Our guest today is J. Salvador, the artist behind SuperEmoFriends. J’s journey is quite amazing, and we’re going to talk all about it.

You can find J. Salvador here:

Website: https://superemofriends.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/superemofriends/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superemofriends/

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Our guest today is Brian Hawkins, an indie comic book creator with his own unique story and journey. He’ll walk us through that journey, which includes a surprising stop as a ghost writer, which completely blew my mind, through comics, through responding to trolls, through the projects he’s working on, and so much more.

You can find Brian here:

Website: https://www.brianhawkinswrites.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLHawkins

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianhawkinswrites

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhawkinswrites/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianhawkinswrites/

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Our guest today is Nina Daisy Aberlein, an Italian-Canadian creator of comics. Nina’s going to talk about her journey, about the comics she’s created, and about monster girl communities, and other smaller communities that maybe you’ve heard about and maybe you haven’t.

You can find all of Nina's links here:

https://linktr.ee/NinaDAberlein

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Today’s guest is Milan Kovacs, Hungarian collector and indie comic book creator. He talks to us about how his past as a collector influences his decisions as an indie comic book publisher. Plus, we get to talk about Hungarian comics and the comic book scene in Hungary. It’s fascinating.

You can find Milan here:

Website: www.milankovacs.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milankovacs

Twitter: https://twitter.com/milankovacs

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Today’s guest is Elana Gomel, an author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. She also teaches science fiction in the academic world. That, and having lived all across the world, give her a unique perspective which she shares with us.

Website: https://www.citiesoflightanddarkness.com/

The Cryptids: https://www.amazon.com/Cryptids-Elana-Gomel/dp/1947522205

Little Sister: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Sister-Friendship-Soviet-era-Historical/dp/1737721864/ref=sr

Black House: https://www.amazon.com/Black-House-Elana-Gomel-ebook/dp/B09N61Z6BN/ref=sr_1

The Best Horror of the Year 13 with her story "Mine Seven"

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Horror-Year-13-ebook/dp/B09H6MWX7S

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Today our guest is Christa Harader, a.k.a. Knowledgeable Cabbage. They are a comic book reviewer, a comic book creator, a fan of geek stuff and many many things we’ll talk about. They are fun, funny, great to talk to. So let’s just listen!

You can find Christa here:

Twitter: twitter.com/cabbagecomics

Email for comics reviews: knowledgeablecabbage(at)gmail(dot)com

Website: www.kc-comics.com

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Our guest today is Hannah Spikings, creator of the webcomic A.P.O.C. We go through her origin story, through Original Character Tournaments, to how she is able to do a multi-year project. It's a fascinating story!

You can find Hannah here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspikings

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spikingsart

APOC Comic: https://www.apoccomic.com/

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Our guest today is Ashley Ilulaneko, a cosplayer from Amsterdam. Ashley is the third cosplayer on the show, and each time I feel we go deeper and deeper into what makes a cosplayer, what dressing up means, and what the experience is. This is a very interesting conversation.

You can find Ashley here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashley_ilunaneko/

Website: https://www.ilunaneko.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ilunaneko/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/IlunaNeko

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshleyIlunaneko

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Today our guest is Melissa Shaginoff. She is a curator, an artist, and, as you’ll hear, an archeologist of Indigenous people, including her own. That explanation is hardly sufficient. She is a fascinating guest, and she’ll talk about the origin of Indigenous stories, about her advisory role in comics, about curation, about the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, and so much more.

You can find Melissa at her website: https://www.melissashaginoff.com/

Instagram: instagram.com/mshaginoff

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Today we’re talking to Gamal Hennessy, comic book lawyer, business consultant, and author of the book ‘The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing’.

Website: https://www.creativecontractconsulting.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamalhennessy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gamalhennessy/

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