Novelist, comic book writer, professor, and TV show creator Mat Johnson is a busy man—hearing the sheer amount of projects he’s working on is enough to make you need a breather. It’s an exciting time in his career, and he took some time out of his insanely packed schedule to chat with Geek Girl Riot’s Sherin Nicole and Day Al-Mohamed about his upcoming work, the beauty in collaborating and adapting for changing audiences, as well as staying out of the limelight when creating. Take notes, friends—you might just learn a thing or two along the way.
Reading List:
- NPR essays for Fresh Air series – Mat Johnson
- Loving Day – Mat Johnson
- Incognegro – Mat Johnson
- Hellblazer: Papa Midnite – Mat Johnson et al.
- Stories of Your Life and Others – Ted Chiang
- Hawkeye
- Captain Marvel
- Spider-Woman
- Saga – Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
- Manifest Destiny – Chris Dingess et al.
- Rumble – John Arcudi et al.
- The Black Monday Murders – Jonathan Hickman et al.
- Black Science – Rick Remender et al.
- Jupiter’s Legacy – Mark Millar and Frank Quitely
- The Autumnlands – Kurt Busiek and Ben Dewey
- Monstress – Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
- The Descender – Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen
- Surgeon X – Sara Kenney and John Watkiss
- Birthright – Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan
- Southern Bastards – Jason Aaron and Jason Latour
- Jessica Jones
- Secret Wars comics
- The Girl with All The Gifts – Mike Carey
- Fellside – Mike Carey
Watchlist:
- Loving Day (Showtime adaptation)
- Peep Show
- Four Lions
- Arrival
- Mr. Robot
- Orange is the New Black
- Jessica Jones
- Luther
- Black Mirror
- The Girl with All The Gifts
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