Comic Book Yeti's Cryptid Creator Corner- A Comic Book Interview Podcast

One of my favorite people in comics, Kelly Thompson (Absolute Wonder Woman, Jeff the Land Shark), is back on the show to talk about her new Skybound  Universal Monsters project The Bride of Frankenstein Lives with artist Mattia De Iulis. In 1935, The Bride of Frankenstein spent 75 minutes building to a woman with no lines, one scream, and the most iconic hair in horror film history. That scre...

Matt Summo returns to the podcast and he's brought Pete Collins with him! Matt and Pete discuss their entry into the Summit Comics Universe with The Diabolist, now on Kickstarter. The Diabolist is about a stage magician wrongfully imprisoned who turns street vigilante and it's incredible. Matt and Pete discuss the origins of their hero, being a part of Summit Comics, pro wrestling inspiration, and...

Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween with horror movie recommendations from renowned comic book writers Julio Anta (Beast of Borikén), Connor Goldsmith (Did You Hear About Mimi Green), and Kristen Gudsnuk (Touched by a Demon). These comic pros share their favorite horror movies to watch during the Spooky Season from body horror and horror comedies to socially conscious scares and cult classics,...

Mike Maihack, creator of Cleopatra in Space, sits down with Byron to talk about his new project The Moonlit Spiral from Candlewick Press, a Goonies-styled middle grade fantasy graphic novel focused on a treasure hunt in a world with no elves, no dwarves, and a whole lot of glowing snails. It's delightful. There's something electric about picking up a book that feels like it was written just for yo...

James Ferguson returns to the Cryptid Creator Corner for his 3rd appearance on the podcast, but this time he's flying solo to discuss his new series with artist Samir Samao: Clean Up Crew. Issue 1 is currently on Kickstarter through all of October. From the Kickstarter campaign page: When Miles and Roger are forced to stay late to help the overnight janitors get the store ready for a big visit fro...

Grant Stoye returns to the Cryptid Creator Corner and things get stilly fast. Grant is here to discuss the return of the Ringo-nominated anthology YULE. For volume 2, Grant has assembled some incredible creators to tell terrifying tales. From the Kickstarter page: "The award-nominated collection of short horror comics returns to examine Yule, Winter Solstice, Jacob Marley, and a slew of other terr...

Actor Danny Trejo is launching his own comic book, Year of the Devil, and today I'm sitting down with co-creators comics writer Chris Yates and award-winning transmedia creator Keith Arem of  PCB Entertainment panel plunging the Aztec mythology, biblical prophecy, and supernatural horror behind this exciting new five-issue crowdfunding graphic novel series. We cover the Massacre of Toxcatl, t...

Zack Kaplan returns to the podcast and we have a lot to discuss. The 3rd season (yes, Zack uses seasons rather than volumes) of Kill All Immortals starts with issue 1 on October 7th. Frey and her fractured family are up against a bunch of newly introduced immortals and thinks get bloody fast. The Smart Division issue 2 is out September 30th. According to Dark Horse this series is, "A dark and mode...

Kenny Porter returns to the Cryptid Creator Corner and he's brought Tyrell Cannon with him so they can discuss their new IDW Dark series Operation: Iron Coffin. It's Dracula against a train full of Nazis! That's really all you need to know. This series is fantastic! I had a blast reading it. Issues 1 and 2 are out already and issue 3 comes out September 30th. Kenny and Tyrell discuss whether they...

What if DOGE got its hands on a bioweapons lab? That's the premise of Mad Science Division, the new horror series from Ignition Press and today Byron is sitting down with co-creators Dan Watters (Nightwing, Batman: Dark Patterns) and Brian Level (Poison Ivy, The Unsleeping Eye) to get into it. We cover the institutional/bureaucratic angle to using the mad science trope (think Hawkins Lab from...

I feel like this episode has been a long time coming as I have been wanting to interview the Hivemind since Byron started the podcast. Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing make their Cryptid Creator Corner to discuss their new IDW Dark series You'll Never Leave This Place Alive. Collin and Jackson collaborate with Philly artist and friend of the podcast Heather Vaughan for this horror series that sees...

Comics writer Darcy Van Poelgeest joins Byron to discuss his new  DC Comics project Doom Patrol, his Image Comics series The Karman Blade, and his new graphic novel The Cutting Garden. Darcy shares his take on Doom Patrol as the world's strangest heroes and as the brokest team in comics; why he embraced a heroes-for-hire concept instead of the usual unlimited-mansion-budget superhero fantasy;...

Byron sits down with comics writer and journalist Zack Quaintance to talk about Death of the Comics Bookcase Volume 2: Reign of the Comics Bookcase, his crowdfunding anthology series where a sentient bookcase narrates a growing shared universe of oddball indie superhero stories. Zack breaks down how the bookcase evolved from a branding joke into a full framing device (at some point you just own it...

Jordan Blum returns to the podcast and he's brought along Scott Koblish with him. Jordan and Scott (along with Tim Seeley, HI-FI, and Nate Piekos) have a brand new Dark Horse Comics series The Big Shakedown. Issue 1 will be at your Local Comic Shop on September 16th. I loved the first few issues of this exciting new series and it was fantastic to chat with Jordan and Scott about Los Angeles, surf...

Comics writer and Yeti friend Christof Bogacs returns to talk with Byron about releasing two new middle-grade graphic novels at one bloody time: Lex Luthor: Diabolical Genius from DC Comics, a comedic Lex-vs-Batman caper with artist Valerio Chiola; and the deeply personal Earth to Chris Cleevy, a semi-autobiographical story about Christof's own journey growing up with OCD. We dig into writing vill...

The always delightful Amy Chase returns to the podcast to discussion her and Savanna Mayer's new IDW Crime series: Fixation. Amy discusses the inspiration for the series, her fascination with fandom, including the dangers of it, working with Savanna Mayer, and how she went about crafting this interesting crime series. This is a fantastic conversation and I have been loving all of the stuff coming...

Ten Black comic shop owners just joined forces to create The Ink Alliance, a powerhouse collective transforming how Black creators, local communities, and comic fans can build power and change the culture in the industry. I'm sitting down today with owners from three of those shops: Jermaine Exum from Acme Comics (my local shop) in Greensboro, NC; Phillip Rollins from Offbeat in Jackson, MS; and M...

Elliott Kalan joins me (Jimmy) on the podcast to talk about Barbarian Behind Bars! The trade paperback just came out on August 25th and it's fantastic. Elliott teamed up with artist Andrea Mutti and letterer Taylor Esposito for this genre-defying mash-up. Elliott talks all about the series. We also discuss comedy writing and his book Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense. This was s...

Legendary comic book writer Steve Englehart sits down with Byron to discuss his ground-breaking 1970s Marvel Comics run on Doctor Strange and the creative freedom that defined the Bronze Age era at the company. Steve reflects on taking over Doctor Strange after Steve Ditko and Gardner Fox, detailing how he pushed the boundaries of cosmic storytelling under the strict rules of the Comics Code Autho...

Christian Ward returns to the podcast and there is a lot to discuss! Christian has teamed with Sami Kivelä on The Forever Home from Oni Press. Issue 1 is out September 9th. Christian is also working with John J. Pearson on The Patron coming out from Ignition Press. Issue 1 came out July 29th. Christian is also working on the 3rd installment of Event Horizon books for IDW Dark. Event Horizon: Pande...

Acclaimed comic book writer Ram V returns to the show for an in-depth conversation about his most ambitious creative project to date (in my mind anyway,) a new nine volume graphic novel series called Deicidium and we spend a little time on his new DC Comics Vertigo project The Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy. Ram opened up about the necessity of taking a recent creative break to recharge, step o...

Dave Wielgosz joins me on the podcast to discuss his new Ignition Press series Showdown. This is a story of revenge that doesn't pull its punches. Dave collaborates with artist Tadd Galusha and colorist Triona Farrell. I have been loving everything I have read from Ignition Press so far. Dave also discusses his editing work at IDW and his story in Detective Comics Annual. I loved chatting with Dav...

Powerhouse comics creators Joanna Starer and Khary Randolph join Byron to discuss their hilarious new project Dinner Date from Ignition Press. We discuss how a post-surgery, painkiller-fueled idea based upon real-life dating app experiences that sat in the archive for a decade finally transformed into a killer comics pitch, literally, it's got vampires in it. We also get into the visual artistry b...

Christopher Cantwell returns to the podcast for the 3rd time to discuss taking over writing duties on Star Trek with artist Dennis Menheere. Final Order Cutoff is August 17th and issue 1 will be out September 23rd. Christopher talks about writing Seven of Nine as Captain of the Enterprise-G, picking up 5 years after the season 3 finale of Picard, the characters he was excited about writing, taking...

Comics writer Philip Kennedy Johnson (The Infernal Hulk, Superman) breaks down his new project Midnight Spider-Man, one of the flagship titles launching Marvel's brand-new Midnight Universe this fall. In this panel plunge, Philip shares how the project came together, why Spider-Man was the perfect character for a full-fledged body horror reimagining, and the surprising influences behind the series...