Episode 279 - Sonic the Hedgehog X Godzilla w/ Nick Marino

About this episode

Nick Marino joins the hosts to discuss his comic book career and the crossover project Sonic the Hedgehog X Godzilla.

Once upon a time, this week's guest was the host of the Audioshocker Podcast, and split a table with Ian at Podcast Arena at New York Comic Con. These days, Nick Marino has followed his comic book dream, and is writing comics. Ian and Raph join Nick to discuss his previous works, including Godzilla Rivals: Biollante Vs. Destoroyah, as well as his upcoming IP crossover of epic proportions, Sonic the Hedgehog X Godzilla! We also discuss how the industry has changed for creators and retailers over the last few years, what life is like listing through Penguin Random House and Lunar versus the Diamond days, the removal of founder Mike Richardson from Dark Horse, whether you pronounce the X as an X or if it's a symbol for Cross, some further digital comics conversation, and so much more. Do go ahead and pre-order Sonic the Hedgehog X Godzilla if you haven't already done so, and you can find all things Nick Marino over at his website, https://www.nickmarino.net/. You can also follow him on Instagram, Bluesky and Threads, and you can read his articles over at Den of Geek! You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Levenstein, Brent Kossina

Guest: Nick Marino

Topics covered

• comics
• podcasting
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Godzilla
• creator industry
• digital comics

Keywords

• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Godzilla
• Nick Marino
• comics
• podcasting
• creator industry
• digital comics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penguin Random House, Lunar, Diamond, Dark Horse, Den of Geek, Comic Timing, Audioshocker Podcast

Books & works: Godzilla Rivals: Biollante Vs. Destoroyah, Sonic the Hedgehog X Godzilla

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