Welcome to That’s The Issue! I’m Matt Lune, and I’ll be joined every episode by guests to discuss their love of comics by looking at the comics they love. Today on the show, I'm joined by small press creator Sarah Gordon and President/COO of Top Cow, Matt Hawkins. We talk about the evolution of the comics industry in the decades since Matt first met Rob Liefeld and started working for Extreme Studios, how to engage with a changing comics audience, and about one of the strangest Kickstarter rewards of all...join us!

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Welcome to That’s The Issue! I’m Matt Lune, and I’ll be joined every episode by guests to discuss their love of comics by looking at the comics they love.

Today on the show, I'm joined by writer Fred Van Lente ( “Amazing Spider-Man” “Archer and Armstrong” “The Comic Book History of Comics”) to talk about his new Kickstarter with artist Ryan Dunlavey, “The Comic Book History of Animation!”

We discuss the early days of animation in Hollywood, finding the human stories within the history, the hidden figures behind the legends, and so much more!

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Today on the show, I'm joined by Johnnie Christmas and Jack T. Cole, the writer and artist behind the new Image Comics series Tartarus! We discuss the ins and outs of their working relationship, the process of building a world, and much much more!

On this week's episode, I'm joined by writer and creator Matt Kindt, and comics journalist Kelly Kanayama to discuss the importance of influences on a creators work, as well as the legacy that creators leave behind.

On this week's episode I'm joined by the art team behind the Image Comics series Crowded, Ted Brandt and Ro Stein. On the show we discuss their artistic process, their inspirations, how their approach to their art is evolving over time, and the things they do to keep their work interesting.

We also discuss their favorite comics. For Ted, it’s “Never as Bad as you Think” by Stuart and Kathryn Immonen, and for Ro it’s “The Adventure Zone vol 1: Here There be Gerblins” by the McElroys.

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On this week's episode I'm joined by letterer and writer Aditya Bidikar and critic and writer Alice Castle to discuss the comics they love! Along the way, we talk about, well, everything about comics! From making zines all the way through to adapting your work for the big screen. Join us!

Today on the show I'm joined by freelance editor and marketer Sarah Wray, and marketer and comics creator Katriona Chapman to talk about their experiences at this year's Thought Bubble festival both as representatives of publishers like Avery Hill and Liminal 11 and - in Kat's case - a creator of her own work. Join us!

On this week's episode, I'm joined by the reviews manager from Women Write About Comics, Kayleigh Hearn, and the creator of the upcoming La Voz de M. A. Y. O Tata Rambo, Henry Barajas, to discuss the importance of social justice in comics, and the books important to them. Join us!

This episode is a Halloween Special! Joining me for this very spooky episode is Kyle Starks ("Sexcastle," "Rick and Morty," "Assassin Nation") and Multiversity's own Jake Hill (Mutantversity) to discuss their favorite horror comics!

Along the way, we talk about Kyle's new Kickstarter book "Old Head," our joint love for "Locke & Key," the works of Emily Carroll and Junji Ito, and the many reasons why Kyle loves the movies of M. Night Shyamalan (especially Signs). Join us!

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This week’s episode is a live recording from the Birmingham based comics convention Not Another Comic-Con that I was invited to record back in August. I’m joined by Peter Burke, who’s the founder and organizer of the convention, and John Higgins, an industry legend who’s been a writer and artist on books like "2000AD" and "Rajorjack," as well as being the colorist on books like "Watchmen" and "The Killing Joke."