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Listen to Nick Swartz tell stories about his life. From growin' up in the small VA mountain town of Clifton Forge to his entry into and career in the tattoo industry. All the rough upbringin', punk rock, family, country, skateboardin', good eatin', blues, ass-kickin', tattooed, hard to believe but addictin' to perceive bullshit that can be packed into each episode. His brother Josh helps out and the guests are the best of the best.
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Every week Mike and Chris discuss all the news in the comic book world, as well as rumors. Also the 2 guys talk to comic book creators from around the world about their projects. They talk to everyone from Marvel Editors to people trying to fund their first Kickstarter campaign.
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In this week’s episode the guys talk about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, new Mad Cave Studios comic Synap, and more. Also this week the guys are joined by Brandon Starocci to discuss his comic series Avalon. Currently Brandon is on Kickstarter to fund the 6th issue of the series, which is also the finale of the first story arc. You can find Avalon, and …
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Comic book collector's are a major part of the crowdfunding and direct market ecosystem. In this session, Tyler chats with Josh Eggebeen, a life long collector and one of the authors of After Action Report: An Unofficial Collector Guide Book for G.I. Joe & Transformers Comics. They'll discuss the current state of the comic collecting, how crowdfund…
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In this week’s episode the guys talk about DC All-In trading cards, Enrest coming to comics, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Daniel Kalban. Daniel is the writer behind comics like Rook & Knight, Knightwrath, American Dreams, and is now looking to fund hislatest series The Crimson Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The Phantom Masquerade o…
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It's the third podcast that Nick was able to record at this year's Pagoda City Tattoo Festival, and it's a killer one to wrap things up. Everyone's favorite fast-talker from Inksmith & Rogers is back. That's right, Angelo is here once again to match talkin' shit with Nick. This time, he's brought with him a great friend: Mr. Jimmy P from Full Heart…
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Creator Matthew Schofield is in the ComixLaunch Pro spotlight this month. Matt is an animator, storyboard artist and director who has worked on films such as Cats Don't Dance, Prince of Egypt and The Iron Giant. In this interview with Clay Adams, Matt shares his creator owned journey bringing his superhero comedy webcomic, Steamroller Man to Kickst…
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In this interview Chris is joined by Denton Tipton. For those that don’t know Denton is a former IDW Editor who is also the founder of Magma Comix. The two chat about Magma Comix, what they look for in comics to publish, and what they could be looking for in the future. Find Magma Comix at your local comic shop, or digitally, and look for them usin…
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In this week’s episode the guys talk about Kahhori getting her first comic at Marvel, Crossed becoming a movie, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Sean Wood to talk about his independent comic series the Fog Within. Sean has crowdfunded the first two issue successfully and stops by to talk about the campaign for the third issue, how he…
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A ComixLaunch listener alerted Tyler to a sudden and suspicious proliferation of seemingly AI-Generated Comic Book Kickstarter projects that have appeared on the platform recently. After taking a look, it does indeed seem like something fishy is going on, and one or more actors have been able to get obviously soulless, fraudulent projects past the …
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In this week’s episode the guys talk about the latest Kraven the Hunter trailer, a new The Question comics series, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Mike Scrase to talk about his independent comic Zip. Currently Mike is preparing to launch the third issue of this unique superhero series. You can find Zip and Mike’s work using the link…
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Day two of the Pagoda City Tattoo Festival and Nick had the chance to sit down with legend Kris Magnotti. The stories start off wild and end crazy and it's an entertaining couple of hours throughout. You're not gonna want to miss some of the things Kris has gone through on his road to tattooing. Just a great episode of bullshit like we love to brin…
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Commonwealth Comix co-founders Ryan Kroboth and John Endingfield II join Tyler for a discussion about their new partnership and collaboration on Wurst & Mayhem, a D&D style adventure comic. We'll talk about the evolution from friendship to creative partnership, the challenges and best practices for getting a new joint venture off the ground, and ho…
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In this week’s episode the guys talk about some of the news coming out of D23, Gabriel Ba hinting at more Umbrella Academy comics, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Travis Gibb, Brian Wolf, Pete Riessett, and Ed Davis to talk about the newest volume of the Cthulhu Invades series this time Cthulhu Invades Fairytales. Make sure to check…
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Join us for a special panel on ComicTopia, the inaugural crowdfunding event hosted on BackerKit this month. The discussion features Lafayette Morrow from BackerKit, as well as creators including James Mascia of Dren Productions, writer Frank Martin, Joel Rodriguez of Metal Ninja Studios, and Eric Erdek, known for Espresso Detective. Lafayette provi…
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In this week’s episode the guys talk about No/One being optioned for a film, TMNT X Naruto and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Josh Nealis to talk about his comic series Turkey Sharks currently running on Kickstarter. Make sure to check out Turkey Sharks and all of Josh’s work using the links below! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/…
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It's that time of year again when we travel up to PA and attend the Pagoda City Tattoo Festival and hang out with all of the amazing artists. This year, Nick got three great podcasts and the first one coming to you is Marc Nava. Coming all the way from Port City Tattoo in California, this is a great episode detailing some amazing stories involving …
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In this episode of ComixLaunch, Tyler James interviews Christian Douglas, a Dublin-based writer and founder of Unpopular Comics. They discuss Christian's creative journey, his new Kickstarter campaign for 'Unpopular Tales 2: Pinochia, a cyberpunk retelling of the classic fairy tale, and the broader mission of Unpopular Comics to revitalize classic …
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In this week’s episode the guys talk about all the new coming out of San Diego Comic Con 2024, their thoughts of Deadpool & Wolverine, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Alex Sapountzis from Wayward Raven and Katherine Blakeney to talk about Katherine’s comic Napoleon Starship. This is Katherine’s first comic but has had a career as a …
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For the past decade, illustrator Dave Swartz has moved from self-publishing, to pencil-for-hire, and back again. His current project, Confederate Monster is back on Kickstarter. In this conversation, he and Tyler will discuss the challenges and opportunities for comic book illustrators working in comics today.…
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In this week’s episode of the podcast Chris goes solo and chats with two creators about their Kickstarter projects. First up is Dave Swartz to chat about his comic Confederate Monster. Dave has worked on many indie comics including Vampire Detective in Space, and has returned with his own project currently running on Kickstarter. And for the second…
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It's been a while, but Will Lollie is back on NLJBS while visiting the new and improved location of Alley Cat Tattoo in Harrisonburg. It's a great conversation with an amazing tattoo artist that you won't want to miss. The new shop is open and we should be back on track releasing these killer conversations for you. Will tattoos at King's Ave. in NY…
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In this session, Tyler will share his top insights from attending a presentation by Andrew Marks, director of Kickstarter's new Kickstarter Performance team, outlining what this new crowdfunding marketing service can do for creators, and answering questions from Kickstarter users.Por Tyler James
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This week the guys discuss the first trailer for Captain America: Brave New World, rumors from Bleeding Cool that DC has a new Absolute Universe, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Darick Robertson. For the two people that don’t known Darick has been an artist in the comics industry for decades and is the co-creator of Transmetropoliti…
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This week the guys discuss Hellboy the Crooked Man trailer, Batman facing a Werewolf, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Chris Sahloff to talk about the latest issue of C.R.I.T. For those that don’t know CRIT is a comic series based on Chris’s homebrewed Dungeons and Dragons campaign where his friends are superheroes, and the fun adven…
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In this session, we'll break down the news that Kickstarter just pushed live a massive overhaul to how creators create and send shipping surveys to backers. In this session, we'll take a deep-dive into the new survey tool, and share the good, the bad, the confusing, and the ugly with this latest platform update.…
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This week the guys discuss the trailer for Batman the Caped Crusader, Skybounds Energon Universe G.I. Joe series, and more! We are also joined by Zeo Niu this week. Zeo is the writer/creator behind the new comic Monkey currently on Kickstarter. Monkey is a re-imagining of the classic Journey to the West story with a Tank Girl, post apocalyptic, Ame…
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For YEARS Kickstarter creators have been asking for abilities to easily copy info from past projects to new ones. It looks like Kickstarter has FINALLY taken a step in this direction, as creators can now copy rewards from past campaigns. Let's take a deep-dive into this new feature to see if it's everything creators have been asking for.…
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This week the guys discuss the death of Deadpool, the end of the Star Wars comic line, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Richard Fairgray. Richard is a prolific comic artist and creator who has worked on more comics than we could mention. For this conversation he stops by to promote Haunted Hill Vol. 3 & Frog Alley, which will be goin…
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It's the final episode in the ol' 990 Reservoir location of the No Lies Just Bullshit makeshift studio at Alley Cat Tattoo's 23 year long location, and the crew from Burnside Tattoo in Hagerstown, MD made the trip down south to see the shop in its current iteration one last time. Join Glessner, longtime friend of the show and former guest and get t…
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With his first novella ready to launch, writer James Powell is considering experimenting with a shorter than average Kickstarter launch… much shorter! A mastermind roundtable of veteran creators discuss James' launch plan, and share pros and cons of ultra short launches.Por Tyler James
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In this special interview Chris is joined by Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz. Trevor is the writer behind comics like Minutes to Midnight, Area 51: the Helix Project, and now Rise: A Superhero Drama. Throughout Trevor’s Kickstarter journey he has created comics that explore complex ideas, and themes while teaming up with talented artists to bring these…
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This week the guys discuss DC Black Label’s new Plastic Man series, a new slate of Mad Cave Studios titles and more! Also this week the guys welcome back Travis Gibb. Travis has been making comics on the Kickstarter platform for a long time and is currently promoting the latest issue of Granite State Punk. He also discusses his series the Federalis…
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Sarah Cooke has successfully launched 3 projects on Kickstarter for her series "No Spell Lasts Forever." Now she's in the process of working on a additional projects that she'd like to launch in the not-to-distant future. That means running more campaigns each year. How can she best grow her crowdfunding project output without being overly demandin…
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This week the guys discuss a crossover featuring the TMNT and Masters of the Universe, a new Avengers team, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by P.J. Curling to talk about his comic currently on Kickstarter Taking Out the Dead. You can find P.J. and his comic using the links below. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/teamninjashark/taki…
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After a lot of success serializing his series Night Wolf on Kickstarter, Rob Multari thinks he's finally ready to distribute through Diamond Distribution to get his books into comic book shops. The problem? How to deal with the upfront funding costs associated with direct market distribution? Tyler and a roundtable of comic creators brainstorm opti…
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This week the guys discuss Archie’s big decision, DSTLRY’s next wave of comics, and more! Also the guys are joined by Matthew Schofield. Matt has worked in animation for most of his professional career on projects like Prince of Egypt, Iron Giant, and the Simpsons. He is currently trying to Kickstart his first comic Steamroller Man and stops by to …
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Pull up a chair and join an all-star crew of creators as mastermind season of the ComixLaunch podcast returns! As he attempts to move toward being a full-time creator, writer Caleb Palmquist is struggling to find a balance between the things that inspires him as a creator and what the market responds best to on Kickstarter. A roundtable of talented…
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This week the guys discuss Hickman & Capullo teaming up for a Wolverine series, Marvel’s 85th anniversary special, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Michael Avon Oeming & Taki Soma to talk about their new series Galaxy of Madness over at Mad Cave Studios! You can find Galaxy of Madness using the links below! https://madcavestudios.com…
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You've heard him on here before with Jill Bonny multiple times. Well, now Chris Wielk gets his own episode to sit down with Nick and talk for over two hours about some excellent thoughts about tattooing and much more. But mostly tattoos! Andrew is around for the first portion, and then Jake comes in about halfway. It's a great conversation and the …
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Kickstarter has rolled out its new "late pledges" feature for all creators... and we now have answers to some of the biggest questions we've had about how late pledges will work! (It's different than you might have assumed.) In this session, we'll break down the new feature and share some best practices for how to use it.…
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This week the guys discuss the return of DC’s Super-Pets, even more X-Men titles announced, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by Kyle Starks to talk about his involvement in the Super-Pets anthology, a new collected edition of Rock Candy Mountain, his new OGN Karate Prom, and so much more! Make sure to check out his work, and grab your c…
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This week the guys discuss DC Comics releasing the 1982 style guide to consumers, casting at both DC Films and Marvel Studios, and more! Also this week the guys bring back Jonathan Hedrick to talk about his later comic Brackish with Metal Ninja Studios currently running on Kickstarter. You can find Brackish and all of Hedrick’s comics using the lin…
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You know him from Shop Talk, Alley Cat Tattoo and all of his appearances on this show. Give it up to our guy - Mr. Chris Porter. He has now been tattooing for over twenty years. Porter sits down with Nick to discuss several of those years and a lot of things that went down in between, and a whole lot that's still happening. It's a great one celebra…
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This week the guys discuss the Boys Season 4 trailer, Marvel’s new Infinity Watch event, and more! Also this week the guys are joined by John Hervey to discuss his series Black Tiger: Hidden Dragon. You can find the entire Black Dragon series on both Kickstarter and IndieGoGo on demand using the links below. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla…
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