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Thursday, June 21, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #22: Can Comics Inspire and Save Lives?

Chris interviews Alex on his invite to speak to young artists at the international Balkans Festival of Young Comics Creators, in Serbia. It's purpose ...

Sunday, June 10, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #21: What To Do When Writers Fail, pt 1

No matter how hard you try, sometimes the writing just doesn't go the way you want. In this episode Chris and Alex discuss some of their most difficul...

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #20: Are Superhero Movies Bringing the Billion Dollar Summer Heat?

Alex and Chris explore the storytelling power of the the superhero movies current and coming soon. And how the Disney empire (Marvel and Star Wars fil...

Tuesday, May 29, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #19: How To Write Solid Dialog for Various Characters

Over the years Chris and Alex have written many different characters, from plays to comics, to novels, and from men to women, to monsters. In this ep...

Thursday, May 24, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #18: How Do Artists "Feed the Muse?"

Chris and Alex explore how they, and other artists, feed theirinner creative energy source. Where do we find inspiration and determination? *Have que...

Monday, May 21, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #17: What Kind of Characters Intrigue You?

Chris and Alex discuss what type (and archetype) of characters in life and fiction intrigue them the most, and how that influences their work. We al...

Sunday, May 13, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #16: Finding Ways To Write Despite ...

Chris and Alex talk about a few methods for dealing with writing distractions and excuses. *Have questions for them? Post on ... Anchor, or find us o...

Thursday, May 3, 2018 Tell The Damn Story #15: Judging For the Eisner Awards

Chris talks to Alex Simmons, who is in San Diego, as a judge for the comic book industry's prestigious EISNER AWARDS. *Have questions for them? Post ...

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #14: (What's On My Mind) Why Do Heroes Matter?

With the popularity of the movies and TV series from Marvel and DC Comics, including the extremely successful Black Panther film, the word "hero" has ...

Sunday, April 8, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #13: Violence On Or Off Page?

Writers Chris and Alex discuss how they determine when to use violence in or out of the comic book page. And what are the thought processes behind tha...

Monday, April 2, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged: #12: What's On My Mind: Do Heroes Matter, Part 1

Most writers are curious about life. We live, observe, research, and think about it. Then we sit down somewhere and chronicles about the aspects that ...

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #11: How To Get In Front of Your Audience.

Alex and Chris gives some tips of how to get your creations out into the public eye, without sticking them in the eye. *Have questions for them? Pos...

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on 11/4/2019

This is a podcast that will inspire your creativity. Five stars all the way ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

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on 7/7/2019

Excellent conversation with Jerry Craft. Thank you!

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on 12/25/2018

I throughly enjoy the teasing yet respectable repartee between these two writers. They both “tell stories” to get their points across (of course) which made their discussions so engaging. I have lots ...

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on 7/2/2018

Awesome stuff and very informative!!! 👌👌

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