The Word Bros

We love us some Dave and Scoot! They’re two of the best dudes in comics. Seriously, no lie. We are excited to have them back to chat all about their latest, all-ages creation Agents of S.L.A.M from Oni Press.

Agents of S.L.A.M aren’t your average professional wrestlers. They’re led by the fearless and famous Bruno Bravado and work for the president of the United States to protect people from all kinds of threats—both on Earth and in space! And they’ve just been joined by their newest recruit, Katie Jones, a twelve-year-old wrestling vlogger who just might know more about wrestling than the wrestlers themselves. S.L.A.M. will need Katie’s knowledge and skills if they’re going to keep protecting Earth, especially when their toughest rival challenges them!

Dave and Scoot chat all about wrestling, making these funny books, and the art of inviting your friends out for dinner and not bringing money! Give it a listen!

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Yo! Charlie and Conor are some of the best dudes. They are also the creators of the mega-successful, super awesome comic series White Ash, which is currently smashing it on Kickstarter.

If you have any questions about running a Kickstarter campaign, this is required listening! Charlie and Conor run Kickstarter like Stockton and Malone on the pick and roll. It’s a joy to watch. The campaign has eight days left! Get involved!

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This week, we speak to cartoonist Gideon Kendall on the re-release of his horror/sci-fi/comedy book WHATZIT (which was chosen for the Forbes best of 2021 graphic novels list) WHATZIT is a wild tale that pimples are actually portals through which creatures from another dimension derive voyeuristic pleasure by spying on the lives of human teenagers. It’s pretty wild!

We also chat about being a punk rocker, the importance of doing what you love, and the thrill of being an overnight success.

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Erica Schultz is back on the Word Bros. She is honestly one of our favorite guests because of her candor, quick wit, and overall awesomeness. Are we gushing over Erica? Well, too bad! She deserves the praise.

Erica is here to promote her new book Bylines in Blood from Aftershock Comics. So we chat about the book as well as jerky kids with motorized bikes in Northern Jersey, older siblings, and the benefits of being born a “grumpy old man.”

This episode of The Word Bros is brought to you by Bad Bug Media and their new book Black Jackets.

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Tim Watts has a lot of BIG IDEAS! The Word Bros figured that out as soon as we started rolling tape. Dude is coming out the gate strong with his graphic novel The Republic,live now on Kickstarter. The Republic is tells the tale of a group of people trying to rebuild society 300 years after the fall of civilization. Get involved and enjoy Tim Watts on Word Bros.

This episode of Word Bros is brought to you by Bad Bug Media. Be on the look out for their newest title Rayna: the Bastard Queen coming soon to Kickstarter.

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Matt Medney and Morgan Rosenblum are really cool dudes. You may be asking yourself “How cool are they?” Well, do you know rap superstar Shaggy? Yeah, that cool.

They are also the insanely talented writers behind the science fiction OGN Stable. from Heavy Metal. Stable tells the tale of a dying Earth because the Sun is burning out. However, there is hope. An alien race has offered a lifeline in the form of space arcs, designed to transport 300,000 people to a new world. Who stays? Who goes? So many questions!

When they aren’t writing gripping sci-fi, Matt is the CEO of Heavy Metal and Matt is the senior editor. So these dudes are also very busy. We are very happy they took time out of their busy day to chat.

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Bob Fingerman has seen a thing or two in the comics’ business. I mean the man got his first job from comic legend, MAD Magazine’s own, Harvey Kurtzman. Yeah, dude. Bob is a heavy hitter! But he isn’t resting on his laurels. Bob is here to promote his new OGN Dotty's Inferno as well as his novel Pariah: Redux, both from Heavy Metal.

We chat all about Bob’s start in the business, dealing with imposter syndrome, and of course Bob’s favorite breed of dog.

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Happy New Year. It’s been a long time since the Word Bros left you a dope podcast for you to step to but we’ve been busy putting the final touches on our upcoming book “The Dust Pirates” (which we will chat about later.)We’d also like to welcome our new subscribers!

This week, we welcome Kris Longo. Kris is a cool dude with a killer gig, he is the Associate Publisher & CSO of Heavy Metal Entertainment. We had a blast chatting about Heavy Metal’s growing presence in the comic market place, growing up in the swamps of New Jersey, the influence of Mad and Heavy Metal Magazine on our early lives, and the art of buying a sweet denim jacket. Give it a listen!

The book itself is completed and in the hands our printer. But we are sad to say that the project hit a snag in the form of the worldwide paper shortage and shipping delays that is effecting the industry as a whole. I thought we had the inside track on beating the shortage but we were wrong. If you are a backer we’ve made the PDF available here.

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Gamal Hennessy is THE COMIC BOOK ATTORNEY and the mastermind behind the smash-hit book The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing. Gamal has helped hundreds of comic creators in legal matters and negotiations through the years. Well, Gamal has a new service called The Comics Publishing Institute.

CPI is a subscription-based educational service for comic creators who want to learn the business and legal aspects of the comic book industry. It’s an outstanding service. Kevin is a member and you should be one too! AAANNND we have a special deal for Word Bros listeners, sign up before the new year and use the code “CPI2021” at check out to save 20%!

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Gary Dufner, Phil Avelli, and Alex Morrissey, known for their work on United Forces, Leaf, Horror Island, GhostRider, Iron Fist, and The Punisher have launched a Kickstarter campaign for an all-new anthology mini-series that weaves an interconnected tale through five comic book worlds a single issue, titled UNITED Forces: Crashover!

This book is NUTS and a creative undertaking that gives Bob a headache. Gary, Alex, and Phil bring their characters, Viktor and Phil, into the pages of five, yes five other indie creators’ creations. Gary and Alex went all out, lining up indie heavyweights Nick Cagnetti (PINK LEMONADE), Bradley Littlejohn(WILTWORTHY), Amanda Semler (YETI OR NOT), and Blake Seals (EVIL MONKEYMAN.)

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