Gutter Boys

It's Ghoul Summer, and to celebrate, the boys interview Chicago-based animator, videographer, and publisher Kevin Fermini to talk about his pivot into comics publishing with Trapdoor Press. We talk about the so-far-released titles under his new imprint, his long held interest in the medium of comics, his relationship with the music label Library of the Occult, the various projects he's worked on, and what the future potentially holds for his publisher. Follow Kevin on Instagram @kevinfermini, along with Trapdoor Press @trapdoor_press. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscriptio

OK FINE we're back to being late again. There's good reason for that this time. You try editing two hours of audio. We're joined with returning guest Matthew Allison to talk about his upcoming self-published comic, Sweet Sepulcher. This one is LONG and full of topics relating to the themes and topics Matt explores in his latest book, including (but not limited to) AI art, weighing the the positives and negatives of Frederic Wertham and the formation of the Comics Code following the Senate hearings regarding violence in comics, media's role in society and culture, and what it means to self-regulate consumption in a complicated world. Follow Matt on Instagram @cankorr Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! I

We're finally back on a normal schedule with an ON TIME EPISODE. Joining us is Stephen Pellnat, Portland-based cartoonist and educator, to talk about his ongoing comic series Upstate. The boys also talk about his work as a teacher, his frustration as a cartoonist while juggling several high-stress jobs, the current state of publishing, and how the influence of anime and manga could give readers a window into what's to come in the next decade following the YA explosion. Follow Stephen on Instagram @stephenpellnat Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive excl

Please, have a seat. The boys would like to have a conversation with you about the state of comics culture today. They also want you to listen to their interview with Philladelphia's own Gina Dawson and Tom Marquet, owners and operators of Partners and Sons. We discuss the business of comics, their origin stories, the many trials and tribulations of the shop, its rise to prominence as a central hub for the small press community in Philly, who in small press royalty rips the fattest clouds, and what makes their city's soft pretzels the best in the country. Follow Mary on Instagram @maryshyneonline. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gut

It's time. We're joined with LA-based cartoonist Mary Shyne to talk about her new book, You and Me on Repeat. It's available for sale at all fine comic retailers starting today! Follow Mary on Instagram @maryshyneonline. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! Support this podcast: https://gutterboyspodcast.podbean.com/

It's the final half of BUTTER MONTH in celebration of the Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming anthology comic BUTTER. Joining us this week with co-editor Jas Hice is Detroit-based artist Mary Harvey to talk about her work, her interest in the relationship between fine art and comics, how she got involved in BUTTER, and what it's like to work at a major comic shop. Follow Mary on Instagram @mrvyhrvy to check out her work. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! Suppo

April is officially BUTTER MONTH in celebration of the Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming anthology comic BUTTER. Joining us this week along with co-editor Jas Hice is Abe Lampert, Brooklyn-based cartoonist, painter, and educator to talk about his academic career, why he makes comics and their relationship with his paintings, his time at Yale's painting program, and the differences between fine artists and cartoonists. Follow Abe on Instagram @abe_lampert to check out more of his work. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-

Mind the blicky, Gutter Boys are coming with a nice fat episode with a CLASSICO-style intro where the boys cover the news and random bits of chatter like we used to do. In the second half, Cam talks with David Caldwell, friend of the show and cartoonist based out of Knoxville, TN. David is a consummate road warrior, doing show after show across the country to sell his wares. They talk about his body of work, his experiences on the road, and a bit of process talk that some of you freaks love to hear. Follow David on IG @theprophetdc to check out more of his comics. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and b

THE MAD LAD Michael D. Kennedy returns to the show to talk about his newest book that's out now on Drawn & Quarterly, Milk White Steed. We catch up with Michael on his journey of making the book, UK's dire economic situation and how it's impacted artists like himself, what motivates him to keep making work, and his recent residency at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. We also suck him off for like a solid 15 minutes because the book is that good. Follow Michael on IG @michael_d_kennedy to check out more of his comics. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tier

The evil infidels of KC are defeated by the People's Republic of Philadelphia, Drake is humiliated on two national stages, and the Gutter Boys are getting back to a semi-regular schedule. The world is finally healing. On this episode, we're joined with Philly's own Connie Myers to talk about the one thing this podcast is allegedly about: COMICS. We discuss her influences, her early work and how it's developed over the past few years, her newest book Big Gamble Rainbow Highway, and what it means to be a cartoonist in a growing hostile multimedia world dominated by giant tech companies.  Follow Connie on IG @connie_archive to check out more of her comics. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feel

The boys are back, returning from our holiday break to bring a belated 2024 round up in the form of our annual PIMPS & SIMPS AWARDS. Who are the winners and losers? Will posting return in 2025? Is this the last time we do this? Will we finally rename our problematic award show? Tune in to find out. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! Support this podcast: https://gutterboyspodcast.podbean.com/

We're quickly approaching the end of 2024, and what a time it's been. FREE OUR MAN. On this episode, we're joined with Brooklyn-based cartoonist Gianna Meola. We talk about her work as an educator, her biggest influences, the development of your process as an artist, and her need to rewatch Sopranos from beginning to end. Follow Gianna on Instagram @giannameola. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! Support this podcast: https://gutterboyspodcast.podbean.com/

LATE BUT NOT NEVER. We're joined with past guest Bianca Xunise and first-time guest Raeghan Buchanan in a two-for-one shop talk. Both have been actively touring to support their respective books: Bianca's Punk Rock Karaoke (Penguin) and Raeghan's 2nd edition printing of The Secret History of Black Punk (Silver Sprocket). We talk about their books, what it's been like on the road in Europe, the overlap of comics and punks, being black in predominately white spaces, and why southern food is better than the garbage served in the midwest.  Follow Bianca on Instagram @biancaxunise and Raeghan @peppermint_raygun. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patre

Yeah we're a week late. We know. And we're sorry! Past Guysner winner Nate McDonough joins JB to talk about LONGBOXES, his recently self-published autobiographical book collecting all of his ongoing Longboxes stories originally published in his comic zine Grixly. We get into his lurid career as a comics flipper, the stories and characters of an unforgiving world that inform his comics, and the overlooked taxonomy of ponytail guys. Follow Nate on Instagram @grixlycola. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process

Cam is back?! And at what cost???? The boys announce a change to the pod, with Cam taking a break from the mainfeed until the end of the year. News and recents are also discussed, because we felt like it. Avi, owner of Silver Sprocket, returns to talk about their current fundraising campaign, as well as going in-depth about the current state of publishing, how it's effecting small press and Silver Sprocket, the shift in San Francisco's economic turmoil, and how the publisher is continuing to grow and adapt. Follow Silver Sporcket on Instagram @silversprocket or check out the official website. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterbo

GOOD EVENING GUTTER GHOULS. So we're late. What's new? Cam is still on a break, but JB isn't alone left to ponder on what bumps in the night. Instead, he's visited by the spooky specter of Philly-based cartoonist Steve Thueson to welcome the first week of what is sure to be a monstrous month of October. Steve shares his process of making his newest book The Night Never Ends (Silver Sprocket Press), how he got into comics thru punk zines, his favorite horror movies, how his upbringing in the Mormon Church has effected his outlook on the world, and his transition into a stay-at-home wife guy. Follow Steve on Instagram @stevethueson or check out his website. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're fe

The wrongs have been righted. A brand new episode on our off-week to make up for our mix-up from the last episode has arrived. We're closing out our three-part series as part of Chicago Zine Fest's official programming with Chicago-based cartoonist and CXC Emerging New Talent Award winner Kelly Wang to talk about her love for all things comics, her upbringing around manga a a child, her insane work ethic, why she sticks to working with ink on paper, and the lessons she's learned after graduating from SAIC to become a full-time cartoonist. Follow Kelly on Instagram @cchian_art or check out her website. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com

Man we're all over the place on this one. What was meant to be the final episode of our three-part series as part of Chicago Zine Fest's official online programming, ended up being egg on our face. Cam interviews Chicago(ish)-based cartoonist Johnny Sampson who is in fact NOT tabling (oops). Thankfully we've been meaning to talk with Johnny anyway, so we make due with our mistake. And don't sweat, we'll be posting the final CZF interview next week to make up for it. In the meantime, enjoy Cam's talk with Johnny as they discuss his career, how he got started at MAD Magazine, his path from fine art to illustration to eventually making comics, and why skateboarding is sick.  You can follow Johnny on Instagram @johnnysampson or check out his work on his website. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, s

A week behind and no Cam. What could possible go wrong? Possibly* As part of our ongoing series in conjunction with Chicago Zine Fest as part of their official online programming, we're joined with Chicago-based cartoonist Elias Gonzalez. Elias is a long-time listener and one of the organizers involved with CZF. We talk about his blossoming career making comics, how his work has developed pre and post-college, his experience as a zine fest enjoyer and now organizer, and what it means to be part of a comics community both online and offline. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subsc

REAL GAMERS RISE UP as we talk to Chicago-based cartoonist and illustrator Luke Schuler about his ongoing self-published webcomic-turned-real-comic Boss Nostalgic. We talk about the development of his comic, his love of video games, his work outside of comics, how he's navigated the professional commercial art world, and what informs his funny books. This interview is part of a four-episode series in conjunction with Chicago Zine Fest to promote the show and the exhibitors who will be tabling at this year's event.  You can follow Luke on Instagram @lukospicturehouse or visit his website at lukospicturehouse.com. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at