NW NERD talks with two one-of-a-kind artists -- Jeff Carpenter and Alex the Pumpkin Geek.

Headlines: 

• Ashley Hiruko, reporter with KUOW, discusses her article about businesses that technically are considered "essential" under Washington's stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic ... but are they really? One business she addresses is the Northwest's favorite purveyor of pop culture -- Funko. 
• The largest comic book distributor says it can't pay its vendors while the pandemic continues to shut down businesses (such as comic book shops).
• Dyer gets some answers back from an Emerald City Comic Con rep about how the event will transfer over to its new August dates. 

Also, how are you tackling cabin fever while practicing social distancing? We'd like to hear.