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USDN Podcast is a cinematic indie comics interview series hosted by the USDN_Chairman and the Council of Nerds — spotlighting the creators, storytellers, and worldbuilders shaping the future of independent comics.Each episode dives beyond headlines into the real journeys…
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Tommy Huls on Kingsville, World at War Comics, and Supporting Indie Creators (opens the original)
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Comic creator Tommy Huls joins The Chairman on the United States Department of Nerds Podcast to discuss Kingsville, World at War Comics, independent comics, creator-owned publishing, and crowdfunding. Tommy Huls has spent years interviewing comic creators through World at War Comics. Now, the interviewer becomes the interviewee as Tommy takes us inside the creation and evolution of Kingsville. Kingsville is a superhero comic built around global power, political conflict, and Sycodone, a rare res
Styles & Nicky - The Plague Returns: Behind the Scenes at Lucky Devil (opens the original)
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The dead don't always stay buried. Lucky Devil Comics returns to the United States Department of Nerds Podcast as Styles and Nicky join The Chairman before the Council for the next chapter of THE PLAGUE . When Lucky Devil Comics first joined USDN, THE PLAGUE #1: ILL FATE was a make-or-break independent comic fighting for the chance to exist. Now, Ill Fate is in readers' hands, THE PLAGUE has reached a new audience through GlobalComix, Lucky Devil Comics is taking the book directly to readers at
Jim Whiting - Margo Intergalactic Trash Collector: Apocalypse in Pink (opens the original)
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The universe is a dirty place, and somebody has to clean it up. Comic creator Jim Whiting joins The Chairman on the United States Department of Nerds Podcast to discuss Margo Intergalactic Trash Collector: Apocalypse in Pink , the new 112-page collected edition celebrating eleven years of Margo's independent comic-book adventures. From Margo's origins more than two decades ago to Kickstarter, the direct market, creator-owned publishing, and an all-new series planned for 2027, Jim takes us inside
Stephen Kok on TRANSHUMAN Vol. 4: Betrayal, Human Augmentation & Indie Comics (opens the original)
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How human are you when your body can be replaced? Australian comic creator Stephen Kok of SigmaTestudio joins The USDN Podcast for an in-depth conversation about TRANSHUMAN Vol. 4: Betrayal , human augmentation, comic book lettering, crowdfunding, and the realities of creating independent comics. At the center of TRANSHUMAN is Rivka, a former soldier living in a world where technology can repair, augment, and increasingly replace the human body. But if our bodies can be replaced piece by piece,
Building the Future of Indie Comics with Christopher Reda of Critical Entertainment (opens the original)
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Christopher Reda joins the USDN Podcast to discuss the growth of Critical Entertainment, expanding into comic shops across the United States and Canada through Universal Distribution, the creation of the Indie Comic Alliance, the Zombie Zero Deluxe Hardcover campaign, Patriot Comic Books, K-Toon Studios, and the future of independent publishing. From building a catalog of original comics to creating new opportunities for independent publishers and reaching readers through retail, crowdfunding, a
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