Ignorant Bliss

So few weeks back Ron posted a piece of writing on Tumblr called “Stop doing spec pages: Why DC, Marvel, Boom etc. should pay you for your test pages.” He wrote about how the Majors of the comic book industry shouldn’t solicit free spec pages from artists they might want on their comics. The post Ignorant Bliss 44: Ronald Wimberly 5 & why comics needs to stop solicited Spec artwork appeared first...

I had to pleasure to talk to my friend Ulises Farinas about his new publishing venture Buño with Magnetic Press. The post Ignorant Bliss 43: A talk with Ulises Farinas about Buño appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

So with things being busy with going to a few conventions this summer I decided to go into my stash and put up an episode I haven’t released. This is a conversation with two friends of mine, K-Sade and Steven. We talk about a lot of stuff and is completely casual. The post Ignorant Bliss 42: A quiet Saturday with K-Sade and Steven (side B) appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

So with things being busy with going to a few conventions this summer I decided to go into my stash and put up an episode I haven’t released. This is a conversation with two friends of mine, K-Sade and Steven. We talk about a lot of stuff and is completely casual. The post Ignorant Bliss 42: A quiet Saturday with K-Sade and Steven (side A) appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This time it’s my friend Kenny Keil talking with me. We cover a lot of subjects here. This time it’s my friend Kenny Keil talking with me. We cover a lot of subjects here. Some good rap and music talk. We talk some TLOP (The Life of Pablo) and Kanye. We talk about the craft of making comics and drawing in vector along with comedy writing on Mad Magazine and why Cracked was dope. Kenny tells me how...

So on this episode, I’m talking to my friend Martheus Wade about his projects and making comics independently for many years. We also talk about pop culture and fandom and how that affects making stories in the comic industry and entertainment in general. Honest talk and I hope you enjoy. The post Ignorant Bliss 40: Trill talk with Martheus Wade appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This episode is with the homies Ted Lange IV and Turner Lange. Out in the beauty that is LA they are making fresh and exciting comics. The post Ignorant Bliss 39: Fly times with Ted Lange IV & Turner Lange appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

On this episode Joey and I talk about many things from going to film screenings, films of 2015, my going to see less films in theaters, films I missed, Star Wars the Force Awakens, Jurassic World, Person of Interest, Christopher Nolan & Interstellar, and much more. The post Ignorant Bliss 38: 2015 in Film and TV with Joey Aulisio (Side B) appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

On this episode Joey and I talk about many things from going to film screenings, films of 2015, my going to see less films in theaters, films I missed, Star Wars the Force Awakens, Jurassic World, Person of Interest, Christopher Nolan & Interstellar, and much more. The post Ignorant Bliss 38: 2015 in Film and TV with Joey Aulisio (Side A) appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

So this episode I have my good friend Rocky on again to talk more movies. This was recorded before the Oscars so there is a lot of talk about the nominees and a little TV talk. The post Ignorant Bliss 37: 2015 in Film with Rocky Hadadi appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

Episode 36 starts a three-episode stint on 2015 in Film. The first conversation is with my friend Dominic Griffin. He writes reviews of film (and other forms of art) on different blogs along with the Baltimore City Paper. The post Ignorant Bliss 36: 2015 in Film with Dominic Griffin appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

On side B of the Best of 2015 episode of ignorant Bliss, my collaborator Sean Causley and I aka Longboxes on 22s talk about our favorite television shows and some thoughts on the events in 2015 and sports in Washington DC. We also talk about our convention plans for this year aka the Longboxes on 22s Convention Tour. Also in the episode you’ll hear from Shawn Pryor of his Top 10 of 2015 and Jared...

On side A of the Best of 2015 episode of ignorant Bliss, my collaborator Sean Causley and I aka Longboxes on 22s go through what we feel was some of the best music of the year and run down our combined Top 10. Also in the episode you’ll here Taylor Pithers’ Top 5 in Grime music and Jamila (aka Girl Gone Geek) Top in Geek reference rap bars. The post Ignorant Bliss 35: Best of 2015 featuring Longbo...

So I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to Warren Bernard, executive director of Small Press Expo and author of the book Cartoons for Victory. The post Ignorant Bliss 34: A chat with Warren Bernard appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

So here we have the 4th conversation with my friend Ron Wimberly. We talk about Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book Between The World and Me & more. The post Ignorant Bliss 33: D-Pi 4 appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This episode is with rising star Ramon Villalobos currently artist on the Marvel Secret Wars title E for Extinction. The post Ignorant Bliss 32: A fresh conversation with Ramon Villalobos appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

On this episode I talk to my friend Jared K. Fletcher. He’s a letterer in the comics’ industry. We talk about a lot of our thoughts on the business of comics and the mind state of the people within it. The post Ignorant Bliss 31: Why comics might need a Dame Dash with Jared K. Fletcher appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This is the Longboxes on 22s episode. Here Sean (Causley) and I talk about how we feel about the Marvel Hip Hop covers. Then we just talk about music. The post Ignorant Bliss 30: Longboxes on 22s appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This episode features a conversation with Jamila Rowser better known online as Girl Gone Geek. She’s a blogger, writer and panelist on comics and pop culture. She has the blog GirlGoneGeekblog.com and also one of the founders of Geek Girl brunch. The post Ignorant Bliss 29: A conversation with Girl Gone Geek appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This episode is a conversation with my friend Taylor Pithers from England. This episode is just an overall (and long) conversation about pop culture. We cover the basis of movies, sports, tv, shoes and music. The post Ignorant Bliss 28: A Talk across the pond with Taylor Pithers appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This episode is just a recap/thoughts on Mad Men finale and the series as a whole. On this episode I’m joined by my friend and personal Peggy Olsen Roxana (or Rocky) Hadadi. We talk about the whole episode and some of the second half of the season in general. The post Ignorant Bliss 27: Mad Men Finale & more with Roxana Hadadi appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This episode is with my good friend Shawn Pryor. Shawn has been in the comics game for a bit starting out with his own imprint PKD media and then as one of the Founders of Action Lab Entertainment. Shawn also has a long running podcast called The Black Box podcast (one in which I've been a guest on plenty of times). The post Ignorant Bliss 26: Shawn Pryor appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

Here is my thoughts on Avengers Age of Ultron. The post Ignorant Bliss 25: Age of Ultron review appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This episode is with my friend David Brothers. David Brothers is currently Content Manager at Image Comics. You might know him from his think pieces on the medium of comics and other pop culture from his site now closed blog 4thletter or Comic Alliance or a multitude of places on the internet where he’s been dropping gems for years. The post Ignorant Bliss 24: David Brothers appeared first on Igno...

This episode is another conversation with Ron Wimberly. This time we talk about the DC Comics character Cyborg. Ron was asked if he wanted to do a variant cover for the upcoming new title this summer (also for Green Arrow) but he declined. He never really liked or understood Cyborg on a design level so he wanted to talk about it. We start there and then go into tangents about story telling and a l...