Daniel Freedman on Stimulus - Bonus - Jack Kirby Way

About this episode

Daniel Freedman discusses his short story collection 'Stimulus' and the challenges of comic book storytelling.

The phone calls could be harsh. Daniel Freedman talked to a lot of shop owners. They told him anthologies didn’t sell. He explained that Stimulus was not an anthology; it was a short story collection. They continued to express cynicism. He went ahead and assembled an astonishing array of stories, galloping through numerous tones and showcasing an awesome stable of collaborators. Stimulus flaunts the heights that this medium can soar, and obliterates house style tastes. It’s on those LCS shelves now. Here’s your chance to prove the glass-half-empty folks that audiences crave structures free from corporate designs. The comics in Stimulus should have your mouth watering. They’re science fiction and fantasy slanted idea outburts illustrated by - hold your breath - Robert Sammelin (Kali), Tomm Coker (Black Monday Murders), Filya Bratukhin(Nature’s Labyrinth), Amilcar Pina (Galactic), Dilraj Mann (Dalstron Monsterzz), Lorenzo Nuti (Dragonero/Conan), Arianna Farricella (College Apocalypse), Gavin Dias (PENTHOUSE Comics), Debbie Tsoi (Split Fiction), Stefano Realdini (Captain Gaia), Dan Morison (HELL-BENT), and Henrik Sahlstrom (Mirror’s Edge: Exordium). This week, we had a blast…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Gullickson, Lisa Gullickson

Guest: Daniel Freedman

Topics covered

• short story collection
• comic book storytelling
• collaborative art
• science fiction
• fantasy
• autobiographical narratives

Keywords

• Stimulus
• Daniel Freedman
• short stories
• comic books
• collaboration
• science fiction
• fantasy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Stimulus, Black Monday Murders, Nature’s Labyrinth, Galactic, Dalstron Monsterzz, Dragonero/Conan, College Apocalypse, PENTHOUSE Comics, Split Fiction, Captain Gaia

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