Artist & Writer Matteo Scalera: The Father of The Fourth Father on Art & Creator-Owned Comic Books
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Show Notes
Join James as he chats with legendary comic book artist Matteo Scalera (Black Science, Batman, Deadpool, Hulk, Nemesis Forever, King of Spies) — the latest 'catch' in the InkPulp crew!
Matteo shares his origin story: growing up in Italy obsessed with Dylan Dog, Spawn, 90s Image comics, and Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac), attending comic schools in Milan, winning a major contest judged by Sergio Toppi, breaking into US comics via Image, his big Batman issue, long collabs with Mark Millar, switching to one-to-one traditional art, and the deeply personal inspiration behind his new creator-owned graphic novel, The Fourth Father — a 190-page family drama with superhero touches, born from becoming a dad.
We dive into process, humility at early cons, paying it forward with portfolio reviews, the InkPulp brotherhood (Eric, Jim, Shawn), and why this book means so much to him.
Don't miss this heartfelt, inspiring convo — and support The Fourth Father on Kickstarter! (Launching soon — pre-launch page live now!)
Kickstarter Pre-Launch (Notify + get free first 20 pages via newsletter): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inkpulp/the-fourth-father-graphic-novel-by-matteo-scalera
Matteo's Site (free preview + newsletter): https://www.matteoscalera.com/
Follow Matteo:
X - https://x.com/ScaleraMatteo
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/matteoscalera/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MatteoScaleraArt/
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro & Collecting the InkPulp Crew like Pokémon
02:00 Italian comic schools & early influences (Dylan Dog stories!)
09:00 90s comics obsession & drawing origins
18:00 First steps, contest win, & going pro
27:00 Early US cons, humbling moments, meeting Eric
35:00 Paying it forward & InkPulp crew
37:00 Marvel break, Deadpool era, Batman bestseller
40:00 Working with Mark Millar & one-to-one art switch
48:00 The Fourth Father: Fatherhood, story, process, Kickstarter details
1:03:00 Wrap-up & where to follow/support
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