André finds a comic creator with a unique talent to go along with his unique name (at least for North America)

Eraklis Petmezas, a Savannah College of Art & Design graduate with a BFA in Illustration, has created art for numerous musical acts, editorial illustrations, and window displays for Borders Books and Music. He has worked on storyboards for Rich Barrett Designs, illustrated "The Tell-Tale Heart" for Adam Smith Academy, and has been published by Image Comics, Arcana, and Asylum Press. A storyteller at heart, he is currently working on new comics. In 2006, he joined 803 Studios and founded SketchCharlotte, a growing community of local artists. He also conducts a Comics Camp for the Charlotte Library.

André and Eraklis discuss people trying to anglicize his name, having a historic lineage in Greek history and how a need for a Jewish centered Halloween story resulted in his book Rabbi Werewolf!

André growing up always had a deep appreciation for the Mini Marvel features in the Marvel Bullpen section of Marvel Comics. Now he gets to talk to the man who made it possible!

Chris Giarrusso started his writing and art career as a child by replacing the text and drawings in newspaper comic strips with his own. Realizing he could skip the whiteout, he began using blank paper instead. In 1999, he created the popular Mini Marvels for Marvel Comics, writing and illustrating numerous strips and stories. He also introduced the fan-favorite character Elephant Steve and illustrated The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks series for Scholastic. Today, Giarrusso is best known for his graphic novel series G-Man, about a young superhero with a magic cape loved by all ages. 

Chris talks about selling original art vs commissions, getting his start at Marvel and th

The man responsible for a big part of André and many other people's childhoods is our next guest. The creator of legendary Disney property Darkwing Duck!

Tad Stones is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and storyboard artist who is best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company, where he worked from 1974 to 2003. His most notable credits for Disney include creating, writing, and producing the animated series Darkwing Duck, as well as producing Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Aladdin, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.

Tad lets us in on how Darkwing Duck evolved from a James Bond parody, the impressive work done of the Aladdin sequel films, working on Hellboy and why it's important to let a revival series spread their wings and be unique from their original premises!

The Graphic Histories Podcast celebrates 100 episodes with an episode that represents what this show is all about a great conversation with a fun creative personality!

Jerry Carita has more than 20 years of production experience, serving as Showrunner, Director, Writer, and/or producer on both scripted and unscripted projects. He has produced content for Netflix, Disney+, Discovery+, AMC, History Channel, ABC, MTV, VH1, National Geographic, and Animal Planet among others. He is now entering the world of comics with The Grizzly Crew and Cicada Samurai!

André and Jerry discuss his work on Comic Book Men, his connection to Kevin Smith, using a parenting based fear to create a comic book concept and the lost art of the movie poster!

André talks with a creator using a truly unique method to craft his comics!

After more than 20 years of creating characters, and writing stories, Christopher Michael is the creator of CRIT, and the universe they live in. When he decided to create CRIT, he used a resource that he knew well: Dungeons and Dragons. What is a cool and different way to write a story? Organically through the actions of players. But the problem was that there were no source books with material he wanted to use, so he took the rules and created his own game to master. Chris records the game sessions, and turns the story into the comic you read

Chris entering the music industry, the passion of fandom and finding a way to let go of the anger from a traumatic childhood.

André takes you "inside baseball" and pulls back the curtain behind interview shows to chat with a man who also hosts a program with a similar format.
Jeff Haas is a public relations manager and the host of Traversing the Stars an entertainment-based podcast that interviews the biggest stars in film, television, comics, literature, and music! Many of his past guests are legends in their respective industries and Jeff gives them an amazing platform to share their stories.

Jeff and André discuss the pitfalls or organizing guests, Jeff's former career working with primates  and what it's like when a talk doesn't really "gel" like you had hoped.

André chats with an absolute legend in comics!

Paul Levitz is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002–2009, he has worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles. Along with publisher Jenette Kahn and managing editor Dick Giordano, Levitz was responsible for hiring many of the writers and artists, who contributed to the 1980s revitalization of the company's line of comic book heroes!

Paul discusses his time in the comic industry, his appreciation for the classic characters and his work with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Sometimes our guest chats with a creative type who is so passionate it almost supercharges those listening to get out there and get creative!

Justin Coke is the writer of several independent novels and now has a new book available for crowdfunding. SWAT features a squad of broken-down outcasts, weirdos, and wizards battle to enforce the Grand Bargain— the agreement in which the Monsters of the world have agreed to hunting quotas in exchange for safety from wizards like Larry Slaughter, who are always ready to hand out the punishment for breaking the Grand Bargain— summary execution.

Justin talks his faith in his new work, the differences between the independent book and comic markets as well as the horrors lurking under the sea!

André's fascination with comic store owners continues when he catches up with the owner of yet another one...Giant Robot Comics in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia!

Owner Darryl Wall has worked in comic stores before and decided Dartmouth needed a new one going through the task of creating it from the ground up! A haven for toy, comic and board game collectibles it continues to be an institution in it's community!

Darryl talks about finding nerdom through Toys, Saturday morning cartoons and the shifting trends in comic sales as he's seen them first hand for over a decade!

In this episode André speaks with not one...not two...but three guests at once! A first for this program but a fun chat none the less.

Karla Nappi, Juaquin Mobley and Helen Maimaris all pop in to discuss their involvement with the "Unseen" issue of F(r)iction #21! This issue of F(r)iction explores the stories that are hiding (or have been hidden) in the shadows. These pages burst with genre-soaked tales of ghosts, real-life imaginary friends, and old-fashioned invisibility guns. But you haven’t seen the half of it! Unseen also investigates what it’s like to live on (or be forced onto) the margins of society, to be someone who the culture might rather ignore.

Each guest brings a unique perspective of their lives, experiences and what they brought to the table to this unique collection!