Adam Lawson talks Mad Dog Morgan

March 14, 2026·1 hr 4 min·4 clips

Adam and Tom start loose. They joke about finally getting the interview on the calendar, with Adam blaming a wild shooting schedule and Tom sounding more than ready to talk comics. Mad Dog Morgan comes up early, but Tom also wants the wider Adam Lawson picture, especially the storytelling work some backers may not know about. Adam is right there with him. The conversation turns toward where that storytelling pull starts, and the excerpt leaves that thread open in a nice, personal way. The best stretch is the comic shop talk. Tom says he likes following Adam on Instagram and X because Adam's excitement feels like the buzz of finding some odd book you did not expect to love. Adam gets it. Reviews and reader reactions can give you that little snap of recognition when somebody else loved the same thing. Then he brings up Testament. While shooting in Atlanta, he found it at Criminal Records, a record store and comic shop combo with plenty of indie titles. The setup grabbed him fast: a religious community heading to a distant planet, with art that caught his eye before the story hit him. That is where the episode really settles. Comics, for Adam, are quiet in a way film is not. You sit with the pages privately, and sometimes the strange book from the shelf follows you home. Tom keeps it easy and wants Adam back after the title is out, when they can get into story, spoilers, and possible easter eggs. It closes like a relaxed creator hang that happened to have microphones on.

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A warm comics conversation shaped by craft, discovery, and genuine reading joy.

Adam Lawson's route into Mad Dog Morgan is traced through a broader life in storytelling, from teenage theater to writing plays and even staging small productions during missionary work.

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You want a creator chat that starts with comics-shop energy and moves into craft talk.

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