The Writers Block

A weekly post-con-style roundtable romp with some of the most outspoken (yet still employed) creators in comics. Show biz war stories. State of the comic union. Furious debates over ‘80s televisions shows. Great lobster bisque recipes. Something for everybody.

We have voluntarily self-rated this production as PG-13. Some material may not be suitable for children.

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About The Show

YOUR HOSTS:

DAVID AVALLONE
David has kicked around Hollywood for over thirty years and still has some of his sanity left. In 2014, after a long career spent mostly in indie films, he started writing comics. He's mostly known for writing pulp heroes like VAMPIRELLA, THE SHADOW, DOC SAVAGE, ZORRO and creating kick-ass comic adventures for real world icons BETTIE PAGE and ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK. He's particularly proud of his original comics, DRAWING BLOOD and RADICALLY REARRANGED RONIN RAGDOLLS, co-created with some nobody named Kevin (coughTMNTcough) Eastman. He is the second best-dresssed man in comics, which might be a pretty low bar.
Twitter: @DAvallone
Instagram: @DavidAvalloneFreelance
Website: davidavallonefreelance.com
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2EEiRzf
Comixology: https://www.comixology.com/David-Avallone/comics-creator/42762

RYLEND GRANT
Rylend has been a working screenwriter in Hollywood for 15 years, developing film and television projects with folks like JJ Abrams, Ridley Scott, Luc Besson, John Woo, Justin Lin, and F. Gary Gray. He is the Ringo Award-winning creator of comic books like ABERRANT, BANJAX, THE JUMP, and THE PEACEKEEPERS. He is an ordained Soto Zen Buddhist monk in the lineage of Brad Warner and Gudo Nishijima. He once taught Mike Tyson how to meditate.
Twitter: @rylendgrant
Instagram: @rylendgrant
Linktree: linktr.ee/rylendgrant
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNfXWY
Comixology: https://www.comixology.com/Rylend-Grant/comics-creator/176093

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Episode Archive

Nicole D’Andria and Kevin Ketner

Episode Number: 34

Edit THIS! - This week, Rylend and David explore the editor/creator relationship with Scout Comics editor Nicole D’Andria and Freelance/former Dynamite Comics editor Kevin Ketner… and Rylend Waxes poetically about his salad days spent writing/editing English subtitles for the DVD release of the MacGyver TV show.

Episode download: TWB034.mp3

NICOLE D’ANDRIA
Twitter: @comic_maven
Instagram: @comic_maven
Website: comicmaven.com

KEVIN KETNER
Twitter: @ElectricDracula
Instagram: @Electric_Dracula
Website: electricdracula.com

Release Date: June 23, 2021

Run Time: 1:20:51
Jay Morton and Justin Mousseau

Episode Number: 33

TikTok for Dummies (A.K.A. Comic Creators) - Rylend and David chat with a couple of 500K+ follower Tiktok pros - Jay Morton (thepandaredd) and Justin Mousseau (moose_0) - about the opportunities/wildly enthusiastic audience awaiting comics creators the platform… and then the gloves come off and the group dives DEEP into what comics can and should mean intellectually, culturally, and spiritually.

Episode download: TWB033.mp3

JAY MORTON
TikTok: @thepandaredd
Twitter: @thepandaredd
Instagram: @thepandaredd/@jaymortonart
Website: PandaRedd.ctcin.bio

JUSTIN MOUSSEAU
TikTok: @moose_0
Twitter: @Moo_Sew
Instagram: @justerino
Website: linktr.ee/Moose_0

Release Date: June 16, 2021

Run Time: 1:46:33
Victoria Douglas and Omar Morales

Episode Number: 32

BACK IN THE SADDLE - Rylend and David chat with CINNAMON writer/artist Victoria Douglas and MYTH DIVISION Creator/Guinness World Record holder Omar Morales about how the pandemic changed comics and what the future of the business looks like now that things are opening up a bit… and while attempting to pitch his latest comic series, David kind of trips over the perfect tagline for the show: “It is what it is… and if you dig that, you dig that.” Well said.

Episode download: TWB032.mp3

VICTORIA DOUGLAS
Twitter: @VSQKI
Instagram: @blackbit.exe
Website: https://blackbit.world

OMAR MORALES
Twitter: @TheCruZader
Instagram: @the_cruzader
Website: https://theforcemedia.com

Release Date: June 9, 2021

Run Time: 1:19:28
Tiffany Melius and Emmet Garnham

Episode Number: 31

Retailer Riot - Rylend and David chat with two of their favorite comic shop owners - Tiffany Melius (The Perky Nerd in Burbank, CA) and Emmet Garnham (Haven for Heroes in Port Jervis, NY) - about the difficulties retailers have faced during the COVID pandemic and about what we comic creators can do to make their lives easier… and David basically has turn a hose on Rylend and Emmet at one point to get them to stop talking collectables.

Episode download: TWB031.mp3

TIFFANY MELIUS
Twitter: @ThePerkyNerd
Instagram: @ThePerkyNerd

THE PERKY NERD
1606 W Magnolia Blvd
Burbank, CA 91506
Website: theperkynerd.com

EMMET GARNHAM
Twitter: @emmetgarnham
Instagram: @emmetgarnham
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HavenForHeroes

HAVEN FOR HEROES
34-36 Front St
Port Jervis, NY 12771
Twitter: @HavenForHeroes
Instagram: @HavenForHeroes

Release Date: June 2, 2021

Run Time: 1:24:56
Who’s Who in Horror Comics!

Episode Number: 30

Recorded LIVE at the MID MAY MASSACRE. Rylend and David talk horror comics with a murderers row of creators… Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), Eric Powell (The Goon), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Superman), George C. Romero (The Rise), Brea Grant (We Will Bury You), David Dastmalchian and Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley)… and chaos ensues when a belligerent Kane Hodder trips into the stream and starts demanding a Fresca.

Episode download: TWB030.mp3

RODNEY BARNES
Twitter: @therodneybarnes
Instagram: @therodneybarnes
Website: rodneybarnes.com

ERIC POWELL
Twitter: @goonguy
Instagram: @ericgoonpowell
Website: linktr.ee/AlbatrossFunnybooks

PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Twitter: @phillip_kennedy_johnson
Instagram: @PhillipKJohnson
Website: phillipkennedyjohnson.com

GEORGE C. ROMERO
Twitter: @IamGeorgeRomero
Instagram: @georgecromero
Website: romeropictures.com

BREA GRANT
Instagram: @breagrant
Website: linktr.ee/Breagrant

DAVID DASTMALCHIAN
Twitter: @Dastmalchian
Instagram: @Dastmalchian
Website: daviddastmalchian.com

LUKAS KETNER
Twitter: @LukasKetner
Instagram: @hardcorezenbrad
Website: lukasketner.com

Release Date: May 26, 2021

Run Time: 56:48
Brad Warner and Shozan Jack Haubner

Episode Number: 29

THREE MONKS WALK INTO A BAR - Rylend and David talk with a couple of real deal Zen Monks-turned-authors - Brad Warner (Hardcore Zen) and Shozan Jack Haubner (Zen Confidential) - about the often very complicated proposition of marketing spiritually-slanted works… and when they realize on air that Hitler, Freud, and Einstein where all, at one point, in Vienna at the same time, the guys gleefully beat out a ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI meets THE HANGOVER-style romp… but with zombies?

Episode download: TWB029.mp3

BRAD WARNER
Twitter: @BradWarner
Instagram: @hardcorezenbrad
Website: hardcorezen.info

SHOZAN JACK HAUBNER
Twitter: @ShozanJHaubner
Website: https://www.shambhala.com/authors/g-n/shozan-jack-haubner.html

Release Date: May 19, 2021

Run Time: 1:24:58
Richard Fairgray and Ed Laroche

Episode Number: 28

ASS SHAKERY 101 - Rylend and David talk with a couple of prolific indie creators - Richard Fairgray (Black Sand Beach) and Ed Laroche (The Warning) about the back, neck, and soul-breaking work of promoting a creator-owned title. STEP 1: Paint your ass blue. STEP 2: Shake it. Shake it. Shake it.

GET BLACK SAND BEACH NOW, WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR BOOKS/COMICS!

Episode download: TWB028.mp3

RICHARD FAIRGRAY
Twitter: @RichardFairgray
Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor
Website: richardfairgray.com

ED LAROCHE
Twitter: @edlaroche
Instagram: @ed_laroche
Website: edlaroche.com

Release Date: May 12, 2021

Run Time: 1:40:15
Melody Cooper and Fabrice Sapolsky

Episode Number: 27

ANTHOLOGICAL STUDIES. A conversation about anthologies with comic/TV scribe Melody Cooper (Omni, Law and Order: SVU) and writer/artist/editor/publisher Fabrice “The Crazy Frenchman” Sapolsky (Spider-man Noir) blossoms into a meaningful exchange of thoughts on diversity, matters of social justice, and what a piece of writing can and should mean to its author… and Rylend talks about the very pure and very real joy of playing a dead body on CSI.

BACK MUTINY ON KICKSTARTER

Episode download: TWB027.mp3

MELODY COOPER
Twitter: @melodyMcooper
Instagram: @melodycooperfilm
Website: melodyMcooper.com

FABRICE SAPOLSKY
Twitter: @fabricesapolsky
Instagram: @fabricesapolsky
Website: fairsquarecomics.com

Release Date: May 5, 2021

Run Time: 1:31:52
Susan Eisenberg and Phil LaMarr

Episode Number: 26

SUPER FRIENDS. David and Rylend put the pens down for a minute and yuk it it up proper with Wonder Woman and Green Lantern… more specifically, they talk voice acting with Susan Eisenberg and Phil LaMarr who voiced Wonder Woman and Green Lantern in the much-lauded JUSTICE LEAGUE animated series. And later in the broadcast, Susan and David connect over a mutual love of daytime television while Rylend beats back the urge to make a 3rd “I just shot Marvin in the face” reference.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT SOAP CON LIVE: soapconlive.com

Episode download: TWB026.mp3

SUSAN EISENBERG
Twitter: @susaneisenberg1
Instagram: @susaneisenberg1
Website: susaneisenbergvoice.com

PHIL LAMARR
Twitter: @phillamarr
Instagram: @phillamarr
Website: phillamarr.com

Release Date: April 28, 2021

Run Time: 1:22:56
Skylar Patridge and Scott Koblish

Episode Number: 25

AN ARTIST’S ADVICE. David and Rylend start out having a “what are we (writers) doing wrong?” chat with artists Skylar Patridge (Resonant, Reversal) and Scott Koblish (Deadpool)… but then things take a violent left turn into Kickstarter town and the four decide they’d like to stay a while. Skylar wears a cool hat. Avallone has a cool mustache. Scott has hypnotically shiny things hanging in his background. Rylend enthusiastically fields a 250th compliment on his Golden Girls skateboard.

BE SURE TO BACK THE JUMP #2 on Kickstarter!

Episode download: TWB025.mp3

SKYLAR PATRIDGE
Twitter: @SkyePatridge
Instagram: @SkyePatridge
Website: Ko-fi.com/skylarpatridge

SCOTT KOBLISH
Twitter: @Koblish
Instagram: @scottkoblish
Website: koblish.blogspot.com

Release Date: April 21, 2021

Run Time: 1:34:27
Emma Steinkellner and Norm Harper

Episode Number: 24

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT. David and Rylend have a state of the kids/Y.A. comic union pow-wow with Eisner nominees Norm Harper (Rikki, Haphaven) and Emma Steinkellner (Quince, The Okay Witch). Rylend is made more than a bit jealous when he puts eyes on the grand lego city Norm has built in his spare bedroom… but he’s borderline inconsolable when he learns that the residents of said town elected Norm Mayor-for-life.

BE SURE TO BACK THE JUMP #2 on Kickstarter!

Episode download: TWB024.mp3

EMMA STEINKELLNER
Twitter: @emsteinkellner
Instagram: @emsteinkellner
Website: emmasteinkellner.com

NORM HARPER
Twitter: @ThatNormDude
Instagram: @ThatNormDude
Website: thatnormdude.com

Release Date: April 14, 2021

Run Time: 1:29:23
David Accampo and Bryant and Barbra Dillon

Episode Number: 23

In the wake of Marvel cutting ties with Diamond, David and Rylend have a state of the comic union pow-wow with Fanbase Press honchos Barbra and Bryant Dillon and MARGINS scribe David Accampo. Where is the industry going? Where the hell has it been? How in the name of Jobu did we get here? Wherever you go, there you are. Also… there are babies… lots of cute babies in this episode.

BE SURE TO BACK THE JUMP #2 on Kickstarter!

Episode download: TWB023.mp3

DAVID ACCAMPO
Twitter: @daccampo
Instagram: @daccampo
Website: davidaccampo.com

BARBRA DILLON
Twitter: @barbrajdillon
Instagram: @barbrajdillon

BRYANT DILLON
Twitter: @ComicBookSlayer
Instagram: @comicbooksniffer

FANBASE PRESS
Twitter: @Fanbase_Press
Instagram: @fanbasepress
Website: fanbasepress.com

Release Date: April 7, 2021

Run Time: 1:12:17
Cailtin Rosberg and Hannibal Tabu

Episode Number: 22

JOURNALISTIC HIGH JINX. This week, David and Rylend talk reviews and comics journalism with Caitlin Rosberg (The A.V. Club) and Hannibal Tabu (Reviews Editor at Bleeding Cool). Recorded while Rylend was getting HVAC installed at his house. Please excuse the intermittent sight/sounds of heating/cooling professionals in the background.

BE SURE TO BACK THE JUMP #2 on Kickstarter!

Episode download: TWB022.mp3

CAITLIN ROSBERG
Twitter: @crosberg
Tumbler: https://crhodey.tumblr.com
Website: https://www.caitlinrosberg.com/about

HANNIBAL TABU
Twitter: @hannibaltabu
Instagram: @hannibaltabu
Website: hannibaltabu.com/411

Release Date: March 31, 2021

Run Time: 1:32:43
Oriana Leckert and Gabe Cheng

Episode Number: 21

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!

Episode download: TWB021.mp3

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!

Release Date: March 24, 2021

Run Time: 1:25:54
Aaron Nabus, and Tilly and Susan Bridges

Episode Number: 20

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.

Episode download: TWB020.mp3

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

Release Date: March 17, 2021

Run Time: 1:33:40
David Pepose, Christie Shinn, Don Nguyen

Episode Number: 19

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.

Episode download: TWB019.mp3

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

Release Date: March 10, 2021

Run Time: 1:30:07
George C. Romero, Stephanie Phillips, and Matt Medney

Episode Number: 18

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.

Episode download: TWB018.mp3

STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
Twitter: @Steph_Smash
Instagram: @snapcracklesteph
Website: www.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

Release Date: March 3, 2021

Run Time: 1:24:46
David Baron and Elisa Wikey

Episode Number: 17

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.

Episode download: TWB017.mp3

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

Release Date: February 24, 2021

Run Time: 1:39:23
Jim Higgins, Karla Nappi, and Steven Prince

Episode Number: 16

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.

Episode download: TWB016.mp3

JIM HIGGINS
Twitter: @jimhiggins63
Instagram: @jimhiggins63
Website: newsuit.net

KARLA NAPPI
Twitter: @musingsbycrazed
Instagram: @musingsbycrazed

BACK DUPLICANT ON KICKSTARTER

STEVEN PRINCE
Twitter: @monstermatador
Instagram: @monstermatador
Website: monstermatador.com

Release Date: February 17, 2021

Run Time: 1:28:15
David Pepose and Alex De Campi

Episode Number: 15

This week, David & Rylend discuss the ins and outs of publisher deals and Hollywood options with Ringo-nominated comic scribe David Pepose (Scouts Honor, Spencer & Locke) & 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.

Episode download: TWB015.mp3

DAVID PEPOSE
Twitter: @peposed
Instagram: @peposed
Website: linktr.ee/peposed

ALEX DE CAMPI
Twitter: @alexdecampi
Instagram: @alexdecampi
Website: patreon.com/alexdecampi

Release Date: February 10, 2021

Run Time: 1:23:40
Billy Tucci and Steven Peros

Episode Number: 14

This week, David & Rylend discuss the finer points of crowdfunding, writerly research, and “truth” in comics/movies with screenwriter/graphic novelist Steven Peros (Stoker & Wells) & 4-time Eisner nominee Billy Tucci (SHI)… and the group wrestles doughtily with a question that has plagued great minds since 1969… who was the better Darrin on Bewitched, York or Sergeant?

Episode download: TWB014.mp3

STEVEN PEROS
Twitter: @StevenGPeros
Instagram: @stevenperos
Website: StevenPeros.com
Stoker & Wells on IGG: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/stoker-wells-order-of-the-golden-dawn#/

BILLY TUCCI
Twitter: @BillyTucci
Instagram: @billy_tucci
SHI on IGG: www.indiegogo.com/projects/shi-haikyo

Release Date: February 3, 2021

Run Time: 1:32:42
Dave Acosta and Zsombor Huszka

Episode Number: 13

THE WRITER/ARTIST RELATIONSHIP. This week, David & Rylend talk collaboration with artists they’ve spent years in the trenches with, Dave Acosta (Elvira, Dragon) & Zsombor Huszka (Aberrant, Orient City)… and the show stops suddenly when the 4-year-old with whom Rylend is quarantined demands help using the “potty.”

Episode download: TWB013.mp3

DAVE ACOSTA
Twitter: @davedrawsgood
Instagram: @davedrawsgood
Website: davedrawsgood.com

ZSOMBOR HUSZKA
Twitter: @zsomborhuszka
Instagram: @zsomborhuszka
Website: zsomborhuszka.com

Release Date: January 27, 2021

Run Time: 1:37:40
Alex Segura and Nancy Collins

Episode Number: 12

ACTUALLY WRITING COMICS - PART 1. This week, David and Rylend talk pitching with Eisner-nominated comic scribe Nancy Collins (SWAMP THING) & Archie Comics Co-President/STAR WARS - POE DAMERON: FREE FALL writer Alex Segura... and David tries unsuccessfully to talk Rylend out of shamelessly pitching his Archie-meets-Bubbles-from-THE WIRE one-shot.

Craig Hamilton Emergency Medical Fund Go Fund Me Link: gf.me/u/zcd5pb

Episode download: TWB012.mp3

NANCY COLLINS
Twitter: @nancycollins
Website: https://www.comixology.com/Nancy-Collins/comics-creator/4693

ALEX SEGURA
Twitter: @alex_segura
Instagram: @alexsegurajr
Website: alexsegura.com

Release Date: December 23, 2020

Run Time: 1:21:49
John Layman and Taylor Esposito

Episode Number: 11

MEN OF LETTERS. This week, David and Rylend talk lettering with Eisner-winning comic writer/letterer John Layman (CHEW, Various BATMAN titles) and former DC Staff letterer Taylor Esposito. David reminisces thoughtfully about his filmic salad days, spent ghosting for a legendary exploitation director, and the group decides once and for all if Coke is, in fact, IT.

Episode download: TWB011.mp3

JOHN LAYMAN
Twitter: @themightylayman

TAYLOR ESPOSITO
Twitter: @TaylorEspo
Instagram: @TaylorEspo
Website: www.ghostglyphstudios.com

Release Date: December 16, 2020

Run Time: 1:28:03
Chris Cantwell, Ashley V. Robinson and Jason Inman

Episode Number: 10

ORIGIN STORIES. Comic book characters have origin stories, obviously... but so do comic book writers. Eisner-nominated comic scribe (DR. DOOM & IRON MAN)/HALT AND CATCH FIRE Showrunner Christopher Cantwell and Ringo-nominated JUPITER JET creators Ashley V. Robinson & Jason Inman discuss their humble beginnings, what inspired them to walk their creative walks. Also, Cantwell reveals that he once almost joined the circus (seriously), Ashley touches briefly on the time she starred in a feminine hygiene commercial, and Rylend waxes lyrically about his time spent selling Kirby vacuum cleaners door-to-door.

Episode download: TWB010.mp3

CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL
Twitter: @ifyoucantwell
Instagram: @ifyoucantwell

ASHLEY V. ROBINSON
Twitter: @AshleyVRobinson
Instagram: @seanlewis6026
Website: linktr.ee/AshleyVRobinson

JASON INMAN
Twitter: @Jawiin
Instagram: @seanlewis6026
Website: solo.to/jasoninman

Check out Jason and Ashley’s GEEK HISTORY LESSON Podcast here: https://www.geekhistorylesson.com

Release Date: December 9, 2020

Run Time: 1:30:40

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The Writers Block

Episode Archive

Nicole D’Andria and Kevin Ketner

Jay Morton and Justin Mousseau

Victoria Douglas and Omar Morales

Tiffany Melius and Emmet Garnham

Who’s Who in Horror Comics!

Brad Warner and Shozan Jack Haubner

Richard Fairgray and Ed Laroche

Melody Cooper and Fabrice Sapolsky

Susan Eisenberg and Phil LaMarr

Skylar Patridge and Scott Koblish

Emma Steinkellner and Norm Harper

David Accampo and Bryant and Barbra Dillon

Cailtin Rosberg and Hannibal Tabu

Oriana Leckert and Gabe Cheng

Aaron Nabus, and Tilly and Susan Bridges

David Pepose, Christie Shinn, Don Nguyen

George C. Romero, Stephanie Phillips, and Matt Medney

David Baron and Elisa Wikey

Jim Higgins, Karla Nappi, and Steven Prince

David Pepose and Alex De Campi

Billy Tucci and Steven Peros

Dave Acosta and Zsombor Huszka

Alex Segura and Nancy Collins

John Layman and Taylor Esposito

Chris Cantwell, Ashley V. Robinson and Jason Inman

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