You, a fool: “Did Kieron Gillen launch an Eternals spinoff starring the Forgotten One and I missed the first two issues?” We, an intellectual website: Haha, you fool! We speak of the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of global literature’s earliest surviving works, born of ancient Mesopotamia and a proto-example of the Hero’s Journey monomyth. You:…
Will Robson is excited to talk about Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, his comic about a team tasked with cleaning up ocean pollution whose mission quickly goes bad. He said the underwater horror book was inspired partly by the fact that he saw a double feature of Jaws and The Exorcist when…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 259: Southpaw Sound-off with Jorge Molina Artist Jorge Molina joins the show to talk about Zurdo, an art book looking back at his career in the industry, now crowdfunding on Zoop. PLUS, a sneak peek at the latest episode of our Patreon bonus podcast, Our Son Pete. You can listen…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 249: MONKEYS! with Matt D. Wilson Fellow comics podcaster Matt D. Wilson joins the show to talk about the Zoop campaign for his comic Impostor Syndicate, and play some comics primate trivia. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 244: An Erotic Thriller Starring Claire Napier Claire Napier joins the show to talk about her Zoop campaign for The Magic Necklace. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the show on…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 233: Aliens! with Paul Cornell Writer Paul Cornell joins the show to talk about finishing his creator-owned series Saucer Country through Zoop … and then Dan makes him talk about Captain Britain and MI:13. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 230: New York Comic Con 2022 Dan goes to New York Comic Con and records interviews with Keith Dallas (Riptide Sanitarium, now on Zoop), Matt Lesniewski (Faceless and the Family, now on Zoop), Sofia Warren (Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator), Eric Tapper and Chris Carter from GlobalComix, Anthony…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 208: Pen-Wielder Nick Pitarra Nick Pitarra joins the show to talk about his Zoop campaign for Ax-Wielder Jon, taking time off from comics, Moebius, Geoff Darrow and the other artists who inspire him. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 207: David F. Walker's Impostor Syndrome David F. Walker joins Dan and Matt to talk about his anthology Impostor Syndrome, now funding on Zoop. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 202: Lick Your Eyeball and Vibe with Brittany Matter and Dailen Ogden Creators Brittany Matter and Dailen Ogden join the show to talk about their Zoop campaign for Dead Dreams: The Lucid Chronicles #1. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
After a bit of a hiatus, it’s time to return to Crowdfunding Q&A. Currently on the blockchain-free comics crowdfunding platform Zoop, Thirty-Three is an action comedy family drama. That’s a lot of adjectives right there! ComicsXF’s own Cat Purcell reviewed the book when it was on Kickstarter, a review you can read here, but after…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 188: Just Zoop It with Jordan Plosky It’s business time! Dan and Matt chat with Jordan Plosky, one of the founders of Zoop, a new comics-specific crowdfunding platform. Check out Zoop’s current campaign for The Nightcrawlers, an all-ages supernatural adventure comic by Marco Lopez and Rachel Distler. You can listen…
For all my crowdfunding pieces, I have stuck to the big boy of the crowdfunding industry, Kickstarter. But there are plenty of other games in town. One of these other platforms is Zoop, which focuses specifically on comics. Among the projects on Zoop right now is The Brothers James, from Brian Level, Ryan Ferrier and…