The Faqs Project

Once again we chat with one of our favorite guests Wells Thompson about his newest project live on Kickstarter and Adventure/Romance Novella Catskin and the Rose. A tale of Monarchy and sacrifice, 2 young women prepare to duel in a established tournament to win the hand of a young prince and a seat in the royal family only to find a connection between the both of them. An unpredictable situation that may lead to a ending decision that could affect both their lives. Also, we speak on Wells means of creating stories in all genres over the past year.

Milestone moment as we have hit Episode 100 and what a better way to send it off than with one of our best guests Anthony Stokes bringing his Pro Wrestling tale Tap or Die Live to Kickstarter. An upstart rookie in the game Domino has been doing more than enough to earn the good graces of the commissioner leading to his pro debut. Making a name in the lower levels has to be earned as Domino soon learns. Anthony attributes much of this story to his ascension in Comics and some of the challenges he's met along the way.

Today I sit with Lyle Ringold, Creator of the Glyph Award winning Comic-The Watchman for Konkret Comics. Stepping in the mantle of your now deceased father can be a lot to live up to expectations but for Tevin Fields (The Watchman) imagine finding out that you are not the only heir to carry on the legacy. Lyle and I play catch up as the last time we spoke he was just merely releasing Watchman to get first eyes on it, but now he details that he is all in on the universe he built.

Today after weeks of digesting the movie on many watches. I wanted to speak on the theories around why Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse has brought such a cultural shift that it almost begins the debate that if a character is done so well in an animated setting why is there a need to create a live action adaptation. If DC animation had released any of their popular films to theaters would it have garnered the same reaction because when done correctly it can ruin your perception of how they are created in live action. Miles Morales and his incarnation of Spider-man does exactly that for the next generation of movie goers.

Today I sit with Brian J. Lambert, Founder of Wingless Comics. Home of the Epic Crossover tale Nightfall and now the final story in the first arc of Justice #4. Where we last see Justice suffering through his whole world shifting and now because of the ultimate Betrayal he has to go through hell to get back to heaven. Live of Kickstarter

Today I speak with Travis B. Hill and Sheldon to speak about the Vigilante tale for Advent Comics aptly titled Thorn. Thorn describes a young man named Alton Eldridge and the town of Rosebush Heights. Alton loves his neighborhood and his people, but understands the injustice from local government and the police has latched a chokehold on his town thru Gentrification and lack of care for the people who've made it a home. Travis and Sheldon go into detail about the construction of the character and Travis' own upbringing plays a huge part in the story.

Today I sit with Jordan Alsaqa and Randy Stone of Altruist Comics and the homage to silver age comics with Bullet Adventures. We speak about the continuation of their successful comic in which a young speedster is reintroduced to her Grandfather a former superhero of the late 60's who has returned as a young man. This issue combines humor, sci-fi, coming of age novelties, and everything that made you fall in love with the superhero genre. And, leaves us with a cliffhanger that makes you grasp for more.

Today I sit with good friend Renton Hawkey about his current one shot based in the world of his Substack driven Digital Comic Ronin Digital Express called Tower of Death. A 20 page epic with non stop action, Samurai, and Martial Arts with all the basis of a Spaghetti Western resembling Kurosawa and Eastwood. We get into the weird and exaggerated action world of comics and how that translates to live action with the likes of Grindhouse, Tarantino, and maybe Fast and the Furious and discuss the vulnerability of his main character Ronin.

Today I sit with Wells Thompson and Dalton Shannon Co-Writers of Depths: A tale of underwater survival focused on the tug of war between two friends Emil and James who's perseverance after a traumatic accident where One finds themself at the bottom of the ocean in a sustainable suit for over 3 years. How much faith can you have in a friend that you trust to know he is a fighter and can make it out of this?

Long overdue, I have a sit down with Derek "Lonzo Starr" Allen CEO of Konkret Comics and Creator of Akolyte. Issue 5 is bringing us slightly closer to the end of the first Arc and in the Indie World that can be huge. Akolyte in his inception was built on prophecy as a symbol of the Supreme. After his earlier issues on Earth, we finally see him reaching new heights traveling the galaxy. We also talk about the trajectory of his company Konkret Comics, and his new of distribution through Diamond Distributors and what a company like his shows in comparison to Milestone Comics who laid out a Blueprint.