Brendan Deneen in conversation with Josh Sippie about being a writer and editor, writing across ages and mediums, the creative process, and more.

Brendan Deneen is the author of the award-winning dark coming-of-age novel THE NINTH CIRCLE as well as THE CHRYSALIS,  a 2018 horror novel.  He's also the author of the four volume NIGHT NIGHT GROOT picture book series for Marvel; the original middle grade graphic novel GREEN ARROW: STRANDED for DC Comics; and the horror novel MORBIUS: BLOOD TIES for Marvel/Titan.  His next novel, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: ANNIHILATION, comes out next April from Marvel/Titan, and his post-apocalyptic romance/thriller novel TRACER comes out in 2025 from Blackstone Publishing. His other graphic novel work includes multiple volumes of FLASH GORDON, an original ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS book, a CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST reboot, PHOENIX (with Jim Krueger), SOLARMAN (a reboot of a Marvel/Stan Lee series), and the original graphic novel SCATTERBRAIN.  His short stories and essays have been published by St. Martin's Press, Reader's Digest Books, 13Thirty Press, and Necro Publications.  Brendan has also been working in the publishing and film/TV industries for over two decades, having worked for Scott Rudin Productions, Miramax, Dimension Films, William Morris, and Macmillan/St. Martin's/Tor, where he was the editor of the New York Times-bestselling Walking Dead series of novels, among dozens of others. He is currently the Head of Film & TV at Blackstone Publishing and the Founder/CEO of Scout Comics.

Important links!

Brendan's website: https://www.brendandeneen.com/

Scout Comics: https://www.scoutcomics.com/

Negative Space events: https://negativespacecomics.com/events/

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Brendan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrendanDeneen

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