Off Panel #551: Ref King with Dave Wielgosz

Writer Dave Wielgosz joins the show to talk about his journey from comics editorial to writing comics and his new series at Ignition Press, Showdown. Wielgosz discusses the build up to release, his comic origins, the 2000s in comics, making his way into comics and DC editorial, becoming a master of continuity, the key to being a good editor, relationship management, the origins of Showdown, the market's influence on his work, revenge stories, collaboration, the title's creative team, the different sides of his brain, what he's learned from Showdown, his ideal project mix, and more.

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Off Panel #551: Ref King with Dave Wielgosz is an episode from Off Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast by David Harper.

This episode is 01:29:16 long.

This episode was published on May 11, 2026.

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