#140 GrendelCon with Rantz Hoseley

About this episode

Eli Schwab interviews Rantz Hoseley about the history and experiences of Grendel Con.

This week Eli is joined in the studio by one of the organizers of the 1990 Grendel Con Rantz Hoseley. We talk all about how it came together and what happened on that snow covered weekend all those years ago. We chat about our dearly departed friends Bernie Mireault and Joe Matt, we talk about hanging with Matt and everything that goes into being a long time Wagnerian. Also, Rantz is the Eisner & Harvey Award winning VP of Editorial at Z2 Comics and we chat about some new work Matt has done there and a whole bunch of other fun stuff!! VIVAT! Main podcast page: https://thedevilindetail.libsyn.com Eli Schwab https://cosmiclionproductions.com/ @CosmicLion on Instagram Ben Granoff @BenGranoff on Instagram Watch Ben's new vids!! https://www.youtube.com/@UCGAbqwJ07N80xYht2HpqujA Much love to Matt Wagner who has an amazing NEW website!! https://mattwagnercomics.art/ Check out Brennan Wagner's killer website!! https://brennanwagnerart.com/ Intro and animations done by Micha Buzan https://www.micahbuzan.com/

People in this episode

Host: Eli Schwab

Guest: Rantz Hoseley

Topics covered

• Grendel Con
• comics
• Matt Wagner
• Eisner Award
• nostalgia

Keywords

• Grendel Con
• Rantz Hoseley
• comics history
• Eisner Award
• Matt Wagner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Z2 Comics, Eisner & Harvey Award

Books & works: Grendel Con

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