Gutter Boys
221 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJoin two comic creators, JB Roe and Cam del Rosario, as they navigate the comic business from the ground floor and discuss the minor highs and deep, endless lows of writing, drawing, and self-publishing comic books.
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Episodes
Bonus Episode 21 Teaser - On Comics Cinema with Jas Hice & Ramon Villalobos
November 08, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys or gutterboys.top --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 62 - Heart 2 Heart with John Porcellino
November 01, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourGoodness me, it must be time for a brand new episode of Gutter Boys! The boys welcome very special guest John Porcellino, renowned cartoonist and zine figurehead from Beloit, Wisconsin. John has been self-publishing his ongoing autobio comic zine series King-Cat Comix for over three decades and running his small press distro, Spit and a Half, since 1992. We cover a wide range of topics including his sporadic cross-country moves, his lengthy history with self-publishing, the development of Spi...
Bonus Episode 20 Teaser - Wonderlost in Translation with Akira Yoshida
October 28, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys or gutterboys.top --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 61 - Train Talk with Blake Sims
October 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourClear the tracks because the Gutter Boys train is leaving the station! The boys are back with another interview from the Hocking Hills Cartoonist Retreat and this time it's none other than long time friend of the show Blake "The Uncle King" Sims. Based out of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Blake is a true comics soldier who's been cranking out pages since high school and doesn't show signs of letting up any time soon. His last book, Logor, was one of our top picks from last year and his upcoming b...
Bonus Episode 19 Teaser - Toy Talk with Nick Ferrell
October 11, 2021 16:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys or gutterboys.top --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 60 - The Ghoul with the Dragon Tattoo with Jenn Woodall
October 04, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourThe leaves are changing color. The air is a bit cooler. And the Gutter Boys release another episode. Ah yes, the cycle of life. On this episode, we're joined by Toronto-based cartoonist, illustrator, and designer Jenn Wooddall to talk about her upcoming book Space Trash on Oni Press. We also discuss her her past body of work, including Magical Beatdown and Marie & the Worrywart, and how her process has developed over the years into the well-oiled machine that it is today. Also, go watch The ...
Episode 60 - The Ghoul with the Dragon Tattoo with Jenn Woodall
October 04, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBThe leaves are changing color. The air is a bit cooler. And the Gutter Boys release another episode. Ah yes, the cycle of life. On this episode, we're joined by Toronto-based cartoonist, illustrator, and designer Jenn Wooddall to talk about her upcoming book Space Trash on Oni Press. We also discuss her her past body of work, including Magical Beatdown and Marie & the Worrywart, and how her process has developed over the years into the well-oiled machine that it is today. Also, go watch The ...
Bonus Episode 18 Teaser - Hocking Hills Chronicles, Part 2
September 27, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys or gutterboys.top --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 59 - Below the Rust Belt with Sean Knickerbocker
September 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourWe're back baby! Having returned from our Hocking HIlls trip, we're ready to get back to the usual grind pumping out toxic masculinity for the boys! The first half is full of shout outs as we cover what we got in the mail along with pickups from the Blockfort event in Columbus, Ohio. Minneapolis-based cartoonist Sean Knickerbocker joins us to talk about his interest in stories focusing on the often forgotten working class that inhabit many flyover states in the US. We also talk about his ba...
Bonus Episode 17 Teaser - Hocking Hills Chronicles, Part 1
September 13, 2021 11:00 - 6 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys or gutterboys.top --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 58 - Barely Legal with Nate Garcia
September 06, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourYou have a collect call from Ligma, do you accept? Of course you do, because it's time for another episode of GUTTER BOYS. The boys are joined by a literal boy, Philly-based cartoonist Nate Garcia, to talk about how he can't even legally buy a beer yet but has still made more comics than most of you scrubs. His self-published body of work includes three issues of his one-person anthology Hornrim and his newest book Alanzo Sneek, available now directly from his webstore. Nate is a great dude ...
Episode 57 - King of Queens with Jaime Hernandez
August 23, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourAutoptic is back with the Gutter Boys, baby! Pete Faecke joins us once again to break down what to expect from the Autoptic 2021 Digital Festival, and we're starting things on a high note with special guest Jaime Hernandez to talk about his new art book, Queen of the Ring - Wrestling Drawings by Jaime Hernandez. To cut to the chase, we skipped out on news and shout outs for this week (don't worry, they'll return on the next main feed episode) to get down and dirty with Jaime about his love o...
Bonus Episode 15 Teaser - Subsack & the Toys That Laid Us
August 16, 2021 11:00 - 4 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys or gutterboys.top --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 56 - No Russian with Gleb Melnikov
August 09, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourBlaaattaaaaaoooowww GUTTER BOYS returns with another bi-weekly dose of shop talk for you sick pain pigs. On this week's episode, we're joined by Belarusian cartoonist Gleb Melnikov who is the current artist on DC's Robin to discuss the toxicity of our city (of our city), his experiences as an international artist that worked his way up from small press to the big leagues, and what the future holds for Big Gleb in a post-DC world. We also touch on some news, a heaping of shout outs to our lis...
Bonus Episode 14 Teaser - The Gutter Gang Does the Work
August 02, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 55 - Hot Uncensored Comixxx Action with RJ Casey
July 26, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourGutter Boys. A bi-weekly podcast? A bi-curious podcast? A question for another episode. In the meantime, rev your small press engines as we zoom into another episode about this thing of ours. We're joined by special guest RJ Casey, former co-owner of Yeti press and editor at Fantagraphics and The Comics Journal, to talk about his career, his (temporary?) retirement from the comics business, and his passion for the medium. You can follow RJ and check out his Chicago Bulls-themed art collect...
Bonus Episode 13 Teaser - Patreon’s Worst Podcast
July 19, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Bonus Episode 13 Teaser - Patreon's Worst Podcast
July 19, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutes - 11.5 MBYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 54 - Cheeky Comics for Proper Lads with Michael Kennedy
July 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourLike a basket of fish and chips, Gutter Boys is hot and in demand. And so, the saga continues as we deliver your bi-weekly fix of comics hooha and shop talk. Today's guest is Birmingham-based cartoonist and illustrator Michael Kennedy. His illustration work has been featured in The New Yorker, Wired, Medium, Adult Swim and NBC News and has comics published in McSweeney’s, Freak Comix 10, Tiny Splendour, Self Made Hero, Editions Presque Lune, Vault Comics, and The Smudge. We discuss the newes...
Bonus Episode 12 Teaser - The Eisner Awards Show with Ebony White
July 05, 2021 11:00 - 4 minutes - 11.4 MBYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Bonus Episode 12 Teaser - The Eisner Awards Show with Ebony White
July 05, 2021 11:00 - 4 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 53 - Ode to Dysphoria with Gabriel Mason Howell
June 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 206 MBTime for your bi-weekly Gutter Boys fix, sweaty. You know the drill! We go through a bit of news (sex pests of course) and tons of shout outs, including a bunch of new comics that were sent from our grimy listeners. After the break, we're joined by LA-based cartoonist Gabriel Mason Howell to talk about their recent riso comic, Overshadowed By A Castle (Bred Press) as well as the challenges of grappling with the medium, leaving the Chicago small press scene to relocate with their spouse, the ...
Episode 53 - Ode to Dysphoria with Gabriel Mason Howell
June 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourTime for your bi-weekly Gutter Boys fix, sweaty. You know the drill! We go through a bit of news ( pests of course) and tons of shout outs, including a bunch of new comics that were sent from our grimy listeners. After the break, we're joined by LA-based cartoonist Gabriel Mason Howell to talk about their recent riso comic, Overshadowed By A Castle (Bred Press) as well as the challenges of grappling with the medium, leaving the Chicago small press scene to relocate with their spouse, the biz...
Bonus Episode 11 Teaser - Yewoncast with Yewon Kwon
June 25, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 52 - Getting the Drip on Comics with Max Huffman
June 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourTime marches on and so does the Gutter Boys. We're joined by special guest Max Huffman, cartoonist and illustrator based out of Scarboro, NC to talk about his new booked on Adhouse, Cover Not Final. We also go into detail about his early work, his experience with art school, and what tickles his creative process. Before the break, we also hit sometalk aka news and shout outs to a few friends and listeners who sent us their work. If you want to check out Max's work, stop thru his website at...
Episode 52 - Getting the Drip on Comics with Max Huffman
June 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBTime marches on and so does the Gutter Boys. We're joined by special guest Max Huffman, cartoonist and illustrator based out of Scarboro, NC to talk about his new booked on Adhouse, Cover Not Final. We also go into detail about his early work, his experience with art school, and what tickles his creative process. Before the break, we also hit some shit talk aka news and shout outs to a few friends and listeners who sent us their work. If you want to check out Max's work, stop thru his webs...
Bonus Episode 10 Teaser - Good Idea, Bad Idea
June 07, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutes - 11.5 MBYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Bonus Episode 10 Teaser - Good Idea, Bad Idea
June 07, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 51 - Comixxx Unplugged with Noah Van Sciver
May 31, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourSummer is here and the boys are doing what cartoonists do this time of the year: staying indoors and making comics. What a life! On this episode, we're joined by South Carolina-based cartoonist Noah Van Sciver to talk about adjusting to his new life as a YouTuber, his prolific body of work and his upcoming projects, fast food, and why we're all losers which is a cool thing to be now so it's fine. Just Google his name, c'mon. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@...
Episode 50 - Diners, Drive-Ins and Distros with Eddie of Strangers Fanzine
May 17, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourJoin the Gutter Boys as we celebrate 50 episodes with our special guest, Eddie of Strangers Fanzines! We hit the usual notes - news, shout outs, and updates for the pod - before diving into our interview and answering listener questions about Strangers' development from distro to small press publisher, his interest in collecting manga, and his love for Connecticut pizza and Hoobastank. Pick up a copy of Strangers Fanzines at strangersfanzine.bigcartel.com and follow him for updates and a...
Episode 49 - Dude, Where's My Bong with Aubrey Sitterson
May 03, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 220 MBIt is time for your bi-weekly Gutter Boys fix, sweaty. We're joined by LA-based comic writer Aubrey Sitterson to discuss his upcoming crowdfunded comics, Beef Bros (with Tyrell Cannon & Fico Ossio) and Stoned Master (with Chris Moreno), as well as his Dark Horse run with No One Left to Fight (with Fico Ossio) and the recently announced Savage Hearts (Jed Dougherty & Lovern Kindzierski). In the first half, the boys go over some recent comic names in the news who seem to have a penchant for se...
Episode 49 - Dude, Where’s My Bong with Aubrey Sitterson
May 03, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourIt is time for your bi-weekly Gutter Boys fix, sweaty. We're joined by LA-based comic writer Aubrey Sitterson to discuss his upcoming crowdfunded comics, Beef Bros (with Tyrell Cannon & Fico Ossio) and Stoned Master (with Chris Moreno), as well as his Dark Horse run with No One Left to Fight (with Fico Ossio) and the recently announced Savage Hearts (Jed Dougherty & Lovern Kindzierski). In the first half, the boys go over some recent comic names in the news who seem to have a penchant for se...
Episode 48 - Nice Guys That Want to Be Your Friend with Ben Sears
April 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourIt's that time again, Gutter Gang! The boys return with another dive into comic news, shout outs, and hip shootin'. Our special guest this week is Kentucky-based cartoonist Ben Sears, author of various Koyama Press titles including House of the Black Spot, Volcano Trash, Night Air, and The Ideal Copy. We cover the development of his style, his work in animation, and his upcoming book Young Shadow from Fantagraphics that's set to be released on April 20th, plus much more! Check out his work ...
Bonus Episode 6 Teaser - Questions & Ass
April 12, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutes - 11.6 MBYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Bonus Episode 6 Teaser - Questions &
April 12, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 47 - 2 Thick 4 Canals with Karl Stevens
April 05, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourGutter Boys are zooted on pills! Let's ' GOOOOOOOO! We cover some recent developments in the direct-to-market business as Diamond may finally be on its last with with Penguin Random House's announcement to become Marvel's comic distributor. What does this mean for comics, local shops, and you? After popping off on some shout outs, we're joined by our guest Karl Stevens, a Boston-based cartoonist and painter known for his strips featured in Boston Phoenix, The Village Voice, and The New Yorke...
Episode 47 - 2 Thick 4 Canals with Karl Stevens
April 05, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBGutter Boys are zooted on dick pills! Let's fuckin' GOOOOOOOO! We cover some recent developments in the direct-to-market business as Diamond may finally be on its last with with Penguin Random House's announcement to become Marvel's comic distributor. What does this mean for comics, local shops, and you? After popping off on some shout outs, we're joined by our guest Karl Stevens, a Boston-based cartoonist and painter known for his strips featured in Boston Phoenix, The Village Voice, and Th...
Bonus Episode 5 Teaser - Penultimate Mystery Guest Extravaganza
April 01, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 46 - Breakin' Balls with Sam Szabo
March 22, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 233 MBBack at it with another heaping of GUTTER BOYS! We're joined by our special guest, Sam Szabo. Sam is a Chicago-based cartoonist and master of yuck-yucks. She's created a large body of work exploring her life and experiences through her auto-bio comics, discussing relationships, nostalgia, and her transition as a woman. We go through it all, from her early years in college, her origin story of how she became a cartoonist dedicated to a life of making comics, and her love for The Tick. We also...
Episode 46 - Breakin’ Balls with Sam Szabo
March 22, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourBack at it with another heaping of GUTTER BOYS! We're joined by our special guest, Sam Szabo. Sam is a Chicago-based cartoonist and master of yuck-yucks. She's created a large body of work exploring her life and experiences through her auto-bio comics, discussing relationships, nostalgia, and her transition as a woman. We go through it all, from her early years in college, her origin story of how she became a cartoonist dedicated to a life of making comics, and her love for The Tick. We also...
Bonus Episode 4 Teaser - Merch Party
March 15, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 45 - Who’s Drawin’ with Josh Bayer
March 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourWho's drawin'? We're drawin'. It's GUTTER BOYS, and we're back with a fresh slab of small press comics podcasting. On today's episode, we talk with special guest Josh Bayer. Bayer is a New York City-based cartoonist, educator, and creator of such titles as Raw Power, Theth, Black Star, Mr. Incompleto, and All Time Comics. Josh shares his perspectives on teaching, his development as an artist, and why he's stuck with comics for all these years. Check out more of his work at his website, jos...
Episode 45 - Who's Drawin' with Josh Bayer
March 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBWho's drawin'? We're drawin'. It's GUTTER BOYS, and we're back with a fresh slab of small press comics podcasting. On today's episode, we talk with special guest Josh Bayer. Bayer is a New York City-based cartoonist, educator, and creator of such titles as Raw Power, Theth, Black Star, Mr. Incompleto, and All Time Comics. Josh shares his perspectives on teaching, his development as an artist, and why he's stuck with comics for all these years. Check out more of his work at his website, jos...
Bonus Episode 3 Teaser - Mayor of Reefer City with Eric Baudour
March 01, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes - 11.4 MBYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys Eric Baudour can be found on Twitter and Instagram @ericbaudour or check out his Twitch stream at twitch.tv/ericbaudour. You can also check out all of the various programs that he produces at roosterteeth.com! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 44 - Blowing Bubbles with Brian Baynes
February 22, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourGutter Boys sittin' sideways, always in a daze, dropping another episode to talk about this thing of ours. In this episode, the boys are joined by special guest Brian Baynes, creator of the independent comic fanzine Bubbles. We talk about how he fell in love with comics, the motivations that led to creating what is now regarded as one of the most popular zines in the alternative comics world, and his unrelenting admiration for the Grateful Dead. Check out Bubbles at bubbleszine.com and fol...
Episode 44 - Blowing Bubbles with Brian Baynes
February 22, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 219 MBGutter Boys sittin' sideways, always in a daze, dropping another episode to talk about this thing of ours. In this episode, the boys are joined by special guest Brian Baynes, creator of the independent comic fanzine Bubbles. We talk about how he fell in love with comics, the motivations that led to creating what is now regarded as one of the most popular zines in the alternative comics world, and his unrelenting admiration for the Grateful Dead. Check out Bubbles at bubbleszine.com and fol...
Bonus Episode 2 Teaser - The Third Man with Carlos Gonzalez
February 15, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutes - 11.4 MBYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support
Episode 43 - Rise of the Chosen One with Jasper Jubenvill
February 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourOld heads: OUT. We're joined by Vancouver-based cartoonist Jasper Jubenvil, the FUTURE of comics, to talk about the newest issue of his on-going comic Dynamite Diva currently published and distributed by Strangers Fanzine. We also explore his past work, including his syndicated strip published when he was 10-years-old, along with process talk, major influences, and his deep love for the comic medium. As usual, we cover news (there's a lot) and answer listener questions with our guest. Foll...
Bonus Episode 1 Teaser - The Gutter Gang Lives Más
February 01, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutes - 11.5 MBYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support
Bonus Episode 1 Teaser - The Gutter Gang Lives Más with Evan Salazar
February 01, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutesYou got the makings of an earner, so subscribe today to the Gutter Boys Patreon and get access to all of our premium bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/gutterboys --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gutterboys0/support