Words, Images, & Worlds
A passionate educator and avid reader with a PhD in literacy talks books, strategies, and more.
Episodes
Comics creator Scott Gerard Ruhl discusses his style and vision, including cartoons/comics and dystopia alongside character building, in Fever Dream and FutureLux. You can find out more about Scott's work at https://www.instagram.com/scottgerardruhl.
Artist and author Paul Pope returns to discuss his career retrospective, PulpHope 2, as well as his recent exhibit at The Philippe Labaune Gallery in NYC. You can find out more at https://philippelabaune.com/show/philippe-labaune-gallery-paul-pope-pulp-hope.
Author and educator Jana Tropper returns to the podcast to discuss Seeker Society, the new fantasy/adventure graphic novel from Epic. We also chat about crafting characters. You can find out more about Jana at https://linktr.ee/janawritescomix.
From Gatchaman to The Hexiles, author Cullen Bunn is both prolific and wide-ranging in his creativity. We talk about the special storytelling space of comics, the new Deluge cold open issue, work in prose, and much more. You can find out more about Cullen's work at https://cullenbunn.substack.com.
Comics creator John Burkett talks about the inspirations for his work and explores the story-world he is crafting in his series, Feral Star. You can find out more about John's work at https://cosmiclionproductions.com.
The always-wonderful Laurie Calcaterra stops by Words, Images, & Worlds to discuss the monumental happenings in Path of the Pale Rider with the upcoming release of issue 7. It is currently funding on Kickstarter (linked here).
Professional wrestler Airica Demia talks about the inspirations for her path, the ingredients for success, and the heroic storytelling that wrestling inspires. You can find out more about Airica on Instagram (at this link).
The creative duo of Drew Lenhart and Dennis R. Valencia discuss the meeting of their comics characters in the crossover book, The Celestial Knight VS Caspian Porter. You can find out more about this book at the Kickstarter page (linked here).
Artist and author Kane Gallagher discusses his new graphic novel, The Underclass, including dystopian storytelling and appreciation for the work of Frank Miller. You can find out more at this link.
Author and comics creator Travis Webb talks about the world of raves meeting visual storytelling in his book, Starlite! You can find out more and support at this link.
Author and creator Jake Mastar shares about the world of manga and gaming he has envisioned in the series Demon Rush. You can find out more at https://www.youtube.com/@MaSTARMedia.
Author Thomas Cullen stops by the podcast to talk about his move the legal world to crafting young adult fiction in Charlie-Man. You can find out more about this book at Brandylane Publishers.
Author Will Neely stops by to talk about exploring science fiction and westerns in his Sixaway Star series with Jumpmaster Press.
Prolific author Paul Tobin talks about writing across forms and genres, including the rewards and challenges of writing for young readers. We focus on Paul's Mad Cave comics work, Dark Pyramid. You can find out more about Paul's work at https://www.paultobin.net.
Artist, author, and comics creator Ryan Oakley talks about artistic influences, aspirations, Plain Clothes X-Men, and collaborating with Stephanie Williams on the upcoming anthology, Midnight Mystics (linked here). You can follow Ryan and find out more on Instagram at this link.
The editing duo of Kevin Dooley and Eddie Berganza join me for a fun and character-filled chat about the DC Comics character Guy Gardner, including the character's history and recent appearance in James Gunn's Superman movie.
Author Catherine Wells talks about crafting science fiction in short fiction and in her Aztec Eagle series with Jumpmaster Press (click here for more information).
The creative duo of author Anthony Del Col and artist Stefan Tosheff stop by to chat about Romeo versus Juliet, the latest chapter in the world of Kill Shakespeare (click here for more information).
Author and advocate Andrew Aydin stops by Words, Images, & Worlds to discuss his new project, Islands in the Sky, with The Appalachian Comics Project. The project features work from Steve Orlando, Nate Powell, Gene Luen Yang, Matthew Manning, and many, many more as they partner in co-authorship with first-hand storytellers from the Appalachian region who survived Hurricane Helene. You can find out more and support this project ...
Author Matthew Jasso and I talk about the process of writing comics, the beauty of fandom, a shared love of DC Comics characters...and his work on the now-funding project (with a very sharp design), Phantom Hawk: Resolute. You can find out more and support this project at https://www.fundmycomic.com/campaign/361/phantom-hawk-resolute.
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