Live from WonderCon ’24, David and Rylend chat with Rob Kutner (Snot Goblins, Scott Lang: Look Out for the Little Guy, Conan O’Brien) and Tim Sheridan (Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Masters of the Universe: Revolution) about their experiences

Episode 104: Where's the Front Door? Panel from WonderCon

8 days ago

Live from WonderCon '24, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - David Booher (CANTO), David Pepose (PUNISHER), and Jessica Maison (MARY SHELLY'S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS) - about how they broke into comics.DAVID M. BOO

Episode 103: Jessica Maison

Dec 13th, 2023

David and Rylend chat with author/comic creator Jessica Maison (MARY SHELLY’S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS) about their shared film business roots, strategies for communicating effectively with collaborators, and the looming AI threat.JESSICA MAISONT

Episode 102: Tim Sheridan

Dec 6th, 2023

David and Rylend sit down with comic/TV/animation writer Tim Sheridan to discuss matters of love and hate, the dangers of tribalism, the mysterious ethnicity of Kahn Noonien Sigh, and to examine his recent masterwork ALAN SCOTT: THE GREEN LANTE

Episode 101: Kevin Grevioux

Nov 29th, 2023

David and Rylend chop it up with old friend Kevin Grevioux… writer/creator of the UNDERWORLD movies, iFrankenstein, the Blue Marvel, and director of the recent Frank Grillo action hit KING OF KILLERS.KEVIN GREVIOUXTwitter: @KevinGreviouxIns

Episode 100: 100th Episode Spectacular

Oct 11th, 2023

David and Rylend celebrate their 100th episode milestone with a raucous conversation with dear friends/all star guests Barbra Dillion, Richard Fairgray, Charlie Stickney, Amanda Deibert, and Ray Anthony Height.RAY ANTHONY HEIGHTInstagram: @a

Episode 99: Preeti Chibber

Oct 4th, 2023

David and Rylend sit down with author Preeti Chibber to explore the many interrelations of the book and comic comic book businesses and to discuss her latest Marvel YA novel SPIDER-MAN’S BAD CONNECTION. Rylend also slips into a deep meditative

Episode 98: Rob Kutner

Aug 2nd, 2023

David and Rylend sit down with Late night writer (CONAN, Daily Show)-turned-animation writer/author Rob Kutner to talk about how working in comics can and will affect your film/TV writing (and vice versa)… and after threatening to do it for 97

Episode 97: Tilly Bridges

Jul 26th, 2023

David and Rylend gleefully take the red pill, stay in Wonderland, and Tilly Bridges - author of the incredible new book Begin Transmission: The trans allegories of The Matrix - shows them how deep the rabbit hole goes. Luckily, Rylend knows Kun

Episode 96: Moni Barrette

Jul 19th, 2023

David and Rylend chat with librarian/Creators Assemble Co-Founder Moni Barrette about the wonder that is the public library, the value of comics and pop culture as teaching/literacy tools, and the group colorfully and enthusiastically tells boo

Episode 95: Josh Miller

Jul 12th, 2023

David and Rylend chat with screenwriter Josh Miller (Violent Night, Sonic the Hedgehog) about Roger Corman, Andy Sidaris, Lloyd Kauffman, and about what it really takes to hang in the often onerous Hollywood game for 20+ years… and Rylend and J

Episode 94: Richard Fairgray

Jun 28th, 2023

David and Rylend chat with cartoonist Richard Fairgray about love, hate, social and political turmoil, and his new Fanbase Press release FOUR-COLOR HEROES. Also, Rylend talks WWWAAAYYY too much about Dominic Toretto (what the hell else is new?)

Episode 93: WGA Strike with Susan Hurwitz-Arneson

Jun 21st, 2023

David and Rylend get another frontline report on the WGA Strike from TV pro and Sony AM picket captain Susan Hurwitz-Arneson (Preacher, The Tick). The crew talks writers rooms, strike culture, and how to combine errands with picketing.SUSAN H

Episode 92: Andrew Pepoy

Jun 14th, 2023

David and Rylend sit down with Simone and Ajax creator Andrew Pepoy to talk cartooning, comic strips, and librarial influences... and the guys have an exceedingly hard time deciding what to purchase from this month's Scholastic "book order."A

Episode 91: The Writers Strike with Christopher Cantwell

Jun 7th, 2023

David and Rylend sit down with HALT AND CATCH FIRE co-creator/showrunner Christopher Cantwell to delve deep into the philosophical and psychological ramifications of the current Writers Guild strike.CHRISTOPHER CANTWELLTwitter: @ifyoucantwel

Episode 90: The Writers Strike with Melody Cooper

May 24th, 2023

David and Rylend sit down with film/TV/comics writer Melody Cooper to discuss the complicated ins and outs of the current Writers Guild strike, to hash out where AI might be headed (from an art/writing standpoint), and to seriously examine whet

Episode 89: Ray-Anthony Height

May 3rd, 2023

David and Rylend sit down with one of their absolute favorite people in the creatorverse - Ray-Anthony Height (MIDNIGHT TIGER, STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA) - to discuss what a writer can, should, and necessarily must pour into a story emotionally,

Episode 88: Derek McCaw and Bearded Comic Bro

Apr 26th, 2023

David and Rylend sit down with Derek McCaw (Fanboy Planet) and the Bearded Comic Bro for part 2 in their “covering comics” discussion series… More on interviewing creators and writing reviews… and much more of Rylend telling people to go “F” th

Episode 87: Blake Morgan and Brian Wayne

Apr 19th, 2023

David and Rylend sit down with Blake Morgan (Blake’s Buzz) and Brian Wayne (Cheers to Comics) to talk the ins and outs, the highs and lows of covering comics… interviewing creators, writing reviews, knocking heads with idiots in hate groups. Oh

Episode 86: State of the Comics Union Panel from WonderCon

Apr 5th, 2023

Live from WonderCon ’23, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - David Booher (CANTO), Barbra Dillon (EIC Fanbase Press), Charlie Stickney (WHITE ASH) and Ray Anthony Height (STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA) - about the curr

Episode 85: Kickstarter Now!

Mar 29th, 2023

David and Rylend chat with Kickstarter Hall-of-Famers Pat Shand (STEAMY) and Madeleine Holly-Rosing (BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY) about all the fun happening on the platform right now... and Pat’s cat repeatedly tries to seize control of the br

Episode 84: War Stories Panel from LACC

Jan 4th, 2023

Live from L.A. Comic Con, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - David Booher, Melissa Flores, and Ray Anthony Height - about breaking in, falling out, and surviving the COVID 19 storm.DAVID M. BOOHERTwitter: @da

Episode 83: Where’s the Front Door? Panel from LACC

Dec 21st, 2022

Live from L.A. Comic Con, David chats with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - Charlie Stickney, Liana Kangas, Scott Koblish, and Chuck Patton - about breaking into the business. Surprise tip: work at a frame store.CHARLIE STICKNEYTwitt

Episode 82: What Editors Want Panel from LACC

Dec 14th, 2022

Live from L.A. Comic Con, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic editors/shot callers - Fanbase Press EIC Barbra Dillon, Heavy Metal CEO Matt Medney, and Top Cow Publisher/COO Matt Hawkins - looking to finally definitively answer t

Episode 81: Matt Medney and Catherine Loubier

Dec 7th, 2022

David and Rylend sit down with Heavy Metal CEO Matt Medney and politico/clean energy advocate Catherine Loubier to discuss THE FIFTH FORCE, their ecological time travel comic book extravaganza… all while Matt enthusiastically watches the Brazil