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I'm talking with Jeff Campbell, a dope emcee and a playwright!

In this episode, recorded last year (a few months into the pandemic), I talk with the wonderful Nalo Hopkinson! 

Jenny Parks, illustrator & creator of the famous and funny Star Trek Cats books, talks about how she got started in art!

Another classic 2016 episode, with my guests, Kevin Caron & Jake Fairly. They talk about how they got into comics, why diverse viewpoints in comics are vital, and how they approach making their own comics!

How's a comic book made, from start to finish? I interview the artists who are working with me on my new graphic novel, Anguish Garden. 

Happy New Year! Here’s a classic episode: where I learned more about LGBTQ issues in comics.

I spoke with horror comics creators Jolyon B. Yates, Alex Delia and David Espy!

Storyboard artist and comics illustrator Brian Essig-Peppard talks about his work storyboarding movies, commercials and music videos (including A Tribe Called Quest's final video). 

Comics creator Shawn Gustafson discusses his World War 2 comic, The Specialists.

Author Ken Lizzi, who’s also an attorney for Dark Horse Comics, talks about how he decided that he specifically wanted to be a lawyer for a comic book company!

I talked with Pat, an attorney and comics fan, and Ted, a local comics publisher, about the business side of the comics world!

Comics creators and musicians Aaron Howell and Jake Fairly discuss creating the official comic book for Aaron's band, MF Ruckus.

I'm chatting with Denis Kitchen about founding The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Artist and muralist Thomas "Detour" Evans discusses painting the portrait of Jay-Z.

After years of creating her fantasy graphic novel series, LeyLines, Robin Childs decided to abruptly end it. Why?

In pt. 5 of my Countdown to DINK, we hear from Underground Comix pioneers, Denis Kitchen and Howard Cruse.

In pt. 3 of my “Countdown to DINK”, I talk with traveling comics creators Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore.

James O'Barr, the creator of The Crow, talks with me, in the 1st of my "Countdown to DINK" episodes.

In this episode, I talk with two black men in the geek world (at Wizard World Iowa): Papa Bear, a talented cosplayer and activist, and Dale Campbell, the creator of animated series for children, which he uses to share his faith.

I interview the legendary Nichelle Nichols, of Star Trek!

I had a fun conversation with Charisma Carpenter (Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel), for a few moments at this year’s Wizard World Comic Con in Des Moines, IA. 

Renowned comics writer Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Wonder Woman, Batman) joins me in a bar, at Phoenix Comic Fest, for a conversation about everything from asshole vegans, to political extremism, to how important it is to be able to write characters who have viewpoints you don't agree with.

The founders of the Arise Festival, Paul Bassis and Tierro Lee, discuss how art inspires their activism, and how music and yoga work together for a total experience! These guys were a lot of fun to talk to, and I'm sure you'll enjoy this episode as much as I did.

So you've finished your comic book or geek novel? Our guests discuss how to get it out the world! WAYNE WINSETT, owner of the Eisner-nominated comic shop, Time Warp Comics and DANI HEDLUND, CEO of Tethered By Letters, a non-profit publisher that focuses on helping young authors get their work published share their secrets with us.

3 Asian-American comics creators discuss what it’s like to be constantly mistaken for each other, what they hate about Sixteen Candles