Constructing Comics Podcast

Caleb Prochnow returns to share his creative knowledge and promote Savage Seed Stage 2. Caleb takes us behind the scenes of the evolution of his comic series and gives insight into how to keep the act of telling stories fresh and interesting. Caleb has a unique approach to making artwork and he’s surrounded himself with other talented artists with equally unique approaches. A lot of those artists...

Just in time for spooky season, Halden Fraley makes his Constructing Comics debut promoting his fantasy horror comic Lady Miralynd: At Sword Light’s Wrath. Halden explains what drew him to making the most metal comics featuring body horror, big swords, and bad ass women. There’s also a lot of great inside baseball around the do’s and don’t’s with writing and crowdfunding comics because we got Matt...

“Kaiju have a right to defend themselves.” This line punctuates the newest comic KLAW by creator Ulises Farinas and he wrote that line because he believes it wholeheartedly. Ulises gets vulnerable talking about the origin of the book breaking down the process behind creating his kaiju wrestling satire and the criticism it contains of systems of power that use racism to subjugate humanity. Ulises i...

Listeners! Gather and be amazed because we have our first magician/comedian guest on the podcast! Elijah Joseph started his artistic career astonishing people with closeup magic and delighting them with his jokes, and he has since started doing both but in the context of comics. Elijah breaks down his origins in comics and how his unique background made him perfect for the medium. Currently, he is...

Kasey Sanchez is a painter and comic artist from New York City who turned a play-on-words into the epic comic Spoctopus. Kasey breaks down how she committed to the bit so hard that she’s now launching her aquatic adaptation of the tale of Spartacus on Kickstarter and all that goes into it. She also talks about her love for historical revolutions, anime, and manga and how heavily they influence her...

Writer Colby McHugh returns to the podcast to promote his radical new comic Lightspeed Delivery now LIVE on Instagram. Colby was on the show in the spring with his wife and creative partner Britnee to discuss their movie zine “Movies Are Great… But Especially in 2018” so it’s great to have him back on the show to discuss comics, another medium Colby is extremely passionate about. Lightspeed Delive...

This a little break from the usual type of guest we have on the podcast. On this episode, we have illustrator Stephanie Chacon AKA Ms. Maw, who has so much good stuff to share about working full-time as an artist. Steph breaks down her artistic origins, her creative process, her favorite mediums, her love for traveling, and her connection to her community with so much passion you can’t help but be...

Constructing Comics Podcast - 391 - Aaron Thompson Aaron Thompson returns to discuss his Viking noir Nothing Stays Buried which is now live on Kickstarter. Not many people can say they’ve written a historically accurate Viking murder mystery and Aaron gets into the copious amount of research he had to do to bring the comic to life. He also talks about how great it is to collaborate with an artist...

Drew Lenhart makes his legendary return to the podcast to promote his new sci-fi adventure comic Samara and the Rangers of Centaria which is now up for preorder. Drew goes into the making of his new book with his collaborator, artist, and co-creator Del Barras. Samara is a real labor of love for Drew and it’s great to a glimpse into how the story and world were conceived. Drew also talks about Hom...

In the wake of the current authoritarian regime terrorizing the citizens of the USA, pockets of brave individuals have emerged to unite in using their skills and passion for the betterment of society. One of those groups are the folks at Apollo City Comics who are using their new anthology project This Comic Kills Fascists to not only bring likeminded creators together for the right cause but to e...

Caroline Palmer and Autumn are expert illustrators, sculptors and print makers. But most importantly, they’re longtime friends who have encouraged each other and championed the other’s art from grade school till now. Caroline has many years of experience writing and drawing comics, webcomics and graphic novels. Their all-ages OGN Camp Prodigy was even published by Simon and Schuster. They’re curre...

Frankie Midnight writer Bobby Harper shares his love for creating comics and spinning records on this week’s episode. Bobby gets into the development of his love of being a comics writer and DJ, and how those two creative paths blend together. He also shares his passion for collaboration and how he’s fostered fruitful creative partnerships. There’s a lot of great information about Bobby’s processe...

We got a real cool one for you this week. Nick Williams is a fresh new voice in independent comics and you get to get in on the ground floor of his new releases Naked and Goodie. Nick goes into great detail on his favorite inspirations, materials, and techniques. There’s a lot of great talk around color theory and design, too, which is always welcome on the podcast. Nick has a lot of great stuff c...

Cosmic Lion Productions is a rapidly growing publisher in the indie comics space and we are lucky to have the creator, owner, and lead publisher Eli Schwab to discuss this fresh imprint. Eli goes into great detail on what inspired him to make his own comics as well as form a community around making sure that some of the most unique voices in comics are heard. We also get a peak behind the curtain...

Andre Frattino, one of the podcast’s oldest guests if not the oldest, returns to discuss his seminal graphic novel We Are Pan. Based on the true story of Operation Pedro Pan, the comic shines a light on this overlooked point of recent history and the people who bravely struggled through it. Andre gives us background on the creation of the comic as well as his other work including his upcoming DC C...

Welcome to your new home on the range where the kaiju and the glowing toxic fungi play. Jacob Kuddes is your park ranger and he’ll guide you through the unique ecosystem of Modern Carapace, his original comic book series. In this episode, we’ll get the details on Jacob’s comic origins along with his writing, drawing, and distributing processes. Jacob also has built a community around the art he lo...

Straight from the depths of Canada, Denis Gagné joins us on the podcast. You can be the judge of that as Denis describes his process of creating web comics, writing sci-fi, and editing the premier Star Trek Fan Zine “Warp Factor.” You’ll find that Denis and his work will grow on you because he is after all a real “Funghi.” You can read his work and give him a follow using the links below. Denis’ w...

On this week’s episode, Jared Throne comes on to talk about the process of creating the compelling heist in the sci-fi world of his new graphic novel Bridge Planet Nine from Top Shelf Comics. He gets into the weeds on writing scripts, drawing comics digitally, and getting editorial input. The conversation is chocked full of sci-fi comics goodness and so is Bridge Planet Nine. Check out the graphic...

Armand Bodnar, the artist behind Frog Knight, returns to talk about comics that aren’t Frog Knight! It’s crazy but Armand draws other comics like Werewolf By Night and Swamp Thing for Marvel. Armand gets to talk about the ups and downs of drawing a web comic for Marvel as well as the pros and cons of drawing web comics in general. We also get a preview of Armand’s upcoming comics Dothdrom and Sir...

This episode is a long time coming because this is the fifth attempt to bring the interview with Caleb Prochnow, the creator of the series Savage Seed, to life. There were quite a few technical difficulties leading to this interview needing to be re-recorded. Much like the main character in Savage Seed, Caleb defeated the foes seeking to prevent him from expounding upon his work and drank their bl...

Get ready to be spooked again by Phantasmagoria! Issue 2 is now on Kickstarter and we have curator/creator/writer Jorge Alvarez to talk about all the scary cool stuff packed into the latest installment in this horror anthology series. Joining Jorge is CL Zeno, a prolific comic creator who we just had on the show in episode 376. Both CL and Jorge have stories in Phantasmagoria but they have a lot o...

LIVE NOW on Kickstarter! Lycan: Solomon’s Odyssey Chapter 4 is the latest installment in the horror epic centered on the earth’s first werewolf. Writer and Creator Dennis Robinson returns to the podcast to share his love for historical accuracy, ancient mythology, and tragic monstrosity. We also get into the process of running comics kickstarters and the community they build throughout the campaig...

CL Zeno returns to the podcast with an exciting new collaboration with comics legend Jason Keith. CL and Jason are the ringleaders for The Enchanted Circus of Wonder, a new comic series centered around colorful characters in an old world filled with magic and machinery. Issues 1-2 are live on Kickstarter NOW! Jason takes us through his career as a comics colorist and his entry into the creator-own...

Jevin Loop returns to the podcast to promote the Kickstarter for “Nuke Rooster: Refried” the latest re-installment in the hit indie comic series. Jevin dives deep into his new comics making processes and gives us an inside look at his new endeavor as a founding member of the imprint “Skull-Cado Comics.” The topic of this episode is a first for Constructing Comics because we’ve never had a creator...

The epic legend of Joan of Arc has never been portrayed with so much fun until “Joni, Joni, Save France.” Author and illustrator Nick Burchard comes on the show to explain the process of adapting a historical figure to a long-form gag comic strip. We also discuss his influences which My Chemical Romance, and we break down how important collaboration is to the comics creation process. There’s way m...