World Fandom July 17th 2025
Bring on the Bad Guys: Creating Comic Book Villains.
Panel Discussion INDUSTRY
A hero is only as compelling as his foe, right? But how do you keep your baddies from being one-note? This helpful Q&A with comic professionals will help you create cutting-edge supervillains that never bore your readers!
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Drew
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Comic book writer, horror film historian, music journalist , rock promoter, and showman extraordinaire; these are all guises of the creative force known as Drew Edwards. Edwards is best known as the writer and creator of the long-running underground comic, Halloween Man. He is also a contributing writer for Rockabilly Online and through Halloween Man Productions, an active part of the Austin music scene. Each week his voice is been heard by thousands as part of the Castle of Horror Podcast. Bridging horror and comic culture with Austin's music scene, Drew's the event planner, promoter, and host of numerous events Edwards currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, musician Jamie Bahr. They happily share a bohemian apartment with a flemmish giant rabbit named Iggy Hop.

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Jason Henderson
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Jason Henderson is a Locus bestselling author of novels, comics and games. He’s the author the hit Alex Van Helsing series, the creator of the comic Sword of Dracula and writer for the comic Ben 10 from IDW. He also hosts the weekly horror movie podcast Castle of Horror. An attorney, Jason lives in Colorado with his wife and two daughters.
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Terry Parr
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Sabrina Pandora
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Giant Comics Company is the brainchild of trans author Sabrina Pandora, a creator based out of Texas. Writer and editor of the comic series Giant Girl Adventures, she is preparing to launch her second title 'the Danger Team' in Summer 2022.