ComicsVerse welcomes legendary comics creator Marv Wolfman to our podcast. Marv Wolfman wrote TEEN TITANS, CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-WOMAN, and FANTASTIC FOUR among many other titles. He worked for both Marvel and DC Comics in a career that spans more than fifty years. Marv video chats us from the west coast to have a discussion about his career and all the incredible characters he created. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have him in this Marv Wolfman interview podcast!
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Marv’s Early Career
Some argue the relationship between Chris Claremont and the X-Men relates just as well or better to Marv Wolfman and TEEN TITANS. However, the latter’s career got started a good decade earlier.
Don’t get confused, in this Marv Wolfman interview, Marv makes it clear TEEN TITANS never derived inspiration from the X-Men but rather FANTASTIC FOUR comics that Marv previously worked on.
In this Marv Wolfman interview, we discuss his early work with DC Comics in 1968 on BLACKHAWK #242. Marv then discusses working with creator Len Wein. The two co-created the character Jonny Double in 1968’s SHOWCASE #78.
The Marv Wolfman Interview Turns to Characters Marv Created
Marv later went on to work on comics you may have heard of before. He co-created or created characters like Raven, Cyborg, Nova, Bullseye, Blade, Terrax, Terra, Black Cat, and Starfire among many others!
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He re-wrote Spider-Woman’s origin, giving her the “Jessica Drew” identity. He also created a backstory for Donna Troy. In conclusion, this Marv Wolfman interview reveals the story behind what we know — Mr. Wolfman is an epic character creator and storyteller.
Marv Wolfman Interview Podcast Reading List
- Blackhawk #242 (1968)
- Showcase #78 (1968)
- Teen Titans #18 & #22 “Eye of the Beholder” (1968)
- The Tomb of Dracula
- Daredevil #131 (1976)
- Nova #1
- Spider-Woman v1 #1 – #8 (1978)
- Spider-Woman v2 #1 – #3 (1982)
- Amazing Spider-Man #182 (1978)
- Amazing Spider-Man #194 (1979)
- Howard, the Duck comic strip (1978)
- Fantastic Four v1 #190 – #217, Annual #12
- DC Comics Presents #26 (1980)
- New Teen Titans #1 – #40
- Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 – #12
- Batman: Year Three
- Nightwing (2006)
- Teen Titan Raven
- New Teen Titans: Games TPB
- Raven #1 – #6
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