Hungry Trilobyte Podcast

Jeri Ellsworth has been widely known in retrogaming circles as a hardware wizard on platforms such as the C64, VIC-20, and ZX81. Beyond that, she's built a career on designing computer chips and systems for large companies as well as fun gaming projects. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Jeri settles in for a conversation about the current dismal state of the tech industry (my words, not hers) and how her optimism and creativity might point us geeks in the direction of better days ahead. Just as an example, she tells us about Tilt Five and her venture into Augmented Reality. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Tom Fenoglio and I sit down LIVE at Fan Expo Chicago to talk about Transhuman, the follow-up project from Fenom Comics. Tom gives a lot of honest, personal advice on how to build your career in comics and how to find a team to work with (not to mention the importance of doing so!) — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Dennis Valencia is another comic creator with Homebrewed Comics, and the creator of The Celestial Knight. He and I have a great chat about building a comic character that's been a part of your imagination since you were a kid... and what it's like to mash that character up against another creator's work in an indie crossover! — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Braxton Cosby is a novelist, screenwriter, and comic creator. His studio, Cosby Media Productions, has a full library of titles available, created by himself and his colleagues, leading to his comic book title Broken.I get really excited talking to Braxton, as he has a strong creative spirit and the collaborative nature that makes him a great guy to found a publishing studio. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, we talk about Broken, the appeal of being an indie comic creator, and the relationship you can build with the fandom. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Chris Sahloff is the creator of an indie comic called C.R.I.T., which is a contemporary-world fantasy using his friends as characters and created through an extended Dungeons and Dragons play session. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Chris and I ask hard questions about what it's like to use a game as a framework for a comic series, and what it takes to start a comic career from square one. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Vernon Smith is an artist with IDW, working on titles like Star Trek #500 and the TMNT Halloween Special. He and I are going to talk Trek, Ninja Turtles, as well as his early experiences as a fan reading about Superboy and the Legion. Vernon and I also can't resist swapping Con tales about STTC, STLV, STSF, Dallas, and I even break down and tell my Klingon Jesus story. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Back again, Jarrod Alberich gets the misfortune of walking me through the newbie stages of G.I. Joe fandom. We get into a brief overview of the franchise, some new developments, and get to dissect why we collect and what it satisfaction it brings us. The conversation was started after I found the G.I. Joe/Transformers collaboration featuring Kup and Sgt. Slaughter. There's also a moment where we talk about Jarrod's service in the real-world armed forces, and what it means when you can make your ambitions a reality. Jarrod was previously on Hungry Trilobyte in episodes 80, 113, and 153. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

Amelia Eichler, previously seen on Episode 152, returns today to talk about her journey into cinema history and preservation. Specifically, she talks about her grandfather's love of movies and how he mindfully passed it on to her. She and I talk about how it helps to be guided by a mentor and how that can coincide with normal growth as a person, possibly making it easier. Amelia and I share a love of The Marx Brothers, which does call back to my talk with Frank Ferrante. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky, Twitter, or Instagram - @AaronBossig