Hungry Trilobyte Podcast

Jeri Ellsworth has been widely known in retrogaming circles as a hardware wizard on platforms such as the C64, VIC-20, and ZX81. Beyond that, she's built a career on designing computer chips and systems for large companies as well as fun gaming projects. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Jeri settles in for a conversation about the current dismal state of the tech industry (my words, not hers)...

After giving the Hungry Trilobyte audience a taste of "SWAT – Secret Wizard Assault Team" in episode 189, Justin returns to announce the comic is finished and ready to roll! He and I also examine the importance of fanfic and the many different ways it can be retooled into totally original works. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Earl Baylon is a cool guy who has mastered writing, acting, and generally is a "Hungry Trilobyte" kind of guy. He's publishing a new comic and needs your support at Wondercon! — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Known across Instagram and TikTok for her scathing reviews of thrift store clothing finds (as well as ludicrous ultra-high-end offerings most of us never see!) RefashionedHippie comes to Hungry Trilobyte to give a different tale. Not too long ago, a fan reached out to her, asking about a perfume bottle of great importance, and the whole community pulled together to find it. This led the two of us...

John Vorhaus (previously on episodes 92 , 120, and 168) is about to drop a bombshell: he's written a follow-up to his classic book, The Comic Toolbox. With his new book, The Comedy Writer's Companion, John reviews his earlier advice with the benefit of another 30 years of experience-- both professional experience as well as life experience. In this episode, John and I talk about how the two books...

We last saw Braxton not too long ago in Episode 207, but today he's ready to talk about a project that's a grand achievement even for him-- a two-part series based on the life of Yasuke, the historical 16th-century African Samurai. After becoming fascinated with the concept of the character, Braxton did the real-life research into who he was and found the basis for a historical fiction novel, whic...

The last time we spoke with Bat (Episode 192) he told some great stories about his grandfather, Golden Age comic artist Howard Boughner. This time around, we have more contemporary matters to discuss: the potential sale of Warner Bros. Studios to Netflix… or potentially Paramount, or someone else. While Bat and I share the concerns of many people as to how Netflix would treat the WB library, we ha...

Nick Edwards is wrapping up his THIRD kickstarter, and he has a wild concept: a horror one-shot that's budget priced, but has great artwork. Nick joins Hungry Trilobyte today to talk crowdfunding, comics, and maybe a little about the afterlife? — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Dan Henk is a multi-talented genre fan who has put his passion into writing, illustration, tattoo art, and blends of all the above. Today he comes to Hungry Trilobyte to talk about his upcoming illustrated anthology series, Down Highways in the Dark. Being a fan of anthology fiction myself, I can't help but bring up Twilight Zone. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Ins...

Gregg Berger is a voice actor who cares deeply about the fact that he's voiced some timeless characters in long-running franchises, such as Grimlock from Transformers and Odie from Garfield. Gregg has also voiced a few more esoteric roles such as Cornfed Pig on Duckman. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, I get to ask Gregg about what it's like to be on the ground floor of such massive franchises...

Candace Kade is the author of Enhanced, the first in the Hybrid trilogy of novels. Hybrid tells the story of Lee Urban, a first-year college student from an influential Chinese family, hiding a genetic secret in a future world without privacy. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Candace and I talk about what it takes to make fresh dystopia, how much the real world feeds into it, and if we can mak...

Meghan Fitzmartin is a comic writer who's currently tearing it up at DC, putting her spin on Tim Drake as Robin, Stephanie Brown as Spoiler, and Superboy. Not only that, she has a personal project called Mary Sue that needs some attention. Here we sit down at Fan Expo Chicago to get the details! — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Tom Fenoglio and I sit down LIVE at Fan Expo Chicago to talk about Transhuman, the follow-up project from Fenom Comics. Tom gives a lot of honest, personal advice on how to build your career in comics and how to find a team to work with (not to mention the importance of doing so!) — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Geoff Alexander is the Director of the Academic Film Archive of North America, as well as the author of the book “Academic Films for the Classroom: A History”. He’s also written several other books on the topic of short films used in classroom settings, but today he comes to Hungry Trilobyte to talk about the unique niche that educational films have carved out in movie history. — See Show Notes at...

Dennis Valencia is another comic creator with Homebrewed Comics, and the creator of The Celestial Knight. He and I have a great chat about building a comic character that's been a part of your imagination since you were a kid... and what it's like to mash that character up against another creator's work in an indie crossover! — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagra...

Ben Kvalo is the founder of Midwest Games, a video game publisher that has advanced the concept of "shadow publishing", a way of making large-scale game releases more accessible to smaller developers. Ben and I discuss how the industry needs smaller developers to get a bigger chance, as well as how hardware will become less relevant over time. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on...

Braxton Cosby is a novelist, screenwriter, and comic creator. His studio, Cosby Media Productions, has a full library of titles available, created by himself and his colleagues, leading to his comic book title Broken. I get really excited talking to Braxton, as he has a strong creative spirit and the collaborative nature that makes him a great guy to found a publishing studio. In this episode of H...

Last seen in Episode #21, Zoe Plait (MST3K fan of legend) has started a new project, History Science Theater 3000. In her YouTube documentary, she gives a detailed timeline of the creation of MST3K, powered by years of meticulous research, as well as her own personal experiences with the cast and crew in the years following. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram...

Chris Sahloff is the creator of an indie comic called C.R.I.T., which is a contemporary-world fantasy using his friends as characters and created through an extended Dungeons and Dragons play session. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Chris and I ask hard questions about what it's like to use a game as a framework for a comic series, and what it takes to start a comic career from square one. —...

David Orange is fondly remembered as the sleepy (and likely inebriated) Klingon at the observation post in Star Trek VI. He joins Hungry Trilobyte to recall his time on the set, telling a funny story about Leonard Nimoy, and waxing philosophical on what makes great science fiction. David is an accomplished novelist and screenwriter, and the two of us also discuss two of his projects, one of which...

Vernon Smith is an artist with IDW, working on titles like Star Trek #500 and the TMNT Halloween Special. He and I are going to talk Trek, Ninja Turtles, as well as his early experiences as a fan reading about Superboy and the Legion. Vernon and I also can't resist swapping Con tales about STTC, STLV, STSF, Dallas, and I even break down and tell my Klingon Jesus story. — See Show Notes at www. Aar...

Robyn Stewart, known as "Qov" to members of the Klingon Empire, joins us today to talk about being a long-time fan, contributing to Star Trek: Discovery, and fixing the cloaking device on the Duolingo Klingon course. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Back again, Jarrod Alberich gets the misfortune of walking me through the newbie stages of G.I. Joe fandom. We get into a brief overview of the franchise, some new developments, and get to dissect why we collect and what it satisfaction it brings us. The conversation was started after I found the G.I. Joe/Transformers collaboration featuring Kup and Sgt. Slaughter. There's also a moment where we t...

Jerry Carita (last seen on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode #185) returns for our milestone 200th episode! Tonight, we’re talking about The CloakRoom, an anthology series born out of a writing course by Scott Snyder. There’s so much to cover here-- the value of anthology fiction (particularly anthology GENRE fiction), Scott’s work with the Batman universe, and the opportunities new writers can take to...

Amelia Eichler, previously seen on Episode 152, returns today to talk about her journey into cinema history and preservation. Specifically, she talks about her grandfather's love of movies and how he mindfully passed it on to her. She and I talk about how it helps to be guided by a mentor and how that can coincide with normal growth as a person, possibly making it easier. Amelia and I share a love...