Cryptid Creator Corner from Comic Book Yeti - A Comic Book Interview Podcast

Cryptid Creator Corner from Comic Book Yeti - A Comic Book Interview Podcast

The Comic Book Yeti team interviews comic creators of all kinds on this one-of-a-kind podcast. Hosted by Byron O'Neal and Jimmy Gaspero. Prefer video interviews, you can find us on YouTube at Cryptid Creator Corner. LinkTree of all Comic Book Yeti socials. VO work by Minerva Fox. Yeti logo by Jeremy Brooks. New episodes every Friday and most Tuesdays. 2022 & 2023 Grantie Award Winner.

Episodes

August 19, 2025 64 mins
Balazs Lorinczi returns to the podcast to talk about his newest graphic novel A Bite of Pepper. Balazs was last on the podcast to talk about Wolfpitch, which was a graphic novel I loved, so I was happy to have him back on to talk about A Bite of Pepper, which will be out on August 26th. Balazs and I chat about mixing vampires and skateboarding, the history of vampire lore, creating grounded characters, and pivoting during the editi...
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As regular listeners will know, I spent seven years living in the greater Puget Sound area and despite having lived in eight different states, it’s one of two places that will always be home to me. There’s something about small Washington State towns that can feel delightfully out of time and there’s no greater contrast to them than the technology centric hub that is Seattle crowned by its futuristic Space Needle. It elicits a rang...
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You might not think digital coloring brushes screams excitement—but hear me out. The Last Band On Earth is hands-down one of my surprise sleeper hits of 2025, and I’m psyched to welcome first-time guest Elaine M. Will onto the show. We’re diving into her process, geeking out over digital brushes, and pulling back the curtain on her eerie, hilarious, and heartfelt new graphic novel chock full of demons and tentacles. Elaine, crea...
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Christopher Cantwell returns to the podcast to discuss his upcoming graphic novel: KID MAROON. Chris has teamed up with Victor Santos and Vault Comics to tell this story of a hard-boiled kid detective on the streets of Crimeville. Chris chats with Jimmy about the origins of this series, the incredible work of Victor Santos, and the hilarious "life" of Pep Shepard. Chris discusses the joy of collaboration, making sure the story work...
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August 8, 2025 61 mins
John Lees returns to the podcast to discuss his newest comic from Mad Cave Studios: ORLA! John has partnered with Sally Cantirino, Dearbhla Kelly, and Lucas Gattoni for this tale of love and monsters, well, one monster in particular, The Ick. John and Jimmy discuss some of the terrible men Orla finds herself dating, the wonderful visual jokes the incredible Sally Cantirino added to the story, and the fun of making a comic with all ...
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August 6, 2025 57 mins
Writer, Professor, and Futurist Mark Sable joins Jimmy on the podcast to talk about BOXED. BOXED is a grounded sci-fi thriller about a rogue A.I. The story was created by Mark and artist Jeremy Haun and originally published by Comixology Originals. Mad Cave Studios will be publishing the print edition with new bonus content on September 9th. Mark talks about the real life circumstances that led to his comic Unthinkable, his work as...
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August 1, 2025 74 mins
I don’t fanboy often, but I’m making an exception for today’s guest. When Jesse Lonergan was last on the show, he was talking about Man’s Best with co-creator Pornsak Pichetshote. Back then, I had no idea who he was. That changed instantly. Jesse is back to talk about Drome, his new graphic novel and one of my favorite books of 2025. I can already guarantee it’ll land on my year-end awards list, I’m just not sure which category ...
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Today’s episode is a first for the show—we’re joined by an Oscar nominee! Michael Grover, also a Harvey and Eisner Award nominee, sits down to talk about his genre-defying webcomic Deeply Dave, which is being collected into a vertical format graphic novel with Henry Holt. As a longtime fan, I was eager to learn how he’s adapting such a multimedia-rich experience—complete with GIFs, music, and animation—into print form. We also d...
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July 29, 2025 58 mins
David "DB" Andry returns to the podcast for a 4th time to discuss RED VECTOR coming out August 27th from Mad Cave Studios. (FOC is August 4th). The series is written by David and frequent collaborator Tim Daniel, illustrated by Chris Evenhuis, colored by Sjan Weijers, and lettered by friend of the podcast Buddy Beaudoin. David talks about how Red Vector is influenced by Star Wars, The Last Starfighter, and Enemy Mine, the importanc...
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Matthew Arnold is a writer, director, and producer known for television shows Siberia (2013) and Emerald City (2017), and the movie Shadow People (2013). Matthew has a new graphic novel coming out from Comixology Originals with artist Davide Gianfelice called OUTER LANDS, which will be out August 26th. Matt talks about the story of Outer Lands, working with Davide Gianfelice, and teases quite a bit about what fans can expect from t...
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I immensely enjoy the serendipity that can happen on our show. Right after the 2025 Eisner Award nominations were released, I threw a post out on BlueSky highlighting the folks we'd talked to over the last year that had been selected for nomination. It was through that unlikely path that I met one of the unsung indy comics heroes who has been cranking out original autobiographical comics for two decades now, Jonathan Baylis. Fr...
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We have a big two crossover coming your way today, no, not the Deadpool and Batman one, comics writer Mat Groom (Radiant Black, Inferno Girl Red) returns to the show all the way from Australia to talk about his Tokusatsu inspired DC Comics project Immortal Legend Batman and his Marvel Comics project Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse. I did my best to not dig too deeply into Immortal Legend Batman , one of the most anticipated events ...
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July 17, 2025 71 mins
Today I'm delighted to host comics writer and artist Sophie Campbell on the show. Sophie has recently kicked off both writing and drawing Volume 8 of DC's favorite Maiden of Might, Kara Zor-El or Supergirl. As a longtime fan of the character, I've thoroughly enjoyed Sophie's take pulling from the foundational 70s era and still finding room to make it distinctly her own. We ease into the conversation talking about Kara's appreances...
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Former Comic Book Yeti contributor Steve Thompson is on the Cryptid Creator Corner to discuss his new Comixology Originals series Ill Vacation. Steve is joined by Gonzalo Ruggieri and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou on this series that finds 2 soldiers left behind to defend an island in the Pacific during World War II. That premise may sound straightforward, but this comic is anything but as we find that Mary and Bob have been given an exper...
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James B. Emmett is a Senior Editor for Mad Cave Studios. If you're a long time listener of this podcast you've definitely heard his name before as the editor for some amazing comics. After James posted on social media asking if anyone would be interested in him doing an "ask me almost anything" about editing or Mad Cave, Jimmy reached out to finally get him on the podcast. James covers some of the questions he was previously asked ...
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I have been looking forward to getting Patrick Horvath on the show for some time now and no better way to do it than to chat about his new IDW Dark project that builds on his break out success Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees. It's back with the next installment called Rite Of Spring which is a significant departure from the original but fear not, or maybe you should, our beloved murder bear Samantha is back. I think Patrick...
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Jimmy's 200th episode! Isn't this exciting?!?! It's Jimmy's 200th episode and he's invited Christian Ward back on the podcast to talk about his next writing gig after Two-Face, and, oh boy, what a series this is going to be! Chritian is writing EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT. Working with artist Tristan Jones, Dark Descent is an official prequel to the film, telling the story of what happened to the first crew of the Event Horizon. Pu...
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Legendary comic creator Phil Hester joins Jimmy on the Cryptid Creator Corner to talk about his career in comics. Jimmy and Phil discuss some of his more recent work, like the excellent Gotham City: Year One with Tom King and the astounding Family Tree with Jeff Lemire. This is your chance to listen to a true master of his comic-making craft. It was also recently announced that Phil has teamed up with James Robinson for The Adventu...
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Let's Talk Shop is back for Pride Month, slightly late, with comic book shop owner Wing from Outsider Comics and Geek Boutique in Seattle, Washington. This is one of the rare occasions on the show where I can say I've actually been in the shop and I love this one. Settled in the quirky Freemont neighborhood just north of downtown, the area is full of fantastic little proprietor owned storefronts. We wax nostalgic about the Theo...
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Christopher Monfette has written for movies, tv, and comics. He was a Co-EP at Marvel, Magic: The Gathering, and Star Trek: Picard, and a Producer on 9-1-1 and 12 Monkeys. He has a brand new series from Dark Horse Comics called TexArcanum with artist Miguel Martos. Jimmy described the series as Supernatural meets Justified, which Christopher confirms that's how he pitched it. Christopher talks about his writing influences, the diff...
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