

Jeremy Whitley is a writer from Durham, North Carolina. He broke into comics in 2010 with the Eisner-Nominated smash hit comic Princeless. He then spun off a second book in the same world called Raven Pirate Princess that highlighted the adventures of Raven and her all-girl crew of pirates.

After the success of Princeless, Jeremy has gone on to write for a number of existing properties including an acclaimed run for Marvel’s Unstoppable Wasp, Future Foundation, Hulk Vs. Thor: Champions of the Universe and a ground breaking coming out story for Marvel’s Gwenpool in their Love Unlimited series. He has also written for Sea of Thieves, Vampirella, and over 50 issues of My Little Pony.

Currently he is writing School for Extraterrestrial Girls, The Dog Knight, The Cold Ever After, and The Dashing School for Wayward Princes.

Huge thanks to HIVE Comicade for hooking up this conversation!