Category Archives: Solitaire Rose Radio

For the 50th episode of Cory!!’s solo podcast, he sits down with the writer of Nexus, Badger, Flash, Punisher and Star Wars comics Mike Baron.  They discus his first comics writing, his writing process, moving into writing novels and much, much more!

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I sit down with Mike “Sparky” Johnson, the best reporter in the field of writing about Professional Wrestling to talk comics, his past, how comic books saved his hearing, finding the job of your dreams and memories of professional wrestling.  All in one interview!  Go visit Mike’s website at PWinsider.com

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Matt Brundage is the co-artist on the comic book Art Ops, and you may not know his work, but he’s been at it for a long time. He’s drawn parts of the comic adaptation of Chasing Amy, worked at Spumco, done corporate art and has always been a comic book fan. Matt and Cory talk comics, art, storytelling and life in a wide ranging interview. Quit reading and listen and you’ll love his work!

He talks about Pentel Art Brushes:

Copic Markers:

A video of Matt and Mike Allred working on Art Ops 3:

Matt’s Facebook page:

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In the second of two parts, Cory!! talks to Josh Blaylock, writer, artist and publisher. It was supposed to be an interview to talk about the Mercy Sparx Omnbibus kickstarter, but it grew as we talked. Josh talks about Mercy Sparx, merchandising, First comics coming back, using conventions to reach new audiences and many more topics. Download and enjoy!

Here’s the link to the Mercy Sparx Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshblaylock/mercy-sparx-omnibus-collection

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In the first of two parts, Cory!! talks to Josh Blaylock, writer, artist and publisher. It was supposed to be an interview to talk about the Mercy Sparx Omnbibus kickstarter, but it grew as we talked. Josh talks about the beginnings of Devil’s Due. He discusses working with licensed properties, getting into the comic book business during one of the lowest points in comic book sales. They also talk about Barak the Barbarian, their time at Image and other topics. Download and enjoy!

Here’s the link to the Mercy Sparx Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshblaylock/mercy-sparx-omnibus-collection

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Cory!! discusses his relationship with National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo.

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I was asked to write about my best day ever.  Instead, I decided to do an instant podcast on it.

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Cory!! sits down at a coffee house (his usual hangout type of spot) and has an interview with cosplayer Linden Palmer.  They discuss discovering manga and anime, conventions, being a nerd kid, adventures in getting to conventions, the cosplay community, coming to American comics later in life and a lot more.

Links to Linden’s work and life:

• FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/PuddlesOfMemories
  Personal Blog: http://quietumbrella.tumblr.com/
  Homestuck/Acting Shenanigans: http://onekoolkat.tumblr.com/
  Panels I have been on: http://onekoolkat.tumblr.com/panels
  Crafts: http://crimsonumbrella.tumblr.com/
• Pictures of food and cats and such: https://instagram.com/dethruki/

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