Episode 65 - Interview with James Venhaus - Week of 6/7/17
The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast
Release Date: 06/04/2017
The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast
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info_outlineThe Fellowship is pleased to present our conversation with James Venhaus, creator and writer of Night Owl Society, from IDW Publishing. We talk about the success of his book, the process of getting his first comic published, and where he may be taking it in the future. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
RPG - character generation for a summer Deadlands game (if you're not familiar, Deadlands is Wild West with magic)
Dicemasters - learning to play, having some fun
Also watched part of a M*A*S*H marathon over Memorial Day weekend [Note: Ugly John was the gas passer; Painless was the dentist.]
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Twitter @jamesvenhaus
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Picks for the week of 6/7:
Night Owl Society #3 (IDW)
Unsound #1 (Boom!)
Reborn #6 (Image)
Darth Vader #1 (Marvel)
GWAR: Orgasmageddon #1 (Dynamite)
Honorable Mention: Marvel Comics Digest #1: Amazing Spider-Man (Archie)
Honorable Mention: Faith #12 (Valiant)
Shoutouts:
Many thanks again to James Venhaus for speaking with us
And shout-out to Les, who's under the weather this week
Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
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