After a nearly 5 year hiatus Crowdfinders is BACK with Marcus Kwame, artist for The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History.  It's been a long time so please shout out to me on the twitters @CrowdfinderPOD as I'd love to hear from you. ALSO 1. Check out my new Youtube channel, Camping in Colour (but only if you enjoy nature photography and people chilling around the campfire)  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGcI85r_ljIfwBKq-seqTtOzXv-RMceny 2. Check out The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History   https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/621144/the-black-panther-party-by-david-f-walker-illustrated-by-marcus-kwame-anderson/ 3. Check out all of Marcus's contact info too! https://linktr.ee/marcuskwame Enjoy!

Episode 61 Marcus Kwame and more

Such a pleasure to talk to Matt Hawkins about his Kickstarter, Golgotha, his other upcoming work and the future in general. Check out his KICKSTARTER until Saturday, May 6th, 2017. At the 1:18:00 mark (One hour, 18 minutes in) I will talk about a  TRAGIC EVENT that's impacted me personally, and how I am unhappy with the news coverage.  If you'd prefer no politics with your comics, I'd advise you to stop listening at that point.

Crowdfinders 60: Matt Hawkins

Such a pleasure to talk to Steven Andrews, Lorena Torres Loaiza and Miike about the Toronto Comics anthology.  Check out their WEBSITE and feel free to support the  KICKSTARTER!  

Crowdfinders 59, Toronto Comics Anthology

Awesome to talk to Brian L. Hawkins about his experience creating the alternative history indie comic America's Kingdom. Be sure to check out his  KICKSTARTER and listen past the outro music for a bonus discussion about public education. Shout out to Brian! TWITTER FACEBOOK  

Crowdfinders 58, Brian L. Hawkins

Such a pleasure to talk to Conor McCreery about his IDW book Kill Shakespeare and how he brought it to print. Some really great marketing insights in this one!

Crowdfinders 57: Conor McCreery

Such a pleasure to talk to Sam Sattin about the hard work and perseverance that it takes to make a Legend. And that is not  hyperbole, that is an accurate description of the scope of our conversation.   Shout out to Sam on the Twitter @SamuelSattin Like Legend on Facebook Check out Legend on the Z2 Website

Crowdfinders 56: Sam Sattin

Hey Crowdfinders, this episode is all about you. Well, actually it's all about me, but it could be about you too, if you take me up on the offer and submit, as I am, to the Octal Anthology of pitch packets. I talk to Octal creator Mike Schneider about my pitch, the pitching process, and how you can pitch too. (HINT, it starts by visiting the OCTAL WEBSITE). So listen, learn and enjoy. 

Crowdfinders 55: Mike Schneider and Me

Such a pleasure to talk to Nelson and Bryan about their new Image book Romulus, secret societies and hidden conspiracies. And the cherry on top is all the free advice for creators.  

Crowdfinders 54: Nelson Blake and Bryan Hill

The x-files inspired "majic" is finally here! Sign up at majiccomic.com to get your free copy. In honour of this auspicious occasion I talk to filmmaker Erin Berry, my co-creator on this project, about the hows and whys of producing a photocomic. Erin Berry IMDB Felipe Rodriguez IMDB (majic cinematographer) Erin Berry Death Reel Omar's Comin' Supercut (Just the Omar scenes from HBO's "The Wire")  

Crowdfinders 53: Erin Berry

Such a pleasure to talk to Luke Stone, founder of the Tenacious Comics cooperative and creator of the Zombie/Hotdog Slice of life "Worst Day Ever"    Be Sure to Check out Tenacious Comics WEBSITE And if you're interested in getting a free copy of the the  sci-fi photocomic "majic" sign up for your copy HERE

Crowdfinders 52: Luke Stone

Such a pleasure to talk to Jack Wallace of Disposable Fiction comics on breaking in to the indie comics scene.   Check out Disposable Fiction online! And please read and like majic comic on Facebook! Thanks!    

Crowdfinders 51: Jack Wallace

What do you do with a 50th episode so spectacular that you can't fit it into one episode? Simple, you split it into 2 episodes.    Part 2 (Electric Bugaloo) consists of a long and most excellent interview with Rus Wooton (Crowdfinders 36), letterist extraordinaire and a talk with Olivia Li about Boundless, the science comics anthology that features, among other great talents, ME, Dave, straight from the podcast shack. Check out the links! For all things Rus: http://rusandpat.com/ Boundless Anthology: http://bostoncomics.com/boundless/  

Crowdfinders 50: 50th Episode Spectacular Part 2

Welcome to the Crowdfinders 50th episode SPECTACULAR. This action packed show is my way of thanking you, dear and gentle Crowdfinders for the support you showed in getting me all the way to episode 50. I couldn't have done it without you, I wouldn't have done it without you. This episode contains:  1. Shoutouts to, and updates from former Crowdfinders: Jamie ME, Crowdfinders 2 Sara Childs, Crowdfinders 8 Chris Tull, Crowdfinders 11 Gabriel "Gabo" Bautista, Crowdfinders 12 Afua Richardson, Crowdfinders 20 Joseph Illidge, Crowdfinders 30 Ian Mcginty, Crowdfinders 35 Miguel Porto, Crowdfinders 41 Justin Greenwood, Crowdfinders 43 2. Interviews with former Crowdfinders: Kelly Bender, Crowdfinders 42: Kelly updates us on what it is like to be an indie comic dynamo (my words, not his, but how else would you describe an author who has 11 books on the go?). Shaun Noel, Crowdfinders 17: Shaun talks about bringing his webcomic City of Walls to a larger audience via Webtoons. He may not yet be big in Japan, but he is big in Korea. Eric Bitmanis, Crowdfinders 18: Eric, who was in the process of Kickstarting his book HardWyred the last time we spoke talks about how the real work starts AFTER you have had a successful Kickstarter. Marcus Kwame, Crowdfinders 6: Marcus updates us on his work with Snow Daze and talks about how working on a new project invigorates his love of the older ones. Trevor Meuller, Crowdfinders 23: Trevor returns to Crowdfinders a Harvey Award nominee and he discusses his approach to growing his brand through the webcomic community and the comicon circuit Bryan Edward Hill, Crowdfinders 26: Bryan and I have a sprawling conversation that starts focussed on his upcoming Image book, Romulus and ends with an analysis of real secret societies. 3. A promotion of my very own Kickstarter: I was accepted to the Boundless Anthology of Science comics with my artist and co-creator Rayna, Please follow this link if you are interested in supporting the kickstarter: http://boundlesscomics.tumblr.com/   So thanks again for listening, hope you enjoy the 50th episode spectacular, heres to 50 more!

Crowdfinders 50: 50th Episode Spectacular

Such a pleasure to talk to Bobby Torres, a scrappy yet
meticulous up and comer in the indie comic book. We talk about his
journey developing his incipient career while balancing family
and two jobs (the second of which he took to pay for his comic book
habit). All of us can learn a lot from this guy, and if you're
anything like me, you can take away a little bit of inspiration as
well.
 

Crowdfinders 49: Bobby Torres

Such a pleasure to talk to David Gallaher about hard work, process, overcoming epilepsy and illness his upcoming GN The Only Living Boy.
 
Be sure to shout out to David on the Twitter @DavidGallaher and shop for all his amazing wares on AMAZON
 
More on David (from the press release)
In addition to his work as Chief Creative Officer for Bottled Lightning Inc., Gallaher has written for Marvel Comics, The New York City Police Department, and McGraw-Hill and served as an editor on Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail and Sailor Moon for Kodansha,. For five years shortly after college, he taught in the Maryland Public School System as a special education teacher.
 
“My experiences as an educator informs so much of THE ONLY LIVING BOY,” said Gallaher. “Growing up can often feel lonely and isolating. As teacher, I saw firsthand how anxiety can haunt children. With this series, I’m exploring how children adapt to adversity. Readers might gravitate to this story because of the exotic and dangerous creatures, but the story will resonate because the characters grapple with issues that kids relate to, like intolerance, self-confidence, and feeling like the odd one out. 
 

Crowdfinders 48: David Gallaher

So great to talk to Mike Schneider, the innovative anti-artist behind Octal, an anthology of curated pitch packets.
It's entertainment, it's educational, it's an opportunity, it's even great design. Jump in to the world of Octal Right now on the Octal Comics Facebook Group or on the Octal Comics Website
 

Crowdfinders 47: Mike Schneider

Such a pleasure to talk to Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs, the twin sisters, and twin creators of The Invention of EJ Whitaker. These women give killer advice on team building and story creating with a little bit of urban planning thrown in there for good measure. It goes without saying that this episode is NOT TO BE MISSED.
Shout out to the Gibbs sisters on the Twitter @iamEJWhitaker  and be sure to support their Kickstarter as well.

Crowdfinders 46: Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs

Such a treat to talk to Sridhar Reddy of Z2 Comics about the long and winding road he took to comic book publishing.
 
Shout out to Sridhar on the Twitter @sridharisreddy and find out more about Modern Prometheus and Z2 Comics HERE

Crowdfinders 45: Sridhar Reddy

So happy to talk to Kwanza Osajyefo, the co-creator of the graphic novel Black which asks the simple question: "What if the world had superheroes but they were only black".
 
 
A LOT MORE about Kwanza and the rest of the team behind Black (stolen from the press release from the good people at Superfan Productions)
 
Timed to Black History Month comes a Kickstarter campaign to fund the new independent superhero science fiction original graphic novel BLACK, from Kwanza Johnson p/k/a Kwanza Osajyefo, the former DC Comics Digital Editor who helped launched the company’s Zuda imprint, and Tim Smith III (Iron Man, The Amazing Spiderman). BLACK, illustrated by Inkpot-Award winning artist Jamal Igle (Molly Danger, Supergirl), asks the question, “In a world that already fears and hates them – what if only Black people had superpowers?” BLACK follows the story of a young man, Kareem Jenkins, who, having miraculously survived being shot by police, learns that he is part of the biggest lie in history. Kareem must decide whether it's safer to keep history’s secret, or if the truth will set him free. Rounding out BLACK’s creative team are DC Comics illustrator Khary Randolph, who will contribute covers and additional artwork, and editor Sarah Litt, formerly of Vertigo and DC Comics.
 
“With BLACK, we’re looking to tell a great story, but we’re also purposefully challenging the pop culture status quo, which is dominated by a White male aesthetic,” says BLACK co-creator Kwanza Osajyefo. “BLACK tackles the very real and palpable issue of race, which is at the forefront in America and around the world. We are trying to confront the issue of race head-on by creating a world in which only Black people are superheroes -- and the BLACK superhero trope isn’t subtly cast under a label of mutant, inhuman, or meta-whatever. It is also both thrilling and liberating to create the superheroes we’ve always wanted to see -- and, frankly, be -- outside of the entrenched publishing system.”
 
“Sometimes a project comes along and you realize you need to be a part of it. As soon as I saw what Kwanza and Tim had in mind, I knew I had to be involved. I've known all of the people involved for years, know how professional they are,” says Jamal Igle. “I'm all about unique twists and BLACK certainly fits the bill. It's going to be a fun ride.”
 
“BLACK is a story that has come at an important moment in comic book culture. This is a book that brings a contemporary message of identity into a world where anything can happen. A world where creative writing and imaginative visuals can show an alternative to what you would normally see in mainstream books today,” says Tim Smith III.
 
If funded through the Kickstarter campaign launching February 1st, BLACK will be available digitally to backers as DRM-free PDFs in monthly installments, starting in mid 2016. The limited edition print run of the six-chapter BLACK graphic novel is due out late in 20

Crowdfinders 44: Kwanza Osajyefo

Such a pleasure to talk to Justin Greenwood, the artist behind The Fuse for Image comics and Sumptown and Stringers for Oni Press. 
Shout out to Justin on the Twitter @jkgreenwood_art or tumbl through his Tumblr

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