Joseph Illidge on THE SHADOW CABINET

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Today's guest is making his SIXTH appearance on the show, which means he's the most returned non-Multiversity guest in the history of the show. Previous episodes have had us talk about various aspects of his almost-30-year career in comics, from intern to editor at such publishers as Valiant, Humanoids, Heavy Metal, A Wave Blue World, and of course, DC Comics.

But Joseph Illidge is here now as the writer of that company's Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet #1, a four-issue limited series bringing him back to Milestone Comics, where his professional journey began. Issue #1 debuts on November 20th with art by Darryl Banks and Artigun Ilhan.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

02:10 The SHADOW CABINET Pitch

02:57 The Shadow Cabinet Working on SHADOW CABINET

05:52 What brought you back in the Milestone fold?

08:38 What was it like being back?

13:27 What kind of script / art collaboration do you prefer?

16:51 How was working with editor Marquis Draper, aka your generational echo?

23:48 For writing Rocket, how do you dial into her and speak for her?

28:27 Anything you want to tease about the rest of the mini?

30:33 Outro

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[This is episode 817 in a series.]