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Today I speak with Kenny Porter and Tyrell Cannon about IDW Dark's soon to be released Horror Smash Operation: Iron Coffin. When you think Dracula vs Nazi's you commit to a terror between Morality and Monstrosity. WWII 1945, the British unleash a secret weapon into the back of a Cargo Train as Terror fills this Labyrinth from car to car with a vengeance. Kenny and Tyrell control this fast paced grindhouse thriller with precision as Dracula is killing with a PURPOSE seeking redemption or face eternal damnation.Written by Kenny PorterArtwork by Tyrell CannonLettered by Alex RayEdited by Dave Wielgosz

Today we bring back Justin Coke to talk SWAT or Secret Wizard Assault Team a cross in urban fantasy mixed between the angst of Law enforcement. Larry Slaughter leads this group of Wizard Detectives that are on the verge of being laid off until they find a way to set up a Vampire for mass murder to keep their jobs. Justin adds Humor with the assortment of title characters. You might even find a Homeless Garden Gnome looking for Weed. Live on Kickstarter May 15th.Written by Justin CokeArtwork by Rachel Distler

Today we have the return of Benjamin Hunting to the podcast as we talk about the Sci-Fi Thriller Dead Air live on Kickstarter built around 90's College Radio culture. A huge aspect in many lives as through different sub-genres the music brought them together. Benjamin creates a story of a group of friends whose trajectory in their adolescence is changed forever by the so called death of their friend Josie. In the same time period a prototype is introduced to the market where once a year through text you can speak to someone who has died. Michelle (the eyes of the story) through Time jumps from 1997 to 20+ years later in 2011 has felt guilt by Josie not being here and her guilt wasted those 2 decades to find that Josie has not perished, but has merely disappeared. Now compelled to bring the group together again, Michelle brings the rest of her friends from college to explain the truth. Question is how can you describe her vanishing when people have moved on with their lives or are we reliving trauma.
Written by Benjamin HuntingArtwork by Joe NgGraphic Design by Angela HodgeColoring by Maja OpacicLettering by Lyndon Radchenka

Today I am joined by Jordan Clark (Milestone Initiative Recipient) and Creator of Ancestral Recall for Ahoy Comics. I've been wanting to talk about this book for sometime now I've heard many of my peers rave about the story. Melvin Waring is at an age where he is set in his ways. He has a loving wife June who takes a solid interest in his artwork and his business and their dynamic is a force in this book because one day Melvin wakes up to June missing as people go missing in his neighborhood by a mysterious corporation. Trapped in an instinctual bridge from Past to Present and Present to Future we are pulled through time. All while methodically going through a recall in certain situations to become figures in Black History such as Bill Pickett or Andre Lorde, and Philip Marlowe. Educational and full of suspense and utter Sci-Fi that keeps you on a ride.Written by Jordan ClarkArtwork by Atagun IlhanColors by Pippa BowlandLetters by Rob Steen

Very Special exciting episode as I am joined by one of the best publishers in Indie Comics none other than the team of Wise Acre Comics. The Panel is heavy as we are met with 9 members of the Wise Acre Team.Frederick Little- CEO and Creator of Magnus JakutaMarc Glave- Creator of Dark SentinelNigel Lynch- Creator of Critical Task Force Ops/Neon Ghost/Diary of the Stray DogsMonica Ginder- Creator of Hybrid TheoryOwen Ratliff- Creator of Black SaltEmeka Nkwo- Creator of VibrantOctavia Etheridge- Creator of The Matriarch-Liberty's FreedomDavid Barr- Creator of AdriftParker Newman- Creator of City of DemonsWe dive into the means of collaboration especially in an indie space. Mistakes in prior publishing and jumping into each of these talented writers projects as they get ready for the rest of 2026 into 2027.

Today we bring back a favorite of mine as Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine, News From The Fallout) gives us a peek into the Hitchcockian Eco Horror Of The Earth for Image Comics co-written by Andrew Ehrich and artwork by the legendary Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead) and Pip Martin. Tabby Black returns to her silenced town of Solitude, Texas to find that her Grandmother that raised her isn't who she once was and neither is the town she left. We get into Chris approach to horror as well as character development in his recent books like Otis Fallows in News from the Fallout, Ultimate Wolverine, and his latest imprint through DC Comics/Vertigo for The Peril of the Brutal Dark-An Ezra Cain Mystery.Written by Chris Condon and Andrew EhrichArtwork by Charlie EhrichColors by Pip MartinLetters by Hassan Otsmane Elhaou

Today we travel to India to speak with Aditya Bidikar upon the release of his anticipated Tiny Onion produced Mini Series-In Your Skin. The story centers around the culture of celebrity and the obsession that an overzealous fan can create while idolizing their Hero without knowing that their favorite person may be torn themselves. We meet Priyanka who loves Bollywood star Ayesha, but feels at a loss when she suddenly announces her retirement. Sensing a void, Priyanka makes a choice she feels may be the only way to step In her Skin (pun intended). Aditya has lettered some of our favorite books whether they are Department of Truth, Worldtr33, Swamp Thing, and soon joining Darcy Van Poelgeest in the graphic novel The Cutting Garden for Image Comics. He has been holding this particular story deep at vest for 7 years and we talk about the transition from Letterer to Writer and how the craft is best known for pacing, but yet understanding the intensity in the creation of this Body Horror suspense tale.
Written and Lettered by Aditya BidikarArtwork by SomColors by Francesco Segala

Todays Guest on the Pod we bring you Aaron Cohen and the all too humorous Schticks & Stones Holiday Special Live on Kickstarter. Aaron's work in this particular book started within Scott Snyder's Best Jackett Workshops where he developed the comic strip styling of Schticks & Stones as a Hilarious Passover special into the anthology The Cloak Room books on Kickstarter. The book highlights the Fineman Family mainly our young protaganist Ben whom within each book designed around 3 Jewish Holidays: Passover, Hannakuh, and Purim and in the spirit of Sunday morning Comic strips. The Stories (Crime and Passover, Eight, and Rich Dad, Purim Dad) line themselves as Mysteries and Ben is the lead Detective. He navigates the family gatherings amidst all the chaos and just wants to not be stuck at the little kids table anymore during dinner.Alex Schumacher builds an excellent character design as Ben along with his do-good Cousin Mark and the rest of the Fineman Family. If you like the Family Circle, Calvin and Hobbes, Doonesbury this comic is for you.Written by Aaron CohenArtwork by Alex SchumacherColors by Ralf SinghLetters by Taylor Esposito

Today's Guest: Matthew Rosenberg spent the course last year finishing up his great Spy Thriller We're Taking everyone down with us to excellent critical acclaim. At the time of the scheduling the interview, it was announced that Matthew will be passed the torch as head writer for the Iconic series Spawn from the one and only Todd McFarlane which we get into later in the Podcast.If Destruction be our Lot for Image Comics brings forth a post human society where the Robots created by humanity now run the world. We meet Abe (a robotic Abraham Lincoln) from a museum programmed to orate the history of one of our greatest presidents. With Humanity gone, the world happier for the rest of automation, but lonely for Abe. We ask: Are Humans truly extinct in this world? Is Abe conflicted with the loss of humans a parody of Humanity since the robot is designed to understand the history of a world that was molded by the former president? Does Abe's journey mimic Abraham Lincoln life his failures as well as his successes to show robots what they are without the Humans. Also, Matthew teams with his brother Mark to handle construction of this excellent series.FOC 4/13Debuts 5/6/26Matthew and Mark Elijah Rosenberg as Co-writersArtwork by Andy McDonaldColors by Francesco SegalaLetters by Hassan Otmane-Elhaou

Today I get to talk with one of my heroes once again with the return of Eisner winning Co-Creator of Bitter Root David F. Walker for his retelling of 1973's Blackstein because in David'd own words it was the worst movie he had ever seen and he wanted to bring it to life and make it better. His telling brought the intersectionality of the Classic Horror Monster and 70's Blaxploitation Films. A school driver maliciously and mistakenly murdered by the police is awakened in an experiment by a Medical School Dropout named Blake N. Styne and once brought to life remembers the good hearted man he once was, but amidst escaping back into the real world. He looks to take revenge on the very cops that took his life.
Written by David F. Walker Artwork by Marcelo Di ChiaraColors by Pedro EstoucoCover by Joe Jusko