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Episode 650 – Dan Goldman
Virtual Memories Show 650:
Dan Goldman
“There was something about mortality and sunshine being intertwined that meant RLP had to be set in south Florida.”
With RED LIGHT PROPERTIES: Unfinished Business (Kinjin Storylab), writer/cartoonist Dan Goldman brings us a wildly entertaining graphic novel of midlife, the afterlife, and the south Florida real estate market. We talk about how the concept for RLP grabbed hold of him 20+ years back & never let go, why the story had to take place in/around Miami, how his work in video games and TV/movies affected his world-building in comics. We get into the peak life experiences of making this book, the transition from digital to print, why he set the book in landscape, the role of the “invisible” elements of comics design, the impact Scott McCloud’s Reinventing Comics had on him, why the next season of Red Light Properties — Gut Renovations — will be “singles, not albums,” how it felt to work with Kickstarter and control every aspect of Unfinished Business‘ design & production, all while reveling in our shared comic loves. We also discuss turning 50, whether cocaine is ever a good story device, his sensitivity to hauntings, why he needs to quit comics every so often, the effect The Invisibles had on him (esp. Grant Morrison’s letter columns), the paradox of choice and the joy of the analog-hunt, his prose writing and why he tells stories that are 83% true, and plenty more. Give it a listen! And go get RED LIGHT PROPERTIES: Unfinished Business!
“As a designer, lettering is what moves sound across the page, paces the discussion, and creates sound in the reader’s mind.”
“I’ve got a better digital comics collection than I do a physical collection these days, and I don’t remember what’s in there.”
“For me, American indy comics at the time weren’t cool; DEADLINE was cool.”
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Enjoy the conversation! Then check out the archives for more great episodes!
Lots of ways to follow The Virtual Memories Show! iTunes, Spotify, BlueSky, Instagram, YouTube, Tumblr, and good ol’ RSS!
About our Guest
Born in Detroit and raised in Miami, Dan Goldman is a writer-artist working in prose, comics, and video games. He has lived in New York City, São Paulo, and Los Angeles in search of inspiration, culture, good food, and deep kinship. He is the co-creator of the graphic novels Chasing Echoes, the Priya’s Shakti series, 08: A Graphic Novel of the Campaign Trail, and the Eisner-nominated Shooting War. He has also written on video games like the Emmy-winning Silent Hill: Ascension, and The Division: Resurgence. Dan is currently in South Florida researching new RLP stories. You can follow his adventures and read his new comics via his Kinjin Storylab newsletter.
Follow Dan on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube.
Credits: This episode’s music is Fella by Hal Mayforth, used with permission from the artist. The conversation was recorded remotely via Zencastr. I used a Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone feeding into a Zoom PodTrak P4. All processing and editing done in Adobe Audition CC. Photo of Dan by someone. It’s on my instagram.
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Virtual Memories Show 650:
Dan Goldman
“There was something about mortality and sunshine being intertwined that meant RLP had to be set in south Florida.”
With RED LIGHT PROPERTIES: Unfinished Business (Kinjin Storylab), writer/cartoonist Dan Goldman brings us a wildly entertaining graphic novel of midlife, the afterlife, and the south Florida real estate market. We talk about how the concept for RLP grabbed hold of him 20+ years back & never let go, why the story had to take place in/around Miami, how his work in video games and TV/movies affected his world-building in comics. We get into the peak life experiences of making this book, the transition from digital to print, why he set the book in landscape, the role of the “invisible” elements of comics design, the impact Scott McCloud’s Reinventing Comics had on him, why the next season of Red Light Properties — Gut Renovations — will be “singles, not albums,” how it felt to work with Kickstarter and control every aspect of Unfinished Business‘ design & production, all while reveling in our shared comic loves. We also discuss turning 50, whether cocaine is ever a good story device, his sensitivity to hauntings, why he needs to quit comics every so often, the effect The Invisibles had on him (esp. Grant Morrison’s letter columns), the paradox of choice and the joy of the analog-hunt, his prose writing and why he tells stories that are 83% true, and plenty more. Give it a listen! And go get RED LIGHT PROPERTIES: Unfinished Business!
“As a designer, lettering is what moves sound across the page, paces the discussion, and creates sound in the reader’s mind.”
“I’ve got a better digital comics collection than I do a physical collection these days, and I don’t remember what’s in there.”
“For me, American indy comics at the time weren’t cool; DEADLINE was cool.”
SPOTIFY PLAYER TK
Enjoy the conversation! Then check out the archives for more great episodes!
Lots of ways to follow The Virtual Memories Show! iTunes, Spotify, BlueSky, Instagram, YouTube, Tumblr, and good ol’ RSS!
About our Guest
Born in Detroit and raised in Miami, Dan Goldman is a writer-artist working in prose, comics, and video games. He has lived in New York City, São Paulo, and Los Angeles in search of inspiration, culture, good food, and deep kinship. He is the co-creator of the graphic novels Chasing Echoes, the Priya’s Shakti series, 08: A Graphic Novel of the Campaign Trail, and the Eisner-nominated Shooting War. He has also written on video games like the Emmy-winning Silent Hill: Ascension, and The Division: Resurgence. Dan is currently in South Florida researching new RLP stories. You can follow his adventures and read his new comics via his Kinjin Storylab newsletter.
Follow Dan on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube.
Credits: This episode’s music is Fella by Hal Mayforth, used with permission from the artist. The conversation was recorded remotely via Zencastr. I used a Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone feeding into a Zoom PodTrak P4. All processing and editing done in Adobe Audition CC. Photo of Dan by someone. It’s on my instagram.