COMIC BOOK YETI THIS WEEK: Jan 20th - 26th
I'd swear 2025 is trying to kill us.
Well, I can’t say this week was any easier than the previous one. I hope this finds you and yours doing ok. My wife works remotely as a federal worker so it’s been a whirlwind in our house given the new mandates.
We officially announced Marvel March Madness on the podcast with some of the biggest names in the industry joining us: Spencer Ackerman, David Pepose, Tony Fleecs, and Ryan North. Jimmy is excited after the success of DC December so make sure to subscribe to the Cryptid Creator Corner wherever you get your podcasts.
Here’s the weekly wrap up from us.
ON THE PODCAST
Olivia Cuartero-Briggs Interview: Kill Train from Mad Cave Studios
It didn't take too long into 2025 before Jimmy had to have a Mad Cave creator on the podcast. Olivia Cuartero-Briggs is an award-winning dramatic writer, girl mom and fitness junky, currently enjoying a career writing for film, TV, comics, and novels in sunny Los Angeles. Olivia joins Jimmy to talk about her new series Kill Train with artist Martina Niosi. They talk about the creation of the series, the trickiness that sometimes comes with scripting a first issue, and hint at some of the carnage to come in future issues. Jimmy loved issue 1. You can hear why in the episode and find out for yourself when the issue hits your LCS on January 29th.
Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman Interview - The Pedestrian from Magma Comix
The Pedestrian is one of those gems of a comic book you find, increasingly rare for someone who works covering the industry, so I was excited to finally catch up with co-creators Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman. It was my favorite new series of 2024 and Jimmy was kind enough to get me a signed copy when we visited Baltimore Comic Con last fall.
Nearly everyone I know was impacted by the passing of artistic legend David Lynch and the boys get into how Lynch inspired the project, delve into superhero mythologies, and the challenges and joys of developing a unique superhero who is nonverbal. We also get into some of the project's themes and share a few stories about growing up in small towns and how that experience laid the foundation for the characters to explore in their world.
IN THE NEWS
TWO NEW MINISERIES - BLACK RITUAL: THE BOOK OF NYX & MEDIEVAL SPAWN LAUNCH FROM TODD MCFARLANE PRODUCTIONS THIS APRIL - press release
RIPPERLAND #1 - review
YETI SIGHTINGS
We're starting another segment in the weekly newsletter highlighting a few crowdfunding campaigns you should keep an eye on.
Mongoose: 150 pages of unconventional black & white art!
Our friend Ian Mondrick’s campaign funding an art book highlighting his late father’s illustration work is about to wrap up. It’s such a heartfelt tribute to a loved one. If you want to hear more, Jimmy chatted with him on the podcast.
Slight Return: A Supernatural Rock N' Roll Thriller
Some deals with the devil… come with strings attached! That’s a good tagline folks. Written by Rob Pilkington and illustrated by the award-winning Heather Vaughan, this 48 page graphic novel is bringing that Southern musical deal with the Devil into the modern era. I can hear the soundtrack already.
Shentu: Memories of Spring
A 70+ page anthology following the immortal rabbit girl Shentu and her apprentice navigating springtime and youth in Ancient China from our friend Allen Wu.
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