In This Issue...

IN THIS ISSUE… We talk to critic, podcaster and zinester Chloe Maveal (Gutter Review, Trash Humper Zine, 2000 AD Thrill-Cast) about Eddie Campbell's GRAFFITI KITCHEN (Tundra, 1993). A comic that's about the chaotic times and sexual side quests of a hungry 20-something artist in search of himself, Chloe and I both had a lot to say about this one! We talk found family, literary vs conversational storytelling, and messy messy (messy!) relationships.

WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vy0ClyAq-w

Chloe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TrashHumper

Chloe on IG: https://www.instagram.com/trash_humper/

Trash Humper shop: https://dogwhistleprinting.bigcartel.com/

2000 AD Thrill-Cast: https://2000ad.com/podcasts/thrill-cast/

PLEASE NOTE: In This Issue… is now available in both audio-only and video form! Yes, we have joined the future (or met the moment) so you can get the audio version via RSS and your favorite podcatcher and check out the video feed at our YouTube channel. Main feed episodes with guests will be coming out on a bi-weekly basis from now on, with shorter video-only mini episodes on the off weeks where I discuss and show off a cool comic from my collection.

SOCIALS:

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Music licensed through Soundstripe.

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IN THIS ISSUE… We talk to cartoonist Ryan Cecil Smith (S.F., Style & Fashion Zine) about a comic we both love a lot: Giant THB #1.v.2 (2003) by Paul Pope (100%, Battling Boy, Batman Year 100). This oversized slab of adventure comics is—no pun intended—a big one for both Ryan and I. We discuss the publication history of THB, what makes a good floppy comic vs a collection, and give lots of unsolicited advice to Paul. It's all love, baby!

Ryan's Website: https://ryancecilsmith.com/

Buy TOTAL THB (the collection) here: https://bookshop.org/shop/Bincrawlr

PLEASE NOTE: In This Issue… is now available in both audio-only and video form! Yes, we have joined the future (or met the moment) so you can get the audio version via RSS and your favorite podcatcher and check out the video feed at our YouTube channel. Main feed episodes with guests will be coming out on a bi-weekly basis from now on, with shorter video-only mini episodes on the off weeks where I discuss and show off a cool comic from my collection.

SOCIALS:

Get episodes early by signing up at the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zacksoto

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bincrawlr

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/inthisissue.bsky.social

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bincrawlr

Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/bincrawlr

Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/bincrawlr

Music licensed through Soundstripe.

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IN THIS ISSUE… We talk to cartoonist Ibrahim Moustafa (RetroActive, Cyn, Count, High Crimes) about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 37 (Mirage Studios, 1991) by Rick McCollum & Bill Anderson. Donatello takes his brothers on an epic vision quest and we take you on an equally epic discussion of the whole TMNT thing, discovering black and white comics as a kid, representation in modern cartoons, storytelling craft, self-publishing vs what a good publisher can bring to the table, zip-a-tone vs duo shade, customizing toys, and more.

Buy by CYN, COUNT & RETROACTIVE by Ibrahim Moustafa: https://bookshop.org/lists/books-by-our-guests-bincrawlr

Ibrahim Moustafa on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Ibrahim_M

PLEASE NOTE: In This Issue… is now available in both audio-only and video form! Yes, we have joined the future (or met the moment) so you can get the audio version via RSS and your favorite podcatcher and check out the video feed at our YouTube channel. Main feed episodes with guests will be coming out on a bi-weekly basis from now on, with shorter video-only mini episodes on the off weeks where I discuss and show off a cool comic from my collection.

SOCIALS:

Get episodes early by signing up at the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zacksoto

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bincrawlr

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/inthisissue.bsky.social

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bincrawlr

Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/bincrawlr

Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/bincrawlr

IN THIS ISSUE… We talk to cartoonist Sammy Harkham (CRICKETS, Blood Of The Virgin) about PEEP SHOW #4 by Joe Matt. We the cartooning genius of Joe Matt, his paralyzing perfectionism, discuss various levels of obsession, Sammy's approach to theme and editing while making Blood Of The Virgin, and much much more!

Buy Blood Of The Virgin by Sammy Harkham: https://bookshop.org/a/98650/9780593316696

Buy The Complete Peepshow by Joe Matt: https://bookshop.org/a/98650/9798875002304

PLEASE NOTE: In This Issue… is now available in both audio-only and video form! Yes, we have joined the future (or met the moment) so you can get the audio version via RSS and your favorite podcatcher and check out the video feed at our YouTube channel. Main feed episodes with guests will be coming out on a bi-weekly basis from now on, with shorter video-only mini episodes on the off weeks where I discuss and show off a cool comic from my collection.

SOCIALS:

Get episodes early by signing up at the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zacksoto

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bincrawlr

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/inthisissue.bsky.social

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bincrawlr

Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/bincrawlr

Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/bincrawlr

IN THIS ISSUE… We talk to cartoonist (and Zack's old PROCESS PARTY co-host) Mike Dawson about EXCALIBUR #3 (1989) by Chris Claremont, Alan Davis, Paul Neary, Glynis Oliver & Lois Buhalis.

We talk about Mike's new Middle Grade book, The Hidden Dominion Of Geordie James, video games, the late 80s expansion of X-Men titles, Chris Claremont's dialogue stylings, the deceptive simplicity of Alan Davis, horny mutants, and much much more.

Mike Dawson: https://mikedawsoncomics.com/

The Hidden Dominion Of Geordie James: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mike-dawson/the-hidden-dominion-of-geordie-james/9781454956211/

PLEASE NOTE: In This Issue… is now available in both audio-only and video form! Yes, we have joined the future (or met the moment) so you can get the audio version via RSS and your favorite podcatcher and check out the video feed at our YouTube channel. Main feed episodes with guests will be coming out on a bi-weekly basis from now on, with shorter video-only mini episodes on the off weeks where I discuss and show off a cool comic from my collection.

SOCIALS:

Get episodes early by signing up at the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zacksoto

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/inthisissue.bsky.social

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bincrawlr

Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/bincrawlr

We're back with a brand new episode discussing Hellblazer #62 (1993) by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon with guest Austin English.

Lots to talk about here, including the dawn of Vertigo, comics activism, the empathetic nature of Garth Ennis comics, the storytelling prowess of Steve Dillon, and early AIDS awareness efforts in comics form.

Austin is a talented cartoonist as well as proprietor of the amazing Domino Books as both publisher and distributor, co-editor of the print edition of The Comics Journal, and an organizer of The New York Working Cartoon Library. We had a great, far-ranging talk about a lot of stuff…including Hellblazer #62.

PLEASE NOTE: In This Issue… is now available in both audio-only and video form! Yes, we have joined the future (or met the moment) so you can get the audio version via RSS and your favorite podcatcher and check out the video feed at our YouTube channel. Main feed episodes with guests will be coming out on a bi-weekly basis from now on, with shorter video only mini episodes on the off weeks where I discuss and show off a cool comic from my collection. Get episodes early by signing up at the Patreon, and keep up to date with clips and announcements at our socials: Bluesky / Instagram / TikTok

SEASON TWO IS HERE!

Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it.

THE ISSUE: The Sandman #8 by Neil Gaiman. Mike Dringenberg, Malcom Jones III, Robbie Busch, and Todd Klein.

THE GUEST: Bess Pallares, Senior Editrix at oni press. We used to work together and now we don't! We talk about editorial vision, Karen Berger, early Vertigo, storytelling via color, and digital "restoration" of work that (spoiler alert) maybe misses the mark a bit.

FYI SECTION:

Season Two has a Patreon…sorta—I mean, I have a patreon.

One of the benefits of subscribing at the $3 level is you'll get episodes of In This Issue… a week early!

📣There's a chunk of this episode about Bess' path to glory (editorially) that's only available to subscribers.

🎷Next episode is Sammy Harkham on Peepshow #4—so if you want to hear it a whole week before the main feed—head over to the Patreon! NEW BOOK ALERT!!

Power Button Vol 1: The First Invasion is OUT NOW!

I'm very very proud of this book I made with my buddy Jason Fischer-Kouhi, and it's out in the world now. I hope you like it!!

PS: Check out this interview about Power Button on the Lerner Blog, and this AMAZING video review of PBV1 by cartoonist and animator Tim Sievert!

SEASON TWO IS HERE!

Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it.

THE ISSUE: The Flaming Carrot #25 by Bob Burden, Roxanne Starr, Joe Pruett & Dave Newton (1991)

THE GUEST: Derek M. Ballard and Zack reminisce about the olden days of the (gasp!) 90's (AGAIN?) both personal and absurd, with this crossover between the absurdly popular TMNT & Bob Burden's absurdist icon The Flaming Carrot!

ALSO: Season Two has a Patreon…sorta—I mean, I have a patreon. One of the benefits of subscribing at the $3 level is you'll get episodes of In This Issue… a week early! Episode Three is on Sandman #8 with Bess Palleres, and it's a great chat—so if you want to hear it this week, head over to the Patreon! Plus I'm posting lots of art and #wip shots of the next Power Button volume, AND starting this week (oh word?!) : new updates of THE SECRET VOICE!

"TEASER!!? WHUT THA HAIL" I can hear you cry.

Yes, that's right—I'm trying something new. I mean, I quit my job "to be an artist" and all that, but the world being what it is, I gotta try and monetize this stuff somehow! SUBSCRIBERS get episodes one week early, over at patreon.com/zacksoto. Anyway, here's a teaser of the chat to tide you over, but if you don't want to wait till next week for the full episode you can head over to my patreon. Thanks!

SEASON TWO IS HERE!

Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it.

THE ISSUE: DRAGON CHIANG by Tim Truman & Tim Bradstreet, Eclipse Comics (1991)

THE GUEST: François Vigneault stops by to launch the new season, this time with a comic that Zack has picked! We talk about The Tims Truman & Bradstreet, collaborating here, as well as their subtle but surprisingly outsized impact on popular culture, attempts to break into new markets abroad, and musical taste. We have a lot of fun with this hard-rockin "commie truck driving comic".

Bonus: François made a spotify playlist of all the (many, many) musical references Tim Truman peppered throughout the issue and accompanying editorial text.

ALSO: Season Two has a Patreon...sorta—I mean, I have a patreon. One of the benefits of subscribing at the $3 level is you'll get episodes of In This Issue... a week early! Plus I'm posting lots of art and #wip shots of the next Power Button volume, AND starting next week: new updates of THE SECRET VOICE!

PS: if you're at Short Run Seattle this weekend stop by table K64 and grab a copy of Power Button Volume 1, which I'll be debuting at the show.