Near Mint Condition – Details, episodes & analysis

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, and creating Strange Academy with Humberto Ramos. Omar talks with Skottie about his creative process, storytelling at Marvel, and his favorite hip hop tracks! (2021)

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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 for Marvel Comics, Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, rare key issues, comic collecting since the 1970s, MCU movies that made him cry, and his new music and tour.

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From the Near Mint Condition Archives! Omar’s one-on-one interview from 2021 with Todd McFarlane — creator of Spawn, co-founder of Image Comics, and co-creator of Venom! The "Toddfather" shares insights on his legendary comics career, the mission of Image Comics, his passion for action figures, and the future of his record-breaking original character Spawn.

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This 2019 interview with Chris Claremont from the Near Mint Condition Archives is one of my all-time favorites, and the first of many great conversations with the famed writer of the X-Men. We discuss Claremont’s 17 years on X-Men, his return to comics, his second return to X-Men, behind-the-scenes stories from the X-Men and MCU films. This is a rare treat that you shouldn’t miss if you're a fan of classic X-Men stories like Dark Phoenix, Days of Future Past, and God Loves Man Kills.

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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 Infinity Gauntlet, Dreadstar, and so many countless stories! Starlin reflects on creator ownership, aging characters, comic book deaths, Marvel and DC experiences, and seeing his stories adapted for the MCU. (2023)

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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 other comics!

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Comics legend Phil Hester discusses his legendary comics career — from the pages of Caliber Press to DC Comics and now IDW. We take a deep dive into his creative process working on characters like Green Arrow, Swamp Thing, Nightwing, Wonder Woman, and Daredevil. Plus: writing vs. drawing, Kevin Smith collaborations, and career-defining choices.

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Omar talks with comics legends Joe Pruett and Ron Marz about Negative Burn: The Anthology, Green Lantern, Silver Surfer, Witchblade, CrossGen, crowdfunding, anthologies, and the future of creator-owned comics.

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From the Near Mint Condition Archives! Gary Frank discusses his legendary comic career — from Marvel UK and Incredible Hulk to redefining Superman with Geoff Johns and creating the universe of Geiger and Ghost Machine. He shares insights on his creative evolution, influences like Chris Claremont, Alan Davis, and Jim Lee, and why emotional storytelling matters. (2025)

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From the Near Mint Condition Archives! My interview with my favorite comic book artist of all time - Marc Silvestri, joined by Matt Hawkins, President of Top Cow Comics! Both creators have come back to talk about the new Darkness series and what to expect from Top Cow in the future! (2025)

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