Comic Pros & Cons

Episode 013: C2E2 The Interviews Part 2 It’s part 2 of 2 of the interviews live from Artist Alley at C2E2, and the final wrap up of our footage of the convention. Thanks again to ReedPop for allowing our show to be a part of theirs. This is one of our favorite shows of the+ Read More

Episode 012: C2E2 – The Interviews Part 1 On this episode, Derek heads straight to Artist Alley at C2E2 to talk to the real superheroes of comic books: the creators themselves. He kicks off the show with the beautiful minds behind The Only Living Boy – David Gallaher & Steve Ellis. This book will make+ Read More

This past weekend, Derek ventured down to Chicago to attend C2E2, and oh what a trip it was! Not only did Derek have a plan of attack for interviewing creators and podcasting with his dear friends, he also had another plan for the weekend. While he may have gone down to the show with his+ Read More

Episode 010: An Elegant Weapon Cross Pod This week, Derek is joined by one of his closest friends and podcaster extraordinaire, Mr. Jason Clark of An Elegant Weapon! Jay truly is a Jedi Master when it comes to the art of conversation. This is actually the 2nd of a 2 part conversation these two Pod-fathers+ Read More

Episode 009: Fantasticon Lansing On this episode of the podcast, Derek traveled to the capital city of Lansing, Michigan to take in his first Fantasticon! This hotel convention was everything you could want in a small show: great vendors, a plethora of talented comic creators, and even a couple of great celebrities. The best part+ Read More

Comic Pros & Cons Episode 008: Great Lakes Comic Con In this episode, Derek kicks off the 2016 Convention Season with a small show in Monroe, Michigan: Great Lakes Comic Con! Derek starts off by chatting with Travis McIntire, the bearded leader of Source Point Press. The guys discuss what it’s like to be a+ Read More

Comic Pros & Cons Episode 007: Dan Dougherty In this week’s podcast, Derek is joined by Dan Dougherty. Dan is the author and illustrator (as well as self publisher) of the independent thriller Touching Evil and the award winning Beardo. The guys talk about the difficulty and reward of creating sequential art in both the+ Read More

Comic Pros & Cons Episode 006: Sina Grace It’s new podcast Wednesday, and we are back with yet another beautifully talented creator extraordinaire, Sina Grace. Derek has the pleasure of talking everything with Sina from his time editing a little known comic called The Walking Dead, to his slice of life stories Self Obsessed and+ Read More

Comic Pros & Cons Episode 005: James Maddox On this episode of the podcast, Derek is joined by acclaimed indie writer, James Maddox. James has a style all his own which runs from horror to superhero to things no one has seen. His book, Clown, is beyond explanation except that it is one of the+ Read More

Comic Pros & Cons Episode 004: Jay Fosgitt This week on the podcast, Derek is blessed to have been able to talk to Jay Fosgitt not once, but twice (just listen, you’ll understand)! Jay is the creator of Bodie Troll and Dead Duck & Zombie Chick, and is also a regular artist on the My+ Read More

Comic Pros & Cons Episode 003: Howie Noel Now into the third installment of our Podcast, Derek has the opportunity to talk to Howie Noel. Howie is the man behind Tara Normal, a beautifully executed comic that follows a paranormal detective. And when we say he is the man, we mean THE man. He writes,+ Read More

On our second episode of Comic Pros & Cons, Derek is joined by the dark master of pen and word himself, Mr. Dirk Manning. Dirk plays host to the twisted mind that has created such comics as Nightmare World and Tales of Mr. Rhee, as well as written multiple other stories ranging from 1-shots to short stories to+ Read More

In this episode of Comic Pros & Cons, Derek talks with acclaimed Marvel Comics artist, Ryan Stegman. The two chat about Ryan’s styles and how they’ve changed over the years, juggling his family life with his professional life, comic cons, commissions, original art and more. For those that aren’t familiar, Ryan has been a been+ Read More

In this sneak preview episode, Derek welcomes two of his closest friends and fellow podcasters, Mr. Jay Clark of An Elegant Weapon and Mr. Jimmy McKnight of the Ninja Starship podcast to join him on the show. The trio break down Derek’s journey into podcasting (as well as a bit about their own), and they+ Read More