Dreamer Comics Podcast

Meet Henry Barajas as he breaks down how he started working for Top Cow. Henry is the man behind the curtain in a lot of ways at Top Cow, and find out how he got started in comics and find out how he draws inspiration from past generations and honors their legacy in his next project. 

Kyle Higgins grew up in Chicago, but fell in love with movies and comics when Batman and Superman came to the big screen. He graduated from film school at Chapman in California where his thesis was a superhero film called the League. Kyle has found a way to combine his two biggest passions in life into his career. Jump in and listen to how Kyle breaks down his process when it comes to writing comics and making movies from one of the best to do it.

Find out the story of how Image Comics came to be from one of the founding members from comics legend, Jim Valentino. Jim has done it all as a writer and an artist for Marvel Comics before joining an elite group of creators to found Image Comics. Find out his story here.

What does it take to work your way up in the comics industry? Easy, be chill AF. Sina talks his journey into comics and how he ended up writing the first Iceman solo series after coming out as gay for Marvel. He also talks about what it takes to create comics for Image. Whether it's writing or drawing, Sina finds a way to get stuff done.

How did the Beatles become the Beatles? It's simple, their manager Brian Epstein made them into one of the biggest global icons. Learn about the study of how Vivek dissects the study of Brian Epstein and turns it into  Vivek Tiwary has overcome great adversity to become a Tony Winning Producer. His newest project is a musical of Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill. Check out more at Jaggedlittlepill.com 

This week Dan Goldman breaks down how to make it in webcomics, and creating comics for an international market. Dan also explains his process of making books that really touch people.

What does it take to become the elite editor in comics? It's a mix of relationship, vision, and execution. It's always said that you have to be nice, good, and fast to work in comics, Mike expands on that fact and jumps into what it takes to make it in comics. Mike is the premier Comic Coach in all of comics. Find out how he does it all, and still has time to run one of the most up and coming comic book companies: Aftershock Comics. If you're not reading anything by them yet, you will be soon.

Matt Hawkins has been a comic book industry veteran for 25 years. During that time, he's seen and done it all. He's found a way to make Top Cow continue to grow and thrive. Take a look inside the mind behind the publisher known as Top Cow.

Jamal has done it all in the comics industry and I mean it all. He's interned, edited, marketed book, writer, and art. He's also created Molly Danger and run a successful Kickstarter campaign. Learn from the man, that's done all that and had a legendary run on Supergirl.

Learn how to become an amazing artist from Marcus To. Marcus has done work for Marvel, DC, BOOM! and Aspen Comics. He breaks down the secrets of how he got started and how he masters his craft.

Livio Ramondelli talks how film inspired him to become a better artist and dare to look at things differently. He talks about the steps he took to become a better comic book artist. He explains the complexity that goes into artwork and how to take it step by step to stand out.

Daniel Corey talks about how theatre ultimitely led to a world of writing comic books. He breaks down how to come up with new ideas, writing, and how to work with your artist. Comic book VR is now becoming a thing thanks to Daniel Corey and he's taking steps to take comics to a whole new level.

Christos Gage calls in to discuss how he went from studying writing to becoming a writer. Christos goes over the steps he took to achieving success in creating comics.    

Getting the word out about comics is tough. Learn from the man behind marketing in Comics. Mel worked for 4 different companies, including Wizard Magazine, Top Cow, BOOM!, and Valiant. Hear the best way to market in the world of comic books here.

In this week's international episode, we learn about the magic of how to break into comics all the way from South America. German Peralta talks about how he got hired by Marvel and how he developed his unique style. German also talks about dealing with criticism in a positive way.

What makes a colorist transition to a writer? How do we break out of the mold we're planted in? How close are film and TV when it comes to comic books? What are the three ways to break into comics as a writer? All those questions and more answered by someone who's lived them, my good friend Brian Buccellato aka Booch!

Tony Fleecs, artist for My Little Pony breaks down his origin story and how always drawing in school transformed into a career. He breaks down how he became a part of the My Little Pony dream team. He also talks about how he crafted his style to fit with the look. Tony also talks his move to LA and the jobs he's worked to get to My Little Pony. 

Today, Omar dives deep into the combo writer/artist Matt Kindt and how he honed his talent in each field separately. Matt discusses the process of what it takes to work at DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse and the process of optioning intellectual property that he's created.

Today, Omar talks with Rob Guillory at the Portland Airport to discuss how he made it work as an artist in comics. He breaks down what it takes for a series to be successful for 60 issues and what he hopes to do with Farmhard. Rob talks about what it takes to bulid your own style as an artist.

For the seventh episode, Omar interviews David Walker to discuss his newly annouced comic Bitter Root from Image Comics. David discusses the process to become a writer for comics and what it's like to hunt down for rights for IPs. Also, how David came to work at major publisher Marvel Comics. Omar is all about turning comic book dreams into reality. You can find out more about his projects by checking his website for his comic book Xenoglyphs