Hungry Trilobyte Podcast

Philip Tarl Denson is a man of many talents: writing, acting, directing and now comic creating! Here with a collection called Future Tales, Philip shows he's a big-time comic fan who's happy to have made something wonderful with the medium-- classic fairy tales re-told as contemporary science fiction. He and I talk about how this actually fits very well with the intent of the source material. Do y...

Steve Bynoe is a comic artist, writer, and publisher. His latest work is the Atrium miniseries, chronicling the chase of a team of paramedics trying to transport a human heart in a world infested with vampires. Atrium is currently raising money on Kickstarter. Steve and I together discuss creating Atrium, as well as take a detour into how comic fandom has morphed throughout history. This episode f...

Amanda Deibert has written for a host of top-tier comic books, like Darkwing Duck, Red Sonjia, The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, and DC Super Hero Girls. She's also the author of the Racket & Groot Grapx book series, and an extremely insightful writer's journal titled "You Already Have the Answers". In recent months, Amanda has been taking her writing gifts to support a Comic Book Creator's Club,...

Ellie Littlechild is a YouTube creator and cosplay artist. Known for her work on WhoCulture and TrekCulture, she comes to Hungry Trilobye to discuss her views on real life. The two of us start off talking about a real incident that happened to her, and extrapolate that to a philosophy about what’s important in life. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky, Twitter, or Instagr...

Ryan Thomas Riddle is an accomplished writer and podcaster. He's a valued member of the Star Trek community, and today he comes to Hungry Trilobyte to discuss Star Trek: Oath-- a fan script that made a bang with Stunt List 2024 and became the most downloaded entry. The script also has the merit of being done on a challenge from Dr. Beverly Crusher herself, Gates McFadden. — See Show Notes at www....

Kailee Rosen joins me at Fan Expo Chicago for this live recording. We pick up right where we left off, following her appearance in Episode #183, and this time we are discussing her work in tarot cards, and using that as an allegory for how art affects us all differently. The two of us try to break down the barriers between digital and traditional art, as well as the classic frustration of just try...

Bat Boughner III is the grandson of Golden Age Comic Book artist Howard Boughner. Howard Boughner was the talent behind such creations as Mac, Peter and Polly in Toyland, Hold Everything as well as Penny and Dolly Dripple. In addition, he was the author of the how-to guides ‘Cartooning Jobs for Beginning Cartoonists’ and ‘Dictionary of things to Draw,’ both of which were influential for generation...

Foslerfer, who has made a splash on YouTube as The Perfect Dark Girl, is doing a deep-dive into the Perfect Dark video game series. Currently a trilogy with games on the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and Xbox 360, a new installment is on the horizon. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Foslerfer and I talk about the impact of Perfect Dark, its status relative to more mainstream shooters, and the e...

Allison Rentz is an LPC and the author of the new book Among the Wildflowers. Allison's book is a guided journal walking the reader through different ways to explore mental health and begin a look into their own lives. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Allison and I talk about what it means to be a Wildflower, when it's a good thing, and when it's not. We also spend a little time playing with m...

Justin Coke is the creator of a new fantasy parody comic titled ‘SWAT – Secret Wizard Assault Team.’ While a bit of a spoof on the Harry Potter universe, Coke’s work carries some fairly serious themes through his characters, while building on themes of friendship and camaraderie. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Justin and I talk about the challenges of promoting a new comic concept, partnerin...

Chris Totten is the designer of Kudzu, a homebrew Game Boy game with strong influences from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Chris and I talk about Kudzu, it's Switch counterpart, and how the game is influenced by Takashi Tezuka, Twin Peaks, and even The Addams Family. We also look into Chris' upcoming project: Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends, and its relation to the original Little Nem...

Tim Fuller and Kat Klockow are a team of comic creators who have collaborated on some really clever books. In this episode, the three of us discuss Frogman Funnies, Sham Comics and Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosity. Sham and Frogman were made by the two pulling vintage public domain comics and re-writing the text to incorporate cryptids and classic scifi tropes. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig....

Amy Imhoff is one of the Star Trek fandom's best... an accomplished writer, public speaker, and champion of diverse voices in STEAM. Amy has managed many events that brought together real-world aerospace experts with their inspirations from Star Trek, and she's also gathered fans together on her extremely informative social media feeds. Today she comes to Hungry Trilobyte to talk about space trave...

Jerry Carita is known to Hungry Trilobyte fans as the producer of AMC's Comic Book Men, as well as several other reality TV shows. Today he's launching his own indie comic book, The Grizzly Crew, about a group of bears who fight pirates. We discuss his world-building process for the furry adventurers, his time hanging with Ming Chen (last seen in Episode 35) and another book of his, Cicada Samurai...

Wells Thompson is a comic creator and the mind behind the MechaTon series of indie comics. The next installment of MechaTon hit Kickstarter in February of 2024, and in this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Wells and I talk about mixing humor with darker themes and how Kickstarter is a boon to the indie comic creator. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky, Twitter, Hive, or Inst...

Kailee Rosen is an illustrator based out of Milwaukee, WI, who has a broad range of styles ranging from fantasy-oriented travel posters to touching children's book illustrations to very detailed anatomical diagrams. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Kailee and I sit down to talk about what the meaning of "art" even is, how she wraps her head around so many different visual styles, and how much...

Jay B. Kalagayan is the creator of MeSseD and the visionary behind each season story arc. He and I sit down at Fan Expo New Orleans to hash out unique storytelling possibilities of a story about fighting Cryptozoic monsters in a city sewer, as well as the more real-world importance of creating diverse characters. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky, Twitter, Hive, or Inst...

Artist Allyson Bode and I find a quiet(ish) corner of Fan Expo New Orleans and have a chat about her work- SoulSpeak Studios! Not only her visual arts, but her background as a costumer come up. She and I have similar views on getting started with whatever tools you have, making improvisation and innovation part of your craft, and treating every convention as an adventure.  You can follow Allyson o...

I sit down at Fan Expo New Orleans with author James Maxey, discussing his book Life in a Moment, which is a compilation of short stories featuring darker themes. In particular, the loss of life and memory play a key role in the two stories he and I discuss: "Clockwork Melting" and "Mercy is for Morning". After looking into how these stories connect with the reader's own sense of mortality, James...

John Billingsley is back to talk about this year's Trek Talks 3 event! Live-streaming on YouTube January 13 at 9:45 AM US Pacific time. Some of Star Trek's top talent (on-screen as well as behind-the-camera) have come out to put on a full day of entertainment for a good cause. As in previous years, these efforts benefit the Hollywood Food Coalition. Please give generously, regardless of if you are...

In this episode, I get to look at Chicago GameSpace, an attraction that starts off as a museum of video game history, illustrating the shifts in gaming technology and how those shifts impact pop culture. Joining me from the museum are John Kinkley and Ethan Johnson. The three of us talk about what it means to be a gaming historian, the unique role the Midwest (and Chicago in particular) play in co...

Tom Fenoglio and Joe Fenoglio are the talent behind Fenom comic studios. I sit down with these two guys and talk about their epic indie release, Hunter Ninja Bear. I get to talk to them about coming up with the wild idea for the book, working with Chuck Dixon, and bringing in such an awesome team with Mel Rubi, Rob Hunter, Ivan Nunes, and Taylor Esposito. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com F...

Donny Phillips is part of the creative team that produced the new homebrew NES game, Project Blue. Teamed up with Ellen Larsson, Project Blue is a dystopian sci-fi action game that captures the themes of 80s scifi movies, while faithfully embracing the play styles of late 80s classics like Metroid and Kid Icarus. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Donny discusses his game, his take on the scifi...

IloveKimPossibleALot is a wildly popular Youtube Channel, where host Rachel Alexandra showcases her animated fan projects, as well as comments on her favorite movies, TV shows, and the state of fandom and the industry. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Rachael gives her perspective on planning your next move in your creative endeavors. — See Show Notes at www. AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueS...

Preeti Chhibber is the author of the new book "Spider-Man's Bad Connection." Publisher's Weekly called her a 'Spider-Man super fan and author' and it's easy to see why they put super-fan first! In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Preeti and I discuss the new book, writing for YA audiences, the crossover between novels, comics, video games, and movies... and how to re-invent classic characters for...