Hi All! The CDB Crew is back and this time we are interviewing comics creator Ahmed Raafat who's comic, The Diary of the Astro-Nudes, will soon be starting a crowdfunding campaign on Zoop. Brian, Darci, Richard and returning guest-host Rebecca strike up a conversation with Ahmed about the differences of comic-book culture in different countries, casual nudity and maybe a Ninja Turtle or two. (Team Raph Forever!) It was a delightful time and Ahmed's comic is really great so we all hope you enjoy the interview as well as The Diary of the Astro-Nudes!

Here is the link to Ahmed's campaign: https://zoop.gg/c/astronudes

Before the interview, we get into our initial thoughts about the big update on Comixology and as always, do some book recommendations which are: Rain #1-2 by Joe Hill, David M. Booher, Zoe Thorogood, Chris O’Halloran, and Shawn Lee (Image/Syzygy); That Salty Air by Tim Sievert (Top Shelf); Chicken Devil #3 by Brian Buccellato, Hayden Sherman & Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Aftershock); The Unfinished Corner by Dani Colman, Rachel Petrovicz, Wendy Cogar, and Jim Campbell (Vault/Wonderbound).

DIY Corner:

Poorcraft Cookbook: https://ironcircus.com/product/poorcraft_cookbook/

Comics Deserve Better is a weekly podcast hosted by Brian, Carrie, Darci and Richard which covers the world of Independent Comics. For a list of episodes, socials and emails, and to request a topic for a future episode please visit comicsdeservebetter.wordpress.com.

(Episode Art by Ahmed Raafat)