COMIC BOOK YETI THIS WEEK
What a dumpster fire this week was but comics are cool so let's catch up
Wow, what a week family. I hope this finds you and yours doing well enough. I’ve been touching base with retailer friends all over the country to see what the potential impacts might be from the Diamond Chapter 11 news, talked about David Lynch in two separate podcast episodes, and tried to help some of the comics folks who have been and continue to be impacted by the fires in Los Angeles. It’s been a lot.
Comics writer David Booher is a CBY friend and four time podcast guest who lost his home in the Palisades Fire If you are able, please consider helping out with the Go Fund Me that he set up to help he and his husband start rebuilding.
Here’s the weekly wrap up from us.
ON THE PODCAST
Kat Calamia and Phil Falco Interview
Do you love indie comics? Are you someone that excitedly backs crowdfunding campaigns? If you answered "yes" to either one of these questions then chances are you're already familiar with today's guest: Kat Calamia & Phil Falco from Lifeline Comics. If you're not familiar, you need to be, so sit down and listen up. Kat and Phil have been putting out some incredible and incredibly successful series like Bi Visibility, Slice of Life, Like Father Like Daughter, Haunting, and the mature (18+) EverAfterVerse that includes The Witches of Oz, The Beast & Snow, and Nightmare in Wonderland. Kat and Phil join Jimmy to talk about it all! This is one episode you do not want to miss!
Ian Mondrick Interview
I'm biased, of course, but this is a fantastic episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner as Jimmy welcomes Ian Mondrick to the podcast. Ian is the writer and co-creator of one of the Yeti's favorites, the Tomb series: Tomb of the White Horse, Tomb of the Red Horse, and Tomb of the Black Horse. Ian comes on the podcast though to discuss Mongoose: The Unconventional Art of Joseph Mondrick. It's 150 pages of unconventional black & white art created by Ian's father over decades that has been put together by Ian and designed by Jeremy Heiman. Ian's father passed away in 2020, but he left behind decades of illustrations. Ian shares stories about his father, their relationship, and what his father taught him about being creative. This is a wonderful conversation that covers comics, art, movies, and, of course, dads.
The Mongoose campaign will be live on Kickstarter until January 27th. You can back the book here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ianmondrick/mongoose-150-pages-of-unconventional-black-and-white-art
Oliver Bly Interview
On today's show I have returning guest and recent Russ Manning Award Winner Oliver Bly sitting down to talk about the second volume of his original graphic novel series The Mushroom Knight from Mad Cave Studios. We a shared love of mycology so I have always adored this project and we go deep into exploring the themes of ecology and spirituality and how they mesh throughout the books. Oliver shares insights into his creative process, the significance of character designs, and how the overarching message centers around universal biological connectivity and highlighting the dangers of invasive species in our ecosystems. It's really interesting to hear his visual approach to using body language to act with a character who's mouth doesn't move (does he really even have a mouth?) We also get into the role of enlisting a sensitivity reader on the project.
IN THE NEWS
CHRIS RYALL & NELSON DÁNIEL team up to conjure a new dark fantasy from IMAGE COMICS - press release
MR MUFFINS: DEFENDER OF THE STARS EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK - sneak peek
ADVENTUREMAN returns with ADVENTUREMAN: FAMILY TREE STORY ARC - press release
JOHN WAGNER and DAN CORNWELL's ROK OF THE REDS returns with REBELLION - interview
JONNY QUEST & SPACE GHOST join forces in one HUGE Hanna-Barbera crossover!! - press release
Sean Von Gorman and Joey Esposito's THE PEDESTRIAN Strides into Our Lives - interview
If you like what we do, please consider supporting us on the Patreon. We just dropped the season three logo sneak peek for the podcast over there for the paid tiers and some of the big interviews happening in March including all of Jimmy’s March Marvels line-up.