independent comics

JAN 129: Making Indie Comics with Jon Lock, Creator of Afterlife Inc. (09/23/16)

Smalltember continues at The Jock and Nerd Podcast as Jon Lock, creator of the hit British indie comic Afterlife Inc., pays a visit! Jon chats about his background, how Afterlife Inc. was created, being a content producer, Kickstarter vs. Patreon, and a ton more!

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JAN 127: Making Indie Comics with Brett Uren, Creator of Torso Bear (09/15/16)

Anthony and Imran welcome Brett Uren, creator of the hit U.K. indie comic series, Torsobear! Brett talks about where the idea for Torsobear came from, what he’s learned going into his third Kickstarter, nurturing creativity early on, social media marketing tips for content creators and much more!

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JAN 106: Free Comic Book Day 2016 Part 2 (06/02/16)

The Free Comic Book Day celebration at Pastimes Comics and Games continues! In part two, Anthony and Imran chat with Chicago’s King of Geeks Elliott Serrano and artist Joseph “Tinman” Tinaglia. Elliott talks about writing Grumpy Cat for Dynamite Press, the Ash vs. Evil Dead show borrowing a catchphrase he wrote, how Star Wars got…

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JAN 102: Free Comic Book Day 2016 Part 1 (05/20/16)

The Jock and Nerd Podcast goes on location to Pastime Comics and Games in Niles, IL. as featured guests for their Free Comic Book Day 2016 celebration! An event so epic, it’s needs two parts! In part one, Anthony and Imran chat with comic book creator Jon Parrish, stencil artist Kevin McPartlin, AKA “Mr. AntiHero”,…

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JAN 093: From Wrestling To Writing Comics With Jim McPike (04/13/2016)

Anthony and Imran meet another listener turned podcast guest, first-time comic book writer, Jim McPike. The hosts learn about Jim, who goes by the pen name “Bard Brehon”, and discuss his story for Greyhaven Comics anthology, “You Are Note Alone 4”. Jim is both Jock and Nerd as they chat about wrestling, history, being a…

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JAN 083: Independent Comic Book Creator Andrew Guilde (03/02/2016)

The Jock, Nerd and Rugboy make a new friend when listener and local independent comic book creator Andrew Guilde visits the podcast studio! Andrew’s debut comic, “Man of Sin” launches on Kickstarter this month and you can get the first issue free! The hosts discover Andrew is jock and nerd as they geek out about…

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JAN 073: Drawing from Chicago History with Artist Scott Larson (01/23/2016)

Anthony and Imran meet local comic book artist Scott Larson, and discuss his new book Visitations, a gothic, action-adventure, horror comic series set in Chicago at the Steampunk Turn Of The Century. Scott offers the first issue free to our listeners and shares some history of Chicago’s cemeteries. We find out how Scott managed to…

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JAN 068: CyberPunk Fantasy Artist Simeon Aston (12/30/2015)

The Jock and Nerd invite U.K. based fantasy artist Simeon Aston, to learn about his cyberpunk graphic novel, “Metal Made Flesh.”  Simeon talks about artists that influence him, the independent comic book scene in the U.K., how they funded their Kickstarter in 48 hours, the problem with the superhero movie genre, American football in London,…

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JAN 048: Collaborative Character Design with Fede Ponce & Anthony Sixto (10/13/2015)

Director Fede Ponce makes his second appearance on the podcast along with his lead character designer Anthony Sixto to talk about the art of Sebastian: The Slumberland Odyssey. They discuss their creative chemistry, give us a sneak peek at new characters and Fede takes us through the Kickstarter rewards!

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JAN 037: Sensational Spider-Man Writer Todd Dezago (09/07/2015)

Spidertember swings on as comic book writer Todd Dezago chats with Anthony and Imran. Todd has been writing comics for 21 years. His credits include X-Men, X-Factor, Wolverine, Dr. Strange, Super Hero Squad, Sensational Spider-Man, Impulse, JLA: World Without Grown-ups, Young Justice, Tellos, The Perhapanauts and more! Todd gives us the inside scoop on the…

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