THE WRITERS BLOCK w/ David Avallone and Rylend Grant

The guys talk with Zack Quaintance - regular contributor to the Eisner-winning COMICS BEAT - about his new book MACABRE VALLEY and about walking the line between creator and journalist. GET MACABRE VALLEY ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zackq/macabre-valley GET RYLEND'S EVEL KNIEVEL ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rylendgrant/evel-knievel-1-from-ri...

The guys talk with Joe Pennington from the Evel Knievel Museum about the institution’s move to a 30,000 square foot facility in Las Vegas and his key advisory role in Rylend’s new official EVEL KNIEVEL comic book series, available via Kickstarter right now. GET EVEL KNIEVEL ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rylendgrant/evel-knievel-1-from-ringo-award-winner-rylend-grant/ JOE...

The guys talk with Batwheels show runner Michael G. Stern about his prolific career in children’s television… and David spends way too much time showing Rylend his Hot Wheels collection. MICHAEL G. STERN Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpR2CWjmZC4 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumbl...

Rylend and David talk with writers Adam Schlagman and Doug Pasko about their new Panick Entertainment release T.A.M.A… and Rylend makes sweet love to his brand new Telly statuette. ADAM SCHLAGMAN Instagram: @aschlagman Website: https://www.schlagtales.com/ DOUG PASKO Instagram: @dougpasko Bluesky: @dougpasko.bsky.social PANICK ENTERTAINMENT Instagram: @time.to.panick Bluesky: @timetopanick.bsky.so...

Rylend and David talk with writer Felipe Cagno about the evolution of his Kickstarter mega hit THE FEW AND THE CURSED and his all-too-familiar transition from film to comics. FELIP CAGNO Instagram: @felipecagno GET THE FEW AND THE CURSED ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/felipecagno/the-few-and-cursed --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaud...

Rylend and David talk with TV writer Layne Morgan (CW’s LEGACIES) about transitioning into comic book writing/prepping her first release with Charlie Stickney’s White Ash Comics, and Rylend explains why he don't want no scrubs. LAYNE MORGAN Instagram: @laynemorgan Twitter: @laynemorgan GET GLARIEN AND THANE VOL 1 ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegamecomic/glarien-and-tha...

Rylend and David talk with Studio Skye-Tiger honcho Ray Anthony-Height about his decision to walk away from the big two to go into business for himself. RAY ANTHONY HEIGHT Instagram: @raheightcomics Twitter: @raheight Website: http://www.studioskyetiger.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumb...

Rylend and David talk with Fanbase Press honcho Barbra Dillon, WHITE ASH creator Charlie Stickney, and cartoonist Richard Fairgray about a turbulent 2024 and the hope that 2025 brings. Also… Richard writes, draws, colors, and letters 17 comic book pages in the 90 minutes he’s being recorded. It’s a slow day for him. BARBRA DILLON Twitter: @barbrajdillon Instagram: @barbrajdillon FANBASE PRESS Twit...

Rylend and David talk with Lily and Generoso Fierro about their Ignatz-nominated indy comic efforts - like INVERSION and ABSOLUTE SIMULTANEITY - and about what a comic book can and should be. LILY AND GENEROSO FIERRO Twitter: @plasticgrapes99 Instagram: @plasticgrapes Website: linktr.ee/plasticgrapes --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendant...

Rylend and David talk with NIGHT WOLF creator Rob Multari about building a mega brand on the Kickstarter platform… and Rylend goes almost 55 minutes without mentioning MIAMI VICE. ROB MULTARI Twitter: @RobMultari Instagram: @RobMultari LONEWOLF COMICS Twitter: @LoneWolfComics Instagram: @lonewolfcomics Website: lonewolfcomics.com CHECK OUT NIGHT WOLF ON KICKSTARTER NOW: nightwolf.lonewolfcomics.co...

Rylend and David talk with Eisner/Inkpot-winner Shannon Wheeler (TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN) and GLAAD Award-winner Richard Fairgray (EX-WIVES OF FRANKENSTEIN) about the evolution (and de-evolution) of cartooning, about process, and about moving one’s business onto kickstarter. SHANNON WHEELER Twitter: @MuchCoffee Instagram: @muchcoffeeman Website: https://linktr.ee/ShannonLeoWheeler RICHARD FAIRGRAY Twi...

Rylend and David talk with writer Adam Rose about his new Titan Comics release HUGE DETECTIVE… and without really meaning to, the gang does a very deep dive on IP/Rights issues. ADAM ROSE Twitter: @adamrose74 Instagram: @shazamcap Website: adamharryrose.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumb...

Rylend and David talk with Global Comix’s Head of Business Development Eric Tapper about fanbase building and where digital publishing is heading is headed in the wake of the Comixology collapse. SPECIAL OFFER FROM GLOBAL COMIX: The first 25 listeners to use this link or code will get 1 week of free reading on Global Comix. Claimable until midnight on October 17th, 2024. https://globalcomix.com/cl...

Rylend and David talk with stand-up comedian Deece Casillas about his journey into comics and his new book KILL STAN… and Rylend waxes poetic about the power of cultivating a “beginners mind” in any creative endeavor. DEECE CASILLAS Twitter: @deececomedy Instagram: @deece.comedy Website: DeeceComedy.com CHECK OUT KILL STAN ON KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/killstan/kill-stan --P...

Rylend and David talk with writer/filmmaker Shawn Hainsworth about his SHP Comics imprint and his latest comic shop releases, THE KILLING MACHINE and WOODSTAKE. Rylend battles COVID. David battles a sudden urge to tap dance. SHAWN HAINSWORTH Twitter: @SHP_Comics Instagram: @shpcomics Website: linkin.bio/shpcomics/ --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twi...

Rylend and David talk candidly with writer Giulie Speziani about what makes a story personal and meaningful, and about her upcoming Chispa/Simon and Shuster release THANKS! ROMINA. GIULIE SPEZIANI Instagram: @giuliespeziani Website: gingerrabbitstudio.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr...

Rylend and David talk with comic industry veteran Kris Longo about his exciting new horror and sci-fi genre publishing company, Panick Entertainment… and do a predictable all-too-deep dive on MIAMI VICE actor Don Johnson’s musical stylings. KRIS LONGO Twitter: @krislongo Instagram: @kris_longo Website: linktr.ee/krislongo PANICK ENTERTAINMENT Twitter: @TimeToPanick Instagram: @time.to.panick Websi...

Live from SDCC 2024! Rylend and David chat with Amanda Deibert-Staggs, Corrina Bechko, Rich Douek, and Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz about career paths… the ins and out, the highs and lows, of a life spent making comics. AMANDA DEIBERT Twitter: @amandadeibert Instagram: @amandadeibertofficial Website: amandadeibert.com RICH DOUEK Twitter: @rdouek Instagram: @rdouek Website: linktr.ee/rdouek CORINNA...

Live from SDCC 2024! Rylend and David chat with Barbra Dillon (EIC of Fanbase Press) and Joseph Rybandt (editorial director at Dynamite Entertainment) about the current state of the comic book union, looking to answer the question once and for all, "What are editors at the biggest/baddest publishers looking for?" BARBRA DILLON Twitter: @barbrajdillon Instagram: @barbrajdillon FANBASE PRESS Twitter...

Rylend and David chat with Jenny Zero writer Dave Dwonch about what makes a contract “good” and what traditional comic publishers may or may not have to offer creators these days. Also… Rylend and Dave kind of finally talk about the thing that everyone has really wanted them to talk about for a long while but maybe haven’t quite until now. DAVE DWONCH Twitter: @davedwonch Instagram: @davedwonch We...

Rylend and David intended to have one of their standard “state of the comic union” discussions with Syzygy Publishing co-founder Chris Ryall, but - as happens with great guests - ended up with something much more fun, layered, and nuanced in the end. Special appearances by Cassandra Peterson, Syd Field, and Tyrese and Ludacris. CHRIS RYALL Twitter: @chris_ryall Instagram: @chris_ryall Website: wor...

Rylend and David talk with Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. creators/showrunners Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum about their MINOR THREATS comic book universe… Patton and Rylend get through the broadcast - despite being woefully under the weather - by pounding gogol mogol and judiciously using the mute button. PATTON OSWALT Twitter: @pattonoswalt Instagram: @pattonoswalt Website: pattonoswalt.com JORDAN BLUM Twi...

Rylend and David talk with Kickstarter mainstays Charlie Stickney (WHITE ASH COMICS), Richard Fairgray (THE EX-WIVES OF FRANKENSTEIN), and Steven Prince (MONSTER MATADOR) about the current state of the platform’s union… and after spending an 90-minutes admiring David and Richard’s rather prominent cookie dusters, Rylend seriously considers growing a mustache. RICHARD FAIRGRAY Twitter: @RichardFair...

Rylend and David talk with Bram Stoker Award-nominated comic writer Rich Douek (HEARTPIERCER, MECHAGODZILLA) about the topsy-turvy state of publishing in the wake of the pandemic/the writer’s strike/the streaming collapse/et al… and after a short, cryptic rant about some time spent with Director Simon West years back, Rylend leaves mid-show to watch a CON AIR/THE ROCK double feature. RICH DOUEK Tw...

Rylend and David talk with Bram Stoker Award-nominated comic writer Rich Douek (HEARTPIERCER, MECHAGODZILLA) about the topsy-turvy state of publishing in the wake of the pandemic/the writer’s strike/the streaming collapse/et al… and after a short, cryptic rant about some time spent with Director Simon West years back, Rylend leaves mid-show to watch a CON AIR/THE ROCK double feature. RICH DOUEK Tw...