Comic Pros & Cons

Episode 153: Drunk On Comics at Motor City Comic Con For this last episode recorded at Motor City Comic Con 2019, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is joined by the crew from Drunk On Comics! Derek sits down to talk with his former co-hosts Tony (also co-founder of Drunk on Comics) and Linz, as+ Read More

Episode 152: Esad Ribic This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is back at Motor City Comic Con! For this episode, Derek had the honor of hosting one of the biggest names in comics, artist Esad Ribic. Esad shared with Derek and the rest of the crowd info about his background, his process, and+ Read More

Episode 151: Gene Ha & Jim Calafiore On this episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, we are back at Motor City Comic Con in the panel rooms above Artist Alley! For this installment, Derek had the pleasure of moderating the panel for two legends of the industry, Gene Ha and Jim Calafiore. Both+ Read More

Episode 150: Ted McKeever This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast hits its 150th episode milestone with a bang! Recorded live at the 30th year of Motor City Comic Con, Derek is honored to sit and talk with the legendary creator, Ted McKeever. Derek talks to Ted about his career and journey throughout the+ Read More

Episode 149: Promoting Comics Through Podcasts This week, we kick off the Comic Pros & Cons podcast coverage of Motor City Comic Con with an updated look at Promoting Comics Through Podcasts! Joining Derek on the panel is none other than friend of the show and amazing creator, Dan Dougherty. Dan and Derek help the+ Read More

Episode 148: Motor City Comic Con Pre-Party This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is gearing up for our favorite weekend of the year – Motor City Comic Con! Joining Derek on the mic for this episode are his old co-hosts from Drunk On Comics, Kevin Vlietstra and Tony McKay. These three old friends+ Read More

Episode 147: Floppy Cop at C2E2 The coverage from C2E2 keeps coming on this week’s episode of the Comic Pros & Cons Podcast, as Derek is joined by the entire creative team from Floppy Cop! Sitting down with Derek to discuss their book from Source Point Press are creators Dan Dougherty, Seth Damoose, Milena Deneno+ Read More

Episode 146: Twiztid at C2E2 It’s a short but powerful episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast this week live from the Source Point Press booth at C2E2! This week, Derek had the pleasure of talking to the guys from Twiztid! Madrox and Monoxide talk to Derek about their book Haunted High-Ons as well+ Read More

Episode 145: Travis McIntire at C2E2 It’s time for another episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, and we are back at it on the floor of C2E2! This week, Derek is joined by Editor in Chief of Source Point Press, Mr. Travis McIntire. Derek and Travis dive into the history of Source Point+ Read More

Episode 144: Kevin Minor @ C2E2 This week the Comic Pros & Cons podcast kicks off its coverage of C2E2 with writer and artist, Kevin Minor! Derek & Kevin go back quite a ways, and it’s apparent as these two laugh and make fun of each other in their break from the convention floor. More+ Read More

Episode 143: Grand Rapids Comic Con Cross Pod This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek continues his coverage of Grand Rapids Comic Con with a massive cross pod! Filling out this cast of characters as they all enjoy some brews and a bite to eat are Tony and Linz of Drunk On+ Read More

Episode 142: K Lynn Smith, Dirk Manning & The Harp Twins This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is proud to air a panel moderated by our own Derek Becker at Grand Rapids Comic Con! This panel was slated as 2 person panel with Dirk Manning and K Lynn Smith, but they were joined+ Read More

Episode 141: Dan Dougherty, Ryan Browne & Charles Soule This week, we wrap up the Comic Pros & Cons podcast coverage of New York Comic Con with 3 of the funniest (and most talented creators) on the planet! First up, Derek talks with good friend Dan Dougherty about his newest project, Floppy Cop. The two+ Read More

Episode 140: Sanford Green & David F Walker This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast brings you the next to last interview recorded at New York Comic Con with two amazing creators, Sanford Greene and David F Walker! Derek was lucky enough to get a few minutes with these guys as they had a+ Read More

Episode 139: Sara Richard Back from the floor of New York Comic Con‘s Artist Alley, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is at it again talking to the amazing Sara Richard! Derek gets to talk to Sara about her unique style, her passion for the art form, and the challenges of being a truly unique+ Read More

Episode 138: Wes Craig & Scoot McMahon This week, Comic Pros & Cons returns to the artist alley at New York Comic Con! Joining us on the mic are two amazing creators making their first appearances on the show! Up first is Wes Craig. Wes fills Derek in on the magic he creates on the+ Read More

Episode 137: J. M. Clark @ NYCC This week the Comic Pros & Cons podcast continues its coverage of New York Comic Con with fellow podcaster and podfather, Mr. J. M. Clark! The host of An Elegant Weapon sits down with Derek to discuss their take on the con in general, the industry as a+ Read More

Episode 136: Source Point Press This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is back at it on the floor of New York Comic Con! Derek takes a trip to the publishers area of the con floor to chat with the team at Source Point Press, and as should be expected with this crew of+ Read More

Episode 135: Brian Level The Comic Pros & Cons podcast is back at it once again with another interview from New York Comic Con‘s artist alley, and this week Derek is joined by the amazing artist, Brian Level. Derek sits down with Brian to discuss his career in comics, his process and how it has+ Read More

Episode 134: The Good Fight This week, Comic Pros & Cons is continuing the podcast coverage of New York Comic Con with the creators behind the new anthology, The Good Fight. Derek is joined by Adam Ferris, Danny Lore and Eric Palicki to talk about how this amazing book came together, the challenges of putting+ Read More

Episode 133: Bill Sienkiewicz & Gus Vasquez This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, we are honored to be joined by creators Bill Sienkiewicz & Gus Vasquez! Derek kicks off the episode with the legendary Bill Sienkiewicz to talk about his 4 decades long career in comics, how he chooses to attack a+ Read More

Episode 132: Dean Haspiel Live at New York Comic Con Comic Pros & Cons is back with even more coverage of New York Comic Con, and this week Derek sits down with veteran comic creator, Mr. Dean Haspiel. Derek was honored to get to sit and talk to Dean about his book The Red Hook,+ Read More

Episode 131: Joe Casey, Benjamin Marra & Julie Ahern at New York Comic Con The Comic Pros & Cons podcast is back with another installment from New York Comic Con! This week, we kick off with a dual interview from creators Joe Casey and Benjamin Marra as they talk about their new book from Image+ Read More

Episode 130: Mike Dolce at New York Comic Con This week, Derek takes the Comic Pros & Cons podcast on the road to New York Comic Con to talk to writer, artist and fellow podcaster, Mike Dolce! This is the first of NINE episodes recorded at NYCC, and Mike Dolce is helping us kick it+ Read More

Episode 129: Trevor Mueller This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek sits down to chat with one of the most talented writers in the industry right now, Trevor Mueller. Derek and Trevor talk about writing comics, casting dogs in musicals, pizza, and more about comics. Specifically, Trevor discusses his book, Albert the+ Read More

Episode 128: Dirk Manning It’s time for another episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, and this week, Derek is joined by none other than good friend and writer, Dirk Manning! Dirk and Derek sit down to discuss his massive slew of new books that have become available over the last year as well+ Read More

Episode 127: Russell Lissau On this episode, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast returns to the con life with our first trip to Wizard World Chicago! While cruising the aisles of Artist Alley, Derek was persuaded by one of the many talented creators there to check out his work, and boy did it deliver. Making+ Read More

Episode 126: Travis Gibb This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, we are back in the studio as Derek talks to writer, Travis Gibb! Derek sits down to talk to Travis about his new book Broke Down & 4 Dead Bodies, which is live on Kickstarter as of today! Travis also discusses putting+ Read More

Episode 125: Cherry Capital Comic Con Interviews This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast concludes its coverage of Cherry Capital Comic Con with a bang! Starting out the episode, we share the Award Ceremony for the 2018 Gary Reed Independent Creator of the Year! Next up, Derek talks to Dan Dougherty about his recent+ Read More

Episode 124: Mike Grell & Tony Isabella at C4 This week, Derek takes the Comic Pros & Cons podcast back into the panel room at Cherry Capital Comic Con to moderate a conversation with two legends of the comic book industry! Joining Derek on the mic for this panel are Mike Grell and Tony Isabella,+ Read More

Episode 123: Billy West at Cherry Capital Comic Con It’s our second week of coverage from Cherry Capital Comic Con for the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, and this week, Derek has the honor and privilege of hosting the panel for one of the Guests of Honor, Mr. Billy West! Billy is one of the+ Read More

Episode 122: Drunk On Comics at Cherry Capital Comic Con This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is still deep in the thick of convention season, and this episode kicks off our 4 week run of coverage from Cherry Capital Comic Con! Joining Derek on the mic this week is his former co-host Tony+ Read More

Episode 121: Motor City Comic Con Interviews 2018 This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast wraps up its coverage of Motor City Comic Con 2018 with interviews from Artist Alley! Derek has the pleasure of talking to three different creators all at three different points in their careers. First up is artist Will Jones,+ Read More

Episode 120: Motor City Comic Con Experience What kind of a podcast would Comic Pros & Cons be if we didn’t cover cons? Well, while you ponder that, Derek is joined this week by hosts of the podcasts Drunk On Comics and An Elegant Weapon to give you our experience at Motor City Comic Con!+ Read More

Episode 119: Kickstarting Your Comics This week, Comic Pros & Cons is back at Motor City Comic Con for another killer panel aimed at helping comic creators, as well as give some insight to fans as well, on the ins and outs of Kickstarting your Comics! Moderating this panel of incredibly talented creators, Derek is+ Read More

Episode 118: Promoting Comics Through Podcasts On this episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek is live from Speaker Room 4 at Motor City Comic Con with Dirk Manning! Dirk and Derek lead a panel on the ins and outs of promoting comics through the podcast medium – everything from how to approach+ Read More

Episode 117: Dan Dougherty This week the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is gearing up for Motor City Comic Con, and to help Derek add to his excitement, writer and artist, Dan Dougherty is here to make all kinds of announcements! Derek and Dan have a VERY lengthy conversation about his new Kickstarter campaign for+ Read More

Episode 116: Kevin Joseph This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Kevin Joseph returns to talk with Derek about writing comics! Derek chats with Kevin about his newest book, Morte from Source Point Press (available for pre-order now at your local comic shop – use the code MAY181980), his ongoing self published series+ Read More

Episode 115: Bob Salley This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek is back in studio with writer, Bob Salley! Derek and Bob talk about his book Salvagers (which has a new issue on Kickstarter right now), his upcoming book, Ogre, with the insanely talented Shawn Daley (sample pages shown below!), the current+ Read More

Episode 114: C2E2 Interviews Part 3 This week, Comic Pros & Cons wraps up our podcast coverage of C2E2 with one last bombastic episode! We kick it off with Web Toon editor, Bekah Caden! Derek has been dying to know more about Web Toon, and what he found out was well beyond what he could+ Read More

Episode 113: C2E2 Interviews Part 2 This week, Comic Pros & Cons takes the podcast back to the floor of C2E2! Starting off in Small Press Row, Derek talks to good friend Dominic Riggio from Mess Bucket Comics about his books, hitting the convention circuit, and what he’s learned over the years. Next up we+ Read More

Episode 112: C2E2 Interviews w/Ryan Browne, Tony Moy & Mike Dolce This week, Comic Pros & Cons takes the podcast to the road with the first installment of interviews live from C2E2 2018! Starting off the show, Derek is joined by the illustrious Ryan Browne to talk about humor in comics, his new book on+ Read More

Episode 111: Travis McIntire On this week’s episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek is joined once again by Source Point Press Editor in Chief, Travis McIntire. Travis and Derek discuss some of the new things happening at SPP, including this awesome Kickstarter by none other than Jay Fosgitt, upcoming conventions, and what+ Read More

Episode 110: Pat Kawula This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast focuses on the latter half of our name as Derek talks conventions with good friend, fellow podcaster and host of Digital Nerdage: Pat Kawula. Derek and Pat talk primarily about 3 of the best cons, and they are all happening in the next+ Read More

Episode 109: Jay Fosgitt This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek is joined once again by artist and writer, Jay Fosgitt! Derek talks to Jay about his new book, Bodie Troll, his process, conventions, and his life as a full time freelance creator. Thanks for listening, and remember to find Comic Pros+ Read More

Episode 108: Ryan Stegman This week, Comic Pros & Cons is back in studio, and joining Derek on the mic is none other than one of Marvel Comics’ biggest artists, Ryan Stegman! Ryan and Derek dive into his newest book from Marvel, the upcoming Venom title written by Donny Cates. This is looking like some+ Read More

Episode 107: Great Lakes Comic Con This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek kicks off his con season with Great Lakes Comic Con! While there, Derek starts his lineup of guests with Joshua Werner of Source Point Press. These two catch up on all that is new at SPP as well as+ Read More

Episode 106: Andy “Shaggy” Korty This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek is joined by writer, artist and all around indie comic creator, Andy “Shaggy” Korty! Derek and Shaggy talk about his comic The Manor and his unique take on a horror comic strip. Additionally, Shaggy dives into his work with Empire+ Read More

Episode 105: Andy Schmidt & Travis McIntire This week on the Comic Pros & Cons Podcast, Derek is joined by Andy Schmidt and Travis McIntire! Andy and Travis recently announced that their respective companies, Comics Experience and Source Point Press, have joined in a partnership. This new venture will provide a new path for emerging+ Read More

Episode 104: Ted Sikora On this week’s episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek is joined by comic creator, Ted Sikora! Derek talks to Ted about his 12 issue (and counting) story, Apama, as well as the upcoming book, Tap Dance Killer! If you’re a fan of silver, bronze or modern age comics,+ Read More

Episode 103: Paul Storrie This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek is joined by a writer who has been referred to as illustrious, legendary, and a veteran of the industry, writer Paul Storrie! For the record, Paul may or may not agree with all of those, but that is only one of+ Read More