Cryptid Creator Corner podcast catch up
David Pepose, Travis B. Hill, Ben Humeniuk, and Jonathan Marks Barravecchia
I was a huge Space Ghost fan as a kid and was super excited to see that Dynamite Entertainment managed to secure the rights to bring him back to the comics medium again. With a rogues gallery that rivals Batman: Moltar, Brak, Zorak, Metallus... there's so much for a creative team to develop and explore in terms of a modern interpretation. Added bonus, it is written by returning guest David Pepose who stopped by to tell me all about it. We get into the process and potential pitfalls of writing an iconic IP like this, how important Jan, Jace, and Blip are to this new storyline, and who our own ideal casting would be if Space Ghost were ever made into a live action movie. Space Ghost will be released in stores on May 1st. Make sure to call your local shop and reserve you a copy . With advance orders of over 67K, this is going to be a big one y'all.
One of my favorite past podcast guests has returned and he's brought a friend. It's none other than fellow Star Trek: TNG fan and, in my opinion, the kindest gentleman in indie comics: Ben Humeniuk and he's brought along his collaborator, voted the least guardable baller in indie comics, Travis B. Hill and they are on the podcast today chatting about their comic with Band of Bards : A Last Goodbye. This is a great conversation about the journey of this story from prose to an 11 page comic to adding an additional 30 pages of story! I loved hearing how this all came together. Ben and Travis have a deep love of comics and knowledge of the medium, plus it's just cool hearing friends talking about comics and how much they enjoy working with each other. A Last Goodbye will be out June 26, 2024.
I am hype about this project y'all. It's the most visually stunning thing I've seen thus far in 2024 by a country mile. Today I'm chatting with artist Jonathan Marks Barravecchia about his new Image Comics series that he's co-creating with writer Sean Lewis Bear, Pirate, Viking, Queen. This thing is a straight up visual feast. It's poetic carnage and something you just have to see. I've been wanting to do more deep dives into the artistic process and this was a perfect chance to engage with a daring mixed media illustrator pushing the boundaries of the comics medium. Oh, and I got to nerd out talking about watercolor paper choices.
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