#106 Managing audience expectations

How can an artist, in any medium, manage the audience’s expectations, so that they enjoy change and evolution, rather than rejecting it as different from what they have come to expect?

#105 Comics and Film: Compare and Contrast

All Star Superman

How comics & movies have influenced each other: what Scott McCloud won’t tell you! Also, digital inking and All-Star Superman! Mulele, Patrick, Tim, and Tim’s brother Paul discuss.

#103 “The King”

The King

Don’t judge a book by its cover! The King, by Rich Koslowski, is about a lot more than “fat Elvis!” Tim and Brandon discuss.

Also, Brandon talks about Astronauts in Trouble: Master Flight Plan by Larry Young, with art by Matt Smith and Charlie Adlard; and Tim talks about Umbrella Academy issue 1, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba.

#100 Phil Dunlap and “Ink Pen”

100th episode special! Tim interviews Phil Dunlap, creator of the syndicated comic strip Ink Pen! How did he get into syndication? What’s his advice for others who would like to do the same? Listen for the answers!

Read Ink Pen

#099 Burning Questions

Spidey baseballShould comics and prose be shelved together? Are celebrity writers who do comics pleasuring anyone but themselves? How is being a Spidey fan like being a Cubs fan? Mulele and Tim discuss these questions and much more…

Word Balloon: Future of Graphic Literature

CBR: Diamond requires UPC

More on the barcode requirement