Gutter Boys

The evil infidels of KC are defeated by the People's Republic of Philadelphia, Drake is humiliated on two national stages, and the Gutter Boys are getting back to a semi-regular schedule. The world is finally healing. On this episode, we're joined with Philly's own Connie Myers to talk about the one thing this podcast is allegedly about: COMICS. We discuss her influences, her early work and how it...

The boys are back, returning from our holiday break to bring a belated 2024 round up in the form of our annual PIMPS & SIMPS AWARDS. Who are the winners and losers? Will posting return in 2025? Is this the last time we do this? Will we finally rename our problematic award show? Tune in to find out. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on t...

We're quickly approaching the end of 2024, and what a time it's been. FREE OUR MAN. On this episode, we're joined with Brooklyn-based cartoonist Gianna Meola. We talk about her work as an educator, her biggest influences, the development of your process as an artist, and her need to rewatch Sopranos from beginning to end. Follow Gianna on Instagram @giannameola. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? E...

LATE BUT NOT NEVER. We're joined with past guest Bianca Xunise and first-time guest Raeghan Buchanan in a two-for-one shop talk. Both have been actively touring to support their respective books: Bianca's Punk Rock Karaoke (Penguin) and Raeghan's 2nd edition printing of The Secret History of Black Punk (Silver Sprocket). We talk about their books, what it's been like on the road in Europe, the ove...

Yeah we're a week late. We know. And we're sorry! Past Guysner winner Nate McDonough joins JB to talk about LONGBOXES, his recently self-published autobiographical book collecting all of his ongoing Longboxes stories originally published in his comic zine Grixly. We get into his lurid career as a comics flipper, the stories and characters of an unforgiving world that inform his comics, and the ove...

Cam is back?! And at what cost???? The boys announce a change to the pod, with Cam taking a break from the mainfeed until the end of the year. News and recents are also discussed, because we felt like it. Avi, owner of Silver Sprocket, returns to talk about their current fundraising campaign, as well as going in-depth about the current state of publishing, how it's effecting small press and Silver...

GOOD EVENING GUTTER GHOULS. So we're late. What's new? Cam is still on a break, but JB isn't alone left to ponder on what bumps in the night. Instead, he's visited by the spooky specter of Philly-based cartoonist Steve Thueson to welcome the first week of what is sure to be a monstrous month of October. Steve shares his process of making his newest book The Night Never Ends (Silver Sprocket Press)...

The wrongs have been righted. A brand new episode on our off-week to make up for our mix-up from the last episode has arrived. We're closing out our three-part series as part of Chicago Zine Fest's official programming with Chicago-based cartoonist and CXC Emerging New Talent Award winner Kelly Wang to talk about her love for all things comics, her upbringing around manga a a child, her insane wor...

Man we're all over the place on this one. What was meant to be the final episode of our three-part series as part of Chicago Zine Fest's official online programming, ended up being egg on our face. Cam interviews Chicago(ish)-based cartoonist Johnny Sampson who is in fact NOT tabling (oops). Thankfully we've been meaning to talk with Johnny anyway, so we make due with our mistake. And don't sweat,...

A week behind and no Cam. What could possible go wrong? Possibly* As part of our ongoing series in conjunction with Chicago Zine Fest as part of their official online programming, we're joined with Chicago-based cartoonist Elias Gonzalez. Elias is a long-time listener and one of the organizers involved with CZF. We talk about his blossoming career making comics, how his work has developed pre and...

REAL GAMERS RISE UP as we talk to Chicago-based cartoonist and illustrator Luke Schuler about his ongoing self-published webcomic-turned-real-comic Boss Nostalgic. We talk about the development of his comic, his love of video games, his work outside of comics, how he's navigated the professional commercial art world, and what informs his funny books. This interview is part of a four-episode series...

Better late than never, the boys are back with another GUTTER BOYS episode to discuss all the news that came out of SDCC.  Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on...

SUCZ 2 be u, unless you are Ryan Bosmer. Ryan is a Virginia-based cartoonist making all-ages comics and toys. He's also the creator of Staunton Underground Comics & Zines Fest. Ryan talks about the show, his work, the good people of Staunton, sobriety, and lifting heavy stuff for fun. Follow Ryan on Instagram @awfulquiet and pick up a comic at his webshop . Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Em...

Another week, another late episode of Gutter Boys. This week, we speak with Philly-based cartoonist Nick Bunch at the behest of friend-of-the-pod Caroline Cash. Nick runs the small press Reptile House, contributes to the anthologies series of the same name, and has an ongoing book called DESERT RATS (with the newest issue out now). We recorded this one before the last episode, so please ignore the...

After a week off due to conflicting schedules, the boys return with another episode for some reason. We talk with Matt Davis and Brad Rohloff of Perfectly Acceptable Press and Bred Press to talk about their ongoing comic reading event Zine Not Dead and their upcoming first annual Zine Not Dead Fest taking place on June 15th in Chicago, IL. We also cover a bunch of news to really pad out - I mean p...

Gutter Boys is back (for real) and we're joined with a much anticipated guest - LA-based cartoonist Jas Hice. This one has been in the works for a while now, so it's nice to be back on your feed with her in the cut. We talk about her newest comic Bizarre Intricate Courtship, our shared love for southern cuisine, her development as a cartoonist, and her upcoming projects. Follow Jas on Instagram @j...

Cammy and Jabbie are joined by cartoonist and Youtuber Zac Caprous to talk about Hate #1 by Peter Bagge. Topics include Gen X brain rot, Fantagraphics branding, Jonathan Glazer, early '90s cartoons, and competitive food eating. Follow Zac on Instagram @crapmasterzac to check out more of his work. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the nex...

3O0 more episodes and I think we're finally cookin', but in the meantime this will have to do. JOKES ASIDE, we're joined with Cincinnati-based cartoonist Abby Kacen to talk about her comics (Mild Pain, Sid & the Sickos), her community organizing, her work history with nonprofits, her passion for keeping access to resources and information for artist freely available, her development as a carto...

An interview three months in the making! On this very special episode of da boys, we're joined with Delhi-based artist and cartoonist Anand. We talk about his comic Stories from Zoo (Bubbles), his early life as a visual artist, his time visiting the US for the first time while tabling Short Run in Seattle, the cultural significance of comics in India, his plans for the future, and much more. Follo...

YEAH BABY, the Gutter Boys got back their mojo just in time for another (late) episode of SHAGADELIC comics talk. OH BEHAVE! On this episode, we're joined with Columbus-based cartoonist Josie Renkwitz. We talk about her background in animation, how she got into comics, her thoughts on higher learning in the arts, her semi-recent trip to Australia, and the finer points of Baltimorese. Check out mor...

All aboard the meat train with the Gutter Boys. On this episode, we're joined with Chicago-based cartoonist and teacher Beth Hetland to talk about her upcoming horror comic Tender from Fantagraphics. We talk about her interest in horror in film and comics, the five-year development cycle for the new book, and what it means to have a comic released that isn't self-published. Check out more of Beth'...

We're joined with returning guest Josh Bayer to talk about his newest book Unended (available now from Uncivilized Press). We cover a lot, including how his nest book relates with his past work, his process of making and editing it, how he manages to make his comics while teaching full-time, and what he's working on now. Be sure to follow Josh on Instagram @joshmbayer to check out more of his comi...

It's a new year. You know what that means: another 365 days of this. On this episode, we're joined with Columbus-based cartoonist Brian Canini to talk about his variety of self-published fiction and auto-bio comics, including Applewood Canyon, Plastic People, and Airbag. We also talk about his role as founder and editor of The Columbus Scribbler, a free comics-centric newspaper that highlights Ohi...

HO HO HO YOU LITTLE GUTTER GANG PAIN PIGS! The holidays are in full swing and the year is quickly coming to close, which can mean only one thing: it is time for our annual Pimps & Simps Awards. This is our fourth year of our little award show, recognizing the winners and losers of small press comics and presenting it in a digestible format for you, the listener, to enjoy as you avoid making ey...

Ay, I'm eatin' turkey ova heeeeaaah! Bing bong, the boys return for another episode of small press chatter. Joining us from Upstate New York is Heather Loase, creator of Boring Autobio and Puttana Cartoonist. We discuss her start in comics, her experience collaborating with other cartoonists on the recent women-only anthology Poison Pill, her fascination with reality TV, and why she has Michael Im...