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

I met Jeremy Whitley at this year's Baltimore Comic-Con and picked up a copy of Navigating With You at the Mad Cave Studios booth. I had read a few things Jeremy had written and was excited to dig into this new graphic novel published by Maverick, a Mad Cave imprint. I absolutely fell in love with the characters of Neesha and Gabby and had to get Jeremy on the podcast to talk about them. We also c...

We got the gang together for a very special episode today. Both hosts, Jimmy Gaspero and Byron O'Neal, are joined by the Cryptid Creator Corner's number one most dedicated listener, Jimmy's brother Bobby, to make some comics recommendations to add to your Spooky Season reading list. If something we talked about sounded interesting, we'd sure be grateful if you'd click on the link that heads over t...

I'm joined today by two newcomers to the show, writer Helen Mullane and artist Tula Lotay to talk about their new series, Groupies, being released on Comixology. Having spent over a decade and a half working with bands, I was excited to hear about the release which is certainly in my wheelhouse as I might know a thing or two about them. This is definitely as advertised, a story about sex, drugs, a...

HOLY COW! I've got not one but two comics legends hanging out with me today on the podcast, Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones. I've been a fan of Matt's Grendel work for decades, geez that's a long time, and Kelley is the definitive Batman artist in my mind. They are crowdfunding the second volume of their new series Dracula: The Brides, redefining the classic mythology both narratively and visually in...

On today's episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner we're getting in the Halloween spirit with horror writer J. Michael Donohue. J. recently wrapped a successful Kickstarter campaign for Graveyard Shift (don't worry you can still back it if you hurry through the Late Pledge feature: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jmichaeldonohue/graveyard-shift-an-addison-grove-tale).  Graveyard Shift is an Add...

Since I started this comics journalism journey, I've been lucky enough to meet some truly amazing people. One of those is comics writer and fellow native East Tennessean Dakota Brown. Dakota was a guest at the beginning, before the podcast, when I started doing interviews on Twitter Spaces. We were talking about his upcoming project Death Comes For The Toymaker from Scout Comics back in 2021 which...

We were trying to figure out what to do to celebrate Halloween on the podcast and fortuitously Dark Horse marketing reached out and asked if we had anything planned. I cooked up the idea to have an episode featuring horror movie recommendations from some of the best comics writers in the business chatting about the movies that have inspired and scared them the most, plus to promote their new books...

Bryan and I have been Comics Twitter friends for some time now, so it was incredibly exciting to have him on the podcast to discuss his first series Milk Run being published through Scout Comics. Oh, and it's set in Philadelphia AND it's described as a comic fans of Back to the Future and Minority Report will love. Bryan & I discussed his influences for this series, what it was like writing and pi...

I’m pumped about this show because it gives me a first on the podcast to be able to talk about the transection of two visual mediums that I love, photography and comics and I couldn’t ask for a better guest to discuss all that with than Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, Uncanny Avengers, the Hulk, and the X-Men.) Gerry has a new photography book coming out this Fall called Timing/Luck which contains over 20...

It's the second episode of my new series Let's Talk Shop on the Cryptid Creator Corner podcast. My first three jobs, not including mowing lawns, were in comic book shops and the community and friendships I made there have lasted a lifetime. As the format goes, each episode features a favorite shop from comics creators I’ve talked to on the podcast. This one is brought to you courtesy of friend of...

Brad and Lisa are comics 2nd most famous dynamic duo as the hosts of Comic Book Couples Counseling, a fantastic podcast they started in 2018 that explores "the various dynamics of comic book relationships throughout pop culture and publishing history." CBCC has maintained its roots while simultaneously becoming an incredible creator interview podcast. Brad & Lisa come on the Cryptid Creator Corner...

More than any other episode in our 275 plus now, this one hits home for me and is the most personal version of me you are likely ever to get on the show. If you’ve listened to our commercials over the month of September, you should already be familiar with the UnSeen/UnHeard Anthology on Kickstarter, a 64-page anthology that collects 12 new comic short stories about dealing with disabilities or be...

Mark London returns! Mark London the CEO/CCO of Mad Cave Studios returns to the podcast and we have so much to discuss. Mark and I talk about some of the amazing series Mad Cave has published this past year for their 10th anniversary, as well as the announcements about Nakama Press and Joe Quesada's Amazing Comics. Mark tells me about the Battlecats Kickstarter, which you can back here until Octob...

Comic Book Yeti contributor Alex Breen joins the Cryptid Creator Corner to discuss his current Kickstarter campaign for From Within. This martial arts revenge tale is an original graphic novel weighing in at a whopping 240 pages! Alex & I chat about his inspiration for this project, his influences, and how great it was that he and I finally got to meet in person at Baltimore Comic-Con. It was so g...

Hello, fellow Cryptids, what an episode we have for you today on the Cryptid Creator Corner. Alex Paknadel (Red Goblin, Carnage Reigns) returns to the podcast to discuss his newest Marvel series: Sentinels. Issue #1 hits your local comic shop on October 9th and looks to be an exciting new series as these Sentinels protect a fragile peace between mutants and humans. I was excited to talk to Alex ab...

Accomplished comic book and television writer Sabir Pirzada (Spirits of Vengeance, Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight) joins me on today's episode to talk about his new Image Comics project The Horizon Experiment: The Sacred Damned. This is the second in a series of five one shots, designed as something akin to a tv pilot, each featuring original protagonists from marginalized backgrounds set in a popular ge...

Eisner Award nominated comics writer Tate Brombal (Barbalien: Red Planet) returns to the show today to chat with me about his new DC Comics Elseworlds seven issue mini-series Green Lantern Dark. Last June Tate was a guest during our Pride Month coverage where he introduced the world to the Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos which he is co-writing with James Tynion, a LGBTQ+ horror-hero com...

Tom King returns to the Cryptid Creator Corner and brings Archie Comics artist and all-around swell guy Dan Parent with him to discuss Archie: The Decision. It's the question that's been on Archie fans' minds for decades, will Archie pick Betty or Veronica? Tom and Dan have created a love letter to Archie Comics in both form and substance. They discuss how this issue came about, how it's okay to a...

In addition to comics, I also really love board games. In the past 7 years or so I have played so many different games, in large part thanks to CBY contributor and my friend, Dan Nixon. My favorite current game is UnMatched by Restoration Games. Dan and I hold an UnMatched Tournament at my house every January. UnMatched is the "ultimate battle between unlikely fighters" with sets that include lege...

I don't often dip back much and reminisce about my time in the music business. I'm a don't look back type of guy, but I couldn't resist on today's show sharing an anecdote or three because this project is all about music. I've got two new guests on the show with me, Rick Quinn and Dave Chisholm, who are promoting their new project Spectrum from Mad Cave Studios. There's going to be nothing like th...

I learn so much from every comic creator that comes on the Cryptid Creator Corner, whether they've been making comics for decades or they've just made one of their first comics, like today's guest: Allen Wu. Allen comes on the Cryptid Creator Corner to chat about SHENTU, which you can get here: https://thcomics.myshopify.com/  SHENTU is about an immortal rabbit girl who journeys through Ancient Ch...

When the first volume of Survival Street came out, I hadn't seen anything like it on shelves and it ended up immediately being one of my picks for the first annual Comic Book Yeti ICE or Indy Comics Excellence Awards in 2022. Who wouldn't love a satirical take on the current sad dominance of corporate culture in America and what a complete take over might look like in a not too distant dystopian f...

Things have been busy here at the Cryptid Creator Corner and we have another brand new episode this week. JOE CORALLO RETURNS and brings with him first time guest BUTCH MAPA. Joe and Butch have teamed up on the one-shot of Kardak the Mystic, which was out from Archie Comics on August 14th. Joe & Butch discuss how they pulled elements from Kardak’s history to create a new story for both old and new...

This is a very special episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner as I'm joined by my brother Bobby, the Cryptid Creator Corner's number one most dedicated fan, to talk about Baltimore Comic-Con. Bobby and I have been attending BCC for a few years now and we absolutely love it. It really caters to both comic creators and comic fans. This year it is September 20th through the 22nd at the Baltimore Conve...

Zack is back! Zack Kaplan that is, and this time I managed to steal him away from Byron to talk about his and Chris Shehan's newest series Mad Cave Studios Dark Empty Void. This first issue reminded me a bit of The Abyss (which is one of my favorite movies) so I can't wait to see where the rest of the series goes.  We also talked about Kill All Immortals, issue #3 is coming out September 25th, the...