THE WRITERS BLOCK w/ David Avallone and Rylend Grant

Rylend and David talk with writer Felipe Cagno about the evolution of his Kickstarter mega hit THE FEW AND THE CURSED and his all-too-familiar transition from film to comics. FELIP CAGNO Instagram: @felipecagno GET THE FEW AND THE CURSED ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/felipecagno/the-few-and-cursed --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with TV writer Layne Morgan (CW's LEGACIES) about transitioning into comic book writing/prepping her first release with Charlie Stickney's White Ash Comics, and Rylend explains why he don't want no scrubs. LAYNE MORGAN Instagram: @laynemorgan Twitter: @laynemorgan GET GLARIEN AND THANE VOL 1 ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegamecomic/glarien-and-thane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with Studio Skye-Tiger honcho Ray Anthony-Height about his decision to walk away from the big two to go into business for himself. RAY ANTHONY HEIGHT Instagram: @raheightcomics Twitter: @raheight Website: http://www.studioskyetiger.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with Fanbase Press honcho Barbra Dillon, WHITE ASH creator Charlie Stickney, and cartoonist Richard Fairgray about a turbulent 2024 and the hope that 2025 brings. Also… Richard writes, draws, colors, and letters 17 comic book pages in the 90 minutes he's being recorded. It's a slow day for him. BARBRA DILLON Twitter: @barbrajdillon Instagram: @barbrajdillon FANBASE PRESS Twitter: @Fanbase_Press Instagram: @fanbasepress Website: fanbasepress.com RICHARD FAIRGRAY Twitter: @RichardFairgray Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor Website: richardfairgray.com CHARLIE STICKNEY Twitter: @charlesstickney Instagram: @whiteashcomics Website: whiteashcomic.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with Lily and Generoso Fierro about their Ignatz-nominated indy comic efforts - like INVERSION and ABSOLUTE SIMULTANEITY - and about what a comic book can and should be. LILY AND GENEROSO FIERRO Twitter: @plasticgrapes99 Instagram: @plasticgrapes Website: linktr.ee/plasticgrapes --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with NIGHT WOLF creator Rob Multari about building a mega brand on the Kickstarter platform… and Rylend goes almost 55 minutes without mentioning MIAMI VICE. ROB MULTARI Twitter: @RobMultari Instagram: @RobMultari LONEWOLF COMICS Twitter: @LoneWolfComics Instagram: @lonewolfcomics Website: lonewolfcomics.com CHECK OUT NIGHT WOLF ON KICKSTARTER NOW: nightwolf.lonewolfcomics.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with Eisner/Inkpot-winner Shannon Wheeler (TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN) and GLAAD Award-winner Richard Fairgray (EX-WIVES OF FRANKENSTEIN) about the evolution (and de-evolution) of cartooning, about process, and about moving one's business onto kickstarter. SHANNON WHEELER Twitter: @MuchCoffee Instagram: @muchcoffeeman Website: https://linktr.ee/ShannonLeoWheeler RICHARD FAIRGRAY Twitter: @RichardFairgray Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor Website: richardfairgray.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with writer Adam Rose about his new Titan Comics release HUGE DETECTIVE… and without really meaning to, the gang does a very deep dive on IP/Rights issues. ADAM ROSE Twitter: @adamrose74 Instagram: @shazamcap Website: adamharryrose.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with stand-up comedian Deece Casillas about his journey into comics and his new book KILL STAN… and Rylend waxes poetic about the power of cultivating a “beginners mind” in any creative endeavor. DEECE CASILLAS Twitter: @deececomedy Instagram: @deece.comedy Website: DeeceComedy.com CHECK OUT KILL STAN ON KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/killstan/kill-stan --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with Global Comix's Head of Business Development Eric Tapper about fanbase building and where digital publishing is heading is headed in the wake of the Comixology collapse. SPECIAL OFFER FROM GLOBAL COMIX: The first 25 listeners to use this link or code will get 1 week of free reading on Global Comix. Claimable until midnight on October 17th, 2024. https://globalcomix.com/claim/TWDSEP2024 CODE: TWDSEP2024 ERIC TAPPER Twitter: @ericmtapper Instagram: @ericmtapper Website: linktr.ee/thecafeopenmic GLOBAL COMIX Twitter: @globalcomix Instagram: @globalcomix Website: https://globalcomix.com/ --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with writer/filmmaker Shawn Hainsworth about his SHP Comics imprint and his latest comic shop releases, THE KILLING MACHINE and WOODSTAKE. Rylend battles COVID. David battles a sudden urge to tap dance. SHAWN HAINSWORTH Twitter: @SHP_Comics Instagram: @shpcomics Website: linkin.bio/shpcomics/ --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk candidly with writer Giulie Speziani about what makes a story personal and meaningful, and about her upcoming Chispa/Simon and Shuster release THANKS! ROMINA. GIULIE SPEZIANI Instagram: @giuliespeziani Website: gingerrabbitstudio.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with comic industry veteran Kris Longo about his exciting new horror and sci-fi genre publishing company, Panick Entertainment… and do a predictable all-too-deep dive on MIAMI VICE actor Don Johnson's musical stylings. KRIS LONGO Twitter: @krislongo Instagram: @kris_longo Website: linktr.ee/krislongo PANICK ENTERTAINMENT Twitter: @TimeToPanick Instagram: @time.to.panick Website: linktr.ee/timetopanick Get your PANICK Primer Pack on Zoom: https://zoop.gg/c/timetopanick --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Live from SDCC 2024! Rylend and David chat with Amanda Deibert-Staggs, Corrina Bechko, Rich Douek, and Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz about career paths… the ins and out, the highs and lows, of a life spent making comics. AMANDA DEIBERT Twitter: @amandadeibert Instagram: @amandadeibertofficial Website: amandadeibert.com RICH DOUEK Twitter: @rdouek Instagram: @rdouek Website: linktr.ee/rdouek CORINNA BECHKO Instagram: @corinnabechko Twitter: @CorinnaBechko Website: linktr.ee/corinnabechko TREVOR FERNANDES-LENKIEWICZ Instagram: @tfl_writes Twitter: @PWatchPres Website: linktr.ee/PocketWatchPress --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Live from SDCC 2024! Rylend and David chat with Barbra Dillon (EIC of Fanbase Press) and Joseph Rybandt (editorial director at Dynamite Entertainment) about the current state of the comic book union, looking to answer the question once and for all, "What are editors at the biggest/baddest publishers looking for?" BARBRA DILLON Twitter: @barbrajdillon Instagram: @barbrajdillon FANBASE PRESS Twitter: @Fanbase_Press Instagram: @fanbasepress Website: fanbasepress.com JOSEPH RYBANDT Instagram: @jrybandt Twitter: @DynamiteComics Website: dynamite.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David chat with Jenny Zero writer Dave Dwonch about what makes a contract “good” and what traditional comic publishers may or may not have to offer creators these days. Also… Rylend and Dave kind of finally talk about the thing that everyone has really wanted them to talk about for a long while but maybe haven't quite until now. DAVE DWONCH Twitter: @davedwonch Instagram: @davedwonch Website: linktr.ee/OutOfMyMind --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David intended to have one of their standard “state of the comic union” discussions with Syzygy Publishing co-founder Chris Ryall, but - as happens with great guests - ended up with something much more fun, layered, and nuanced in the end. Special appearances by Cassandra Peterson, Syd Field, and Tyrese and Ludacris. CHRIS RYALL Twitter: @chris_ryall Instagram: @chris_ryall Website: worldofsyzygy.com Website: chrisryall.substack.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. creators/showrunners Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum about their MINOR THREATS comic book universe… Patton and Rylend get through the broadcast - despite being woefully under the weather - by pounding gogol mogol and judiciously using the mute button. PATTON OSWALT Twitter: @pattonoswalt Instagram: @pattonoswalt Website: pattonoswalt.com JORDAN BLUM Twitter: @BlumJordan Instagram: @BlumJordan --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with Kickstarter mainstays Charlie Stickney (WHITE ASH COMICS), Richard Fairgray (THE EX-WIVES OF FRANKENSTEIN), and Steven Prince (MONSTER MATADOR) about the current state of the platform's union… and after spending an 90-minutes admiring David and Richard's rather prominent cookie dusters, Rylend seriously considers growing a mustache. RICHARD FAIRGRAY Twitter: @RichardFairgray Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor Website: richardfairgray.com CHARLIE STICKNEY Twitter: @charlesstickney Instagram: @whiteashcomics Website: whiteashcomic.com STEVEN PRINCE Twitter: @monstermatador Instagram: @monstermatador --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with Bram Stoker Award-nominated comic writer Rich Douek (HEARTPIERCER, MECHAGODZILLA) about the topsy-turvy state of publishing in the wake of the pandemic/the writer's strike/the streaming collapse/et al… and after a short, cryptic rant about some time spent with Director Simon West years back, Rylend leaves mid-show to watch a CON AIR/THE ROCK double feature. RICH DOUEK Twitter: @rdouek Instagram: @rdouek Website: linktr.ee/rdouek --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with comic book attorney and business consultant Gamal Hennessy about incorporation and the ins and outs of creator contracts. GAMAL HENNESSY Twitter: @gamalhennessy Instagram: @gamalhennessy Website: creativecontractconsulting.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Live from WonderCon '24, David and Rylend chat with Rob Kutner (Snot Goblins, Scott Lang: Look Out for the Little Guy, Conan O'Brien) and Tim Sheridan (Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Masters of the Universe: Revolution) about their experiences working professionally in both film/TV and comics. ROB KUTNER Twitter: @ApocalypseHow Instagram: @robkutner Website: robkutner.com TIM SHERIDAN Instagram: @ilovetimsheridan Website: timsheridan.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Live from WonderCon '24, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - David Booher (CANTO), David Pepose (PUNISHER), and Jessica Maison (MARY SHELLY'S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS) - about how they broke into comics. DAVID M. BOOHER Twitter: @davidbooher Instagram: @davidmbooher Website: https://davidbooher.com DAVID PEPOSE Twitter: @Peposed Instagram: @Peposed Website: linktr.ee/peposed JESSICA MAISON Twitter: @jessistarjudd Instagram: @dandelion451 Website: substack.com/@jessicamaison Website: wickedtreepress.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend chat with author/comic creator Jessica Maison (MARY SHELLY'S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS) about their shared film business roots, strategies for communicating effectively with collaborators, and the looming AI threat. JESSICA MAISON Twitter: @jessistarjudd Instagram: @dandelion451 Website: substack.com/@jessicamaison Website: wickedtreepress.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend sit down with comic/TV/animation writer Tim Sheridan to discuss matters of love and hate, the dangers of tribalism, the mysterious ethnicity of Kahn Noonien Sigh, and to examine his recent masterwork ALAN SCOTT: THE GREEN LANTERN. TIM SHERIDAN Twitter: @iamtimsheridan Instagram: @ilovetimsheridan Website: timsheridan.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend chop it up with old friend Kevin Grevioux… writer/creator of the UNDERWORLD movies, iFrankenstein, the Blue Marvel, and director of the recent Frank Grillo action hit KING OF KILLERS. KEVIN GREVIOUX Twitter: @KevinGrevioux Instagram: @KevinGrevioux Website: darkstormcomics.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend celebrate their 100th episode milestone with a raucous conversation with dear friends/all star guests Barbra Dillion, Richard Fairgray, Charlie Stickney, Amanda Deibert, and Ray Anthony Height. RAY ANTHONY HEIGHT Instagram: @artofraheight Website: www.studioskyetiger.com RICHARD FAIRGRAY Twitter: @RichardFairgray Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor Website: richardfairgray.com AMANDA DEIBERT Twitter: @amandadeibert Instagram: @amandadeibertofficial Website: https://amandadeibert.com CHARLIE STICKNEY Twitter: @charlesstickney Instagram: @whiteashcomics Website: whiteashcomic.com BARBRA DILLON Twitter: @barbrajdillon Instagram: @barbrajdillon FANBASE PRESS Twitter: @Fanbase_Press Instagram: @fanbasepress Website: fanbasepress.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend sit down with author Preeti Chibber to explore the many interrelations of the book and comic comic book businesses and to discuss her latest Marvel YA novel SPIDER-MAN'S BAD CONNECTION. Rylend also slips into a deep meditative trance and takes the group on a magic carpet ride through something he calls the “Elmore Leonardverse.” PREETI CHIBBER Twitter: @runwithskizzers Instagram: @runwithskizzers --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend sit down with Late night writer (CONAN, Daily Show)-turned-animation writer/author Rob Kutner to talk about how working in comics can and will affect your film/TV writing (and vice versa)… and after threatening to do it for 97 episodes, the guys actually spend way too much time arguing about Star Trek. ROB KUTNER Twitter: @ApocalypseHow Instagram: @robkutner Website: robkutner.com Pre-order SNOT GOBLINS and OTHER TASTELESS TALES: http://bit.ly/3DpKZlE --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend gleefully take the red pill, stay in Wonderland, and Tilly Bridges - author of the incredible new book Begin Transmission: The trans allegories of The Matrix - shows them how deep the rabbit hole goes. Luckily, Rylend knows Kung fu. TILLY BRIDGES Twitter: @TillyBridges Instagram: @heckyeahtillybridges Website: http://birdguest.com Website: http://tillystranstuesdays.com Grab Begin Transmission: The trans allegories of The Matrix on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend chat with librarian/Creators Assemble Co-Founder Moni Barrette about the wonder that is the public library, the value of comics and pop culture as teaching/literacy tools, and the group colorfully and enthusiastically tells book burners to go ‘F' themselves. MONI BARRETTE Twitter: @MoniBarre Instagram: @MoniBarre CREATORS ASEMBLE Twitter: @CreatorsAssemb Instagram: @CreatorsAssemb Website: https://www.creatorsassemble.org OTHER LINKS The Fight Against Book Bans: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/fight-against-book-bans-9781440879760/ CA! on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/creatorsassemble --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend chat with screenwriter Josh Miller (Violent Night, Sonic the Hedgehog) about Roger Corman, Andy Sidaris, Lloyd Kauffman, and about what it really takes to hang in the often onerous Hollywood game for 20+ years… and Rylend and Josh gleefully reminisce about the time they spent together at Steven Seagal concerts back in the aughts… yes, CONCERTS… Steven Seagal actually put out a few blues albums back then… we're serious… look it up. JOSH MILLER Twitter: @JoshMillerLite Instagram: @josh_s_miller Best Movies Never Made Twitter: @NeverMadeFilm Instagram: @bestmoviesnevermade Website: anchor.fm/never-made --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend chat with cartoonist Richard Fairgray about love, hate, social and political turmoil, and his new Fanbase Press release FOUR-COLOR HEROES. Also, Rylend talks WWWAAAYYY too much about Dominic Toretto (what the hell else is new?) and David works through his rather significant issues with THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL. RICHARD FAIRGRAY Twitter: @RichardFairgray Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor Website: richardfairgray.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend get another frontline report on the WGA Strike from TV pro and Sony AM picket captain Susan Hurwitz-Arneson (Preacher, The Tick). The crew talks writers rooms, strike culture, and how to combine errands with picketing. SUSAN HURWITZ-ARNESON Twitter: @batdorkgirl Instagram: @susanhurwitzarneson Website: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2409134/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend sit down with Simone and Ajax creator Andrew Pepoy to talk cartooning, comic strips, and librarial influences... and the guys have an exceedingly hard time deciding what to purchase from this month's Scholastic "book order." ANDREW PEPOY Twitter: @andrewpepoy Instagram: @andrewpepoy Website: pepoy.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend sit down with HALT AND CATCH FIRE co-creator/showrunner Christopher Cantwell to delve deep into the philosophical and psychological ramifications of the current Writers Guild strike. CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL Twitter: @ifyoucantwell Instagram: @ifyoucantwell --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend sit down with film/TV/comics writer Melody Cooper to discuss the complicated ins and outs of the current Writers Guild strike, to hash out where AI might be headed (from an art/writing standpoint), and to seriously examine whether or not Dr. Dre started this whole mess when he helped create digital Tupac back in 2012. MELODY COOPER Twitter: @melodyMcooper Instagram: @melodycooperfilm Website: melodyMcooper.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend sit down with one of their absolute favorite people in the creatorverse - Ray-Anthony Height (MIDNIGHT TIGER, STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA) - to discuss what a writer can, should, and necessarily must pour into a story emotionally, philosophically, and experientially… they also talk about ROAD HOUSE a lot, you know, because it's freakin' INCREDIBLE? RAY-ANTHONY HEIGHT Facebook: Studio Skye-Tiger: Home of Ray-Anthony Height --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend sit down with Derek McCaw (Fanboy Planet) and the Bearded Comic Bro for part 2 in their “covering comics” discussion series… More on interviewing creators and writing reviews… and much more of Rylend telling people to go “F” themselves. DEREK MCCAW Twitter: @FanboyPlanet Instagram: @FanboyPlanet Website: fanboyplanet.com BEARDED COMIC BRO Twitter: @beardedcomicbro Instagram: @beardedcomicbro YouTube: https://t.co/G5eZk2XOcP --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend sit down with Blake Morgan (Blake's Buzz) and Brian Wayne (Cheers to Comics) to talk the ins and outs, the highs and lows of covering comics… interviewing creators, writing reviews, knocking heads with idiots in hate groups. Oh yeah… and Rylend tells, like, A BUNCH of people to go “F” themselves. BLAKE MORAGAN Twitter: @blakesbuzz Instagram: @blakesbuzz Patreon: http://patreon.com/blakesbuzz Website: drum.io/blakesbuzz BRIAN WAYNE Twitter: @cheerstocomics Instagram: @cheerstocomics Website: linktr.ee/cheerstocomics --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Live from WonderCon '23, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - David Booher (CANTO), Barbra Dillon (EIC Fanbase Press), Charlie Stickney (WHITE ASH) and Ray Anthony Height (STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA) - about the current state of the comic book industry… they discuss the controversies, the challenges, and some possible solutions. DAVID M. BOOHER Twitter: @davidbooher Instagram: @davidmbooher Website: davidbooher.com BARBRA DILLON Twitter: @barbrajdillon Instagram: @barbrajdillon FANBASE PRESS Twitter: @Fanbase_Press Instagram: @fanbasepress Website: fanbasepress.com RAY ANTHONY HEIGHT Instagram: @artofraheight Website: studioskyetiger.com CHARLIE STICKNEY Twitter: @charlesstickney Instagram: @whiteashcomics Website: whiteashcomic.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

David and Rylend chat with Kickstarter Hall-of-Famers Pat Shand (STEAMY) and Madeleine Holly-Rosing (BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY) about all the fun happening on the platform right now... and Pat's cat repeatedly tries to seize control of the broadcast. PAT SHAND Twitter: @PatShand Instagram: @PatShand Website: linktr.ee/PatShand CHECK OUT THE STEAMY KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/patshand/steamy-a-nsfw-graphic-novel MADELEINE HOLLY-ROSING Twitter: @MHollyRosing Instagram: @mcholly1 CHECK OUT THE BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mhollyrosing/boston-metaphysical-society-mystery-at-pikes-peak-1-2 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions