First time on the pod I speak with Lesly Julien to talk about the Action/Fantasy Savage Wizard. When the Leader of a powerful Barbarian Clan loses his hand to a former friend, R'Nar has to choose a new path as fragility leads to banishment. Until a least likely ally has to use his help and the only way to do it is with Magic. Read this race against the clock, Can R'Nar warn his old clan of a new threat being imposed on his people.

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Today I have Wells Thompson back in the studio to speak on his new NSFW comedy SMUT. If you've ever found yourself extremely comfortable to speak freely with your own friends at risk of revealing explicit details of your exploits in your relationships and those of a sexual nature meet Dakota. A woman who cant seem to get past her impulses at risk that sex overshadows her quest for a normal relationship, but in the advice she gets from her 2 best friends Jess and Rita makes it seem like they have more in common than they previously thought. Wells takes the time to juggle not only the common relationships the 3 have, but sexualities and how they tie in.

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Today I sit with the great Tony Kittrell, Founder and CEO of Advent Comics as we speak about the ultimate call to arms with the collaboration of 40 creators and 33 publishers with Epiphany Engine. The collection of writers and artists who are participating in the project has been held secret in some ways, but we finally see how some of the most revered characters join forces against a cosmic threat. As someone who himself has been in the Black Indie Comic community for over 15 years we dig into the Talent pool of what it was in 2009 as opposed to 2024. Take a look at our episode a couple weeks back with Artist Bobby Lexx and Writer Keef Cross as they collab on this particular book.

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Today I'm back with Anthony Stokes to talk about his dive into the likes of a Calvin and Hobbes in his latest twist into Dark Comedy with Its Fun to Kill People. The story centers around a young boy named Tommy who's around 8 years old and a prodigy already in High School. His everyday life is overwhelming appetite, bullies, and outrageous childhood curiosity, but the catch is his Mother Jessica who is on her 3rd husband and is a Serial Killer. This leads to a Hilarious Outrageous tale and more like it to come.

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Today I sit down with Caleb Palmquist to talk his latest tale in mixing the Wild West with Creatures of High Fantasy in Dragon Grit. An Ex Outlaw with a complex past on a dangerous escort mission pursued by an old rival. Interestingly enough this was also co-written by his wife whom's specialty is High Fantasy. We get into the ability to bend genres to make a more fulfilled story and also the continuing pattern from his books that each character has certain guided belief that all seems to connect each other.

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Today we reveal a 2 part podcast into the massive collaboration of Black Indie Comics thru Tony Kittrell and Advent Comics as 33 Black Comic Publications join forces to unite against a cosmic threat in Epiphany Engine. My Guests today are Keef Cross Creator of Critically Reviewed Graphic Novel-Day Black and Bobby Lexx-Artist for Marvel/Crucial Crisis Comics/Upper Deck about what intrigued them to join the project. We also speak on the current state of Black Indie Comics since they both arrived on the scene in the 2010's and how particular comic cons have recently turned into a family reunion of sorts. Epiphany Engine will be live on Kickstarter on Juneteenth.

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Today's Guest is definitely one of my favorite people in Comics. Troy-Jeffrey Allen is known as the physical form of Previews World and Co-Founder of RexCo Comics, but today we speak on his newest works as he prepares for the release of a hybrid of Culture, Comics, and Music with AfroFutures. A collection classic Mythologies, Historical Black heroes, Artificial Intelligence, and Futuristic Artwork that catches the eye. Troy and myself speak on the means of looking at comic culture from within and continuing to see ways to insert his love of Hip hop as he did recently with ODB Lyrical Ruckus in the city, The ALL CAPS-MF Doom Tribute, and Chuck D Apocalypse '91. We also get into growing in the Maryland-DC area aka The DMV and how that shaped how he sees the world.

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Today we bring back Thorny Comics Jerry Carita to speak about the Multi-Genre masterful Anthology Series curated by Batman and Dark Knights: Metal writer Scott Snyder. A collective of short stories harnessed through Scott's Substack writing course "Our Best Jackett". We speak Jerry's path as a Indie Publisher and the ability to multitask being a writer and Publication. Also, lastly talk about the children's comic he created with his young son called the Grizzly Crew.

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Today, First time on the program I talk with Christopher Curtis about his team of protectors in the town of Neo Haven who have to fight battles between and Elite Government faction of the military and recurring portals that unleash beasts into their world. We also get into the cross between indie manga in a western style comic as well as how he developed a bigger fan base on discord rather than the utilization of the Indie comic community.

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Todays Episode of The FAQs Project I talk with a personal favorite of mine. Brian J. Lambert and his newest project Live on Kickstarter Air Force Ones. A Dystopian Mech Thriller based upon a description of War, Loss, and Class Discrimination all channeled into a 70+ page Graphic Novel. We also the means of interjecting Black Culture into Popular IP's. As fans of Gundam and Robotech may see it as subjective seeing black characters in Japanese Anime type properties.

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Today I sit down with one of my favorite writers Damien Becton to talk about his newest book Live on Kickstarter Sinner takes All. A desperation tale of 2 very hopeless people whose paths they feel have hit it lowest point when they are enticed in all their hopes and dreams by a young boy named Josiah who needs to feed his hunger as a living incarnation of the Devil.

We also speak Damien take adding elements of horror to his characters as well as listed many variations of the Devil in Comics. Even takes on some of our favorite Horror stories like Candyman and Children of the Corn.

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Today we welcome back Wells Thompson to talk once again about his quirky Scott Pilgrim meets Pacific Rim Sci-fi All ages book Mechaton. As we follow Derek (a Carefree Gamer) and his sister Leah in the entirety of his 5 issue saga where as fun as it might be to find an alien Mech glove out the sky. The scrutiny he faces from his whole community in having it brings a mixture of fear for some and popularity to others in a perfect depiction of society when they see something they don't understand.

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With the MetaVerse being now placed in everyday households, what if your own personal escape was a utopia you could actually live in. That is until a Hierarchy is created in the form of classism that ruins everything. Chris builds a great story of riddled with plenty of questions in this action packed 4 issue series that fans of The Matrix and Gattaca will Admire.

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Welcome Back for Season 3 of the FAQs Project as we bring back a favorite as Anthony Stokes brings us back into his portrayal of revenge in the world of wrestling in Tap or Die 2

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Today I sit with Eli and Aaron Johnson to speak about the second installment in their Crime Drama- The Formula Vol. 2 where 2 high schooler brothers raised by a single mom after an unspeakable tragedy led to their fathers death decide one day that they want to fight crime. Why, to get revenge for on their fathers killer, but in the meantime a designer drug has taken over their school turning normal teens into superhumans.

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Today I sit with Rich Davis of Thorny Comics to speak on his Third Installment to dive into Vampire Lore with Reign of Dracula. In the emphasis of learning something new, Rich takes us into a detailed story based in Vampire Mythology without the particular Western style tropes. This also leads to his decision in centering this book around the Daughter of Dracula herself Lilith who's history can you as far back as the bible and Adam and Eve.

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Today I sit with Anthony Stokes who has been on a tear this year for the 5th time as we talk shop about the latest issue of his Psychological Thriller into the ill's of a young students mental health in Intrusive Thoughts. What if your mind was a door that if opened? The Contents inside may resemble something from the Shining. Young Tyler has struggled through adolescence and his past tends to haunt him frequently. So much so, it may have released an unexpected companion that might be able to show him how to persevere.

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Today we travel all the way to the Island Nation of Barbados to speak with Nigel Lynch of Beyond Caribbean Publishing to speak about his Mercenary Tales, The Diary of the Stray Dogs which takes us into the world of Shani Belcourt who until an unfateful day was working for a private security firm in the distant future when a mysterious package leads her on a whirlwind adventure and her life as a Mercenary. We also get introduced in a title of the same universe that is live on Kickstarter within the imprint of Wise Acre Comics-Critical Ops Task Force.

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Today I sit with Dan Price to talk about the Hit Indie series Bigfoot knows Karate now being created in a time jump into Feudal Ancient Japan in the Story namely titled Hinagon. Aptly named after the term Native Japanese use for Mysterious creature in Japanese Culture. We discuss what brought about the means to create such books and their use in the expansion of the Mythology of Bigfoot and how it translates in the Action packed surreal story.

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Today I sit with Jerry Carita, who is stepping out of his Producer chair show running hits such as American Pickers and Comic Book Men to bring us his first creator owned comic Cicada Samurai. We speak on how an interest in growing up and seeing these overgrown insects though out the years bring forth the creation of a new hero. Not only that but he's brought a slew of creative giants to join him. Mary Landro, Comic Book Mens own Walt Flanagan, and Afro Samurai Artist Takashi Okazaki. A 10 page mini with non stop action in an allegory for adolescence.

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