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Ben Mazzotta is a writer, director, show runner, executive producer and the creative force behind Little Engine Moving Pictures. Since the company's inception in 2008, he has created, written, directed, and executive produced 6 TV series, 3 interactive websites, 24 digital games, 3 feature films, and over 20 documentaries, including Tiny & Tall, Cutie Pugs, Cutie Pugs ABC, Now You Know, The Picco Incident, Canada Crew, Yard Rescuers, Diverse City, and The Limits. Learn MORE about BEN: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@littleenginemovingpictures Website - https://www.littleengine.tv/ Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #BenMazzotta #filmmaking #showrunner #filmdirector #TVcreator #executiveproducer #storytelling #filmproduction #TVproduction #indiefilmmaking #contentcreation #digitalmedia #documentaryfilmmaking #creativeprocess #filmindustry #behindthescenes #howtomakeaTVshow #howtodirect #producingfilms #screenwriting #mediaproduction #creativeentrepreneur #LittleEngineMovingPictures #interactivemedia #digitalstorytelling #animation #kidsTVproduction #CanadaFilmIndustry #filmmakerinterview #podcastinterview #filmmakingtips #directingtips #producingtips
The Business of Creativity with Ben Mazzotta
Sara has been writing her whole life. She finished her first book at 12, and now has 11 completed books (with 3 published so far). She studied computer science and physics, but after dealing with some health problems, she realized she wanted to pursue writing full-time. She also loves reading webtoons, so she decided to start making them as a way to find an audience for her stories. She began a few years ago without knowing how to draw, and it’s been a pretty wild journey learning along the way. Learn MORE about SARA BITTNER: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarabittnerauthor?igsh=djRiYTE1c240NXo3&utm_source=qr TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sarabittner?_t=ZT-8tpjA5j9zqo&_r=1 Check out Child of Ra (book trilogy): https://a.co/d/j2rRFGR Read the Webtoon version of Child of Ra: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ancient-egypt-child-of-ra/list?title_no=653097 Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #sarabittner #childofra #webtooncanvas #webtooncreator #authorinterview #booktok #writersofinstagram #indieauthor #fantasybooks #ancientegypt #webtoon #comicsinterview #storytelling #authorlife #webtoonartist
Three Published, Eleven Written: Talking Writing with Sara
Slampress tomes is a boutique publisher specializing in lavish, high-quality artist-driven publications. Founded by Martin Duncan, who has forged relationships with creators in the comic book and genre illustration field through his podcast The Fastball Special and Livestream Video program Sketchlemania which has to date raised over $25,000 for charitable causes. Learn MORE about SLAMPRESS TOMES (Martin Duncan): Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/slampresstomes?igsh=dXhjaGRoMTkwaG5x&utm_source=qr Facebook - Slampress Tomes Support / explore the “Visions” projects on Kickstarter: Dracula Visions https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slampresstomes/draculavisions Frankenstein Visions https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slampresstomes/frankenstein-visions Grimm Visions https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slampresstomes/grimm-visions Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #slampresstomes #martinduncan #comicpublisher #indiepublisher #artbooks #kickstartercomics #draculavisions #frankensteinvisions #grimmvisions #genreillustration #comiccommunity #publisherinterview #creatorowned #smallpress #artistdriven #comicsinterview
Publishing With Purpose: Martin Duncan of Slampress Tomes
Dave Dwonch has been a writer and artist producing comics for two decades. He has penned several titles, most notably Vamplets for Scholastic, the hit series Jenny Zero for Dark Horse Comics, the crime noir survival comedy The Loose End for Titan's Hard Case crime line and self-published titles The Automaton and Cyrus Perkins. A jack of all trades, Dave also lettered Burnouts for Image Comics and was the editor of the double Eisner nominated series, Princeless. He lives in Colorado with his very supportive wife and their two neurotic cats. Learn MORE about DAVE DWONCH: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davedwonch/ X - https://x.com/davedwonch LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-dwonch/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dave.dwonch Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/davedwonch.bsky.social Check out Dave’s comics: Jenny Zero https://hellbrain.com/shop/ols/products/jenny-zero-vol-1-in-his-shadow The Automaton https://hellbrain.com/shop/ols/products/the-automaton-hc-standard-edition Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab https://hellbrain.com/shop/ols/products/cyrus-perkins-and-the-haunted-taxi-cab-print-edition Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #davedwonch #jennyzero #theautomaton #cyrusperkins #comiccreator #comicartist #comicwriter #indiecomics #darkhorsecomics #scholastic #titancomics #hardcasecrime #comicsinterview #artistinterview #comicbookcommunity #sequentialart #webcomics #bluesky #linkedin #xcom #instagramartist
Jack of All Trades in Comics: Writer, Artist, Editor, Dave Dwonch
Mostafa Moussa always loved drawing as a kid, way more than studying at least. After graduation, he thought he may as well try it as a career, so he hopped on a plane and went to every Comic Con and talked to every editor that he could. He was able to get work right away, and has never looked back. During his 25+ year career he's worked with DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, IDW, Dark Horse, Hasbro, Dynamite, Coffin, Zenescope, Mirage Studios, Devil's Due, Big Dog Ink, Penny Farthing Productions, and many, many others. He resides in Houston, Texas. Learn MORE about MOSTAFA MOUSSA: Website - Mostafaink.com Check out his work with Marvel: Mostafaink.com Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #mostafamoussa #comicartist #comicbookartist #marvelcomics #comics #sequentialart #inkartist #comicinterview #artistinterview #comicscommunity #comicbookart #illustration #comiccon #freelanceartist
Marvel, DC, Image & Beyond: A Conversation with Mostafa Moussa
RONN SUTTON has drawn hundreds of full length and short story comics since the early 1970s. He has drawn horror, adventure, detective, sci-fi, humor, and romance comics as well as having worked in magazine illustration, newspaper strips and animation. Best known for having penciled nearly 50 issues of "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark", as well as drawing graphic novel "Lucifers Sword MC: Life and Death in an Outlaw Motorcycle Club" written by Hells Angel Phil Coss. Since 2017 he was drawn weekly online comic strips for Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc, beginning with 150 episodes of "The Man-Eater ", followed by over 200 episodes (so far...) of "Carson of Venus", and now a third weekly strip "Korak the Killer". He often collaborates with his partner, writer Janet L. Hetherington. On April 2nd 2022 he was inducted into the Joe Shuster Awards Canadian Comics Creators Hall of Fame. See a selection of his art at www.ronnsutton.com. Learn MORE about RONN SUTTON: Website - www.ronnsutton.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ronn.sutton Read Edgar Rice Burroughs comics (The Man-Eater, Carson of Venus, Korak The Killer): https://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/comics/ Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #ronnsutton #comicartist #comicbookart #elvira #mistressofthedark #edgarriceburroughs #carsonofvenus #korakthekiller #themaneater #comicstrips #sequentialart #graphicnovel #canadiancomics #joeshusterawards #comicsinterview
Hall of Fame Ink: Ronn Sutton’s Journey Through Comics
Willie Katsutoshi Ito Jr. is a Japanese American Animator. A 50-year career in animation, Willie’s affiliations include Disney, Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbera, Bob Clampett Productions, and a number of other smaller, independent assignments along the way. After retiring from Disney in 1999, Willie went on to illustrate children’s books and has completed three books to date, “Hello Maggie!,” “A Boy From Heart Mountain,” and “Lucy: Mascot of the 442nd RCT Medics. He recently co-produced and released his first animated-short film, “Hello Maggie!” this year. He is a recipient of the prestigious Winsor McCay Award from the Annies, two Lifetime Achievement Awards from Animation Magazine and Spark Animation, ComiCon’s Ink Blot Award, and a Legend Award from the Nemo Academy in Florence, Italy. Learn MORE about WILLIE: Website - https://willieito.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/willie.ito/?hl=en Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Ito IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411764/ Watch HELLO MAGGIE! https://hellomaggiefilm.com/ Trailer for HELLO MAGGIE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XPwWoiBzZU Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #willieito #williekatsutoshiitojr #disneyanimator #japaneseamericananimator #classicanimation #looneytunes #warnerbrosanimation #hannabarbera #bobclampett #hellomaggie #aboyfromheartmountain #lucymascotofthe442ndrctmedics #442ndrct #disneyhistory #animationhistory #behindthescenesanimation #animationpodcast #animationinterview #animatorlife #cartoonart #classiccartoons #goldenageofanimation #winsormccayaward #lifetimeachievementanimation #japaneseamericanhistory #internmentstories #artandstorytelling #childrensbookillustrator #disneylegend
From Disney to Hello Maggie: The Legendary Animation Journey of Willie Ito
Trung Le Capecchi-Nguyen (Trung Le Nguyen, professionally) is an award-winning Vietnamese American cartoonist, artist, and writer from Minnesota. Trung’s first original graphic novel, The Magic Fish, was published in 2020 through Random House Graphic, an imprint of Penguin Random House. He has also contributed work both as an author and as an artist for a variety of comics publishers, including DC Comics, Oni Press, Boom! Studios, Image Comics, and Marvel. Trung has been nominated for an Eisner, a prize at Angoulême (France), a GLAAD award, and has won two Harvey Awards and a Romics (Italy). Trung has also contributed work for DC Comics, Oni Press, Boom! Studios, Image Comics, and Marvel. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raises a small flock of very spoiled birds Learn MORE about TRUNG: Website - www.trungles.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/trungles/ Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/trungles Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/trungles.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/trungles READ his BOOK: Magic Fish - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602718/the-magic-fish-by-trung-le-nguyen/ Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #artistSuccessStory #postingArtOnline #socialMediaForArtists #artCareerTips #becomingAFullTimeArtist #onlineArtToPublishing #TrunglesInterview #graphicNovelCreator #webtoonCreator #becomingAComicWriter #mangaArtist #digitalArtJourney #creativeEntrepreneurship #artToCareer #makeArtYourJob
Trungles’ Journey From Online Sketches to Pro Illustrator
Known for witty, vivid characters, Krista Walsh never has more fun than getting them into trouble and taking her time getting them out. When not writing, she can be found reading, gaming, or watching a film – anything to get lost in a good story. She currently lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband (who makes monsters), daughter (who loves monsters), and blue heeler (who is a monster). Learn MORE about KRISTA: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kristawalshauthor TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kristawalshauthor Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kristawalshauthor READ her BOOKS: A Hunt Bound in Blood – https://payhip.com/b/3oDuN All Books – https://payhip.com/KristaWalshAuthor Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #KristaWalsh #FantasyRomance #IndieAuthor #BookTok #Romantasy #FantasyBooks #AuthorInterview #SelfPublishedAuthor #WritingCommunity #FantasyWriter #MonsterRomance #RomanceReaders #Bookish #MagicAndMayhem #AuthorLife #WritingTips #BookLovers #BookTube #DarkFantasyRomance #PlotTwistsAndPassion #WritingPodcast #BookRecommendations #StorytellingTips #FantasyWorldbuilding #DarkRomanceBooks #CharacterDrivenFiction #FemaleFantasyAuthors #CanadianWriters
Plot Twists & Passion: Writing Fantasy Romance with Krista Walsh
Hannah Carman is an actress, singer, writer and producer based in Vancouver and originally from Sydney, Australia. She's had roles in a variety of projects including a leading role in the Rockwell Motion Pictures film Queens of the Desert (2024), starring alongside American actress Sonia Rockwell. The project is now set to become a television series in 2025. She's also starred in the web series Soul Stories (2023) and a variety of award-winning short films such as Young One Studio's short film Ex Affliction (2022), which won Best Short Film at Sydney Women's International Film Festival in 2023. In 2021, she was selected as a Top 20 finalist for the international Carmen Duncan Scholarship. In 2022, she studied at the American Arts Film and Television Academy in their Actors Conservatory full-time program in Los Angeles. While training in LA, she co-produced (alongside US production company Diversity Pictures), wrote, sung and starred in the musical short film The Five Stages. The short film premiered in LA at the 2022 AAFTA Film Festival, where the film was nominated for Best Ensemble Cast and Hannah was nominated for multiple awards including Best Female Actress and Best Producer. The Five Stages embarked on a festival run in 2023, becoming an official selection at the Dreamachine International Film Festival in LA (winning an award for Best Concept), the Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival in Toronto (winning an award for Best Performances) and the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival (winning an award for Best Art Film). In February 2024, she began a 3-month mentorship program in Los Angeles with Diversity Pictures, where she worked alongside industry professionals such as Nick Cassavettes, director of The Notebook (2004). Now based in Vancouver, she has several other projects in development, including a Canadian cult-horror film Blink and a musical feature film that she's optioning with Australian actress, producer and writer Jessica Orcsik. Learn MORE about HANNAH: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hannahcarman_ IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14087083/?ref_=mv_close Queens of the Desert- TV series: https://www.instagram.com/queensofthedesert85/ The Five Stages - Proof of concept short film, will be turned into feature: https://www.instagram.com/thefivestages_?igsh=cm5zMXI1bTlwZ2Nk Blink - Canadian Cult horror film in development: https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt35443249?s=30cb2d38-a621-caaa-723e-02bdcf229725&site_preference=normal Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #hannahcarman #actresspodcast #singersongwriteractress #vancouveractress #australianactress #femalefilmmaker #indiefilmcreator #actressinterview #womeninfilm #risingstarpodcast #behindthescenesactress #multihyphenateartist #musicalshortfilm #actingjourney #howtobecomeanactress #actingcareeradvice #actresstips #filmindustryinsights #actorlife #actingschoolexperience #actinginhollywood #actorproducer #womenfilmmakers #auditiontips #actressspotlight #singeractress #musicalfilmcreator #writingoriginalmusic #composingforfilm #musicinacting #creatingamusicalshort #musicandfilmpodcast #vancouverfilmscene #sydneytovancouver #australianartistsabroad #lafilmacademy #aaftaalumni #internationalactress #laactingtraining #diversitypicturesmentorship #globalartist #queensofthedesert #soulstorieswebseries #exafflictionshortfilm #carmenduncanscholarshipfinalist #dreamachinefilmfestival #bestartfilmaward #indiefilmawards #blinkhorrorfilm #jessicaorcsikproject
Take One with Hannah Carman
Bababoushe is an Algerian filmmaker and artist born in Montreal. By day, she works in the feature animation industry as a 3D character artist at Mikros Animation on TMNT 2. In her own time, she writes and develops projects independently for short-films, comics, and television. Her latest short film screened at BAFTA-qualifying Norwich Film Festival and won at CSA-qualifying Cinéfest Sudbury. She also created a short comic that placed in the Top 10 of the Quebec comic creation contest 'Bourse Manga O-TAKU 2022', which later went on to be published in Isekai Touch and featured at MCAF 2025. Finally, Dolly Baby has been selected as one of the 8 semi-finalists for the 'Pitch THIS!' at TAC for OIAF 2025. Learn MORE about BABABOUSHE: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bababoushe/ X - https://x.com/bababoushe Watch the DOLLY BABY TRAILER!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoMoaWdvbzc Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #Bouchera #3DAnimator #CharacterArtist #Storyteller #WomenInAnimation #AnimationPodcast #IndieAnimator #IndieAnimation #TMNT2 #MikrosAnimation #AnimationIndustry #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingJourney #CreativeProcess #VisualStorytelling #DigitalArt #AnimationLife #IndieFilm #CGArtist #ArtOfAnimation #AnimatorSpotlight #RenderRebel #CreativeJourney #AnimationTalk #ArtistInterview #SpookySeason #Halloween2025 #HalloweenVibes #SpookyAnimation #AutumnAesthetic #CreativeRebellion
The Indie Animation creator the Industry Should Be Watching
Born and raised in Georgia, he has been writing since he was a wee little baby. He wrote a (terrible) novel at 13 and used rudimentary stick figures to start making one-page comics after that. Since then, he has continued to create stories and projects using his imagination. He is always working on new stories, including an additional series set in the same universe as *The Downtrodden*. You can keep up to date with his work at **jcarterwrites.com**. Learn MORE about JOSH: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jcarterwrites/ X - https://x.com/jcarterwrites BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/jcarterwrites.bsky.social READ his STORIES: Secret Agent Man - a completely true story about the perils of believing everything you see on the internet: https://thenib.com/secret-agent-man/ The Downtrodden - an Urban Supernatural Fantast about what happens when incredible power and deepest desires intersect, in explosive fashion. Part 1 in a 5 part series: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pbcomics1/the-downtrodden Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #JoshCarter #TheDowntrodden #IndieComics #ComicBookCreator #ComicBookWriter #ComicBookPodcast #MakingComics #IndieComicPublishing #ComicCreatorInterview #IndependentComics #ComicBookCommunity #PodcastForFun #GeorgiaArtist #IndieWriter #Storyteller #ComicBookFans #Webcomics #ComicUniverse #CreativeJourney #IndieArtScene
Josh Carter: Writing, Drawing, and Dreaming Since Day One
He is a comic book writer, artist, and publisher who has been working as a freelance artist for over 10 years in the indie comics field. In 2016, he published his first creator-owned book titled Icepick. In 2023, he founded his own publishing studio called Dark Space Studio and has been publishing his own works ever since. Learn MORE about TODD: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/darkspacestudio/ X - https://x.com/Toddraynerart TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@darkspacestudio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/darkspacestudioworld/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DarkSpaceStudioLLC Website - https://darkspacestudio.com Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #ToddRayner #DarkSpaceStudio #Icepick #IndieComics #ComicBookCreator #ComicBookArtist #ComicBookIndustry #ComicBookPodcast #MakingComics #IndieComicPublishing #ComicCreatorInterview #IndependentComics #ComicBookCommunity #PodcastForFun #FreelanceArtist #CreatorOwned #IndiePublisher #ComicCreation #IndieArtScene #ComicBookFans
Inside Dark Space Studio with Todd Rayner: 10 Years in Indie Comics
Company founder, H.H. German, a former boxer from The Bronx, was inspired by the stories he read in comic books as a child, from which he gained a dynamic vocabulary and a searing motivation to overcome bullying in a tough neighborhood in The Bronx. Early on, many of these comic books were purchased through a mail-order advertisement, by his father Aurelio, who worked late hours in a local hospital. A New York minute goes by faster than most and Aurelio German was grateful to have the mail-order option in times when the newsstand was already closed. That mail-order business was owned by the legendary Robert Bell, a pioneer in the comic book industry, and the inventor of the comic book “Price List” and comic book sleeves. A true innovator, when Robert Bell saw a problem, he didn’t consult the industry, or ask their permission to conform to a standard. He just created a solution. His advertisements in comic books from the late 1960s to the early 1980s were a big game changer in the industry and opened up comic books to a much wider audience. For this reason, we chose to make our logo the iconic symbol of the first ‘non-industry type’ Sigma of the comic book industry; the heroic Sigma featured in all of Robert Bell’s legendary advertisements…given with Mr. Bell’s full support. A graduate of the world-renowned School of Visual Arts in New York City, Mr. German received direct guidance from comic book legend Klaus Janson in creating CALICO Vol 1: PIN-UP GALLERY. “Klaus was the first person to see CALICO,” says German. “I was never his student when I attended SVA in the 90s, yet when I reached out for help, he was there for me.” Slated for a Christmas 2020 release date, CALICO Vol 1: PIN-UP GALLERY is the first series from Sigma Comics, and represents a notable departure from the comic book titles of today. With a retail price of only $2.99, at a time when many comic books sell for upwards of $4-$5, the series is printed on newsprint for a throwback effect. “Hardcore comic book fans are going to love it,” says German. Learn MORE about SIGMA COMICS: X - https://twitter.com/sigma_comics TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sigmacomics Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sigma_comics YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SigmaComics Facebook - https://fb.me/sigmacomicsgroup Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sigmacomics/calico-morality-play/ Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #HHGerman #SigmaComics #Calico #CalicoVol1 #IndieComics #ComicBookCreator #ComicBookIndustry #BronxStory #FromBoxerToCreator #SchoolOfVisualArts #KlausJanson #ComicBookPodcast #MakingComics #ComicCreatorInterview #IndieComicPublishing #ComicBookCommunity #PodcastForFun #NewsprintComics #RetroComics #IndependentComics
H.H. German: The Fighter Who Became a Comic Creator
He started Committed Comics as a publishing company back in 1999 with his best friend Alex Cruz. He and Alex started the company because they wanted to give opportunities for talented creative people to make their way into the comic book industry (which was getting harder and harder in the late 1990's). They published 4 different comics within the first 3 years and were being distributed by the largest distribution company at the time (Diamond Distribution). They continued to publish different comics and work with a host of different creators. Some of those partnerships produced incredible products (like Ironclad and Miss Miniver) and some of those partnerships didn't come to fruition under the Committed Comics banner. Then he formed a partnership with Bill Maus, the artist, writer, and creator of Nira-X, and they transitioned to the Kickstarter model for those titles. Then in late 2023 he decided (at the urging of Alex) to create his own comic book series for the company mascot, Sancho the Angry Chipmunk, and that is how he ended up writing *Tales From the Asylum*, which had its debut at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con. Now he is in the process of wrapping up the second issue of *Tales From the Asylum* as well as working on the final issue of Nira-X's most recent mini-series. Learn MORE about COMMITTED COMICS: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CommittedComicsPage Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/committed.comics/ X - https://x.com/committedcomics?lang=en READ the STORIES: Nira-X: Ground Zero - https://committedcomics.com/products/nira-x-ground-zero-omnibus Tears from the Asylum - https://committedcomics.com/collections/tales-from-the-asylum Nira-X: Dark seas - https://committedcomics.com/products/nira-x-dark-seas-1 Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #ThomasDoherty #CommittedComics #IndieComics #ComicBookIndustry #ComicBookCreator #TalesFromTheAsylum #NiraX #SanDiegoComicCon #ComicCon2023 #IndiePublisher #ComicBookPodcast #MakingComics #KickstarterComics #ComicCreatorInterview #IndieComicPublishing #AlexCruz #BillMaus #SanchoTheAngryChipmunk #ComicBookCommunity #PodcastForFun
Thomas Doherty: How Committed Comics Empowered Indie Creators
MT Zimny is a young adult author in the Pacific Northwest, where she subsists off of rainy days and ungodly amounts of overpriced coffee. She lives with her husband, her daughter, and her golden retriever. Her words include The Apex Cycle and Skalterra By Nightmare. Learn MORE about MARY: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mtzimny/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mtzimny Youtube - @mtzimny Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mtzimny READ her WORKS: Skalterra By Nightmare - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223702765-skalterra-by-nightmare Apex Cycle - https://www.goodreads.com/series/390475-the-apex-cycle Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #MTZimny #YAauthor #YoungAdultBooks #FantasyAuthor #AuthorInterview #PodcastInterview #TheApexCycle #SkalterraByNightmare #BookPodcast #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #BookLovers #IndieAuthors #FantasyBooks #PacificNorthwestAuthor #CoffeeAndCreativity #Storytelling #BookTalk #AuthorsOnYouTube #CreativeProcess #BookDiscussion #WritingInspiration #BookishPodcast #FictionWriting #AuthorSpotlight #WritingJourney #BehindTheBooks #ReadersCommunity #BookRecommendations #ImaginationUnbound
Dreamscapes & Dystopias: Inside MT Zimny’s Worlds
Chris Robinson is the writer of Werewolf Frankenstein, Commander in Chains, among other graphic novels, as well as the editor of Eisner Award-winning archival project, All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Edition. Formerly, he edited Black Panther, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Ghost Rider, and much more for Marvel Comics. Learn more at CROB.info. Learn MORE about CHRIS: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robinsonchrisrobinson/ X - https://x.com/chrisrobinson READ Chris's WORKS: Werewolf Frankenstein - werewolffrankenstein.com Commander in Chains - commanderinchains.com All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Edition - anc75.com Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #ChrisRobinson #MarvelComics #ComicBooks #ComicBookInterview #PodcastInterview #GraphicNovels #BlackPanther #MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur #GhostRider #WerewolfFrankenstein #CommanderInChains #AllNegroComics #EisnerAwards #ComicBookEditor #ComicBookWriter #MarvelEditor #IndieComics #ComicCreators #ComicsPodcast #ComicsCommunity #ComicBookCulture #DiversityInComics #RepresentationInComics #BehindTheScenes #ComicsHistory #ComicBookIndustry #ComicBookFans #CROBinfo #Storytelling #CreativeProcess #MarvelUniverse #PodcastForFun
The Editor’s Cut: Chris Robinson on Comics That Matter
Aaron Fors believes nothing is a better measure of a being than the words of those that love them. So let’s start with a biography written by his wife, his best friend, and the love of his life across fractal eternities: “Aaron Fors is a passionate actor, dialectologist, writer, and all-around performer. He is a weaver of stories, with threads of magic, science, wonder, and love. He is a collector of information, skills, and wisdom. He also crafts with his hands, leather-working and woodworking. His two cats and wife (honorary third cat) love him very much, and are spoiled by his cooking. He does all the things. Want a thing done? He can probably do it.” Aaron has been a storyteller since before he could speak. But you can only do so much with eyebrow wiggles, so he decided to put some skill points into speech. He creates because he believes art shapes not just the future, but our perception of the present. Art entertains, educates, and enlightens us. It gives us hope when we are in darkness, and the strength to fight back against the void. Our stories lend a voice to the voiceless, they make us feel less alone, and they give us an infinite number of alternative frameworks on which to build our sense of self, our worldview, and our ethics when the examples around us just won’t do. Stories and the artists creating them saved him again and again from a very young age. Art is as serious and sacred as surgery to him. He was most recently the lead in the feature film As Long As I’m Famous playing Sidney Lumet, as well as starring in the features Last Call in the Doghouse and Married Alive. Aaron is a professional dialectologist, linguist, and constructed language creator for films. He specializes in collecting hundreds of detailed and authentic dialects from around the world, creating dialects for fantasy worlds and far-off futures, as well as period dialects, dead languages, and alien languages (Klingon, Romulan, Kelpien, Vulcan). He believes in the value of accuracy down to not only the region, but the section of the city, the socioeconomic background, and the individual character. He uses this specificity in his work, and in training others. The work always shows. He is also an extreme athlete, stunt performer, and choreographer specializing in martial arts and equilibristics/cirque skills. He practices multiple forms of martial arts (Tae Kwon Do 2nd dan, boxing, Kung Fu, BJJ), archery, rapier, broadsword, kendo, and stage combat. He loves rock climbing, powerlifting, parkour, and traditional bellydance. In 2024, Aaron wrote his first two novels: Pancake Heroes, a 120,000-word urban fantasy with tinges of cosmic horror, and Peanut Butter and Pickles Won’t Keep on Mars, an 88,000-word hard sci-fi YA. He also wrote and sold several short stories, most notably his love letter to Bigfoot with Best Foot Forward in Weird Wilderness: A Cryptid Anthology by Wordfire Press. As an audiobook narrator, he recently narrated Penny Poulsen Watson’s coming-of-age opus More Than a Hashtag, the Chaotic Cupids Anthology for Kevin J. Anderson and his Western Colorado University publishing graduates, and Mark Leslie’s horror anthology One Hand Screaming. As of 2025, Aaron’s first feature film as a writer/director is in development — a psychedelic sci-fi with heart adapted from one of his short stories. He is also a leatherworker, woodworker, painter, costume creator, gamer, Rubik’s Cuber, programmer, and ethical hacker. He is currently accepting bribes in these currencies: good books, coffee, cherries, and anything coconut. A good story enriches the world. A great one can save it. So let’s get to work, shall we? Learn MORE about AARON: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aaronfors/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aaronfors Facebook - www.facebook.com/aaron.fors/ Youtube - @aaronfors IMDB - www.imdb.com/name/nm1018007 Website - https://www.aaronfors.com/ Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #AaronFors #ActorLife #ActingTips #ActingPodcast #Storytelling #DialectCoach #DialectTraining #AccentWork #VoiceActing #StageCombat #MartialArtsForActors #IndieFilm #SciFiFilm #UrbanFantasy #HardSciFi #AudiobookNarrator #CreativeProcess #ActingCareer #FilmIndustry #AspiringActors #ActorTraining #PerformanceSkills #ScreenActing #VoiceAndDialect #FilmMaking #ActorInterview #StorytellingPodcast #CharacterVoices #ProActorTips #ActingSecrets
Aaron Fors: Acting, Accents, and the Art of Storytelling
Seraji is an Iranian-Canadian cartoonist. Creator of the urban sci-fi adventure series, FOURTH DIMENSIONAL. Artist for DC Comics, on titles including Nothing Butt Nightwing. Learn MORE about SERAJI: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serajiart X - https://x.com/serajiart Website - https://www.serajiart.com/ READ his STORIES: Nothing Butt Nightwing - https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/--/85866685-a5d5-493a-a64b-fc060b26f6b7/ Online Store - https://cosmiclionproductions.com/comix-shop-1/ols/categories/fourth-dimensional Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #Seraji #IranianCanadianCartoonist #FourthDimensional #DCComics #Nightwing #UrbanSciFi #ComicsPodcast #IndieComics #ComicBookInterview #ComicArtist #MakingComics #CanadianCreators #SciFiComics #ComicBookArt #ComicCreator #ComicBookFans #ComicBookArtist #ComicBookCulture #ComicBookSeries #ComicBookCollectors #ComicBookStories #DrawingComics #ComicBookCommunity #ComicBookLife #DCComicArtist #ComicCon #SciFiAdventure #CartoonistInterview #GraphicNovels #ComicBookWorld
Nightwing, Sci-Fi, and the Fourth Dimension with Seraji
Andy is, first and foremost, a storyteller and an artist, words are his palette. Fantasy and science fiction are his chosen genres, where he delves into the darker side of human nature through the lens of heroes, villains, and everything in between. A freelance writer and lifelong book lover, Andy has authored more than 45 fantasy and sci-fi novels. He’s also someone who thrives on conversation, spending hours sharing his fascination with the many worlds he’s encountered across the pages of his stories. Learn MORE about ANDY: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@andypeloquinauthor Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andypeloquinauthor/ Read his STORIES: Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097P16R1Q/ Dark fantasy series: Darkblade - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097P16R1Q/ Learn more about the HOST SOFIA: https://animeartforfun.carrd.co/ Are you a storyteller who wants to share your creative journey to the world? Apply to be a guest NOW by filling in this form: https://form.jotform.com/243428591658266 #Fantasy #SciFi #Storyteller #AuthorInterview #BookLover #WorldBuilding #HeroesAndVillains #DarkFantasy #ScienceFictionBooks #IndieAuthor #WriterLife #CreativeWriting #FantasyAuthor #SciFiAuthor #Storytelling #FictionWriter #BookTalk #NovelWriting #FantasyWorlds #SciFiCommunity
Beyond the Pages: Villains, Heroes, and Everything Between - Andy Peloquin
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