THE WRITERS BLOCK w/ David Avallone and Rylend Grant
A weekly post-con-style roundtable romp with some of the most outspoken (yet still employed) creators in comics. Show biz war stories. State of the comic union. Furious debates over ‘80s televisions shows. Great lobster bisque recipes. Something for everybody.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Episodes
- 130
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 87: Blake Morgan and Brian Wayne
David and Rylend sit down with Blake Morgan (Blake’s Buzz) and Brian Wayne (Cheers to Comics) to talk the ins and outs, the highs and lows of covering comics… interviewing creators, writing reviews, …
Wed 19 Apr 2023
Episode 86: State of the Comics Union Panel from WonderCon
Live from WonderCon ’23, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - David Booher (CANTO), Barbra Dillon (EIC Fanbase Press), Charlie Stickney (WHITE ASH) and Ray Anthony Heig…
Wed 05 Apr 2023
Episode 85: Kickstarter Now!
David and Rylend chat with Kickstarter Hall-of-Famers Pat Shand (STEAMY) and Madeleine Holly-Rosing (BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY) about all the fun happening on the platform right now... and Pat’s ca…
Wed 29 Mar 2023
Episode 84: War Stories Panel from LACC
Live from L.A. Comic Con, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - David Booher, Melissa Flores, and Ray Anthony Height - about breaking in, falling out, and surviving the …
Wed 04 Jan 2023
Episode 83: Where’s the Front Door? Panel from LACC
Live from L.A. Comic Con, David chats with a gang of seasoned comic professionals - Charlie Stickney, Liana Kangas, Scott Koblish, and Chuck Patton - about breaking into the business. Surprise tip: w…
Wed 21 Dec 2022
Episode 82: What Editors Want Panel from LACC
Live from L.A. Comic Con, David and Rylend chat with a gang of seasoned comic editors/shot callers - Fanbase Press EIC Barbra Dillon, Heavy Metal CEO Matt Medney, and Top Cow Publisher/COO Matt Hawki…
Wed 14 Dec 2022
Episode 81: Matt Medney and Catherine Loubier
David and Rylend sit down with Heavy Metal CEO Matt Medney and politico/clean energy advocate Catherine Loubier to discuss THE FIFTH FORCE, their ecological time travel comic book extravaganza… all w…
Wed 07 Dec 2022
Episode 80: “Pandemic Survival” Panel from LBCC
Live from Long Beach Comic Con! David talks with a gaggle of experienced comic pros - Kris Longo, Bobby Timony, and Barbra Dillon - about how they survived the COVID pandemic personally, professional…
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Episode 79: “It’s a Living” Panel from LBCC
Live from Long Beach Comic Con! David and Rylend talk with a gang of experienced comic pros - Scott Koblish, Christie Shinn, and Don Walker - about how they actually making a living doing what they l…
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Episode 78: Kickstarter Panel from LBCC
Live from Long Beach Comic Con! David and Rylend talk with an elite gaggle of veteran Kickstarter campaigners - Charlie Stickney (White Ash), Kelly Sue Milano (Hex11), and Steven Prince (Monster Mata…
Wed 14 Sep 2022
Episode 77: Pat “Six Figure” Shand
David and Rylend have a “creator’s guide” chat with writer Pat “Six Figure” Shand (CHEEKY) and talk pitching, publisher/producer note implementation, the dos/don’ts of “con schmoozing,” and best soci…
Wed 10 Aug 2022
Episode 76: Ray Chou
David and Rylend sit down with writer Ray Chou (Skies of Fire) to talk about how he and his team built the Kickstarter publishing juggernaut Mythopoeia… and the guys trade ass-chapping Hollywood hor…
Wed 03 Aug 2022
Episode 75: SDCC 2022 Panel
David and Rylend are coming to you LIVE from SDCC 2022 where they hosted a POST-PANDEMIC PUBLISHING LANDSCAPE panel with creators David Booher (CANTO), Charlie Stickney (White Ash), Ashley V. Robinso…
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Episode 74: Drew Edwards and Paulo J Hernandez
David and Rylend sit down with Ringo-nominated writer Drew Edwards and artist Paulo J Hernandez to talk about their collaboration on HALLOWEEN MAN MEETS THE LATEX AVENGER… and the group furiously but…
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Episode 73: Adam Lawson
David and Rylend sit down with ESCAPE THE NIGHT showrunner Adam Lawson to discuss his new comic endeavor - an actiony collab with Hollywood legend Wesley Snipes - titled THE EXILED... and the three b…
Wed 13 Jul 2022
Episode 72: James Aquilone
David (high on cough syrup) and Rylend (severely jet-lagged) sit down with editor-extraordinaire James Aquilone to discuss his latest and greatest Kickstarter anthology, Shakespeare Unleashed... also…
Wed 06 Jul 2022
Episode 71: David Accampo
David and Rylend sit down with writer David Accampo (Wormwood: A Serialized Mystery) for a thematics deep dive and to discuss his new horror anthology series SPECTRAL... and the show quickly and conf…
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Episode 70: Jordan Hart and Barbra Dillon
David and Rylend sit down with Eisner-nominated Fanbase Press EIC Barbra Dillon and writer Jordan Hart to talk about their collaboration on RIPPLE EFFECTS, a comic series that explores life as a supe…
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Episode 69: Brian Hawkins
David and Rylend have a delightful “career building” chat with writer/editor Brian Hawkins (Aftershock’s THE VINEYARD)... and amid a tense conversational digression re: New York real estate, Rylend m…
Wed 08 Jun 2022
Episode 68: Eddie DeAngelini
David and Rylend chat with comic shop owner/cartoonist Eddie DeAngelini (THE COLLECTORS) about the power of Kickstarter and the ever-mutating comic retailer landscape… and the pod evolves (or devolve…
Wed 01 Jun 2022
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