Category Archives: Ashcan Edition

The Ashcan Edition Episode 11: The Best at What He Does with Chris Condon

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For episode 11 of The Ashcan Edition, Brant Lewis talks with Green Arrow and Ultimate Wolverine scribe Chris Condon. Join us as we talk about returning Ollie to his roots, Barry Windsor-Smith’s impact on the Winter Solider, and how a New Jersey writer and a British artist decided to do a series about Texas.

You also follow Chris on social media @christophcondon. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Ultimate Wolverine #1 by Chris Condon and Alessandro Cappucchio is currently out.

Green Arrow #20 by Chris Condon and Mantos will be released on January 22, 2025.

Music is “Win This Battle Win This War” by Everet Almond.

The Ashcan Edition Episode 10: Hitting the Right Notes With Keeping Time’s Kody Okamoto

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The Ashcan Edition‘s host Brant Lewis talks with cartoonist Kody Okamoto about their queer slice of life music webcomic Keeping Time. You don’t want to miss out on this conversation about sad boys, slow slow burn romance, and how sometimes the only way to move forward is by looking back.

You can read Keeping Time on https://www.keepingtimecomic.com. You can also follow Kody on social media @kodyisover. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.

The Ashcan Edition Episode Nine: Elemental Grooviness with Metamorpho’s Writer Al Ewing

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The Ashcan Edition‘s host Brant Lewis chats with acclaimed writer Al Ewing about his upcoming DC Comics series Metamorpho. So get into the Metamorpho holiday spirit by listening to Al discuss what interests him about Rex and his world, how Steve Lieber draws the perfect fab freak, and what you can do to spread some yvoorg and elemental cheer.

Metamorpho: The Element Man #1 will be released on December 25 by writer Al Ewing, artist Steve Lieber, colorist Lee Loughridge, and letterer Ferran Delgado. You can follow Al on social media @al-ewing or by subscribing to his newsletter https://al-ewing-writes-comics.ghost.io/. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.

The Ashcan Edition Episode 8: Escaping from Apokolips with Barda’s Writer-Artist Ngozi Ukazu

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For episode 7 of The Ashcan Edition, host Brant Lewis interviews award-winning writer-artist Ngozi Ukazu about her recent work in the Fourth World of DC comics with the graphic novel Barda and her recently announced follow-up Orion. So get ready to learn more about what interests her about Jack Kirby’s work, why more people need to get on the Orion fan train, and how love can save the day.

You can follow Ngozi on social media @ngoziu. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.

The Ashcan Edition Episode Seven: Getting to the Source with New Gods Writer Ram V

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For episode 7 of The Ashcan Edition, host Brant Lewis talks with Ram V about his upcoming New Gods series for DC comics releasing on December 18. Ram discusses his plans on tackling an iconic mythology, keeping Kirby’s spirit alive, and how Darkseid’s death will not only impact the Fourth World but the larger DC universe as a whole.

You can follow Ram V on social media @therightram. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.

The Ashcan Edition Episode 6: Solving Gotham City Mysteries with Dan Watters

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Before the release of his upcoming series Batman: Dark Patterns, Brant Lewis interviews writer Dan Watters on The Ashcan Edition. They talk about what makes Batman a compelling and fascinating character, why the weird pulp roots of the character still remain, and how Hayden Sherman is the only artist for this series.

You can follow Dan Watters on social media @danpgwatters or through his newsletter The Dead Air Channel. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Twitter @Brant__Lewis and on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.

The Ashcan Edition Episode 4: A Little Bit of Everything with Aditya Bidikar

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On the fourth episode of The Ashcan Edition, Brant Lewis interviews prolific comics letterer and writer Aditya Bidikar. In the conversation they discuss the art of lettering, the importance of work-life balance, and his upcoming work as a member of Tiny Onion’s Artists in Residence Program.

You can follow Aditya Bidikar on social media @adityab or on his website. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Twitter @Brant__Lewis and on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.

The Ashcan Edition Episode 3: Doing it Ourselves with Avi Ehrlich

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On the third episode of The Ashcan Edition, Brant Lewis interviews Avi Ehrlich, the founder and publisher of San Francisco based indie comics publisher Silver Sprocket. Since it’s founding, Silver Sprocket has become more than just a publisher and a store but a community giving artists and creatives the tools and knowledge of making the comics they want to make fully independently. With their recent crowdfunding efforts close to ending, Brant speaks to Avi about their plans and goals for the future of Silver Sprocket and how they don’t want to rely on outside investors to dictate the direction of the company by turning to crowdfunding. Silver Sprocket and Avi are truly punk to their very cores.

You can follow Silver Sprocket on social media @silversprocket. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Twitter @Brant__Lewis and on Bluesky @brantlewis. And you can support Silver Sprocket at their website.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.

The Ashcan Edition Episode 2: Cosmic Cartooning with Dan Schkade

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In the second episode of The Ashcan Edition, Brant Lewis interviews acclaimed cartoonist Dan Schkade about his recent work on the long running comic strip Flash Gordon, dissects what makes a good superhero for Portland, and why words like prepuscular work so well in a mystery story.

You can follow Dan Schkade on social media @danschkade. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Twitter @Brant__Lewis and on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.

The Ashcan Edition Episode 1: Killing it With Kyle Starks

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Welcome to the first episode of The Ashcan Edition where writer Brant Lewis interviews some of the top talent in in the comic book industry. In this episode Brant talks with one of the funniest and most heartfelt creatives currently in the industry, Kyle Starks.

In the interview they discuss what makes henchmen interesting, what happens when horror killers live together in a gated community, and how working at a combination comic book/music/movie/porn store impacted his creative work. You can follow Kyle Starks on social media @thekylestarks and support him on Patreon. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Twitter @Brant__Lewis and on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.