Nerd Escape

Nerd Escape The Comic Book Podcast interviews the amazing comic book artist Sloane Leong. We discuss Leong's creative process on volume two of Prism Stalker: The Weeping Star that is available in all comic stores August 1st 2023. Prism Stalker is a sci-fi comic book that is filled with mind binding kaleidoscope art and characters that struggle with mental and physical displacment from within and out their own minds and beings. Sloane Leong shares her creative inspirations, her love of creating, and which orange soda she likes best. Music:DJ CamiHackers - by White Bat AudioBird - by Danny VodovozOverjoyed - by Lakey Inspired

Nerd Escape goes full circle in an interview with artist/illustrator Jonas Goonface. Jonas Goonface is a traveling anarchist comic book artist who illustrated comic books like the Boom Studios comic book Godshaper and the SlipShine Presents NSFW comic Jailbreak. Goonface conveys community movement, power, and compassion through his art work on IG @jonasgoonface and on twitter @jonaspornface  The comic book Godshaper was the very first feature and comic book appreciation on Nerd Escape The Comic Book Podcast, so we were honored to have him join the show.

Nerd Escape gives a comic book appreciation to the amazing story Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe. Lore Olympus is a modern retelling of the Greek mythology story of Persephone and Hades with a dram/romantic/comedy spin to it. The writing is quaint and powerful and the art illustrations are robust and vibrant with color and emotion. Lore Olympus is a irresistible read from start to finish! Cami and Jublar also share their favorite Greek mythology story.

Nerd Escape is back! Jublar and Cami get high in Denver. We catch up with you nerds, talk about new titles, and prepare for the new season of Nerd Escape.

It's SPOOKY SEASON Y'ALL. Episode 32 of NERD ESCAPE the comic book podcast, features the BOOM Studio horror comic book "Something is Killing the Children" (SIKTC) written by James Tynion IV, illustrated by Werther Dell'edera, and colored by Miquel Muerto. SIKTC is about a nightmare of a monster killing the children of a small town called Archer's Peak. The town folk do not know why their children are going missing and/or showing up dead and eviscerated in bloody massacre crime scenes. A stranger named Erica Slaughter shows up in town, and she is there to do two things. One chew bubblegum and two KILL MONSTERS... and she is all out of BUBBLEGUM! This comic book is visceral, scary, and has a great plot and story that will keep you hooked to the very end.

Destress and Flex volume 2 few! Jublar and Cami are back to say hi and share what they've been up to. Where have they been? What have they been reading? What comic book appreciations will be featured in upcoming episodes!?

Episode 30! Another Nerd Escape installment of MiniManga ManiaMondays!!! Cohost Jublar brings his favorite manga to the comic book podcast, Dr.Stone! Dr.Stone is a post apocalyptic adventure fantasy manga where everyone on Earth is petrified into a stone statues. 1000's of years later, Senku the high school scientist genius awakens, and with his friends help he will bring back civilization with the power of SCIENCE! Cami's MMMM pick is BUNGO Stray Dogs! Bungo Stray dogs is about an orphaned boy named Atsushi Nakajima rescuing a strange man named Osamu Dazai from a suicide attempt. Dazai then introduces Nakajima to a supernatural powered armed-detective agency. Oh, and there is also a man eating tiger on the loose! Music Cred. DJ Cami: Spacial Laced LAKEY INSPIRED: Blue Boi, Overjoyed Danya Vodovoz: Bird

Nerd Escape episode 29, features the silent (no dialogue) adventure fantasy Image comic book Step by Bloody Step! Written by Simon Spurrier, graceful loving illustrations by Matias Bergara, and the moody color by Matheus Lopes. Step by Bloody Step is intrinsically simple, for it is about a girl who awaken into the world. She has no memories. No name. No language. Nothing... Except an armor giant who protects her on a destiny driven adventure where they only have each other to depend on. Nerd Escape cohost Jublar and Cami gush over this beautiful story that is told with illustrations alone. Music by: DJ Cami Jimmy Fontanez- Dub Hub Lakey Inspired - Blue Boi, Overjoyed

Nerd Escape Issue #28 is another MiniMangaManiaMonday!!!! Jublar brings the classic legendary manga title 20th Century Boys to the table, created by one of the most influential manga creators Naoki Urasawa. Cami started reading a new very dark sci fi comedy manga by the wonderful manga writer and artist Q Hayashida. 20th century boys has a Stephen King "It" feel to it with the main characters reflecting on their childhood in order to stop a powerful cult from destroying the world just as they prophesied as kids. And Dai Dark is about a boy named Zaha Sanko who's body has great and terrible powers, and it is rumored that whoever possesses his bones will be granted any wish they desire. SO Sanko pretty much steals everyones bones before they can get his, but in a cute gruesome kind of way. :) NERD ESCAPE! The comic books podcast, where we talk about everything underrated and overlooked! Song Creds: DJ CAMI White Bat Studios: O-Ren

Nerd Escape's fourth installment of Mini Manga Mania Mondays features two of Cami and Jublar's favorite manga/anime, Chainsawman by creator Tatsuki Fujimoto and Sakamoto Days by creator Auto Suzuki. Check out this mini episode to learn why you should read these two amazing series.

Nerd Escape Episode #26 Silver Surfer Black. This Marvel title is written by Donny Cates, illustrated by Tradd Moore, and colored by Dave Stewart. Silver Surfer falls through a black hole and goes billions of year back in time where he runs into a new but ancient Marvel enemy and also makes allies with another powerful being. Silver Surfer must use his inner light to fight back the darkness he treads upon. Donny Cates writing is gold and Trade Moore art is out of this world. Nerd Escape accepts Trade Moore as their new God because his art in Silver Black is the best they have ever come across.

Episode 25!!! Cami and Jublar went on their honeymoon! They talk their influx of purchased reads and reflect on their fav moments. Wait till the end, they also chat more about free comic book day and manga Cami has been really into lately. Visual episodes also available on YouTube.

Nerd Escape's third installment of Mini Manga Mania Mondays features two of Cami and Jublar's favorite manga/anime, Mob Psyhco 100 by creator ONE and Mashle: Magic and Muscles by creator Hajime Komoto. Check out this mini episode to learn why you should read these two amazing series. Find us on youtube

Back at it again with a new comic book. Episode 22 Cami and Jublar introduce Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Brad Simpson. "Meet Sophie, a dog who can't remember what happened. She doesn't know how she ended up in this house. She doesn't recognize any of these other dogs. She knows something terrible happened but she just... can't... recall... wait! Where's her lady?"

In the year 2022 Nerd Escape drops a catching up episode! Jublar and Cami are back to say hi and what they've been up to during the hiatus. Where have they been? What have they been reading? What comic book appreciations will be featured in upcoming episodes!? Find out by giving Nerd escape episode 22. New segment called Destress and Flex!

Nerd Escape the comic book podcast episode #21. The Bitter Root redemption episode where Nerd Escape discusses volume 2 of this amazing comic book series. Check out episode 3 for an overview on Bitter Root volume 1. Joins the Sangeryes family once again as they fight against the evil demons of prejudice and hatred and the bitter root of racism in the Harlem renaissance era.

Nerd Escape is back! After a 2 months hiatus your host Cami and Jublar discuss their appreciation for the Image comic book title FarmHand written and illustrated by the amazing Rob Guillory. FarmHand is a dystopia/horror/comedy comic book that is about a farmer who grows and harvest organic human body parts that are utilized for human organ/limb transplants. So strap on, listen, and laugh for this episode might have you running to the comic book store to pick up these amazing volumes.

Nerd Escape's second installment of Mini Manga Mania Mondays features two of Cami and Jublar's favorite manga/anime, Claymore by creator Norihiro Yagi and HunterxHunter by creator Yoshihiro Tagashi. Check out this mini episode to learn why you should read and watch these two amazing series. Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Goestories - Noir Et Blanc Vie Danya Vodovoz: Andante Lakey Inspired: Blue Boi

The creator/illustrator Lamar Mathurin joins Nerd Escape to discuss his indy comic book titled GUMBO, and to NERD-OUT on nostalgic 90s pop and comic book culture. Lamar shares his passion for art and comics, his inspirations, and the creative details on the process of creating GUMBO. GUMBO is a sci-fi story that takes place in a dream like or purgatory world setting called Gumbo. Characters from different worlds and timeframes are trapped in this strange world, and they must play along with the Architect's game in order to have a chance to escape and go home. Follow Lamar's IG @nimbus.black and subscribe to the GUMBO patreon to see some of his AMAZING illustrations and become engulfed in the world of GUMBO. Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Karl Casey @whitebataudio for the music tracks: Rain City Danya Vodovoz: Bird, Kush Lakey Inspired: Blue Boi

Your hosts Cami and Jublar talk about their current favorite Japanese comic books in the first Nerd Escape installment of Mini Manga Mania Mondays (MMMM). Every 3rd Monday Nerd Escape will share their favorite mangas of the month. In this episode Cami shares the manga title The Way of The Househusband, created by Kousuke Oono. Jublar shares his favorite manga titled Bakuman written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. This are two gem manga titles that are hilarious in content and masterful in context and art.

Ultra-Mega is a super and delightfully BIG comic book, debuting with 60 pages of kaiju and Ultra-Mega warrior rumble madness in just the first issue. Ultra-Mega is publish by Image Comics, imprinted by Skybound Ent., creator James Harren, colorist Dave Stewart, and Letterer Rus Wooton. In this world a kaiju curse/virus spreads through humankind like a parasitic grotesque zombie plague. It is up to a chosen few who have been blessed with the Ultra-Mega cosmic power to combat the Kaiju virus hidden in society. The action and destructive city scape battles in Ultra-Mega are nothing short of breath taking, and they leave you turning back to relive the awe of the moment. James Harren takes the classic battle Kaiju genre and turns it into a dark, serious, body horror, and EVIL-DEAD type comic book that is lead by his amazing illustrations and action-plot. If you are going to do anything! GO GET YOUR HANDS ON A COPY OF ULTRA-MEGA! Jublar and Cami discuss the best comic book of 2021 so far. Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Kevin MacLeod - Dungeon Boss Kalki- Rift Karl Casey @whitebataudio for the music tracks: Alien ruins

Night Hunters is a Floating World Comics independent comic book feature illustrated by Alexis Ziritt and written by Dave Baker. Dave Baker joins Jublar and Cami for a Q&A to discuss the cyber-future setting and characters of Night Hunters. Dave Baker breaks down how this comic book is his artistic protest for the culture movements that are taking place in the real world of today. Night Hunters takes place in a dystopian cyber modified future set in Venezuela 2057-2078. Cyber-mech modified super cops control the streets of Gran Caracas by establishing peace through the citizens' superior obedience, extreme police brutality, and only giving basic human rights to those who are or were former police officers. If you love bootleg 80s movie posters or if you're still waiting on your cyber-punk video game refund then this comic book is for you! Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Karl Casey @whitebataudio for the music tracks: Androids and Sentient Beings, Rain City, Hackers, Alien ruins, O-Ren

Nerd Escape is back with episode 14: Sentient. Sentient is a 6 chapter graphic novel from TKO studios written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Gabriel Walta. On board the new earth colony expedition space ship the U.S.S Montgomery all of the adults are suddenly killed when New Earth separatist attack the colony ship. This leaves the ship's on board A.I. named Valarie to teach and take care of the children who survived the attack. Valarie must learn to become a mother to these children as they trek across deep space and into unknown dangers. Nerd Escape hosts Jublar and Cami guide you through this epic deep space tale, and how it made them sentimental towards an A.I. system and what is their take on the concept of imposing your will and destruction for blind freedom as the separatist did in Sentient. Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Karl Casey @whitebataudio for the music tracks: Androids and Sentient Beings, Rain City Eric Skiff - Under-clocked

Under-Earth is a graphic novel from TopShelf Productions written and illustrated by the Melbourne Australian native Chris Gooch. Under-Earth takes place in an underground subterranean prison city that is a sinkhole for nostalgic items such as iPod, N64s, collector item toys, and even old city structures themselves. The story follows a struggling new prisoner Reece Dixon and fellow prisoner Malcolm as their friendship goes through radical change. The story also follows two gritty good hearted thieves Ele and Zoe as they steal items for a power hungry prison kingpin who claims he has map access to ways out of the prison. These two stories stand alone, but also intertwine through tone and perfect pace and timing. Chris Gooch joins Nerd Escape for an informative interview about his influences and interest in writing and illustration, the reflection of Australia as a back setting in Under-Earth, and on what are his favorite things about Under-Earth. This is an amazing read that you do not want to miss out on, for this graphic novel has wonderful colors, tones, layers, and epic story telling. Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Karl Casey @whitebataudio for the music tracks: Alien Ruins, Androids and Sentient Beings, Hackers Grand Affair by. Coupe

Snot Girl is an Image published title from creators Bryan Lee O'malley and Leslie Hung. This comic book is about a very popular and glamorous fashion blogger/influencer named Lottie Person who is nothing put stunning and perfect on her social media and websites, but behind closed camera lenses she is a snotty wreck of a person suffering from allergies; also she has green and she don't care. Lottie and her hater brunch friends drift and whine around LA and California as thrilling drama of murder and deceit seems to follow them through every page you turn. Join Nerd Escape hosts Jublar and Cami on this meta podcast episode about a fashion blogger with terrible allergies and as they sniffle and sneeze their way through Episode 12: Snot Girl Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Karl Casey @whitebataudio for the music tracks: Rain City Plastic Love (cyberpunk/synthwave remix) - Astrophysics Infraction - Fashion Show Music

Nerd Escape season 2 opens up with the Aftershock comics title "We Live" from sibling creators Inaki and Roy Miranda. We Live is a dystopian analogy story that takes place on a mutated version of Earth in the year 2084. Humanity is on the verge of extinction with Mother Nature attacking with catastrophic events and with new adapted vicious animal species that seek to eliminate humankind. A message from the sky has given humanity a new chance to save 5000 children who posses a bracelet from 1 of 5000 space pods that arrived on Earth. Character and older sister Tala is on a mission to get her younger brother Hototo to the extraction beacon before time runs out. Come along with your Nerd Escape hosts Cami and Jublar as they indulge in this wild and unique tale of survival and the endurance of humankind. Also the art and colors are amazing as well. Cheers! Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Karl Casey @whitebataudio for the music tracks: Hackers and Avenger The Wasteland by Ross Bugden and Ethan Unrau https://youtu.be/5eAalHA1bAc

Cami and Jublar have a season 1 wrap up by discussing all the comic book titles featured throughout season 1. Nerd Escape hosts have a Q&A to answer who was their favorite creators, what "side Nerd" activities they have been up to, and how they have grown during season one of Nerd Escape. Thank you all for listening, and we will see you next year! Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Eric Skiff - Resistor Anthem c152 - Escape from everyone Coupe - The Grand Affair Karl Casey @whitebataudio for the music tracks: Hackers and Avenger

Nerd Escape experiences the displacing Image Comics title Prism Stalker from creator (writer and artist) Sloane Leong, letterer Ariana Maher, and logo designer Darius Ou. Prism Stalker is a unique sci-fi fantasy story that is told through new and unfamiliar ideas about culture displacement and a psychedelic kalidescope of art work and colors, yet this description of Prism Stalker is only just scratching the surface of the theme of the story. Your host Jublar and Cami walk you through the strange and exotic world of Prism Stalker where a space refugee character named Vep is recruited by a military academy named The Chorus to help colonize and combat the newly discovered telekinetic planet of Eriatarka. This planet uses its ecology and pneuma energy source to fight back The Chorus invading colonizers, and Vep and the other recruits train in physical and mental combat utilizing the pneuma energy as well. With the character Vep struggling through Chorus training, culture displacement, and an identity crisis Nerd Escape hosts ask themselves if they have experience culture displacement in their own lives, and if they could handle the rigorous training and pressure that Vep is experiencing at the Chorus Academy. Music credit to: Jeremy Blake - Power Up! (Theme song) Eric Skiff - Resistor Anthem Jimmy Fontanez - Dub Hub Karl Casey @whitebataudio for the music tracks: Hackers and Avenger

Nerd Escape explores the Image comic book title The New World from writer Ales Kot, artist Tradd Moore, colorist Heather Moore, letterer Clayton Cowles, and designer Tom Muller. The New World is a dystopian post-life nuclear war setting that leaves the New California territory as a police state where the cops are huge TV celebrities that kill or capture alive their warrant arrest perpetrators based on how citizens vote by watching on television. The art work and story telling gives ground to a colorful and intricate love story between a highly ranked LAPD prime time TV cop (Stella Maris) and a local straight edge white hat guerrilla system hacker (Kirby). Nerd Escape hosts Jublar and Cami ask the question, "Do opposite attract and do they work out?". Credit to Karl Casey @whitebataudio for his stellar music track Hackers

Nerd Escape talks about Jublar's favorite comic book running today, the Image title Deadly Class. Writer Rick Remender, artist Wes Craig, colorists Lee Loughridge and Jordan Boyd, and letterer Rus Wooton bring a unique aesthetic to violence, growing up, and attending high school at Kings Dominion school of the deadly arts where crime syndicates send their children to train to become deadly assassins. Your host Jublar and Cami discuss the retro-violent environment of the 1980s, character ambiguity, and the culture rich dialogue presented in Deadly Class. THIS COMIC BOOK RULES! Credit to Karl Casey @whitebataudio for his stellar music track Hackers

Cami and Jublar discuss the Image comic book title Little Bird from writer Darcy Van Poelgeest, artist by Ian Bertram, and colorist Matt Hollingsworth. The world of Little Bird is a dystopian future where a high-tech and corrupt all ruling Theocracy rules over all of America. Although, there is still a Northern Canadian resistance in the Rocky Mountains that is lead by such characters as Tantoo, Little Bird, and The Axe. Nerd Escape discusses the setting, characters, and the ideas that Little Bird presents on religion and death.

Nerd Escape discusses the comic book story title Skyward volumes 1-3 from Image Comic. This comic was created by writer Joe Henderson and artist Lee Garbett, and they created a modern civilized world that is inflicted by a catastrophic event known as G-day where Earth's gravity suddenly becomes a fraction of what it use to be. Nerd Escape hosts Cami and Jublar discuss setting and characters, and they have a thorough unnecessary educational information on the concept of gravity itself. Could you survive low G earth life? What would you do in a low G world? These are a few of the question your host ponder on.

Sea of Stars is a fresh comic book from Images comics authors Jason Aaron + Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum and artists Stephen Green + Enrico Renzi. Your Nerd Escape hosts Cami and Jublar talk about the vacuum adventure setting of physical and mental space between father (Gil Starx) and son (Kaydn Starx) in this outer world comic book. Jublar gives an Unnecessary Educational Information lecture on the elementary matter particle know as "Quarks". Cami and Jublar discuss overall what they enjoyed most about Sea of Stars and where would they rather have a treacherous adventure in the ocean or in outer space.

Nerd Escape discusses the comic book Bitter Root from Image comics. Bitter Root is a historical fiction/action/horror comic set in the Harlem Renaissance era in the year 1924. The story follows the Sangerye family as they combat and purify demons or "Jinoo" that were once human. The transformation of humans into demons (Jinoo) stems from the evil bitter roots of fear, hate, ignorance, and racism. Nerd Escape hosts Jublar and Cami talk about the historical fiction setting and how it plays into the structures of Bitter Root characters and plot. Jublar and Cami also touch on how the story and the creators of Bitter Root have impacted them as readers, fans, and advocates. Nerd Escape, everything underrated and overlooked!

Cami and Jublar talk about one of their favorite comic books Godshaper by Simon Spurrier and Jonas Goonface published by BOOM studios. They discuss the setting, the art, and a few character backgrounds in the world of Godshaper . This is followed by a Q&A between your two hosts SOCIALS IG: @nerd_escape Jonas Goonface @jonasgoonface TWITTER: Simon Spurrier @sispurrier

Nerd Escape Pilot - A quick Q&A to get to know your new Nerd Escape Podcast hosts. Jublar and Cami give a quick description on what to expect from the Nerd Escape Podcast with a discussion on favorite comics, books, and nerd lifestyle.