Adam shares his journey, how a family friend’s private comic collection was his gateway into the mainstream world of comics and a pair of chance encounters with Ty Templeton changed his life. Adam walks us through his first gig to draw a 128 graphic novel and how he used that work to build his career. We also get into the process of writing comics for the first time and how important that process is for an artist.

Find Adam

* Socials @adamtgorham

* Website adamgorham.bigcartel.com

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Tom go deep into his journey as a designer and early work in comics. How working with Ashley Wood was the perfect foothold to showcase his talents and improve comics through design. Tom and Alex talk at length about process and the thought put into trade and publication design for Blue in Green, Best of 2000AD, Days of Hate, Drifter, The New World, The Weatherman, VS, Wolf, and his industry shaking work on X-Men. This one is full of amazing information, every comic creator and fan can appreciate.

Find Tom

* Social @hellomuller

* Website https://linktr.ee/hellomuller

Also, if you’re making comics, check out Tom’s course, Graphic Design for Fiction: Visual Identities with Stories on Domestika in the link above.

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Ron and Alex trace his journey from the Philippines, to Canada and ultimately the US. Ron talks openly how his childhood love of art, comics, and pulp novels fostered a desire to draw stories. And when he found acceptance and support on comic forums he worked up the courage to find his first professional work. Now Ron’s illustrating phenomenal comics for Image, Boom!, Dark Horse, Marvel, Black Mask, and Dynamite. 

Find Ron

* Socaial @ronsalas

* Website ronsalas.com

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Jim, Alex and Gary talk about the unquenchable flame of youth that forged lifelong creative friendships and Jim’s passion for visual storytelling. How following his heart edged him across the country, until he landed in LA—where he found a bigger sandbox to play in and a broader group of peers. Now tucked up in the Pacific Northwest, Jim tells the stories he wants, like GRLL SCOUTS.

Find Jim

* Social @jimmahfood

* Website jimmahfood.com

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Rory and Alex dive right into the writing process and how the career-changing lessons learned from his first editor at 2000 AD still inform his current work on Spawn. Rory also talks about his fruitful collaborations with Declan Shalvey and Joe Palmer on Time Before Time and Write it in Blood.

Find Rory

* Twitter @RoryMcConville2

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Hobbs, film, and Bone into his clever and deep books, SHARK SUMMER and SPIRIT WEEK. Ira weaves cinematic lore and themes from classics like Jaws and The Shining in ways that captivate and entertain. These graphic novels are a joy, and Ira is a passionate advocate of his craft.

Find Ira

* Social @iramarcks

* Website iramarcks.com

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GABRIEL HARDMAN talks about following his dream to draw comics and moving to NYC at sixteen-years-old. How art college wasn’t an ideal fit and the hustle ethic it took to get work at MARVEL and DC at such a young age. He also talks in-depth about his storytelling process as the storyboard artist for films like AUSTIN POWERS, INCEPTION, LOGAN, and others. Great insight in this one.

Find Gabriel

* Twitter @gabrielhardman

* Instagram @gabrielhardmanart

* IMDB imdb.com/name/nm0362449/

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World traveling illustrator, pre-visualist, and art director, DANIEL HANSEN talks about working in film, games and his forthcoming graphic novel, ALVA IN THE DARK. A native of Sweden, Daniel lives in China with his wife and child, but travels around the globe working on international entertainment projects. This is a thoughtful and candid talk about working with directors and producers in the Bollywood film industry and how a lifelong love of comics influences his visual storytelling.

Find Daniel

* Instagram @daniel_hansen_cellar_9

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Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman: Evolution, and We Only Kill Each Other comic book writer STEPHANIE PHILLIPS joins us to talk about academia, martial arts, and the value of friendships. We explore Stephanie’s work with DC, Aftershock, Dark Horse, Oni Press, Top Cow/Image, and more. We also get into the writing process, how her Muay Thai practice and playing hockey factor in.

Find Steph

* Twitter: @Steph_Smash

* Website: stephaniecomics.com

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Star Wars, Planet Hulk, and Secret Wars comic book artist & illustrator Marc Laming joins us to talk about starting and restarting his career in comics for Marvel, DC/Vertigo, Fleetway, Valiant, IDW, Dark Horse, Image Comics, Dynamite & Boom! It’s a great story and a testament to applying great perseverance with outstanding talent. He’s also a true gentleman, and not a monkey, despite visual accounts and social media handles.

Find Marc

* @monkey__marc

* marclaming.com

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