Moarhammer

After missing a week due to technical praaahlems, The Janitor and The Voice join forces again to mostly gush about Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, thanks to the risibly exciting BoneSaw-Is-Ready slam-fest that is Invasion of Planet Wrestletopia - and then jump in a time machine to a remixed antebellum era Tennessee for terrifying  tusked bears and slightly more terrifying racists in "The Maroon" 

 

Check out the official Maroon sit below:

https://www.themarooncomic.com/

and their kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2046535422/the-maroon-volume-1-the-cursed-shadow

 

For Planet Wrestletopia

http://suspiciousbehaviorproductions.com/

 

 

We also mention Star Prichard:

https://www.patreon.com/castoff

 

Wrestling:

Andre the Giant

Mick Foley / Dude Love / Mankind

Dwayne The Rock Johnson

 

Spencer Scott Holmes - Pizza Boyz, Old Man Orange 

Donnalyn Washington - https://twitter.com/notingshaw?lang=en

Wanna know where the concept for Inktober came from? Maybe you wanna know how to harness the power of social media for business? Perhaps you’d like to reminisce about the awesomeness of newspaper comics (strips) particularly Calvin and Hobbes? Frankly, we could all use a reminder that Bill Watterson’s greatness.

Either way, look no further than our interview with Mr. Jake Parker. Inktober is only a slice of the story, my friends.

 

Jake has a way of demanding respect for comics. He fell in love with comics thanks to a local circle K and, of course, the Sunday strip. He began creating comics himself in high school after taking in the medium for years. His passion reminds us that comics can and do stand alone as a powerful megaphone in storytelling. Reading a comic feels a bit like traveling in a time machine. As Jake would say, fans of comics have to work a little bit harder to make the magic work. This means an attention to detail that exists in a world all its own. Readers get to peel over their favorite comics time and time again extracting intimate details that a moving film doesn’t always have the patience for. As a result, there will be ears and eyes for comics now and forever.

Social media is all about finding your tribe. You grow your tribe simply by doing what you say you’re going to do. It means being honest about what’s driving you whether it’s making an impact or making dollars. His social media success comes from experimentation with a hint of vulnerability. It’s amazing what can happen when you encourage a world of digital artists to draw and ink something every single day for 31 days all because you want to get better at it. Thanks to the art blog Drawn.CA for picking up on the value of this contest.  All that aside, the firecracker/lawnmower story alone is the best nugget of social media success advice I’ve heard in a really long time. The best nugget overall though- how an indie comic creator can siphon some DC and Marvels over to our side of the fence.

Show Notes:

References

Missile Mouse by Jake Parker

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Hellboy by Mike Mignola

Seth Godin

Sky Heart- www.skyheartcomic.com

 

Connect with Jake and learn more about his work

Website: www.mrjakeparker.com

Youtube: JakeParker44

Facebook: MrJakeParker

Instagram: Jakeparker

Twitter: @mrjakeparker

Join The Rambling Phoenix and The Voice on this fantastical episode of Comic History Mysteries!

Star Prichard

This week on the ComixCentral Podcast, Chris interviews Star Prichard! The creator of “Castoff”, the award-winning WebComic series. After getting kidnapped and dragged halfway across the world, scaredy-cat Vector finds himself a long, long way from home. Now, with the help of a short-tempered bounty hunter, a happy-go-lucky cartographer, and many more unlikely friends, he has to try to make it home in one piece.

Castoff updates every Monday and Friday. The comic is rated PG13 for language, violence, and blood.

Star Prichard is an artist from Austin, Texas. She graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in animation and a minor in storyboarding. Currently, she is an English teacher in Japan by day, freelance artist by night. She likes lobsters, glitter, and glowy stuff.

Read the award-winning WebComic series “Castoff” here

The Horror!

Join The Rambling Phoenix, The Voice and the Janitor who just works here, as they talk HORROR in Comics on this terrifying episode of Comic History Mysteries on the ComixCentral Podcast.

Hey nerd nation! Are you tired of having to format your comic scripts? Do you feel like your writing process takes a lot longer than it should? Have you been wondering how computer tech and comic writing could possibly relate? Look no further than this tech genius ready to change the game for the comic industry and indie comics in particular- Justin Silva.

Justin is a tremendous talent who fell in love with writing thanks to his cousins Josh Valliere and Paul Valliere. Josh being a part of the awesomeness of known as Charon Comics. While having a passion for writing his mind really shines when it comes to the design of websites, web apps and, as it happens, personally invented software.

 

Despite Justin’s humility on the mic, his contribution to the future of this industry should not be understated. His humility, in fact, may be the spark that lights the way for his success in comics. There’s still an odd misconception around “techies” spreading a lie-they are not creative people. The moment you connect with Justin, you’ll realize how wrong you are. This dude plays multiple musical instruments, he draws, he writes, he did stand-up comedy for 5 years (despite the intense fear of public speaking) and, oh yeah, created a largely original idea that didn’t exist before his mind conceived it. You impressed yet?

 

Justin’s text program, aptly called Superscript, will influence the industry of graphic novels for years to come. Lucky for us, we’ve got his mind and heart brought to you in a single 60-minute podcast. His Kickstarter will be launched on Tuesday, May 1st. Let us come together and be a part of Justin’s creation, and in a way, each of us can be a genuine part of tech history.  

https://www.comixcentral.com/podcast-episode-37-justin-silva/ 

Superscript Mailing List: http://superscriptapp.com

Business Website: www.jpsilva.com

Today on Comic History Mysteries the Rambling Phoenix returns from Disneyland with tales from the house of Mouse!

The boys are talking Disnification, what it is, what it means to Comics and how Disney has changed the game.

Show notes:

Public Domain characters thread ComixCentral forum

Off The Shelf Issue #0

In a brand spanking new show, The Voice and The Janitor take a leisurely stroll through ComixCentral’s bookshelves - and pull a couple off the shelf at random to flip through. This week our sophomoric spotlight falls on the fantastical anthology collection Tales of Charon Vol. 1 and the manga-style first chapter of the boxing saga 'Her Impact’. Warning: there might be some godawful accents and cheap sound effects along the way. 

 

Tales of Charon Vol. 1: 

Skylin: 

Fred Packard, Josh Valliere, Adam Cozart

 

Taeiyos:

Brandon Chen, Kyle Petchock, AJ Young

 

The Righteous None:

Joshua Valliere, Joey Lee Cabral, AJ Young

 

Her Impact!

Mikel Miles, Digitkame, Summa Agustriyana, Joe Sketch, Deo Keo (Mazu), Lavender Khan, Mirror & Skedaddle

Are you a fan of Charon Comics? Interested in making your own Comics? Publishing and marketing your Comics? Starting a publishing house?

Then take some time and listen to this informative, motivational and fascinating interview with Frederick Packard & Joshua Valliere the brilliant minds behind Charon Comics.  These two also happen to be 2 parts of the creators behind ComixCentral's 2017 Fantasy Comic of the Year, "Skylin"! These guys have been there, done that and have some sage advice for your own journey!

"The Wizard did it... isn't good enough."

Frederick is the co-author and co-creator to Charon Comic’s first graphic novel series Skylin and Sol Survivor. He is also Charon Comics’ lead marketer and social media guru.

 

Josh began Charon Comics with Fred after they began collaborating on Skylin, Chrysalis and Sol Survivor series' asco-authors and creators. Along with writing, he is Charon Comics’ art director and graphic designer.

 

 

Connect with Charon Comics and buy their comics using the links below

Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  CXC Profile  |   https://charoncomics.com/

Today on Comic History Mysteries we are flying Phoenix-less! Yes, today The Voice and The Janitor are discussing NINJAS!

We'll be talking Ninja Turtles, Indie Comics that feature Ninjas and of course a healthy helping of puns and rambling Ninja focused conversation. The Janitor delights and informs us all with his deep knowledge of Japanese culture, Ninjas in particular. 

Listen and subscribe for all the Indie Comic goodness!

 

 

Check out the Tempest moon kickstarter