The ComiXologist #129 – An Interview With Sean E. Williams On Fairest

Slim sat down LIVE in person with Sean E. Williams at C2E2 this past weekend to talk about trade-waiting, Fabletown, standing desks, and what he’s reading!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (00:50) – DO NOT TRADE WAIT on Fairest
• (02:25) – Drafting ahead
• (02:45) – Fabletown
• (04:30) – From Hollywood to Comics
• (05:15) – Standing Desks
• (07:15) – Artful Daggers
• (09:15) – What is Sean reading right now?

The ComiXologist #128 – An Interview with Tim Gibson

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Jake & Slim sat down LIVE via satellite with Tim Gibson about Moth City, digital firsts, web comics, film inspirations, and what he’s reading!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (00:50) – Why digital first?
• (03:13) – Unity
• (03:23) – Moving towards a web comic first
• (05:51) – Justify a print run first
• (08:15) – Film inspirations
• (10:15) – Funding for comics
• (14:15) – What is Tim reading right now?

The ComiXologist Episode #127 – Jonathan Coulton & Greg Pak on Code Monkey Save World

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Jake & Slim sat down LIVE via satellite with Jonathan Coulton & Greg Pak about Code Monkey, missing songs, stretch goals, Twitter wool, JoCo Cruise, and what they’re reading!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (01:15) – First of May left off the setlist
• (02:45) – Stretch goals adjusting content
• (04:25) – Code Monkey Has Legs
• (05:49) – Twitter wool over our eyes
• (07:29) – Comics vs JoCo Cruise
• (09:06) – Vision Machine
• (10:50) – More backers than most?
• (14:20) – What are Greg and Jonathan reading right now?
• (16:00) – EXCLUSIVE – Breaking Stretch Goal News

The ComiXologist Episode #126 – Bazzadge

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Jake & Slim chat about new books, some Golden Oldies, and talk and about Superman’s Anniversary!!!!!!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (00:54) – Chew #33
• (04:10) – Age of Ultron #6
• (07:08) – Green Lantern: New Guardians #19
• (10:00) – All-Time Greatest Superman Story: Secret Identity, Superman #650
• (12:52) – Golden Oldie: Uncanny X-Men: Generation Next #316, Haunt of Horror #1

The ComiXologist Episode #125 – Shannon Wheeler on Too Much Coffee Man

Jake & Slim sat down LIVE via satellite with Shannon Wheeler about self-publishing, pressing, Kickstarter, the New Yorker, and what he’s reading!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (00:35) – Comics landscape before TMCM
• (02:11) – Finally deciding to self-publish
• (03:45) – Slim is lazy and would never print his own book
• (05:55) – Kickstarter comparisons
• (07:41) – New Yorker work vs TMCM
• (11:30) – Submitting to the New Yorker
• (13:30) – What is Shannon reading right now?

The comiXologist #124 – Joe Abercrombie and Chuck Dixon on The First Law: The Blade Itself

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Jake & Slim sat down LIVE via satellite with Joe Abercrombie and Chuck Dixon talk adaptations, Slim being creepy, fantasy, Stallone, and what they’re reading!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (00:35) – Saying ‘yes’ to turning First Law into a comic book
• (03:00) – Slim creeps out Chuck Dixon
• (03:53) – Adapting a completed work
• (05:08) – A “real” fantasy setting
• (06:30) – Pacing a novel trilogy into a 22 page book
• (07:30) – Sly Stallone rumors
• (10:40) – What are Joe and Chuck reading right now?

The ComiXologist Podcast Episode #123 – “Stroidbergs”

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Jake & Slim chat about new books, some Golden Oldies, and talk and about your Spring Break Tweets!!!!!!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (00:54) – Green Lantern #19
• (03:15) – Polarity #1
• (05:50) – Thanos #1
• (08:43) – Action Comics #19
• (10:56) – Golden Oldie: Deadpool #7, Snapshot #2
• (14.45) – Tweets of DOOM: Spring Break Tweets!

The ComiXologist Episode #122 – Gilbert Hernandez on Julio’s Day

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Claire & Slim sat down LIVE via satellite with Gilbert Hernandez to talk Julio’s Day, storytelling, self, style, and what he’s reading!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (01:32) – Conceiving Julio’s Day
• (04:45) – Generational storytelling
• (08:08) – Sexuality and acceptance of self
• (13:03) – Genre pieces/sleazy thrillers
• (16:30) – Gilbert’s style as his own
• (20:22) – What is Gilbert reading right now?

The ComiXologist Episode #121 – “M-Word”

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Jake & Slim chat about new books, some Golden Oldies, and talk and about your G.I. Joe Codename Tweets!!!!!!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (01:10) – Uncanny Avengers #5
• (06:42) – Batman, Inc #9
• (09:54) – Planetoid #5
• (12:01) – FF: AU/Superior Spider-Man: AU
• (16:42) – Golden Oldie: Superman (1987-2006) #4, Superman: For Tomorrow
• (24.14) – Tweets of DOOM: Ideas for G.I. Joe Codenames!

The ComiXologist Episode #120 – Michael Moreci & Drew Zucker on Skybreaker

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Slim & Von Blum sat down LIVE via Satellite with Michael Moreci & Drew Zucker to talk being a revenge, digital planning, collaboration, and flip books!

Setlist goes something like this:

• (01:21) – Skybreaker: Western Revenge, inspiration
• (03:35) – Approaching a digital-first work differently
• (05:02) – Going Black & White
• (06:00) – Collaboration and planning
• (08:15) – Release schedule
• (09:32) – Hoax Hunters flip-book