Hey guys, this is Anthony Ayanaccio, comic book writer of Superguy and co-host and editor of the Comics and Chronic podcast. And I'm Joey Murphy, artist of Bears, Grand Day, Dinosaur Daycare, Space Penguin, and much more. And you are listening to the Oblivion Bar Podcast. you Welcome to the Oblivion Bar podcast with your host Chris Hacker and Aaron Norris.
Joining me today is New York City based writer, comic book fan, self-announced second place science fair winner, as well as co-host editor producer of the comic book podcast, comics and chronic, which Chris and I have been on before and loved our experience there. Anthony Iannaccio and Joey Murphy, artists of Bear's Grand Day, Dinosaur Daycare, Space Penguin, and much more. These guys are pulling up to the oblivion bar to talk all things super guy, the origin, the Kickstarter.
The evil lunch lady and whatever else we can squeeze out of them. Welcome guys. Thanks for having us. you know, it's been a while since we've been on your show, Tony, but we, know, we're huge fans. Obviously I, you know, love seeing you on social media, listening to your show as well. trying to get you to come and hang out in different times with me in here in New York. eventually I will get you back out, even though I know you love being at home with your, your new kid.
Joey, great to meet you for the first time. I'm excited to talk super super guy with you. you know, I've been following Chris and I have been following super guy for God, months now, Tony, probably you and I have been talking about it for much longer than that. You even were nice enough to give me one of the Ash cans that you created. So I've held on to that so tightly. I love it. Absolutely. So let's get into all things Superguy.
Talk to me about first off before Superguy, actually, let's talk details about you guys. Give me a little bit, a little introduction about you, Tony. And then Joey will get into you because I I need to know more man. Awesome. so my name's Anthony Iannaccio. I'm from the Bronx, born and bred. So lifetime New Yorker. The only time I moved, I lived in Queens. So I'm just in New York my whole life. I've always loved nerdy things.
You know, I grew up watching Batman, the animated series, Spider-Man, the animated series, X-Men, Star Wars. And then on the non like on the comedy side of things, I watched a lot of stand up. A lot of three Stooges, Marx Brothers, Mel Brooks, like just classic comedy. And those things kind of just have been like my lifeblood, really, like everything throughout my life. Every creative project has some comedy, has some nerdy things in it.
You know, sometimes both, sometimes exclusively one or the other. And, you know, I've written short stories, I've done script writing, I've done standup comedy, sketch comedy. and now I'm trying some comics, you know? And when I say trying, mean, like, you know, the medium, I think, is that's something that's always, I don't know, been the most difficult. Like, I could write, but like, what, like, even if I have a story idea, do I make it a short story? Do I make it a novel?
Do I make it a movie script? Do I make it a short story? You know? And for Superguy, it makes so much sense for comics. And I don't think I would have... wanted anything else to be my first comic project. Like it just feels like such a comic booky comic. So I almost feel like everything in my life was leading me to this project for sure.
It's funny because I got to say we talked about this on, know, comics and chronics when Chris and I came on and we talked all, you know, we talked with you guys. And one of the things we discussed was I was. I am absolutely sure that you might be the only person who actually has more trade paperbacks than Chris. Like you have an insane amount, an insane collection. Viewers can't really see it, but we're going to share some screenshots more than likely for people. But there's just like. so many.
And then if you follow Tony on social media, you'll see he's constantly posting his comic book haul or his trade paperback haul. And there's always like, it's just, there's at least always one OmniBuy or Omnibus, several OmniBuy something, because it's always going to be a growing collection. So I have, I have the utmost respect for you in that, in that case, but I will say this as well.
And this is going to be a compliment, I think to both of you is I've actually already been recommending super guy to some of my buddies who are looking at like writing short stories potentially for comics because I see that this is such an appealing entry into the comic realm. It's very like it's it's a it will talk again. We'll talk about it more, but it's a very easy open door for comic readers to come into the comic industry or the comic fandom with. I like that a lot.
You're the first person to say that and I really appreciate that. That's awesome to hear Yeah, for sure. Well, let's let's talk to Joey. So one thing I find already interesting about Joey is some of the things that you you say you got Murphy on the front of Superguy, you know, but some of your other stuff is Orion. You know, so you're already throwing me off. You're already a man of mystery. I got to that's why I say I have to know more.
Yeah, well O'Ryan is my middle name and so like a lot of the time like my Instagram I'll just sign it like J O'Ryan or you know my handle is J O'Ryan, Joe Ryan. So I just kind of stuck with that and then I know I guess I don't really have like the rhyme or read and it's like what when is it Murphy and when is it O'Ryan? didn't even think about it until you pointed it out. I might have to just go by Murphy because it's easier. But yeah, I don't know. I didn't even think about that, to be honest.
Yeah. Well, talk to us about your bit, your background, because like I, your art is is so like again, like it's it's. Unique and it's so approachable and then, but it's it fits, it fits both the genre like the I'm not going to say like the older, like the the the adult this of super guy, but also like I saw in your in your past, you've done some some children's books and some other stories, which are again, just a variety. Tell you know.
introduce your background in comics and art and all that stuff. Right now? Well, I grew up in Alaska is where I'm from. And I read a lot of Archie comics and stuff like that. Calvin Hobbs and Bone and everything grew up on Disney movies. So I always had that kind of cartooniness just pumping into me. So then when I was...
I've been drawing... ever since I can remember, like since I was just a little guy, just always had like a pad of paper or like pen and ink or whatever, know, sort of draw, draw, draw. And I didn't really get too into comics until like comic book, comic books, until like more recently when, you know, like the Marvel movies started coming out and I saw a lot of like stuff on Reddit to be like, here's where it comes from. I'm like, that's kind of interesting stuff. see some more.
I didn't really like read full like issue comics until like a couple years ago when I really started getting into it thanks to comics and chronic. But I've always had like the kind of I guess the style has always been there like it's it's always been the kind of cartoony but like not like Super cartoon? I don't know.
Like it's always just been that, but like now it's much more honed as opposed to way back in the day when, you know, my hands looked like sausages and I couldn't draw feet to save my life. I'm still 100 % on the feet and hands, but I'm a lot better now. Was a Rob Liefeld in his in his store Any excuse to just hide the feet out of frame or in smoke or behind something, I'll take it. That's awesome. I got to ask what part of Alaska did you grow up in?
Anchorage and the immediate surrounding like the Palmer Silla Eagle River Eagle River. Yeah. So I actually, I actually had spent a few years, my parents are both Air Force. So we lived in Anchorage in the Elmendorf area. Yep. And Eagle River. So you and I have very similar stories raised on Disney. I got to say, you're probably, I'm just going to guess you're going to be your late thirties. yep. Forty. So, yeah.
So you and I have very parallel stories, but we could talk Disney all day is literally what raised me. thing. I want to ask now, like, how did this dynamic duo come to fruition? How did you guys meet? How did you guys decide? You know, I want to get into, again, the origin of Superguy, but like, let's do the timeline thing. Like, what happened? Talk to me. We know each other through a mutual friend of ours, Jake FH, is one of the co-hosts of Anthony's podcast, very commerce and chronic.
Yes, sir. And I guess we met through him via Instagram. I don't want to tell you half of the story that happened here. I did the logo for their podcast. And I was posting art all the time on Instagram. when the opportunity came for Superguy to be born, Anthony came to me because he liked my art. And then we kind of went from there.
always clicked so well, like we're always on the same page, which helps a lot, especially with the creative process and our humors are, our senses of humor are pretty similar, I'd say. Anthony, anything to add? No, I was going to say, I mean, you pretty much nailed it, Joey. mean, you your art style immediately. As soon as I saw it, I was like a huge fan, you know, and you did the logo. The logo was great. I like everything I've seen you do.
You do it with this very specific style and this very it's it's just unique no matter what. So when the opportunity came to write Superguy like a I didn't know any other artists. And that's not to say like, well, you're my only choice, Joey. I'm stuck with you. Nothing like that at all.
Like I just knew that I wanted to do something creative with you and like this was the chance and it was also my chance to make a comic, you know, like in and I hadn't had that opportunity before the super guy one shot. And like I was saying, comedy is what I grew up on. It's a huge part of my life. And I think Joey Style lends itself to comedy in a big way. And. It was just a match made in heaven. It's really as simple as that.
Like like and from this, you know, that day forward, like everything we do creatively, like Joey said, we're on the same page working with each other is so easy. It's just like it was a no brainer to go past the 10 pager and do this 28 pager and then now going further than that. So you're stuck with us. Comic Book World, whether you like it or not. It's so funny that you talk about like, your art style being as unique and just perfect for a super guy.
if you read, you know, when people pick up super guy, they're going to see this. It's okay. I'm going to try and describe it with one word because to me, your art style feels nostalgic. And I don't want to say that it, that that's like a bad thing. Cause I want to say, I feel like it's a great thing. because when I look, especially if I just like scrolling, like I've scrolled down your, your Instagram and it, you know, it, feels very like the, was it, um, not the dark side. What is it?
The, um, far side. Thank you. The far side. You got the far side. You got, just like you said, Calvin and Hobbes, you've got this such like playful fun, like style, but at the same time it has I know it's not a video, but another great example. That's Joey's art as well. Yeah, it's yeah, exactly. So Tony's showing off his shirt that shows what I'm assuming are the hosts for the comics and chronics. Very Calvin and Hobbs style. They kind of like walking along a creek.
Looks exactly very referential to Calvin and Hobbs. And that's and I think that's right. There is one thing that is going to speak just just that alone is going to speak to a lot of people because they're going to look at your art and be like, God damn, that reminds me of my childhood, you know, and. Like you, you I didn't, I don't, I don't remember when it was posted, but there's like two specific or three specific shots or pieces of art that you did Joey.
And I'm not trying to like just smooze, smooze all over Joey Tony. You'll your time. But there's the, you did a piece with Stan Lee on the, I think he's like on the moon, but he's like, you know, saying goodbye to the watchers. And I'm like, that, I don't know how you can like tug a heart string with, with a single scene, but if there was a way it is that one, like that is almost like, that almost just makes you cry just because like it's, it's so like, emotionally driving and it's hard.
It's like a weird juxtaposition because you have that like, again, that nostalgic art feeling, but it's like, it's such a real moment. And then the other two are, yeah, no problem. Then the Galactus who's eating the earth like an apple is, it's so good. And then the last one we'll talk about before we move on is the snap with with Tony Stark. Yeah, with with Iron Man. And I'm just like, holy shit, like, like you are nailing these moments like and and it's so awesome to see.
And like, like, that's how you know, like when you team it up with a good story like Tony's, it's it's just it's fun and it's like engaging and it's emotionally like silly. But at the same time, like you're pulling things out of the story. yeah. That's again, that's why I was so excited to talk to you guys about this. But I got it as a follow up. I gotta ask who in this relationship is the robot and who's super guy. I mean we we both definitely feel like Yeah.
Yeah. I I relate to robot guy more, not just because, know, like sidekick hero, who am I, but I just, he's just so much more fun to draw and like, just kind of like, I know, I put more of myself into him when I draw as opposed to super guy. I don't know if that means robot guy, I definitely like it. And I would say the same exact thing for my writing, you know, like I definitely feel like there are parts of me in Superguy and parts of me in Robot Guy, but more robot.
Yeah, he's just more relatable purposely, more likable purposely. And also just to keep schmoozing on Joey, like his character designs are what really, I think, bring the characters to life in a big way. Like I can make them sound funny and characterize them. like going back to what you said, Aaron, about just like Joey being able to tug on your heartstrings, even though it's silly.
And a lot of that has to do with like, you know, it is like a nostalgic style, but still the facial expressions make you feel things, you know, like whether it's silly things or serious things like Joey has that, you know, I said Joey has that Riz and then sounded really old. But he does. He does. He's got that spicy Riz. No, it's so true. Again, I don't want to spoil anything, but I could talk all day about Super Guy because I had such a good time reading it.
There's this moment where like I won't even say it's just like a moment in the comic, but there's like this transition where you're just like super like you're like you think Super Guy is the guy you're going to root for. And then it's just like, I don't know where I'm going here. You know? Yeah. Yeah But yeah, so, so let's talk about the Kickstarter. So I want to say you started the Kickstarter. It was February, March 20th and it ends. we're recording this today, April 15th.
It ends in on the 20th. So hopefully you guys still get time and you you guys being the listeners guys get time to go check out the Kickstarter, which you can find Mr. Tony Nacho or Jorian's. Jill Ryan's Instagram page so you guys can find the links there. I know we'll post them. They're also in our show notes. So you guys will find it the audience, you know, Patreon members, you guys can find it there. There's still time.
But I want to know about which I find such an interesting concept, especially these days, is, you know, deciding to do a Kickstarter for a project like this because there's got to be, you know, you're obviously you're and not to put like a negative spin on it, but you're just like hoping for the funding, you know, then there's anxiety behind it.
And then you get to the outcome and it's like, you know, as of this recording again, April 15th, you guys are already well over your funding goal, but how was that process of like, of starting it and then going through it? And then, you know, just like, gimme, gimme that, that from your perspective.
I mean, I feel like in this day and age as like indie creators, there might not be another way to get your comic out there, especially if you don't have the backing of a publisher or your nobodies, you know, like we're nobodies. This is our first comic. And, you know, I don't know if there was really like, you know, like really, I don't know. I don't want to say it's like hippie dippy, but I almost want it to be like, let's do this.
And, you know, just give it to free for everyone digitally so everyone will read it and we get super guy out there. But that you.
I couldn't we couldn't do that that it was a lot of work and that's what the 10 pager was for anyway, know, and that's what we kind of use that to function as almost like a proof of concept I guess if you want to call it that but really just to like try to build an audience and it felt like there were enough people that like super guy and like had these reactions to it and I always feel like a good sign for a story or characters when people
are giving you their ideas for what the character should do and I was getting that a lot And then to the point where even the art, got a bunch of fan art that like we're going to include in our digital deluxe edition. And then, you know, like just to get that was insane to see, you know, it was early on too. And all and one of the people, Billy Lahift, who did some fan art, he he did a variant cover for us, which is Superguy with the bugles on his fingers. Yeah, I was going to talk about that.
guys, you guys have multiple variants already, which are awesome. Yeah, so that was a big part of it, too. Like, so like, I don't know. It almost seems to me like there was no other option. And I saw people having success on Kickstarter, you know, like in today's day and age again, Indie comics. That's kind of where they have been thriving. Maybe things are slowly changing. But I don't know any better. You know, it's almost just like I wouldn't know how else to put out a comic.
Right. Like, so Kickstarter just seemed like that was the place to go. Absolutely. And what was it like for you, Joey, as far as like going through the process of like, you know, because I mean, again, I don't want to harp on the anxiety of it, but like, I know there's like just this desire to get your, you know, your art and get your story, get your book out there. And actually, like, tell me this, to be honest, I don't remember the actual... How long did it take to get fully funded?
It was pretty quick, wasn't it? Four hours. Yeah. Like that's gotta blow your mind, man. Blue our minds, yeah. Yeah, cuz like one of the things is good Continue, continue.
I was going to say, because one of things I feel really like excited about for this as well is because I don't know, let me me let me step back a little bit because I'm also a little bit salty because I, know, we've had a few artists and, you know, writers on from from bigger publishers and they are also taking certain projects and they are, you know, creating Kickstarter for them. And so for me, it's like I find it a little bit.
Contradictory, I find it a little bit like somewhat icky, but also I understand it when these huge publishers go and do Kickstarters when like kind of the Kickstarter environment was for guys like you is for smaller creators, it was for new people into the scene to get their creations out there. So, you know, for me, I'm just like, that's that's my perspective. I'm like, you know, let these guys get the money.
and get their shit out there instead of having some big ass conglomerate like start publishing stuff just because they want a different way or they want a different platform to make people feel more excited about publishing a big title, you know? I I don't know if I necessarily disagree with you and I've also even bought comics from bigger names and bigger publishers from Kickstarter. So like, you know, I totally get what you're saying.
I feel like it's like it's hard for everybody to like put comics out there. Right. But like something like Transformers, they just had those compendiums they funded in two minutes. They're making so much money. But I think people the way they spend their money, right? Like maybe the guy that's buying Transformers does not give a crap about Superguy whatsoever. So it's not like they're taking money from a guy like me or other indie people.
like we don't, you know, and maybe that's an unfair challenge like David versus Goliath, like Transformers versus Superguy. But I think, I don't know, I think Robo Guy could fight Kick Optimus Prime's ass. I mean, he literally... Yeah, I was going to say, don't want to put spoilers out there, but yeah, he could definitely, you know, hold his own, at least hold his own. He'd fucking definitely slap the shit out of Optimus.
But no, but again, I love it and I love the fact that there is the Kickstarter platform for guys like you.
And also, one thing that really excites me about just Superguy in general is the fact that there is such a marketplace for... the indie comic book these days, you know, and it's showing in all of these kind of smaller titles, these smaller publishers and these, you know, stuff that is again, we had Patrick Corvath on the show not too long ago and he said, you know, he's like, do the weird thing, you know, and I 100 % agree with that because that's for me as, you know, as
a newer comic reader also, Joey, comics are about that swing. You know, they're about taking that chance and doing something that you really love and that you really want to put, you know, again, pardon the pun of a pen to paper and make it come to reality. You know, so like I'm excited because I think that that's where you guys are going to shine. And I assume that's where you guys kind of see your moment at your breakout moment. Right. Yeah, I think so. would say, yeah.
You know, I think the way we've been describing it is like, this is a book we're not seeing on our shelves, you know, I think big publisher and indie wise, I think there's not a lot of comedy and there's not a lot of good comedy, even if it does exist, which is not to say that there isn't good comedy. That's not what I'm, I'm not trying to say that. I just think that that could be our niche, you know, we work really well together doing that.
And It doesn't feel like there's a lot of competition out there for that meaning like shelf space is always there's always competition there but like if everyone's doing a horror comic if Everyone's doing a certain type of comic. Well super guys a superhero comic on its surface, but there's other stuff going on. Yeah So I think we kind of have a leg up there like it's weird and it's And a lot of people like weird and funny Exactly, exactly.
Where do you guys, without giving too many spoilers away, how far do you see Superguy, like how far would you, not do you see, how far would you like to take Superguy? And then also, you know, I have a follow up with that is, do you guys have more, you know, something else that you guys are preparing once Superguy is done? No. Like the immediate plan, know Anthony and I have talked about it, is like a four episode.
A four to like art for Superguy and like see where like if maybe it can go further from there. But like the main goal is at least that. I mean, I would love to keep doing it. Like let's do like, know, hundreds of issues of Superguy. If that's what the people want. Yeah. And that's, again, another example of being on the same page. Like, that's exactly what I want from this.
You know, like we want omnibuses of super guys to be out there if we could, you know, if enough people want us to keep making it for issues. Yeah, it seems like the most reasonable approach to for IndieCon and creators, you know, again, to put out something, a trade of four issues seems at least doable or achievable. And then I already have the second issue written script wise. Not finalized, but I've already sent that to Joey. So we're well on our way to getting the second issue out there.
Thanks, man. Yeah, it definitely still needs more work. But yeah, we have plans. We don't want to stop. But right now it's like all super guy. That's all I could think of, you know, in terms of other projects. Haven't talked about that. And I don't know. I think it just it takes a lot of time to make a comic. So like. As a writer, guess I could write other things, but I know Joey's time is limited in so many ways, not just with comics. So I don't know. feel bad taking away. taken up on my time.
Well, I'd hate to, you know, I hate jumping back too far into the conversation, but I do need to ask as far as like the Kickstarter campaign and kind of getting the comics out, what do you find, like, as again, as this being your first book, like, how do you, what has kind of been the biggest obstacle or the biggest hangup for you in this process? Yeah, I don't know. I guess I don't want to say it's been completely easy. It's stressful even though we're funded. I don't know.
It's just kind of like it's with any creative project you're putting yourself out there. You know, like I feel like we're very lucky to have the support of the comic book community like that. That's really what fueled this. Also just really generous people in our lives that like went for those higher tiers that are, you know, are kind of outrageous, but they're there for support and people showed up for that. So. They worked, you know, is what I'm saying. Don't go.
Don't be afraid to put some higher tiers on your Kickstarter guys. You never know. Seriously. I don't know. Like it feels like even though we have a lot of backers and we've hit a huge amount, I would still love even more people to be interested in and want to read it. You know, like I think even though a lot of people backed it, that doesn't mean everyone wants a copy specifically or, you know, even wants to read it, even if they own it, you know.
I just want people to like read it and like appreciate like all the hard work like especially Joey put into this, you know, like yes, I'm working hard, but we all know in comics the artists are doing the heavy lifting all the time. And Joey did so much heavy lifting for this. He, you know, penciled it, inked it, colored it, lettered it, did the cover, ran through so many edits that we sent back and forth like he's the man.
And this I really, you know, like the way you're reacting to it, Aaron, is what we want to hear people You know, we want to hear them react the same way. Yeah. And especially people that don't read comics, especially like I sent it to people that don't read comics and they kind of told me similar things, which is awesome. I just we just want people to have fun reading it.
You know, not every comic needs to be, you know, bringing you down or be dramatic for, you know, or just be dramatic in general, even though, you know, the subject matter could be serious. Everything about this is is a love letter to comics. It's two people who are passionate about it and like it's our first comic. You know, I've written Joey has drawn, but we never combined our powers in this specific way. You know. Exactly.
Yeah. You guys, it's again, like I'll just say like for anybody, for everybody, for those who are listening, okay.
If you identify with, those, those, those comic, those serial comics that we talked about earlier, whether it was the far side, whether it was, you know, you know, Calvin and Hobbes, but also I have to say this also, if you love Saturday morning cartoons as an adult, like this is your new Saturday morning cartoon that you're just going to have to pick up on Wednesday, you know, But it's so like, again, it has that feeling. Like, you know, when I read this, like my... I want to...
One of my final questions is going to be like, who... Like, you know, if you had to create like an actor or pick an actor, like to, you know, to voice or even like act out or just voice like super guy and robot. Like, I know who automatically pops into my head, but I'm actually very curious about like what they sound like or if they have like a who they sound like. in your heads as individuals. Ooh. Joe, you take it first. curious to hear who you have in mind there. I am too though, yeah.
As for me, I've always pictured, what's his name? I just lost it. Danny McBride from Vice Principals as Superguy. the way... I don't know if you've seen the show, but he's kind of a dick, but he also deep down has a heart of gold. There's that warmth coming out from him, but on the surface and also a few layers under that, he's... kind of a dick. But just like his delivery and everything, was like, he'd be perfect for a super guy. That's hitting the nail on the head. That's perfect.
I think that's a great one. I like the idea of Alan Tudyk voicing robot guy. He's voiced a few robots before, so I don't know if it's tight casting, but he just has the perfect voice for not only voice acting, but for robots. Joey's answers are wrong, by the way. No, no, they're great. They're great. I just I don't know. I just kind of hear them differently in my head, but I think that's the beauty of it.
They're like we can both be hearing different completely different people, apparently, but it just still works the same way. So like Superguy to me, I think dream casting Bruce Campbell, like he's just who I could. Like feel has the soul of Superguy, like cocky, but heroic sounding, you know, but like. You know that he's not completely serious, right? Yeah. And then robot guy. my God. Peter Dinklage. That's that's who I would cast as as robot.
I want him to be like sounding like Shakespearean almost like not that the way I write him is like that, but I just feel like and not that Peter Dinklage is like necessary. He's not even British, like, but just like his Game of Thrones esque like delivery, I think would be perfect for Robo. That's true. are such good answers, such good answers. So for me, like I'm struggling with because so again, again, I say like very Saturday morning cartoons vibe.
So like I go back to like the tick and not like this most recent tick. But I think of like the Patrick Warburton tick. So like for me, Patrick Warburton, you know, like a robot, you know, what are you doing? He's got that deep like. god, yes. That was a great impression too, dude. Thank you. Thank you.
And then for for robot Depending on like there's I'm not sure which one I want to go with more but I either think J bear a shell mmm Or or my my my he's kind like my number two but like my number one would be Matt Barry from what we do Yeah, Matt Berry, there we go. Yes. Yeah. Yes. I can't believe I didn't. You absolutely can. Right? We have a little bit of a current obsession with Matt Berry, because whenever I... I'd like to see if I can find it, but Chris...
I'm gonna see if I can find it real quick. It would be perfect. Yeah, we didn't think of him at all, but like. Unhear him as Matt Barry knows. Oh, this. Yeah. I don't know if you're able to hear that or not. I wish I would. But yeah, no. Like so, like again, I think I'll say this and I don't want people to just take my point of view. And I know Chris will come on and he'll talk about it when he when he gets a chance to. But I want people like I want people to go out and not just.
Buy this because it's good, but also do Do the damn thing because you know, just like you said, and it was actually in one of my questions earlier, like you have the support of the community around you and that's always awesome when it comes to a Kickstarter.
Yeah. And just the fact that, yes, you have your immediate like family and community and people that want to support you, but you had the community of comic readers and your audience from your show, I'm assuming as well, they come in to support you and coming through and being there. And so this is just this is going to be something that people are not going to want to miss. And if they do miss, they're going to freaking just have a like, you know, have that FOMO that regret.
so I think people need to get out there and put some money behind Superguy because this is going to be like, just wait, you're going to see Joey Murphy and Mr. Tony Nacho, Ian Achio. You're going to see these guys at Comic-Con at Midtown Comics doing signings with this stuff.
I guarantee you, you're going to see it because like that's if anything, you're creating your own like sub genre of like in the comic community because this is something that a lot of people are going to pick up on with that nostalgic feel to it. So I'm super excited for you guys. I just want to say like, I appreciate you guys being here. Thank you so much. Thank you for discussing Superguy, for discussing his robot companion, the Kickstarter campaign.
But before we go, one thing that we definitely like to ask, you know, the creators that come on here is please share with us. you know, the things that right now that you're loving, whether it's something you've been reading, something you've been watching, something you've been listening to, like, what are you guys into right now that the, the, the listeners can kind of check out with you. I'll go first. I'm currently reading through the third compendium of Invincible, which I haven't read yet.
it's fantastic. And I'm all caught up on the show, which is also amazing. So I figured I should read the source material. It's just such a great comic. The artwork, which is also, as I'm reading it and kind of absorbing how to draw certain things, like explosions or...
You know destruction and stuff and that's also helped a lot, you know, even the drawing of super guy To be honest, but it's just it's such a fun well made book and story and ryan otley and i forget to i'm sorry author the guy who writes it like all the other artists Yeah, yeah. so that's that's mostly what i'm Checking out right now that and daredevil Awesome. yeah. Yeah. I am not caught up. am not anywhere near caught up on Daredevil, but I will say this.
I have read through the entirety of Invincible. That was one of my first like massive read throughs of any storyline, and it was absolutely worth it. I mean, you get a chance. don't know if you if if you're a fan of Akira at all, but if you ever get a chance to read through Akira, that feels just as long. But but. just as rewarding to read all the way through. It's an incredible story. That's it.
I've been watching daredevil mostly I don't get to really watch a lot of TV anymore, but daredevil I've been watching I made sure to watch it. I started watching that adult swim show Why can't I remember the name of it? With the mushrooms common side effects there we go that was that's really cool It's so good.
I'm a few episodes in it's really great if you like Mike judge you're gonna love that show He's a big part of it Reading I I've only I haven't really been sitting I read a bunch of absolute DC the other day like the flash Martian Manhunter Pretty much all the number ones again. The only one I've really been keeping up.
It was absolute Batman, but I love that Yeah, I think I just bought the Wizard of Oz on 4k so I'll probably rewatch that with a pink one out of the I've done ever seen the sequel I actually haven't returned to Oz, no. I was too, like, I caught it as a kid, I was scared. Yeah. It's terrifying. To this day, to this day, I'm still terrified of that. There's two movies from my childhood that will forever. I am scarred. ET and Return to Oz. E.T. Thank I cannot do, I cannot fucking do ET, man.
Like my wife keeps trying to convince me to watch it and I'm like, I even own it, I bought it. And I'm like, I can't fucking do it. It's like, it's staring at me. It's like just, you know. don't like ET himself. No, no. looks like an like a that's like a I don't know, like an evil raisin. Like he's just so. And at one point he turns white in the movie and he's like dress up like an old woman. And it's like, God, it's I'm scared just like thinking about E.T.
Will you be a Comic Con again this year? I'm going Yeah, I probably will be. Okay. Sorry. I'm you should. I apologize for what I might do. If you dress up as ET. I might. You never know. You so yeah, speaking of comic con, did, did, did Joey get to see you as, the pedestrian? I think so, right? You probably saw it. Yeah Yeah, I'll leave it. So speaking of comics coming out of nowhere and blowing the socks off of fans again, this is exactly just like pedestrian.
That's what super guy is going to do. So once again, thank you so much, guys, for being here. One last thing from both of you, if you guys don't mind, tell the people where they can follow your your art, your writing, your careers, your podcast, give them give them the deeds. I'm Joe Ryan J O R I O N on both threads and Instagram Joe Ryan's belt on blue sky. I'm not super active on Threads or blue sky and I'm there but I'm not doing a whole lot.
Mostly my stuff is gonna be on Instagram Also check out the other comic that I do weekly single panel quickies comic on Instagram as quickies underscore comic If you like the far side and or the New Yorker, you'll love it. And if you don't like those two, you're going to like it anyway because it's great and hilarious. Nice. Mr. Tony Nacho everywhere you go on social media, mostly on Blue Sky and Instagram. If you DM me there, that's probably where I'll most likely answer. Of course, I host.
a co-host of Comics and Chronic. We have an episode. I don't know when this episode will be out, but one of our newest our newest episode that's about to drop this week is with the Oblivion Bar podcast. We had a great time talking about Wonder Woman Dead Earth. You should check that out. It was a really fun talk. You guys didn't give it the score I was expecting, but still a great comic. You know, you'll figure out who are the bad boys of comic book podcast if you listen to that episode.
And yeah, check out Superguy. If it's not on Kickstarter anymore, I'll definitely, know, at that after post, once I start getting to ship it out, I'll find ways to get it out to more people in different ways. I'm sure I'll have more copies laying around. I will be at. Brooklyn it's called Bix. It's a Brooklyn Comic Convention for two days next weekend Saturday and Sunday and I you know, I have some early copies of The main cover of Joey's cover.
I know this is not video but Aaron I will I'm showing you this Wait, why is it? my god. Okay. Sorry the camera. There's such a lag that I don't know what I'm doing my god. Just send me a selfie. But yeah, I have physical copies of Super Guy, so I'll have those and some stickers at the Brooklyn Comic Con when that's happening. Yeah, that's my spiel. But you guys will never, ever see my copy come out of the bag and board, okay? Ever. I think it's gonna stay in there pristine. Yeah. There you go.
I could, I could. And I might just do that. You I recommend that you buy two of our books. Yeah, two of each kind. Thank you, kid. Thank you guys for being here. Appreciate your time. You know, good luck with everything going forward. And you know, when, when all four issues come out and you got that, that I'm going to say when you got that first storyline complete, we've to have you back on so we can talk all things super guy once again. Be back.