Such a pleasure to talk to Ryan Burst, moderator of r/comicbookcollabs, one of the first people to welcome me to the indie comic world and an all around great guy with a passion for independent stories and the creators who bring them to life.   And remember people, life is BEAUTIFUL!   

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Crowdfinders 61: Ryan Burst

Such a pleasure to talk to Matt Hawkins about his Kickstarter, Golgotha, his other upcoming work and the future in general. Check out his KICKSTARTER until Saturday, May 6th, 2017. At the 1:18:00 mark (One hour, 18 minutes in) I will talk about a TRAGIC EVENT that's impacted me personally, and how I am unhappy with the news coverage.  If you'd prefer no politics with your comics, I'd advise you to stop listening at that point.

Crowdfinders 60: Matt Hawkins

Such a pleasure to talk to Steven Andrews, Lorena Torres Loaiza and Miike about the Toronto Comics anthology.  Check out their WEBSITE and feel free to support the KICKSTARTER!  

Crowdfinders 59, Toronto Comics Anthology

Awesome to talk to Brian L. Hawkins about his experience creating the alternative history indie comic America's Kingdom. Be sure to check out his KICKSTARTER and listen past the outro music for a bonus discussion about public education. Shout out to Brian! TWITTER FACEBOOK  

Crowdfinders 58, Brian L. Hawkins

Such a pleasure to talk to Conor McCreery about his IDW book Kill Shakespeare and how he brought it to print. Some really great marketing insights in this one!

Crowdfinders 57: Conor McCreery

Such a pleasure to talk to Sam Sattin about the hard work and perseverance that it takes to make a Legend. And that is not  hyperbole, that is an accurate description of the scope of our conversation.   Shout out to Sam on the Twitter @SamuelSattin Like Legend on Facebook Check out Legend on the Z2 Website

Crowdfinders 56: Sam Sattin

Hey Crowdfinders, this episode is all about you. Well, actually it's all about me, but it could be about you too, if you take me up on the offer and submit, as I am, to the Octal Anthology of pitch packets. I talk to Octal creator Mike Schneider about my pitch, the pitching process, and how you can pitch too. (HINT, it starts by visiting the OCTAL WEBSITE). So listen, learn and enjoy. 

Crowdfinders 55: Mike Schneider and Me

Such a pleasure to talk to Nelson and Bryan about their new Image book Romulus, secret societies and hidden conspiracies. And the cherry on top is all the free advice for creators.  

Crowdfinders 54: Nelson Blake and Bryan Hill

The x-files inspired "majic" is finally here! Sign up at majiccomic.com to get your free copy. In honour of this auspicious occasion I talk to filmmaker Erin Berry, my co-creator on this project, about the hows and whys of producing a photocomic. Erin Berry IMDB Felipe Rodriguez IMDB (majic cinematographer) Erin Berry Death Reel Omar's Comin' Supercut (Just the Omar scenes from HBO's "The Wire")  

Crowdfinders 53: Erin Berry

Such a pleasure to talk to Luke Stone, founder of the Tenacious Comics cooperative and creator of the Zombie/Hotdog Slice of life "Worst Day Ever"    Be Sure to Check out Tenacious Comics WEBSITE And if you're interested in getting a free copy of the the  sci-fi photocomic "majic" sign up for your copy HERE

Crowdfinders 52: Luke Stone

Such a pleasure to talk to Jack Wallace of Disposable Fiction comics on breaking in to the indie comics scene.   Check out Disposable Fiction online! And please read and like majic comic on Facebook! Thanks!    

Crowdfinders 51: Jack Wallace

What do you do with a 50th episode so spectacular that you can't fit it into one episode? Simple, you split it into 2 episodes.    Part 2 (Electric Bugaloo) consists of a long and most excellent interview with Rus Wooton (Crowdfinders 36), letterist extraordinaire and a talk with Olivia Li about Boundless, the science comics anthology that features, among other great talents, ME, Dave, straight from the podcast shack. Check out the links! For all things Rus: http://rusandpat.com/ Boundless Anthology: http://bostoncomics.com/boundless/  

Crowdfinders 50: 50th Episode Spectacular Part 2

Welcome to the Crowdfinders 50th episode SPECTACULAR. This action packed show is my way of thanking you, dear and gentle Crowdfinders for the support you showed in getting me all the way to episode 50. I couldn't have done it without you, I wouldn't have done it without you. This episode contains:  1. Shoutouts to, and updates from former Crowdfinders: Jamie ME, Crowdfinders 2 Sara Childs, Crowdfinders 8 Chris Tull, Crowdfinders 11 Gabriel "Gabo" Bautista, Crowdfinders 12 Afua Richardson, Crowdfinders 20 Joseph Illidge, Crowdfinders 30 Ian Mcginty, Crowdfinders 35 Miguel Porto, Crowdfinders 41 Justin Greenwood, Crowdfinders 43 2. Interviews with former Crowdfinders: Kelly Bender, Crowdfinders 42: Kelly updates us on what it is like to be an indie comic dynamo (my words, not his, but how else would you describe an author who has 11 books on the go?). Shaun Noel, Crowdfinders 17: Shaun talks about bringing his webcomic City of Walls to a larger audience via Webtoons. He may not yet be big in Japan, but he is big in Korea. Eric Bitmanis, Crowdfinders 18: Eric, who was in the process of Kickstarting his book HardWyred the last time we spoke talks about how the real work starts AFTER you have had a successful Kickstarter. Marcus Kwame, Crowdfinders 6: Marcus updates us on his work with Snow Daze and talks about how working on a new project invigorates his love of the older ones. Trevor Meuller, Crowdfinders 23: Trevor returns to Crowdfinders a Harvey Award nominee and he discusses his approach to growing his brand through the webcomic community and the comicon circuit Bryan Edward Hill, Crowdfinders 26: Bryan and I have a sprawling conversation that starts focussed on his upcoming Image book, Romulus and ends with an analysis of real secret societies. 3. A promotion of my very own Kickstarter: I was accepted to the Boundless Anthology of Science comics with my artist and co-creator Rayna, Please follow this link if you are interested in supporting the kickstarter: http://boundlesscomics.tumblr.com/   So thanks again for listening, hope you enjoy the 50th episode spectacular, heres to 50 more!

Crowdfinders 50: 50th Episode Spectacular

Such a pleasure to talk to Bobby Torres, a scrappy yet meticulous up and comer in the indie comic book. We talk about his journey developing his incipient career while balancing family and two jobs (the second of which he took to pay for his comic book habit). All of us can learn a lot from this guy, and if you're anything like me, you can take away a little bit of inspiration as well.  

Crowdfinders 49: Bobby Torres

Such a pleasure to talk to David Gallaher about hard work, process, overcoming epilepsy and illness his upcoming GN The Only Living Boy.   Be sure to shout out to David on the Twitter @DavidGallaher and shop for all his amazing wares on AMAZON   More on David (from the press release) In addition to his work as Chief Creative Officer for Bottled Lightning Inc., Gallaher has written for Marvel Comics, The New York City Police Department, and McGraw-Hill and served as an editor on Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail and Sailor Moon for Kodansha,. For five years shortly after college, he taught in the Maryland Public School System as a special education teacher.   “My experiences as an educator informs so much of THE ONLY LIVING BOY,” said Gallaher. “Growing up can often feel lonely and isolating. As teacher, I saw firsthand how anxiety can haunt children. With this series, I’m exploring how children adapt to adversity. Readers might gravitate to this story because of the exotic and dangerous creatures, but the story will resonate because the characters grapple with issues that kids relate to, like intolerance, self-confidence, and feeling like the odd one out.  

Crowdfinders 48: David Gallaher

Crowdfinders interviews introduce you to independent comic book creators and allow you to learn from their experiences writing, drawing assembling their productions teams, and most importantly, finding their crowds. This includes their experience submitting to publishers, kickstarting and crowdfunding their books or taking their work to the webcomic format.

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