The Panel Garden

JJ and Eva had a great conversation about his new book, the Chowderhead Crusade, and the lifetime of comics reading, as well as the political outlook that inspired it. It's a great conversation about comics, collaborations, and the things that make us.

Bio: J. J. Walsh is a superhero science fiction nerd novelist and owner of the San Francisco-based advertising agency Iron Creative Communication. He lives in San Francisco, with his wife, two boys, and their Labrador Retriever. So far his comic book knowledge has not been called upon to save the world. But he is ready.

Guest Links:

JJ Walsh on Twitter - https://twitter.com/doublejwalsh
JJ's Official Website - https://jjwalsh.coom

Chowderhead Crusades:

Comic-Con, 2036. The world is rocked by the bizarre and inexplicable materialization of Cateklysm Catholicon – a colorfully clad whack job decreeing that humanity’s only hope lies in the lessons found in superhero comic books. “Cateklysm’s Challenge” is born, enticing even the most skeptical with a prize that promises “the power to change the world”.

But two decades later, the world has gone to crap. The prize, the challenge, and Cateklysm himself have all been forgotten by everyone but the Chowderheads – diehard superhero worshippers, who champion the progressive ideology infused into comics.

Enter Clayton Clayborn, a tragically orphaned, 17-year-old, second-generation Chowderhead living a dystopian nightmare existence on a Martian space freighter. Obsessed with the Challenge, he’ll face a gauntlet of comic book nerdery that will take him to alien worlds, thrust him into gladiatorial combat against supervillain look-alikes, and push him to the brink of annihilation in the heart of what seems to be the Batcave. But as Stan Lee would put it, “Excelsior.”

Buy the book on Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/Chowderhead-Crusades-J-J-Walsh/dp/1922551457/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JJ4EZNCTVJP6&dchild=1&keywords=the+chowderhead+crusades&qid=1610774297&sprefix=the+chow%2Caps%2C748&sr=8-1

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Heather joins Eva for a discussion about editing, the process of building a team, and casting a book, as well as her new project Shadowman from Valiant. As well as her new upcoming role at IDW, working on the Marvel books again. Heather is a delightful optimistic voice in the industry -- you'll have fun with this one.

Bio: Heather Antos is an award-winning comic book editor and writer most known for her work on Marvel's Star Wars and Deadpool lines, Image's Redlands, Injection, and Bitter Root, as well as one of the co-creators of Gwenpool. She is a senior editor at Valiant Entertainment.

About Shadowman:

New York Times bestselling writer CULLEN BUNN (Venom) and acclaimed artist JON DAVIS-HUNT (Clean Room) pull you into a world of horror and supernatural suspense as Jack Boniface, aka SHADOWMAN, protects humanity from the nightmares that lurk within the dimension known as the Deadside… but the barrier between Earth and the horrifying realm is tearing and gateways are popping up all around the globe. The forces of darkness are hungry for life, and only Shadowman stands in their way.

“I’m excited for people to read our new SHADOWMAN run for so many reasons,” said Cullen. “This is an approach to Shadowman that I don’t think readers have seen before. He’s more powerful now, embarking on globe-hopping adventures, and encountering threats that will have a long-lasting impact on the Valiant Universe. And these stories, while full of superheroic action, are tales of horror. Jon and Jordie are bringing these stories to life in a way that will make this book read and look unlike any other comic on the shelves. It really is shaping up into something special.”

Guest Links:

Shadowman - http://valiantentertainment.com/2020/10/28/shadowman-1-arrives-april-2021/
Heather’s Offiial Website - https://www.heatherantos.com
Twitter- @heatherantos - https://twitter.com/HeatherAntos
Instagram - @heatherantos - https://www.instagram.com/heatherantos
Instagram - @heatherarttoast - https://www.instagram.com/heatherarttoast
Heather's Comicsvine - https://comicvine.gamespot.com/heather-antos/4040-81086/


Show Links:

Activity Page - https://characters.evawebb.me/issue-37
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Blake McCarthy sits down with Eva to explore the story behind the story of his new comic, Territory, life as a first-time comics creator, family, personal growth and character development, and so much more. This is Blake's first interview anywhere! Get it here first!

Note: This interview was recorded in February, and was always supposed to be timed to coincide with the launch of the book. Now that the book is coming out, it's time to drop the interview. You'll notice this one uses the older format, and there are mentions of "spring releases." That's why. Still a fantastic show.

Bio: Blake is a 30 year old first time comic creator born and living in Colorado with his wife and two sons (6 & 2). A firefighter with a burning passion for comics, it started with reading comics with his dad and brother as a kid, and was reignited by reading them with his own sons. A fan of Godzilla and all things monstrous, he is smashing into comics with stories he hopes his sons and others are roaring about!

Guest Links: Territory on Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bmccomics/territory-issue-1
Blake on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BMcComics
Blake on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bmccomics/

Show Links:

Activity Page - https://characters.evawebb.me/issue-37
Eva Webb on Twitter - https://twitter.com/EvaIsAdorable
Support the show with a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/evaisadorable (every little bit helps!)
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Karla talked to Eva about her exciting new book Duplicant, published by Second Sight Publishing. As well as some of her experiences around the creative process, storytelling, and marketing -- as well as being the mother of a rambunctious creative three-year-old. This one goes to some thoughtful and interesting places.

Bio: A Disney|ABC Writing Program semi-finalist, Karla Nappi has worked in writer rooms and on film/tv sets in both New York City and Los Angeles.  She's collaborated with Tony Gilroy on "Michael Clayton," Adam Brooks on "Definitely, Maybe," Aaron Korsh on "Suits," Carlton Cuse, and Kerry Ehrin on "Bates Motel," and Robert & Michelle King on "The Good Wife" and "BrainDead."  Her writing credits include Episode 206 “All In” of Suits, and the Suits Webisode “Mini Mike.”

Karla developed a comic book series based on her pilot script “Duplicate."  She's run three successful Kickstarters for the first four issues of the series and recently signed with Second Sight Publishing.

Currently, Karla is pitching the animated supernatural suspense series, "Nabarang," which was created with Filipino-American animator and paranormal expert Sapphire Sandalo.

Guest Links:

Official Website - https://www.karlanappi.com
Duplicant on Facebook - https://facebook.com/duplicantcomic 
Instagram @musingsbycrazed - https://www.instagram.com/musingsbycrazed
Twitter @musingsbycrazed - https://twitter.com/musingsbycrazed
Preview: https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/Series/144835-DUPLICANT

Show Links:

Eva Webb on Twitter – https://twitter.com/EvaIsAdorable
Support the show with a coffee – https://www.buymeacoffee.com/evaisadorable (every little bit helps!)
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Comics legend Tom Brevoort sits down with Eva to share his experience working as a long-time editor on Marvel comics. He talked about the decision-making process, the nature of ideas, and things associate editors learn on the job. It's a thought-provoking look behind the curtain at Marvel by one of its premier senior editors.

Bio: Tom Brevoort is the code name for America’s daring, highly-trained special mission force. Its purpose: to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world.

Guest Links:

Website: https://tombrevoort.com/
Twitter: @TomBrevoort - https://twitter.com/TomBrevoort
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6E10CR5TQRrN0Z5xl2pLgA

Show links:

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Rachael Smith joins Eva to talk about mental health, comics, and the response to her incredibly relatable and personal memoir, Quarantine Comix. We covered the beginnings of her career, her artistic inspirations, and what it felt like to be cooped up for a year in her flat.

Bio: Rachael Smith is a comic artist and writer. She’s created many critically acclaimed graphic novels including Wired Up Wrong, Stand in Your Power, Artificial Flowers and The Rabbit, which was nominated for Best Book in the 2015 British Comic Awards, following her nomination for Emerging Talent.

Rachael’s worked on Titan’s Doctor Who comic series and is currently working on Isabella & Blodwen as well as continuing making her #QuarantineComix series inspired by the lockdown.

Quarantine Comix is the winner of Comicon.com’s Best Digital/Webcomic of 2020 and Pipedream Comics’ Winner of Best Indie/Small Press Comic of 2020, among other awards.

Guest Links: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachael_
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/flimsy_kitten/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachaelsmithillustration
Official Website: https://rachaelsmith.org


Show links:

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Support the show with a coffee – https://www.buymeacoffee.com/evaisadorable (every little bit helps!)
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Eva and Joe talked about Space Bastards, an exciting comic published by Humanoids, as well as the intricacies of comics production, good collaborations, and how to be taken seriously as a new comics creator. Joe provides insights from his own experiences. Get the inside scoop on Space Bastards, world-building, and how the project evolved.
Bio: Joe Aubrey is the co-writer and co-creator of Space Bastards. When not thinking of new ways to kill futuristic postal workers, he can be found eating, paying bills, and wondering how his life became almost unmanageable. Before he had kids he read comics, enjoyed sci-fi movies, and played first-person shooters. He and his wife live in Arizona with a lifetime collection of alcohol and two increasingly entitled children.
Guest Links:

Official Website: https://spacebastards.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/space_bastards
Facebook: http://fb.me/intergalacticpostalservice


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The incredible Abigail Harding joins Eva to talk about her experience working in comics art, and the makings of high-quality collaborations. They talked about her work doing covers for Elephantmen and Titan Comics, Yorkshire tea, and her unusually sneaky, but sort of awesome superpower. Abigail is currently working on Cry for Mercy on Comixology Originals.

Bio: 
Abigail Jill Harding is a Comic-book Artist and Illustrator based in York, UK. Co-creator and Artist of Comixology Originals’ ‘ASK FOR MERCY’.

Tea addict and supreme hoarder of books. Drawing monsters and fantastical creatures started from a young age. Spending much of her time going through the dinosaur encyclopedias and drawing from them.

Working in both digital and traditional art styles, Abigail uses and experiments with a wide range of mediums including Ink, Watercolours, gouache, Acrylics and Photoshop.
Abigail's core style and narrative are inspired by the horror and macabre, transformation, symbolism, folklore and mythology.

Her artist influences and inspirations include Dali, Yoshitaka Amano, Gustav Klimt, Toppi, Mike Mignola and H.R Giger.

Her work has been in publications such as Imagine FX, 3Dtotal Publishing and Printed In Blood. Abigail has also worked with comic publishers including Image, IDW, TITAN comics.

Abigail's first comic book series 'Ask For Mercy' first released in 2018. Teaming up with writer Richard Starkings in co-creating the Horror Fantasy comic under the Comixology Originals line. She had previously worked with Starkings as a guest artist for his Sci-Fi series ELEPHANTMEN.

Guest Links:

Portfolio - https://abzjharding.myportfolio.com/
Big Cartel - https://abzjharding.bigcartel.com/
Cry for Mercy - https://www.comixology.co.uk/Ask-For-Mercy-comiXology-Originals/comics-series/118186?ref=c2VhcmNoL2RldGFpbC9kZXNrdG9wL2xpc3Qvc2VyaWVzU2VhcmNoRGV0YWlsTGlzdA
Inprint - https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/abz-j-harding/
Redbubble Store - https://www.redbubble.com/people/Abz-J-Harding/shop?asc=u
Tumblr - https://abz-j-harding.tumblr.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/abzjharding/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/AbzJHarding
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AbzJHarding
Deviant Art - https://www.deviantart.com/abz-j-harding

Show links:

Eva Webb on Twitter – https://twitter.com/EvaIsAdorable
Activity Page – https://characters.evawebb.me/issue-32
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And don't forget babies, you're beautiful, you're valid, and we appreciate you.

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Legendary comics writer Erica Schultz sits down with Eva to talk about the realities of working in comics, teaching comics, the mechanics of storytelling, and how to break into the industry. Erica provides her years of first-hand experience and technical insights as sort of a roadmap for new creators. Join us for one of the most interesting and inspiring episodes of Titular Characters to date!
Host Notes: If you're interested in breaking into the comics, creating a new comic, or surviving in the industry, this is the best interview we've ever done. Erica is amazing, and she gives us a lot of new information.
Bio: Erica Schultz is a comic book writer and graphic novelist who has written for Marvel, DC, Image, Dynamite, 2000AD, and other publishers in the U.S. and Europe. Her most recent work is the five-time Ringo Nominated series Forgotten Home for comiXology Originals and Legacy of Mandrake from Red 5 and Stonebot Comics. She's currently an editor at Mad Cave Studios and the in-person writing instructor at The Kubert School.
Guest Links:

https://www.ericaschultzwrites.com/
https://twitter.com/EricaSchultz42
https://www.instagram.com/thedeadliestbouquetcomic/
https://twitter.com/deadly_bouquet
https://twitter.com/MadCaveStudios
https://twitter.com/TheKubertSchool
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Schultz

Show links:

Eva Webb on Twitter – https://twitter.com/EvaIsAdorable
Activity Page – https://characters.evawebb.me/issue-31
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Eva and Eric talked about Space Bastards, an exciting comic published by Humanoids, as well as some of the things that inspired it like 2000AD, and similar works. Eric is a big fan of English writers and likes all the good ones. They went over his creative process as well as the things that he finds interesting or inspiring. This one's fun. 
Bio: Eric Peterson has written some independent comic books, including Jesus Christ: In the Name of the Gun. It isn’t as good as Space Bastards though. Read Space Bastards. Eric likes cats and lives in the desert.
Guest Links:

Official Website: https://spacebastards.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/space_bastards
Facebook: http://fb.me/intergalacticpostalservice

Show links:

Eva Webb on Twitter – https://twitter.com/EvaIsAdorable
Activity Page – https://characters.evawebb.me/issue-30
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