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The Faqs Project
by James Boyce
Journaling interviews about society in everyday Nerd and Geek culture through the lens of Comics, Music, Nightlife, and Film proving through study that everyone has a little nerd in them
Episodes
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Episode 232: Investigation Afterlife w/ Luis Godoy and the supernatural mystery This Eternal Coil
Today I speak with Luis Godoy, as he brings us the second issue to his supernatural mystery into the afterlife with This Eternal Coil. Abraham is dealing with the death of his wife and while being accompanied by his daughter Elena. Through grief, they are both experiencing their torment…
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The FAQs Project NYCC Exclusive Interview w/ Tiffany Babb
Live from the Press Room (where it was a little loud on the mics as a panel was just behind us) @NYCC I get a chance to speak with Tiffany Babb. Creator of the Comics Courier and the now monthly zine Comics Staple molded with a slew of journalists and Comic creators filled with reviews and…
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The FAQs Project NYCC Exclusive Interview w/ Joseph Illidge
I finally get a chance to sit down with Joseph Illidge to speak on the year of culmination at New York Comic Con that started with the History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident's beacon to Milestone Fans and many consumers of Black Creative Led comics the importance of the FOC (Final Order...
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Episode 231: Monsters that made us w/ Julio Anta & Jacoby Salcedo with No Gods No Masters for Boom Studios
The Road to NYCC begins as I talk with Julio Anta & Jacoby Salcedo about their Kaiju Thriller No Gods No Masters for Boom Studios. Felipe, Malik, and Jeannie treat the worst day ever as a beginning of their friendship. Felipe who is new to NYC immigrated from Venezuela after a Kaiju attack that...
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Episode 230: Melding of the Minds w/ Troy-Jeffrey Allen for the tribute comic Deltron Eternal
Today I bring back Troy-Jeffrey Allen, because I know when he has a project he will pull something from directly from the culture and have my head spinning. Whether its been tackling Public Enemy, ODB, MF Doom, and even Josephine Baker, Troy takes signature obscure characters in Music and Black...
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Episode 229: History Forged w/ C.E. Massari with The Mafia vs The Klan for Source Point Press
Today we talk with C.E. Massari about his original graphic novel The Mafia vs The Klan now live on Kickstarter. The setting of the 1920's Prohibition period where the title character loosely based on the life of C.E. Grandfather's time in segregated Virginia before settling in the Philly/South...
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Episode 228: Warfare is a Dance w/ Olivia Dufault & Rebekah Isaacs with Prima Apparata for Ignition Press
Todays Episode I talk with Olivia Dufault & Rebekah Isaacs about their extraordinary tale of Sci-Fi in Prima Apparata for Ignition Press. Growing up the Battle Mechs I loved were Robotech and Voltron where each of these Mechs were constructed in the personality and design of the pilot. Olivia and...
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Episode 227: When to Choose Violence w/ Spencer Ackerman for No One Escapes the Dialectic for Boom Studios
Today's Episode I speak with Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist Spencer Ackerman about his first creator owned comic in the Political Thriller No One Escapes the Dialectic for Boom Studios. Not a stranger to comics with his latest Iron Man run as well as Waller vs. Wildstorm, we see Spencer mold a...
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Episode 226: Sonic Solitude w/ Hayden Mears and the Sci-Fi Comedy MilkyWave
Imagine you are the last human in existence and yet after Earth is no more you end up in another Galaxy...AS A STRANGER! Do you consider having everyone treat you as a Zoo animal and stare at you or do you dig into your talents and show other Alien worlds something that maybe they haven't seen...
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Episode 225: Dara the Damned w/ Christopher Ford for the Supernatural Mystery Dark Pink Vol. 2
Today's Episode, we speak with Christopher Ford about his smash indie Graphic Novel Dark Volume 2. The first Kickstarter campaign amassed and surpassed goals to reach $80k and immediately called for a follow up. At that point Christopher was a first time Comic writer, but as he tells it he was…
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Episode 224: The Dirty Little Grunch w/ Newton Lilavois for Crescent City Monsters- The Rise of Kingsley
Today we bring back Newton Lilavois to speak on the latest issue of one of my favorite books Crescent City Monsters #5 The Rise of Kingsley. Newton describes this as a prequel into the beginnings of the Overlord in the Monster Realm. Kingsley's Clan of the Grunch's as far as hierarchy in this...
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Episode 223: Grief, Punk, and D.C. w/ Oliver Mertz for A Ghost Arm made of Angry Ghosts for Oni Press
Today I get a chance to speak with Oliver Mertz for the new Hardcover Graphic Novel- A Ghost Arm made of Angry Ghosts for Oni Press. Ari Ackerman is a teenager in love with the DC punk scene with the likes of Fugazi and Jawbox, but also dealing with his Cancer stricken father. Adolescence has him...
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Episode 222: Your Biggest Fan w/ Amy Chase & Savanna Mayer for IDW Crime's Fixation
Today we are on the cusp of a big week in Comics as SDCC approaches and I was lucky enough to be joined by Amy Chase and Savanna Mayer to talk about the latest in the new IDW Crime Imprint with the murder mystery Fixation. This 42 page 1st issue bring us Taylor Van Owens and her best friend…
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Episode 221: Sleepless In Boise w/ Jamie S. Rich-Creator of The Dogsitter for Ignition Press
Today I get a chance to speak to Jamie S. Rich, Editor in Chief for Ignition Press and creator of the Romantic Comedy The Dogsitter. Fun Fact: before the birth of superheroes most comics thrived as romance comics. Jamie tells the story of Gemma who is in her gap year of veterinary school. She is...
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Episode 220: Strength in Numbers w/ Dr. Christopher Rhodes for Ten Vol. 1 and Ten Max
Today I speak with Dr. Christopher Rhodes about First Volume of his Phenomenal Indie Comic Ten releasing the first 5 issues in its first trade paperback. It follows a group of unexpected superheroes from every corner of the globe ranging from Brazil all the way to Japan whose powers were given to...
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Episode 219: Born in Protest w/ Marc Glave with Dark Sentinel 2 for Wise Acre Comics
Today I sit with Marc Glave to discuss Dark Sentinel Issue 2 on Kickstarter for Wise Acre Comics. A couple months back I had a discussion with the Wise Acre Comics family of creators to speak on the inner workings of their collective universes. Dark Sentinel brings a vigilante like no other as an…
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Episode 218: Matlock of the Block w/ Lesly Julian & Daimon Hampton for Wikipedia Brown and the case of the Hotep Heist
Today we bring back our good friend of the Pod, Lesly Julian of Headcases and Savage Wizard as he collabs with Daimon Hampton (Milestone Initiative Recipient) to bring hilarious mystery revolving around a young 11 year old street detective on the case when a Hotep scammer starts taking advantage…
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Episode 217: Faith and Science w/James Patrick with The Omega Book for Mad Cave Studios
Today I speak with James Patrick about his latest series with Mad Cave Studios, The Omega Book. We meet Brady Parsons, a Priest who is inherited pages from a Book with secrets of the Universe in it from his recently deceased father. Now everyone wants to get their hands on it. What questions will...
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Episode 216: The Cult and the Hive Mind w/ Mark Russell with The Forgotten Divine for Ahoy Comics
Today we bring Eisner Winning Writer Mark Russell back onto the Pod to talk about his latest project for Ahoy Comics and their first on Kickstarter: The Forgotten Divine. Where we meet Rodney Coleman a former EOD Veteran, unhoused but in Therapy. He tells his Therapist of a recurring dream he has...
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Episode 215: Southern Fried Fantasy w/ Brian Wickman for Grit Vol. 1 for Mad Cave Studios
Today I get a chance to talk to Brian Wickman to discuss Grit Trade Paperback Vol. 1 for Mad Cave Studios as the project is reimagined as it was a 3 issue release on Scout Comics in 2020. With Kevin Castaniero doing artwork we see the tale of Old Man Barrow an aged Monster Hunter paired with a...
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Episode 214: The Game is the Game w/ Joseph Illidge for Noir is the New Black and the Bloodletter TPB
Today we bring back a favorite as Joseph Illidge returns to us to talk about the Eisner Nominated Anthology: Noir is the New Black that started as a Trade Graphic Novel Anthology in 2020 with 40 Black Creators and 16 stories all based around the genre of Crime Noir. The past couple of years...
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Episode 213: Neighborhood Legends w/ Damien Becton for The Ruth Avenue Raiders
Today we bring back a favorite to the podcast as Damien Becton returns with an homage to Recess, Dexter's Laboratory, and 00's era Cartoons with the All ages Graphic Novel Ruth Avenue Raiders vs. The Robots of Sector 7. This project is personal as Damien's Father grew up on Ruth Avenue in Akron,...
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Episode 212: Unfinished Business w/ Dave Wielgosz with Showdown for Ignition Press
Todays Episode I get to talk to Dave Wielgosz as he brings us the revenge tale Showdown for Ignition Press. As a Editor for DC Comics for over 10 years and also has had the chance to intern at both Marvel and DC, jumping into the writers chair was always in the cards. In this book, Trish Sullivan...
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Episode 211: What Defines Evil? w/ Kenny Porter and Tyrell Cannon for IDW Dark's Operation Iron Coffin
Today I speak with Kenny Porter and Tyrell Cannon about IDW Dark's soon to be released Horror Smash Operation: Iron Coffin. When you think Dracula vs Nazi's you commit to a terror between Morality and Monstrosity. WWII 1945, the British unleash a secret weapon into the back of a Cargo Train as...
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Episode 210: Law & Magic w/ Justin Coke for SWAT: Eldritch Blue
Today we bring back Justin Coke to talk SWAT or Secret Wizard Assault Team a cross in urban fantasy mixed between the angst of Law enforcement. Larry Slaughter leads this group of Wizard Detectives that are on the verge of being laid off until they find a way to set up a Vampire for mass murder…
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Episode 209: Talk to Me w/ Benjamin Hunting and the Sci-Fi Thriller Dead Air
Today we have the return of Benjamin Hunting to the podcast as we talk about the Sci-Fi Thriller Dead Air live on Kickstarter built around 90's College Radio culture. A huge aspect in many lives as through different sub-genres the music brought them together. Benjamin creates a story of a group…
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Episode 208: The Superpower of Black History w/ Jordan Clark for Ancestral Recall
Today I am joined by Jordan Clark (Milestone Initiative Recipient) and Creator of Ancestral Recall for Ahoy Comics. I've been wanting to talk about this book for sometime now I've heard many of my peers rave about the story. Melvin Waring is at an age where he is set in his ways. He has a loving...
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Episode 207: The House of Wise w/ Frederick Littles and the Wise Acre Comics Team
Very Special exciting episode as I am joined by one of the best publishers in Indie Comics none other than the team of Wise Acre Comics. The Panel is heavy as we are met with 9 members of the Wise Acre Team. Frederick Little- CEO and Creator of Magnus Jakuta Marc Glave- Creator of Dark Sentinel...
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Episode 206: The Unwelcomed w/ Chris Condon and the Eco Horror Tale- Of The Earth for Image Comics
Today we bring back a favorite of mine as Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine, News From The Fallout) gives us a peek into the Hitchcockian Eco Horror Of The Earth for Image Comics co-written by Andrew Ehrich and artwork by the legendary Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead) and Pip Martin. Tabby Black...
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Episode 205: Culture of Celebrity w/ Aditya Bidikar for In Your Skin for Image Comics
Today we travel to India to speak with Aditya Bidikar upon the release of his anticipated Tiny Onion produced Mini Series-In Your Skin. The story centers around the culture of celebrity and the obsession that an overzealous fan can create while idolizing their Hero without knowing that their...
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Episode 204: Schticks & Stones Holiday Special w/ Aaron Cohen
Todays Guest on the Pod we bring you Aaron Cohen and the all too humorous Schticks & Stones Holiday Special Live on Kickstarter. Aaron's work in this particular book started within Scott Snyder's Best Jackett Workshops where he developed the comic strip styling of Schticks & Stones as a Hilarious...
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Episode 203: The Desolate w/ Matthew Rosenberg for If Destruction be our Lot for Image Comics
Today's Guest: Matthew Rosenberg spent the course last year finishing up his great Spy Thriller We're Taking everyone down with us to excellent critical acclaim. At the time of the scheduling the interview, it was announced that Matthew will be passed the torch as head writer for the Iconic…
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Episode 202: Until they made me a Monster w/ David F. Walker for The Monster Of Blackenstyne
Today I get to talk with one of my heroes once again with the return of Eisner winning Co-Creator of Bitter Root David F. Walker for his retelling of 1973's Blackstein because in David'd own words it was the worst movie he had ever seen and he wanted to bring it to life and make it better. His...
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Episode 201: Just my Imagination w/ Jimmy Gaspero & Amber Akin for Penny and the Yeti
Today's brings back Jimmy Gaspero of Cryptid Creator Corner Podcast and Comic Book Yeti as well Cartoonist, Illustrator and Educator Amber Akin to talk about the Papercutz original Children's story Penny and the Yeti which will be released April 21st. The main character in this tale Penny (named...
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Episode 200: Pillars of Midnight w/ Lloyd and Natosha Jones of Midnight Comics
Today we celebrate this episode of the Faqs Project with 2 Milestones this is Episode 200 a great feat for this small but mighty Comic Book Podcast. Our Guests are Lloyd and Natosha Jones of Midnight Comics who are also celebrating 5 years as an Indie Comic Publisher as I've been a fan of their...
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Episode 199: Fighting the System w/ Joe Palmer and the Oni Press Dystopian Thriller Destination Kill
Today the Faqs Project crosses the Atlantic to speak with Joe Palmer about a Dystopian London in Destination Kill for Oni Press. Gina Serene is a burned out Police Detective who is relying on medication to relieve her stress as she is disillusioned by the system and her role in it. There's been a...
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Episode 198: All in Milestone's Business w/ Joseph Illidge and the New History of the DC Universe-The Dakota Incident
Today we have Joseph Illidge back on the pod. Mr. Illidge is someone I hold in high regard as one of the many architects that gave us Milestone Comics with characters such as Hardware, Icon, Rocket, The Blood Syndicate, and Static. The New History of the DC Universe was release in late February,...
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Episode 197: Shedding your Skin w/ Monty Nero and the Cyberpunk Tale Chrome Roses
Todays Guest Monty Nero brings us his Cyberpunk tale Chrome Roses from across the pond in Scotland. A world aptly named the Tract where society was broken in half by a pandemic, no law enforcement, decisions are made by social media polls and ratings, physical touch has abandoned for Husks-an...
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Episode 196: Silent Count w/ Anthony Stokes and AJ Ampadu
To close Black History Month, I talk to a Faqs Project favorite Anthony Stokes (Tap or Die) and AJ Ampadu (Ninjak vs Roku) to the Football Epic Silent as a Non-Verbal Quarterback overcomes his obstacles to pressure his team to victory. First, the task alone to create one of your main characters...
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Episode 195: The Stacks w/ Brad and Lisa Guillickson of the Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast
Todays guests are 2 of the most prominent Comic Book podcasters in the industry as I speak to Brad and Lisa Guillickson of the Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast as they now enter Season 2 of their spinoff series on Youtube known namely as The Stacks. Filmed at Third Eye Comics in Annapolis it...
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Episode 194: Fight like Hell w/ Jeff Haas for Malek: Reigning Devil
Today we get to sit down with Jeff Haas of Vector Comics as he weaves 3 issues of this Dark Fantasy tale driven by Angelic Mythology. Malek is an Archangel tricked and sent to Hell to defeat Lucifer and in doing so the throne is empty. All the while Malek is beginning to change as a physical...
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Episode 193: The Blade tells the Story w/ Doug Marcaida and the Martial Arts Epic- Lineage
Doug Marcaida of Forged in Fire on the History Channel brings the Filipino Martial art of Kali to the world of comics in Lineage. Estranged Brothers Miguel and Virgil are reunited by the death of their father and the trauma of a mysterious cult that has haunted them since they were children.…
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Episode 192: Isolated Paranoia w/ Dave Chisholm for Is Ted OK?!
Strong off the reception of his wonderful book Spectrum which ended up on many readers Top of 2025 list. I bring Dave Chisholm back to discus his follow up project in the form of a dystopian work where the world is designed through workplace culture to keep everyone compliant and working. Here we...
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Episode 191: Fred Kennedy and the Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre
Fred Kennedy cooked up an entire recipe of nostalgia of the 80's, seasoned with satire, blended finely with a dose of Humor, and added a finishing touch of rampaging Cocaine raged Hippos. The book starts as those old DARE videos did in the 1980's where this satire driven take on the War on Drugs...
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Episode 190: The Eternal Slumber w/ Zander Cannon and the Finale for his series SLEEP
Zander Cannon has renewed a lot of faith in single issue comics with Sleep an 8 issue limited series through Image Comics. I've managed to review each episode on my Youtube Channel because the entire story has kept me in suspense. We've gone 7 parts into this story without actually seeing what...
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Episode 189: w/ Kenny Meyers-Founder of Sweet Shop The Digital Comics App
Today, I sit with Kenny Meyers to talk with him about Sweet Shop the newest hub for Digital Comics Marketplace. Along with Bindings Comic Marketing made easy and Find your Comic Store its one thing to say that you love Comic Books but to say make your entire ecosystem in helping creators makes…
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Episode 188: Nowhere to Run w/ Randy Stone and the Supernatural Horror-Frost Bitten
Happy New Year as a new season begins for the Faqs Project in 2026. As we get a chance to talk to Randy Stone about his latest project on Kickstarter. The Supernatural Horror based in the Nanavut Region of the Northwest Territories of Canada near the Arctic Ocean in FROST BITTEN. A Stranger…
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Episode 187: The Read and the Year in Comics for 2025
Where do I start as to first thank everyone listening to the Faqs project in 2025. Today's Pod I talk about not only the Comics that moved me for 2025, but also some of the news stories that moved the needle on the industry. Creator owned comics may have not seen as much trickle down dollar wise…
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Episode 186: Life beyond Riches w/ Ade Heru and TJ Sterling for Musa-Lion of Mali
Today’s episode journeys into the heart of 14th-century West Africa as we explore the upcoming comic Musa: Lion of Mali. Join as we talk with Adeatoyshe Heru and TJ Sterling about reimagining the rise of Mansa Musa—the richest man in history—as a sweeping heroic saga filled with intrigue…
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Episode 185: A Torturous Routine w/ Nick Edwards and The Apostasy
Gainsbourg is a Demon with a unique skill that he happens to be very good at, Torture. Until a newly damned soul of a seemingly innocent 12 year old girl named Katie changes his perspective on everything. Nick Edwards take us on a journey into Hell where you find someone of the utmost bounds of...
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Journaling interviews about society in everyday Nerd and Geek culture through the lens of Comics, Music, Nightlife, and Film proving through study that everyone has a little nerd in them
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The Faqs Project is created and hosted by James Boyce.
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