Ghost City Comics Podcast

In this three-part interview, we talk to Chas! Pangburn, Deniz Camp, and Sam Beck, the winners from each category of our 2017 competition. They open up about their lives as up-and-coming comic creators. The ups and down, the rejections, and the light at the end of the tunnel. But her creator owned comic, Rose (Image Comics) is a reflection of her life long love for fantasy stories. She tells us about working with different publishers and different artists, and what it's like being married to a fellow comic creator.

David Baron has been working in comics for over twenty years. He's colored comics for the biggest publishers, and he's just put out his first creator owned comic, Stained. David opens up about how the industry has changed over the years, what it's like working with different publishers, and what he'd do if he was trying to break into the industry today. 

Ross Joseph Gardner and Michael Pelletier created the first standalone comic on Steam. Their Half-Life based comic, A Place in the West, comes with mini-comics, commentary tracks, and even a musical score. Their latest issue, Part #3 – The Pit, was just released on July 21st. We talk about being the first comic on a new platform, the pros and cons of basing your story on a video game, and the challenges of translating your comic into multiple languages.

A Place to Hang Your Cape has been championing indie comics for years. For many creators, ap2hyc is the first review they get. We talk with David Molofsky (who started the website in a Starbucks) about comic book theory, finding up-and-coming creators, and networking over social media.

If you don't know Vault Comics, do yourself a favor and go check out their books. Adrian and Damian Wassel join us to discuss why they started a publishing company, what creators can do to stand out when submitting comics, and the importance of branding in today's online world.

Interested in getting your comics reviewed? Or maybe you wanna review comics yourself? Dustin Cabeal has been running Comic Bastards for seven years. He shares the ins and outs of submissions, taking criticism, and growing your audience. We also discuss writing about comics and what it takes to start reviewing.

Our first episode! We're super happy to have Nicole D'Andria on the show. She works with Action Lab Comics, handling submissions, editing, marketing, and more. She's also a long time reviewer over at Comic Frontline. We delve into the submission process for Action Lab and how Nicole manages to wear so many hats in the comic world.