Episode 119: Mythology & Mixology (with Jeff Rider)

Jeff Rider is a comic book writer based out of San Francisco, California. Under the banner of his imprint Cloudwrangler Comics, Jeff has written several acclaimed comics such as Gravity Matters with Sean Dillon & Erica Schultz and Major Holmes & Captain Watson with Carlos Cabaleiro & Rachel Deering. The lovely and talented Eileen Melendez fills in as host for an ailing Adrian. For those who may not know, Eileen is the producer and occasional co-host of Adrian Has Issues as well as the creator of the upcoming blog/podcast The LatiNerd Experience. She, along with Jeff Rider, is also the co-editor of CACN.net, the online home of the Creator After Con Network. In this episode, Eileen speaks with Jeff about the real-life inspiration behind his latest comic project, The Arcane Cocktail Enthusiast, which features breathtaking artwork by Davide Puppo. The comic tells the story of Lark Leraar, a mixologist and wizard whose drinks are (literally) magic and is informed by the themes of respectful treatment of indigenous peoples, sustainable and ethical food practices.