Supernatural Law now in session, Batton Lash presiding! VIDEO INTERVIEW, ART DEMO - Mr. Media Interv

Today's Guest: Cartoonist Batton Lash, creator of Supernatural Law comics and the author of The Punisher Meets Archie.
 

Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with cartoonist Batton Lash, creator of Supernatural Law comics and the author of The Punisher Meets Archie, by clicking on the video player above! 

Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of vampires, werewolves and monsters-in-waiting all seeking legal representation … in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!

Whether you’re an art student or a comics fan, you’ve probably heard the name “Will Eisner” at some point.

Eisner, whose best-known comics creation, “The Spirit” celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, died a decade ago but his influence is felt as much or moreso today than ever before.
BATTON LASH podcast excerpt: "Will Eisner loved comics; he had a vision of comics."
You can LISTEN to this interview with cartoonish BATTON LASH, creator of SUPERNATURAL LAW comics, by clicking the audio player above!

In celebration of Will Eisner Week (#WillEisnerWeek), a worldwide celebration of the artist and writer’s work held annually from March 1-7, I wanted to do a special show recognizing Eisner’s life and work.

Helping me do this today is cartoonist Batton Lash, who was among Eisner’s very first students at Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts in the mid-1970s.

Lash, best known for his comic book Supernatural Law, which began life as a comic strip called “Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre” in the pages of The National Law Journal, was a favorite of Eisner’s... but not because he thought the young man would ever amount to anything as an artist! We’ll talk about that.

BATTON LASH podcast excerpt: "Ann Eisner is so adorable. A couple of years before Will passed away, she said to my wife Jackie Estrada and me, 'You know, I loved Will. I didn't care if he was a plumber or a cartoonist. That's wh