Sparkler Monthly Podcast

Sparkler heads Rebecca, Lianne, and Lillian talk about the magazine and the company, look at how they got here and where they hope to take Sparkler in the future. Get this podcast on iTunes! Leave your comments, questions, or suggestions for future podcasts in the comments field below!

Sparkler heads and convention veterans Rebecca, Lianne and Lillian talk about their con experiences, give tips and tricks to convention noobs about how to sell at a con, and tell some horror stories about their worst con experiences. Get this podcast on iTunes! Leave your comments, questions, or suggestions for future podcasts in the comments […]

The authors of Orange Junk and Tokyo Demons talk about writing serials–how to plan, how to keep it going, and what to do about feedback when you’re still in the middle of telling your story. Get this podcast on iTunes! Leave your comments, questions, or suggestions for future podcasts in the comments field below!

Everybody has a few–a piece of media you love and hate at the same time. Maybe it starts amazing but gets bad. Maybe you love one character but hate the rest. Maybe you enjoy every minute watching it, but deep in your heart, you know it’s just dumb. Join Magical How artist Eyugho and Sparkler […]

So you want to be a comic artist. How do you figure out where to start, and once you know, how do you actually pull it off? Sparkler veterans Tacto (Firebird) and the two artist team KaiJu (Novae, Mahou Josei Chimaka) explain their processes and chat about how to get started creating a comic. Get […]

How do you edit your own work? What about editing someone else’s work–how do you help them make their story the best it can be? Sparkler founders and veteran editors Lianne Sentar, Lillian Diaz-Przybyl, and Rebecca Scoble share their editing tips and philosophies. Get this podcast on iTunes! Leave your comments, questions, or suggestions for […]

What makes a great character design? How do you design for commercial clients versus your own projects? How do you go from weird sketches in your notebook to the hero of a comic series? Eyugho, creator of Magical How!, and Cap O’ Rushes, the lead artist from Paper Star Studios VNs Out of Sync & […]

What do you love–or hate–about the magical world of shoujo? Sparkler editors Rebecca, Lianne, and Leah sit down to discuss the familiar plot points of sensuality (:D) and sexism (D:) of our favorite genre with Eurika Yusin Gho (eyugho), the creator of one of Sparkler’s most delightfully twisted shoujo series: Magical How. AND LET US […]

Join Sparkler editor Lianne as she sits down with two special guests to talk pr0n: artist Onorobo from Dusk in Kalevia and Starfighter: Eclipse, and writer Moonklutz from the podcast /report and the world of fanfiction. Female Gaze erotica has its ups and downs (or is that ins and outs?), but the conversation swiftly veers […]

In this episode of the Sparkler Podcast, editors Lianne, Rebecca and Lillian discuss the way people talk about media online. They go into callout culture, how people discuss problematic media, and the way critique and feedback work online today. Get mad about the state of the world with the Sparkler staff! Get this podcast on […]