SDCC 2024: Creating a Horror Icon

Creating a horror icon

When you launch a new comic, saying you’re creating a new horror icon makes a bold statement. But after I announcedĀ The Matron at the IPI Comics panel at Comic-Con, co-creator and co-writer Drew Edwards offered up that description. Of course I had to connect with Drew and David Bowles, neither of whom had been able to go to Comic-Con. I had to know more.

Along with artist Jose Melendez, Bowles and Edwards dig deep into Texas history (and geography) forĀ The Matron, a generational serial killer that yes, just may be a new icon. She certainly has the look that can fill a thousand Spirit stores with a cool costume. But let me let the writers tell it for themselves…

If you’re interested in David Bowles’ other work, here’s a link.

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In addition to running Fanboy Planet, Derek has written for ActionAce, Daily Radar, Once Upon A Dime, and The Wave. He has contributed stories to Arcana Comics (The Greatest American Hero) and Monsterverse Comics (Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave). He has performed with ComedySportz and Silicon Valley Shakespeare, though relocated to Hollywood to... work in an office? If you ever played Eric's Ultimate Solitaire on the Macintosh, it was Derek's voice as The Weasel that urged you to play longer. You can buy his book "I Was Flesh Gordon" on the Amazon link at the right. Email him at [email protected].