It’s the conversation the internet gods didn’t want you to hear! But not even a hurricane could stop the fury of Joe Corallo. A razor sharp critic and all around entertaining guy, Joe stops by to talk about the role of an editor, writing for fulfillment vs paying the bills, where the ideas come from, and how he balances it all.
About Joe:
Joe Corallo started self-publishing comics he wrote in 2011 with various collaborators and tabled at his first convention. As he got more involved in the world of comics, he became a contributor to pop culture websites including insertgeekhere, ComicMix, Geek dot com, and Geeks OUT where he serves as blog editor.
His short-form comics writing can be found in a number of anthologies including Archie’s Jinx’s Grim Fairy Tales and Happy Horrordays, the Ignatz nominated Dates Vol. 3, as well as Dead Beats: A Musical Horror Anthology, Yule: Dreadful Tales For The Holiday Season, and Lower Your Sights; all Ringo Award nominees. It also includes his DC Comics debut in DC Pride: A Celebration Of Rachel Pollack which spotlights DC’s first trans superhero, Coagula, for the first time in over two decades available June 4th, 2024.
His long-form work includes collaborations with Liana Kangas on the series She Said Destroy and TKO Shorts #1: Seeds of Eden, Rachel Pollack on The Never-Ending Party released digitally through ComiXology Originals and in print through Dark Horse Comics, as well as having written Becstar and Dahlia In The Dark for Mad Cave Studios. His debut young adult graphic novel King Arthur & the Knights of Justice, a reboot of the 90’s animated series, is available now.
Joe is also an Eisner and GLAAD award nominee and Ringo award-winning editor of comics and graphic novels from his anthology he curated and co-edited with Molly Jackson, Mine: A Celebration Of Liberty And Freedom For All Benefiting Planned Parenthood and Oh S#!t It’s Kim & Kim! His clients include ComicMix, A Wave Blue World, Black Mask Studios, ComiXology Originals, MERC Publishing, Mad Cave Studios, and Dynamite Entertainment.
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