William sits down to chat with friend of the show, Eric Trautmann, to talk about his upcoming Flash Gordon series from Dynamite.

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Hit the jump for the show notes.

Much like the last artist we spotlighted in Sketchbook, we’re huge fans of Eric Trautmann and all of his writing work. This afternoon, Eric tweeted Noah Salonga‘s opening pencils for Red Sonja #56. The page maybe looks to be a recap page of sorts, but is absolutely stunning. We’ve included the piece in all its glory after the break and we highly encourage you to check it out.

William and Dane are joined by Eric Trautmann and Marco Rudy, the creative team behind “The Shield” to talk all about the history of one of our favorite comics in this extensive discussion.

Thanks again to Eric and Marco for joining us, and a special thanks to Marco for providing the art to make the above title card.

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Today, Dynamite Entertainment announced that the wonderfully talented Eric Trautmann will be the new writer on Vampirella.  The relaunch will occur this November with a brand new #1 and a cover from J. Scott Campbell. Here’s some early plot details from the Press Release that Comic Book Resources received this morning:

Vampirella’s back and is hot on the trail of her nemesis, Vlad Dracula. It’s a darker world for Vampirella, and something even more sinister than vampires lurks in the shadows, something that even Dracula himself has cause to fear. Vampirella is all that stands between us . . . . . . .and the end of the world!

Hit the jump for even more details from Eric and for the full J. Scott Campbell cover!

On this very special episode of Between the Panels, William interviews writer Eric Trautmann. He talks about his work on Checkmate, Five Books of Blood, ups and downs at Mircosoft, and his current projects: Wide Awake, and JSA vs Kobra.

Links and more after the break!

I would once again like to thank Eric so much for coming on to the show. I had a blast recording with him, and I hope you all enjoy the episode, (which you can find in iTunes, or stream it here).

Chapters:

• Overview of Eric’s Work
• Checkmate
• Five Books of Blood
• Eric and Microsoft
• Final Crisis: Resist
• Wide Awake
• JSA vs Kobra
• Tangent: Children’s Comics
• JSA vs Kobra
• On Artist Interaction
• What Eric’s Been Reading
• Closing Time

Check out Eric’s Twitter, and personal website, but most importantly, check out Wide Awake!

What did you think of the interview? Sound off in the comments below!