37. Wits' End Three-In-One (Ram V, Brad Simpson, Joey Oliveira)

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RAM V

Wise comic book writer Ram V returns to the Wits’ End podcast and talks to host Shah Emami about his art, his writing craft, the value of executing ideas, honest wanting honest feedback vs. validation & more!

Ram is the writer of comics like These Savage Shores, Grafity’s Wall, Justice League Dark, Black Mumba, Paradiso and Catwoman.

Ram’s Media:

Twitter: @therightram

Instagram: @ramvwrites

BRAD SIMPSON

Brad Simpson, a versatile comic book colorist, has worked on comics like Sex, Godland, Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers, Coffin Bound, Wellington, Crone & more.

During the conversation, Shah and Brad talk about everything from the protests, parenting in quarantine, existential crises to their favorite comics and the role of a comic book colorist.

Brad’s media:

Twitter: @20EyesBrad

Instagram: @20EyesBrad

Website: https://brad20eyesstudio.squarespace.com/

JOEY OLIVEIRA

Joey Oliveira used his love of horror comics and created his own comic book publisher. Established in 2017 and based in Liverpool, Afterlight Comics is an independent publisher of horror comics. Oliveira serves as a writer, editor, letterer and colorist.

Despite having no publishing experience prior to starting Afterlight, Oliveira used the writing, editing, storytelling skills he developed over his life and work in film to improve his line of comics.

Oliveira and host Shah talk about getting into comics, how Oliveira brought Afterlight to life, connecting with creators to make books, going to cons, getting indie books into comic shops/shipping globally, improving Afterlight with his experience and more.

NOTE: For those interested in submitting horror ideas to Afterlight Comics, their submission page is here: https://www.afterlightcomics.com/submissions

This is a must-listen conversation for fans of horror, indie comics and the comic-making craft.

Joey’s media:

Twitter: @joeyafterlight

Afterlight Comics Twitter: @afterlightcomic

Afterlight Comics Instagram: @afterlightcomics

Website (for comics): https://www.afterlightcomics.com/

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Twitter: @_shahcomics

Wits’ End Twitter: @witsendpod

Instagram: @shah_comics

Website: https://witsendpod.com/

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