- Episode 137: Through the Path of Darkness w/ Ra'Chaun Rogers of Lawful Evil Comics and the Vigalante tale Dark Spider
Today I sit with Ra'Chaun Rogers to talk about his Vigilante tale Dark Spider live on Kickstarter. The first thing you will realize although branded as a street level hero is that the expansion of antagonists Jamal Jones has to deal with thread a vast level of difficulty even for him to bear. In issue 1 Jamal comes face to face with a Villain who seems to understand Dark Spider, but yet he cant understand why he goes from the hunter to the hunted. The book lends a mixture of Violence, Drama, and the thorough realness of an NSFW book for mature readers especially as a superhero tale but a must read nonetheless.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations38m - Jul 25, 2024 - Episode 136: The Expanded Addiction w/ Anthony Stokes and the Supernatural Thriller-Prescription Paradise
Once again Today we bring back Anthony Stokes to speak about his latest project Prescription Paradise and you've had a chance to watch our previous interviews you will find something familiar with one of his past works and its that this story expands on the work he did with Decay his very first comic that explored the essence of Voodoo and revenge revolving around a murder whereas in this storyline it deals into the aftermath of an overdose gone wrong and who ultimately was behind it. This leads us down the conversation of some of the main characters in his books how they resemble different traumas in our society.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations37m - Jul 18, 2024 - Episode 135: The Collective Soul w/ Chris Michael of Homebrewed Comics for C.R.I.T. issue 7 Robo Renaissance
Today I sit with Chris Sahloff whom in 2020 was one of the first interviews I had in the indie comic scene on a platform I had on Instagram called FAQs Confidential, both of us new to the world. Chris was unique as not only did he write the comic but also illustrated it with a mixture of friends and family. The members that make up CRIT are all his family and through each issue beyond the missions are banter and mayhem only a team that cared for each other would have. The Cliffhanger at the end of issue 6 dealt with the first loss they've inflicted and a nemesis of the Goblin King is starting to make their lives difficult.
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Today I sit with David Swartz to speak about the fourth issue to his mixture of Historical Fiction and Classical Creature tale in Confederate Monster. We find Dr. Daniel Schmidt in the deep south recruited since his identity has become known as a well known assistant to Victor Frankenstein. The Confederate armies numbers have dwindled and any hope in resurfacing those ranks have fell on basically raising the undead. Unfortunately Dr. Schmidt's cover is blown and he is forced to aid the Confederacy even now when an old friend resurfaces.....
Live on Kickstarter
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Today I speak once again with Christopher Curtis who brings us the second issue of JAZZ (Juggernauts against Zealous Zealots) where a team of extraordinary radicals fight the establish in the city of Neo Haven. Portals have occasionally opened releasing Kaiju's into the city and JAZZ becomes determined in finding what the government is hiding from them or if they know at all about how the portals started to open. We also talk about Christopher's recent story in the anthology Cthulu invades Neverland with Devin Arscott and more....Live on Kickstarter
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Today I chat once again with Caleb Palmquist about the newest project in a property he started in 2019 as an Anthology called Modern Mythology. The Project started as an series of short stories pertaining to everyones love of mythology all over the world featuring such indie writers as Travis Gibb and Greg Anderson Elysee'. His newest addition, Medusa combines a familiar property like Tomb Raider and meshing with the Gorgon Character of Medusa who most confuse her generally seen as a monster when the true purpose of her story is weaved into the fact that she is a victim to the Gods and in this story there is retribution.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations32m - Jun 13, 2024 - Episode 131: The Heel Turn w/ Anthony Stokes and the Pro Wrestling Epic Tap or Die #3
Today I sit once again with Anthony Stokes to discuss the third Installment to his Pro wrestling Epic-Tap or Die #3. By the beginning of Issue 2 Domino has been humbled and feels cheated realizing that his shot a world championship will be a harder hill to climb. You come to find out that his passion for wrestling has to overshadowing the powerful corporation he works for to finally get his rematch with Reel Deal Randy for the World Title. We also discuss Domino being an allegory for Anthony Stokes career in Indie Comics as well as why he feel anthologies may now be a bad idea for fledgling writers.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations33m - May 29, 2024 - Episode 130: Lost in Translation w/ Charlie McElvy and the MMA based Thriller American Yakuza
Today I sit with Charlie McElvy the creator of Spider Squirrel and Godquest to get into his first non Superhero based drama pairing with 2 friends of the Podcast Chris Moses and Anthony Stokes to bring you the tale of Xavier, a former MMA champion who comes to find out his friend and business partner has just been killed in Japan. In the midst of his arrival, he is amassed in culture in the ways of how his business may have translated to criminal activity in the underworld of Japan. I also ask from a Indie comic creator standpoint how can crowdfunding sites like Zoop and Kickstarter now hope to gain in their audience.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations36m - May 16, 2024 - Episode 129: The Confines of Limitations w Vector Comics Jeff Haas and the Interspecies Sci-Fi The End of it All: Terminus
Today I sit with a great friend of the podcast Vector Comics Founder and Traversing the Stars Podcast Creator/Host Jeff Haas as we talk about Issue 2 of his Interspecies Sci-Fi-The End of it All: Terminus. With 33 species from many different worlds and about 50,000 individuals, The Terminus captained by President Ada Lamarr comes to terms that ultimately the costly decisions that need to be made in order to sustain the inhabitants of her ship may prove fatal. The need to survive from not only the people on the ship but their biggest threat in the universe chasing them leads to a saga they might not be prepared for.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations31m - Apr 24, 2024 - Episode 128: The Assumption of Weakness w/ Lesly Julien and his Action Barbaric Fantasy-Savage Wizard
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations29m - Apr 17, 2024 - Episode 127: Things we say in Avidity w/ Wells Thompson and the NSFW slice of life comedy-SMUT
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations35m - Apr 10, 2024 - Episode 126: A Call To Arms w/ Tony Kittrell of Advent Comics and His Ultimate Black Indie Comic Collaboration Epiphany Engine
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations27m - Apr 4, 2024 - Meet the Parents w/ Anthony Stokes and his new Comedy Series It's Fun to Kill People
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations35m - Apr 3, 2024 - The Lore of the West w/ Caleb Palmquist and the Western Fantasy Blend-Dragon Grit
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations38m - Mar 27, 2024 - We form like Voltron w/ Writer/ Artist Keef Cross and Artist Bobby Lexx and the Massive Collaboration Epiphany Engine
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations34m - Mar 20, 2024 - The Mastery of Curation w/ Troy-Jeffrey Allen and Hybrid of Comics and Music-AfroFutures
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations50m - Mar 14, 2024 - Tales of the Multi-Genre w/ Jerry Carita of Thorny Comics and the Anthology Series The Cloakroom
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations40m - Feb 28, 2024 - The Squad and the Signal w/ Christopher Curtis and the Sci-Fi Manga Jazz-Juggernauts against Zealous Zealots
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations32m - Feb 21, 2024 - Paper Castles in the Sky w/ Brian Wycoff-Lambert and his Action Packed Mech-Thriller Air Force Ones
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.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations58m - Feb 18, 2024 - Soul for Sale w/ Damien Becton and his Crime Thriller-Sinner takes All
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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