Stephanie Stalvey unpacks faith, identity, and 'Everything in Color'

This week on the AIPT Comics Podcast, we interview cartoonist Stephanie Stalvey, diving deep into her graphic memoir Everything in Color. In the conversation, Stalvey opens up about growing up in an evangelical household, unpacking purity culture, and how motherhood reshaped her understanding of faith and identity. It’s an honest, vulnerable discussion about turning lived experience into art, and why telling these stories can resonate far beyond one person’s life. NEWS Marvel Solicitations for July 2026 Miles Morales faces his most personal threat yet in new 'Miles Morales: Spider-Man' #1 Red Hulk takes over the Marvel Universe in 'Avengers: Armageddon' and the preview reveals just how bad it gets 'Fantastic Four' #15 sends the team spiraling through time for a wild 65th anniversary story Doctor Doom takes over 616 Day with Blind Bags, rare comics, and surprise sketch covers Godzilla teams with Knull to conquer the Marvel Multiverse in explosive finale in Toho/Marvel collab First look at Marvel’s Pride special as Ultron crashes Wiccan and Hulkling’s anniversary and new Pride covers are revealed Predator crashes the Planet of the Apes in Marvel’s wild new crossover you didn’t see coming 'Do A Powerbomb' returns to comic shops with 'Black and White' #1 Vault announces weird western ongoing series ‘Dead Acre: Black Badge’ Rob Liefeld expands 'Youngblood' with 'Badrock' solo series Dark Horse announces Adam Frankenstein origin one-shot set in the Chaos Universe DC heroes meet NHL icons in final “Secret Identity” card drop from Upper Deck 'Minotaur' comic by Si Spurrier and Mike Dowling launches July 2026 from Ignition Press Our Top Books of the Week: Dave: Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Versity #1 (Jordan Morris, Joe Kelly, Pere Perez) Corpse Knight #1 (Michael Chaves, Matthew Roberts, Rico Renzi_ Alex:​​ Absolute Wonder Woman #19 (Thompson, Sherman) Sorcerer Supreme #5 (Orlando, Bernard Chang) Standout KAPOW moment of the week: Alex: Exquisite Corpses #12 (James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh) Dave: Wolverine #19 (Saladin Ahmed, Martín Coccolo) TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Alex: The Sacrificers #21 (Rick Remender, Max Fiumara) & Is Ted OK? #3 (Dave Chisholm) Dave: Swamp Thing 1989 #1 (Rick Veitch, Michael Zulli) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave: Feral #22 (Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner Weapons Homage Cover) Alex: Wiccan: Witches’ Road #5 (Karen S. Darboe variant) Interview: Stephanie Stalvey, EVERYTHING IN COLOR out 04/28/2026 Your book explores growing up in an evangelical community where love and obedience were deeply intertwined. When you look back now, how do you understand that relationship differently? One of the most striking ideas in the book is the notion that “our bodies belong to the authority figure.” How did unpacking that belief shape the emotional core of this memoir? Everything in Color is deeply personal, especially in how it por