Mark London returns to the Cryptid Creator Corner for the 3rd time and he's here to discuss the Mad Cave Studios Underworld Universe and the Endless Nightcrossover event. Mark has been writing the 3 series (4 issues each) leading up to Endless Night. Revolution 9, with artist Carlos Reno, Hour of the Wolf, with artist Danilo Beyruth, and Exit City, with artist Karl Mostert (sadly Karl passed away in the latter half of 2024). Each series is a different genre. Revolution 9 is high octane action about a rogue assassin, Hour of the Wolf is supernatural horror, and Exit City is neo-noir sci-fi. Now, with Endless Night, Mark has brought all three together with artist Tom Derenick. Do you want to know how? You'll have to listen to the episode, but Mark discusses the challenges of bringing these 3 disparate stories together including finding the right tone and balance. Mark also tells Jimmy about Mad Cave Digital and gives a few hints about the future of Revolution 9, Hour of the Wolf, and Exit City. Mad Cave fans, you're going to want to listen to this episode. 

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Endless Night #1

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When Axel Black, an obsessive tech billionaire and head of the sinister Order of Nine, sends his operatives to Exit City in search of a dangerous mystical artifact, only a team of unlikely allies from different corners of the underworld can prevent an apocalyptic catastrophe: VELVETEEN, the elite rogue assassin hellbent on revenge; McCORMICK & MILLER, two detectives keeping peace in a lawless city; and OWEN BLACKWOOD, a monster hunter duty-bound to stop evil. But tensions are mounting, and time is running out!

ENDLESS NIGHT is Mad Cave’s miniseries event of Summer 2025, a genre-smashing collision of archetypal heroes by celebrated writer MARK LONDON (Battlecats, Hunt.Kill.Repeat.) and acclaimed artist TOM DERENICK (Justice League), set in the universe of dark conspiracies, hard-boiled mystery, and unnatural menace known as UNDERWORLD!

Hour of the Wolf

From the publisher

With Owen and Jan fighting for their life in the year 1888, the children are preparing for Ellen’s kidnap in the present. Time is running out and the Businessman’s transaction is almost complete. Will Owen and Jan make it out alive and save Ellen, or will the Businessman claim another victim? Witness the thrilling conclusion in the final issue of Hour of the Wolf!

Revolution 9

From the publisher

After years as an assassin for the Order of Nine—an ancient order dating back almost 3,000 years—Velveteen has turned her back on the very organization that saved her. Tasked with the murder of otherwise innocent hacker Jasper Dean, she sets off to save his life and discover the terrible secret that marked him for death. With the entire Order after them, Velveteen and Jasper must escape their grasp and prevent them from toppling society as we know it.

Revolution 9 is the first thrilling title in Underworld, an all-new universe created by Mark London (Hunt. Kill. Repeat., Battlecats, Knights of the Golden Sun). Each miniseries set within can be savored as a standalone serial, while serving as a stepping stone towards ENDLESS NIGHT, the must-read crossover guaranteed to blow your mind in 2025!

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Sometimes you see a product that you think might just have a chance in this weird comics ecosystem to make a positive dent in creator sales numbers and I think I've just found one. There's a new kid in town in the digital comics reader space, Sweet Shop.

Kenny Meyers is the mastermind behind Sweet Shop; a digital reader platform with a slick interface; Bindings, a simplified comic creator portal designed to make connection and direct sales simpler; and Find Your Comic Store where you can use an online map to do exactly as the name suggests. All great new products with fantastic UIs that make reading digital books a more enjoyable experience and to help you, and creators, connect in sleek ways never seen before. Kenny calls Bindings a fancy LinkTree, but he's being humble. He joins me today as a first time guest on the show to talk about it all including the exciting topic of metadata...ok, maybe not exciting but important. Seriously, you are adding in metadata, right?

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Adam Barnhardt joins Jimmy on the Cryptid Creator Corner to discuss his current Kickstarter campaign for Lost Sun #1. This issue continues the adventures of The Magnificent McCoys from SH*TSHOW, which was initially published by Scout Comics in 2020. Jimmy has been a big fan of SH*TSHOW from the very beginning and he and Adam jump into where this new series will find the McCoys. Adam discusses what it was like having his comic set to debut right before a global pandemic hit, the comics he and his collaborators have created since then to build out this universe, balancing work, family, and comics (an all too familiar theme on this podcast). Jimmy also learns that he's NOT the Adam Barnhardt that is a stand-up comedian, but he is the Adam Barnhardt that was once the GM of the Bemidji Axemen. Listen now to find out more! 

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Lost Sun is the next volume in The Magnificent McCoys, the foundational series of Meltdown Press' RiotVerse. Picking up just moments after our fan-favorite SH*TSHOW concludes with the defeat of the demonic Balam, the eponymous group has taken their circus on an international tour.  Unfortunately for our heroes, not all is well. The god Ra has returned under the sway of a mischievous trickster, and the McCoys stand in the way of his global domination.

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Alex Segura returns to the Cryptid Creator Corner and there's so much to discuss. After finishing up writing duties on Star Wars: Battle of Jakku, Alex has taken over writing the main Star Wars title along with artist Phil Noto. Alex and Jimmy discuss Battle of Jakku and the challenge of weaving that in with the Aftermath trilogy, while also wanting to tell a compelling story and not just give fans filler. Spoiler alert: I think they nailed it. Now, with the main Star Wars title, Alex and Phil are getting to mix high adventure with the political intrigue of forming a New Republic. Alex also talks about The Question: All Along the Watchtower and Dick Tracy. This is a fantastic conversation that Star Wars fans, in particular, are not going to want to miss. 

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Star Wars #1

From the publisher

AN EPIC NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS FOR LUKE, LEIA AND HAN IN THE WAKE OF RETURN OF THE JEDI! New York Times best-selling author ALEX SEGURA launches the bold next era of STAR WARS. LUKE SKYWALKER must defend the NEW REPUBLIC from a bloodthirsty gang of mercenaries! HAN SOLO investigates a deadly underworld mystery - and saves a surprising ally! LEIA ORGANA must grapple with a new alliance opposed to the goals of the New Republic!

Dick Tracy

From the publisher

A new era for the iconic detective starts here, from bestselling and acclaimed authors Alex Segura and Michael Moreci, as an all-new, noir-infused chapter in the Dick Tracy legacy kicks off with superstar artist Geraldo Borges.

In the aftermath of World War II, the country stands frozen–waiting for the next shoe to drop. In The City, a brutal murder draws the attention of rising star detective Dick Tracy, who soon discovers the bloodshed is just the beginning of a complicated web that threatens to ensnare everything he cares about.

Blending the classic elements of the Dick Tracy world (including his iconic villains, supporting cast, and unforgettable watch radio) with a hardboiled and realistic take, DICK TRACY #1 kicks off a fresh and modern take on the iconic detective that remains true to his rich history.

The Question: All Along The Watchtower

From the publisher

Who watches the Watchtower? In the wake of Absolute Power, the Justice League Unlimited has created a haven for all heroes—but can they keep it secure? Enter Renee Montoya, reeling from an abrupt end to her time in Go-tham and looking for a place to hang her hat. But the Trinity didn’t bring her up to the Watchtower to relax—there’s a dark threat bubbling underneath the surface, and only the Question and her ad hoc support team stand a chance of figuring out who the problem is before it’s too late.

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I've been meaning to catch up with Eisner Winning comics writer and artist Michael Walsh (Universal Monsters:Frankenstein, Nullhunters) for some time on the show. As a big fan of his work on The Silver Coin, I was particularly excited about the news that he was working on a new project with James Tynion, and what a project this is. Exquisite Corpses is unlike anything else I've ever seen. It's an indy book with a production and marketing engine rivaling the big two and backed by the full force that is Tiny Onion and its plethora of talented worker bees.

I'm not typically a single issue person, usually waiting for trades but after getting an advance sneak peek at this, I'm all in every month as it will be that read in the car book many people will anxiously await each month. They've assembled an all star team of rotating talent to work on different issues but retained the same letter and colorist to maintain some visual continuity throughout.

As the architect of much of the visual language of the book and its various villains, it was a joy to hear all about Michael's character design process and the unique nature of collaborating that helped create the blueprint for what will be one of the most exciting series of 2025.

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Exquisite Corpses

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Every five years on Halloween, the wealthiest families in America play a game. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine—this year's unlucky arena—the goal is much simpler. They must survive the night.

Experience a comics event like no other, from the minds of JAMES TYNION IV & MICHAEL WALSH, as they lead a group of the most exciting voices in the industry. Over thirteen blood-soaked chapters, these creators will collaborate and compete to determine who wins and who dies—and the games begin in this triple-sized debut!

Exquisite Corpses is an extended collaboration between Tynion and Walsh, who wrote the creative bible for the series, and some of the most acclaimed and popular creators in comics, including Adam Gorham (Hellhunters), Becca Carey (Absolute Wonder Woman), Che Grayson (Dark Spaces: Good Deeds), Claire Roe (Dark Spaces: The Hollywood Special), Gavin Fullerton (The Closet), Jordie Bellaire (Redlands), Marianna Ignazzi (Catwoman), Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian), Tyler Boss (You’ll Do Bad Things), and Valentine De Landro (Bitch Planet).

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Recent Comic Book Yeti contributor and all-around swell gentleman, Luis Godoy, joins Jimmy to talk about his current Kickstarter for This Eternal Coil. Luis discusses how at first he didn't realize the story he was writing was so personal as he channeled tragedies in his life into his writing. In particular, Luis talks about the loss of his father in the same year his son was born. One of the things that really comes through in this discussion is Luis' passion for storytelling, in general, and comics, in particular. 

This Eternal Coil:

This Eternal Coil is a 20-page comic book about the emotional and physical journey taken by a Mexican father and his daughter after the death of their matriarch. The death sets off a chain of events which draw the father into a trip through the afterlife and the daughter to investigate the strange events left in her mother's wake.
Abraham is a former private investigator and current drunk. Abraham has become obsessed with figuring out a mystery that no one believes happened, even his own daughter, Elena. Life in the world is crumbling, the world is suffering from immortality, infertility and the inability to heal from any injuries. In this world, one man offers a proprietary cure...for a cost, and in doing so has become the richest man in the world.    

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Ben Morse joins Jimmy on the Cryptid Creator Corner today to talk about Ben's newest Kickstarter campaign for COBALT CRISIS, as Ben tackles creating his own crossover event. If you aren't familiar with the world of We Are Scarlet Twilight, it's Ben's take on Golden Age Superheroes, but with a more modern sensibility and a city setting that looks heavily influenced by Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927). This is a really great conversation that covers a lot of ground about comics, superheroes, crossover/crisis events, and, not surprisingly, Fritz Lang. This can be a great jumping on point if you haven't checked out We Are Scarlet Twilight. You can catch up and be ready to dive headfirst into the Cobalt Crisis! Back the campaign for We Are Scarlet Twilight: Cobalt Crisis part one.

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We Are Scarlet Twilight: Cobalt Crisis

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What if Crisis On Infinite Earths or Secret Wars had been created in the 1940's- the Golden Age of Comics? If all those great moments and tropes of classic big two events- universes of heroes colliding, unexpected deaths, galactic scale conflicts- could be seen with all the atmosphere of the pulps and the early days of the superhero? 

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I’ve been thinking of stories as transportation lines recently, maybe that’s because I’ve been trying to catch up on some older Star Trek episodes lately and thinking about how transporters work too much, but there’s something fascinating about that idea of being transported from the physical space in which you reside and into the one fabricated in your mind especially when someone builds some entertaining scaffolding for you in a narrative. Now the special ones, they pull a magic trick and get you trapped in between those two worlds. I believe the bougie term is a liminal space, but

Kit is an Ignatz Award Nominee and the creator behind one of my favorite books of last year, Safer Places, which I have continually raved about, and she has new graphic novel called Second Shift dropping in July from Avery Hill in much the same vein.

Safer Places

From the publisher

From road trips to doctors’ offices to the mysterious spaces under the house, these short stories explore the secrets and magic typically unseen in everyday life. A walk through the forest, a family move, a day in a normal life—Anderson’s depictions of these ordinary moments transform them with a double-take, revealing the strangeness, surreality, and transformation within.

With powerful and personal emotional writing and art, thoughtfully combining magic and life as we all know it—these stories establish Kit Anderson as a presence in short comics-format fiction.

Second Shift

From the publisher

The future. AI and algorithmic influence has become prevalent. Humans are groomed to be usefully applied by the megacorporations that control Earth. Some “choose” to work on new colonies off-world. Most of the time they spend as “Drop-Ins,” suspended in a digital environment. They live out intricate artificial lives, are entertained, socialise with AIs, and undergo occupational training.

Until they are woken…

Alone on a TERRACORP outpost, Birdie Doran and a few other employees serve on isolated shifts processing comets and asteroids for terraforming. When Birdie discovers a second station, abandoned and strange, she starts to see what her job--her life--really is.

Ignatz Award-nominated author Kit Anderson presents a psychological science fiction exploration of the lines between reality inside and outside the mind.

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Paul Carroll joins Jimmy on the podcast today to discuss the Kickstarter campaign for the 5th Limit Break Comics Anthology: Bump in the Night, which, and how cool is this, it's all about Cryptids! Limit Break has put out some amazing anthologies: Turning Roads, Down Below, Fractured Realms, and Wish Upon a Star. This newest anthology mashes up cryptids and ecological horror. Of course there's a Yeti story in it, and Jimmy wrote it. Paul talks about putting these anthologies together, what he looks for in a submission, teases some of the cryptids in it, and talks about some of his other recent work. Jimmy also tells Paul how much it meant to him and Bobby last year at Dublin Comic-Con that Paul invited them both out to dinner and then to a pub, which led to Bobby's "Oh, wow" moment with Declan Shalvey. If you haven't heard that story before, listen to the episode to find out. 

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Bump in the Night is a 22-story collection, featuring four-page comics about cryptids from all over the world. Over 40 creators are contributing to the book, exploring the theme of nature vs society.

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The team behind the excellent Finger Guns is back with a new series from Mad Cave Studios! Justin Richards and Val Halvorson team-up again for The Slasher's Apprentice. Issue #1 is out April 30th. This new series is quite a departure from the subject matter of Finger Guns, but no less compelling. Riley is obsessed with serial killers, but her obsession takes her beyond just podcasting about them. Justin and Val join Jimmy to break it all down and talk about what it was like collaborating again. 

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The Slasher's Apprentice

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Riley, a horror-obsessed podcaster with a slasher villain fixation, is seeking a new career path: Helping her favorite legendary slasher, The Hopton Valley Killer, regain their long-lost notoriety while learning the ropes herself.

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