Sean Murphy and Kelly La Croix in conversation with Nahuel Fanjul-Agruijo about launching their first Kickstarter, and all the thrills and spills that come with it.

Sean was born in Billings Montana, he has worked as an Editor for TV and Film since the early 2000’s. S.M was fortunate to begin reading comics in the mid 1980’s when some of the greats were changing the medium which was foundational in his lifelong study of narrative. Most recently he has co-founded Ominous Powers Ink with his best friend Kelly La Croix. S.M. lives in Portland with his wife; they spend their days making mead, gardening, and cycling (though not as far or often as they should).

Kelly is a writer, musician, and ½ of Ominous Powers Ink, a comic book imprint and story universe shared with his best friend of 30 years. He has held a long series of menial jobs that have given him the time to stay creative while informing his sensibilities; whether he was cleaning toilets, inhaling hazardous solvents, or handling dead animals, he understood that this necessary work was always secondary to his personal Work. He currently performs slightly less menial tasks for a public media organization and lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, son, and yellow lab.

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Melissa Flores in conversation with Josh Sippie about the power of personal branding, everything Power Rangers, finding opportunity, and more.

Melissa Flores has developed and produced diverse and inclusive entertainment in all genres, including television, feature films, narrative podcasts, digital films, publishing, live events, and gaming. She wrote and co-created the Twitch digital hybrid series The Unleashed, which was also featured as a backup comic series in the superhero Image title Radiant Black. Her Image comic book series The Dead Lucky, a Massive-Verse title, released this year. She co-writes the Massive-Verse comic book miniseries Radiant Pink, and writes Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for Boom! Studios. Melissa also voices the characters Kat Ranger and Gia Moran in Power Rangers: Battle For the Grid.

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Brendan Deneen in conversation with Josh Sippie about being a writer and editor, writing across ages and mediums, the creative process, and more.

Brendan Deneen is the author of the award-winning dark coming-of-age novel THE NINTH CIRCLE as well as THE CHRYSALIS,  a 2018 horror novel.  He's also the author of the four volume NIGHT NIGHT GROOT picture book series for Marvel; the original middle grade graphic novel GREEN ARROW: STRANDED for DC Comics; and the horror novel MORBIUS: BLOOD TIES for Marvel/Titan.  His next novel, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: ANNIHILATION, comes out next April from Marvel/Titan, and his post-apocalyptic romance/thriller novel TRACER comes out in 2025 from Blackstone Publishing. His other graphic novel work includes multiple volumes of FLASH GORDON, an original ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS book, a CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST reboot, PHOENIX (with Jim Krueger), SOLARMAN (a reboot of a Marvel/Stan Lee series), and the original graphic novel SCATTERBRAIN.  His short stories and essays have been published by St. Martin's Press, Reader's Digest Books, 13Thirty Press, and Necro Publications.  Brendan has also been working in the publishing and film/TV industries for over two decades, having worked for Scott Rudin Productions, Miramax, Dimension Films, William Morris, and Macmillan/St. Martin's/Tor, where he was the editor of the New York Times-bestselling Walking Dead series of novels, among dozens of others. He is currently the Head of Film & TV at Blackstone Publishing and the Founder/CEO of Scout Comics.

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Stephen McCranie in conversation with Josh Sippie about engineering a career in comics, the creation process behind Space Boy, and what life is like working full-time with WebToons.

Stephen McCranie is the author and illustrator for MAL AND CHAD, an all-ages graphic novel series. He is currently working on SPACE BOY, a sci-fi comic about a love that crosses light-years. His stated goal as an artist is to make “Comics that Nourish.” For more info, go to www.stephenmccranie.com.

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Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas in conversation with Josh Sippie about creating the graphic novel Squire, going the traditional publishing route, and teamwork in the creation space.

Sara Alfageeh is a Jordanian-American illustrator and creative director in San Francisco. She is passionate about history, teaching, girls with swords, and the spaces where art and identity intersect. Her award-winning debut graphic novel SQUIRE is on shelves everywhere, and upcoming picture book NOT YET: THE STORY OF AN UNLIKELY SKATER is in the works.

Nadia Shammas is a Palestinian-American comics and games writer from Brooklyn, NY. She is the writer and co-creator of SQUIRE (HarperCollins), a Harvey Award winning YA Middle Eastern fantasy graphic novel. Nadia is also known for her work on MS. MARVEL: STRETCHED THIN (Scholastic), and her clients include Marvel, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, First Second, Tor Nightfire, Penguin Random House, and HarperCollins.

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Stephanie Phillips joins host Josh Sippie to discuss the journey to becoming a comic book writer, the creation process, and finding regular work in comics.

Stephanie Phillips is an American writer known for comics and graphic novels such as HARLEY QUINN, WONDER WOMAN: EVOLUTION, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, SENSATIONAL WONDER WOMAN, WE ONLY KILL EACH OTHER, and THE BUTCHER OF PARIS. Her stories and comics have appeared with DC Comics, Dark Horse, Oni Press, Top Cow/Image Comics, Heavy Metal, Black Mask Studios, A Wave Blue World, and more. Stephanie is currently the writer for the ongoing Harley Quinn series at DC Comics with artist Riley Rossmo.

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Kyle Starks joins host Josh Sippie to discuss the journey to becoming a comic book writer, creating stories you love, and how to find your unique voice as a creative.

Kyle Starks is a two-time Eisner nominated comic creator from Southern Indiana. He is likely best known as the longest tenured writer and occasional artist for Oni Press RICK AND MORTY comic. He was nominated for Eisners for Sexcastle and Rock Candy Mountain for best humor publication.

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Juni Ba joins host Josh Sippie to discuss the journey to becoming a comic book writer, the creation process, and how to create uniqye and complex characters that grow throughout the story.

Juni Ba is the award-winning cartoonist of DJELIYA at TKO Studios and MONKEY MEAT at Image Comics. He was born in Senegal, and after years of living between different cultures, he decided to channel his influences through his passion for illustration.

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Kwanza Osajyefo and Sarah Litt in conversation with Josh Sippie about crafting the story of Black, building it into an entire universe, and planning the future of the series.

Kwanza Osajyefo is the creator and author of BLACK, a story that asks, "What if black people had superpowers?" He's worked in comics for nearly two decades and began his career in Marvel's online department before moving into other media roles. Kwanza later returned to comics to launch DC Comics' web imprint and digital publishing initiatives. Aside from his own projects, Kwanza is a creative architect of Humanoids' H1 Comics line. He helped create their flagship titles, Ignited, Omni, and Strangelands and co-wrote Ignited with comics legend Mark Waid.

Sarah Litt is an editor-at-large for Ahoy comics, the Editor and Producer of Black the comic, and a Career editor with a host of critically-acclaimed graphic novels on her resume. Previously she has worked at Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics. She brings a sharp expertise on sequential art storytelling and end-to-end comics production.

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Sarah Gailey joins host Josh Sippie to discuss the journey to becoming a comic book writer, the creation process, and how "Eat The Rich" came to be.

Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award Winning and Bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. Their nonfiction has been published by dozens of venues internationally. Their fiction has been published in over six different languages. Their most recent novel, The Echo Wife, and first original comic book series with BOOM! Studios, Eat the Rich, are available now. You can find links to their work at sarahgailey.com and on social media at @gaileyfrey.

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