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An interview with Naif al-Mutawa, creator and co-writer of “The 99,” a comic based on Islamic archetypes and with a target audience of “the world”! |
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Tim and Brandon review the book “Persepolis 2” and the movie “Persepolis”, both by Marjane Satrapi. How does the movie, as an adaptation of a comic, compare with “The Watchmen”? |
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6/15/09 Jarrett in Lunar Boy Land
Our friend Jarrett Williams returns to talk about his experiences at the Savannah College of Art and Design, including the SEQALAB podcast and his Web comic, Lunar Boy. Also, a talk with Mulele about the conclusion of his project for Kodansha, and what he plans to focus on next…
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Not at all in time for Earth Day, Tim talks to three creators of environmentally-themed comics: Alex Hallatt of “Arctic Circle“; Signe Wilkinson of “Family Tree“; and Dan Wright of “Rustle the Leaf“. How do these creators avoid the pitfall of coming off as ‘preachy’? How can an artist’s creation process be made more environmentally friendly? The answers to these questions and much more!
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5/11/09 Bay Area forecast: STORM
STORM, the fourth (at least!) member of the San Francisco comics cooperative Writers Old Fashioned to appear on this podcast, talks about his comic Princess Witch Boy, recent West Coast conventions, LGBT comics, and why Ororo Munroe trumps Scott Summers any day of the week…
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1/28/08 Matt Silady and “The Homeless Channel”
FLASHBACK! Our first encounter with San Francisco’s “Writer’s Old Fashioned” comics cooperative was when Tim called first-time graphic novelist Matt Silady “lazy” during a review of his book. Matt e-mailed us in protest, and we had him on the show!
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5/4/09 John Paul Catton and “The Flintlocks”
Tokyo writer John Paul Catton talks about his experience with Marvel UK in the ‘80s, his current Web comic project with Phill Evans, and why it’s a mistake to make comics scripts imitate TV.
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Up-and-coming writer Jason Miller talks about the sci-fi/mystery graphic novels he has written with his brother Ian, to be published by Arcana Comics.
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7/9/07 Dale Wilson and DWAP Productions
FLASHBACK! Tim interviews Dale Wilson of DWAP Productions, an indy publisher in Los Angeles that has published some work by one Mulele Jarvis…
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Longtime comics and Star Trek-novel writer Peter David talks about being a writer, balancing the conflicting expectations of the mainstream comics audience, and why he’s learned to have NO expectations whatsoever of any movie before he actually sees it!
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FLASHBACK! Re-presenting Tim’s interview with Alex Robinson. He talks about Box Office Poison, Tricked, Lower Regions, and the then-upcoming Too Cool To Be Forgotten, as well as the difficulty of working toward a deadline that’s months away…!
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