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Episode 153: Drunk On Comics at Motor City Comic Con For this last episode recorded at Motor City Comic Con 2019, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is joined by the crew from Drunk On Comics! Derek sits down to talk with his former co-hosts Tony (also co-founder of Drunk on Comics) and Linz, as well as their newest co-host, Charles. Joining partway through the conversation is Derek‘s lovely wife, Mel. The crew discusses all the things that make this con so special as well as a bit of their journey through the last few decades of attending, volunteering and podcasting at the con. A huge thank you and shout out to Motor City Comic Con for allowing us to be a part of your amazing show! Remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 152: Esad Ribic This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is back at Motor City Comic Con! For this episode, Derek had the honor of hosting one of the biggest names in comics, artist Esad Ribic. Esad shared with Derek and the rest of the crowd info about his background, his process, and so much more on his work in this hour long panel. This man is such an amazing artist, and his candid approach to sharing information is a must listen to episode. A huge thank you and shout out to Motor City Comic Con for allowing us to be a part of your amazing show! Remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 151: Gene Ha & Jim Calafiore On this episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, we are back at Motor City Comic Con in the panel rooms above Artist Alley! For this installment, Derek had the pleasure of moderating the panel for two legends of the industry, Gene Ha and Jim Calafiore. Both Gene and Jim have decades of experience working in comics, and their knowledge is staggering. It was an honor for us and Derek to be able to talk to these two gentlemen about their careers and what they have planned next. A very special thank you and shout out to Motor City Comic Con for allowing us to be a part of your amazing show! Remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 150: Ted McKeever This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast hits its 150th episode milestone with a bang! Recorded live at the 30th year of Motor City Comic Con, Derek is honored to sit and talk with the legendary creator, Ted McKeever. Derek talks to Ted about his career and journey throughout the years in comics, including his recent transition away from sequential art to painting. We here at Comic Pros & Cons would like to thank each and everyone of you who have been a part of this journey of ours. We never would have reached 150 episodes had it not been for all of you out there – from the listeners to the creators and everyone in between, thank you for your support over the years. A very special thank you and shout out to Motor City Comic Con for allowing us to be a part of your amazing show! Remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 149: Promoting Comics Through Podcasts This week, we kick off the Comic Pros & Cons podcast coverage of Motor City Comic Con with an updated look at Promoting Comics Through Podcasts! Joining Derek on the panel is none other than friend of the show and amazing creator, Dan Dougherty. Dan and Derek help the audience navigate the world of podcasts, from finding and vetting the right ones, to making introductions, preparing for an interview, and promoting an appearance along with so much more. You can download the PDF of the accompanying paper to this panel here: Promoting Comics Through Podcasts A huge thank you and shout out to Motor City Comic Con for allowing us to be a part of your amazing show! Remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 148: Motor City Comic Con Pre-Party This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is gearing up for our favorite weekend of the year – Motor City Comic Con! Joining Derek on the mic for this episode are his old co-hosts from Drunk On Comics, Kevin Vlietstra and Tony McKay. These three old friends talk about the upcoming Motor City Comic Con (happening this weekend May 17-19), as well as how the show has grown, some of their favorite memories, and what they are looking forward to on this 30th anniversary of the con. Thanks in advance to Motor City Comic Con for allowing us to be a part of your amazing show, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 147: Floppy Cop at C2E2 The coverage from C2E2 keeps coming on this week’s episode of the Comic Pros & Cons Podcast, as Derek is joined by the entire creative team from Floppy Cop! Sitting down with Derek to discuss their book from Source Point Press are creators Dan Dougherty, Seth Damoose, Milena Deneno and Jay Fosgitt. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to have four comedic and creative minds working on one comic book, Dan, Seth, Milena and Jay shed some light on the process (and silliness) of what goes into their collaborative process. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and C2E2, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 146: Twiztid at C2E2 It’s a short but powerful episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast this week live from the Source Point Press booth at C2E2! This week, Derek had the pleasure of talking to the guys from Twiztid! Madrox and Monoxide talk to Derek about their book Haunted High-Ons as well as what is coming down the road for them in comics. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and C2E2, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 145: Travis McIntire at C2E2 It’s time for another episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, and we are back at it on the floor of C2E2! This week, Derek is joined by Editor in Chief of Source Point Press, Mr. Travis McIntire. Derek and Travis dive into the history of Source Point Press, where they came from, where they are now, and even some things to look forward to in the coming years. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and C2E2, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 144: Kevin Minor @ C2E2 This week the Comic Pros & Cons podcast kicks off its coverage of C2E2 with writer and artist, Kevin Minor! Derek & Kevin go back quite a ways, and it’s apparent as these two laugh and make fun of each other in their break from the convention floor. More importantly, though, Derek gets a chance to find out more about Kevin‘s newest comic, Mega Awesome Notebook and the creation process behind this groundbreaking graphic novel. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and C2E2, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 143: Grand Rapids Comic Con Cross Pod This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek continues his coverage of Grand Rapids Comic Con with a massive cross pod! Filling out this cast of characters as they all enjoy some brews and a bite to eat are Tony and Linz of Drunk On Comics, Pat Kawula of Digital Nerdage, Kyle Northrop of Seann’s Anime and Comics, and last but not least, Derek‘s wife, Melissa. Thanks again to Grand Rapids Comic Con, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 142: K Lynn Smith, Dirk Manning & The Harp Twins This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is proud to air a panel moderated by our own Derek Becker at Grand Rapids Comic Con! This panel was slated as 2 person panel with Dirk Manning and K Lynn Smith, but they were joined by “surprise” guests, Camille and Kennerly Kitt, aka The Harp Twins! Dirk and K Lynn discuss how they broke into comics as well as their work together on their new book Hope, which is up on Kickstarter now. The Harp Twins join in to discuss how they along with K Lynn and Dirk created the comic based on the twins called Legend of the Shaders! Much to Derek‘s enjoyment, along with all the other audience members, Camille, Kennerly and K Lynn may have teamed up on (and verbally beat up on) Dirk – but in a truly loving way! Thanks again to Grand Rapids Comic Con, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 141: Dan Dougherty, Ryan Browne & Charles Soule This week, we wrap up the Comic Pros & Cons podcast coverage of New York Comic Con with 3 of the funniest (and most talented creators) on the planet! First up, Derek talks with good friend Dan Dougherty about his newest project, Floppy Cop. The two definitely take advantage of the silliness of the book and translate that humor into their own conversation, and now you as a listener get to enjoy it! Next up, after fumbling with his equipment far too many times, Derek has a conversation with Ryan Browne and Charles Soule (mostly) about their collaboration on the book Curse Words. You’ll get to enjoy the conversation bouncing between both creators as their table was swamped with fans and get some insight into how well these two work off each other. Thanks for listening, thanks again one more time to ReedPop and New York Comic Con as we bring our NYCC experience to a close for this year, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 140: Sanford Green & David F Walker This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast brings you the next to last interview recorded at New York Comic Con with two amazing creators, Sanford Greene and David F Walker! Derek was lucky enough to get a few minutes with these guys as they had a constant flow of people flocking to their table to talk about their new book, Bitter Root. Sanford and David chat with Derek about how the book came to be, what their collaboration process is like, and the family dynamic between the two of them and their co-creator, writer Chuck Brown. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and New York Comic Con, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 139: Sara Richard Back from the floor of New York Comic Con‘s Artist Alley, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is at it again talking to the amazing Sara Richard! Derek gets to talk to Sara about her unique style, her passion for the art form, and the challenges of being a truly unique creator in the comic book industry. What we at Comic Pros & Cons are perhaps most excited about this interview with Sara is our opportunity to share her energy and joy that fills everything she does including her art. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and New York Comic Con, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 138: Wes Craig & Scoot McMahon This week, Comic Pros & Cons returns to the artist alley at New York Comic Con! Joining us on the mic are two amazing creators making their first appearances on the show! Up first is Wes Craig. Wes fills Derek in on the magic he creates on the page, and in particular, they discuss his work on Deadly Class as well as its foray into the television world on the SyFy Network. After that, Derek sits down to talk to cartoonist Scoot McMahon. Scoot chats about his artistic style, his peculiar form of using a pencil, and what it’s like to work on all ages books in a world filled with more adult topics and themes. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and New York Comic Con, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 137: J. M. Clark @ NYCC This week the Comic Pros & Cons podcast continues its coverage of New York Comic Con with fellow podcaster and podfather, Mr. J. M. Clark! The host of An Elegant Weapon sits down with Derek to discuss their take on the con in general, the industry as a whole, and a ton of other nerdly nuggets of fun. Seeing as how Derek & Jay go back many years, so there’s no telling where this conversation may go. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and New York Comic Con, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 136: Source Point Press This week, the Comic Pros & Cons podcast is back at it on the floor of New York Comic Con! Derek takes a trip to the publishers area of the con floor to chat with the team at Source Point Press, and as should be expected with this crew of misfits, this is unlike any other conversation we had at the show. Kicking things off with Derek is the head honcho of Source Point Press himself, Travis McIntire, only to be joined as time went on by creators Kasey Pierce, David Hayes, Garrett Gunn and Rich Bloom. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and New York Comic Con, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 135: Brian Level The Comic Pros & Cons podcast is back at it once again with another interview from New York Comic Con‘s artist alley, and this week Derek is joined by the amazing artist, Brian Level. Derek sits down with Brian to discuss his career in comics, his process and how it has changed over the years. Brian also talks about his views on comics as a physical medium versus a digital one, as well as the differences between drawing on a page versus tattooing the human body. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and New York Comic Con, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!

Episode 134: The Good Fight This week, Comic Pros & Cons is continuing the podcast coverage of New York Comic Con with the creators behind the new anthology, The Good Fight. Derek is joined by Adam Ferris, Danny Lore and Eric Palicki to talk about how this amazing book came together, the challenges of putting out an anthology, and how they hope to do their part in fighting against racism, bigotry and hate through comics. Thanks for listening, thank you again to ReedPop and New York Comic Con, and remember to find Comic Pros & Cons on iTunes and Sticher, as well as all of our social media! Cheers!