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

Planning a Kickstarter campaign for 2023? If you are and you want to learn more about the printing process, I sat down with Dan Hills, Chief Marketing Officer for Comix Well Spring to learn a little bit more about who they are and what they offer to industry creators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enter the new player in Image Comics' Massiveverse, Inferno Girl Red. This YA comic heavily inspired by Japanese tokusatsu is simply put, gorgeous. I got a chance to catch up with writer Mat Groom to discuss the project and its wider role in the widening Massiveverse series of titles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a triple treat on the Cryptid Creator Corner podcast as a few of the folks from Literati Press are on to chat with Jimmy about the current Kickstarter campaign for We Promised Utopia which runs until December 29th. Charles Martin, Creative Director of Literati Press and writer for We Promised Utopia, John Eric Osborn, Art Director for Literati Press and one of the artists of We Promised Utopi...

Simply put, That Texas Blood is one of the best comics on the shelves at your LCS. The story of Sheriff Joe Bob and Ambrose County, Texas has been incredible over 3 different story arcs and time periods. Jimmy was lucky enough to chat with writer Chris Condon and artist Jacob Phillips about this fantastic comic series, the upcoming Christmas issue and the trade for the 3rd arc out January 18, 2023...

I absolutely love getting to chat with both the artist and the writer of a project and this was one of the most fun combos yet. Christof Bogacs and Marie Enger have a new YA OGN coming out with Dark Horse Comics called Under Kingdom, and they stopped by the Yeti Cave to tell me all about it and perhaps get lost a few times about dragons and their smaller cousins the Kuhli loach. Learn more about y...

Hello, fellow Cryptids! As we close out 2022 on the Cryptid Creator Corner, we have some fantastic comic book creators, like today's guest Travis Gibb. Travis is a writer and publisher through his Orange Cone Productions. There you can check out Broke Down & 4 Dead Bodies, Voodoo Nations, or Granite State Punk. Travis is on the podcast today though talking about his newest series published through...

Here it is, Folks! A chat with the writer of one of the best comic books in your LCS right now: RODNEY BARNES! Rodney along with artist Jason Shawn Alexander are ramping up the action with each issue of Killadelphia. Rodney has written for television with Everybody Hates Chris and The Boondocks and is currently an executive producer and writer of the hit show Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers D...

We love covering more YA comics on the podcast so when I heard The Sea Serpent's Heir: Pirate's Daughter was going to be released by Skybound Comet, I knew I wanted to cover it on the show. I got a chance to sit down with creators Mairghread Scott and Pablo Tunica to talk about some of the architecture of the story's construction and got a wonderful flavor of both of them not only as comics creato...

Ever since my chat with Sarah Anderson, I've wanted to host more webcomics guests on the Cryptid Creator Corner. On this episode, J.L Westover hangs out with me to talk about his new hardcover edition of the hit webcomic, Mr Lovenstein Presents: Failure. As if fated, I even failed myself, forgetting to hit the record button at the start of the interview so we had to do it over again. A lighthearte...

What a treat we have for you today! Amanda Deibert joins Jimmy in the virtual Yeti Cave to talk about writing comics and what led to her new book You Already Have the Answers: A Gratitude Journal  out December 6th. Amanda has written for DC Comics (DC Super Hero Girls), He-Man, Star Wars, and the recently announced Darkwing Duck out in January 2023. This is a fantastic conversation!  Learn more ab...

It seems like Italians are taking over the mainstream comics marketplace in America. It's no surprise, their artistry is exceptional. You are probably already familiar with Lorenzo De Felici's work on Robert Kirkman's Oblivion Song. Stepping into the writing arena, he has a new Image Comics project coming out called Kroma where he writes, colors, draws, and letters this new strange and beautiful f...

No need to adjust your speakers, that White Noise you're hearing is none other than my chat with the writer of such fine comic books as Arcadia, Friendo, Giga, and REDFORK, it's Alex Paknadel. I was excited to talk to Alex because I love his writing. He has the ability to take big concepts and craft relatable, human stories always teaming up with wonderful artists, masters of visual storytelling a...

From Shanghai Red to Children of the Woods to The Plot, Josh Hixson is one of the most exciting artists in comics, especially when it comes to horror. The Plot is one of our favorite comics at Comic Book Yeti so Jimmy was ecstatic to chat with Josh about his comics journey. Josh is a fantastic guest, its a great chat, and you are not going to want to miss it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Comics writer David Booher is back on the Cryptid Creator Corner talking with Byron O'Neal about his new Boom Studios project Specs co-created with artist Chris Shehan. He's also been recently testing the waters on WhatNot as a platform for creators to interact with their fans and snag limited edition comics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m really excited to introduce today’s special exclusive podcast drop. Recently Charles Stickney and Pat Shand have been hosting Twitter Spaces chats about crowdfunding comics, specifically on Kickstarter. I’ve been listening to them and felt like it would be useful to bring that content from two experienced creators who live in the trenches of that ecosystem to you on another platform as Spaces...

Maybe it’s because I’m Catholic, but Eat My Flesh, Drink My Blood is one of my top favorite horror stories written by Frankee White with art by Adam Mankiewicz and colors by A.H.G. I invited Frankee into the Yeti Cave for an exploration of this phenomenal horror series published by Dauntless Stories and to find out all of the other things Frankee is working on, like Who Killed Sarah Shaw?, a comic...

It's really exciting to be able to finally talk about a DC Comics book on the podcast, and in this episode I got a chance to catch up with comics writer Josh Trujillo about his relaunch of the classic character the Blue Beetle in a six issue miniseries called Graduation Day. We got a chance to touch on them both in the episode, but make sure to check out some of Josh's other current projects: Pool...

Spooky season wouldn't be complete without a chat with the artist of The Autumnal, House of Slaughter, and the upcoming Specs (Boom! Studios) and Denizen (Vault Comics - part of the Nightfall Double Feature), it's Chris Shehan throwing caution to the wind and hunkering down in the Yeti Cave for an in-depth discussion of their journey in comics, and what a journey it has been. Chris gets into all t...

IT'S SPOOKY SEASON! We've decorated the Yeti Cave with all manner of ghostly apparitions and are ready to hand out comics books to all those that make the trek up here to Trick or Treat. On today's episode of the Cryptic Creator Corner, Jimmy Gaspero is chatting with Rich Douek and Alex Cormack the writer and artist for two of his favorite horror comics: Road of Bones and Sea of Sorrows. This is a...

What happens when you get three Tennesseans on a podcast to talk comics together? They might ramble a bit but do yourself a favor and listen to my chat with comics creators Ryan Haddock and Nick Wyche. They have an amazing new younger readers book out from Wonderbound called The Brothers Flick: The Impossible Doors. I have not recorded another episode that hit me in the feels the way this one does...

Step on into the Yeti Cave for this episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner where your host, Byron O'Neal, chats with comics creator Will Morris about his new five-part historical fantasy series, Gospel, from Image Comics. FOC is on October 17th so make sure to get your order in now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are happy to welcome our second New York Times bestselling author onto the Cryptid Creator Corner podcast. In this episode, Byron chats with three time Newbery Honors recipient, Jennifer Holm, about the newest installment of her Eisner Award winning young readers comic book series, The Big Adventures of Babymouse: Once Upon A Messy Whisker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

IT’S SPOOKY SEASON, YA’LL!!! Here at the Cryptid Creator Corner, we love spooky season. There’s nothing better than starting a fire in the Yeti Cave, pouring a cold mug of cider, and reading some horror comics. Today we have both Tate Brombal and Nick Robles to discuss their journey in comics, the joy of collaborating, and their new BOOM! Studios series, BEHOLD, BEHEMOTH. FOC for the series is Mon...

Welcome once again to the Cryptid Creator Corner! Today I am chatting with Anas Abdulhak. Anas is a writer and podcaster from Syria who found his way to Western comics after seeing the first X-Men movie. From there he was hooked and knew he'd one day make his own comics. His debut comic Eleutheromania is stunning. You can check it on his website. We also chat about his next comic Etheres coming ou...

Welcome once again to the Cryptid Creator Corner and ask yourself that age old question: Are we Humeniuk or are we dancer? Ben Humeniuk has entered the Yeti Cave and this conversation invigorated and rejuvenated me, it was so much dang fun. Ben is a writer, artist, and educator. We talk about his artistic journey along with a few projects he's worked on and more he has coming out, especially Bro-D...