Ep. 86: Orlando Arocena (Mexifunk)
The Hall H Show – The Voice of Independent Creators
Release Date: 04/10/2020
Ep. 127: Roel Mislan
The Hall H Show – The Voice of Independent Creators
Roel Mislan joins Hall H Show hosts, Aaron Nabus and Alex Benedicto to talk about his journey as an educator, cosplayer, and gamer. Roel will be part of the "" panel; which takes place at WonderCon 2024; on Friday; March 29, 2024; 8:00pm - 9:00pm PDT; Room 209.
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Ep. 126: Brian J. Lambert
The Hall H Show – The Voice of Independent Creators
Brian J. Lambert from Wingless Comics makes his return to the Hall H Show and discusses his newest and most ambitious project to date, Air Force Ones, with host, Aaron Nabus.
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Ep. 125: Arthur Ebuen
The Hall H Show – The Voice of Independent Creators
Have you ever wondered, “What if California became its own corporate nation?” Arthur Ebuen has, with his comic book, ©alifornia, Inc., which has an active campaign for issue #2 that ends on Friday, September 15, 2023. Arthur talks about his comic book, his start as an animator on Futurama and The Simpsons, working as a graphic designer and creative director and developing his love of writing, and so much more on episode 125 of the Hall H Show (with hosts, Aaron Nabus and Alex Benedicto)!
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Ep. 124: Neal Hallford
The Hall H Show – The Voice of Independent Creators
Hello fellow nerds, geeks and supporters of indie pop culture creators! Aaron Nabus here and thank you so much for tuning into the Hall H Show! Joining me on this episode is the multi-talented Neal Hallford! I know him as a filmmaker, fellow sponsor of the (which takes place in San Diego, CA on April 29 and 30, 2023), comic convention panel moderator, and Co-Executive Producers (with his wife, Jana) at where they produce the audio drama, Uncharted Regions as well as indie movies such as The Case of Evil. He also is well known for being a lead designer and lead writer for various video...
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Ep. 123: Ryan Drost (Stealth Hammer)
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Hello fellow nerds, geeks and supporters of indie pop culture creators! Aaron Nabus here and thanks for tuning into the Hall H Show! On this episode, we welcome Ryan Drost, the creator and writer of Stealth Hammer, an all ages indie comic book that mixes elements of science and technology with adventure, magic, mythology.
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Ep 122: Keithan Jones
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Aaron Nabus here and joining us on this episode is co-founder, Alex Benedicto and our good friend, Keithan Jones, the owner of , creator of The Power Knights, and the founder of ! Black Comix Day is a free event that takes place on February 11 and 12, 2023 at the at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park, in San Diego, CA. It’s been a while since we’ve had Keithan on (Episode 53 back in 2019), so we had a lot to catch up on and talk about. Welcome back to the Hall H Show Keithan!
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Ep. 121: Jordan Hart (Ripple Effects)
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On this episode, host, Aaron Nabus talks to Jordan Hart, the creator, writer and colorist of the comic book, Ripple Effects. Published by Fanbase Press, Ripple Effects explores how a down on his luck aspiring writer struggles to find balance as he navigates daily life, social challenges, high healthcare costs, and the responsibilities and insecurities that manifest while having both a superpower and an invisible illness (Type 1 Diabetes).November is National Diabetes Month here in the United States and the trade paperback version of Ripple Effects will also be released on November, 15, 2022 so...
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Ep. 120: Sully
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Hello fellow nerds, geeks and supporters of indie pop culture creators! Aaron Nabus here and thanks for tuning into the ! In this episode, we welcome , co-host of the Movie Retakes Podcast, and friend to nerds everywhere, Chris Sully (also known as Sully to the pop culture world)!I first met Sully when he was still doing the NerdFu Podcast with Steve Araujo and followed his journey from Funko Fanatic to working for Funko, (where he was part of the marketing team and also co-hosted the Funko Funkast), then to Twitch, where he is now a Twitch Partner, providing hours of pop culture and video...
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Ep. 119: Brian J. Lambert (Nightfall)
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On this episode, we welcome someone that we've gotten to know from Black Comix Day throughout the years, Brian J. Lambert from Wingless Entertainment! He currently has a campaign going on until Friday, March 18, 2022 for his newest comic book, the finale for Nightfall – a crossover event of over 50 pages of superhero team action to rival what you can find from Marvel’s Avengers. This was an engaging conversation between Brian and host, Aaron Nabus. They talk about his creative journey, Nightfall, comics, pop culture (even touching on Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, General Hospital and WWF),...
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Ep. 118: Gabe Cheng (The Problem with Parallels)
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On this episode of the Hall H Show, host, Aaron Nabus welcomes back former high school teacher turned writer, Gabe Cheng! He was previously on where we discussed his comic book, For Molly. He currently has a Kickstarter campaign going on for his newest comic book, The Problem with Parallels (Wednesday, 2/16/22 – Wednesday, 3/2/22). Not only do we chat about his new comic book, but we also touch on his love for the Simpsons, Futurama, The Expanse, Neil Gaiman, Cowboy Bebop and so much more! Welcome back to the show, Gabe!
info_outlineAaron Nabus here and if you loved our time travel last episode with Poster Posse founder, Don Thompson back to San Diego Comic-Con 2014, then you are in for another treat for episode 86!
We fast forward a bit from July 2014 to November 2014 when my co-host, Alex Benedicto and I went to Poster Posse headquarters in Orange County, CA to meet the one…the only, vector art god himself, Orlando Arocena!
Also known as Mexifunk, he was in town for an art show in Los Angeles and both he and Don had also recently met the director of Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn a few days prior to our conversation.
This was also pre Hall H Show, so the sound isn’t the best and it was originally only going to be a written interview. Unfortunately, due to a bad hard drive, I lost the recording – or so I thought.
Two years ago, I happened to come across a copy of the recording on an external hard drive that I found after a move.
I was ecstatic when I found it because this conversation was such an epic one with one my heroes.
As a graphic designer, I know how hard working in vectors can be and what high level users of Adobe Illustrator can do in six days, Orlando can do, mixing in his signature pop deco style, in six hours. He was also the first artist I found online that we promoted on HallH.com when we launched in June of 2014.
Today is Thursday, April 9, 2020 which also happens to be Orlando’s birthday so this is the perfect time to share this lost interview with Orlando Arocena, Vector Artist, Poster Posse member and just an all-around good and decent human being.
Although this conversation is almost six years old, I think you’ll enjoy how Orlando talks about growing up in New York, how anime like G-Force and Robotech had an influence on him, finding art, going to Pratt Institute, talking to Mark Hamill on the phone, working for Lloyd Kaufman at Troma, meeting James Gunn, how he joined the Poster Posse and more!
Happy birthday brother!