Comics Interview — X-Men X-Tra

Main Topics: X-Men Animated Series, X-Factor, Wolverine, X-Men 2099, Marvel Comics Presents, Marvel UK, Southern Knights, Champions, Independent Comics Publishing

Contents
  1. Peter David
  2. John Byrne
  3. Ted Boonthanakit
  4. Larry Stroman
  5. Will Meugniot & Larry Houston
  6. Paul Neary
  7. John Francis Moore
  8. Dennis Mallonee & Henry Vogel
  9. Introduction / Editorial
interview Peter David
Interviewed by Pat O'Neill
Peter David Writer, Marvel Comics Working on: Wolverine (Marvel Comics Presents), X-Factor
David discusses his approach to writing Wolverine in Marvel Comics Presents, focusing on the character's internal life and moral complexity rather than relying solely on action. In a second interview segment, he addresses his assignment to relaunch X-Factor, describing his plans to reshape the team's roster and tone and his enthusiasm for character-driven storytelling.
interview John Byrne
Interviewed by Pat O'Neill
John Byrne Writer / Artist, Marvel Comics Working on: X-Men (scripter)
Byrne discusses returning to the X-Men franchise as scripter decades after his celebrated run as writer/artist, explaining what drew him back and how he approaches the collaborative dynamic of working from another creator's plots.
interview Ted Boonthanakit
Interviewed by DAK
Ted Boonthanakit Commercial Artist, Freelance Working on: Wolverine (upcoming)
Boonthanakit describes his background in commercial illustration and his transition into comics work, with particular focus on an upcoming Wolverine project and the technical challenges of adapting his commercial style to sequential storytelling.
interview Larry Stroman
Interviewed by Pat O'Neill
Larry Stroman Artist, Marvel Comics Working on: X-Factor
Stroman talks about his kinetic, expressive artwork on X-Factor, his distinctive style with elongated figures and dynamic compositions, and his working relationship with writer Peter David.
interview Will Meugniot & Larry Houston
Interviewed by Charles S. Novinskie
Will Meugniot Supervising Producer, Marvel / Saban Working on: X-Men animated series
Larry Houston Line Producer, Marvel / Saban Working on: X-Men animated series
Meugniot and Houston discuss the production of the Fox X-Men animated series, explaining the challenges of translating decades of comics continuity into a format accessible to younger TV audiences. They describe creative decisions behind character designs, episode story selection, and the balance between faithfulness to the source material and broadcast animation demands.
interview Paul Neary
Interviewed by Bojan M. Djukic
Paul Neary Editor-in-Chief, Marvel UK Working on: Marvel UK line
Neary discusses his role overseeing the Marvel UK publishing line, describing his editorial vision for both original content and American reprints, the challenges of building a distinctly British superhero universe, and Marvel UK's place within the state of the UK comics industry.
interview John Francis Moore
Interviewed by Charles D. Novinskie
John Francis Moore Writer, Marvel Comics Working on: X-Men 2099
Moore explains the premise of X-Men 2099, setting the book's futuristic dystopian world apart from both the present-day X-Men titles and the other 2099 books, discussing his approach to creating an entirely new mutant team and building their world from scratch.
interview Dennis Mallonee & Henry Vogel
Interviewed by Lou Mougin
Dennis Mallonee Publisher / Writer, Hero Comics Working on: Southern Knights, Champions
Henry Vogel Writer, Hero Comics Working on: Southern Knights
Mallonee and Vogel discuss Hero Comics' Southern Knights and Champions and a crossover event connecting them. Mallonee describes the business realities of running a small independent publisher and the creative philosophy behind building a shared superhero universe on a limited budget.
article Introduction / Editorial
Framing the issue as an X-Men-themed special timed to the animated series debut.