The Hall H Show – The Voice of Independent Creators

Aaron Nabus here and welcome to episode 102 of the Hall H Show!

Joining me on this episode is someone that I've been wanting to have on the show for a while now, the multi-talented Jenapher Zheng!

We first met in person briefly at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 when I was on a panel with her good friend (and episode 66 guest), Kaitlyn Fae. Both Jenapher and Kaitlyn are also podcast hosts on the Pangeekery podcast, where I was a guest in 2020.

Jenapher is an actor, gamer, podcaster, Twitch streamer, visual artist and writer. Speaking of writing, a short movie she wrote, called Borrowed Light was recently fully funded on Seed & Spark (the campaign ends on April 14, 2021) and will start production soon.

Also...congrats to Jenapher for recently getting 1,000 followers on her Twitch channel!

We cover a wide range of topics like her movie, her geek origin story and creative journey, and so much more! During our conversation, she was willing to be a bit vulnerable, touching on childhood bullying, being diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, and also reading a poem she recently wrote that encapsulated her feelings concerning the murders of six Asian women in Atlanta, Georgia in March of 2021.

It's conversations like these that keep me motivated to continue sharing stories of these incredible creators that I've been fortunate enough to meet. Enjoy! ~Aaron

We are happy to have our previous guest from episode 79 (which was recorded at San Diego Comic-Con 2019), the writer and creator of the comic book Duplicant, Karla Nappi!

Growing up, she was a huge fan of shows like The X-Files and movies like Silence of the Lambs, which I'm sure had an influence on the darker side of Duplicant, a very entertaining comic book that also has shades of the movie Minority Report.

Karla is currently doing a Kickstarter for issue #4 of Duplicant (which ends on March 3rd, 2021) and I'm happy that she's back to talk about it. Welcome back to the show Karla! ~Aaron

Hey Hall H Show listeners!

Aaron Nabus here and I'm excited to share with you, episode 100 (which was recorded in December of 2020) which features co-host, Alex Benedicto and our good friend, Jason Lethert from HeroJournalism. It's no surprise that this one clocks in at almost four hours! It's been a while since the three of us has gotten together so we had a lot to talk about, such as:

• Our origin stories.
• Conventions and the pandemic.
• Some of our favorite Comic-Con and Hall H Show memories.
• And more!

Who would have thought that our little podcast would still be around since it made its debut in October of 2016 with our inaugural guest, Tony B. Kim from Hero Within!

Thank you to all of our guests and to our listeners for continuing to support us. Cheers to 100 more episodes! ~Aaron

Hey there Hall H Show listeners!

Like a ghost, David Schrader has continued to haunt our show as a multiple guest. We last had him on episode 92 with Peter Murrieta where they talked about their comic book, Rafael Garcia: Henchman.

With Halloween just around the corner, it's only fitting that David has appeared again, this time with Clay Adams to talk to host, Aaron Nabus, about their cinematic horror comic anthology, Nightmare Theater, which is currently available on Kickstarter until Thursday, November 19, 2020.

We can't wait to read this anthology with over 225 pages of demons, Lovecraftian monsters, psycho killers and more!

Welcome to the show, David and Clay!

Hey Hall H Show listeners!

If you've been listening to us the last few months, you've heard some great interviews with comic book creators that have come on the show to talk about their Kickstarter campaigns.

For episode 98, we feature our conversation with Michael Pickard, the artist and co-creator of the indie comic, UltraMax – which is now on Kickstarter until October 15, 2020.

Besides the Kickstarter campaign, please also check out Michael's Instagram page to see his illustrations. He also co-hosts a YouTube podcast, Ink Drink Think.

For episode 97, we feature another pre-pandemic conversation. Host, Aaron Nabus chats with writer Tony Fabro, the mastermind behind Three Panel Crimes on Instagram. Not only do they talk about Three Panel Crimes, but they discuss some of his book recommendations like Stephen King's, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft and Ed Brubaker's comic book, Criminal, which I have been reading the last few days. It's now become one of Aaron's favorites!

Tony also shares some great resources like Khan Academy's "Pixar in a Box" an online class, that has lessons on the art of storytelling, animation, lighting and more. It's also free!

If this is the first that you've heard of Three Panel Crimes, you are in for a treat! Each strip in this series is a crime that takes place in three panels, with no dialogue.

Enjoy!

For episode 96 of the Hall H Show, we showcase another interview that hosts Aaron Nabus and Alex Benedicto did before the pandemic – with one of their favorite artists (and people) to visit at comic conventions, Lord Mesa!

His lines are always busy and it's no surprise since his unique take on characters from various pop culture properties from DC and Marvel comics as well as the popular CW shows (The Flash, Green Arrow, Supergirl and Supernatural) are always con favorites!

Lord was last on episode 54 which was a quick interview at WonderCon 2018.

This episode is a longer chat with him which included a wide range of topics:

• The importance of not only having top notch illustration skills but having a high level customer service.
• What Jedi he would want to be a padawan to.
• The significance of being a Filipino-American creator.
• His love for Hawaiian pizzas.
• What podcasts he enjoys listening to when he's walking his dog.
• What kind music he listens to when he's drawing.
• That he eventually wants to create his own original properties.
• and so much more!

Enjoy!

Hey there Hall H Show listeners!

Aaron Nabus here and we are happy to welcome back indie comic book creators, Jason Inman and Ashley Victoria Robinson.

On episode 95, we talk about the second volume of Jupiter Jet called Jupiter Jet and the Forgotten Radio which arrives at stores on October 7, 2020 and is available for pre-order right now on Amazon! or Barnes & Noble. The deadline to pre-order from your local comic book shop is September 15, 2020!

Welcome back to the show, Jason and Ashley! Thank you for coming on the show to talk about the newest volume of Jupiter Jet (120 pages of high flying adventure), participating in the Thunder Round (so much fun), and also giving some helpful insight on the business side of being a creator (especially that awesome Kickstarter tip).

Make sure to listen to this podcast episode for an EXCLUSIVE REVEAL about the future of Jupiter Jet!

AND make sure to also listen for details on how you could win an opportunity to have a character named after you in the third volume of Jupiter Jet! ~Aaron

Aaron Nabus here and we continue with another interview that was recorded before the pandemic with good friend of the Hall H Show, Rylend Grant – who makes his fourth appearance!

He now ties Susy Botello and Keithan Jones for most appearances to date on the show! Check out his first two interviews on episode 40 and his interview from WonderCon 2019 with Steven Prince on episode 64!

When this podcast was recorded in late 2019, Rylend was still celebrating his 2019 Ringo Award win and had just launched his newest comic at the time, Banjax, which is available on Amazon right now.

We not only talk about what it felt like to win the award and receive those additional nominations, but we also touch on how he was originally on a path to be a political operative, why he feels it's important to help other comic book creators, that Skeet Ulrich owes him $37, the camaraderie that he enjoys with quite a few of his fellow comic book creators, his days as part of a 90's grunge band, why he loves chef David Chang, and his newest comic, The Jump (which had a successful Kickstarter). Enjoy!

The Hall H Show (Aaron Nabus) talks to Greg Anderson Elysée about his horror-fantasy coming of age comic, Is'nana the Were-Spider: Showtime!

Make sure to check out the Kickstarter (which ends on September 30, 2020) for this new one shot!

Besides talking about Is'nana the Were-Spider: Showtime, some of the other topics discussed on this episode were:

• Greg's love for Avatar the Last Airbender.
• John Boyega, Star Wars, The Black Panther, Lovecraft Country and the state of Black representation in our pop culture.
• How it was important to add an Asian female breakdancing character to Showtime.
• A very simple tip to help you with your writing.
• New projects that Greg is working with other creators like Jason Reeves from 133art.