On this #Quest we're joined by the founder of BOOM! Studios "Jimmy" Ross Richie with Scott Wojcik taking co-hosting duty. We get right into what made Ross decide to sell Boom!. Discussing what Ross plans to do next & chatting about his family. Paul Levitz once told Ross comic book publishing it's like drinking adrenaline for breakfast. The ins & outs & little details in running a publishing company. From Printing delays, trucks breaking down, book returns, books selling out fast & you don't have more prints to creative issues like Netflix layoffs, creators mad they didn't get a TV deal & more. The story of taking BOOM! from start to selling the company. Is there anything that could bring Ross back into comics. How the work for free model is used in the entertainment industry. Ross's advice for balancing working in comics & a family life. The importance of listening to yourself. How Image changed the comic book landscape. How not knowing the order to read comic panels & bubbles can discourage new readers. The difference between Marvel & DC publishing compared to Manga. Ross's experience with fan service. Why Harry Potter may never become a comic in any form. Ross gives advice for anyone in entertainment industry. We talk a little Dungeon & Dragons history with Ross. We get some bad pitch stories from Ross's time running BOOM!. Getting some advice for how not to pitch a comic.

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Art & GFX's by Shiro...

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For a great place to #GetYourComicOn...

https://www.magescomics.com/

To know more about the host check his brother DKB & him AKA Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/killafactor

His solo music...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL4M6q9qVGK65OKkng7wZ-g

Or X Among You AKA XAY which is Caust Draven, Bounce Ball Boogie, Jai Tue, Jay Hardaway & Killa Factor...

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We're gonna monkey around on this #Quest as Kevin Mellon, director of Hit Monkey season 2 joins us. Shiro co-hosts & very much helps add to the madness. Kevin thoughts on the overuse of exposition in modern comic books. Kevin says the QUESTionaire is more Jerry Springer than Maury Povich. Will a chair ever be throw on a quest? Weird stories from everyone before Kevin gets back to Rob Liefeld's cameo to Jonathan Hickman. Discussing how fan service has changed modern media. What Kevin thinks about the new #Marvel book #Wolverine Revenge. The importance & greatness of libraries. How the graphic novel market may have changed comic story telling. How Hit Monkey being an unknown character was beneficial to the show. Kevin's Feelings about #DeadpoolAndWolverine. Kevin Blames Shiro. We get into the Archer episodes Sea Tunt & a little Jon Hamm story. A great Daniel Craig story from Kevin's days on Archer. The things Kevin has worked on that just should have gotten made but didn't. Talking about Top Cow's The Darkness turns into therapy. The dichotomy of Superman in society. The importance & lack of conversations. All this & so much more on Kevin Mellon's Quest.

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To find out more about #KevinMellon...

https://kevinmellon.rocks/

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https://www.patreon.com/TheQUESTionairePodcast

Art & GFX's by Shiro...

https://linktr.ee/soveryunofficial

For a great place to #GetYourComicOn...

https://www.magescomics.com/

To know more about the host check his brother DKB & him AKA Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/killafactor

His solo music...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL4M6q9qVGK65OKkng7wZ-g

Or X Among You AKA XAY which is Caust Draven, Bounce Ball Boogie, Jai Tue, Jay Hardaway & Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/XAmongYou

We've got another #Quest for you. I know it's been a lot fast. But with great creators like Joe Corallo with Vladimir Popov co-hosting we got adventuring to do. We dig right into Joe's choice of Fritz the Cat as favorite comic book movie. This leads to a discussion on early adult animation & the effects that it has had on entertainment. The link between Mighty Mouse & Superman. The ways Superman as shaped the DC universe. The juggling involved in dealing with big IPs. Some stories of collaborations from Joe. The Balance of writing comics for the big two & not ruining the legacy. Advice from anyone wanting to write comic books. The importance of pacing for any story.

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To find out more about #JoeCorallo...

https://www.instagram.com/corallojoe

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https://www.patreon.com/TheQUESTionairePodcast

Art & GFX's by Shiro...

https://linktr.ee/soveryunofficial

For a great place to #GetYourComicOn...

https://www.magescomics.com/

To know more about the host check his brother DKB & him AKA Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/killafactor

His solo music...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL4M6q9qVGK65OKkng7wZ-g

Or X Among You AKA XAY which is Caust Draven, Bounce Ball Boogie, Jai Tue, Jay Hardaway & Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/XAmongYou

For the second time someone joins the #Quest that was on the radio Factor ran as Marc Alan Fishman of Unshaven Comics joins us. We discuss how Unshaven Comics came to be. We get some great convention stories from Marc. Marc's thoughts on the collecting market. The depth of super hero cartoons in the 90's. The effects & backlash of fan service. How the MCU may use RDJ as Dr. Doom. We get into what may happen in the DCU. Legacy numbers & how they're used in comics. Discussing the importance of non-super-hero comics & the lack of public knowledge of them. An AI discussion turns to talks of overthrowing corporations. Marc says you really shouldn't play Smashmouth riding thru Chicago. Marc gives some more great stories from Dragon Con, NYCC & more. The ups & downs of social media. All this & more on Marc's #Quest.

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To find out more about #UnshavenComics...

https://unshavencomics.com/

To support the show & check out some pre-show QUESTionnaires(more on the way)...

https://www.patreon.com/TheQUESTionairePodcast

For a great place to #GetYourComicOn...

https://www.magescomics.com/

To know more about the host check his brother DKB & him AKA Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/killafactor

His solo music...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL4M6q9qVGK65OKkng7wZ-g

Or X Among You AKA XAY which is Caust Draven, Bounce Ball Boogie, Jai Tue, Jay Hardaway & Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/XAmongYou

Join us for another #Quest as J.M. Brandt swings thru with Shiro co-hosting. We ask is an almond Joy a candy bar? Discuss neurodivergence in comic book characters & creators. We try to find out why J.M. hates Santa Claus so much to treat him like that in Twas The Night Before Christmas. You'll be able to read this soon in the upcoming Holiday Spirits Vol 3 from Orange Cone Productions. Factor has to pick on J.M. for liking Ash but not Deadpool. Which leads to a discussion about what Wade Wilson represents. How Marvel's The Initiative was J.M.'s favorite over arching story. What character would J.M. love to write? Going into the directing career of Darren Aronofsky, from Pi to The Wrestler. Why you should never watch The Serbian Film. What got J.M. to start publishing comics. We wrap up with a few cat rescue stories. All this & more on J.M. Brandt's #Quest

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To support the show & check out some pre-show QUESTionnaires(more on the way)...

https://www.patreon.com/TheQUESTionairePodcast

For a great place to #GetYourComicOn...

https://www.magescomics.com/

To know more about the host check his brother DKB & him AKA Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/killafactor

His solo music...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL4M6q9qVGK65OKkng7wZ-g

Or X Among You AKA XAY which is Caust Draven, Bounce Ball Boogie, Jai Tue, Jay Hardaway & Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/XAmongYou

On this #Quest Chuck Satterlee joins us to talk about some pots & panels with Lovern Kindzierski. Chuck & Lovern discuss the importance of coloring & the things Lovern did to advance the industry. The pains of international shipping. We dig a bit into the economy a little bit. We dig into an old school casting call for Wonder Woman from Wizard #227. The ways the industry has changed for the better & worse. Lovern & Chuck didn't want to talk about corporations. The ways publishing had to change with social media. Comics for art or for profit. Chuck gets into the difference between publishers. Talk of page rates & how they haven't kept up with inflation. How page rates are now based on the book budget as opposed to the artists rate. Publishing comics for there IP rights. Then we dig into some food and stories as we discuss Pots & Panels a Comic Cookbook Anthology. They have put a great list of creators together for this anthology with some killer recipes. All this & more on Chuck's #Quest!

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To find out more about #ChuckSatterlee...

https://defectivecomix.com/

https://twitter.com/ComicsChuck

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https://www.patreon.com/TheQUESTionairePodcast

For a great place to #GetYourComicOn...

https://www.magescomics.com/

To know more about the host check his brother DKB & him AKA Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/killafactor

His solo music...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL4M6q9qVGK65OKkng7wZ-g

Or X Among You AKA XAY which is Caust Draven, Bounce Ball Boogie, Jai Tue, Jay Hardaway & Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/XAmongYou

On this #Quest we get into the color of things as Ruth Redmond joins us with Scott Wojcik cohosting. Factor gets right into the tricks to color Aliens. The amount of collaboration between colorists & artists. Ruth's experience working with Danny Earls. Ruth's thoughts on AI art. How brush effects affect the ability to color a page. How all the collaborations bend together in the comic book world. The downside of coloring Rick & Morty. The importance of stories & how they connect us. Ruth's advice for becoming a colorist. The artistic grind. We get a few details about Ruth's creator owned book, Weird Sisters, she's working on. All this & more on Ruth Redmond's #Quest!

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https://www.patreon.com/TheQUESTionairePodcast

For a great place to #GetYourComicOn...

https://www.magescomics.com/

To know more about the host check his brother DKB & him AKA Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/killafactor

His solo music...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL4M6q9qVGK65OKkng7wZ-g

Or X Among You AKA XAY which is Caust Draven, Bounce Ball Boogie, Jai Tue, Jay Hardaway & Killa Factor...

https://linktr.ee/XAmongYou

Zach Howard joins the #Quest but Factor has some daddy duty so Lovern, last name to long for a YouTube description, Kindzierski does a great job taking over hosting. Zach & Lovern discuss some of the inside practices of the comic book industry. Comic book sales in todays market. Are Marvel & DC commercial art? The importance of creating for you. Balancing your workload as an industry artist. Using comics as a bridge to reading & imagination. The fact that comics are really just a series of sequential memes. How comics can lead you many places. Zach's dream property to make into a comic. All this & more on Zach's #Quest! #ComicBooks #TheQUEST #TheQUESTionaire #ComicsAreForEveryone #GetYourComicOn #Podcast #Interview #Like #Subscribe #Share #HitThatBell To find out more about #ZachHoward... https://www.zachhoward.com/ To support the show & check out some pre-show QUESTionnaires(more on the way)... https://www.patreon.com/TheQUESTionairePodcast For a great place to #GetYourComicOn... https://www.magescomics.com/ To know more about the host check his brother DKB & him AKA Killa Factor... https://linktr.ee/killafactor His solo music... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL4M6q9qVGK65OKkng7wZ-g Or X Among You AKA XAY which is Caust Draven, Bounce Ball Boogie, Jai Tue, Jay Hardaway & Killa Factor...https://linktr.ee/XAmongYou