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Such a pleasure to talk to Jack Wallace of Disposable Fiction comics on breaking in to the indie comics scene.  

Check out Disposable Fiction online!

And please read and like majic comic on Facebook!

Thanks!

What do you do with a 50th episode so spectacular that you can't fit it into one episode? Simple, you split it into 2 episodes. 

Part 2 (Electric Bugaloo) consists of a long and most excellent interview with Rus Wooton (Crowdfinders 36), letterist extraordinaire and a talk with Olivia Li about Boundless, the science comics anthology that features, among other great talents, ME, Dave, straight from the podcast shack.

Check out the links!

For all things Rus: http://rusandpat.com/

Boundless Anthology: http://bostoncomics.com/boundless/

Welcome to the Crowdfinders 50th episode SPECTACULAR. This action packed show is my way of thanking you, dear and gentle Crowdfinders for the support you showed in getting me all the way to episode 50. I couldn't have done it without you, I wouldn't have done it without you.

This episode contains: 

1. Shoutouts to, and updates from former Crowdfinders:

Jamie ME, Crowdfinders 2

Sara Childs, Crowdfinders 8

Chris Tull, Crowdfinders 11

Gabriel "Gabo" Bautista, Crowdfinders 12

Afua Richardson, Crowdfinders 20

Joseph Illidge, Crowdfinders 30

Ian Mcginty, Crowdfinders 35

Miguel Porto, Crowdfinders 41

Justin Greenwood, Crowdfinders 43

2. Interviews with former Crowdfinders:

Kelly Bender, Crowdfinders 42: Kelly updates us on what it is like to be an indie comic dynamo (my words, not his, but how else would you describe an author who has 11 books on the go?).

Shaun Noel, Crowdfinders 17: Shaun talks about bringing his webcomic City of Walls to a larger audience via Webtoons. He may not yet be big in Japan, but he is big in Korea.

Eric Bitmanis, Crowdfinders 18: Eric, who was in the process of Kickstarting his book HardWyred the last time we spoke talks about how the real work starts AFTER you have had a successful Kickstarter.

Marcus Kwame, Crowdfinders 6: Marcus updates us on his work with Snow Daze and talks about how working on a new project invigorates his love of the older ones.

Trevor Meuller, Crowdfinders 23: Trevor returns to Crowdfinders a Harvey Award nominee and he discusses his approach to growing his brand through the webcomic community and the comicon circuit

Bryan Edward Hill, Crowdfinders 26: Bryan and I have a sprawling conversation that starts focussed on his upcoming Image book, Romulus and ends with an analysis of real secret societies.

3. A promotion of my very own Kickstarter: I was accepted to the Boundless Anthology of Science comics with my artist and co-creator Rayna, Please follow this link if you are interested in supporting the kickstarter:

http://boundlesscomics.tumblr.com/

So thanks again for listening, hope you enjoy the 50th episode spectacular, heres to 50 more!

Such a pleasure to talk to Bobby Torres, a scrappy yet

Such a pleasure to talk to David Gallaher about hard work, process, overcoming epilepsy and illness his upcoming GN The Only Living Boy.

Be sure to shout out to David on the Twitter @DavidGallaher and shop for all his amazing wares on AMAZON

More on David (from the press release)

In addition to his work as Chief Creative Officer for Bottled Lightning Inc., Gallaher has written for Marvel Comics, The New York City Police Department, and McGraw-Hill and served as an editor on Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail and Sailor Moon for Kodansha,. For five years shortly after college, he taught in the Maryland Public School System as a special education teacher.

“My experiences as an educator informs so much of THE ONLY LIVING BOY,” said Gallaher. “Growing up can often feel lonely and isolating. As teacher, I saw firsthand how anxiety can haunt children. With this series, I’m exploring how children adapt to adversity. Readers might gravitate to this story because of the exotic and dangerous creatures, but the story will resonate because the characters grapple with issues that kids relate to, like intolerance, self-confidence, and feeling like the odd one out.

Such a pleasure to talk to Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs, the twin sisters, and twin creators of The Invention of EJ Whitaker. These women give killer advice on team building and story creating with a little bit of urban planning thrown in there for good measure. It goes without saying that this episode is NOT TO BE MISSED.

Shout out to the Gibbs sisters on the Twitter @iamEJWhitaker  and be sure to support their Kickstarter as well.

Such a treat to talk to Sridhar Reddy of Z2 Comics about the long and winding road he took to comic book publishing.

Shout out to Sridhar on the Twitter @sridharisreddy and find out more about Modern Prometheus and Z2 Comics HERE

So happy to talk to Kwanza Osajyefo, the co-creator of the graphic novel Black which asks the simple question: "What if the world had superheroes but they were only black".

A LOT MORE about Kwanza and the rest of the team behind Black (stolen from the press release from the good people at Superfan Productions)

Timed to Black History Month comes a Kickstarter campaign to fund the new independent superhero science fiction original graphic novel BLACK, from Kwanza Johnson p/k/a Kwanza Osajyefo, the former DC Comics Digital Editor who helped launched the company’s Zuda imprint, and Tim Smith III (Iron Man, The Amazing Spiderman). BLACK, illustrated by Inkpot-Award winning artist Jamal Igle (Molly Danger, Supergirl), asks the question, “In a world that already fears and hates them – what if only Black people had superpowers?” BLACK follows the story of a young man, Kareem Jenkins, who, having miraculously survived being shot by police, learns that he is part of the biggest lie in history. Kareem must decide whether it's safer to keep history’s secret, or if the truth will set him free. Rounding out BLACK’s creative team are DC Comics illustrator Khary Randolph, who will contribute covers and additional artwork, and editor Sarah Litt, formerly of Vertigo and DC Comics.

“With BLACK, we’re looking to tell a great story, but we’re also purposefully challenging the pop culture status quo, which is dominated by a White male aesthetic,” says BLACK co-creator Kwanza Osajyefo. “BLACK tackles the very real and palpable issue of race, which is at the forefront in America and around the world. We are trying to confront the issue of race head-on by creating a world in which only Black people are superheroes -- and the BLACK superhero trope isn’t subtly cast under a label of mutant, inhuman, or meta-whatever. It is also both thrilling and liberating to create the superheroes we’ve always wanted to see -- and, frankly, be -- outside of the entrenched publishing system.”

“Sometimes a project comes along and you realize you need to be a part of it. As soon as I saw what Kwanza and Tim had in mind, I knew I had to be involved. I've known all of the people involved for years, know how professional they are,” says Jamal Igle. “I'm all about unique twists and BLACK certainly fits the bill. It's going to be a fun ride.”

“BLACK is a story that has come at an important moment in comic book culture. This is a book that brings a contemporary message of identity into a world where anything can happen. A world where creative writing and imaginative visuals can show an alternative to what you would normally see in mainstream books today,” says Tim Smith III.

If funded through the Kickstarter campaign launching February 1st, BLACK will be available digitally to backers as DRM-free PDFs in monthly installments, starting in mid 2016. The limited edition print run of the six-chapter BLACK graphic novel is due out late in 2016.

As additional perks, BLACK Kickstarter backers can also get: original BLACK character art; original BLACK cover art; a cameo of your likeness drawn into BLACK; a commission sketch of your choice from Tim Smith III or Jamal Igle; an original interior page from BLACK by Jamal Igle; an illustrated card set of the 6 BLACK main characters: Kareem Jenkins, Juncture, Theodore Mann, Agent Adams, Agent Washington, and O; your name in the credits page; an online portfolio review of your art, story, or comic by members of the BLACK creative team; a set of three buttons, three stickers, or 1 die cut skin featuring original BLACK art; and signed copies of BLACK.

The BLACK Kickstarter campaign is live as of February 1st and runs through February 29th. For updates follow BLACK at Twitter, Facebook, and at http://www.blacksuperpowers.com/.

ABOUT THE BLACK CREATIVE TEAM

Kwanza Osajyefo -- Creator and writer of BLACK, Kwanza Osajyefo is a former digital editor at Marvel and DC Comics – best known for launching DC’s Zuda imprint, which published series like the award-winning Bayou, High Moon, Night Owls, Superton, Celadore, Black Cherry Bombshells, Bottle of Awesome, and I Rule the Night.

Tim Smith 3 -- Co-creator and designer of BLACK, Tim Smith 3 (A.K.A TS3), has been working in the comic industry for over 15 years. He created and self-published Red After the Party, and has worked on hit titles for some of the biggest publishers in the industry! To see more of TS3’s work, check out: JUNEMOON.NET.

Jamal Igle -- Recipient of the 2011 Inkpot Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comic Art, Jamal Igle is the writer/artist/Creator of Molly Danger for Action Lab Entertainment. He’s penciled everything from indie faves to Marvel and DC hits. He is VP of Marketing and Publicity for Action Lab Entertainment.

Khary Randolph -- Since graduating from School of Visual Arts with a BFA in Cartooning and Illustration, Khary’s been involved in TV, marketing, and comics. The cover artist for BLACK, he’s worked on everything from TMNT to The Boondocks and Hellboy, as well as designs for Brooklyn Brewery – most recently he’s worked on Robin Wars for DC. Khary is currently developing a new title for Marvel.

Sarah Litt -- Sarah Litt has been in the publishing industry for over a decade. She started at Penguin and later moved to DC/Vertigo, where she worked on graphic novels. She was later recruited to work with the DC Digital team in LA. Back in NY, she is currently an editor for The Princeton Review.

Such a pleasure to talk to Justin Greenwood, the artist behind The Fuse for Image comics and Sumptown and Stringers for Oni Press. 

Shout out to Justin on the Twitter @jkgreenwood_art or tumbl through his Tumblr