The Comic Book Tour Guide

Join Jesse and, powerhouse comic book writer, Chip Zdarsky as they talk about all of Chip's current and upcoming books, some industry talk, and they also talk about manga.  Where to find Chip: https://zdarsky.substack.com/ and https://www.mangasplaining.com/ Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-a...

Join Jesse and himself as he talks end of the year, teases what's next, and talks about a few comics he loves right now.  The comics talked about: https://www.comixology.com/Radio-Apocalypse-1/digital-comic/913358?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy https://www.comixology.com/Whats-The-Furthest-Place-From-Here-1/digital-comic/966236?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3R...

Join Jesse and returning guest, Steve Orlando ( @thatsteveorlando ) as they talk about all of Steve's many current projects, some from the past, and some coming in the future.  Find all of Steve's work here: https://www.comixology.com/Steve-Orlando/comics-creator/5846 Help out Danhausen: https://www.gofundme.com/f/danhausen-very-nice-very-evil-very-injured Reason for the new name: https://twi...

Join Jesse and returning guest Chris Compendio ( @compenderizer ) as they catch up and talk about the state of the MCU so far.  Find all more information about Chris here: https://www.chriscompendio.com/ Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ Ways to  show Blac...

Join Jesse and the writer behind the best-selling & award-winning books like Spencer & Locke and the O.Z., David Pepose ( @Peposed ) as they talk about bending genre, making sure to live up to yourself, and practice until you make it.  Find all his work here: https://www.comixology.com/David-Pepose/comics-creator/125562 Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/...

Join Jesse and the writers & artists behind books like Powder Puff Girls, Rick & Morty and Dungeons & Dragons, Aggretsuko, My Little Pony, Ward's Valley, and Angora Napkin, Troy Little ( @meanwhilestudio on Twitter & @angoranapkin on Instagram) & Brenda Hickey ( @crazyary on Twitter & @brenda_e_hickey on Instagram). They talk about the fun with licensed projects, dream proj...

Join Jesse and, the writer & co-creator of Witchblood at Vault and Good Luck at Boom Studios, Matthew Erman ( @matthewerman ). They discuss Matthew's books, some of the bigger ideas writers think about, and how to connect your book to the reader.  Check out all of Matthew's work here: https://www.matthewerman.com/ and https://www.comixology.com/Matthew-Erman/comics-creator/162616 Reason f...

Join Jesse and, writer of many projects, Hannibal Tabu ( @hannibaltabu ) talk about some of Hannibal's current projects, the importance of character in comics, and how important these stories are. There might even be some breaking news in the latter half.  Check out all of Hannibal's work here:http://www.hannibaltabu.com/411/ Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/13...

Join Jesse and writer & co-creator of "Stud and the Bloodblade", Perry Crowe ( @pacrowe ). They talk about Stud and just how to build a full story.  Pick up Stud here: https://studandthebloodblade.com/ Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ Ways to  show Bl...

Join Jesse and, his friend, Glenn Battishill ( @glennbattishill) as they talk about the manga "Way of the House Husband" by Kousuke Oono Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ Ways to  show Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/   Look for...

Join Jesse and, his friend, Chris Edgerton ( @wheels1993 ) as they talk about good reading points on the marvel unlimited app.  Chris' previous episode: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/ei5r4l Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ Ways to  show Black Lives...

Join Jesse and DC Collumist & Trivia Lord Alex Jaffe ( @alexjaffe ) as they talk about a Captain Marvel collection, the state of the character and just DC comics in general.  Read Alex's collums here: https://www.dccomics.com/tags/alex-jaffe Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolencer...

Join Jesse and writer Jonathan Thompson ( @cmdrofzed ) as they talk about Jonathan's new Kickstarter comic "The Killer: In the Dead of Night" and all the other books he's been working on recently.  Join the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/823974790/the-killer-in-the-dead-of-night Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways t...

Join Jesse and the co-creators of "Middlewest" and the new Image book "The Me You Love in the Dark", Skottie Young ( @skottieyoung ) & Jorge Corona ( @jecorona ). They talk about the new book, the process of making it, and some aspects of what is a style.  Pre-order or buy the book here: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-me-you-love-in-the-dark-1-of-5 and Skottie's website: http...

Join Jesse and the creators of the comic book "Everyone is Tulip", Nicole Goux ( @nicolegoux ) & Dave Baker ( @xdavebakerx ) as they talk about the book, their partnership, and some YouTube. You can buy their book here: https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3006-466/Everyone-is-Tulip-TPB Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asi...

Join Jesse and, one of the Mangasplaining Co-Hosts, David Brothers (@hermanos) as they just talk about manga. They talk about the ways it's the same as western books, but also talk about what it does that they'd like to see western comics do more.  You can find David's show Mangasplaining (@mangasplaining) here: https://t.co/BAp1nVlKPq?amp=1 Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycom...

Join Jesse and, Uppercut Crit's own, Kayla Jouet ( @oakayla ) as they talk about "Paper Girls" written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, the colorist is Matt Wilson, the letterer, the designer is Jared K. Fletcher, and the color flatter is Dee Cunniffe. You can find Kayla's work here: https://uppercutcrit.com/ Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583...

Join Jesse and, returning guest, Grace Benfell ( @grace_machine ) as they talk about comic book movies, the relationship between creators and corporations, and what we want to see happen next.  You can support Grace on Patreon now at: https://www.patreon.com/graceinthemachine Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian ha...

Join Jesse and Jesse alone for a very short update episode. Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ Ways to  show Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/   Look for the cool merch on https://uppercutmerch.storenvy.com/   Find...

Join Jesse and, A.V. Club Writer, Caitlin Rosberg ( @crosberg ) as they talk about Caitlin's history with comics, Captain America First Avenger, and Labor Unions within Comics.  Caitlin's work at the A.V. Club: https://kinja.com/crosberg Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources...

Join Jesse and his good comic friend Brett Downard as they talk "Locke and Key" by Joe Hill and Gabriel Hernandez, comic collecting, and other things.  Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ Ways to  show Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/&...

Join Jesse and the writer of Infidel & The Good Asian, Pornsak Pichetshote ( @real_pornsak ) about his works, his process, and just a lot of noir.  Pornsak's works: https://www.comixology.com/Pornsak-Pichetshote/comics-creator/3957 Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.c...

Join Jesse and, for the third time, Steve Orlando ( @thesteveorlando ) as they talk about all of Steve current books, a few upcoming ones, and some random topics thrown in.  Steve's works: https://www.comixology.com/Steve-Orlando/comics-creator/5846 Reason for the new name: https://twitter.com/whycomicspod/status/1384583732506632192 Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviole...

Join Jesse and the writer for Twin Blades (a hit Kickstarter), Jarred Luján ( @jarredlujan) as they talk about Twin Blades, working a Kickstarter, comic inspirations, and other projects. Back the Kickstarter while there is still time: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1257085019/the-twin-blades The Yule anthology: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sidequestcomic1/yule-dreadful-tales-for-the-...

Join guest Host Glenn Battishill ( @glennbattishill ), as he interviews Jesse about one year of the podcast about the comics that mattered to him.  Ways to stand up against Asian hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ Ways to  show Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/   Look for the cool merch on https://uppercutmerch.storenvy.com/ &nbs...