The Hall H Show – The Voice of Independent Creators

Aaron Nabus here and joining us on this episode is HallH.com co-founder, Alex Benedicto and our good friend, Keithan Jones, the owner of KID Comics, creator of The Power Knights, and the founder of Black Comix Day!

Black Comix Day is a free event that takes place on February 11 and 12, 2023 at the at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park, in San Diego, CA.

It's been a while since we've had Keithan on (Episode 53 back in 2019), so we had a lot to catch up on and talk about.

Welcome back to the Hall H Show Keithan!

On this episode, host, Aaron Nabus talks to Jordan Hart, the creator, writer and colorist of the comic book, Ripple Effects. Published by Fanbase Press, Ripple Effects explores how a down on his luck aspiring writer struggles to find balance as he navigates daily life, social challenges, high healthcare costs, and the responsibilities and insecurities that manifest while having both a superpower and an invisible illness (Type 1 Diabetes).November is National Diabetes Month here in the United States and the trade paperback version of Ripple Effects will also be released on November, 15, 2022 so we're honored to have Jordan on this episode to discuss both topics and so much more!

Welcome to the Hall H Show, Jordan!

Hello fellow nerds, geeks and supporters of indie pop culture creators! Aaron Nabus here and thanks for tuning into the Hall H Show!

In this episode, we welcome Twitch streamer, co-host of the Movie Retakes Podcast, and friend to nerds everywhere, Chris Sully (also known as Sully to the pop culture world)!I first met Sully when he was still doing the NerdFu Podcast with Steve Araujo and followed his journey from Funko Fanatic to working for Funko, (where he was part of the marketing team and also co-hosted the Funko Funkast), then to Twitch, where he is now a Twitch Partner, providing hours of pop culture and video game content while interacting with his followers on his channel.

We cover a lot in this episode:

• How he was a huge inspiration and resource for the creation of the Hall H Show podcast.
• Thinking like a business and building a brand.
• What kind of pop culture he was into at an early age.
• Video games (like Atari's Yars Revenge)
• Pivoting and finding success after being laid off from Funko.
• His journey into exploring digital illustrations.
• The value of being positive and having a high emotional IQ.
• Fundraising for good causes.
• NFTs
• What he likes to sing in the shower.
• What his ultimate pizza toppings are.
• What songs would be on a road trip playlist (did Katy Perry make the cut?)
• Twitch streaming advice.
• Creating the Nerds Unite brand and more!

On this episode, we welcome someone that we've gotten to know from Black Comix Day throughout the years, Brian J. Lambert from Wingless Entertainment!

He currently has a Kickstarter campaign going on until Friday, March 18, 2022 for his newest comic book, the finale for Nightfall – a crossover event of over 50 pages of superhero team action to rival what you can find from Marvel's Avengers.

This was an engaging conversation between Brian and host, Aaron Nabus. They talk about his creative journey, Nightfall, comics, pop culture (even touching on Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, General Hospital and WWF), writing and comic creating advice, and so much more!

On this episode of the Hall H Show, host, Aaron Nabus welcomes back former high school teacher turned writer, Gabe Cheng!

He was previously on episode 112 where we discussed his comic book, For Molly.

He currently has a Kickstarter campaign going on for his newest comic book, The Problem with Parallels (Wednesday, 2/16/22 – Wednesday, 3/2/22). Not only do we chat about his new comic book, but we also touch on his love for the Simpsons, Futurama, The Expanse, Neil Gaiman, Cowboy Bebop and so much more!

Welcome back to the show, Gabe!

We're starting off our first podcast of 2022 with someone that's no stranger to the show, Jason Inman!

We last had him on episode 95 with Ashley Victoria Robinson where they talked about their comic book Jupiter Jet and the Forgotten Radio.

Jason also appeared on episode 69 where he talked about his terrific book called Super Soldiers: A Salute to the Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought for Their Country – which even got a shout out from Dan Ackroyd!

Speaking of "Terrific," Jason's homage to Superman, Captain Terrific first appeared in issue #1 of Jason's comic book, Super Best Friend, which debuted in Spring of 2021.

Issue #2 currently has an active Kickstarter campaign until the morning of March 3, 2022 and it's off to an amazing start, having been fully funded in just 10 hours after it's launch!

Jason talks with host Aaron Nabus about his new comic book, pop culture, writing advice and so much more!

On this episode, hosts, Aaron Nabus and Alex Benedicto talk to a good friend of the show, the talented artist, Daniel Jamies at the iN Gallery, the location of Comics & Cosplay 2 – a Comic Themed Group Artshow, which will be happening on Saturday, November 20, 2021 – a week before San Diego Comic-Con Special Edition.

Daniel previously appeared on episode 90 of the Hall H Show with iN Gallery owner, Irina Negulescu to talk about the inaugural Comics & Cosplay event that happened back in September of 2020.

On this episode, we welcome digital content creator and knowledge sharer, Ant Pruitt.

He's part of the TWiT.tv family as the host/producer of Hands On Photography. He also describes himself as 33% geek, 33% nerd, 33% dork. Other 1% TBD. We'll definitely explore all of that on this conversation and hopefully we can find out what that remaining 1% is. He not only provides helpful advice for digital content creators just starting out, but he also talks about childhood memories of growing up with Chadwick Boseman, Star Wars and so much more!

Welcome to the show, Ant!

Hello fellow nerds, geeks and supporters of indie pop culture creators! Aaron Nabus here and welcome to the Hall H Show!

I first met our next guest, Don Nguyen, back in late 2019 at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, CA at an event organized by one of our previous guests, Omar Mora.

Since then, he's been really active not only honing his craft and working on a ton of projects, but also promoting other creator's work – which I think deserves extra kudos. He has his own creator owned comic book called Pablo the Gorilla and he was part of very popular Black Lives Matter art campaign in 2020 that was spearheaded by The Punisher creator, Gerry Conway.

Welcome to the show, Don!

On this episode, host Aaron Nabus talks to Stephanie Cooke, an award-winning writer and editor based out of Toronto, Canada. She loves comic books, video games, movies, puns and her snuggly cat (that she's unfortunately terribly allergic to).

Her writing has been featured in Mark Millar's ​​Millarworld Annual, Wayward Sisters, The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, Toronto Comics Anthology, and more.

She currently has two children's graphic novels out now from HMH Kids, her debut, Oh My Gods! and ParaNorthern, which just recently came out. A sequel to Oh My Gods! is scheduled to be released in January 2022.

And, she also has her own podcast about cinematic heists, capers, stings, and more called The Caper Cast that she co-hosts with Whitney Gardner.

Stephanie, welcome to the Hall H Show!