In 2022, Mike was exploring the artist’s alley at the Cincinnati Comic Expo. There, he stumbled across the work of K. Lynn Smith. He made a Kierkegaardian leap of faith, purchased the omnibus edition of Plume, and got it signed. After thoroughly enjoying it, he passed it along to Alex who also loved it. […]
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Season 16: Plume by K. Lynn Smith Volumes 1 and 2 “My father once told me that revenge was like a plume of black smoke. It seems tangible… but when you reach for it… you’re grasping nothing but air.” In this first episode of the new season, Mike and Alex head to the Old West
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Season 15: Gospel by Will Morris Ver Ver was the cover artist for all five issues of Gospel. Ver is a resident of Edinburgh, Scotland, and is working on their debut graphic novel, The Wildercourt. The stunning covers for Gospel are all the contributions that we get from Ver on this project. We hope to
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Release date: August 24th, 2023 In this one-shot, Mike sits down with Javon Harris. Javon has dreamt of writing and publishing manga (Japanese comics) since the 3rd grade. Now, he’s making it happen. In 2022, he founded what is now an international collaboration of creators and he’s trying to get the word out. Know someone
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In this episode, we interview Will Morris to discuss the creation of his book, “Gospel” from Image Comics. We get to hear about his influences from Miyazaki’s manga and anime to feminist histories of the Middle Ages. You’ll learn about the influences of the book as well as how he got his break with Image
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*Warning* This episode does not meet our usual family-friendly standards and does contain explicit language. You have been warned! After speaking with both the artist (Alexandre Tefenkgi) and writer (Pornsak Pichetshote) of The Good Asian, Mike and Alex had to keep it moving and snag the colorist as well, the great Lee Loughridge! We talk
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In this episode, Mike and Alex are proud to present an exclusive interview with the Eisner Award-winning writer of The Good Asian, Pornsak Pichetshote! We discussed his origin in the comics industry, including his time as an editor at Vertigo Comics where he worked on such books as The Unwritten, Daytripper, Sweet Tooth, and many,
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Alexandre Tefenkgi As we recorded our discussion of Outpost Zero, we had the opportunity to speak with artist Alexandre Tefenkgi about this book as well as The Good Asian and Once Upon a Time at the End of the World. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter. You can find his work in books such as:
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Hilary Jenkins Shortly after concluding our discussion of Grass Kings, we got to chat with Hilary Jenkins who did the colors for that series. Hilary has lots of art projects that you can follow on her Instagram account and occasionally on Twitter. In addition to comics, she accepts private commissions. Hilary was an artist before
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Season 13: The Good Asian by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, and Lee Loughridge Intro to The Good Asian & Creator Spotlight: Pornsak Pichetshote After getting the chance to talk with Eisner-award-winning artist Alex Tefenkgi last week, Mike and Alex felt it was only appropriate to focus the next season of Storied Arcs on the comic
