Adrian Has Issues

Steve Petrivelli is a Philadelphia-based comic book writer, best known for his comic Sweetie, which was drawn by Sean Dillon. In his third appearance on the podcast, Steve continues his "History of Comics" lesson from Episode 67. In this episode, Steve recalls the "Bronze Age" of comics from the 70s to mid-80s and the underground comics movement popularized by Robert Crumb and Harvey Pekar. Plus,...

This week's episode of Adrian Has Issues features not one--not two--but three awesome guests! Comic book creators Matt Harding, Ricardo Lima and returning guest Kevin Cuffe are all involved in an upcoming anthology entitled, Not Forgotten: A Public Domain Superhero Anthology. The collection features re-imaginings of obscure "Golden Age" superheroes that have faded into relative obscurity. We discu...

Episode 82: King Of The Road

Josh Dahl is a New England-based comic book writer and educator. Under his MONOLITH banner, he has released comics such as the supervillain revenge tale, Rapid City: Below Zero, which is drawn by Shawn Langley. Josh has also worked with companies like Big Blue Comics, Bad Kids Press and ComicsWork. In today's episode, Adrian talks with Josh about Rapid City how his work in the criminal justice sys...

This week's guest is Donny Cates, a Texas-based comic book writer best known for penning titles such as Archer and Armstrong, Buzzkill and The Paybacks. His most recent title is God Country from Image Comics, in which a man battling dementia encounters an enchanted sword--and the Jack Kirby-esque creatures that seek to reclaim it. The book also features artist Geoff Shaw, colorist Jason Wordie and...

Daryl Freimark is a New York-based filmmaker, producer and the executive editor of the supernatural comic book, The Devil Is Due In Dreary. His film credits include Hairspray, Some Velvet Morning and the critically-acclaimed drama, Five-Star. Continuing the conversation from Episode 75, Daryl returns to give listeners the inside scoop on what it takes to produce films for both major and independen...

This week's episode features two great guests! Johnny C is a New England-based producer, director and writer. He is the founder of the entertainment website Movie (P)Review Show as well as the writer of comic books such as Sartana, Surrounded By Death and the upcoming Clark & Five. Chris Liryo is a freelance artist from New York. She is the artist on Clark & Five and the creator of an upcoming pro...

On this week's episode, Adrian chats with New England-based writer Cody about his horror comic miniseries Croak, which is released through Alterna Comics. Cody talks about how his love (and frustration) with the horror movie genre inspired his comic and how its origins as a short film helped shaped the book's story and the artwork. Adrian expresses how John Carpenter's The Thing is ruining lives (...

Sebastian Bonet is a freelance illustrator based out of New York City. As a self-taught artist, Sebastian has been steadily honing his craft and establishing his brand through local comic book conventions such as INBEON Con and self-publishing his first-ever comic book entitled Dead Planet. Initially meeting through the Creator After Con Network during NYCC 2015, Adrian and Sebastian catch up and...

Daryl Freimark is a New York-based filmmaker, producer and the executive editor of the supernatural comic book, The Devil Is Due In Dreary. Recorded prior to the start of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, Adrian chats with Daryl about his experiences in film and the many parallels it has to creating comics. Daryl also explains the ups and downs of producing films including his work on Hairspray, So...

As is often said on this show, the Adrian Has Issues podcast would be nothing without the love and support from its listeners and guests, but also the comic book community itself. To that end, Adrian and and Eileen forego a standard interview to say "thank you" to everybody who has supported the show since its inception. Adrian reflects on the his humble (and awkward) beginnings as a podcaster and...

Back in Episode 62, Adrian and his producer Eileen spoke with Buddy Scalera, a noted content strategist, author and journalist. Buddy also has an extensive background in comic book writing, having worked on Deadpool for Marvel Comics and publishing creator-owned titles like Necrotic and 7 Days of Fame through After Hours Press. Buddy is perhaps best known for his role as the founder of the company...

Katy Rex is a Minnesota-based freelance writer, perhaps best known for Jade Street Protection Services for Black Mask Studios and the original graphic novel Strange Wit, which tells the incredible life story of writer Jane Bowles. Katy is also the editor of the comic book, Kim & Kim. Fabian Lelay is a comic artist and illustrator based out of New York. He is the artist of Jade Street Protection Se...

Alexa Fox is a writer, publisher and the president of Challenging Comics. In addition to publishing creator-owned titles, the company also maintains a studio-for-hire division entitled Challenging Studios, which serves the needs of other companies and art professionals. Co-written by Alexa Fox and Sean Gilmour, Challenging Comics' flagship title Danger Gliders chronicles the adventures of three su...

Leeann Hamilton is an illustrator and graphic artist from Ireland. New York Comic-Con 2016 marks her first-ever visit to New York, speaking at a panel entitled ComicsBeat Presents: The European Comics Invasion. In a brief interview prior to the start of the panel, Leeann discusses her experiences at NYCC and representing the growing Irish art/comic scene.

Justin Corbett, the host of the Comical Podcast, makes his return to the Adrian Has Issues podcast. Picking up where he left off in Episode 46, Justin brings Adrian up to speed on the progress of the second issue of the supernatural comic book thriller, Speak No Evil from Gray Bear Comics. Co-written by George Tripsas of the Metal Geeks Podcast, the comic centers around the misadventures of two br...

The Gwan Anthology is a collection of creator-owned short stories, centered around themes of foreign lands, the immigrant experience and cultural fusion. To further discuss the story behind Gwan's creation are three guests from across the globe: Jerome Walford is a Brooklyn-based writer, illustrator and publisher. Under his Forward Comix imprint, Jerome has produced several titles including Nowher...

Steve Petrivelli is a Philadelphia-based comic book writer, best known for his comic Sweetie, which was drawn by Sean Dillon. In what is his second appearance on Adrian Has Issues, Steve gives listeners a detailed breakdown of the early years of the comic book industry, which are often referred to as the "golden" and "silver" age of comic books. These two eras would shape the comic book landscape...

Erica Schultz is a comic book writer, editor and letterer who has worked for various companies including Marvel, DC/Vertigo, Red Stylo Media and more. I had the pleasure of speaking with Erica Schultz on the very first episode of Adrian Has Issues. My girlfriend/Creative Director Eileen joins me once again in the co-host seat as we engage in a hilariously candid discussion on number of topics incl...

This week's episode features a good friend of mine, Logan Richards. Logan is a sculptor and artist based out of the Midwest. We met a couple years back on twitter, as we're both massive fans of the progressive rock band, Coheed and Cambria. If you've listened to Episode 56: The Weerd World of Neesh, you know how much I love Coheed and I could not pass up another opportunity to discuss them. Logan...

Dark Moon, a Sci-Fi/Horror motion comic, tells the gripping story of a group of individuals struggling to survive on a distant moon inhabited by aliens. On this week's episode, Adrian talks with the series' creator Tom Freeman. Tom tells the story of how his background in music served as inspiration for the series and how he intends to take audio and visual storytelling to the next level by creati...

In Episode 61, Stan Chou taught artists and writers a new method of creating comics inexpensively and effectively using "sketch comics." In Episode 62, Buddy Scalera showed us how to then take your project and properly market ourselves to publishers and fans. Now in Episode 63, we take the approach one step further! Concluding the "CACN Trilogy," this episode features J. Jacob Barker, a writer and...

Buddy Scalera is a New Jersey-based content strategist, author and journalist. He is also an editor and a comic book writer, penning scripts for Marvel (Deadpool) and self-publishing several creator-owned titles (7 Days of Fame, Necrotic: Dead Flesh on a Living Body) through After Hours Press. Buddy is perhaps best known as an educator in the comic book community, hosting numerous workshops and co...

Stan Chou is a comic book artist based out of New York, specializing in illustration and motion. Stan honed his craft as a freelancer, working on such titles as FUBAR, Red Bloods and Smell A Rat. He is currently a senior in-house artist at Double Take Comics, which is owned by Take Two Interactive, the owners of both Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto) and 2K Games (Borderlands). Adrian and Stan eng...

Joe Darone is a New Jersey-based musician and currently heading the experimental indie rock band Suit of Lights. Joe's musical career started in the late 80's as the drummer and art director for the punk rock band The Fiendz, which have toured with influential acts such as The Ramones and The Misfits. In the early 2000s, Joe played drums for the power pop band The Rosenbergs before forming Suit of...