#33 - We Sent Malware To A Real Life Comic Book Writer

Today we have a very special interview with Louis Southard the writer of the comic book series "Midnight Western Theatre". We talk about the comic book industry, how he got started as a writer, our favorite movies, and of course some Star Wars. Go check out his work below. 0:00 - Intro 2:16 - Midnight Western Theatre 11:09 - How Louis got into the Industry 15:40 - How to break into the Comic Book Industry 25:27 - Goth Cowboys 37:03 - Respecting Your Audience 42:46 - Louis' Greatest Secrets Revealed 47:20 - Most Difficult Part of Comic Book Creation 52:40 - Blackmail and British Politics 56:16 - Fan Response and Gaslighting 59:42 - The Corporate side of Comics 1:09:15 - Being proud of your Work 1:13:02 - Star Wars 1:17:20 - Having Faith in your Audience 1:23:03 - Marvel vs DC vs Everyone Else 1:31:06 - Star Wars Again 1:43:10 - Louis' Backstory 1:46:47 - Work Place Accidents 1:54:02 - Favorite Comics 2:02:12 - Favorite Movies 2:06:58 - Least Favorite part of the Podcast 2:11:14 - Outro Midnight Western Theatre Witch Trial Issue 1: https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY231987 Louis Southard: https://www.instagram.com/louissouthard/ https://twitter.com/louisjsouthard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@permanentdetour Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4akxfYT5Xniavc7zev2vvE Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/possibly-a-podcast/id1516526898?uo=4 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNjFjYjRhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/84b1c430-9902-4263-9346-e74c8fe12cdc/permanent-detour Website: https://anchor.fm/permanentdetour Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/permanentdetour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/permanentdetour TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@permanentdetourpodcast Outro Music: ♪ Stars (Prod. by Tim Diedrich) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBwsRFzxjU Desert Background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-369BQyxjEk&t=1s Sorry for the echo and the dog