Comics - Coffee - Metal

Greetings! This week I have the talented writer of COOKING WITH MONSTERS and THE RELENTLESS ADVENTURE, JORDAN ALSAQA!

Welcome to a quick mini episode where I have a bunch of Kickstarter related stuff!

First up, a couple Q and A's with Jon Westhoff and Steven Urena about their respective campaigns for CPS,BULLETPROOF CHICKEN, and DEPOWERED and FOUL MOUTH!

Then! I give a quick post mortem on the Evie and The Helsings #2 campaign.

Finally! We end with my thoughts on the latest Kickstarter drama!

Greetings! This week I have the very talented artist and writer ebhind the beautiful series MIRENDA, GRIM WILKINS! Join us as we chat about his process for MIRENDA, a big slab of coffee and metal talk, some awesome indie comics Grim is enjoying, and a bunch more!

Also I give some recs for the new ORBIT CULTURE and SYLOSIS albums, EIGHT LIMBS from Humanoids, and I have a quick Q&A with WINSTON GAMBRO about his awesome new book, HAUNTED HOUSE: A LOVE STORY!

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This week I am joined by the Triple threat of Natasha Alterici (Heathen), Fell Hound (Commander Rao), and Michele Abounader (Sharp Wit In The Company Of Women) to chat about their blockbuster Kickstarter for SAPPHIC PULP! And of course there's a bunch of music chat as we swapped recommendations, coffee talk, and much more!

This week we welcome the very talented artist and writer behind the new book, PORKCHOP ROBOT KILLER, TONY GREGORI (THE WORST DUDES, DUST PIRATES, TMNT, RICK AND MORTY...)! We discuss a whole heap of coffee, music, and the origins of the crazy but amazing PORKCHOP ROBOT KILLER!

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CANNON TIME! Back for a long overdue 3rd time, TYRELL CANNON (BEEF BROS, ERIS, THE SCHLUB) stops by to butt heads with me again about MEGADETH, navigating being a full time artist and parent, a ton of coffee chat, and his work on the new IMAGE COMICS series, THE SCHLUB!

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Sorry. Well, not too sorry, because I have an awesome episode for you all today with KEVIN, MATT, AND JAKE MINOR, the talented siblings behind the graphic novel NO REST FOR THE WICKED: DEAD MAN'S HAND! Join as us as we chat about the exciting process of their book being made into a Major Motion Picture starring STEPHEN DORFF (Blade) and COLE HAUSER (Yellowstone)! The Minor Bros are great people and they had a ton of great stories about this experience!

Also, I have a quick interview with the brilliant JARREN LUJAN about his new Kickstarter Cyberpunk in Texas book, SOUTHBOUND! Jarred rocks and this book looks amazing!

This week I am joined by artist/streamer and all around rad person, MINERVA FOX (Heavy Metal Sailor Moon). We have a great chat about that good ol' comics, coffee, and metal. I recommend some bands to Minerva and we also field some great questions from Twitter! Also, a lot of food talk! So don't come into this one hungry.

HAMBONE IN DA HOUSE! Sorry, I had to. Besides being a great dude and creator of RPG Games ( ) and a bassist for an outlaw country band, my guest this week has a pretty stellar nickname in Hambone. So please sit back and enjoy this conversation I had with John McGuire about coffee, lots of music chat, the ridiculous amount of similarities in our love of Metallica, bass gear, making RPG's and a ton more!

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This week I am joined by Writer/Director JOSH RUBEN (WEREWOLVES WITHIN) and Artist BRI TIPPETS (Rictus), the fantastic team behind the new Graphic Novel from Invader Comics, DARLA! We talk about their collaboration, inspirations and a whole of of nerdy art process talk with myself and Bri at the end!

This episode I'm once again talking to the very talented Artist/Writer: SOPHIE CAMPBELL (WET MOON, JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, GLORY, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES)! We have another big ol chat about Kaiju, designing monsters, Metal, and a bunch of other cool stuff!

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Greetings! This week I welcome back Metal Producer and YouTuber BOBBY TORRES of FRIGHTBOX RECORDING! We have a great talk about anticipating Batman, retro gaming, new bands and a ton more! Also, I check out his awesome band VOIDSCAPE!

About time! And by that I mean having awesome bud and mega talent JASON COPLAND on to talk about his opus FULL TILT! Also a whole ton of talk about his process, some great fan questions, and a peek into his love of Slurpees! Also I check out the rocktastic new book from HUMANOIDS, Bob Quinn and Christopher Painter, BLACK CAT SOCIAL CLUB, along with a mini interview with Bob! And then yes of course I talk about the new MetallicA album, 72 Seasons!

HRAGAHGAH! AGAIN! This week I have an incredibly fun talk with returning Artist/Writer, CHRISTINE LARSEN (ORCS! )! We discuss the second volume of their amazing series ORCS! from BOOM! Studios, chai tea and having food rituals, making comics shop talk, and Ibuprofen? Plus so so much more! Also this week I recommend the new Graphic Novel ORCS! The Curse by Christine Larsen (DUH), and the new(ish) album DARK WATERS from DELAIN!

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Greetings! This week on the podcast I am joined by the talented artist behind the indie hit CRASH AND TROY, KYLER CLODFELTER! We have a great big ol' chat about Sadboi Core Metal, favorite concerts, health, portfolio reviews, and a ton more! Also, this week I check out OMEN, the latest album from melodic death metal band MOYRA, and the awesome new Image Comics series, DEAD ROMANS, by Fred Kennedy and Nick Marinkovich!

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DOOM! This week I welcome back the talented writer of DRUMSTICKS OF DOOM, DePOWERED, and publisher of PART-TIME COMIX, JON WESTHOFF! We talk about Kickstarting multiple books in the same campaign, his resurgence to making comics, ZEAL AND ARDOR, TYPE O NEGATIVE, MIKE MIGNOLA, and a bunch more!

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101! Still crazy we are in the triple digits now! What's also crazy? How good the new album from ASHEN HORDE is! And lucky us, I'm chatting with the man behind the band, TREVOR PORTZ! Join Trevor and I as we chat about the good ol' unbreakable trio of comics, coffee, and metal! Trevor has some great books he's been reading and we talk a TON of metal and Trevor's experiences recording this latest ASHEN HORDE album as a full band for the first time! There's a bunch more fun stuff we chat about so stop reading this and start listening!

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We did it! 100 Episodes! Join me as I bring back my very first guest and friend, the co-owner of Challengers Comics and Conversation, PATRICK BROWER! We chat about a billion things, including our albums of the years, some great comics we're reading, making music, and more!

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Greetings! This week I am joined by returning guest, comic writer MARIO CANDELARIA (KILLCHELLA, ASHES,FOG LINE) as we discuss the background and success of his new series from SCOUT COMICS, KILLCHELLA! We also chat about GAME OF THRONES, his other fantastic comics FOG LINE and ASHES, then Mario takes on the SHUFFLE INTERVIEW!

This episode I am joined by writer and podcaster, MARKISAN NASO (Metalheads Podcast, Voracious, By The Horns)! We have a great big ol' chat about many many MANY things comics, coffee, and metal, and then we chat about his amazing book with Jason Muhr, BY THE HORNS! Before all that, I check out some "new" Lacuna Coil, Lorna Shore, and the latest from Sarah Gailey, Liana Kangas, Rebecca Nalty, and BOOM! Studios: KNOW YOUR STATION!

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This week on the show we have the return of writer and the creator of the previous and current Kickstarter success FANGS AND FOUL PLAY, LK INGINO! We chat about the AFTERSHOCK music festival, the challenges and benefits running a Kickstarter for a continuing series, and the LK takes on the 5 random questions for our SHUFFLE INTERVIEW! 

This week I have the return of Artist/Writer MATT LESNIEWSKI! (STATIC, FREAK, FACELESS AND THE FAMILY) We chat about Matt's new favorite coffee, the evolution of his art style since we last spoke, his awesome new book FACELESS AND THE FAMILY, and then Matt runs the gauntlet of our SHUFFLE INTERVIEW!

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BEEFIN! This episode I'm joined by the writer behind STONED MASTER, NO ONE LEFT TO FIGHT, THE WORST DUDES, and BEEF BROS, AUBREY SITTERSON! We chat about the greatness of TYRELL CANNON's art, AI art, the difficulty of capturing WRESTLING in comics, soda, trying to read comics while making them, and so much more!

The episode SKYNET tried to keep from you! Seriously though, from scheduling, tech issues, and illness, getting this out episode hit practically every roadblock. We have prevailed though and I am pleased to share with you a great chat I had with fantastic comic creator TONY MCMILLEN (LUMEN, SERIOUS CREATURES, ATTABOY)! We have a bunch of fun talking about some metal, his art process and influences, the backstory behind his book SERIOUS CREATURES, some guitar talk, and much more! 

This week we have the return of the stellar duo of BRENT FISHER and MICHELE ABOUNADER (The Color of Always, SHARP WIT & the Company of Women) and we have a super fun chat about their exciting new project SHARP WIT: In the Company of Women, AND friendships are tested as they take on the random questions from our SHUFFLE INTERVIEW!

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Greetings! Join writer/artist DAN PRICE (Bigfoot Knows Karate) and I as we chat about the upcoming Kickstarter and origins of his book BIGFOOT KNOWS KARATE! The Dan does an amazing job being the first to run the gauntlet of our new SHUFFLE INTERVIEW, where he was asked 5 questions randomly chosen from a field of 150!

Hello! This week I check out the awesome comic CAPTAIN SUAVE from SCOUT COMICS, Joseph Sieracki, and Kelly Williams, along with the new album DAYS OF THE LOST from THE HALO EFFECT, and then I'm joined by the talented writers JUSTIN RICHARDS and MICHELE ABOUNADER and we have a greatchat about their Kickstarter EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT NOW! We also chat about the start of EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT NOW, some great music and coffee chat, and of course some guitar talk!

Hey there! This week I check out the killer new ARCH ENEMY album DECEIVERS, the hot new IMAGE COMICS series THE DEADLIEST BOUQUET by Erica Schultz, Carola Borelli, Gab Contreras, and Tom Chu, and then I'm joined by the talented writer MARK BOUCHARD and we have a fun chat about their amazing book coming from ONI PRESS, IT TOOK LUKE! We also chat about their comics journey, they recommend to me a bunch of killer new metal bands, and a whole bunch more!

This week I ramble about my break, BOOK OF BOBA FETT, THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, JURRASIC WORLD: DOMINION, New SPIRITBOX and the rad new comic series KILLCHELLA and some upcoming cool stuff, and then I'm joined by the talented writer and artist DANIEL LEISTER (Hack/Slash, Heavy Metal Ice Cream) Join us as we talk about art and creative processes, his art journey that led him to his webcomic HEAVY METAL ICE CREAM , and much more!

This week we have the talented writer and editor ERICA SCHULTZ (BYLINES IN BLOOD, THE DEADLIEST BOUQUET, MOON KNIGHT)! Join us as we talk about freelance life, how writers can and do so much more than writing, a bunch of STAR WARS, and much more!

This week we have the creator of the amazing luchadora comics THE LEGEND OF LA MARIPOSA, JAMES LAWRENCE! Join us as we talk about the inspirations behind his comics, his art progression, HOT FUZZ, ZEAL & ARDOR, and so much more!

This week we have the editor behind STAR WARS, STAR TREK, DEADPOOL, and so much more, HEATHER ANTOS! Join us as we talk about the COHEED AND CAMBRIA, editing, her journey into art, and a whole bunch more! Also, this week I check out FOG LINE from Mario Candelaria and Andy Michael, the latest from Thrash legends KREATOR, Hate Uber Alles, and ANCHORHEAD COFFEE'S Beard Blend, a collaboration with popular musican and YouTuber RYAN "FLUFF" BRUCE (Riffs, Beards, and Gear, DRAGGED UNDER)

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This week we have the maestro behind the love letter to metal, MAURICE AND THE METAL, writer AARON SAMMUT! Join us as we talk about the power of metal, ponder if we are truly coffee and metal snobs, our creative processes, and a whole bunch more!

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This week we have the stellar duo of BRENT FISHER and MICHELE ABOUNADER (The Color of Always) and we have a super fun chat about bad coffee, the greatness of cereal, building an anthology, and a small chat about their exciting new project SHARP WIT: In the Company of Women!

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This week we have ink slingin', guitar shredding, all around awesome dude DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON (EXTREMITY, MURDER FALCON, BETA RAY BILL, WONDER WOMAN:DEAD EARTH, DO A POWERBOMB) on the show and we have a big talk about bringing his emotions into his work, his new wrestling epic DO A POWERBOMB, espresso, and of course, a TON of guitar talk! 

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This week we have Music Video Director, Photographer, and Comic Book Writer PHIL MUCCI (METALLICA, DIABOLIK FILMS, GRINGO LOCO, PROFESSOR DARIO BAVA) joining the show and we have a great talk about his process for making comics, EERIE Magazine, ALL THEM WITCHES, being wimps about coffee, the urgency of directing a METALLICA video and so much more!

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This week we have comic artist and illustrator SALLY CANTIRINO (HUMAN REMAINS, FINAL GIRLS, I WALK WITH MONSTERS) joining the show and we talk about her art methods, Rootless Coffee, Iron Maiden, guitars, and much much more!

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This week join comics creator RENT HAWKEY (RONIN DIGITAL EXPRESS) and I as we talk about BENEATH THE SILENCE, Folgers Coffee?!?!?!, his rad webcomic RONIN DIGITAL EXPRESS and much much more!

This week join comics creator STEENZ (HEART OF THE CITY, INVISIBLE KINGDOM) and I as we talk (a lot) about COHEED AND CAMBRIA, getting organized, the grind of making a daily comic strip, and much much more!

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This week join Writer/Editor FRANKEE WHITE (Eat My Flesh Drink My Blood, Starless Daydream) and I as we talk about Stoner Metal, Indie Comics, Long Movies, and of course, their stellar new Graphic Novella, EAT MY FLESH, DRINK MY BLOOD! And of course, a whole bunch more!

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This week I have on FELL HOUND, the talent and mind behind COMMANDER RAO and the smash Kickstarter AND WE LOVE YOU! Join us as we discuss the history of AND WE LOVE YOU and COMMANDER RAO, listening to soundtracks, her art process, and more!

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CANKORRRRRR! This week I have on MATTHEW ALLISON, the man behind CANKOR, the hit comic on FUNDRAZR! Join us as we chat Cankor's inception, Matthew's artistic influences, Metallica, Anthrax, and a plethora of questions from YOU! 

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Greetings! This week I have on the person behind DON'T HIDE PR and published author of the true life tale HEAVY METAL HEADBANG, MELISSA MESZAROS! Join us as we talk about guitars, learning about coffee in Hawaii, writing her book about recovering with a traumatic brain injury, and a whole bunch more!

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Guard your hearts! This week I have on the talented and just lovely writer of the hot Kickstarter SIDEQUEST and the excellent INTO THE COMICS CAVE PODCAST, GRANT STOYE! Join us as we talk about his journey successfully Kickstarting multiple issues of his comic, the impetus of the INTO THE COMICS CAVE PODCAST, BABYMETAL, and much much more!  

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New Year, New show! Join me this week as I welcome musician, artist, and all around great dude, DAN DOUGHERTY (Beardo, Touching Evil) and returning guest, writer, musician, and the man behind Part Time Comix, JON WESTHOFF (CPS: Child Possession Services, Bulletproof Chicken. We have a great chat about their new Kickstarter DRUMSTICKS OF DOOM, St. Vincent, Guitars, and much more! 

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Happy Holidays! In this final episode for 2021, I have the incredibly talented and prolific writer, musician, and podcaster, ANTONY JOHNSTON (THRASH IT OUT Podcast, WASTELAND, ATOMIC BLONDE, UMBRAL)! We have a fun lengthy chat about music, writing and more! Also I open the show looking back at my favorite things Comics, Coffee, and Metal from 2021 and then some discussion about plans for 2022!

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THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID! Wait...that doesn't make sense. Or does it? Anyway, this week on the Podcast I am delighted to bring you the man behind the great FIELD GUIDE episodes to THE OFFICE, and the creator of the really great true crime satire WHO WAS THE SCRANTON STRANGLER? Chris, aka MULVERINE! While we chat a ton about THE OFFICE, we also have some fun chats about METALLICA and coffee, specifically the BOOM ROASTED blend from ELECTRIC CITY ROASTERS!

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