Near Mint Condition

Terry Moore Interview: Strangers in Paradise, Rachel Rising, Pandora's Box, Echo, Motor Girl

Terry Moore joins Wonder Maddie and Uncanny Omar to talk about his career in comics, the origins of hit series Strangers in Paradise and Rachel Rising, the challenges of

Dan Panosian Interview: Dark Wolf, Fire and Ice, Punisher, Conan, and more

From the Near Mint Condition archives! Dan Panosian joins Near Mint Condition to discuss his career from Marvel and Image Comics to video games, evolving as an artist, Da

Paul Jenkins Interview: Hellblazer, Sentry, Captain Marvel, and Origin of Wolverine

Paul Jenkins joins Near Mint Condition to discuss Hellblazer, Sentry, Wolverine Origins, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, Captain America, Spider-Man, Witchblade, and his career

Mark Waid Interview: Empire, Kingdom Come, Justice League, and Comic Industry Insights

From the Near Mint Condition archives! Mark Waid joins Near Mint Condition to discuss his writing process, Empire Deluxe Edition, Kingdom Come sequel plans, World's Fines

Jim Starlin Interview: Marvel Cosmic Universe, Breed omnibus, and Creator Rights

From the Near Mint Condition archives! Jim Starlin discusses creating Thanos, the Infinity Gauntlet saga, Dreadstar, and Marvel’s cosmic universe. He joins us to talk abo

Howard Chaykin Interview: Zorro, American Flagg!, Black Kiss, Star Wars, and more

Howard Chaykin joins Near Mint Condition to discuss his legendary comics career — from the pages of Marvel Comics to creator-owned books like American Flagg!, Black Kiss,

Marc Silvestri & Matt Hawkins Interview: X-Men, Wolverine, Image Comics, Witchblade, and more

From the Near Mint Condition archives! Marc and Matt explain how Image Comics changed the industry, why creator ownership matters, Marc's Marvel years, and why Top Cow Pr

Daredevil Season 1 (Netflix) - Is it still a masterpiece?

Getting ready for the premiere of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 on Disney Plus, the Uncanny Omar and guests revisit the very first Daredevil Season 1 on Netflix that int

J. Scott Campbell & Scott Dunbier Interview: Revisiting the 90s for Danger Girl Artist Edition

From the Near Mint Condition archives! J. Scott Campbell and Scott Dunbier join Near Mint Condition to discuss Campbell's early career, breaking into comics through Jim L

Kelly Thompson Interview: Powerpuff Girls, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Jeff the Land Shark

From the Near Mint Condition archives! Our interview with comics writer Kelly Thompson (Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Birds of Prey). Thompson discusses Jeff the

Stephen Bissette Interview: Tyrant The Ultimate Collection with Jim Rugg & Chris Stevens

Omar interviews Stephen Bissette along with Jim Rugg and Chris Stevens to talk about the return of Bissette's 90s tyrannosaurus rex comic Tyrant and the launch of new pub

Tom King Interview (Part 2): Helen of Wyndhorn and the Future of Superhero Comics

From the Near Mint Condition archives! Join Astonishing Melanie and Uncanny Omar as they get to talk to writer Tom King! We discuss writing Helen of Wyndhorn plus his CIA

Tom King Interview (Part 1): Batman and Mister Miracle

From the Near Mint Condition archives! Join Astonishing Melanie and Uncanny Omar as they get to talk to writer Tom King! We discuss writing Batman, Mister Miracle, and mo

Chris Condon and Kyle Starks Interview: The Return of DC Vertigo Comics in 2026!

Interview with Vertigo writers Chris Condon and Kyle Starks! They discuss the relaunch of the legendary DC imprint, their new titles End of Life and The Peril of the Brut

Rick Veitch & Tom Mandrake Interview: The Secrets of Swamp Thing 1989, plus The Spectre and more!

Our interview with legendary creators Rick Veitch and Tom Mandrake about the long-awaited completion of Swamp Thing 1989. Rick discusses following Alan Moore, the controv

Chip Zdarsky and Jim Zub Interview: Conan the Barbarian, Spider-Man, Batman, and Mad Magazine

Chip Zdarsky and Jim Zub discuss Conan the Barbarian, Spider-Man, Batman, Captain America, Mad Magazine, Marvel vs DC, creator workload, writing pressure, teaching comics

Skottie Young Interview: Marvel Art, New X-Men, Baby Covers, and Strange Academy

From the Near Mint Condition archives! Skottie Young discusses his Marvel Comics career, evolving art style, New X-Men, Wizard of Oz, writing comics, baby variant covers,

Sebastian Bach Interview: Marvel Comics, Hulk, Spider-Man, Collecting Keys & Why Movies Make Him Cry

I loved listening to music while reading comic books. Today I have the pleasure to talk to a voice from those days -- Sebastian Bach! We talk about Bach’s lifelong love f

Jim Starlin Interview: Thanos, Infinity Gauntlet, Dreadstar, and the Death of Captain Marvel

From the Near Mint Condition archives (and on location)! I talk to one of my favorite comic creators: Jim Starlin. He's the creator of Thanos, Gamora, Pip the Troll, The

Dan Watters & Alex Paknadel Interview: TMNT Shredder, Casey Jones, Batman Dark Patterns

Dan Watters & Alex Paknadel are here to chat with me about their respective TMNT series and to talk about their career on Batman, X-Men, Cyclops, Nightwing, and so many o