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  • Paul Azaceta joins me and we talk about everything in this one. Paul shares his thinking and loves when it comes to comics. We talk about his work on OUTCAST, and his forthcoming Image title THE SEASONS, with Rick Remender. He also shares a lot about the yet to be titled limited series Paul wrote and drew!

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/paulazaceta/

    * Twitter https://x.com/paulazaceta

    * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/paul.azaceta/

    * Substack https://substack.com/paulazaceta

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  • Welcome to Season 16!

    Ignatz nominated, M.S. Harkness joins me to do what she does best, share amazing tales of her life, and talk process. We discuss her nominated graphic novel, Time Under Tension, and her next book, which—if we promise to be good—she'll title, Rogue One.

    If you’ve read Time Under Tension, please request an Ignatz Award ballot, from the link below, and cast your vote for her book.

    * Website https://www.msharkness.com/

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/m.s.harkness/

    * Twitter https://x.com/msharkness

    * Patreon https://www.patreon.com/msharkness

    * Ignatz Award Ballot Request https://www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-ballot-request/

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  • Settle in for a lively talk with Ben Caldwell as we track his creative journey and process, loves, and un-loves. And yes, we talk about his forthcoming THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS UNIVERSE, CARRIE KELLY, Robin comic with Frank Miller.

    This is a fun one, with one of my favorite creators!

    * Big Cartel https://bencaldwell.bigcartel.com/

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bencaldwellart/

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  • Elsa Charretier joins me to talk managing the highs and lows of a creative career. Though in the midst her fantastic run on the wonderful LOVE EVERLASTING, she questioned her work in comics. Elsa has since found joy in the work, and—more importantly—her life.

    Make sure to follow her on social media and sign up for her newsletter, and be first to her details about her—yet to be announced—project. Enjoy!

    * Website https://www.elsacharretier.com/

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/elsacharretier/

    * Twitter https://twitter.com/e_charretier

    * Patreon https://www.patreon.com/elsacharretier

    * YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ElsaCharretierChannel/

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  • Daniel Warren Johnson joins me to talk comics, school me in manga, and tie it all back to music, vans, and wrestling. We talk about his recent experience winning a pair of Eisner Awards, and his upcoming series with Riley Rossmo, THE MOON IS FOLLOWING US, out in September.

    We geek out on APPLESEED, and Daniel talks about the pitch process DO A POWERBOMB, WONDER WOMAN; DEAD EARTH, BETA RAY BILL, and his current run on TRANSFORMERS. It’s a lot, but he has more in store for his fans soon.

    * Website https://www.danielwarrenart.com/

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/danielwarrenart/

    * Twitter https://twitter.com/danielwarrenart

    * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dan.johnson.336333/

    * YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq9yTxZlM04Boq9cypnLRUA

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  • Greg Rucka joins me to talk writing. We delve into pens, keyboards, comics, movies, and novels. Greg’s works, like Whiteout, The Old Guard, Stumptown, Queen & Country, and the Atticus Kodiak novels range from gritty crime-riddled shadows to far-flung fantastic tales.

    * Website https://www.gregrucka.com/

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ruckawriter/

    * Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/ruckawriter.bsky.social

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  • Adriano Di Benedetto joins me to talk about the art of inking, and how he built a career in an increasingly digital world. We fan out over amazing inkers, and praise brushes with a fair number of curses. His work as graced the pages of Daredevil, Wonder Woman, the X-Men, and Batman for Marvel and DC. Meet your new favorite inker.

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adriano.dibenedetto/

    * Twitter https://twitter.com/Adr_Ben

    * Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/dibenedetto.bsky.social

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  • Marc Guggenheim joins me to share his experience in film, television, and comics. We talk about how exposure to mind-blowing work at an early age set us on a path to make our own. We also chat about his latest’s novel, IN ANY LIFETIME, available for pre-order now. (link below)

    Marc is an honest and generous storyteller, with a rich body of writing. This is a great talk, for fans of any one of his amazing projects.

    * Pre-Order IN ANY LIFETIME https://a.co/d/0ipc299w

    * Read Marc’s Substack, LEGAL DISPATCH

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marcguggenheim/

    * Twitter https://x.com/mguggenheim

    * Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/marcguggenheim.bsky.social

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  • Jared Cullum joins me to talk painted comics, plein-air painting, master painters, Xerox-era Disney movies, and the brilliance of Studio Ghibli. We talk about the importance of obsessive focus to develop craft, and his work on KODI and the upcoming KODI 2 from Top Shelf.

    If you’re not familiar with Jared’s work, I can’t wait for you to listen to this great conversation and discover his work.

    * Website https://jaredcullum.com/

    * Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jaredlovestodraw

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jaredcullum

    * Twitter https://twitter.com/jared_cullum

    * YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/jaredcullum

    * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jaredcullum

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  • Matthew K. Manning joins me to tell stories, talk toys, James Jean, Tom Taylor, the desire to push structure and form, the educational benefits of comics, developing a comic pitch, allowing the story to tell itself, and trusting the characters. We cover a lot.

    We also touch on some of his 100 books and dozens of comics for DC, Marvel, IDW, Skybound, Abrams, Scholastic, Disney, DK Publishing, like, Batman/TMNT Adventures, Marvel Action: Avengers, DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman, Batman: The Ultimate Guide, and Spider-Man: A History & Celebration of the Web-Slinger.

    * Website https://www.matthewkmanning.com/

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/matthewkmanning/

    * Twitter https://twitter.com/matthewkmanning

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    * https://www.jalexmorrissey.com

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  • Keith Browning and I wrap up our talk, on how he treated his interest in getting into comics like a job, and how he seeks feedback for his work. Keep an eye out for Keith’s work in Stardust, the Super Wizard anthology, and Fantomah, both coming out this year.

    * Big Cartel https://keithbrowning.bigcartel.com/

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/keithbrowningart

    * Cara https://cara.app/keithbrowning

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  • Keith Browning and I sat down to talk comics, influences, and how this affects our process. We talk about his indie books and his work in Scott Snyder’s Tales from the Cloakroom Vol. 2 as well as the upcoming Stardust the Super Wizard anthology. This conversation went deeper and longer than expected, so here’s part one.

    * Big Cartel https://keithbrowning.bigcartel.com/

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/keithbrowningart

    * Cara https://cara.app/keithbrowning

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  • Danny Earls and I dive into the hard work he puts in every day to be a comic book artist and we carry on about the inspirations that drive him. This is an open and unvarnished talk, filled with laughs, from the perspective of a man living a second dream career.

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dannyearls16/

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    * Twitter https://twitter.com/dannyearls16

    * Comic Sketch Art https://comicsketchart.com/our-creators/danny-earls/

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  • Jonathan Marks Barravecchia joins me to get all painterly about comics. He’s an artist and illustrator using pencil, inks, watercolors, and oils to tell stories. And his latest comic from Image, BEAR PIRATE VIKING QUEEN is a glorious example of his craft.

    * Website https://www.jonathanmarksart.com/

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    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jonathanmarksart/

    * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.marks.7737

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  • Rich Douek joins me for a personal talk about following his heart into comics. How he built his initial story ideas of GUTTER MAGIC into an actual comic, and how he unintentionally became known as a horror guy after the sucess of the ROAD OF BONES comic.

    * Website http://www.rdouek.com/

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    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rdouek/

    * Twitter https://twitter.com/rdouek

    * Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/rdouek.bsky.social

    * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/richdouek

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  • Tommy Lee Edwards and me talk about how his childhood love of cars and planes, plus discovering Speed Racer on Detroit television changed his life. We also get into how writing Gatchaman, for Mad Cave, is a dream comic book project.

    * Website http://www.tommyleeedwards.com/

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    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tlestoryteller/

    * Twitter https://twitter.com/tommyleeedwards/

    * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tommy-Lee-Edwards-storyteller/

    * Vimeo https://vimeo.com/user10394800

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  • AndrĂ© Lima AraĂșjo joins me to talk about how things like film comics, video games, and anime swayed him from a respectable architect's life into the seedy underbelly of comics. We delve into his latest three-volume graphic novel series, PHENOMENA w/Brian Michael Bendis.

    * Website https://www.andrelimaaraujo.com

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    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/andrelimaaraujo

    * Twitter https://twitter.com/erdna11

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  • Pye Parr joins me to talk about a passion for the arts, turned design career, turned comic book artist. How he applies his design sensibilities and process into his comic pages. And how his new Image comics series, PETROL HEAD, came from drawing exactly what he wanted to and attracting the interest of a writer friend.

    * Website https://www.pyeparr.com/

    * LinkTree https://linktr.ee/pyeparr

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    * Instagram https://instagram.com/pyeparr

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    * Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/pye.bsky.social

    * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pyeparrart/

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  • Brian Level joined me for “the talk,” but straight-off, we got really into our thoughts and feeling about freelancing, comics, creativity, and [much] deeper subjects.

    Brian effortlessly moves between writing and drawing on projects like SAINT JANE OF THE ORCHARD SILK HILLS, CHAINED TO THE GRAVE, THE MANTLE, and THE BROTHERS JAMES. We were so caught up in our talk that we never touched on his latest Kickstarter comic campaign, THE UNSLEEPING EYE. A A 40-page B&W horror comic by Brian and co-creator and KURT BELCHER.

    * Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreamcult/the-unsleeping-eye-1

    * LinkTree https://linktr.ee/Dreamcult

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    * Patreon https://www.patreon.com/BrianLevel

    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/illuminauttattoo/

    * Twitter https://twitter.com/brian_level

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  • Rico Renzi joins me to talk about the DIY ethic, the magic of Kinkos, and the power of objects. We chat about his coloring philosophy, gel print work, con table set-up, and the amazing-ness (official word) of Brian Stelfreeze and Mark Chiarello. We also talk cooking.

    * Website https://www.nolongermint.com/

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    * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whoisrico/

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