{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Aditya Bidikar on IN YOUR SKIN","description":"Aditya Bidikar, back on the show after 4 years, is a man of letters in the most literal sense.  In the more than a decade he has been plying the lettering trade, he has worked with every major North American comics publisher and formed strong collaborations with several groups of creators, none more so than with writer Ram V and artist Anand K.  In the words of Multiversity Comics alum and SKTCHD guru David Harper, it is a career consisting of \u201call bangers\u201d.  But he is on the show today to talk about IN YOUR SKIN, his first major work as a comics writer.  IN YOUR SKIN, with artist SOM and colorist Francesco Segala for Image Comics and Tiny Onion and released on April 22nd, combines Bollywood culture with body horror and erotic fiction. The solicitation also name-checks David Cronenberg and THE SUBSTANCE. We  would throw in some Scorsese and Satoshi Kon as well, but\u2026 we will get into that. Aditya is at a fairly unique point in comics: a first-time comics writer with years of experience making comics, a letterer making his own words fit onto the page of his own story, a perennial collaborator stepping into a lead role\u2026however you want to look at it, this is a fascinating time to be Aditya Bidikar, and today\u2019s chat dives into just why that is the case. [This episode is number 833 in a series.]  CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 05:42 \u2013 Bollywood & Dance 17:19 \u2013 Influences and PERFECT BLUE  18:12 \u2013 Male Gaze and Patriarchy 24:19 \u2013 Wanting to Be vs Be With 29:13 \u2013 Parasocial Horror and Identity 38:07 \u2013 Writing Sympathy for Priyanka 42:13 \u2013 Drama First Genre Second 45:11 \u2013 Priyanka Redefined 47:10 \u2013 Script as Blueprint 51:02 \u2013 Rewriting to the Finale 53:04 \u2013 Ownership and Fingerprints 54:29\u2013 The Showrunner Mindset 01:04:28 \u2013 Personal Stakes and Finishing 01:10:11 \u2013 Lettering and Burnout 01:12:55 \u2013 Finding Theme While Writing 01:18:06 \u2013 Stories Not Essays 01:21:18 \u2013 Outro ","author_name":"Robots From Tomorrow!","author_url":"https:\/\/robotsfromtomorrow.net","html":"