We delve into Daniel's experiences with conventions, his creative process, and his approach to scripting and collaboration with artists.

00:00 Comic Con Plans and Preparations

01:18 Networking at Conventions

03:25 Experiences at Various Conventions

05:05 Challenges of Tabling at Cons

16:45 Kickstarter and Crowdfunding Insights

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In this episode of the Instant Ink Comic Book Podcast, hosts Adriano and Roberto introduce their latest guest, comic book writer Daniel Kalban. They decide on the prompt "The Cleaner", ultimately settling on a humorous story about a janitor in a messy dungeon - with a surprising employer.

As usual, the group discusses their creative processes and challenges in the comic industry. We also get into Vincent Price movies.

00:00 Welcome to the Instant Ink Comic Book Podcast

00:47 Meet the Hosts and Guest

01:25 Kickstarter Success and Comic Book Projects

02:23 Generating Comic Prompts

02:48 Choosing the Comic Prompt: The Cleaner

03:39 Developing the Comic Storyline

05:10 Crafting the Comic Panels

17:46 Balancing Humor and Horror in Comics

27:23 Challenges and Success in Comic Publishing

In the last episode, Robbie, Adriano and Roberto finalize the one-page comic, Adriano tells his comic sans social media blowback, Robbie quizzes the guys on Sailor Moon and Robbie recommends some top tier manga and anime.

In Part 4 of the chat, Robbie and Adriano talk about how the education system can lead you astray, learning the lessons by doing (and failing) while Roberto polishes the piece before beginning to brainstorm some dialogue.

In Part 3 of our conversation, Robbie and Adriano discuss how much direction they add in their scripts, Roberto shares a career horror story, the group discusses professionalism in creative fields and they get philosophical about what makes an artist.

In part 2 of our conversation, Robbie and Adriano compare experiences in the film industry, Robbie shares her experience of working for K-Pop stars in Korea and the benefits of collaboration -- all while Roberto does his thing sketching out the page.

In this episode, we meet Robbie J. Atkinson. Together, we brainstorm a new story based off the prompt "Missed Connections" and learn about Robbie's background in film production, why she appreciates manga and the culture surrounding it and discuss how discipline makes the difference.