This week on Comics For you Matthew welcomes Frank J. Barbiere! Frank is a #1 Amazon.com best-selling writer from New Jersey with his new series from Image Comics Author Immortal with artist Morgan Beem on sale now! Frank breaks down what it means to be a long-term comics creator, riding the highs and the lows, demythologizing preconceptions about the industry. If you ever wanted to learn what the grind is like to a comics writer, this is the episode for you!

This is a must-listen whether you've been writing and drawing comics for a month or twenty years.

After breaking into the comics industry with the creator-owned hit Five Ghosts (Image Comics), Frank has since worked for every major publisher in the U.S., as well as having a global presence in France (Glenat Comics), Italy (Cosmo Editoriale), and Spain (Norma) with his creator-owned work. He has written notable runs on Avengers World and Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. at Marvel Comics, as well as the creator-owned series Black Market and Broken World (BOOM! Studios), The Revisionist (Aftershock Comics), Violent Love (Image Comics), and The White Suits (Dark Horse Comics).

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Crashing by Matthew and Morgan Beem: https://www.amazon.com/Crashing-Matthew-Klein/dp/1684059879

Get Author Immortal at your local comic shop! Issue #3 is on sale December 17th, 2025.