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Storycomic Presents: Interviews with Amazing Storytellers and Artists

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This is your home for stories about comics or comic-based stories. We talk with storytellers and artists. We focus on novels, children’s books, graphic novels, illustrations, and the people behind these works that bring joy and inquiry.

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(Ep: 523) A Stuttering Main Character Done Right: Maggie’s Big Break 09.07.2026 24:44

#Jenniferdickinson #MaggiesBigBreak #MiddleGradeBooks #KidsLit #DebutAuthor #DisabilityRepresentation #StutteringAwareness #SpeechDifference #TheaterKids #SchoolPlay #FriendshipStories #ConfidenceBuilding #AuthorInterview #WeMakeChildrensBooks #Storycomic On this episode of We Make Children’s Books, I’m joined by debut middle-grade author Jennifer Dickinson to talk about Maggie’s Big Break This bo...

(Ep: 522) Justin Coke on Making Magic Feel Dangerous (and Funny) 02.07.2026 24:18

#JustinCoke #SWATEldritchBlue #SecretWizardAssaultTeam #KickstarterComics #IndieComics #CrowdfundedComics #UrbanFantasyComics #HorrorComics #MagicAndMayhem #WizardDetectives #ComicCreator #IndieCreator #ComicsInterview #NewComicSeries #Storycomic Justin Coke returns to the show to talk about his newest Kickstarter: SWAT: Eldritch Blue — Secret Wizard Assault Team, a supernatural crime comic that b...

(Ep: 521) A Book of Quiet Power for a Loud Year 02.07.2026 30:15

#JoanMWhite #ACommonersPrayer #RootstockPublishing #VermontPoetry #ShelburneVermont #PoetryCollection #DebutPoetry #ZenAndPoetry #Haiku #Haibun #NaturePoetry #SpiritualWriting #PoetryCommunity #AuthorInterview #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by Joan M. White, a Shelburne, Vermont poet and longtime Zen practitioner, to talk about her debut collection a commoner’s prayer: poems (Rootstock Pu...

(Ep: 520) The Darkly Funny Book Where Gossip Outlives You 25.06.2026 33:16

#EdithForbes #TheLawnmowerLady #RootstockPublishing #VermontFiction #NorwichVermont #SmallTownFiction #DarkComedy #LiteraryFiction #HumorousFiction #GreenBurial #AfterlifeStory #BookInterview #AuthorInterview #IndiePublishing #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by Edith Forbes, a Norwich, Vermont novelist whose work mixes sharp humor with real emotional weight — the kind of storytelling that c...

(Ep: 519) The Picture Book That Explains Honor Flights in a Way Kids Understand 18.06.2026 24:05

#JeffGottesfeld #HonorFlight #CandlewickPress #MattTavares #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #KidsLit #Veterans #HonorFlightNetwork #WashingtonDC #HistoryForKids #ReadAloud #LibraryBooks #BookInterview #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by award-winning children’s author Jeff Gottesfeld to talk about Honor Flight: Celebrating America’s Veterans, illustrated by Matt Tavares and published by Candle...

(Ep 518): How Ursula Nordstrom Helped Build the Children’s Book Canon 18.06.2026 22:50

#NancyHudgins #BooksGoodEnoughForYou #UrsulaNordstrom #MiddleGradeBooks #ChildrensBooks #KidsLit #AbramsBooks #BookBiography #PublishingHistory #EditorsMatter #GoodnightMoon #CharlottesWeb #WhereTheWildThingsAre #HarrietTheSpy #Storycomic#NancyHudgins #BooksGoodEnoughForYou #UrsulaNordstrom #MiddleGradeBooks #ChildrensBooks #KidsLit #AbramsBooks #BookBiography #PublishingHistory #EditorsMatter #Go...

(Ep: 517) Editing Dissent: Sharon Darrow on Curating Voices Without Smoothing the Edges 11.06.2026 27:48

#SharonDarrow #RootstockPublishing #TheCountryInTheMirror #PoemsOfProtestAndWitness #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #ProtestPoetry #PoetryOfWitness #VermontPoetry #PSOV #SmallPressBooks #IndiePublishing #EditorLife #AuthorInterview #BookTalk #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by Sharon Darrow — poet, educator, and award-winning author — to talk about her work and her newest Rootstock role as edito...

(Ep: 516) Cryptic Signals, Paranoia, and the D-TALq Question 11.06.2026 26:35

#BenjaminHunting #DeadAirComic #DeadAir #IndieComics #ComicKickstarter #CrowdfundedComics #SciFiHorror #HorrorComics #SciFiComics #CollegeRadio #TimeSplitStory #MysteryComics #ComicCreator #IndieCreator #Storycomic Benjamin Hunting is back on the show to talk about Dead Air, his sci-fi/horror comic built around a killer idea: a ’90s university radio crew starts picking up something they can’t expl...

(Ep: 515) A Forty-Year Story Where the Past Refuses to Stay Quiet 04.06.2026 28:52

#DonLesser #CrystalSprings #RootstockPublishing #LiteraryFiction #DebutNovel #FoundFamily #LoveOfPlace #FriendshipStories #PioneerValley #WesternMassachusetts #BookInterview #AuthorInterview #IndiePublishing #SmallPressBooks #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by author Don Lesser to talk about his debut novel, Crystal Springs — a work of literary fiction set in Western Massachusetts’ Pioneer...

(Ep: 514) John Holland Just Put 800+ Pages of Comics on Zoop (Here’s Why) 04.06.2026 27:50

#JohnHolland #DieBoldComics #Zoop #ZoopComics #DigitalComics #IndieComics #ComicBooks #ComicsPodcast #ComicCreator #ComicsCommunity #SupportIndieComics #PDFComics #CrowdfundedComics #Backlist #Storycomic John Holland is back on the show — and this time he’s doing something that’s both practical and pretty smart for readers: he’s launched The Die Bold Comics Digital Library on Zoop, a fundraising c...

(Ep: 513) “Top Gun for Kids” With Real Emotional Stakes: Meet Jett Cooper 28.05.2026 23:59

#MelanieHill #JettCooper #MiddleGradeBooks #KidsLit #ActionAdventure #AviationBooks #FlyingStories #STEMReads #GriefInKidsBooks #ResilienceForKids #ComingOfAge #BookInterview #AuthorInterview #IndieBooks #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by author Melanie Hill to talk about her high-octane middle-grade novel Jett Cooper — an aviation adventure that puts you right in the cockpit, but still ma...

(Ep: 512) Poetry vs. Fiction: The Honest Differences Nobody Explains 21.05.2026 26:05

#ErikaNicholsFrazer #ErikaFrazer #PSOV #PoetrySocietyOfVermont #CanYouSeeHerTheMoon #NoOneWillEverHearYou #FinishingLinePress #RootstockPublishing #VermontWriter #PoetryCommunity #ShortStoryCollection #Chapbook #IndiePublishing #WriterInterview #Storycomic Erika Frazer is back on the show, and we’ve got new work to talk about. Erika Nichols-Frazer is a Vermont writer, poet, and editor (including h...

(Ep: 511) Stuck in the Tree: Turning Embarrassment into Courage 21.05.2026 27:08

#TheBoyInTheTree #JConwell #LittleRipples #RipplesMedia #PictureBook #ChildrensBooks #KidsLit #EmotionalIntelligence #SocialEmotionalLearning #ResilienceForKids #GrowthMindset #ParentingTools #ClassroomReadAloud #BookInterview #Storycomic On this episode, I’m talking with J. Conwell about his picture book The Boy in the Tree: When Weak is Okay, published by Little Ripples, the new children’s impri...

(Ep: 510) The Infrastructure Indie Authors Actually Need (And Nobody Talks About) 14.05.2026 30:54

#MelissaAddey #ALLi #AllianceOfIndependentAuthors #IndieAuthorBookstore #IndieAuthorMonth #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthors #AuthorCommunity #BookDiscovery #IndiePublishing #AuthorMarketing #PublishingIndustry #AuthorBusiness #WritingCommunity #Storycomic Melissa Addey is back on the show, and this time we’re talking about something that matters to every indie author trying to get discovered: the new...

(Ep 509): The Picture Book That Makes Imagination Feel Possible Again 14.05.2026 24:49

#RainbowKite #KellyBennett #PictureBook #ChildrensBooks #KidsLit #ReadAloud #Imagination #CreativePlay #SelfExpression #ClassroomBooks #LibraryBooks #KMBrown #YoungDragonsPress #BookInterview #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by children’s author Kelly Bennett to talk about her picture book Rainbow Kite—a playful story about imagination, self-expression, and what can happen when one brave...

(Ep 508): Punk’n Heads: Making Music, Making Mistakes, Making a Life 07.05.2026 35:46

#DaveBaker #PunknHeads #TopShelfProductions #GraphicNovel #IndieComics #ComicsPodcast #NicoleGoux #PunkRockStories #HorrorPunk #BandDrama #ComingOfAge #QueerStories #ComicCreators #BookTalk #Storycomic Dave Baker is back on the show with a new graphic novel from Top Shelf: Punk’n Heads, co-created with Nicole Goux. It lands April 7, 2026, and it’s a raucous, heartfelt story about making art, mak...

(Ep 507): A Secret War From the 1970s to 2000s… Told by Eyewitnesses 07.05.2026 34:58

#DVSM #GaryHodges #IndieComics #GraphicNovel #SciFiHorror #HorrorComics #SciFiComics #FoundFootageHorror #DocumentaryStyle #Worldbuilding #ComicCreator #IndieCreator #GraphicNovelSeries #ComicsInterview #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by indie comic creator Gary Hodges, who’s been making comics for about 8 years and is building a seriously cool graphic novel series called DvsM. DvsM is a c...

(Ep: 506) The Read-Aloud That Makes Kids Smarter Without Them Noticing 30.04.2026 28:17

On this episode, I’m joined by children’s book author Maureen Devlin, creator of the Backer & Backer series — a set of books built around one of the best questions kids ask: “How did that get here?” Each story starts with something familiar — an apple, a warm hat, a bouncy ball, a kid-made picture, even a puppy — and then goes “backer and backer” to explore the origin of everyday things in a w...

(Ep: 505) The Vermont Fantasy Series That Quietly Gets Bigger Every Book 30.04.2026 31:26

#EclaronaChronicles #VMLaFountain #VermontAuthor #EssexJunction #FantasyBooks #FaeFantasy #EpicFantasy #QueerFantasy #InclusiveFantasy #IndieAuthor #WomenWhoWrite #FantasyWorldbuilding #DestinyBook #ReckoningBook #Storycomic On this episode, I’m talking with Victoria (V.M. LaFountain), a fantasy author right here in Essex Junction, Vermont, and creator of the Eclarona Chronicles—a big, sprawling s...

(Ep: 504) A Jailbreak in Space… With Noodles (And Somehow It Works) 23.04.2026 24:49

#Snoodles #SnoodlesInSpace #EscapeFromZoodletraz #StevenJoseph #AndyCase #ChildrensBooks #KidsGraphicBooks #ReadAloud #KidsLit #Illustration #Imagination #ScreenFreeFun #Worldbuilding #IndieBooks #Storycomic Kids are surrounded by screens, and sometimes it feels like imagination is getting squeezed out of the day. That’s why this episode is such a blast. I’m joined by Steven Joseph, author and cre...

(Ep: 503) Courage Isn’t Loud: Two Quietly Powerful Survival Stories 16.04.2026 19:46

#LaurenEnnis #DaughtersOfAttrition #GraphicNovel #IndieGraphicNovel #ChildrensBooks #MiddleGradeBooks #HistoricalFiction #Kabul #AfghanistanStories #BooksThatMatter #ABoysBestComrade #DogBooks #Moscow1938 #AuthorInterview #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by author Lauren Ennis, who writes historical fiction that hits you right in the heart—and doesn’t pull punches when it comes to what kids...

(Ep: 502) How Do You Adapt Real History Without Losing the Nuance? 16.04.2026 22:51

#ReturnOfTheRooftopKoreans #TaeYeonLee #IndieComics #GraphicNovel #ComicCreator #IndieGraphicNovel #ComicsInterview #Worldbuilding #ComicWriting #ComicArt #Storytelling #CulturalIdentity #HistoryInComics #IndiePublishing #Storycomic This one’s a ride. On the show today, I’m joined by Tae-Yeon Lee, creator and writer of the 140+ page graphic novel Return of the Rooftop Koreans—a full-color, perfe...

(Ep: 501) “Ask Questions, Get Burned” — Inside Vermont’s Most Messy Fictional Town 09.04.2026 29:17

#StolenMountain #IMAiken #VermontAuthors #VermontBooks #LiteraryThriller #LegalThriller #SmallTownSecrets #MysteryNovel #IndiePress #CatalystPress #NewBookRelease #BookInterview #AuthorTalk #TrowbridgeVermont #VermontArtistsAndAuthors This episode is a real treat for anyone who loves Vermont-set fiction with teeth. I’m joined by Vermont author I.M. Aiken to talk about her newest novel, Stolen Moun...

(Ep: 500) Building a Tech Audience When Everyone’s Doomscrolling 09.04.2026 38:28

#BernieSmith #GigabyteMagazine #TechNews #TechJournalism #ArtificialIntelligence #AINews #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Robotics #DigitalMedia #OnlinePublishing #CreatorEconomy #TechTrends #Storycomic #PodcastInterview Every 100 episodes, I keep a weird little tradition alive: I interview another Barney or Bernie Smith. This time it’s Bernie Smith, CEO of Gigabyte Magazine, a tech outlet focused on what...

(Ep: 499) The Origin Story Behind Cosmic Wars (It Started When He Was 12) 02.04.2026 28:14

#CosmicWars #KickstarterComics #IndieComics #ComicBookKickstarter #SciFiComics #SpaceOpera #ComicCreators #GraphicNovel #Worldbuilding #IndieCreator #ComicArt #NerdCulture #BackThisProject #NewComicSeries #Storycomic What happens when a universe you started building as a kid finally hits the launch button? In this episode, I’m joined by comic creator Samuel Vera to talk about CosmicWars: Guardian...