The Writers Block
A weekly post-con-style roundtable romp with some of the most outspoken (yet still employed) creators in comics. Show biz war stories. State of the comic union. Furious debates over ‘80s televisions shows. Great lobster bisque recipes. Something for everybody.
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Episode Archive
Felipe Cagno
Episode Number: 126Rylend and David talk with writer Felipe Cagno about the evolution of his Kickstarter mega hit THE FEW AND THE CURSED and his all-too-familiar transition from film to comics.
Episode download: TWB126.mp3
FELIP CAGNO
Instagram: @felipecagnoGET THE FEW AND THE CURSED ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/felipecagno/the-few-and-cursed
Release Date: March 5, 2026
Run Time: 1:19:04Layne Morgan
Episode Number: 125Rylend and David talk with TV writer Layne Morgan (CW’s LEGACIES) about transitioning into comic book writing/prepping her first release with Charlie Stickney’s White Ash Comics, and Rylend explains why he don't want no scrubs.
Episode download: TWB125.mp3
LAYNE MORGAN
Instagram: @laynemorgan
Twitter: @laynemorganGET GLARIEN AND THANE VOL 1 ON KICKSTARTER NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegamecomic/glarien-and-thane
Release Date: February 19
Run Time: 1:30:47Studio Skye-Tiger’s Ray Anthony Height
Episode Number: 124Rylend and David talk with Studio Skye-Tiger honcho Ray Anthony-Height about his decision to walk away from the big two to go into business for himself.
Episode download: TWB124.mp3
RAY ANTHONY HEIGHT
Instagram: @raheightcomics
Twitter: @raheight
Website: http://www.studioskyetiger.comRelease Date: January 29, 2025
Run Time: 1:39:16Barbra Dillon, Charlie Stickney, and Richard Fairgray
Episode Number: 123Rylend and David talk with Fanbase Press honcho Barbra Dillon, WHITE ASH creator Charlie Stickney, and cartoonist Richard Fairgray about a turbulent 2024 and the hope that 2025 brings. Also… Richard writes, draws, colors, and letters 17 comic book pages in the 90 minutes he’s being recorded. It’s a slow day for him.
Episode download: TWB123.mp3
BARBRA DILLON
Twitter: @barbrajdillon
Instagram: @barbrajdillon
FANBASE PRESS
Twitter: @Fanbase_Press
Instagram: @fanbasepress
Website: fanbasepress.comRICHARD FAIRGRAY
Twitter: @RichardFairgray
Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor
Website: richardfairgray.com
CHARLIE STICKNEY
Twitter: @charlesstickney
Instagram: @whiteashcomics
Website: whiteashcomic.comRelease Date: January 8, 2025
Run Time: 1:26:20Lily and Generoso Fierro
Episode Number: 122Rylend and David talk with Lily and Generoso Fierro about their Ignatz-nominated indy comic efforts - like INVERSION and ABSOLUTE SIMULTANEITY - and about what a comic book can and should be.
Episode download: TWB122.mp3
LILY & GENEROSO FIERRO
Twitter: @plasticgrapes99
Instagram: @plasticgrapes
Website: linktr.ee/plasticgrapesRelease Date: November 13, 2024
Run Time: 1:25:29Rob Multari
Episode Number: 121Rylend and David talk with NIGHT WOLF creator Rob Multari about building a mega brand on the Kickstarter platform… and Rylend goes almost 55 minutes without mentioning MIAMI VICE.
Episode download: TWB121.mp3
ROB MULTARI
Twitter: @RobMultari
Instagram: @RobMultariLONEWOLF COMICS
Twitter: @LoneWolfComics
Instagram: @lonewolfcomics
Website: lonewolfcomics.com
CHECK OUT NIGHT WOLF ON KICKSTARTER NOW: nightwolf.lonewolfcomics.comRelease Date: October 23, 2024
Run Time: 1:42:57Shannon Wheeler and Richard Fairgray
Episode Number: 120Rylend and David talk with Eisner/Inkpot-winner Shannon Wheeler (TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN) and GLAAD Award-winner Richard Fairgray (EX-WIVES OF FRANKENSTEIN) about the evolution (and de-evolution) of cartooning, about process, and about moving one’s business onto kickstarter.
Episode download: TWB120.mp3
SHANNON WHEELER
Twitter: @MuchCoffee
Instagram: @muchcoffeeman
Website: https://linktr.ee/ShannonLeoWheelerRICHARD FAIRGRAY
Twitter: @RichardFairgray
Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor
Website: richardfairgray.comRelease Date: October 16, 2024
Run Time: 1:45:59Adam Rose
Episode Number: 119Rylend and David talk with writer Adam Rose about his new Titan Comics release HUGE DETECTIVE… and without really meaning to, the gang does a very deep dive on IP/Rights issues.
Episode download: TWB119.mp3
ADAM ROSE
Twitter: @adamrose74
Instagram: @shazamcap
Website: adamharryrose.comRelease Date: October 9, 2024
Run Time: 1:11:05Deece Casillas
Episode Number: 118Rylend and David talk with stand-up comedian Deece Casillas about his journey into comics and his new book KILL STAN… and Rylend waxes poetic about the power of cultivating a “beginners mind” in any creative endeavor.
Episode download: TWB118.mp3
DEECE CASILLAS
Twitter: @deececomedy
Instagram: @deece.comedy
Website: DeeceComedy.comCHECK OUT KILL STAN ON KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/killstan/kill-stan
Release Date: October 2, 2024
Run Time: 1:23:33Global Comix’s Eric Tapper
Episode Number: 117Rylend and David talk with Global Comix’s Head of Business Development Eric Tapper about fanbase building and where digital publishing is heading is headed in the wake of the Comixology collapse.
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Episode download: TWB114.mp3
ERIC TAPPER
Twitter: @ericmtapper
Instagram: @ericmtapper
Website: linktr.ee/thecafeopenmicGLOBAL COMIX
Twitter: @globalcomix
Instagram: @globalcomix
Website: https://globalcomix.com/Release Date: September 26, 2024
Run Time: 1:13:32Shawn Hainsworth
Episode Number: 116Rylend and David talk with writer/filmmaker Shawn Hainsworth about his SHP Comics imprint and his latest comic shop releases, THE KILLING MACHINE and WOODSTAKE. Rylend battles COVID. David battles a sudden urge to tap dance.
Episode download: TWB116.mp3
SHAWN HAINSWORTH
Twitter: @SHP_Comics
Instagram: @shpcomics
Website: linkin.bio/shpcomics/Release Date: September 18, 2024
Run Time: 1:12:52Giulie Speziani
Episode Number: 115Rylend and David talk candidly with writer Giulie Speziani about what makes a story personal and meaningful, and about her upcoming Chispa/Simon & Shuster release THANKS! ROMINA.
Episode download: TWB115.mp3
GIULIE SPEZIANI
Instagram: @giuliespeziani
Website: gingerrabbitstudio.comRelease Date: September 4, 2024
Run Time: 1:13:55Everybody PANICK with Kris Longo!
Episode Number: 114Rylend and David talk with comic industry veteran Kris Longo about his exciting new horror and sci-fi genre publishing company, Panick Entertainment… and do a predictable all-too-deep dive on MIAMI VICE actor Don Johnson’s musical stylings.
Episode download: TWB114.mp3
KRIS LONGO
Twitter: @krislongo
Instagram: @kris_longo
Website: linktr.ee/krislongo
PANICK ENTERTAINMENT
Twitter: @TimeToPanick
Instagram: @time.to.panick
Website: linktr.ee/timetopanickGet your PANICK Primer Pack on Zoom: https://zoop.gg/c/timetopanick
Release Date: August 28, 2024
Run Time: 1:16:22SDCC Career Paths Panel
Episode Number: 113Live from SDCC 2024! Rylend and David chat with Amanda Deibert-Staggs, Corrina Bechko, Rich Douek, and Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz about career paths… the ins and out, the highs and lows, of a life spent making comics.
Episode download: TWB113.mp3
AMANDA DEIBERT
Twitter: @amandadeibert
Instagram: @amandadeibertofficial
Website: amandadeibert.comRICH DOUEK
Twitter: @rdouek
Instagram: @rdouek
Website: linktr.ee/rdouekCORINNA BECHKO
Instagram: @corinnabechko
Twitter: @CorinnaBechko
Website: linktr.ee/corinnabechkoTREVOR FERNANDES-LENKIEWICZ
Instagram: @tfl_writes
Twitter: @PWatchPres
Website: linktr.ee/PocketWatchPressRelease Date: August 21, 2024
Run Time: 53:24SDCC Editors Panel
Episode Number: 112Live from SDCC 2024! Rylend and David chat with Barbra Dillon (EIC of Fanbase Press) and Joseph Rybandt (editorial director at Dynamite Entertainment) about the current state of the comic book union, looking to answer the question once and for all, "What are editors at the biggest/baddest publishers looking for?"
Episode download: TWB112.mp3
BARBRA DILLON
Twitter: @barbrajdillon
Instagram: @barbrajdillonFANBASE PRESS
Twitter: @Fanbase_Press
Instagram: @fanbasepress
Website: fanbasepress.comJOSEPH RYBANDT
Instagram: @jrybandt
Twitter: @DynamiteComics
Website: dynamite.comRelease Date: August 14, 2024
Run Time: 50:39Dave Dwonch
Episode Number: 111Rylend and David chat with Jenny Zero writer Dave Dwonch about what makes a contract “good” and what traditional comic publishers may or may not have to offer creators these days. Also… Rylend and Dave kind of finally talk about the thing that everyone has really wanted them to talk about for a long while but maybe haven’t quite until now.
Episode download: TWB111.mp3
DAVE DWONCH
Twitter: @davedwonch
Instagram: @davedwonch
Website: linktr.ee/OutOfMyMindRelease Date: June 26, 2024
Run Time: 1:30:25Chris Ryall
Episode Number: 110Rylend and David intended to have one of their standard “state of the comic union” discussions with Syzygy Publishing co-founder Chris Ryall, but - as happens with great guests - ended up with something much more fun, layered, and nuanced in the end. Special appearances by Cassandra Peterson, Syd Field, and Tyrese and Ludacris.
Episode download: TWB110.mp3
CHRIS RYALL
Twitter: @chris_ryall
Instagram: @chris_ryall
Website: worldofsyzygy.com
Website: chrisryall.substack.comRelease Date: June 19. 2024
Run Time: 1:16:53Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum
Episode Number: 109Rylend and David talk with Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. creators/showrunners Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum about their MINOR THREATS comic book universe… Patton and Rylend get through the broadcast - despite being woefully under the weather - by pounding gogol mogol and judiciously using the mute button.
Episode download: TWB109.mp3
PATTON OSWALT
Twitter: @pattonoswalt
Instagram: @pattonoswalt
Website: pattonoswalt.comJORDAN BLUM
Twitter: @BlumJordan
Instagram: @BlumJordanRelease Date: June 12, 2024
Run Time: 1:02:16Kickstarter State of the Union
Episode Number: 108Rylend and David talk with Kickstarter mainstays Charlie Stickney (WHITE ASH COMICS), Richard Fairgray (THE EX-WIVES OF FRANKENSTEIN), and Steven Prince (MONSTER MATADOR) about the current state of the platform’s union… and after spending an 90-minutes admiring David and Richard’s rather prominent cookie dusters, Rylend seriously considers growing a mustache.
Episode download: TWB108.mp3
RICHARD FAIRGRAY
Twitter: @RichardFairgray
Instagram: @richardfairgrayauthor
Website: richardfairgray.comCHARLIE STICKNEY
Twitter: @charlesstickney
Instagram: @whiteashcomics
Website: whiteashcomic.comSTEVEN PRINCE
Twitter: @monstermatador
Instagram: @monstermatadorRelease Date: June 5, 2024
Run Time: 1:35:07Rich Douek
Episode Number: 107Rylend and David talk with Bram Stoker Award-nominated comic writer Rich Douek (HEARTPIERCER, MECHAGODZILLA) about the topsy-turvy state of publishing in the wake of the pandemic/the writer’s strike/the streaming collapse/et al… and after a short, cryptic rant about some time spent with Director Simon West years back, Rylend leaves mid-show to watch a CON AIR/THE ROCK double feature.
Episode download: TWB107.mp3
RICH DOUEK
Twitter: @rdouek
Instagram: @rdouek
Website: linktr.ee/rdouekRelease Date: May 29, 2024
Run Time: 1:17:15
Comic Book Law with Gamal Hennessy
Episode Number: 106Rylend and David talk with comic book attorney and business consultant Gamal Hennessy about incorporation and the ins and outs of creator contracts.
Episode download: TWB106.mp3
GAMAL HENNESSY
Twitter: @gamalhennessy
Instagram: @gamalhennessy
Website: creativecontractconsulting.comRelease Date: April 24, 2024
Run Time: 59:55Working in Comics and Film Panel from WonderCon
Episode Number: 105Live from WonderCon ’24, David and Rylend chat with Rob Kutner (Snot Goblins, Scott Lang: Look Out for the Little Guy, Conan O’Brien) and Tim Sheridan (Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Masters of the Universe: Revolution) about their experiences working professionally in both film/TV and comics.
Episode download: TWB105.mp3
ROB KUTNER
Twitter: @ApocalypseHow
Instagram: @robkutner
Website: robkutner.comTIM SHERIDAN
Instagram: @ilovetimsheridan
Website: timsheridan.comRelease Date: April 17, 2024
Run Time: 47:03Where’s the Front Door? Panel from WonderCon
Episode Number: 104Live from WonderCon ’24, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - David Booher (CANTO), David Pepose (PUNISHER), and Jessica Maison (MARY SHELLY’S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS) - about how they broke into comics.
Episode download: TWB104.mp3
DAVID M. BOOHER
Twitter: @davidbooher
Instagram: @davidmbooher
Website: https://davidbooher.comDAVID PEPOSE
Twitter: @Peposed
Instagram: @Peposed
Website: linktr.ee/peposedJESSICA MAISON
Twitter: @jessistarjudd
Instagram: @dandelion451
Website: substack.com/@jessicamaison
Website: wickedtreepress.comRelease Date: April 10, 2024
Run Time: 50:13Jessica Maison
Episode Number: 103David and Rylend chat with author/comic creator Jessica Maison (MARY SHELLY’S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS) about their shared film business roots, strategies for communicating effectively with collaborators, and the looming AI threat.
Episode download: TWB103.mp3
JESSICA MAISON
Twitter: @jessistarjudd
Instagram: @dandelion451
Website: substack.com/@jessicamaison
Website: wickedtreepress.comRelease Date: December 13, 2023
Run Time: 1:19:48Tim Sheridan
Episode Number: 102David and Rylend sit down with comic/TV/animation writer Tim Sheridan to discuss matters of love and hate, the dangers of tribalism, the mysterious ethnicity of Kahn Noonien Sigh, and to examine his recent masterwork ALAN SCOTT: THE GREEN LANTERN.
Episode download: TWB102.mp3
TIM SHERIDAN
Twitter: @iamtimsheridan
Instagram: @ilovetimsheridan
Website: timsheridan.comRelease Date: December 6, 2023
Run Time: 1:37:05
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