THE WRITERS BLOCK w/ David Avallone and Rylend Grant – Details, episodes & analysis

Rylend and David talk with Eisner/Inkpot-winner Shannon Wheeler (TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN) and GLAAD Award-winner Richard Fairgray (EX-WIVES OF FRANKENSTEIN) about the evolution (and de-evolution) of cartooning, about process, and about moving one’s business onto kickstarter. SHANNON WHEELER Twitter: @MuchCoffee Instagram: @muchcoffeeman Website: https://linktr.ee/ShannonLeoWheeler RICHARD FAIRGRAY Twitter: @RichardFairgray Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor Website: richardfairgray.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David talk with writer Adam Rose about his new Titan Comics release HUGE DETECTIVE… and without really meaning to, the gang does a very deep dive on IP/Rights issues. ADAM ROSE Twitter: @adamrose74 Instagram: @shazamcap Website: adamharryrose.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Rylend and David intended to have one of their standard “state of the comic union” discussions with Syzygy Publishing co-founder Chris Ryall, but - as happens with great guests - ended up with something much more fun, layered, and nuanced in the end. Special appearances by Cassandra Peterson, Syd Field, and Tyrese and Ludacris. CHRIS RYALL Twitter: @chris_ryall Instagram: @chris_ryall Website: worldofsyzygy.com Website: chrisryall.substack.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

KICKSTARTER KICKOFF. This week, David and Rylend talk the ins, outs, ups, and downs of Kickstarter campaigning with the platform’s Director of Publishing and Comics Outreach, Oriana Leckert, and creator/Kickstarter veteran Gabe Cheng (INTO THE WILDERNESS). And Rylend starts, in earnest, his quest to amass the largest collection of POINT BREAK VHS tapes (the current, honest-to-God largest collection stands at 102 tapes). BE SURE TO BACK THE JUMP #2 on Kickstarter: bit.ly/thejump2 ORIANA LECKERT Twitter: @orianabklyn Instagram: @orianabklyn Website: oriana-leckert.com GABE CHENG Twitter: @gabechengcomics Instagram: @gabechengcomics ANOTHER LOUSY MILLENNIUM Pod: @almpod Be sure to back INTO THE WILDERNESS on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabechengcomics/into-the-wilderness-modern-fantasy-comic-with-talking-dogs --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

PODCAST POW WOW. This week, David and Rylend talk podcasting with Aaron Nabus (Hall H Show) and Tilly and Susan Bridges (Pendant Productions). It’s a podcast where a bunch of podcasters talk about podcasting... and that may very well cause a tear in the space-time continuum. Also, Rylend shares with the group his greatest unfulfilled dream... to get a tattoo of a butt with a butt-shaped tattoo on it... and get it ON his butt. SUSAN BRIDGES Twitter: @susanlbridges Instagram: @susanlbridges Website: pendantaudio.com Website: birdguest.com TILLY BRIDGES Twitter: @TillyBridges Website: pendantaudio.com Website: birdguest.com AARON NABUS Twitter: @aaronnabus Twitter: @HallHdotcom Instagram: @aaronnabus Instagram: @HallHdotcom Website: HallH.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

THE ART OF CON TABLING. This week, David and Rylend talk with Ringo Award-nominated scribe David Pepose (SPENCER and LOCKE, SCOUTS HONOR), DEMON BITCH writer/artist Christie Shinn, and PABLO THE GORILLA creator Don Nguyen about the ins and outs/the DOs, DON’Ts and MIGHT MAYBES of tabling at Comic Conventions… and Avallone finally briefly opens up about the difficult years he spent trapped in cult of savage Jim Nabors enthusiasts in Nome, Alaska. DAVID PEPOSE Twitter: @Peposed Instagram: Peposed Website: linktr.ee/peposed CHRISTIE SHINN Twitter: @HoraToraStudios Instagram: @HoraToraStudios Website: HoraToraStudios.com SUPPORT DEMON BITCH AND OTHER STUPID THINGS: Patreon.com/HoraToraStudios WHERE TO FOLLOW DEMON BITCH: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/demon-btch/list?title_no=148964 DON NGUYEN Twitter: @nguyeningit Instagram: @nguyeningit Website: NguyeningIt.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

HEAVY METAL RENASCENCE. This week, David and Rylend talk with Heavy Metal CEO Matt Medney and writers George C. Romero (THE RISE, COLD DEAD WAR) and Stephanie Phillips (TARNA, HARLEY QUINN) about reshaping the Heavy Metal Brand for the 21st century... and Rylend finds out the hard way that you can’t tattoo a baby. STEPHANIE PHILLIPS Twitter: @Steph_Smash Instagram: @snapcracklesteph Website: stephaniecomics.com GEORGE C. ROMERO Twitter: @IamGeorgeRomero Instagram: @indie_brigade Website: romeropictures.com MATT MEDNEY Twitter: @matthewmedney Instagram: @matthewmedney Website: MATTHEWMEDNEY.com HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE Twitter: @HeavyMetalInk Instagram: @heavymetal Website: heavymetal.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

CHA-CHA-CHANGES! This week, David (Avallone) and Rylend talk career transitions with Hall of Fame colorist-turned-writer David Baron (various Batman titles, Stained) and acclaimed gallery artist/graphic designer-turned-comic penciler Elisa Wikey (The Cobblestone Chronicles)... and Elisa’s real live goddamn HEDGEHOG makes an appearance... it’s GREAT on video... sincere apologies if you’re listening. DAVID BARON Twitter: @MyZombies Instagram: @MyZombies ELISA WIKEY Twitter: @elisawikey Instagram: @elisawikeydrawsthings Website: TinyFramedThings.com CHECK OUT THE COBBLESTONE CHRONICLES HOLIDAY SPECIAL VIA BRAVE NEW WORLD: https://bnwcomics.shop/product/the-cobblestone-chronicles-a-holiday-special-mini-comic/ --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

This week, David and Rylend explore the idea of the comic shop as a "community center" and the importance of comic book "how to" classes with educator/former DC Editor Jim Higgins, TV writer/Duplicant scribe Karla Nappi, and Monster Matador creator Steven Prince… and Rylend publicly tells his "I once kept Screech Powers from assaulting someone in the Meltdown parking lot" story for only the 2nd time. JIM HIGGINS Twitter: @jimhiggins63 Instagram: @jimhiggins63 Website: newsuit.net KARLA NAPPI Twitter: @musingsbycrazed Instagram: @musingsbycrazed BACK DUPLICANT ON KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2007016434/duplicant-1-4-a-dystopian-biopunk-thriller STEVEN PRINCE Twitter: @monstermatador Instagram: @monstermatador Website: monstermatador.com --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

This week, David and Rylend discuss the ins and outs of publisher deals and Hollywood options with Ringo-nominated comic scribe David Pepose (Scouts Honor, Spencer and Locke) and Eisner nominee Alex De Campi (True War Stories, Bad Girls)... and the group finally definitively determines how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. SPOILER: It’s 364. DAVID PEPOSE Twitter: @peposed Instagram: @peposed Website: linktr.ee/peposed ALEX DE CAMPI Twitter: @alexdecampi Instagram: @alexdecampi Website: patreon.com/alexdecampi --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions