Episodes

  • Superfan Podcast Ep. 06: Patrick McDonnell on Frank Zappa
    Oct 24 2025

    In this episode of the Superfan Podcast, cohosts Christian Gossett, Kris Simon, and David Hyde are joined by Patrick McDonnell, creator of the beloved Mutts comic strip and lifelong connoisseur of creative mischief. We dig into Frank Zappa and why making the comics page weird is its own kind of rebellion.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Superfan Podcast Ep. 05: Marjorie Liu
    Oct 17 2025

    This week on the Superfan Podcast, cohosts Christian Gossett, Kris Simon, and David Hyde trade panels for petals as bestselling author and comic creator Marjorie Liu (Monstress, The Night Eaters, X-23, NYX: No Way Home) joins us to talk about gardening as metaphor, ritual, and creative rebellion.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Superfan Podcast Ep. 04: Matt Kindt on John le Carré
    Oct 10 2025

    In this episode of the Superfan Podcast, cohosts Christian Gossett, Kris Simon, and Davd Hyde go full analog with award-winning cartoonist and creator Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT, Dept. H, BRZRKR) to talk about John le Carré, Cold War paranoia, and why slow storytelling is the most subversive act in comics.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Superfan Podcast Ep. 03: Kelly Sue DeConnick on Alan Alda
    Oct 3 2025

    In this episode of the Superfan Podcast, co-hosts Christian Gossett, Kris Simon, and David Hyde talk with the formidable and fiercely authentic Kelly Sue DeConnick (writer of Bitch Planet, Pretty Deadly, FML, and the game-changing Captain Marvel run), about growing up on a military base watching Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, and the emotional landmine that is M*A*S*H.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Superfan Podcast Ep. 02: Marc Guggenheim on Billy Joel
    Sep 26 2025

    In this episode of the Superfan Podcast, your hosts Christian Gossett, Kris Simon, and David Hyde sit down with Emmy Award-winning writer Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, Eli Stone, Legends of Tomorrow) for a wide-ranging conversation about Billy Joel, musical memory, and the kind of fandom that sneaks up on you… and never lets go.

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    56 mins
  • Superfan Podcast Ep. 01: Rodney Barnes on Stephen King
    Sep 19 2025

    Welcome to the Superfan Podcast, where the people who make the comics you love talk about the things they love… that aren’t comics. In this episode of the Superfan Podcast, the team sits down with Emmy-winning writer and comic book creator Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia, The Boondocks, Winning Time) to discuss how the work of Stephen King has shaped his voice, worldview, and work across film, TV, and comics.

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    53 mins