Wendi celebrates her 50th episode with Robert E. Howard scholar, Mark Finn. Mark has written forewords to "Conan the Barbarian" comic collections and a biography of Howard, as well as being an accomplished novelist and comic writer himself. We talk all things barbarian (like "Beastmaster" and Grace Jones) as well as diverging on many crazy tangents and his new turn fleshing out the universe of a comic for the popular game "Fruit Ninja". He's a lot of fun, very Texan and an enjoyable listen!

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Mark Waid and Peter Krause have been a dynamic duo for years now on such titles as "Irredeemable", "Incorruptible" and "Insufferable". Now that Mark has basically worked on every comic know to man, he has started his own digital imprint, Thrillbent. We talk about how he maintains his writing pace, building relationships in "Daredevil", and Peter's favorite childhood drawing toy.

This is a great episode if you're just getting into digital comics or really looking to read something new. They break down the diversity of everything Thrillbent is releasing and the innovations to make it easier to share. 

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Writer Sean E. Williams comes by to talk Twain tech in his new comic, "Artful Daggers", as well as waiting 2 years to bring back controversial characters in "Fairest"! 

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There was not a C2E2 podcast panel this year, but that doesn't mean you can't get a bunch of us together to talk! I was incredibly priveleged to sit in on this great roundtable with podcasters who have been doing this far longer than me and hear their insightful opinions.

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The lineup-

John Siuntres

Word Balloon

http://wordballoon.blogspot.com/

@johnwordballoon

Brian Christman

Comic Geek Speak 

http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/

@comicgeekspeak

MikelOD (Mike Pfeiffer) 

Most People Are DJ's

http://www.mostpeoplearedjs.com/

@Mikel_OD

Stevie D

Comic Book Queers

http://www.comicbookqueers.com/

@stevieDisme

Chris Marshall

Collected Comics Library

http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/

@ChrisCCL

It's the return of legendary Justice League/Moonshadow scribe JM DeMatteis! He gives us all the scoop on Phantom Stranger and his partnership with Keith Giffen on Larfleeze. Then we get into a round of Beatles trivia! JM is sincerely one of the most inspiring, open minded and positive people I've ever had the joy of talking to, with an imagination as big as the multiverse. So take a listen!

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This week Wendi sits down with Jim Mclauchlin of the Hero Initiative nonprofit to talk about their important mission, what's coming up for convention season and updates on how Peter David and Roger Slifer are recovering.

Then she talks to Caitlin Rosberg, one of the editors of the Ladies Night Anthology to discuss her project, giving new artists a break and how to keep an emotional punch in comics.

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Skottie Young has made a successful name for himself pencilling Oz adaptation books for Marvel for about 10 years (Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Road to Oz). Recently he's become the go-to guy for super cute variant covers. We dive into the transition of his art over the years, how he got to work with Neil Gaiman and a lot of talk about 90s hip hop and what the heck IS dubstep?

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Wendi comes to you live from the Kill Shakespeare Bar at "Fabletown and Beyond"- the comic convention for mythic fiction. She is joined by host Bill Willingham (Fables), and creators Lauren Beukes (Fairest), Sean E. Williams (Fairest, Artful Daggers), and Mitch Gerads (The Activity). So pull up a seat at the bar and order a gin Grimmlet!

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I'm not going to lie to you- this episode is fantastic because Bobby Timony is an adorable man. He's a fun artist, has an infectious laugh, can juggle knives and loves classic old timey comedy. He's got a new title coming out from Monkeybrain called "Detectobot" and you should hear him talk about it. 

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