Jonathan Baylis Interview - So Buttons

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. From his early days interning at Marvel and Valiant to working with the Topps trading card company, through his book So Buttons Jonathan has chronicled his life through his comics for over 20 years. It is a humorous behind the scenes documentary of everyday life and it's one of the most interesting comics journey's I've ever heard on the show. “So Buttons is who I am—on the page and in real life.” We snuck this in right before San Diego Comic Con so fingers crossed he gets to bring an award home. So Buttons website Jonathan on BlueSky So Buttons #14 : Life and Death In Jonathan's words With my life, it’s full of coincidences and brushes with celebrities and comix folk since I’ve been in entertainment and comics for my whole career. But I was hoping for something a little more high stakes this issue. Don’t ask for high stakes, because you just might get it. My comic book dealer of 40 years passed away. And then… my mom.  That’s this comic. In the tradition of Harvey Pekar's American Splendor, Baylis matches his stories with groundbreaking artists to capture down-to-earth slices of everyday life and pop culture. Follow Comic Book Yeti 🔗 Comic Book Yeti LinkTree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ComicBookYeti⁠⁠ For partnership and ad inquiries, please contact: thecomicsyeti@gmailcom Follow your hosts  🔗 Jimmy Gaspero: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/jimmygaspero.bsky.social⁠⁠ 🔗  Byron O’Neal: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/byrononeal.com⁠⁠ PATREON We have a new Patreon, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CryptidCreatorCornerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you like what we do, please consider supporting us. We got two simple tiers, $1 and $3. Want to know more, you know what to do. ARKENFORGE Play TTRPG games? Make sure to check out our partner ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Arkenforge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Use the discount code YETI5 to get $5 off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices