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It is a good day when I get to sit down and talk comics with someone as knowledgeable as Shelly Bond.

Shelly is an award-winning DC/Vertigo and Black Crown editor. She began her career in comics in 1988 and hasn’t stopped since. It was so much fun to chat with her today about her experiences in the industry.

I always learn so much from my guests, and today was no exception. Shelly discusses the intricacies of being an editor, as well as the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated industry.

It was incredible to hear stories about comic industry greats such as Neil Gaiman, Bill Willingham, Gerard Way, Matt Wagner and her husband Philip Bond.

Please check out Shelly’s latest Kickstarter campaign: HEY, AMATEUR! What’s it about? Top-notch writers and artists share hidden talents from the practical to the peculiar in a collection of 1-page comics.

Finally, please help support this podcast by SHARING and RATING it.  If you would like to support with a donation, you can become a patron of the show by visiting my website or Patreon.com.  

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Now On with the show.

Discussed in this episode:
Shelly Bond (@sxbond) | Twitter
Femme Magnifique (@fmgnfq) | Twitter
Will Potter | Twitter
Hey, Amateur! (@hey_amateur) | Twitter
HEY, AMATEUR! by Shelly Bond | Kickstarter
Black Crown
Gene Ha | Comics Artist and Writer
Sandman by Neil Gaiman | Comics
Fables by Bill Willingham | Comics
100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso| Comics
Lucifer | Comics
Bill Willingham | Comics Artist and Writer
Elementals by Bill Willingham | Comics
Diana Schultz | Comic Book Editor
Indie Comics
Love and Rockets by Gilbert Hernandez | Comics
Grendel | Comics
Stan Sakai | Comics Cartoonist
Stan Sakai creator of Usagi Yojimbo | CChat
Doom Patrol | Comics
Hell Blazer by Peter Milligan | Comics
Fathom by Michael Turner| Comics
Jill Thompson | Comics Illustrator and Writer
Neil Gaiman | Writer and Creator
Preacher by Garth Ennis| Comics
The Sandman Overture | Graphic Novel
J.H. Williams | Comics Artist
Ed Brubaker | Comics Writer
Lou Stathis | Comics Author and Editor
Femme Magnifique | Comics
Gabriela Roldan on Antarctica, Argentina, and Penguins | CChat
Mate | Drink
David Lapham | Writer, Artist, and Cartoonist
Stray Bullets by David Lapham | Comics
Silverfish by David Lapham | Graphic Novel
Lodger by David Lapham | Comics

CULTURE CHAT CREDITS
Host: Mimi Chan
Intro Music: Mike Relm
Editor: Mimi Chan and Chance Tieng

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