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I met Todd Nauck last year at a Wizard World Los Angeles convention, when Jessica and I were attending the post-con party and feeling no desire whatsoever to join the rampant schmooze-fest. We were relaxing in a corner of the patio that evening, and at some point we were introduced to Todd. About 30 minutes later, the three of us were laughing and swapping stories like we’d known each other for years.

When I ran into Todd a few months later, I was impressed that he not only remembered details of our conversation, but also asked about Jessica by name. Sure, that might not sound like such an amazing feat, but if you take into account the number of people he meets during conventions while sketching and signing books for fans, you’ll probably understand why I was so impressed.

Todd remains one of the most genuine, friendly guys I’ve met in the comics scene, so I was glad to have a chance to talk to him about his busy schedule this month. The guy has four titles hitting shelves in five weeks… think about that now: four full issues of art in five freakin’ weeks.

COMICMIX: When we spoke during New York Comic Con, you were excited to have the "quadfecta" schedule this month, with an issue hitting every week of May. Although some last-minute scheduling shifts pushed up one of the release dates, it's still an impressive run of four comics in five weeks. When you first found out there was a chance of the schedule lining up like this, did you push for the quadfecta or was it entirely by chance?

TODD NAUCK: Entirely by chance. I couldn’t have planned it. The only book I could have a say in the release date was WildGuard: insider since that is my creator-owned book. I had the release date on May 14th for WildGuard: Insider #1 set around December or January for solicitations.

Then I come to find out my Marvel series American Dream is coming out bi-weekly with issue #1 out May 7th and issue #2 out May 21st.

Then I had to find out when Teen Titans Go #55 (the last issue of that series) was coming out. As I frantically flipped through the DC section of Previews I was hoping it would be May 28th. And wouldn’t you know, that was the exact date for Teen Titans Go #55.

I had hit the "quadfecta!" Four books, each coming out in a different week of the same month.

WildGuard: Insider #1 did get released early for Free Comic Book Day, though. But a lot of WildGuard fans probably expect it in their pull boxes for May 14th. So it’s still quadfecta-ish!

CMix: Be honest with me, Todd - is this all part of a campaign to be the artist on the next big weekly book?

TN: I didn’t intend on that. But I’m willing to give it a shot!

Who can read the rest of my interview with artist Todd Nauck over at ComicMix? You can!