Spiritual Themes in Comics and Koinonia Con with Phong and Eric

We're back with a change of pace! In this episode, we have a discussion with a couple of our fellow comics travelers, Phong and Eric. Phong and Eric are organizing the Bay Area's first Christian comic convention, which takes place next month. This was an opportunity for us to learn about what goes into organizing a show like this, but mostly it was a chance to talk to new friends about comics!Phong and Eric share their comic book origin stories, and how they got into comics in the first place. We discuss the broader topic of spiritual themes in comics we've read. Not necessarily Christian comics, but just comics with spiritual themes that gave us something to ponder, appreciate, or enjoy. It's a topic that was quite fun to discuss, and we could only scratch the surface of it.We apologize for the slight audio issues in this episode. Hopefully they weren't too disruptive. Please note that Eric joins the podcast about a half hour into the discussion.As Between the Gutters is a San Francisco-based podcast, we're always happy to support the local comics community in our own small ways. We are but humble readers. If you're in the Bay Area, please check out Koinonia Con! It'll be at Redwood Chapel Community Church in Castro Valley, California, on October 24th, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information about the con, please check out their website: Koinonia Con — Faith. Fandom. Fellowship.You can find them on Instagram here: InstagramThey're also on Facebook: FacebookWe at Between the Gutters have posted a few YouTube videos of us discussing random comics-related stuff... Think of it like the bonus video podcasts for our patrons... Except it's free! ⁠⁠Between the Gutters Podcast - YouTube⁠⁠If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We have a Linktree here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠betweenthegutters | Instagram | Linktree⁠⁠Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our theme music. Check out all of his music on various platforms here: ⁠⁠Corey J. Beats | Instagram | Linktree