Podcast appearances and mentions of Dean Haspiel

Whitney Matheson isn't our typical guest. While she does make daily comics, she writes in so many different formats, it's hard to keep track! Whitney's perhaps best known as the creative force behind Pop Candy, the pop culture column/blog that she wrote for over a decade at USA Today. But since then, she's branched out into writing for short films, theater, newsletters, comics, kids' books, and more! Whitney shares a studio with Dean Haspiel in Brooklyn, and just recently published her short story collection, Trudy Sellout, as well as her collection of 2024 diary comics. You can follow her and her work in so many places: on whitneymatheson.com, on Patreon @whitneymatheson, on Substack whitneymatheson.substack.com, on Instagram @thewhitneymatheson and X @whitneymatheson.____________________Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits.If you like this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And if you really like this podcast, support what we do as a member of the Dollar Bin Boosters: buzzsprout.com/1817176/support.Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at dollarbinbandits@gmail.com. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on X._____________________Dollar Bin Bandits is the official podcast of TwoMorrows Publishing. Check out their fine publications at twomorrows.com.Support the show

Our homie Dean Haspiel returns to the show to discuss his latest Kickstarter campaign (Chest Face!), and how it relates to this episode's subject, the bizarre Captain America villain Arnim Zola! We'll discuss the influence and impetus for Dino's new work (which you can support at the link below… hurry!), while also breaking down Zola's introduction in Captain America issues 208 & 209 from 1977! It's always a fun time with Dino on the show!    You can find Dino on the internet on Instagram: @deanhaspiel_art His Substack: www.deanhaspiel.Substack.com And support his latest comix campaign HERE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deanhaspiel/chest-face   For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby You'll find links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a link to buy a Jacked Kirby t-shirt. Get in there! And of course, please rate and review the show wherever you can! Thanks!   

Finally I found a creator to talks Joker Folle A Deux with ma. Dean has a mew kickstarter for a fun  crime comic Chest Face. We also talk about other comics tv and movies. 

Jace welcomes Ringo and Emmy award winning cartoonist Dean Haspiel back to the show. Dean is running a Kickstarter to expand on the story of Chest Face, a charcter that made his 2023 debut in Spider-Squirrel & Trash Panda Titan-Sized Special! In addition to talking about the origins of this project, the guys dive into the personal feel of Dean's work and touch on all his previous Kickstarters that are available in this campaign. Plus, some talk about what makes the comics medium so special. 

Baltimore Comic Con (BCC) invited Jimmy down at the last minute to be on a panel remembering his close friend John Cassaday. Besides Jimmy, Scott Dunbier (former Wildstorm EIC), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat EIC), Albert Moy (John's art dealer) and Joe Rybandt (Dynamite Entertainment Executive Editor) were on the panel as well. They shared stories of times together, his work, how they met and more. Dean Haspiel also told a great story from the audience. Some other audience members told short stories of meeting him and how kind he was to them. We told some fun stories and some more serious ones and it got very emotional at times. You'll hear the whole panel. Thanks to Bob Harrison for hosting and big thanks to Brad Tree of BCC for everything.  Jimmy also briefly talks about his short time at the show (he only was there on Sunday) and running into mutual friends. Sharing stories, crying together, laughing together and more. It was comforting and somewhat cathartic and part of the reason he went. To be surrounded by so many of John's friends. Jimmy also comments on the show a bit as he walked around before and after the panel.  Thanks for listening.

We continue to celebrate the life of the legendary cartoonist John Cassaday who tragically died on September 9th. He was one of Jimmy's closest friends. Jimmy shares some stories of their friendship and adventures. He also asked some of John's friends/colleagues to send in their memories of him as well. They talk about his incredible body of work, how they met, fun times together and more. Thanks so much to Ben Raab, Paul Pope, Heidi MacDonald, CB Cebulski, John Layman, Fabio Moon, Laura Martin, Michael Avon Oeming, Lorraine Cink, Nick Barrucci, Dean Haspiel, Marta Balusek and Producer Joe for sharing their reflections on John. This is an emotional and raw episode but also full of love and light. We all love and miss him terribly. We were all lucky to have him in our lives. His legacy will keep his energy around us eternally.  Thanks for listening.

LEAN INTO DEAN! Cartoonist, playwright, schmoozer, etc. Dean Haspiel returns for a Bonus Episode to talk about his new Kickstarter, THE RED HOOK X DEAN HASPIEL (closing March 28, 2024)! We get into why he's making the plunge into Meta-Mem-Noir and bringing Dean Haspiel as a character into his New Brooklyn comics universe, what it's like to be part of the story, and how this podcast is also becoming more autobiographical with each passing week. Plus, we talk about getting old and not being able to stay out all night (even though he tried this weekend), what it's like to treat comics as a reductive art rather than a rendering one, the play Dino's working on, what he's learned from his previous Kickstarter projects, Covid Cop and Billy Dogma and Jane Legit, why he's holding off on reading the finale of Howard Chaykin's Time2 project, and more! Follow Dean on Substack, Instagram and . . . LiveJournal!? • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal and via our e-newsletter

Dean talks about his latest chapter of his personal super hero saga, The Red Hook. The kickstarter campaing is live now 

Dean Haspiel visits Blockhead to talk about his exciting, brand new Kickstarter project: The Red Hook x Dean Haspiel; a thrilling all new-24 page comic featuring his reluctant Brooklyn-bound super-hero “The Red Hook” and…well, Dean Haspiel! Along the way, Dean & Geoff talk Brooklyn,  Dino the playwright, comics, creativity and just too, too much for one podcast to handle!   Dean Haspiel: Kickstarter: The Red Hook x Dean Haspiel instagram: @deanhaspiel_art deanhaspiel.substack.com   Geoff: instagram: @greenscreencomic @grogangeoff patreon.com/geoffgrogan geoffgrogan.com Comicsprintworks

Our buddy and award-winning comic book creator Dean Haspiel joins us this week to discuss Jack Kirby's autobiographical story ‘Street Code'… while also telling us about his most recent work/Kickstarter campaign for his latest project ‘THE RED HOOK X DEAN HASPIEL'… which is also autobiographical! Wowza! It's always a great time when the boys shoot the shit with Dino, so grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and enjoy!   Follow Dean on Instagram: @deanhaspiel_art And check out his Substack, too! www.deanhaspiel.substack.com You'll find the link to support his Kickstarter on either, so get in there!   For all things Jacked Kirby… like links to listen to the podcast on all platforms, our social media pages, and a link to buy a tee… visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   Please rate and review us on Apple or anywhere you can rate and review the show, and as always, SPREAD THE WORD! If you like the show, share the show! Thanks! 

Geoff offers an overview of some indy comics by great cartoonists he picked up in 2023. geoffgrogan.com Instagram @greenscreencomic https://etsy.com/shop/comicsprintworks cartoonists mentioned:  Sonic Saturn by shape comics Covid Cop /Billy Dogma by Dean Haspiel: https://etsy.com/shop/deanhaspiel ”This Year is Next Year's Last Year” by Christopher Sperandio(@pinko_joe) :: https://pinkojoe.com Death of Power by Kirt Burdick: https://kirttrik.tumblr.com Dwellings by Jay Stephens:  https://www.blackeye.ca/shop Bootleg Spider-Man: https://zuperherocomics.com Block Party(a Next Door Neighbors collection) by Pat Sandy:  at Amazon.com Kid Beowulf & Hama the Pig  by Lex Fajardo : https://kidbeowulf.com

Seventeen of this year's Virtual Memories Show guests tell us about the favorite books they read in 2023 and the books they hope to get to in 2024! Guests include Ho Che Anderson, Josh Bayer, Howard Fishman, Priscilla Gilman, Bill Griffith, Dean Haspiel, Sara Lippmann, Patrick McDonnell, James McMullan, Lisa Morton, Jonathan Papernick, Andrew Porter, Dawn Raffel, Paul B. Rainey, Peter Rostovsky, Scott Samuelson, and Karl Stevens (+ me)! • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal and by subscribing to our Substack

Brooklyn's own Dean Haspiel joins us for a spell, pontificating on his career and recent work. If you're not familiar with this independent creator, he cut his teeth at Upstart Associates, assisting the likes of past guests Howard Chaykin, Walter Simonson, and Bill Sienkiewicz with some of their most acclaimed projects. His first major work was the anthology Keyhole, where he introduced one of his longest running characters, Billy Dogma. Dean collaborated with Harvey Pekar on American Splendor and The Quitter and with writer Jonathan Ames on The Alcoholic and the HBO series Bored to Death. He is also a big proponent of webcomics, having worked in the medium since its inception, and creating the acclaimed The Red Hook series.Most recently, Dean's taken to Kickstarter to crowdfund two books, Covid Cop and Billy Dogma, both of which you can purchase here:etsy.com/shop/deanhaspiel. You can follow Dean on X @deanhaspiel and on Instagram @deanhaspiel_art._____________________Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits.If you like this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And if you really like this podcast, support what we do as a member of the Dollar Bin Boosters: buzzsprout.com/1817176/support.Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at dollarbinbandits@gmail.com. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on X._____________________Dollar Bin Bandits is the official podcast of TwoMorrows Publishing. Check out their fine publications at twomorrows.com.Support the show

How did a hangover in 2015 lead to an award-winning debut graphic novel in 2023? Find out as Peter Rostovsky joins the show to celebrate the release of DAMNATION DIARIES (Uncivilized Books)! We get into the origins of his gorgeously & grotesquely drawn social satire about Hell (& Hell's therapist, Fred Greenberg), what he had to learn about comics in the process of making his first one, how comics allowed him to wed his polemical nature to a deeply personal story, and why his version of Hell bears an awful lot of similarities to life in NYC. We also talk about what it was like emigrating from Russia to the Bronx as a 10-year-old kid in 1980, how comics helped him learn English, his strategies for blending in as a teen, and how he found redemption & maximalism in heavy metal. And we discuss his history in the worlds of fine art, art theory, internet utopianism, and teaching International Art English, the time he broke up a fight between a sculptor and a painter, whether AI is a McLuhan-esque 'prosthesis' for art, his mother's recent death and how he feels about rendering her in Hell in Damnation Diaries, why I think he needs to write about his occasional childhood exile in a garden in the Hermitage, how giving up his solo studio and joining Dean Haspiel & others in Studio CLOACA gave him a community, and more. Follow Peter on Instagram • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal and via our Substack

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Dean Haspiel and Paul Cornell. Jimmy chatted with old pal Dean about his BILLY DOGMA Kickstarter, COVID COP, theater, and more. Always great to catch up with Dino! Jimmy also talked to friend Paul Cornell about his endless work. They covered CON & ON, THE WITCHES OF WORLD WAR II, favorite cryptids, WILD  CARDS, and lots more. Such a great conversation! Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Today on Salt Lake Dirt I welcome cartoonist, playwright and filmmaker Dean Haspiel. Dean is someone I've been wanting to have on the show for awhile now. When I heard that he had a new Kickstarter campaign (Billy Dogma) I jumped at the chance to invite him on to talk about it. If you are going to Comic-Con International in San Diego (July 20-23, 2023) make sure to check out the panels Dean will be on! Thanks for listening! Kyler --- Episode Links: BILLY DOGMA Kickstarter Substack - deanhaspiel.substack.com IG: @deanhaspiel_art Twitter: @deanhaspiel FB: @deanhaspielart --- Read THE RED HOOK saga for free at Webtoon: #1 The Red Hook #2 War Cry #3 Starcross #4 Blackout #5 PTSD: Post-Traumatic Superhero Disorder --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Radio Broadcast every Monday on KPCR 101.9 FM Santa Cruz - 6PM - 8PM PST Listen on APPLE Podcasts Listen on SPOTIFY Instagram: @saltlakedirt

Tonight on Fantastic Forum we have a trio of reviews! First we look at the new Genndy Tartakovsky animated series Unicorn: Warriors Eternal! Next we discuss Dean Haspiel's quarantine comic, Covid Cop! Finally we delve into a walled world devoid of color in writer/artist Lorenzo De Felici's comic Kroma! Watch tonight at 6:30 pm PT and call in LIVE at www.FantasticForum.live Subscribe - youtube.com/fantasticforum #UnicornEternalWarriors #Kroma #CovidCop #NewComicBookDay

Artist, writer, cartoonist, playwright, director etc. Dean Haspiel rejoins the show to talk why he's launched his first Kickstarter (open through 3/30/23) to support a new comic, COVID Cop (think "unholy but hilarious combo of Judge Dredd, The Toxic Avenger, Sin City, and Marshal Law")! We get into how his approach to storytelling has changed in recent years, how he felt about the COVID-delayed debut of his play The War Of Woo, the thrill of making his short movie There Is No Try, and what it's like to work in hyper-collaborative mediums like theater & film. We also talk about the experience of drawing Superman at Yaddo, why he needed to revisit his pitch for COVID Cop now that we're semisorta past the worst of the pandemic, returning to his fave character, Billy Dogma, and wrapping up one phase of his The Red Hook series, the influence of Kyle Baker's Why I Hate Saturn on his upcoming work, the experience of mentoring comics artists at Atlantic Center for the Arts last month, his take on AI art for comics, and a lot more. Follow Dean on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Substack, and support his Patreon • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal and via our Substack

Dino is back on the show with us to discuss his brand new project, Covid Cop! We talk about it's genesis, it's Kirby influence, gettin' sick, Kamandi & Ben Boxer, making comics, and much more with this award-winning creator! It's always a great conversation when Dean's on the program, so sit back and enjoy! You can follow Dean on Instagram; @deanhaspiel_art There you'll find the link to his Kickstarter!  He's also on Facebook, so go search him and give him a follow there too! For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage where you'll find links to listen everywhere, plus our social media pages: www.flow.page/jackedkirby If you like the show, share the show! Tag a friend, tell a friend, share the flyer, spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it! Do it! Now! Go!) Thanks! 

Reilly and George welcome cartoonist, playwright and noted-shirt-taker-offer Dean Haspiel back to the Hypothetical Island for a discussion on ghosts, reincarnation, carbuncles, Jack Kirby,  Chinese food, Vince Coletta vs Kevin Nowlan, and what to say to famous recluses. Dean also talks about his newest project, Covid Cop (kickstarting now!) and there's a special guest appearance by cartoonist Russ (Amazing Arizona Comics) Kazmierczak. 

 For this podcast's Season Finale, Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook, American Splendor, Cuba: My Revolution) and I discuss Jack Kirby's O.M.A.C. One Man Army Corps.  A highlight of this podcast for me has been being prompted to read a bunch of DC comics that Kirby made in the 70's, and this is no exception.  We discuss the finer points of the series, the ten-million-ideas-per-page approach it takes, the unusual choice of inkers, how abruptly the whole thing ends upon cancelation, and the very direct influence this series had on Dean's work.  All this plus Dean tells us how to draw the Thing.  Here's a link to The Runs Comics Podcast on iTunes.  And here's the link to the show on Spotify. Be sure to subscribe, rate and review! If you'd like to hear another season of The Runs, say so in a review!  And/or send me an email! And here's a link if you'd like the stream the episode.  

Celebrating the conclusion of Season 2, with a behind-the-scenes take on Shadow // Yaddo. Plus: A few of our favorite moments featuring Moby, Terry McMillan, Mark Morris, Elizabeth Strout and more dazzling talents. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, John Coltrane, Patricia Towers, Colm Tóibín, Dona Ann McAdams, Saudi Burton, Fred Hersch, Dean Haspiel, Pat Palermo, Danielle Spencer, Javier Barboza, Danyel Smith. Shadow // Yaddo is on a short winter break, returning early 2023. See you soon!

Comic Reviews: DC Batgirls 2022 Annual by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Renzi Blue Beetle: Graduation Day 1 by Josh Trujillo, Adrian Gutierrez, Wil Quintana DC's Grifter Got Run Over By A Reindeer Detective Comics 2022 Annual by Ram V, Rafael Albuquerque, Christopher Mitten, Hayden Sherman, Lee Loughridge Justice Society of America 1 by Geoff Johns, Mikel Janin, Scott Kolins, Brandon Peterson, Jerry Ordway, Steve Lieber, Jordie Bellaire, Jordan Boyd, John Kalisz Nightwing 2022 Annual by Tom Taylor, CS Pacat, Jay Kristoff, Inaki Miranda, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, Adriano Lucas Nubia and the Justice League Special by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Stephanie Williams, Alitha Martinez, Amancay Nahuelpan, Mark Morales, Tamra Bonvillain, Alex Guimaraes Superman: Kal-El Returns Special by Mark Waid, Marv Wolfman, Sina Grace, Alex Segura, Clayton Henry, Dean Haspiel, Jackson Herbert, Fico Ossio, Marcelo Maiolo, Trish Mulvihill WildStorm 30th Anniversary Special Marvel Avengers Assemble Alpha by Jason Aaron, Andrew Currie, Bryan Hitch, Alex Sinclair Peter Parker and Miles Morales: Spider-Man Double Trouble 1 by Mariko Tamaki, Vita Ayala, Gurihiru Planet Hulk: Worldbreaker 1 by Greg Pak, Manuel Garcia, Ramon Bachs, Cam Smith, Chris Sotomayor Infinity Comics: Strange Tales: Rocket Raccoon by Al Ewing, Ramon Bachs, Javier Tartaglia Spider-Verse Unlimited 26 by Stephanie Williams, Nathan Stockman, Pete Pantazis Marvels Voices 27 by Stephanie Williams, Alan Robinson, KJ Diaz It's Jeff 21 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Boom Magic: Nahiri the Lithomancer 1 by Seanan McGuire, Fabiana Mascolo Dark Horse Koschei in Hell 1 by Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart Star Wars High Republic Adventures 1 by Daniel Jose Older, Toni Bruno, Michael Atiyeh Dynamite Cat-Man and Kitten 1 by Jeff Parker, Joe Cooper, Arcana Studio IDW Godzilla Rivals vs Gigan by Keith Davidsen, Yasmin Flores Montanez Image Plush 1 by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, Rico Renzi Archie Bob Phantom 1 by James III, Richard Ortiz, Matt Herms Ahoy My Bad Vol 2 1 by Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman, Peter Krause OGN Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag Sunburn GN by Andi Watson, Simon Gane A Taste For Blood by Debuhme Super Trash Clash GN by Edgar Camacho Ray's OGN Corner: Red Scare by Liam Francis Walsh Additional Reviews: Teen Titans by Geoff Johns, HaHa, Darth Vader by Charles Soule, Violent Night, Dime-Store Detective, Autumnal, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, My Father's Dragon, Cuphead Show s3, American Crime Story s3 News: DC FCBD books, Mandalorian return date, Midnight Club canceled, Flanagan reportedly switching streaming services, Secrets of Midnight Club revealed, Lazarus Planet spin-off starring Wonder Woman and Shazam by GWW, Who Killed Santa? - a Murderville Mystery Trailers: Night at the Museum animated, Mario, Indiana Jones 5, Cocaine Bear, Guardians of the Galaxy III trailer Comics Countdown: Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag Stillwater 16 by Chip Zdarksy, Mike Spicer, Ramon Perez Nightwing 2022 Annual by Tom Taylor, CS Pacat, Jay Kristoff, Inaki Miranda, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, Adriano Lucas Rogue Sun 8 by Ryan Parrott, Abel, Natalia Marques Batgirls 2022 Annual by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Renzi Justice Society of America 1 by Geoff Johns, Mikel Janin, Scott Kolins, Brandon Peterson, Jerry Ordway, Steve Lieber, Jordie Bellaire, Jordan Boyd, John Kalisz Planet Hulk: Worldbreaker 1 by Greg Pak, Manuel Garcia, Ramon Bachs, Cam Smith, Chris Sotomayor Dead Lucky 4 by Melissa Flores, French Carlomagno, Mattia Iacono Super Trash Clash by Edgar Camacho Strange Academy: Finals 2 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado

Boom, pow, bang! Nerd-out with the cool kids of comix: Emmy- and Ringo- award winning artist and writer Dean Haspiel in conversation with acclaimed painter and cartoonist Pat Palermo on the quotidian life, faux bravado, truth as prism—and all you never knew about Spiderman. PLUS: Superstar novelist and TV writer Victor LaValle on how his discovery of comic books led to, well, books in general, both reading and writing. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, Prince.  

This week on the Geek Gossip, Jack and Artie open with an exciting announcement of an upcoming Geek Gossip appearance and get into discussion on the new trailer for upcoming musician biopic on Roku for the accordion playing, Hawaiian shirt-rocking song parodist, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review Challengers of the Unknown #79 and Adventure Comics #459 while Jack reviews The Fox by Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid and The Angry Birds Movie: Big Movie Eggstravaganza.We also review Spider-Man: No Way Home - The More Fun Stuff Version and break down the director announcement and casting rumors for the upcoming MCU Fantastic Four movie

FIVE-HUNDRED EPISODES of The Virtual Memories Show?! Let's celebrate this milestone episode with tributes, remembrances, jokes, congrats, non-sequiturs, and a couple of songs (!) from nearly 100 of my past guests, including Maria Alexander, Jonathan Ames, Glen Baxter, Jonathan Baylis, Zoe Beloff, Walter Bernard, Sven Birkerts, Charles Blackstone, RO Blechman, Phlip Boehm, MK Brown, Dan Cafaro, David Carr, Kyle Cassidy, Howard Chaykin, Joe Ciardiello, Gary Clark, John Crowley, Ellen Datlow, Paul Di Filippo, Joan Marans Dim, Liza Donnelly, Bob Eckstein, Scott Edelman, Barbara Epler, Glynnis Fawkes, Aaron Finkelstein, Mary Fleener, Shary Flenniken, Josh Alan Friedman, Kipp Friedman, Michael Gerber, Mort Gerberg, ES Glenn, Sophia Glock, Paul Gravett, Tom Hart, Dean Haspiel, Jennifer Hayden, Glenn Head, Ron Hogan, Kevin Huizenga, Jonathan Hyman, Andrew Jamieson, Ian Kelley, Jonah Kinigstein, Kathe Koja, Ken Krimstein, Anita Kunz, Peter Kuper, Glenn Kurtz, Kate Lacour, Roger Langridge, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, John Leland, David Leopold, Sara Lippmann, David Lloyd, Whitney Matheson, Patrick McDonnell, Dave McKean, Scott Meslow, Barbara Nessim, Jeff Nunokawa, Jim Ottaviani, Celia Paul, Woodrow Phoenix, Darryl Pinckney, Weng Pixin, Eddy Portnoy, Virginia Postrel, Bram Presser, AL Price, Dawn Raffel, Boaz Roth, Hugh Ryan, Dmitry Samarov, Frank Santoro, JJ Sedelmaier, Nadine Sergejeff, Michael Shaw, R Sikoryak, Jen Silverman, Posy Simmonds, Vanessa Sinclair, David Small, Sebastian Smee, Ed Sorel, James Sturm, Mike Tisserand, Tom Tomorrow, Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Kriota Willberg, Warren Woodfin, Jim Woodring, and Claudia Young. Plus, we look at back with segments from the guests we've lost over the years: Anthea Bell, Harold Bloom, Bruce Jay Friedman, Milton Glaser, Clive James, JD McClatchy, DG Myers, Tom Spurgeon, and Ed Ward. Here's to the next 500 shows! • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal

On this week's Stack podcast: Black Adam #1 DC Comics Written by Priest Art by Rafa Sandoval Punisher War Journal: Blitz #1 Marvel Written by Torunn Grønbekk Art by Lan Medina The Lonesome Hunters #1 Dark Horse Comics By Tyler Crook Beware The Eye of Odin #1 Image Comics Written by Doug Wagner Art by Tim Odland Milestones in History #1 DC Comics Written by Reginald Hudlin, Alice Randall, Amy Chu, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Pat Charles, Karyn Parsons, Touré, Melody Cooper Art by Johnny Lindsay, Eric Battle, Maria Laura Sanapo, Ron Wilson, Don Hudson, Jamal Yaseem Igle, Arvell Jones, Francesco Francavilla, Ray-Anthony Height, Dominike “Doom” Stanton, Leon Chills Miles Morales: Spider-Man And Moon Girl #1 Marvel Written by Mohale Mashigo Art by Ig Guara The Wrong Earth: Confidence Men #1 Ahoy Comics Written by Mark Waid Art by Leonard Kirk I Hate This Place #2 Image Comics Written by Kyle Starks Art by Artyom Topilin Aquaman and The Flash: Voidspring #1 DC Comics Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing Art by Vasco Georgiev Immortal X-Men #3  Marvel Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Lucas Werneck Deadly Class #53 Image Comics Written by Rick Remender Art by Wes Craig Something is Killing The Children #24 BOOM! Studios Written by James Tynion IV Art by Werther Dell'edera Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White #1 DC Comics Written by Matt Fraction, Elliot S! Maggin, Neil Kleid, Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis Art by Steve Lieber, Curt Swan, Dean Haspiel, Joe Prado The Amazing Spider-Man #4 Marvel Written by Zeb Wells Art by John Romita Jr. Radiant Red #4 Image Comics Written by Cherish Chen Art by David Lafuente Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel To Be Kin #2 Dark Horse Comics By Geoff Darrow Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 DC Comics Written by Meghan Fitzmartin Art by Laura Braga Home Sick Pilots #15 Image Comics Written by Dan Watters Art by Caspar Wjingaard Earth-Prime: Heroes Twilight #6 DC Comics Written by Jeff Hersh and Thomas Pound Art by Will Robson, Pablo M. Collar Nocterra #11 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel Nightwing #93 DC Comics Written by Tom Taylor Art by Bruno Redondo Newburn #8 Image Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Jacob Phillips DUO #2 DC Comics Written by Greg Pak Art by Khoi Pham The Silver Coin #11 Image Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Michael Walsh Fables #152 DC Comics Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham Rogue Sun #5 Image Comics Written by Ryan Parrott Art by Abel & Simone Ragazzoni Batman: The Knight #6 DC Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico Blood Stained Teeth #3  Image Comics Written by Christian Ward Art by Patric Reynolds The Demon DC Comics By Jack Kirby SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, APPLE, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Stack podcast: Black Adam #1 DC Comics Written by Priest Art by Rafa Sandoval Punisher War Journal: Blitz #1 Marvel Written by Torunn Grønbekk Art by Lan Medina The Lonesome Hunters #1 Dark Horse Comics By Tyler Crook Beware The Eye of Odin #1 Image Comics Written by Doug Wagner Art by Tim Odland Milestones in History #1 DC Comics Written by Reginald Hudlin, Alice Randall, Amy Chu, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Pat Charles, Karyn Parsons, Touré, Melody Cooper Art by Johnny Lindsay, Eric Battle, Maria Laura Sanapo, Ron Wilson, Don Hudson, Jamal Yaseem Igle, Arvell Jones, Francesco Francavilla, Ray-Anthony Height, Dominike “Doom” Stanton, Leon Chills Miles Morales: Spider-Man And Moon Girl #1 Marvel Written by Mohale Mashigo Art by Ig Guara The Wrong Earth: Confidence Men #1 Ahoy Comics Written by Mark Waid Art by Leonard Kirk I Hate This Place #2 Image Comics Written by Kyle Starks Art by Artyom Topilin Aquaman and The Flash: Voidspring #1 DC Comics Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing Art by Vasco Georgiev Immortal X-Men #3  Marvel Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Lucas Werneck Deadly Class #53 Image Comics Written by Rick Remender Art by Wes Craig Something is Killing The Children #24 BOOM! Studios Written by James Tynion IV Art by Werther Dell'edera Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White #1 DC Comics Written by Matt Fraction, Elliot S! Maggin, Neil Kleid, Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis Art by Steve Lieber, Curt Swan, Dean Haspiel, Joe Prado The Amazing Spider-Man #4 Marvel Written by Zeb Wells Art by John Romita Jr. Radiant Red #4 Image Comics Written by Cherish Chen Art by David Lafuente Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel To Be Kin #2 Dark Horse Comics By Geoff Darrow Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 DC Comics Written by Meghan Fitzmartin Art by Laura Braga Home Sick Pilots #15 Image Comics Written by Dan Watters Art by Caspar Wjingaard Earth-Prime: Heroes Twilight #6 DC Comics Written by Jeff Hersh and Thomas Pound Art by Will Robson, Pablo M. Collar Nocterra #11 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel Nightwing #93 DC Comics Written by Tom Taylor Art by Bruno Redondo Newburn #8 Image Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Jacob Phillips DUO #2 DC Comics Written by Greg Pak Art by Khoi Pham The Silver Coin #11 Image Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Michael Walsh Fables #152 DC Comics Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham Rogue Sun #5 Image Comics Written by Ryan Parrott Art by Abel & Simone Ragazzoni Batman: The Knight #6 DC Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico Blood Stained Teeth #3  Image Comics Written by Christian Ward Art by Patric Reynolds The Demon DC Comics By Jack Kirby SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, APPLE, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris, Ian and Murd have comics to talk about, so let's do the Comic Talk again! Within, topics discussed include Joe Quesada leaving Marvel Comics, the first two episodes of Obi Wan and Season Four Part 1 of Stranger Things (spoiler free), Chris gives us a Kurt Busiek twofer on Astro City: This Was Then... and Arrowsmith Behind Enemy Lines, then a Batman duo with Chip Zdarsky's Batman: The Knight and Tom King's Batman: Killing Time. Ian gets further into Dark Crisis with Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis and the FCBD Dark Crisis issue, then gives his thoughts on issues 1 and 2 of Zeb Wells' and John Romita Jr's Amazing Spider-Man and Zdarsky's The All-Nighter, with some Patsy Walker 1955 thrown in for good measure. Then, Murd hops in the Bubble for Decades: Marvel In The '50S - Captain America Strikes! in honor of Memorial Day, and Dean Haspiel's The Red Hook in honor of...Brooklyn. Plus Muddle the Murd, and more! (1:45:54)

August 2022 solicits Comic Reviews: DC Duo 1 by Greg Pak, Khoi Pham, Scott Hanna, Chris Sotomayor Fables 151 by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Lee Loughridge Earth Prime 4: Stargirl by James Robinson, Paula Sevenbergen, Jerry Ordway, John Kalisz Shadow War Zone 1 by Joshua Williamson, Ed Brisson, Stephanie Phillips, Nadia Shammas, Trevor Hairsine, Mike Bowden, Ann Maulina, Otto Schmidt, Sweeney Boo, Mark Morales, Antonio Fabela Galaxy: The Prettiest Star OGN by Jadzia Axelrod, Jess Taylor Marvel Marvel's Voices: Identity by Pornsak Pichetshote, Jeremy Holt, Sabir Pirzada, Emily Kim, Kei Zama, Eric Koda, Rickie Yagawa, Brian Reber, Bryan Valenza, Sebastian Cheng, Irma Kniivila Savage Avengers 1 by David Pepose, Carlos Magno, Espen Grundetjern Image I Hate This Place 1 by Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge Iphigenia in Eulis: The Age of Bronze Edition by Euripides, Edward Einhorn, Eric Shanower Dark Horse Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to be Kin 1 by Geoff Darrow, Dave Stewart Ahoy Wrong Earth: Purple by Stuart Moore, Fred Harper Archie Fox Family Values by Dean Haspiel, Matt Herms, Vito Delsante, Richard Ortiz, Alex Toth GNs The Oates and the Elphyne by Michael Walsh Sorceline by Sylvia Douye, Paola Antista Additional Reviews: Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus vol 3, Owl House, Chip n Dale Worst reality show concept? Am it Glenn and a Rant News: Zuko animated movie and Avatar prequel series, Jon Watts showrunning new Star Wars series, Batman One Bad Day OGNs announced, Omninews, Power Rangers reuniting original cast for 30th anniversary special, Captain Carter live action project in development, casting for President Snow in Hunger Games prequel, Eisner noms, Amphibia graphic novel, Velma reboot for HBO Max, Felix the Cat comic from Source Point, Riverdale ending, Daredevil series coming for Disney+, Batman vs. Robin by Mark Waid, Williamson leaving Robin in August Trailers: She-Hulk, Baymax, Dead End: Paranormal Park Comics Countdown: The Oates and the Elphyne GN by Michael Walsh Black Hammer Reborn 12 by Jeff Lemire, Caitlin Yarsky, Dave Stewart Batman: The Knight 5 by Chip Zdarsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ivan Plascencia Shadow War Zone by Joshua Williamson, Ed Brisson, Stephanie Phillips, Nadia Shammas, Trevor Hairsine, Mike Bowden, Ann Maulina, Otto Schmidt, Sweeney Boo, Mark Morales, Antonio Fabela Usagi Yojimbo 28 by Stan Sakai Nightwing 92 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas Immortal X-Men 2 by Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck, David Curiel Galaxy: The Prettiest Star OGN by Jadzia Axelrod, Jess Taylor I Hate This Place 1 by Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge X-Men Red 2 by Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee, Matt Wilson

On this week's comic book reviews: Earth-Prime: Stargirl #1 DC Comics Written by James Robinson and Paula Sevenbergen Art by Jerry Ordway   Savage Avengers #1 Marvel Written by David Pepose Art by Carlos Magno   House of Slaughter #6 BOOM! Studios Story by James Tynion IV & Sam Johns Script by Sam Johns Art by Letizia Cadonici   DUO #1 DC Comics Written by Greg Pak Art by Khoi Pham   I Hate This Place #1 Image Comics Written by Kyle Starks Art by Artyom Toplin   Breakout #2 Dark Horse Comics Written by Zack Kaplan Art by Wilton Santos   Shadow War Zone #1 DC Comics Written by Joshua Williamson, Nadia Shammas, Ed Brisson, Stephanie Phillips Art by Otto Schmidt, Sweeney Boo, Mike Bowden, Ann Maulina   The Fox #1 Archie Comics Written by Dean Haspiel, Vito Delsante, Alex Toth Art by Dean Haspiel, Richard Ortiz, Alex Toth   Alice Ever After #2 BOOM! Studios Written by Dan Panosian Art by Giorgio Spalletta   King Spawn #10 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Javi Fernandez   Fables #151 DC Comics Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham   The Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel To Be Kin #1 Dark Horse Comics By Geof Darrow   A Town Called Terror #2 Image Comics Written by Steve Niles Art by Szymon Kudranski   Nightwing #92 DC Comics Written by Tom Taylor Art by Bruno Redondo   The Wrong Earth: Purple #1 Ahoy Comics Written by Stuart Moore, David Hyde Art by Fred Harper, Carol Lay   Bolero #5 Image Comics Written by Wyatt Kennedy Art by Luana Vecchio   Batman: The Knight #5 DC Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico   Black Hammer Reborn #12 Dark Horse Comics Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Caitlin Yarsky   Rain #5 Image Comics Story by Joe Hill Written by David M. Booher Art by Zoe Thorogood   Wonder Woman: Evolution #7 DC Comics Written by Stephanie Phillips Art by Stefano Raffaelle   Slumber #3 Image Comics Written by Tyler Burton Smith Art by Vanessa Cardinali   Asterios Polyp By David Mazzucchelli SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's comic book reviews: Earth-Prime: Stargirl #1 DC Comics Written by James Robinson and Paula Sevenbergen Art by Jerry Ordway   Savage Avengers #1 Marvel Written by David Pepose Art by Carlos Magno   House of Slaughter #6 BOOM! Studios Story by James Tynion IV & Sam Johns Script by Sam Johns Art by Letizia Cadonici   DUO #1 DC Comics Written by Greg Pak Art by Khoi Pham   I Hate This Place #1 Image Comics Written by Kyle Starks Art by Artyom Toplin   Breakout #2 Dark Horse Comics Written by Zack Kaplan Art by Wilton Santos   Shadow War Zone #1 DC Comics Written by Joshua Williamson, Nadia Shammas, Ed Brisson, Stephanie Phillips Art by Otto Schmidt, Sweeney Boo, Mike Bowden, Ann Maulina   The Fox #1 Archie Comics Written by Dean Haspiel, Vito Delsante, Alex Toth Art by Dean Haspiel, Richard Ortiz, Alex Toth   Alice Ever After #2 BOOM! Studios Written by Dan Panosian Art by Giorgio Spalletta   King Spawn #10 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Javi Fernandez   Fables #151 DC Comics Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham   The Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel To Be Kin #1 Dark Horse Comics By Geof Darrow   A Town Called Terror #2 Image Comics Written by Steve Niles Art by Szymon Kudranski   Nightwing #92 DC Comics Written by Tom Taylor Art by Bruno Redondo   The Wrong Earth: Purple #1 Ahoy Comics Written by Stuart Moore, David Hyde Art by Fred Harper, Carol Lay   Bolero #5 Image Comics Written by Wyatt Kennedy Art by Luana Vecchio   Batman: The Knight #5 DC Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico   Black Hammer Reborn #12 Dark Horse Comics Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Caitlin Yarsky   Rain #5 Image Comics Story by Joe Hill Written by David M. Booher Art by Zoe Thorogood   Wonder Woman: Evolution #7 DC Comics Written by Stephanie Phillips Art by Stefano Raffaelle   Slumber #3 Image Comics Written by Tyler Burton Smith Art by Vanessa Cardinali   Asterios Polyp By David Mazzucchelli SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's live podcast recording, we're welcoming guests Neil Kleid & Andrea Mutti ("The Panic") + Dean Haspiel & Vito Delsante ("The Fox: Family Values")! SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Savage FINcast hosts Craig, Jim, & Raven are joined by creator of the Red Hook, Dean Haspiel and creator of The Night Watchman, Dave Kelly, to talk about their collaborative Savage Dragon back-up 3-parter Bride of Wax as well as their overall comic history.

A look back at conversations with some great creators. Featuring talks with: Dean Haspiel Az Sperry Jim Rugg Chaos ensues. Keep up with Wits' End Podcast: Website: https://witsendpod.com/ YouTube channel (subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvSur7b4J_U3gMIA44OGWQ Buy comics and WITS' END: The Zine #2 (Wallace Wood issue): https://witsendpod.bigcartel.com/ Instagram: @shah_comics Twitter: @witsendpod

Wits' End host Shah Emami reunites with Emmy and Ringo Award-winning cartoonist Dean Haspiel. They dive into the original run of Fantastic Four by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee and how it inspired comics after its 1961 debut. During the conversation, Shah and Dean cover their favorite FF stories, Kirby's influence on Dean's work, Dean's Red Hook: PTSD, pros and cons of social media, crowdfunding & more. Keep up with Wits' End Podcast: Website: https://witsendpod.com/ YouTube channel (subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvSur7b4J_U3gMIA44OGWQ Buy comics & zines here: https://witsendpod.bigcartel.com/ Instagram: @shah_comics Twitter: @witsendpod Dean Haspiel's media: Instagram: @deanhaspiel_art Twitter: @deanhaspiel RED HOOK comic (Webtoons): https://www.webtoons.com/en/super-hero/the-red-hook-blackout/list?title_no=2282

My podcast WITS' END first debuted two years ago on Nov. 14. See, I usually share episodes on Wednesdays. That said—I'm making an exception today. I'm proud to present this look back at my conversations with great creators during my time with this podcast. Full episodes linked below: Jim Rugg—1:05 (Ep. 95) Jim Mahfood—6:31 (Ep. 96) Kevin Eastman—10:14 (Ep. 91) Lale Westvind—12:25 (Ep. 56) Anya Davidson—15:05 (Ep. 81) James Romberger—17:28 (Ep. 76) Elsa Charretier—21:42 (Ep. 74) Darick Robertson—22:59 (Ep. 20) Ann Nocenti—26:16 (Ep. 71) Dean Haspiel—33:46 (Ep. 49) Pete Doree—38:53 (Ep. 23) Geoffrey Krawczyk—41:42 (Ep. 29) Dr. Zack Kruse—48:00 (Ep. 46) Ho Che Anderson—50:46 (Ep. 66) Benjamin Marra—53:36 (Ep. 86) Nate Powell—56:35 (Ep. 79) John & James Coats—58:19 (Ep. 80) Az Sperry—1:01:09 (Ep. 101) Noah Van Sciver—1:04:05 (Ep. 85) L. Fury—1:06:57 (Ep. 97) Wess Gregg—1:08:08 (Ep. 98) Tony Esmond—1:10:32 (Ep. 93) Adam Falp—1:12:22 (Ep. 102) Christopher Calloway & Chris Wisnia—1:14:01 (Ep. 99) Tom Scioli—1:16:51 (Ep. 87) Nick Cagnetti (Ep. 45) Keep up with Wits' End Podcast: Buy comics & zines here: https://witsendpod.bigcartel.com/ Website: https://witsendpod.com/ YouTube channel (subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvSur7b4J_U3gMIA44OGWQ Instagram: @shah_comics Twitter: @witsendpod

We are in full-blown 'Scare-A-Mental mode, and will be posting new horror movie episodes all month long. First up, special guest Writer/Artist/Creator Dean Haspiel drops one of the most polarizing sequels of all time into our laps. The second sequel to one of the most celebrated horror films ever, William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist III." We've all seen it, and we all have our own thoughts. Listen in and see where we land on this one. Enjoy!

We bring the noise, making a triumphant return to live events AND to the all-new, all-different St. Mark's Comics for their grand reopening in Industry City, Brooklyn, New York! Special guests George O'Connor and Dean Haspiel are along for a raucous good time that includes some Kirby Trivia, drunken mayhem, and comic book love! Recorded live on Friday, July 30th 2021.   For St. Mark's on Instagram; @stmarkscomics www.stmarkscomics.com   For Dino; @deanhaspiel_art www.deanhaspiel.com   For George;  @thegeorgeoconnor www.georgeoconnorbooks.com   And for all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Reilly and George welcome Dean "The Dean" Haspiel to the Hypothetical Island for a wide-ranging talk about comics, comics and more comics. It gets pretty in depth, to be honest, but if you love comics, you'll love this. And if you don't love comics, why are you even listening to this? Just download us,give us a five star rating and go not-love comics somewhere else, buddy. . 

Time Codes: 00:00:24 - Introduction 00:02:55 - Setup of interview 00:04:07 - Interview with Dean Haspiel 01:09:43 - Wrap up 01:11:07 - Contact us Welcome to New Brooklyn Gene and Derek are happy to have Dean Haspiel on The Comics Alternativeto discuss his new book from Image Comics, The Red Hook, Vol. 1: New Brooklyn. This is the first in a planned trilogy introducing readers to his universe of New Brooklyn. The Red Hook is a reluctant hero. Once a super-thief, his unlikely encounter with the legendary superhero, The Green Point, bequeathes unto him The Omni-Fist of Altruism. This transform him into a hero, where he cannot resist helping others in distress, despite his better judgment. In this role, The Red Hook becomes a major player in New Brooklyn, a borough whose heart had been broken by commerce and real estate speculation, and, as a result, secedes from New York, and America. Sound unlikely? Well, listen to Dean as he explains the premise and his plans for future New Brooklyn narratives. The guys talk with Dean, asking him a variety of questions not only about his new book, but about his other publications, as well. But then Dean turns the tables and begins interviewing Gene and Derek. It's a wild experience with an indefatigable Haspiel.

Time Codes: 00:00:27 - Introduction 00:07:03 - Brief comments on the 2016 Ignatz Award nominees for Outstanding Online Comic 00:18:07 - The Red Hook 00:57:28 - Kill 6 Billion Demons 01:21:11 - Interview with Jim McClain and Paul Schultz 01:41:15 - Rice Boy 02:13:55 - Wrap up 02:15:30 - Contact us On this extra-long episode of The Comics Alternative Webcomics, Sean and Derek cover a lot of territory on the webcomics front. They begin with a few brief comments on this year's Ignatz Award nominees for Outstanding Online Comic. They also contrast the way that the Ignatz judges classify webcomics with what the Eisner Awards has been doing lately, combining webcomics and digital comics. After that, the guys jump into the core of this month's episode with a look at Dean Haspiel's The Red Hook. They discuss, among other things, the fact that superhero comics are relatively rare in webcomics and that this title is reminiscent of what Haspiel did with The Fox, for Archie Comics, and with his own comics centered on Billy Dogma and Jane Legit. Sean and Derek also spend a bit of time talking about Webtoons, the platform where you'll find The Red Hook. Next, they review Kill 6 Billion Demons. Both of the guys are impressed by Tom Parkinson-Morgan's art and the intricacies involved in his world-building, but they are somewhat critical of the webcomic's design and usability. It's not easy to navigate that site, which is surprising, given the fact that Kill 6 Billion Demons has been around since 2013. Before they turn to the final webcomic of the month, Derek and Sean introduce what they hope will be a new feature of the monthly series. Beginning with this episode, they will talk briefly with Jim McClain and Paul Schultz about a new webcomics they're creating, Poe and the Mysteriads. Every month they hope to check in with the creators about the step-by-step process they're going through in developing the title, from story concept to art choices to the design of the website. Finally, Sean and Derek look at Evan Dahm's already completed webcomic, Rice Boy. This is the second time Dahm's work has been a focus of the webcomics series, the first occasion being a discussion of Vattu back in January 2015. This is a much earlier webcomic, and the guys discuss the evolution of Dahm's art and storytelling style as the story develops. It's an intriguing fantastical quest narrative, and if you're not already familiar with Dahm, then this would be a great way to get to know his work.    

One of the things that has defined 2015 for The Comics Alternative has been the number of Publisher Spotlights it's presented -- seven, up until today. This week, the Two Guys are back with their eighth and final spotlight of the year, one on the fall releases out of Locust Moon Press. They begin their critical focus with a brief interview Derek conducted with Josh O'Neill, the publisher of Locust Moon Press. In that conversation, Josh shares the background and history of Locust Moon, first as a bookstore (which will be closing its doors early next year) and then as a publisher with an impressive catalog. They also discuss the press' success with Kickstarter, including last year's campaign with Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream and the current efforts with The Lost Work of Will Eisner. After that, Andy and Derek get into the nitty gritty of the show, a discussion of Locust Moon's fall releases. They begin with Prometheus Eternal, a short collection of stories inspired by Rubens's famous painting, Prometheus Bound. This work was created in collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art and including work by such creators as Grant Morrison, Paul Pope, Dave McKean, Bill Sienkiewicz, Farel Dalrymple, Yuko Shimizu, and David Mack. Next, the guys turn to another collection, this one the sixth issue of Quarter Moon. The theme to this issue is "Impractical Cats," and with cat-related contributions from a variety of creators including Farel Dalrymple, Tia McClelland, Mike Sgier, Lisk Feng, Jim Comey, Gregory Benton, J.G. Jones, Dean Haspiel, Jeremy Baum, and a host of others. After that, they look at Ben Kahn and Bruno Hidalgo's Shaman, a satiric and inventive mashup of superheroes, the supernatural, and humor. Neither Andy nor Derek were aware of Shaman before this spotlight episode -- they completely missed Kahn's Kickstarter from earlier this year -- but now they're totally on board and look forward to more of this series, because it's funny as hell. Finally, the guys wrap up with a long discussion of Little Nemo's Big New Dreams, a joint effort with Françoise Mouly's TOON Graphics. This is a smaller, more affordable, and more holdable, version of the broadsheet-sized Dream Another Dream, including more than thirty strips from the Eisner Award-winning collection. And like the aforementioned Prometheus Eternal and Quarter Moon collections, this TOON book is chock-full of impressive contributors, including Art Spiegelman, Craig Thompson, Carla Speed McNeil, Mark Buckingham, Roger Langridge, Box Brown, R. Sikoryak, Jim Rugg, Yuko Shimizu, Gerhard...and the list goes on. In fact, you could even see today's show as the most creator-packed episode that the Two Guys have ever recorded.

Jennifer Hayden comes to The Comics Alternative to talk about her new book, The Story of My Tits, released last month by Top Shelf Productions...just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. She discusses with Derek the context surrounding the memoir and, along with that, the story of becoming an artist and comics creator. As Andy and Derek pointed out a couple of weeks ago in their spotlight on Top Shelf, The Story of My Tits much more than a breast cancer survivor narrative. It's a chronicle of Hayden's relationship with her breasts, from childhood and into maturity, and what they meant to her sense of self. At the same time, it's a story of binding relationships and how cancer in many forms had effected her family. These various narrative threads come together to create a deeply personal account of life under the influences of disease, adversity, and self-image. Jennifer also discusses the eight-year journey of writing this memoir, and how along the way she discovered graphic novels, met fellow artists (such as Dean Haspiel), became a contributor to Act-I-Vate, and created a series of other comics such as Underwire and Rushes. In addition, she talks with Derek about her philosophy of storytelling, her style of creating comics (pen-to-paper, only), and the reaction The Story of My Tits has been receiving. Be sure to check out Jennifer's website as well as her blog, Goddess Comix, where you can find the latest updates on what she's up to.

If you're going to tell cool stories in comic books, it helps to have had a colorful life and interesting friends. Dean Haspiel has had both. His dad was a writer, occasional street vigilante and confidante of Marilyn Monroe. Mom's pals included Shelly Winters and the young Bobby De Niro, who was one of Dean's babysitters. Dean worked with Harvey Pekar and Jonathan Ames on their respective graphic novels, and won an Emmy for his title work on Jonathan's HBO sitcom "Bored to Death." He was also the inspiration for Ray the cartoonist, played on BTD by Zack Galifianakis. We talked about all of the above, plus Dean's beginnings as a comic artist, his love of superheroes and his own hero complex, his residencies at the Yaddo artist colony, and his latest comic memoir, "Beef with Tomato."

This is the second of three on-location interview shows based on Derek and Andy W.'s attendance at last weekend's Small Press Expo. At the event, the Two Guys took the opportunity to talk with several creators exhibiting at SPX, interviewing each for anywhere from 5 to around 20 minutes. In some cases, the guys are quite familiar with the artist's works (and may even have reviewed their comics on past episodes). At other times, Andy or Derek may not know the work of the creator, but use the interview opportunity to learn more about the artist. In this episode, you will hear conversations with Dakota McFadzean, Andy Warner, Jonathan Baylis, Amelia Onorato, Sam Spina, Keith Knight, Gregory Benton, and Dean Haspiel. The exhibition hall of SPX 2015 was packed, and, as a result, the din of the crowd was at times difficult to talk over. But the Two Guys addressed the sound challenges as best they could. Sometimes they talked with the creators at their tables, and at other times — such as the interviews with Gregory Benton and Dean Haspiel — they were able to find a space off the floor where the sound was less chaotic. The final on-location interview episode will be released on Saturday. The first was published yesterday. And be sure to check out Derek's much longer conversation with Bill Griffith that was released separately.

On this episode of The Comics Alternative, Gene and Derek turn a critical spotlight on the upcoming releases from the small press, Hang Dai Editions. The guys begin with a brief conversation with Dean Haspiel and Gregory Benton, two of the founders of the Hang Dai Studio, a collective that they founded along with Josh Neufeld and the late Seth Kushner. In this interview, they describe the origins of their publishing line and share many of their experiences in getting it off the ground. Hang Dai Editions began as their studio imprint back in 2013, and up until recently the creators had limited their publications to smaller, personal projects available mainly through conventions and local events. But as announced earlier this year, Hang Dai became part of Marc Arsenault's Alternative Comics publishing co-op, and with wider distribution, the Hang Dai folks wanted to up their game with longer and more ambitious projects. The first three releases since becoming part of the co-op, all being releases on September 15, are what Derek and Gene discuss for the remainder of the show. They begin with Haspiel's Beef with Tomato, a collection of autobiographic shorts that reads as a sequel or follow-up to his 2001 comic, Opposable Thumbs. As with the earlier work, the stories in this new Hang Dai book are woven together by particular themes or gain cohesion through a shared tone. In the case of Beef with Tomato, that commonality is largely the risks and the unexpected occurrences of close urban living. The book also includes a variety of short prose pieces and previously published comics that, while similar in subject matter and tone to the first (and newer) twelve stories, stand apart in style yet provide a nice coda to the collection as a whole. Next, the Two Guys turn their attention to Gregory Benton's Smoke. Much like last year's B+F, this is a large-format wordless comic featuring Xolo, a large skull-faced dog based on Xolotl, the Aztec god associated with fire, sickness, and death. The story follows two brothers as they work on an industrial tobacco farm, and the hazardous conditions they work under spawn a surreal journey into another dimension, something dreamlike while at the same time darkly foreboding. Benton's vibrant, beautiful art is front and center in this work, and Gene and Derek point out his strategic handling of art styles when straddling the book's different narrative worlds. Finally, the guys look at Seth Kushner's Schmuck, a collection of twenty-two autobiographic stories, all written by Kushner but each illustrated by a different artist. Derek and Gene recognize many of those whose art is featured in the book -- e.g., Haspiel and Benton, but also Noah Van Sciver, Nick Bertozzi, and Josh Neufeld -- but there are several illustrators who are new to the guys. All of this gives Schmuck a feeling of both fragmentation and cohesiveness. Each artist provides a unique visual lens through which to interpret the book's protagonist, Adam Kessler, the fictional persona of Kushner. Yet at the same time, all of the stories unfold along one trajectory: Adam's attempts to find a meaningful relationship with a woman. Seth Kushner passed away earlier this year, but Schmuck was a life labor, ambitious in scope, that becomes fully realized next month. It, along with Smoke and Beef with Tomato, marks a new beginning for Hang Dai Editions, and one that Gene and Derek are excited to discuss.

This week the Two Guys with PhDs review Seth's Palookaville #21 (Drawn and Quarterly) and The Fox #1, by Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid (Red Circle Comics). They begin by providing a primer on Palookaville and the 16-year run (so far) of the serialized Clyde Fans. They spend a good amount of time talking about the latest installment of Clyde Fans, part four, and then move on to the two overtly autobiographical sections of this issue of Palookaville: “Rubber Stamp Diary” and “Nothing Lasts, Part One.” Both Gene and Derek are fascinated with the very concept of the former, using specially designed rubber stamps to keep an illustrated diary. And they are bowled over by “Nothing Lasts,” a section from one of Seth's sketchbooks and a better story than most people's finished comics. Next they turn their critical eyes to Haspiel and Waid's The Fox, a new superhero title for Archie Comic's Red Circle imprint. (Yes, we know that The Comics Alternative doesn't focus on superhero comics, but this first issue is a notable and justifiable exception, especially since Dean Haspiel is a friend of Gene's.) They comment on the history of The Fox, beginning back in the 1940s, and then discuss how Haspiel and Waid revive the character for current times. What the Two Guys discover inadvertently are the thematic similarities between The Fox – Haspiel's critique of social and digital media — and Seth's emphasis on the past and older printed materials. All in all, it is a fun review show for Derek and Gene, and they both wholeheartedly recommend Palookaville #21 and The Fox #1 to everyone.

Artist Dean Haspiel and writer Tim Hall discuss the notion of giving free content to build an audience for their paid work.Tim has just created a new literary website UNDIE PRESS, which features the debut of Haspiel's first prose novel, Post-Disater Adventure Chronicles, along with free audio books, podcast interviews and essays. We also talk about Dean's EMMY winning art for the HBO series BORED TO DEATH, new books from Marvel, IDW and this week the Vertigo OGN CUBA My Revolution written by Inverna Lockpez. We wrap up with their thoughts on the Passing of Haspiel's frequent collaborator, Harvey Pekar