Wayne's Comics Podcast

Drew D. Lenhart from Caspian Porter joins Wayne this week to talk about the upcoming Celestial Knight Versus Caspian Porter crossover from Homebrewed Comics in Episode #702. Drew is working with his fellow comics creator Dennis R. Valencia to bring this landmark comics miniseries to fans via their already successful Kickstarter project, which will conclude this Friday, July 25, at 8:30 p.m. EDT. H...

This week, in Episode #701, Wayne talks with bestselling writer, producer, and creator Curt Pires about his upcoming comiXology original series Stillman ! Curt is the creator of hit series' YOUTH as well as WYRD, both of which are in development as Scripted Television Series (at Amazon and FX, respectively), as well as a slew of other original series and graphic novels that have garnered critical...

It's special episode #700 this week, and to celebrate, Wayne talks with Dan Goldman, creator of Red Light Properties: Unfinished Business , which you can get now here at his website ! Dan is a professional creator/writer/artist working in prose, comics, and video games. The first season of Red Light Properties: Unfinished Business is available in several formats, including four hardcover and a dig...

This week in Episode #699, Wayne talks with high-power creative pro Marc Guggenheim specifically about his career in comic books, focusing on his newest series coming from comiXology, The Adventures of Ulysses Monarch ! The third issue in this exciting comic series has been released on comiXology , and several more are coming soon to wrap up the first arc! Here's how this series is described: "The...

Tyler Kirkham is the guest for this week's podcast episode, #698! Tyler is crowdfunding his new book, The Marvel Art of Tyler Kirkham , now available for preorder on Kickstarter ! Tyler updates us on this new book, the latest edition in Clover Press' The Marvel Art of… line. Here's how this deluxe art book is described: "Whether its Spider-Man swinging through New York or the Mandalorian in a gala...

Wayne catches us up on A Wave Blue World and their related projects by talking with the return of co-founder and co-publisher Tyler Chin-Tanner this week in Episode #697! There's a lot happening with AWBW, which is described this way: "Founded in 2005 by Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner, A Wave Blue World is an award-winning independent publisher of high-quality graphic novels, anthologies, and art boo...

In Episode #696, Wayne talks with several of the excellent comics creators from the 216-page modern fantasy anthology Concrete Arcanum: Living With Monsters , coordinated by Nathan Lueth, who returns to the podcast! They have a Kickstarter going on at this link , and it will conclude on Sunday, July 20 at 1:53 p.m. EDT. Several of the great creators from the book participated in this interview, in...

This week in Episode #695, I talk with Ethan Sacks, accomplished creator of comics including Star Wars, Old Man Hawkeye, and Midnight Suns , and his daughter and co-writer, Naomi Sacks, who are telling an allegory of a deeply personal time in their lives called A Haunted Girl . They have a Zoop.gg crowdfunding event going on until about Thursday, June 12. This book was originally published by Imag...

In Episode 694 this week, Damien Duffy from Parable of the Talents talks about his recently released sequel to Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower! Damien was chosen to continue his successful work of translating Butler's prose into the comics format, once again working with artist John Jennings. It's described this way: "This series follows Lauren Olamina, a preacher's daughter who develops...

This week in Episode #693, Wayne talks with Stephan Franck, an acclaimed cartoonist and award-nominated animator, writer, and director! He has a Kickstarter underway for both Romance in the Age of the Space God and Palomino ! Stephan is quite the accomplished creator, and his Kickstarter is for his stand-alone graphic novella called Romance in the Age of the Space God and his Ringo-Award nominated...

Time for a great HomeBrewed Comics doubleheader this week in Episode #692! It all starts with the return of Chris Sahloff, who has a Kickstarter underway for C.R.I.T. #8, then concludes with Dan Price from Bigfoot Knows Karate Issue #3 coming to Kickstarter soon! Both Chris and Dan are leaders in HomeBrewed Comics, an independent comic book publisher fueled by creativity, passion, and the desire t...

This week in Episode #691, Wayne talks with Cecilia and Waverley Lim from Kwento Comics about their excellent YA series The Mask of Haliya! Kwento Comics, the trailblazing Filipino-American comic book publisher, recently concluded their successful Kickstarter for the second volume of  The Mask of Haliya , a young adult urban fantasy graphic novel inspired by Philippine mythology. The good news is-...

This week in Episode #690, it's the return of another group of great comics creators, Matt Knowles and Steph Cannon from Insymmetry Creations! You'll enjoy another engaging discussion with Matt Knowles and Steph Cannon from Insymmetry Creations ! They have a Kickstarter coming soon for Tatsumi: The Serpent Mistress #1 , which is described this way: "The last remaining daughter of a fallen empire i...

Immortalis is a gripping Indie comic that's the result of the creative vision of both Shawn Lewis and Rion Mosely, who Wayne talks with this week in Episode 689. Shawn and Rion began work on this successful Indie series back in 2021, and it has been coming out both as a self-published comic and from Markosia, one of the UK's leading independent publishers, particularly in the graphic novel field....

This week, in Episode #688, Wayne talks with Denis Kitchen, who has been taking on the establishment for decades. Now, an all-new documentary,  Oddly Compellin g, highlights Kitchen's thirty years as one of the most important independent comic book publishers and his work as a fierce advocate for the First Amendment. Denis founded Kitchen Sink Press in 1969, and for more than 30 years, he publishe...

He's one of our favorites here at the podcast, so it's always great to talk with Ed Jowett with the  Cascade mini-series on Kickstarter this week in Episode #687! Ed Jowett catches us up with the very latest happenings with SoV Comics, including  his current Kickstarter for  Cascade   2 ! This crowdfunding project is described this way: "The Empowered face a giant robot... and an army! Penumbra, V...

Tom Marvelli from The Boy in the Bot returns this week in Episode #686, and he talks about his upcoming Kickstarter for the second installment in this great comics franchise! It's always a pleasure to talk comics with creator Tom Marvelli, who is signing supporters up for the crowdfunder for the second chapter in his excellent s eries, coming soon to Kickstarter. Here's the description: " The Boy...

This week in Episode #685, it's the return of great horror writer Rich Davis, who has a Kickstarter for Angel/Hunter coming soon! Rich Davis has been distinguishing himself as one of the excellent horror scripters in comics today! He has a Kickstarter crowdfunder coming soon for Angel/Hunter , which we discuss during this interview! Here's the description: "After its expulsion from Eden, humanity...

Time for another great doubleheader this week in Episode #684! It all starts with the return of Jeremy Adams, who recently signed an exclusive contract with DC, then concludes with DM Ray from The Madcaps Issue #2 coming to Kickstarter! Jeremy Adams, one of the most prolific scribes in the entertainment industry today with credits as the acclaimed writer of films, television series, and comics, ha...

This week in Episode #683, it's another great crowdfunding doubleheader! It all kicks off with Background Noise from Love Letters, Every Day , then everything wraps up with a fun chat with two of the creators of Cocktails & Curves ! Lisa Burdige and John Hazard are partners in love and art. They co-create the popular diary comic, Background Noise, which has almost 25K followers on Instagram. They...

It's another great doubleheader this week in Episode #682! It all begins with writer Matthew Rosenberg from We're Taking Everyone Down With Us , then everything concludes with the return of Garrett Gunn with Warcorns: Fistful of Rainbows ! Matthew is the writer of many tremendous comics, including 4 Kids Walk into a Bank, We Can Never Go Home, Kingpin, Phoenix Resurrection, DC Vs. Vampires, and st...

Accomplished comics artist Adriana Melo is the guest this week in Episode #681! Adriana Melo is a comic book artist who has worked for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Titan, Comixology, and Image, among others. She currently has a crowdfunding project underway with zoop.gg for her first artbook, which you can support at this link . Here's the book's description: "The Adriana Melo Artbook highlights the ra...

Episode #680 features a fun conversation with Kevin Shinick about his upcoming Kickstarter project called HOST MORTEM! Kevin Shinick — the host and time-traveling detective of the Emmy-winning series  Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego?,  Emmy-winning writer behind  Robot Chicken , and celebrated author — writes and stars in  HOST MORTEM! Here's the book's description: " HOST MORTEM   follows TV hos...

Benjamin Morse from We Are Scarlet Twilight: Cobalt Crisis Part One is back, and he has a request for all of us here in Episode #679! One of our favorites here at the podcast—Ben Morse—discusses his new, upcoming crowdfunding project after his recent success with We Are Scarlet Twilig ht ! As always, Ben writes, pencils, inks, and colors the entire series! This time, he's got a Kickstarter crowdfu...

This week in Episode #678, the guest is writer Alisa Kwitney from HOWL , published by AHOY Comics! The first issue of HOWL is now available at local comics shops, with the second arriving soon! HOWL is described this way: "In the late 1950s in Greenwich Village, alien spores are the last thing on 23-year-old beatnik and proto-feminist Ziva Rodblatt's mind — she's too busy trying to keep her mother...