Clear the tracks because the Gutter Boys train is leaving the station! The boys are back with another interview from the Hocking Hills Cartoonist Retreat and this time it's none other than long time friend of the show Blake "The Uncle King" Sims. Based out of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Blake is a true comics soldier who's been cranking out pages since high school and doesn't show signs of letting up any time soon. His last book, Logor, was one of our top picks from last year and his upcoming book, Sicko Hunter, is shaping up to be another contender for 2021. We talk about his long love for comics, his early influences, and what he's hoping to accomplish in the near future. We also sprinkled in some wrestling talk because of course Blake is also a wrestling fan and it would've been disingenuous to not bring it up. If you want to check out more of Blake's work or stay updated on what he's up to, give him a follow on Twitter and Instagram @blakersims. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

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Episode 61 - Train Talk with Blake Sims

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Bonus Episode 19 Teaser - Toy Talk with Nick Ferrell

The leaves are changing color. The air is a bit cooler. And the Gutter Boys release another episode. Ah yes, the cycle of life. On this episode, we're joined by Toronto-based cartoonist, illustrator, and designer Jenn Wooddall to talk about her upcoming book Space Trash on Oni Press. We also discuss her her past body of work, including Magical Beatdown and Marie & the Worrywart, and how her process has developed over the years into the well-oiled machine that it is today. Also, go watch The Many Saints of Newark you stunad! You can check her more of Jenn's work on her website at jennwoodall.com or follow her on Instagram @funeralbeat and Twitter @jenn_woodall. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

Episode 60 - The Ghoul with the Dragon Tattoo with Jenn Woodall

Bonus Episode 18 Teaser - Hocking Hills Chronicles, Part 2

We're back baby! Having returned from our Hocking HIlls trip, we're ready to get back to the usual grind pumping out toxic masculinity for the boys! The first half is full of shout outs as we cover what we got in the mail along with pickups from the Blockfort event in Columbus, Ohio.  Minneapolis-based cartoonist Sean Knickerbocker joins us to talk about his interest in stories focusing on the often forgotten working class that inhabit many flyover states in the US. We also talk about his background as a printshop worker, his approaching fatherhood, and his ongoing anthology series Rust Belt Review and its development as a platform for lesser known cartoonists making solid narrative-driven fiction, his background as a printshop worker. Visit Sean on the World Wide Web at seanknickerbocker.com and/or follow his work on Instagram @seanknickerbocker. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

Episode 59 - Below the Rust Belt with Sean Knickerbocker

Bonus Episode 17 Teaser - Hocking Hills Chronicles , Part 1

You have a collect call from Ligma, do you accept? Of course you do, because it's time for another episode of GUTTER BOYS. The boys are joined by a literal boy, Philly-based cartoonist Nate Garcia, to talk about how he can't even legally buy a beer yet but has still made more comics than most of you scrubs. His self-published body of work includes three issues of his one-person anthology Hornrim and his newest book Alanzo Sneek, available now directly from his webstore. Nate is a great dude and someone we've been meaning to have on the show for a while now, so it's nice to finally have him on instead of just reading his DM's asking us what we had for breakfast again. You can follow him on Instagram @nategarciascartoons. If you want to support his work and free him from his current slumlord, donate to his Patreon and tell him we sent you. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

Episode 58 - Barely Legal with Nate Garcia

Autoptic is back with the Gutter Boys, baby! Pete Faecke joins us once again to break down what to expect from the Autoptic 2021 Digital Festival, and we're starting things on a high note with special guest Jaime Hernandez to talk about his new art book, Queen of the Ring - Wrestling Drawings by Jaime Hernandez. To cut to the chase, we skipped out on news and shout outs for this week (don't worry, they'll return on the next main feed episode) to get down and dirty with Jaime about his love of pro wrestling, what made him decide to release his never-before-seen drawings to the public, and his thoughts on the current landscape of comics and cartooning. So don't be a pencil necked geek and miss out on this banger of an episode. Hit that play button, or we're dropping you through a stack of tables! Jaime doesn't really have any social media, but it's not like his work is hard to find.  Follow Autoptic on Instagram @autopticfestival and Twitter @autopticfest for more updates on their digital programming for this year. You can also check out their video interviews on their Youtube channel or stream the audio on their Anchor feed. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different donation tiers to receive exclusive merch, digital content, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

Episode 57 - King of Queens with Jaime Hernandez

Bonus Episode 15 Teaser - Subsack & the Toys That Laid Us

Blaaattaaaaaoooowww GUTTER BOYS returns with another bi-weekly dose of shop talk for you sick pain pigs. On this week's episode, we're joined by Belarusian cartoonist Gleb Melnikov who is the current artist on DC's Robin to discuss the toxicity of our city (of our city), his experiences as an international artist that worked his way up from small press to the big leagues, and what the future holds for Big Gleb in a post-DC world. We also touch on some news, a heaping of shout outs to our listeners who sent in their comics, and some hints at what you all can expect in the coming weeks from the boys. Follow Gleb on Twitter @GlebMelnikov8 for his esoteric insights into the depraved world of Damien stans. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode. In the meantime, give Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter @gutterboyspod. And of course, please like, share, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different donation tiers to receive exclusive merch, digital content, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

Episode 56 - No Russian with Gleb Melnikov

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Bonus Episode 14 Teaser - The Gutter Gang Does the Work

Gutter Boys. A bi-weekly podcast? A bi-curious podcast? A question for another episode. In the meantime, rev your small press engines as we zoom into another episode about this thing of ours. We're joined by special guest RJ Casey, former co-owner of Yeti press and editor at Fantagraphics and The Comics Journal, to talk about his career, his (temporary?) retirement from the comics business, and his passion for the medium.  You can follow RJ and check out his Chicago Bulls-themed art collection on Instagram @rjcaseywrites. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode. In the meantime, give Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter @gutterboyspod. And of course, please like, share, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different donation tiers to receive exclusive merch, digital content, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

Episode 55 - Hot Uncensored Comixxx Action with RJ Casey

Bonus Episode 13 Teaser - Patreon's Worst Podcast

Like a basket of fish and chips, Gutter Boys is hot and in demand. And so, the saga continues as we deliver your bi-weekly fix of comics hooha and shop talk. Today's guest is Birmingham-based cartoonist and illustrator Michael Kennedy. His illustration work has been featured in The New Yorker, Wired, Medium, Adult Swim and NBC News and has comics published in McSweeney’s, Freak Comix 10, Tiny Splendour, Self Made Hero, Editions Presque Lune, Vault Comics, and The Smudge. We discuss the newest issue of his ongoing self-published series MINT, how he got into comics, his development as a creator, and what he hopes to accomplish in the near future. Don't let the brief intro fool you, this one is a banger. You can check out more of Michael's work at michaeldkennedy.com or follow him on Instagram @michaelkennedyillo.  Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode. In the meantime, give Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter @gutterboyspod. And of course, please like, share, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different donation tiers to receive exclusive merch, digital content, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

Episode 54 - Cheeky Comics for Proper Lads with Michael Kennedy

Bonus Episode 12 Teaser - The Eisner Awards Show with Ebony White

Join two comic creators, JB Roe and Cam del Rosario, as they navigate the comic business from the ground floor and discuss the minor highs and deep, endless lows of writing, drawing, and self-publishing comicbooks. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode. Give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter: JB: @mortcrimpjr Cam: @camdelrosario Intro music by Buster Moody (@busterm00dy on Twitter; bm00dy on Instagram) Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

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