Ideas Don't Bleed

This week, we’re joined once again by Gerry Duggan (Deadpool / X-Men / Analog) as we dive deeper into his career, his new photo book on Kickstarter Timing/Luck, and his upcoming comics projects!

Check out and support the Kickstarter HERE!

IDB is an all-new weekly podcast presented by Ashcan Press and featuring Matthew Rosenberg, the Supple Boiz, and wonderful guests from the world of comic books!

Our theme song is “Where’s the Poison” by Summer People

Enjoy!

Hey,

so I am sending this out post New York Comic Con and just a few days before Gerry’s awesome Kickstarter Timing/Luck comes to an end. I didn’t spend much time at NYCC, but I did get to hang out with Gerry for a little bit and duck into the party/exhibit he had for the book. Seeing some of these pics in real life and not on my computer screen really reminded me how happy I was that we’re getting a physical book out of this.

If you missed part 1 of our interview with Gerry you can check it out here.

A reminder because some of you asked, but this podcast is now available from Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and hopefully anywhere else you get your podcasts. As always, it helps us a lot if you like and subscribe to them, but mostly I just want you to do you. Don’t just like something because I told you to.

But do support Timing/Luck on Kickstarter and do tell your local comic shop you need a copy of HALLOWEEN PARTY this month because I told you to.

See you later this week with some fun updates, a cover reveal, and maybe even some exclusive stuff for our paying subscribers. And make sure to check back next week for another episode of IDEAS DON’T BLEED.

Stay safe. Take care of each other. Always preorder things you want.

-Matthew Rosenberg

NYC 10/10/22

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashcanpress.substack.com

This week, we’re joined by Gerry Duggan (Deadpool / X-Men / Analog) as we discuss his career, his new photo book on Kickstarter Timing/Luck, and his upcoming comics projects!

Check out and support the Kickstarter HERE!

IDB is an all-new weekly podcast presented by Ashcan Press and featuring Matthew Rosenberg, the Supple Boiz, and wonderful guests from the world of comic books!

Our theme song is “Where’s the Poison” by Summer People

Enjoy!

A few years ago I was taking the downtown A train late one night with Gerry Duggan for some reason or another. And, as often happens, a person started being uncool on the train. They had been acting strangely and yelling at passengers at random for a few stops when suddenly they went off. Screaming, pushing, throwing things, snarling, spitting. People began to flee. And as I turned to Gerry to tell him we should switch cars, I found him with his camera in hand, snapping photos of everyone involved, a look of pure delight on his face. As the car began to empty around us I felt it was my duty, as a native New Yorker, to really explain to Gerry that we were about to be in a bad situation. I quietly stated what I thought was becoming obvious.

“Gerry, we need to go. This is when people get stabbed.”

And Gerry turned away from his camera’s display for a second to look me in the eye and say my favorite thing.

“Matthew, this is when the good stuff happens.”

Nobody got stabbed. Gerry got some amazing photos. And none of them were even good enough to make it into his beautiful new book. But I was glad I was there to watch him work. I’m glad the book exists. And I’m glad we got to talk about it for you all to hear.

Stay safe. Take care of each other. Don’t leave before the good stuff happens.

-Matthew Rosenberg

NYC 10/3/22

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashcanpress.substack.com

This week, we are once again joined by comic book writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow / Captain Marvel / Amazing Spider-Man) as we discuss her career, and further break down her new series BLACK CLOAK, which you can read the start of right now, for free!

Check it out along with her other new creator owned comics on her excellent newsletter HERE.

If you missed the first part of our interview you can listen to it here.

IDB is an all-new weekly podcast presented by Ashcan Press and featuring Matthew Rosenberg, the Supple Boiz, and wonderful guests from the world of comic books!

Our theme song is “Where’s the Poison” by Summer People

Enjoy!

Hi.

Just a couple quick notes here. When I came up with the idea to do the show I wasn’t really sure it was a good idea, or that it was something I’d want to do, or that it was something anyone would want to hear. With the first episode out last week I feel like I can safely put the last of those three concerns to bed. A ton of you seemed to check out the show and have nice things to say about it, so thank you so much. We have a lot more coming.

And because we got asked a lot, yes, it will be going out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Youtube, and all the rest soon. We want to make sure every episode is exclusive to the newsletter subscribers for a month first. Giving me your email address has it’s perks.*

*Depending on your definition of “perk.”

In other news, we are doing our first livestream this Wednesday with the wonderful and talented Ryan Stegman. And that’s the link to our brand new Youtube Channel where we will be hosting our livestreams, posting our podcast episodes, and maybe more. So you should go ahead and absolutely smash that like and subscribe button to pieces, as the influencers say.

If you don’t know who Ryan is, you’re missing out. He is the brilliant superstar artist on stuff like VENOM, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN, and the recently released smash hit VANISH. And he’s very funny and handsome, so you should definitely come hang out with us because maybe that stuff is contagious. It’s at 6pm Eastern and you can tune in live while we discuss… I don’t know? What do you want us to discuss? You can reply to this email with questions or show up and ask some in the comments of the livestream! And if we ask your question on the air you will be entered to win a very cool prize!

We’re going to do these regularly going forward but they will probably only be for paying subscribers to participate in. The rest of you will have to be content to watch it after the fact. So come hang out! Man, I hope I don’t suck… I really hope Ryan doesn’t suck.

Hope to see you there.

Stay safe. Take care of each other. Like and subscribe and like and subscribe and like and subscribe and like and subscribe and like and…

-Matthew Rosenberg

NYC 9/26/22

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashcanpress.substack.com

This is the inaugural episode of the podcast, which is presented by Ashcan Press and features Matthew Rosenberg, the Supple Boiz, and wonderful weekly guests from the world of comic books!

To kick things off, we are joined by comic book writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow / Captain Marvel / Amazing Spider-Man). We’re diving into her new series BLACK CLOAK, which you can read the start of right now, for free!

Check it out along with her other new creator owned comics on her excellent newsletter HERE.

Our theme song is “Where’s the Poison” by Summer People

Enjoy!

Hi there.

A few brief notes on what this is since I didn’t explain it much beforehand. This is the first of what will now become a weekly release of our brand new Podcast, over-dramatically entitled IDEAS DON’T BLEED. I had a few different goals with all this and I am genuinely excited for people to check it out.

Firstly, I always want to keep this newsletter fun and interesting. And what better way than inviting my friends to be fun and interesting so I don’t have to? Secondly, I do get very self conscious of constantly writing about and promoting my own work. I know that’s part of the job, but that doesn’t mean I am comfortable with it. So this allows me to use this platform to shine the spotlight on some creators and some work that I really care about. And lastly, and maybe contradictorily, I am constantly trying to move out of my comfort zone here. I think that’s important for this whole project to be honest, I think it’s important for my work, and maybe even my mental well being. So, as much as I don’t love being in front of the proverbial camera or leading the discussion, I want to try and embrace it and see where that takes me. And I’m excited to invite you all along for the ride.

With all that in mind, I went out and recruited two of the best people working in the comics / podcasting field today to help make sure this doesn’t crash from go. Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan are collectively known by the disgusting nickname The Supple Boiz and have been making their own podcasts, as well as running this kind of stuff for our friends Ryan Stegman and Kids Love Chains for a while. I couldn’t ask for better co-pilots on this. After you’ve listened here make sure to go check out their excellent podcast.

As for settling on what the exact content of said podcast should be, that was a little more complicated. I’m not sure how many times someone should have to deal with me saying “ummm…” over and over in their headphones in a day, but I am a fan of more deep dive podcasts, so we had a bit of a tug of war. Where we landed is splitting the difference and making each interview run about an hour so we can have a good conversation but we’re going to be chopping it up into bite size thirty minute chunks to make it easier to digest.

Even with the excellent guidance of the Supple Boiz we’re still learning as we go. So if you notice any annoying ticks or weird things, don’t worry, we’re probably painfully aware of them and we’ll be doing our best to fix them. But if you have any suggestions of who you’d like to hear on the show, or things you’d like us to focus on, hit us up in the comments. We’d love to hear from you.

And special thanks to one of my favorite writers and dearest friends, Kelly Thompson, for enthusiastically agreeing to be our guinea pig on this. She is as good a sport as she is a writer. Come back next week for Part II of our discussion.

Stay safe. Take care of each other. Practice saying “umm” less when you speak. I am.

-Matthew Rosenberg

NYC 9/19/22

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashcanpress.substack.com