185 – Becoming Wolverine (feat. Tom Taylor)

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!

In which All-New Wolverine and X-Men Red writer Tom Taylor joins us to talk friendship, heroism, pelican statues, and how to build on legacy without being bogged down by it.

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• The epic awesomeness of Gabrielle Kinney
• All-New Wolverine
• The evolution of Best Wolverine
• Character-first story
• Family
• X-Men Red
• Finding Jean Grey’s voice
• Gentle (Nezhno Abidemi)
• Transcending the Silver Age
• Laura Kinney in Logan
• Wolverine-style brain surgery
• Editing down to the bones
• Tom’s comfort reads
• Secret origins of Tom Taylor
• Writing like a street performer
• Koalas vs. reavers

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