The Panel Garden

Sierra Barnes comes by to talk about her project HANS VOGEL IS DEAD, as well as some of the challenges of webcomics vs print, hand lettering, history, potatoes, and the unapologetic punk rock of webcomics.

Guest Links

HANS VOGEL IS DEAD VOLUME 1- https://castironbooks.com/books/hans-vogel-is-dead-volume-1/

The Webcomic - https://www.hansvogelisdead.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chjorniy_voron
Portfolio Website: https://www.sierrabravoart.com/
Store: https://shop.sierrabravoart.com/

Guest Bio

Sierra Barnes is a historian-turned-comic-creator who currently lives in Washington, DC making webcomics and print comics based on history and folklore. She graduated in 2014 from the College of William & Mary with a double-major in History and German Studies, and graduated in August of 2019 with a MFA in Comics from California College of the Arts. She is particularly interested in the relationship between history, mythology, and memory, and her comics (including webcomic HANS VOGEL IS DEAD) reflect this. When she’s not making comics, you can usually find her haunting cafes and museums like a very nerdy ghost.

Returning guest David Avellone pops in to talk to Eva about his latest project Elvira Meets Vincent Price. David is charming as ever and full of insights. Tune in to find out the qualities David would look for in a henchman, and more!

Guest Links
Official Website - http://www.davidavallonefreelance.com/Home.html
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/DAvallone
Twitter - https://twitter.com/DAvallone
Comicsvine - https://comicvine.gamespot.com/david-avallone/4040-83094/

Guest Bio

David Avallone –- A filmmaker for over thirty years, David expanded into writing comic books in 2014. Since then, he’s written a number of titles including BETTIE PAGE, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE SHADOW, ZORRO: SWORDS OF HELL, ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK and he co-created the DRAWING BLOOD series with comics legend Kevin Eastman. He hosts the podcast PULP TODAY and co-hosts THE WRITERS BLOCK with Rylend Grant.

Mark came by to talk about Mad Cave Studios, and what he does as the CEO. We talked about comics publishing, starting a publishing venture, and how the creative process works across multiple creative teams.

Guest Links

Twitter - https://twitter.com/MarkLondonMCS
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ztZhTO_ctGQbCT3G5rRlg
Insta - https://www.instagram.com/marklondonmcs/
LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mark-london-687948158

Guest Bio

Mark London’s central focus is to provide a compelling experience through action-driven storytelling and immense world-building. His goal is to give readers more than just a comic and London achieves just that.

Jeffrey brown came by to talk about their webcomics, and their art. It's cartoony, and interesting, inspired by b-movies and vertigo. They also talked about how we live in a sea of ideas, and how most things are interpretations or re-interpretations of other things we've experienced. The key is to make it interesting.

Guest Links

Official website - https://thevalkyriequartet.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/tsujigo
Coffee - https://ko-fi.com/A4261OOS

Guest Bio

My pronouns are (They/Them)

I am Non Binary

I am just your average self-taught artist who is overworked and underpaid, I live In the sunshine state of Florida in the middle of nowhere. I work part-time at the local restaurant during the week and draw comics on my day off or whenever I can get some free time to put it more clearly. in essence, I am an unknown web cartoonist with weird and sometimes interesting ideas. ( sometimes my very best and sometimes my very worse either way I am doing what I love and no one can take it away from me ) and I enjoy every minute of it.

My interests are listening to vintage and out of date 80s/90s music and new wave underground electronic (namely the crystal castles to name a few ) and the stylish tunes of Amy Winehouse ( her old stuff before rehab and after, writing and illustrating my bizarre webcomic and just making art. I want to get published but right now I do not feel like I am quite ready yet to publish anything professionally yet so this (blog/webcomic) is sort of a testing ground for me to test my growing skill (a testing ground for my comics work ).

Jay came by to talk about her webcomic the Pale. We covered a lot of ground ranging from her origin story, to the nature of creativity, and writing realistic fiction for digital comics.

Guest Links

comic - www.thepale.com
twitter - https://twitter.com/wootjay
insta - https://www.instagram.com/jay.fabares/
website - www.jayfabares.com
support - https://ko-fi.com/jayfabares

Guest Bio

Bringing humor to her art and storytelling, Jay has a fresh, expressive art style that shines in her personal work.

She has worked professionally as a flash artist for various social gaming studios, as well as a development artist for companies such as Disney and Warner Bros. Her love for comics has also led to her working on various projects with Valiant Comics. Most recently, Jay has been working for James Patterson’s book line for kids (Jimmy), on the "Max Einstein" series.

When she’s not freelancing, she’s almost always working on her own comic, The Pale. The Pale is a supernatural crime drama that readers often describe as Twin Peaks meets Arizona. It can be read as webcomic and has been posting since 2015.

In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, listening to true crime podcasts, and birding.

Jay currently lives in San Diego with her husband and two dogs, Dee Dee and Rocko.

Project Description

In The Pale, an FBI agent teams up with a Navajo Police Officer, a Sheriff and his deputy as they investigate a mysterious body found in the Arizona desert. Often compared to Twin Peaks and Fargo, it’s a supernatural mystery with heart. In Chapter 6, our crew gets a taste of just how sinister this killer can be.

Shawn came by for an utterly entertaining talk with Eva. Shawn spoke about his experience and his time in the industry. They covered comics, collaborations, creator-owned work, and so much more.

Guest Links

Official Website: https://www.wonderealm.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shawnrichison
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnrichison

Guest Bio

Shawn Richison is the Cartoonist known for DRIVE, A TRIP TO RUNDBERG, AGAINST THE WALL and most recently FISK: the S.U.B.S.T.I.T.U.T.E. (from Caliber Comics). He is currently working on Origin Point (a science fiction horror story) with co-creators Dino Caruso, J.C. Grande and Juan Romera, as well as Legend of the Sunset People, also with Juan Romera, which narrate the myths and legends of the Ojibway (based on a true story!). Shawn lives in Barrie, Ontario with his wife, Lena and three boys, Jack, Will and Miles and a cat named Gary.

Dave came by to talk about his new book, Everything is Tulip, and to talk about enlisting as many people as possible in his holy war.

Guest Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/xDaveBakerx
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/xdavebakerx
Deep Cuts Podcast: http://bit.ly/DeepCutsPodcast
Comicvine Profile -https://comicvine.gamespot.com/dave-baker/4040-71119/issues-cover/

Jin came in to talk about their personal journey with creativity, making comics, gender, and their journey to self-realization. This is one of the most powerful shows we've ever recorded.

Guest Links

http://jinwicked.com/
http://jinwicked.etsy.com/
http://patreon.com/jinwicked
http://facebook.com/jinwickeddotcom
http://instagram.com/jinwicked
http://twitter.com/jinwicked
http://youtube.com/jinwicked

Guest Bio

Jin Wicked is a 41 year-old, agender/non-binary visual and performance artist, illustrator, podcaster, and writer on the autism spectrum who works with the guiding philosophy that, "Life is art." Jin is most well-known for introspective blogging, multiple slice-of-life webcomic series, meticulous ink illustrations, and their "Happy Happy Rat" mascots. Jin Wicked's autobiographical work explores the complexity of identity and self-image, and fearlessly bridges the gap between colourful humour and difficult subject matter such as anxiety, depression, love, mental illness, and neurodiversity.

In addition to comics, Jin produces studio art, skit comedy and creative videos, podcasts and readings, photography, essays, poetry, beaded jewelry, floral design, other crafts, and one-of-a-kind desserts. A Texas native, Jin Wicked moved to the Saint Paul, Minnesota, area in 2015. Original artwork, books, T-shirts, and other merchandise are available to purchase online directly from the artist.

Jin Wicked uses they/she pronouns.

Jenna popped in for an incredible interview that covered a lot of ground. She discussed consulting on film projects, writing comics, and what it's like to be a woman working on horror in 2021. This show is as insightful as it is interesting.

Guest Links

Website: http://jennalynwright.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JennaLynWright
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jennalynwright/

Guest Bio

Jenna Lyn Wright is a screenwriter and comics writer that specializes in commercial, character-driven horror, thriller, and science fiction stories. She's done work for Scout Comics (CULT OF IKARUS miniseries - late 2021) and Zenescope (OZ: PATCHWORK GIRL - June 2021), her psychological thriller, AMBITION, was released in theaters nationwide by Shout! Factory in 2019, and her script DAY 2 was featured on the 2015 Blood List of best-unproduced genre screenplays.

Marc came by for an entertaining conversation about vampires, dropping bombs on Christmas, and his creative process and inspirations.

Bio

Marc Von Ahnen is a Des Moines based standup comedian and writer, he has self-published his comic Ahab Van Helsing vs Nosferatu Carcharodon. He struggles with dyslexia, talking to girls, common sense, and good taste.

Guest Links

Official Website - https://mvonhanen.wixsite.com/myweek
Insta - https://www.instagram.com/marcvonahnen/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheGreatMarcVon