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

Comics writer Joshua Williamson joins Byron on the show to talk about his new Skybound/Image Comics project Blood of the Wolf Man, adapting the classic Universal Monsters story. Conversation highlights * Influences - Joshua Williamson's personal connection to An American Werewolf In London and Wolf * The connection to the original Wolfman film as a grounded sequel focused on humanity over the supe...

This episode was an absolute blast to record. Ryan has written for film, television, and even a novel (Winders), and so it was fascinating listening to him talk about how he approaches a project depending on the medium. Ryan is also an actor and director and I think has a unique approach to storytelling, especially when it comes to comics, and his love for this medium shines through. For televisio...

Dan Watters returns to the podcast to chat with Jimmy about Batman: Dark Patterns, Nightwing, Shredder, and M.A.S.K. Dan talks about writing Batman and how that impacted the direction he took Dick Grayson in Nightwing. Dan also discusses the added pressure of working with Denys Cowan, why he likes writing the bad guys, and the cultural adjustment of living in the U.S. Jimmy and Dan also discuss th...

Comics writer Julio Anta joins Byron on the show to explore his new  Dark Horse Comics project, The Beast of Boriken. Part of  Tiny Onion's True Weird series, this tropical horror story uses the legend of the Chupacabra to address the complex history of colonization, activism, and trauma in Puerto Rico. Julio breaks down his collaboration with artist and Puerto Rica native Daniel Irizarri, and how...

It's a very special episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner as David Pepose joins the 5-Timers Club! Jimmy and David discuss Speed Racer, Space Ghost, Ten-Ton Titan Terrier, comics journalism, the art of balancing several different projects, and David teases the return of The O.Z. David has always been generous with his time (and talents) and it's been a joy to chat with him about life, comics, and...

Friend of the Yeti Alex Paknadel returns to the podcast to discuss his hit new Cyclops series with artist Rogê Antonio. Alex talks about the origins of this series and the fun of putting Cyclops at the center of what sounds like a Wolverine story. He also talks about what it's like writing for Marvel comics, fan reactions, and whether he's a good comic conventioner. Jimmy and Alex also get into a...

Can you believe it? On today's episode we are welcoming the newest member of the Cryptid Creator Corner's 5-Timers Club. It's Cullen Bunn!!! Cullen is back for his 5th time on the podcast. He's been a guest once a year since we started the podcast in 2022. On this episode Cullen and Jimmy talk about the business of comics and just how tough it can be, how Cullen almost left comics until Ignition P...

Comics creator Tim Probert is welcomed to the show for the first time to discuss his award-winning all ages fantasy graphic novel series Lightfall and its latest installment, A Place Between, book four of the series. "I loved books growing up that didn't talk down to me as a kid and just talked to me as a person and that weren't afraid of being scary." Tim's website Conversation highlights * Begin...

Richard Ashley Hamilton returns to the podcast to talk about his newest book from Papercutz: Leo Da Vinci: Renaissance Kid. It's a fantastic graphic novel with artwork from co-creator Marco Matrone. It mixies historical fact about the early life of Leonardo with high adventure and plenty of fun shenanigans. Richard talks about his interest in Leonardo da Vinci and sharing that with Marco. Jimmy an...

Sarah Gailey returns to the podcast to talk about their new Boom Studios series with Haining: Neighborhood Watch. First though, Jimmy has to talk about American Hippo, which he read and loved in the time since Sarah was last on the podcast with Liana Kangas to discuss Know Your Station. Jimmy asks Sarah if they have a thing against billionaires, they discuss the quirky characters of the series, na...

Today I'm joined by returning guest comics writer Matthew Rosenberg, who I'm christening the hardest promoting man in comics, to chat about his new Images Comics series If Destruction Be Our Lot and taking over writing duties from the Toddfather on the longest running creator owned series of all time, Spawn. Conversation highlights include * Matthew discussing the coincidental timing of his back-t...

James Ferguson and Mario Candelaria on a special episode of the podcast today as they chat with Jimmy about the current Kickstarter campaign for Feed Them to the Crows #1, their new horror/thriller comic that's a little bit Fright Night, a little bit Supernatural, a little bit Lost Boys. James and Mario discuss what they've been up to, break down the comic, talk stand-up comedy, James' first time...

We are flipping the script and doing something new today to celebrate our 450th episode as I welcome my co-host Jimmy Gaspero on for the very first time as a guest of the show to celebrate the release of his debut graphic novel project Penny and the Yeti from Papercutz.    I’ve known about some of the origin story of the project but not all of it that started as a simple bedtime conversation with...

Christian is gearing up for a big year as he has 3 graphic novels coming out this year all through Papercutz. Secret S.T.E.A.M. Society: Music (4/21/26), Star Wars: Smugglers and Scoundrels (9/15/26), and Atlantis: The Lost Empire - The Curse of Kurok (8/18/26). Christian and Jimmy talk about how Christian managed to work on all three titles, his comic-making start in the 4th grade, early inspirat...

We have something a little different on today's podcast, but well worth the listen. Jimmy is chatting with Ian Doescher about William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Mandalorian of Nevarro. Since 2012, Ian has been adapting Star Wars as if it were written by William Shakespeare, iambic pentameter and all. His newest book adapts the first season of The Mandalorian. Ian discusses how this all came abou...

Joe Eisma returns to the podcast and this time he's brought along Jim McCann to discuss their new book with Ignition Press: The Other/Half. It's a fantastic new series about married couple Henry (a P.I.) and Ethan (charismatic Socialite) who swap roles to solve a mystery. It evokes classic noir and romantic comedy vibes with Henry and Ethan as a modern Nick and Nora Charles. Jim discusses his insp...

The Yeti is back! Finally after an extended absence for a lupus flare I'm back and what an episode to return with because I've got returning guest comics writer Pornsak Pichetshote and first timer legendary comics artist Rafael Albuquerque on with me to discuss their new DC Comics project Absolute Green Arrow. Highlights from the episode include a deep dive into how the creative team is reimaginin...

We have two fantastic returning guests on today's episode! Rafer Roberts and Joe Eisma are here to discuss their new series from Mad Cave Studios: Babylon Cove. This is an awesome series that answers the age-old question: What if Stephen King wrote a Hallmark rom-com. Rafer and Joe discuss the long road to getting this series into comic shops, striking the right balance between romance and horror,...

This episode is essential listening for comic book creators, but fans of Adam's work will love it too. Adam is here to discuss Punk Taco, the comic he created with his son Makana. It's a fantastic story that has had a very interesting journey, even after winning the Ringo Award at Baltimore Comic-Con. Adam talks about his career in comics, making Punk Taco with his son, handling rejection even aft...

This is an incredible episode as Chris Condon returns to the podcast to talk about The Peril of the Brutal Dark, part of the newly resurrected Vertigo imprint at DC Comics, plus his new Image Comic Of the Earth with cowriter Andrew Ehrich and legendary artist Charlie Adlard. Chris discusses the origins of The Peril of the Brutal Dark and taking it from Patreon to Vertigo, continuing to work with J...

This is it! This is the stuff Comic Book Yeti's Cryptid Creator Corner is all about! Jimmy chats with Frank Barbiere about The Author Immortal. This is a series about the death of the author, whether you can truly separate the art from the artist, outgrowing the stories from your childhood. It's a comic about creating art, about writing, and about identity. Jimmy and Frank get deep in the weeds ab...

This is an amazing episode as letterer extraordinaire Aditya Bidikar and artist Som join Jimmy on the podcast to discuss their new comic In Your Skin. The first issue will be in stores April 22nd and the FOC (Final Order Cutoff) is March 30th, so make sure you let your local comic shop know you want a copy by then. In Your Skin is backed by Tiny Onion and being published by Image. It's a story abo...

This is a fantastic episode as both Barbara Perez Marquez and Sonia Liao chat with Jimmy about The Curie Society: Game of Code. This is a phenomenal graphic novel series (Game of Code is the 3rd volume) about "a team of young women recruited by an elite secret society—originally founded by Marie Curie—with the mission of supporting the most brilliant female scientists in the world." Barbara joins...

It's a special Wednesday episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner as Jimmy chats with Ben Crane about his anthology of hopeful science fiction stories called Scattered Futures. The anthology is on Kickstarter right now and Ben also provided a link with a special reward tier for Cryptid Creator Corner listeners. Listeners can get a signed and personalized copy of the book at a discount. Ben discusses...

This is such a fun episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner. Patrick Coyle joins Jimmy on the podcast to chat about the current Kickstarter campaign for Bixby Grant: Fangs & Brimstone #1-#4. You can tell Jimmy instantly became a fan of this series about a cop turned cursed living mummy private detective and the assortment of other great characters that populate this series. This series has everything...