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Robert Saucedo is a film programmer who works out of Houston, Texas. When the COVID pandemic hit, he found himself with a lot of free time because, well, people weren't necessarily going to the movies. That's when Robert decided he would occupy himself by writing a werewolf novel that he would initially only share with his friends via a WordPress blog. Eventually he came up with the idea of taking his novel and making it into an audio drama podcast but when the production of it ended up being too costly, he came up with another idea...he would make it into a comic. He ended up creating Where-Wolf, which debuted as a webcomic on Fangoria's website and gained popularity there for its unique and modern take on the werewolf mythos . This past August he published the sequel, Curse of the Where-Wolf. On this episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast, Kristian talks with Robert about how he got Fangoria to publish his comic online, why he loves werewolves so much, and why his comic is called Where-Wolf and not Werewolf.

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Shane Portman is an Emmy nominated writer who has had a distinguished career working in the animation industry. Recently, Shane turned his talents toward making comic books. When he decided to create a sequential art series he knew he wanted it to reach a bit deeper than your average funny book tale. Shane reached inside and unearthed the painful experience during his youth of his father's heart attack to use as inspiration for his own book. The result of his introspection is Shrub (currently being funded on Kickstarter by Fanbase Press), a tale of a sentient bush that looks to connect to its roots by going on a cross country trip with a grieving pair of siblings who have recently suffered a loss within their own family. On this episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast, Kristian chats with Shane about the loss of both of their fathers, how growing up in a pre-internet age provided freedoms for kids that may not exits in today's world, and how he believes his story can bring awareness to how people grieve and help them deal with grief.

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Jason Neulander is a performer, writer, producer, and director. His latest project is a graphic novel update of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson book Treasure Island called Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate's Gold. The original novel is a book that is that is very near to his heart as he used to read it to his daughter Scarlett when she was a child. When he began work on his new adaptation, he decided to update the story by making the protagonist a female as a tribute to Scarlett. But his ambition didn't just end with making a comic. He decided to turn his adaptation into a stage show (debuting this Friday at Austin's Historic State Theater) using visual elements from the book projected onto the stage with actors reading the dialogue and performing all of the foley/sound effects for the show...creating a sequential art experience unlike any other. On this episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast Kristian talks with Jason about why he felt he needed to make Jim Hawkins into Jane Hawkins, his history of combining comic books with theatrical productions, and his desire to make this latest graphic novel a visual tribute to fifties era EC Comic books.

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Fred Schwartz is a writer who's had a bit of a difficult past. Schwartz is an alcoholic and at one point in his life his addiction became so consuming that he ended up in a coma with severe kidney damage. Luckily, he was able to recover as his body miraculously healed from the harm that alcohol had caused him. Once he was on the road to recovery, he decided it was time to pursue his dream of making comics. It took years but he eventually ended up making Fisticuffs (now funding on Kickstarter), a comic about an irresponsible alcoholic who suddenly becomes endowed with superpowers. On this episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast, Kristian chats with Fred about his downward spiral into alcoholism, how he eventually hit rock bottom, and how he used his own life experiences to tell a fun and compelling story about a man with no moral compass who's been given a unique and powerful gift.

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On September 8th, Star Trek celebrates its 60th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, Kristian decided to gather some of the biggest Trek nerds he knew to talk about the Star Trek films featuring the original cast of actors. This week, PTF welcomes Trekker and Kristian's brother-in-law, Dan Twohig, to the bridge of the Starship Part-Time Fanboy to discuss the original 1979 film directed by Robert Wise. They beam up Barry Negrin (Part-Time Fanboy's resident Doctor Who expert and Trek fan) and podcast regular Yvis Cannavale to join in the chat about Star Trek: The Motion Picture. They take a look at the remastered 4K director's edition that was released in 2022 and examine the ins and outs of a film that was not appreciated upon its initial release, but has come to be accepted as a movie that embraces the ethos of the original series possibly more than any of the other films in the franchise.

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Matt McGrath is a writer who never really loved horror as a genre. He was always more into sci-fi, fantasy, or superheroes. That changed, however, once he started writing comic books. For one reason or another, most of the projects and anthologies he got involved in were in the horror milieu and eventually he found himself drawn to the darker side of comics. In his latest project, The Acts of Louis Debraz, Voyageur (now funding on Kickstarter), Matt delves into a tale that is one part The Revenant and one part The Exorcist illustrated with a style that is reminiscent of the animation art of Don Bluth. On this episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast, Kristian sits down with Matt to chat about his new comic, how he got sucked into the world of horror, and how Mike Mignola's Hellboy inspired him to craft a tale about a fur trapper who is on a hunt for the Prince of Darkness himself!

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About two weeks ago the first Spider-Man film in almost five years was released and it smashed box office records! Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the fourth Tom Holland starring Spidey film and it picked up where No Way Home left off, with Peter Parker living in a world where no one remembers him but where the public has fully embraced Spider-Man as a hero. This week Kristian chats with PTF regular Yvis Cannavale, artist and educator Keith Howell, horror writer and critic Mark L. Miller, and podcaster Joe Slepski of the Joe on Joe Podcast about the movie that swung into comic fans' hearts. Is this new entry into the Spider-Man film franchise the greatest wall-crawler flick yet? Find out on this episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast!

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Upkeep is the story of a family who have struggled long and hard to find the perfect home for their family. Like many couples looking to own a house, they've found it out of financial reach. One day they discover what seems to be their dream dwelling...until they realize the horrifying price that they have to pay for being able to live in that residence. The latest issue of Upkeep deals with the central family of the story welcoming the birth of a new baby. But what should be a joyous occasion quickly veers into a new kind of terror for them as they face the effect of what their "dream" home might be visiting upon their pregnancy. On this episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast, Kristian welcomes writer Ari Gross back to the show to chat about the latest issue of his series which is currently funding on Kickstarter. They talk about how Upkeep continues to explore themes families deal with every day but with a terrifying twist that will make readers thankful that all they have to deal with are plumbing or electrical issues when it comes to their homes.

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Dan Goldman is a multimedia creator who's worked in comics and the entertainment industry for over twenty years. After a long stretch of working on properties for other publishers and producers, he decided it was time to focus on his own projects. Thus Kinjin Storylab was born. Kinjin Storylab is Dan's own independent storytelling studio on the web. Through Kinjin, Dan is able to focus on the tales he wants to tell without interference. One of these projects is Red Light Properties, which is a web comic he distributes through his newsletter and which was nominated for an Eisner Award this year when its first season was collected in a premium hardcover print edition. On this week's episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast, Kristian chats with Dan about doing his own thing on his own terms and the steps it took to get him to stop working for other people and focus on building his own creative sanctuary where he can use his time on doing what he loves most.

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Supergirl is the eagerly anticipated spinoff/sequel to last year's James Gunn directed Superman movie. When last we saw Kara Zor El in the James Gunniverse, she was a stumbling drunkard, gleefully retaking possession of the adorable Krypto at the end of Gunn's film. It was a sharp departure from the Supergirl fans had been used to in any iteration of the character previous to this one. What kind of maid of might did Gunn's newly retooled DCU have to offer fans of Kal El's only cousin?

The answer came a couple of weeks ago when the film was finally released in theaters. Critics were far from impressed, giving it a lower Rotten Tomatoes score than Aquaman, which stunk worse than a day old tuna sandwich left in the Santa Monica sun. Then when fans chimed in they seemed to be split down the middle in their opinions about the movie, with some fans expressing disappointment and other fans praising it. What was amiss? Was it a dream? A hoax? An imaginary story? Or was it just old fashioned misogyny? How could the second feature in the new DC Studios stable not have captured the hearts and minds that Superman did? On this episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast, Kristian sits down with friends of the podcast, artist and educator Keith Howell, horror writer and critic Mark L. Miller, and podcaster Joe Slepski of the Joe on Joe Podcast to discuss why Supergirl seems to have gone over like a lump of Kryptonite at the box office.

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