VODKA O'CLOCK

Amber took to the camera this week to discuss 13 common problems with comic (and other industry) panels. To sponsor the show, go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Small business owner & big nerd, Natali Heuss talks about opening the Uber Dork Cafe, raising geeky kids, and the Semicolon Project for suicide awareness.

I talked with show co-founder Dave O'Hare about the big changes to this year's Garden State Comic Fest. To sponsor this show, please go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Shawn Pryor talks about his hiatus from social media and the new change in his comic career, launching Cash & Carrie. To sponsor this show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Joe Colton of the G.I. Joe cosplay troupe, The Finest, is working on a "Girls of the Finest" cosplay calendar to benefit the U.S.O. We nerd out about our first fandoms & collaborating on cosplay. To support this show please go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Recorded at Special Edition NYC, this panel on Writing and Pitching Comics included: Charles Soule, Greg Pak, Marguerite Bennett and moderator Jim Zub. To sponsor Vodka O'Clock and AmberUnmasked go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Recorded at the first ever FlameCon, #LGBTQIA comic con in New York, listen to Amber Love, Jill Pantozzi, and Jennie Wood discuss their creative processes. To sponsor the show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

The first of the panels recorded about the professional side of comics - creators talked about bad contracts, what deals they made with artists on creator-owned work, and how they got their starts. If you can please support the show at Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked.

I was able to catch a couple of sound bytes during the Q&A portion of an Image panel at the NY Special Edition con. Valentine De Landro and Brandon Graham spoke briefly about drawing diverse female characters and I thought this subject was important to share with listeners. If you can sponsor the show, please go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Another recording from the 2015 Steampunk World's Fair. Hear Lex talk about the wild life of Aleister Crowley. To sponsor this show, go to patreon.com/AmberUnmasked.

Recorded live at Steampunk World's Fair - 3 archaeologists discuss their fields and what was important to Victorian expeditions. To support this show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Recorded at Steampunk World's Fair, the Poe and Victorian death rites lecture by Chris Semtner of the Poe Museum. To support this show, go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked.

Recorded live at the Steampunk World's Fair, the Transgender in Steampunk panel included: Sangii, Isabelle Bunny Bennett, Gail Carriger, Mazz, and Luna Skye. To support this show, go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Comic artist JK Woodward comes on to talk about his first creator-owned series Behemoth and what it's like after 15 years of working on properties that weren't his. To sponsor the show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked.

Cosplayer Kate Foil came on the show to discuss how she honors her religious observances when they might normally interfere with comic cons and cosplay. To support the show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Nicky Mortlock began ArtiPeeps as a way to cope with her mental illness and bring people together through art as part of their recovery process. To sponsor the show please go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

The host of Comic News Insider Jimmy Aquino joins Vodka O'Clock to share what his 10 years of podcasting has been like. To sponsor this show and website go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Returning to the show is JOSH NEFF to completely nerd out about cats, supernatural monsters and creatures, and super powers. You can sponsor the show at Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Angela Henry is a novelist, member of Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators and International Thriller Writers. To support the show, go to Patreon.com/amberunmasked to pledge as little as $1.00 per creation.

For the first time, comic book writer and fun guy on Twitter, BRIAN VISAGGIO comes to Vodka O’Clock to talk about comics, his influences, why he loves Power Rangers and more. Go to Patreon.com/amberunmasked to pledge as little as $1.00 per creation.

Wes Locher is back on the show to update us about UNIT 44. Go to Patreon.com/amberunmasked to pledge as little as $1.00 per creation which could mean per Vodka O’Clock episode or through written content.

TAYLOR ESPOSITO talks about lettering comics and launching his own studio now that he's decided not to move with the DC Comics offices. Go to Patreon.com/amberunmasked to pledge as little as $1.00 per creation which could mean per Vodka O’Clock episode or through written content.

Eric Grissom came back on the show to discuss his latest project, PLANET GIGANTIC, an all-ages comic published by Action Lab. Now you can sponsor Vodka O’Clock and AmberUnmasked.com Patreon.com/amberunmasked to pledge as little as $1.00.

The artist of HERO CATS, Marcus Williams, comes to Vodka O'Clock for the first time. He answered all kinds of questions about drawing cats and bringing to life Kyle Puttkammer's characters in this clever unique world of intelligent and gifted felines. You can support the show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked

Elsa S. Henry comes on to discuss her feminist RPG about the zombie apocalypse set in the 1950s, DEAD SCARE. To support this show you can contribute at www.patreon.com/amberunmasked