Jeff Smith joins us to talk about his new project, RASL, which he is self-publishing through Cartoon Books. Jeff tells us about the noir-themed sci-fi story; what it's like self-publishing in the 21st Century; and about some of his inspirations and influences.

Mouse Guard creator David Petersen joins us to talk about the hit indie series, how he came to create a comic book in a non-standard format, his influences, and how the story came about.

Eric Powell, creator of The Goon, from Dark Horse, joins us for ;"It Came Out on Wednesday, presented by comiXology" episode 17, and tells us about the current monthly series; the history of The Goon; the Hellboy crossover; and some of his own comic influences.

Stefan Hutchinson, writer of Halloween: Nightdance from Devil's Due, joins us to talk about the new series that continues the original Halloween story; about his documentary, Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, and about his long efforts to bring Halloween

to comics.

We are joined by Fred Chao, creator of Johnny Hiro from AdHouse Books for It Came Out on Wednesday Episode 15. Fred tells us about how Johnny Hiro came to be and about where the series is heading, and talks about what it is like making ends meet as an independent comic book creator making a living as a freelance designer in New York.

Antony Johnston, the creator of Wasteland from Oni Press, talks about his post-apocalyptic sci-fi tale and his collaboration with Chris Mitten; about Ben Templesmith's involvement as cover artist; and tells us about some of the many projects he's worked on in the past, including a number of Alan Moore adaptations.

Writer Brian Clevinger and artist Scott Wegener, creators of the hit Atomic Robo from Red 5 are featured this week. Brian and Scott tell us about their collaboration and inspirations; Brian describes what it's transitioning from webcomics to print comic books; and Scott reveals that his career background is in aviation.

Dan Slott, one of four writers on the revamped _Amazing Spider-Man_ series, joins us to talk about his debut this week on Marvel's flagship title.

Jonathan Hickman, creator of Pax Romana from Image, talks about his background as a designer and how this influences his comic book creations; how he came to be associated with Image; and about several new series he has coming out.

Ben Towle, creator of Midnight Sun from SLG talks about this week's release of Midnight Sun. Originally published as a series which was interrupted mid-stream, Midnight Sun is being released in its entirety as a trade paperback, and Towle talks about how this came about; as well as discussing the historical basis for the story, and his own background as a comic arts educator.