THE WRITERS BLOCK w/ David Avallone and Rylend Grant
Pendant Productions
Episodes
March 5, 2025
Rylend and David talk with writer Felipe Cagno about the evolution of his Kickstarter mega hit THE FEW AND THE CURSED and his all-too-familiar transition from film to comics.
FELIP CAGNO
Instagram: @felipecagno
GET THE FEW AND THE CURSED ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/felipecagno/the-few-and-cursed
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February 19, 2025
Rylend and David talk with TV writer Layne Morgan (CW’s LEGACIES) about transitioning into comic book writing/prepping her first release with Charlie Stickney’s White Ash Comics, and Rylend explains why he don't want no scrubs.
LAYNE MORGAN
Instagram: @laynemorgan
Twitter: @laynemorgan
GET GLARIEN AND THANE VOL 1 ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegamecomic/glarien-and-thane
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January 29, 2025
Rylend and David talk with Studio Skye-Tiger honcho Ray Anthony-Height about his decision to walk away from the big two to go into business for himself.
RAY ANTHONY HEIGHT
Instagram: @raheightcomics
Twitter: @raheight
Website: http://www.studioskyetiger.com
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Rylend and David talk with Fanbase Press honcho Barbra Dillon, WHITE ASH creator Charlie Stickney, and cartoonist Richard Fairgray about a turbulent 2024 and the hope that 2025 brings. Also… Richard writes, draws, colors, and letters 17 comic book pages in the 90 minutes he’s being recorded. It’s a slow day for him.
BARBRA DILLON
Twitter: @barbrajdillon
Instagram: @barbrajdillon
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Twitter: @Fanbase_Press
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November 13, 2024
Rylend and David talk with Lily and Generoso Fierro about their Ignatz-nominated indy comic efforts - like INVERSION and ABSOLUTE SIMULTANEITY - and about what a comic book can and should be.
LILY AND GENEROSO FIERRO
Twitter: @plasticgrapes99
Instagram: @plasticgrapes
Website: linktr.ee/plasticgrapes
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October 23, 2024
Rylend and David talk with NIGHT WOLF creator Rob Multari about building a mega brand on the Kickstarter platform… and Rylend goes almost 55 minutes without mentioning MIAMI VICE.
ROB MULTARI
Twitter: @RobMultari
Instagram: @RobMultari
LONEWOLF COMICS
Twitter: @LoneWolfComics
Instagram: @lonewolfcomics
Website: lonewolfcomics.com
CHECK OUT NIGHT WOLF ON KICKSTARTER NOW: nightwolf.lonewolfcomics.com
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October 16, 2024
Rylend and David talk with Eisner/Inkpot-winner Shannon Wheeler (TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN) and GLAAD Award-winner Richard Fairgray (EX-WIVES OF FRANKENSTEIN) about the evolution (and de-evolution) of cartooning, about process, and about moving one’s business onto kickstarter.
SHANNON WHEELER
Twitter: @MuchCoffee
Instagram: @muchcoffeeman
Website: https://linktr.ee/ShannonLeoWheeler
RICHARD FAIRGRAY
Twitter: @RichardFairgray
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October 9, 2024
Rylend and David talk with writer Adam Rose about his new Titan Comics release HUGE DETECTIVE… and without really meaning to, the gang does a very deep dive on IP/Rights issues.
ADAM ROSE
Twitter: @adamrose74
Instagram: @shazamcap
Website: adamharryrose.com
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October 2, 2024
Rylend and David talk with stand-up comedian Deece Casillas about his journey into comics and his new book KILL STAN… and Rylend waxes poetic about the power of cultivating a “beginners mind” in any creative endeavor.
DEECE CASILLAS
Twitter: @deececomedy
Instagram: @deece.comedy
Website: DeeceComedy.com
CHECK OUT KILL STAN ON KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/killstan/kill-stan
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September 26, 2024
Rylend and David talk with Global Comix’s Head of Business Development Eric Tapper about fanbase building and where digital publishing is heading is headed in the wake of the Comixology collapse.
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September 18, 2024
Rylend and David talk with writer/filmmaker Shawn Hainsworth about his SHP Comics imprint and his latest comic shop releases, THE KILLING MACHINE and WOODSTAKE. Rylend battles COVID. David battles a sudden urge to tap dance.
SHAWN HAINSWORTH
Twitter: @SHP_Comics
Instagram: @shpcomics
Website: linkin.bio/shpcomics/
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September 4, 2024
Rylend and David talk candidly with writer Giulie Speziani about what makes a story personal and meaningful, and about her upcoming Chispa/Simon and Shuster release THANKS! ROMINA.
GIULIE SPEZIANI
Instagram: @giuliespeziani
Website: gingerrabbitstudio.com
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August 28, 2024
Rylend and David talk with comic industry veteran Kris Longo about his exciting new horror and sci-fi genre publishing company, Panick Entertainment… and do a predictable all-too-deep dive on MIAMI VICE actor Don Johnson’s musical stylings.
KRIS LONGO
Twitter: @krislongo
Instagram: @kris_longo
Website: linktr.ee/krislongo
PANICK ENTERTAINMENT
Twitter: @TimeToPanick
Instagram: @time.to.panick
Website: linktr.ee/timetopanick
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August 21, 2024
Live from SDCC 2024! Rylend and David chat with Amanda Deibert-Staggs, Corrina Bechko, Rich Douek, and Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz about career paths… the ins and out, the highs and lows, of a life spent making comics.
AMANDA DEIBERT
Twitter: @amandadeibert
Instagram: @amandadeibertofficial
Website: amandadeibert.com
RICH DOUEK
Twitter: @rdouek
Instagram: @rdouek
Website: linktr.ee/rdouek
CORINNA BECHKO
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August 14, 2024
Live from SDCC 2024! Rylend and David chat with Barbra Dillon (EIC of Fanbase Press) and Joseph Rybandt (editorial director at Dynamite Entertainment) about the current state of the comic book union, looking to answer the question once and for all, "What are editors at the biggest/baddest publishers looking for?"
BARBRA DILLON
Twitter: @barbrajdillon
Instagram: @barbrajdillon
FANBASE PRESS
Twitter: @Fanbase_Press
Instagram: @fanb...
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June 26, 2024
Rylend and David chat with Jenny Zero writer Dave Dwonch about what makes a contract “good” and what traditional comic publishers may or may not have to offer creators these days. Also… Rylend and Dave kind of finally talk about the thing that everyone has really wanted them to talk about for a long while but maybe haven’t quite until now.
DAVE DWONCH
Twitter: @davedwonch
Instagram: @davedwonch
Website: linktr.ee/OutOfMyMind
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June 19, 2024
Rylend and David intended to have one of their standard “state of the comic union” discussions with Syzygy Publishing co-founder Chris Ryall, but - as happens with great guests - ended up with something much more fun, layered, and nuanced in the end. Special appearances by Cassandra Peterson, Syd Field, and Tyrese and Ludacris.
CHRIS RYALL
Twitter: @chris_ryall
Instagram: @chris_ryall
Website: worldofsyzygy.com
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June 12, 2024
Rylend and David talk with Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. creators/showrunners Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum about their MINOR THREATS comic book universe… Patton and Rylend get through the broadcast - despite being woefully under the weather - by pounding gogol mogol and judiciously using the mute button.
PATTON OSWALT
Twitter: @pattonoswalt
Instagram: @pattonoswalt
Website: pattonoswalt.com
JORDAN BLUM
Twitter: @BlumJordan
Instagram: @Blu...
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June 5, 2024
Rylend and David talk with Kickstarter mainstays Charlie Stickney (WHITE ASH COMICS), Richard Fairgray (THE EX-WIVES OF FRANKENSTEIN), and Steven Prince (MONSTER MATADOR) about the current state of the platform’s union… and after spending an 90-minutes admiring David and Richard’s rather prominent cookie dusters, Rylend seriously considers growing a mustache.
RICHARD FAIRGRAY
Twitter: @RichardFairgray
Instagram: @richardfairgrayau...
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May 29, 2024
Rylend and David talk with Bram Stoker Award-nominated comic writer Rich Douek (HEARTPIERCER, MECHAGODZILLA) about the topsy-turvy state of publishing in the wake of the pandemic/the writer’s strike/the streaming collapse/et al… and after a short, cryptic rant about some time spent with Director Simon West years back, Rylend leaves mid-show to watch a CON AIR/THE ROCK double feature.
RICH DOUEK
Twitter: @rdouek
Instagram: @rdouek
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