On the Pat Chat this week is one Pat's dearest friends, Disney buddy, and appreciator of dodgy geology in film: Lauren Sankovitch! We talk about what she's been up in recent years after departing editing comics full time, what she's enjoying, bad movies, our pandemic experiences and so much more! Good Trouble Productions Lauren on Instagram: @el_sanko Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
May 29, 2024•1 hr 3 min
On this week's Pat Chat, photographer and tabletop game streamer Nate Buchman joins Pat to talk photography, streaming, table top gaming and more! We talk about our approaches to photography, and dealing with burnout. Plus: WHY Pat would be terrible at D & D. Nate's website: www.natebuchman.com Nate on Instagram: @natebuchman The DIE RPG stream on Twitch Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
May 22, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Continuing from Pat's appearance in I Read Comic Books , Mike and Kara find themselves on the Pat Chat talking about crossovers, events and comics of the same ilk! We talk about the stories we love, stories we hate, and wonder about stories unfinished. (We are looking at YOU, Image United!) A fun show, so check it out! Be sure to check out Pat's appearance on their show for follow ups on our previous conversation in episode 9, including Kara's attempts to read Hickman's FF! If you check out thei...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 10 min
In this week's Pat Chat, Liana Kangas joins Pat to talk about their journey as a comic artist, particularly on their work for books like TRVE KVLT and KNOW YOUR STATION. We talk about their approach to comics storytelling and how color truly changes the context of any scene, among many other topics within art. PLUS: Pat discovers Liana's love for Evangelion and we definitely get into it! A fun show, so come and get it! Liana's Links: https://bio.site/lianakangas Liana on Instagram: @lianakangas ...
May 08, 2024•55 min
On the PatChat this week: Marvel Studios Post-Production Coordinator Jim Velasco joins me to talk about pro-wrestling, including our shared history as part of the PWG Reseda crew, among many other memories in that space. Plus, some Marvel talk! And Jim's long-standing connections to Philadelphia. A fun chat, so check it out! NOTE: This was recorded before WrestleMania 40. Jim on Instagram: @thejimmyv Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram ...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Pat welcomes Jess Eberle to the show! We chat about her early years in the cosplay space and her return in recent years. We talk about her work in product design and a particular item that went viral in the last couple years. We also chat about photoshoots and cons, collecting, and so much more! Jess' Instagram: @youcanttigatag Jess' Linktree Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr
This week on The Pat Chat: Max Beckman of the band Half Past Two and owner of CheapGraphicNovels.com hops on to talk about conventions, our collecting habits, Omnibuses and more! Plus, Max talks about his adventures as part of a band and as an online comics retailer... Half-Past Two's website: https://www.halfpasttwoska.com/ CheapGraphicNovels.com Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 24 min
This week, Pat is joined by artist and editor Heather Antos to talk about her journey across multiple universes. From the Marvel Universe, Star Wars and Star Trek, Heather has left her mark across all of them and helped create characters that have transcended the page and we talk about them all! Plus, we delve into her burgeoning foray into art! Heather on Instagram: @heatherantos Heather's art Instagram: @heatherartos Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follo...
Apr 10, 2024•46 min
On this week's Pat Chat: Kori returns for her first solo appearance on the show. We talk about our long running friendship, some cosplay stuff, an unavoidable detour into X-Men talk, podcasting, and so much more. A fun chat with one of my bestest pals, so give it a listen! Kori on twitter: @zombilicious Kori on BlueSky: @Zombilicious Kori's podcast: Culture Cryptids Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 22 min
This week, highly acclaimed comic letterer Clayton Cowles joins Pat to talk about all kinds of things...Poor Things, even. We talk about a lot of things that we are reading and watching and throw recommendations to each other. Of course there's some comics talk, drawing talk and even some chat about Clayton's lettering, including the number of individual issues he works on in each month... Find Clayton on Instragram: @claytoncowles Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn O...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 17 min
AJ Grier joins Pat to talk about things we've been enjoying of late. We also talk about the state of various franchises including the state of the MCU, DC's films. An appreciation of the work of Jonathan Hickman, conventions, and so much more. Follow AJ on Instagram: @adrianjermayne Various Narratives on IG: @variousnarratives Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 12 min
I saw DUNE part 2, and I wanted to talk about it. Thus, you now have this special bonus show, featuring the return of Chicago's coolest nerd and cinephile, MJ, and the first appearance of the biggest Dune nerd that I know, artist Megan Porch! We talk about Dune part 2, as well as the 1984 and 2021 films (with a little bit of book talk) as we go through the characters, the story points and the nuances of the biggesst film of 2024 so far. Plus, why is Giedi Prime the coolest planet in this univers...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 27 min
This week, Pat is joined by good pal and former co-worker Jose as we chat about art and figure collecting, our approaches to both hobbies, what we've been reading and so much more. Another fun chat, so check it out! Jose on Instagram: @aviciouskoala Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Today on the Pat Chat: Tony Fleecs returns for a solo chat about his upcoming projects! We talk about FERAL, a brand new horror comic in the vein of STRAY DOGS, but featuring cats! We talk up some LOCAL MAN, Tony and Tim Seeley's love letter to 90's Image Comics. Plus, some chat of the newly announced UNCANNY VALLEY, his project with artist Dave Wachter. We also share old memories from our message board days, a discussion of Rob Liefeld's work at its peak, and so much more! Note: we will be retu...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min
On this week's Pat Chat: Kori, Mike and Patrick of the Krakoan Exports podcast join me to talk about things that aren't X-Men related. SOME X-Men chatter appeared. Plus, cosplay talk! And we talk about other things too. Cover art by Pete Collins . Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky . Kori on twitter: @zombilicious Kori on BlueSky: @Zombilicious Kori's other podcast: Culture Cryptids Mike on twitter: @thecomicarchive Mike on...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 6 min
This week! In our lengthiest episode yet, Pat and special guest Diana Tolin chat about anything and everything. And by everything, we talk anime, travel, conventions, cosplay, comics and friendship! We go into a lot of tangents, and unexpectedly spend a LOT of time talking about X-Men towards the end. A fun show, so check it out! Follow Diana on Instagram: @binkxy Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 17 min
This week, Pat is joined by fellow photographer Corwyn Johnson, AKA Mindfall Media! We talk about comics, photoshoots, and a whole lot more. We learn about what drives Pat absolutely mad when it comes to photoshoots, and we talk about our dream shoots! The cover image was originally shot by Corwyn, edited by me, and features our friend @kryspertine! Corwyn on Instagram: @mindfallmedia Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Feb 23, 2024•2 hr 38 min
This week, I'm joined by Michelle and Justin, collectively known as Adventures in Geekdom! We talk about collecting, attending conventions and even a bit of cosplay! A fun show as always, so check it out! Adventures in Geekdom on IG: @adventures.in.geekdom Michelle on IG: @meshellwaffleo Justin on IG: @jt_otero Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Feb 20, 2024•2 hr 34 min
This week, I am joined by highly acclaimed podcasters Brad and Lisa of Comic Book Couples Counseling! We talk about comics and how we discovered the medium. We talk about their podcasting origin story, our love of conventions, and so much more! And of course, I go on a tangent about X-Men. Follow our guests here: Brad on IG: @mouthdork Lisa on IG: @sidewalksiren Comic Book Couples Counseling on IG: @cbccpodcast Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Yes, that title is correct. This week, I am joined by MJ to chat about movies, comics, cats and convention memories. We also talk about being part of the Marvel and DC canon as we have both made appearances in comics. And yes, at the time of recording, I hadn't seen Napoleon yet...but MJ has seen it a LOT. A really fun catch up chat with a very dear pal, so check it out! (Featuring a special appearance by MJ's cat, Cooper!) MJ on Instagram: @mollyjane_k Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graph...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 28 min
This week, in a mega-sized episode of the Pat Chat, we welcome the crew of Garage Art Studios to the show, reunited for the first time in years since the pandemic. Who is Garage Art Studios? Well, we have Tony Fleecs, Chris Moreno, Chris Burnham, Drew Johnson, Dennis Culver, Tone Rodriguez and Gus Vasquez! We talk about art, sharing studio space and so much more! A fun look behind the scenes of creating comics and a lot of great stories await you in this new Pat Chat! Follow everyone here: Chris...
Jan 31, 2024•2 hr 44 min
This week, Pat chats with Mike and Kara of the I Read Comic Books podcast and we talk about...well, comic books. A lot of them. We talk Transformers, fandom, the state of the comics industry and variant gimmicks...and of course, Pat tries to get Kara to read more Jonathan Hickman comics. Mike on Instagram: @MikeRapin I Read Comic Books Podcast: https://ircbpodcast.com/ IRCB on Instagram: @IRCBpodcast Mike on Substack: Attempting to Code Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by T...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Thsi week, Pat is joined by Dewey, Kelly and Justin and we talk about our longstanding connections and how it all leads back to DragonCon. Plus, Kelly's party costumes, con stories, catching up on comics and so much more, including the story of Kelly and Justin's Twister movie cosplay that went viral! Justin on Instagram: @RadioMurdock Kelly on Instagram: @Ke11y24 Dewey on Instagram: @SpaceDewey Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and B...
Jan 17, 2024•2 hr 36 min
This one is a treat. Pat has been a fan of Taurin Clarke for quite a long time, which led to them becoming friends. This week, they chat about art, returning to conventions after a pandemic, Transformers, his work on Spider-Man 2, and how terrible of an influence Pat has been when it comes to Hot Toys figures. PLUS: Why DID Taurin pick the username Muaadib? Taurin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muaadib/ Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min
This week on the Pat Chat, Pat invites fellow photographers Greg Larro, Arian Hormozi and Benn obbins to talk about the art of photography, conventions, the cosplay photography scene, playing around with film, social media algorithms and so much more! Arian: https://www.instagram.com/ahormozi/ Benn: https://www.instagram.com/robbinsstudios/ Greg: https://linktr.ee/greglarro Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Jan 03, 2024•2 hr 6 min
On this Pat Chat, writer/editor Stephanie Cooke joins Pat to talk about writing, comics, the city of Toronto, raccoons and cats! Oh, and Stephanie's recent discovery of Lucha Libre! More on Stephanie and her work can be found at https://stephaniecooke.ca/ Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 13 min
One of them is a New Yorker living in San Diego. The other is a New Yorker at heart. Together, they bullshit about NYC, trading cards, comics and more. Eisner judge, and trading card guru TJ Shevlin joins Pat in this week's Pat Chat! TJ can be found here . Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Pat welcomes critically acclaimed artist Agnes Garbowska to the show! We chat about conventions and art, life in LA, the life of a freelance artist, the American healthcare system, travel and so much more! Follow Agnes on Instagram ! And check out her travel Insta here ! https://agnesgarbowska.com/ Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Pat welcomes writer/journalist Lan Pitts to the show. They discuss making enemies, writing, the business of creating a new podcast, a bit of gaming, Pat's currently unemployed life and a bit about conventions. And of course, of course Pat brings up how much he hates the Javits Center. Lan on Instagram . Lan on Twitter . Music for the show by Sleepy Sword . Graphics designed by Turn On Red . Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky ....
Dec 06, 2023•40 min
Welcome to the Pat Chat. A new show where Pat Loika chats with friends, creators, and anyone who fancies a conversation. This week, on the inaugural episode of the Pat Chat, Pat welcomes...Pat. The Other Pat L, who is also a big Emma Frost fan like Pat, and was also from the Philippines like Pat, and even went to the same school as Pat at some point. There is no other person more fitting to start out this show than a meeting of The Two Pats! Patrick L can be found on Tumblr . And Instagram . Mus...
Nov 29, 2023•48 min
