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Batguys Return

Batguys Return

Written by: Batguys Return Studios
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Veteran Batman editor Jordan B. “Gorf” Gorfinkel (No Man's Land & Birds Of Prey) and his trusty sidekick & producer Jeff Thacher interview top creators and industry legends. Together they share their unique professional perspectives on the "Sequential Storytelling" industry: comics, graphic novels, cartooning, and "all those wonderful toys".

Exciting New Interviews with Comic & Cartooning Industry Legends, Coming October 2025! Including: Jim Shooter, Klaus Janson, Howard Chaykin, Lynn Johnston, Haley "LavenderTowne" Newsom, Scott Hanna, Mike Carlin, Jeff Keane, Jack C. Harris, Mike Freidrich, Rob Leigh, Graham Nolan, Greg Rucka, and Many MORE!

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  • Howard Chaykin
    Dec 22 2025

    NSFW Language Warning! Howard Chaykin is a Writer & Artist who pushes boundaries and pulls no punches in both mainstream and creator-owned comics. From the very first Star Wars comics adaptation to his original series American Flagg! & Time Squared, with network and syndicated television shows in between, he’s got distinctive style on the page and off.

    He is also, bless him, a poet laureate of colorful epithets — before listening, please remove all children…like, to the next state. Then hurry back because you’re about to learn a lot from a true master!

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    1 hr
  • Lynn Johnston
    Oct 31 2025

    Artist Lynn Johnston is the creator of For Better or For Worse, the beloved daily comic strip featured for decades in newspapers worldwide. This episode, we plunge into the world of comic strips, newspaper syndication, and what it's like to be an artist before, during - and even after - wild success in newsprint.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Klaus Janson - Part 2 of 2
    Oct 31 2025

    Part 2 of 2. Klaus Janson is an artist eminence who is best known for his collaboration with Frank Miller on Daredevil and The Dark Knight Returns. In fact he knows how to do every comics creative role from writing to pencilling to inking and coloring.

    He’s revered amongst colleagues and students alike for his skill and insights. He welcomed Gorf to his Manhattan studio where, surrounded by the tools of his trade and framed original artwork, they had an expansive one-on -one discussion that… well, listen for yourselves!

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    47 mins
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