The World of Compass Comic

267. The World of Compass Comic

In this episode, I speak with the team behind the Image Comics’ adventure series COMPASS comic!

As most of you know I am fortunate to be pals with the one and only Greg Rucka. Greg collaborated with writers ROBERT MACKENZIE and DAVE WALKER (LAZARUS SOURCEBOOK) and artist JUSTIN GREENWOOD (Stumptown, THE FUSE, THE LAST SIEGE) to bring you this action-packed adventure.

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Goodbye 2021

266. Goodbye 2021. Hello 2022

Hey everyone! Happy New Year! Did anyone see that Larry David episode about how late you can continue to say Happy New Year? Is mid-January too late? Fortunately for me, I have Lunar New Year coming up to reset that Happy New Year anyway. I digress.

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Ed Brubaker

258. Ed Brubaker on writing, comics, and tv shows

Ed Brubaker needs no introduction to comic book fans. Ed is one of the most acclaimed writers in comics, having won the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best Writer five times, among others.

Ed shares his inspiration writing Pulp, Reckless, Friday, and Gotham Central. It was fascinating to hear his origin story on how he discovered comics and when his love for writing began.

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Spencer Ackerman

255. Spencer Ackerman on the Reign of Terror, Haiti, and comics

Spencer Ackerman has been a national-security correspondent for outlets like The New Republic, WIRED, The Guardian, and currently The Daily Beast for nearly the entire War on Terror.
He is the author of the new acclaimed book REIGN OF TERROR: HOW THE 9/11 ERA DESTABILIZED AMERICA AND PRODUCED TRUMP.  As the former U.S. national security editor for the Guardian, Ackerman was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team reporting on Edward Snowden’s surveillance revelations.

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Greg Rucka

250. Greg Rucka on climate change, voter suppression and comics

If you can’t get enough of The Mimi and Greg Show this episode will certainly hold you over! Greg Rucka and I chat about everything going on in the world right now.

We tackle climate change, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, voter suppression, comics, book recommendations, death, and how to find the zen we need in our lives right now.

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Greg Rucka

247. Greg Rucka on writing Lazarus and The Old Guard

It’s like coming home when I chat with Greg Rucka. We catch up on all things Lazarus (comic). Greg discusses his writing process and the challenges he has to overcome while finishing the final arc of the next issue.

If you haven’t read Lazarus yet, skip ahead to about 20 minutes into the conversation. We discuss The Old Guard movie 2 and possibly…3! We also discuss the Olympics and mental health. We are both in awe of the women like Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka that have set an extraordinary precedent.

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Gene Luen Yang

239. Gene Luen Yang on comics, education and AAPI issues

Gene Luen Yang began making comics and graphic novels in the fifth grade. In 2006, his book American Born Chinese was published and became the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association’s Printz Award. It also won an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album-New.

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Ming Chen

237. Ming Chen on comics and podcasting

Ming is an award-winning podcaster, actor, and reality tv personality on AMC’s Comic Book Men. Ming got his start as the webmaster for director Kevin Smith and now co-hosts the I Sell Comics! and Ming & Mike Show podcasts with Mike Zapcic.

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Human blindspots

232. Human blindspots, biases and risk analysis

How do our preconceived thoughts affect our decision-making? Oscar Agramonte and I explore human blind spots, biases, and risk analysis. We have a candid conversation on the covid19 vaccine, politics, and ways to improve how we react to adverse information.

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Greg Rucka

229. Greg Rucka on burn out, story plot and John Wick

These episodes have basically become an on-air recording of Greg Rucka and I discussing: what we’ve been up to and how we are coping with the challenges of the week. We discuss my battle and activism with the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes and dealing with burnout from covid19 and watching the Chauvin trial.

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