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September 16, 2025 53 mins

Nicole Goux joins the show! John and David welcome Eisner nominated artist, Nicole Goux (Everyone is Tulip, Forest Hills Bootleg Society, This Place Kills Me) to talk about her burgeoning career! From drawing at an early age to her recent Eisner nominations, Nicole has already had an amazing career and she's just starting! Listen in as the fellas chat with Nicole about her new book with Mariko Tamaki, what it means to make comics, the growing manga influence on comics in the United States, finding a creative end goal, and more!

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Timestamp Segments

  • [00:59] Nicole’s nonstop output.
  • [02:26] Nicole’s origin story.
  • [08:37] First zines to first hire.
  • [10:37] Getting into comics full-time.
  • [18:52] This Place Kills Me.
  • [25:15] Suicide Forest.
  • [26:37] Nicole’s approach to comics.
  • [29:07] The manga influence.
  • [32:47] How the US sees comics.
  • [34:16] Awards shows or popularity contests?
  • [37:37] Nicole gets her flowers.
  • [41:09] What’s next for Nicole?
  • [47:05] Nicole’s new book.

Notable Quotes

  • “Comics is so much broader than we make it out to be most of the time, as Westerners.”
  • “It should be okay to just consistently make good work that makes you happy and makes other people happy.”

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