Episode twenty-eight of The Funky Flavor Podcast is a ‘Beyond the Synopsis’ interview featuring writer Neil Kleid and illustrator Alex Cormack to discuss their ComiXology Originals series MEDIEVAL – a bombastic new series about baseball, the Bronx, and sixth-century Britain!
MEDIEVAL released issue one on November 11th, 2025 & issue two on December 9th, 2025. The third issue of the five-issue miniseries released on January 13th, 2026 with the penultimate installment available on February 10, 2026 and the finale on March 10th, 2026. On Tuesday, May 4th, the complete collected edition of MEDIEVAL was released by ComiXology.
MEDIEVAL Vol. 1
Story & Letters by Neil Kleid
Art & Colors by Alex Cormack
Edited by Sarah Litt
Collects MEDIEVAL #1-5
Beer, baseball, Bronx, Britain!
After being hit by a line drive, baseball fan Danny Landau wakes up in sixth-century England, out of time with no skills other than a knack for construction and a penchant for violence. After spending a year drinking and fighting, seeking a way back to his girl and New York, Danny’s unique form of loud-mouthed chivalry—and “The Babe,” his custom-designed iron bat—gains the attention of Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table, bringing him helm-to-boot with Arthur, Lancelot, and Merlin, the notoriously wily magician who may just have Danny’s ticket home.
The Vulgate Lancelot takes a vulgar turn as Arthur of Camelot and Danny from the Bronx—a beer-swilling, bat-wielding Jewish knight—vie for the same girl in this violent, mature original comic about an irreverent, would-be, time-lost hero ready to go fu[CENSORED]ng medieval on Camelot in order to find his girl…and a way back home.
I had the pleasure in sitting down with Neil and Alex to discuss their ComiXology series MEDIEVAL. Below, you’ll find the audio only podcast and the YouTube video. Whether you enjoy watching or just listening, we’ve got you covered!
About Neil Kleid:
Neil Kleid, a Xeric-award winning, Orthodox Jewish graphic novelist, authored the acclaimed graphic novels Ninety Candles (for which he won the prestigious Xeric Grant in 2003), Brownsville, and The Big Kahn, the latter two which were the first entries in his sequential/narrative exploration of Judaism—his third, Nice Jewish Boys, was co-authored with John Broglia and Ellie Wright, and released from Comixology Originals in 2024. With the late Alex Nino, Neil adapted Jack London’s novel The Call of The Wild into comics for Penguin Books; did the opposite for the seminal Marvel Comics’ storyline Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt for Penguin and Titan Books; co-authored (with Brian Michael Bendis) Powers: The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim for Thomas Dunne Books/MacMillan, an original prose novel based on the award-winning comic book series; and penned bothThe Phoenix Chase, an original X-Men novel, and “Kid Omega Faces The Music”, an original X-Men short story for Aconyte Books / Marvel, the latter for which he was nominated for a 2022 Scribe Award.
Neil co-authored Savor, a young adult culinary adventure graphic novel for Dark Horse Comics, and The Panic, a New York subway thriller with Andrea Mutti, was released from Dark Horse in partnership with Comixology Originals. Neil was named the 2023 Jewish Writer of the Year by the Center for Jewish History in New York, as part of their inaugural, annual JewCE Awards. By day, he works as a digital product designer and has solved usability challengers for clients such as the Topps Company, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Clarks Shoes, and Girls Scouts of the USA.
He currently lives with his wife, kids, dog and a kosher grill in New Jersey where he juggles a constantly-evolving writing plan and roots for Detroit sports teams.
About Alex Cormack:
Alex Cormack is a Bram Stoker Award nominated Illustrator whose work includes BREATH OF SHADOWS, SEA OF SORROWS, ROAD OF BONES, THE CRIMSON CAGE, SINK, GHOSTS ON THE WATER, KILLING HOPE, WEED MAGIC, and a bunch more. He lives in Vermont with his wife, son, and his two cats.
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