World at War Comics

W. Maxwell Prince is my next guest! I had a blast talking with W. Maxwell about his creative journey, his passion for the Twilight Zone, his love for short stories, and how he comes up with stories that have so much depth and fear.

W. Maxwell writes in Brooklyn and lives with his wife, daughter, and two cats called Mischief and Mayhem. He is the author of ONE WEEK IN THE LIBRARY (Image), The Electric Sublime Art Brut (IDW), and Judas: The Last Days (ibid), Swan Song, and the Award Winning Ice Cream Man (Image).

You can follow W. Maxwell Print on social media @wmaxwellprince https://imagecomics.com/creators/w-maxwell-prince

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Vladimir Popov is an author who works in the field of commercial illustration and sequential storytelling. For the past 12 years he was hired in the role of COLORIST by majority of publishers in the USA (Dark Horse, Z2 Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Boom Studios, Dynamite Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Heavy Metal, Scout Comics, Take 2 Interactive / Double Take, Top Cow, Image Comic, Stela, Vault Comics, IDW Publishing, Wired Magazine, Adaptive Studios, and others), and Europe (Soleil Prod, Glénat Editions, Le Feltrinelli).

He colored over 8500 pages and collaborated on licensed titles such as Clive Barker's Hellraiser and Next Testament, Robocop, Maze Runner extended universe and film adaptation, Steed and Mrs. Peel (by episodes of the British TV series), Highlander movie franchise, Noir, Pathfinder board game, Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, Munchkin & Amazing World of Gumball, WWE Undertaker Original Graphic Novel and other projects in the world of film and comics.

He has also collaborated on Graphic Novels related to the music industry such as Machine Gun Kelly's Hotel Diablo, Ice Nine Kills, Hilltop Hoods, Yungblud, etc. He collaborated on creator-owned titles such as Starship Down (Co-owner), Where Monsters Lie, Fearscape, Relics of Youth, Vlad, Port of Earth (soon to be TV series at Amazon), Sand + Bone, Rome West, Control, The Returning, Darklight, Americatown, Freelancers, and others.

You can follow Vladimir on Social Media using the links below.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/popow

https://www.facebook.com/MegaByte1

https://twitter.com/VPopov_Artworks

https://www.instagram.com/comicolorist

https://www.tiktok.com/@comicolorist

Pornsak Pichetshote started his career as a Thai-American rising star editor at DC's Vertigo imprint, his books being nominated for dozens of Eisner awards -- from the award-winning Daytripper to critical darling Sweet Tooth.

He left Vertigo to become an executive in DC Entertainment's media team, where he started and oversaw DC's TV department. His critical and commercial horor book INFIDEL marked his first major work as a comics writer. His current work with Image Comics is the Eisner- and Harvey-winning THE GOOD ASIAN, which he's currently adapting for television with James Wan's Atomic Monster.

His latest title is an action-packed sci-fi romp with a lot of heart with MAN’S BEST! Homeward Bound on an alien world, MAN’S BEST follows three emotional support pets living on the Starship Horizon–a spacecraft searching for a new home to house a humanity compromised by bad decisions and corporate greed. In stores March 20th from Boom Studios.

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Out next guest is Steve Ekstrom, the current senior editor at Sumerian Comics. In addition to being an editor, Steve is an award winning writer. Steve is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets award for his achievements as a poet. Entering into comics was a natural as a writer for Steve.

In fact his work has been published by 803 Studios, Desperado Publishing, Image Comics, Zuda, DC Comics, Tin Star Studios, Top Shelf Productions, and Sumerian. His first published work was Breakfast which has been published three times since its debut in 2008. His second published work was The Ares Imperative which was featured in the July of 2009 competition on DC Comics Zuda webcomics site. Today Steve is a veteran editor and writer.

A journalist for years with Newsarama, MTV Geek, FreakSugar, and others today Steve has written SOKO for Behemoth and is the new writer for the classic horror supernatural series The Fog! Forty years after the events of The Fog (1980), this comic series tells the supernatural horror story that reconnects several surviving characters and their descendents from John Carpenter's original story.

The Fog will be available 2/28/24 in your local comic book shops. Ask your comic store to order today! You can follow Steve on X at steve_ekstrom, on Instagram at steve.ekstrom You can also get to know Steve better by visiting https://about.me/steve.ekstrom You can also visit www.sumerian.ink

@JimZub stops by the podcast to geek out over his run on Conan, most importantly his new run with Conan the Barbarian with @titancomics7765 Through 6 issues Conan has quickly become one of the fastest moving titles. In February we are being treated to a second Conan title, The Savage Sword of Conan.

To purchase your copies of Conan visit https://titan-comics.com/ We also had a blast talking his time at DC Comics having the opportunity to writer Batman and others, as well as Marvel and his Avengers run. Y

ou can follow Jim at jimzub on Instagram, Facebook, and X. You can also follow Jim right here on YouTube @JimZub

You should also subscribe to his email list at https://www.jimzub.com/ If you want to get into Jim's creator owned work visit Amazon and look up Wayward, Glitterbomb, Skull Kickers and more!

He is also an author for several D&D Fantasy Books that can be found on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Days-Endless-Adventure/dp/1684052750/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WWET4QVT3ZUV&keywords=jim+zub+D%26D&qid=1706589043&sprefix=jim+zub+d%26%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-1

Joseph Oliveira - owner of AfterLight Comics, an Independent Horror Comics Publisher based in Wales, United Kingdom.

Established in late 2018. ​AfterLight Comics have published 35+ Horror Comic titles including Folk-Horror Series Wendigo Wood, Supernatural Horror Ghost Island, Psychological Horror, Stay Awake, Rise of the Goatman and more...they believe we hold the candlelight for all of your Horror Comic reading needs🕯️ ​

They have also funded and fulfilled 40 crowdfunding campaign raising over $250,000 to date that also include our folklore card games in the form of Clash of the Cryptids & Clash of the Yokai.

Joseph has a current Kickstarter for DISTRICTS OF THE YOKAI PART II - LAUNCHING ON 01/30/24 3.P.M. UK time! Use this link to support the Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostislandcomic/districts-of-the-yokai-part-i-and-part-ii-a-horror-comic?ref=discovery

To purchase one of the close to 40 titles visit www.afterlightcomics.com You can follow Joseph on all social media @afterlightcomics

Our next guest is Paul Thayer, the creator and writer of the hit title "Project Naosis". Project Naosis is our ongoing series. Which follows Jonathon Evans (Omega) & his unit of elite soldiers on there mission to bring back peace to the world. In this process uncover truths and secrets that will change there lives and the ones around them forever.

In addition, Paul has created and written Omega 2090 which is the origin story of our heroes Omega, Thorn & Helcate. This is a four-issue mini-series and showcases what got them their powers and there first major threat they knew thought they would have to face.

You can purchase both titles at https://www.projectnaosis.com/ You can also follow Paul on all social at projectnaosis

You can also follow on YouTube @projectnaosis A new title Crimson Payne currently has a Kickstarter that you can be part of now!

Visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/projectnaosis/crimson-payne-1/?ref=kicktraq to secure your issue now! In this epic story that follows the destruction of the three capitals that govern the world and the fall of the greatest superheroes to ever live. Our super-enhanced speedster Crimson Payne has sights on a new task after all the death and destruction. You do not want to miss this latest story in the world of Project Naosis.

Eisner nominated Jesse Lonergan stops by the podcast to share news about his newest title called "Man's Best". Written by Eisner winner Pornsak Pichetshote, Man's Best, a thrilling sci-fi adventure revolving around a trio of cybernetically-enhanced domestic pets marooned on an alien world following their colony spaceship's crash landing.

Jesse is an incredible artist who is best known for his work with Mike Mignola on titles Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea, ARCA, and his Eisner nominated comic Hedra.

The FOC for Man's Best is 2/26/24 and Issue one can be purchased March 20th.

Visit https://www.jesselonergan.com/ to learn more about Jesse and his work. You can follow Jesse @jesselonergan9390 on YouTube or follow on Social media at jesselonergan

My next guest is a legend in comics and a Transformers Hall of Famer, Simon Furman. Having written for Transformers for close to 40 years, Simon discusses with us the passion behind some of the most influential Transformer stories.

We also spoke about his amazing career with Marvel and his run on Alpha Flight, She-Hulk, What-If, Dr. WHO, and many more.

We discuss his time as Editor at Titan and how that differed from the time spent as a writer.

Simon also has been writing for several video games including Transformers.

He has partnered with Aaron Thomas, the creator of the Astro Bots toy line and in partnership with Massive Publishing helped create a world for the Astro Bot line to live through.

You can visit www.massivepublishing.com to get your copies of Astro Bots now!

Kevin Roditeli stops by the podcast live and provides amazing insight into the world of Massive Publishing. Kevin spoke on expansion plans including new titles you should be looking for from Massive like Crashdown, Washed in the Blood, The Quest, and Popeye to name a few!

Kevin also shared on what types of stories they are looking for at Massive. Always on the look out for unique stories that can be added to the Massive portfolio.

One of the fastest growing publishers, Massive has big plans in 2024 and 2025.

To learn more make sure to follow Massive @massivepublishing on all social media.

On X at Massivepub You can also visit www.massivepublishing.com to purchase gear and comics!