Comic Industry Insiders

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Comic Industry Insiders: where our goal is to get to know the people behind the scenes in the comic book industry and uncover the secrets that will help you understand and grow your own business or career in comics. Every episode, join host Atom! Freeman as he sits down with industry guests to unravel those secrets.

Episode Date
The Legacy of Licensed Comics to American Mythology
Apr 16, 2026
The Pesto Comics Treadmill: From Crowdfunding to Indie Label
Apr 10, 2026
The Prana Publishers SPECIAL
Apr 10, 2026
Introducing the Live Comic Previews!
Apr 03, 2026
The Dark Market Returns
Mar 26, 2026
Fred Van Lente on Setbacks, Second Chances, and Surviving as a Comic Book Writer
Mar 19, 2026
We'll See You at C2E2!
Mar 18, 2026
Jim Rugg on the Rise of Comic Magazines and Their Impact on the Industry
Mar 12, 2026
The Official Premiere of COMICS! The Magazine
Mar 11, 2026
What Is Prana?
Mar 05, 2026
ComicsPRO The Aftermath
Mar 04, 2026
What It Really Means to Be Creator-Owned with Ignition Press' Filip Sablik
Feb 26, 2026
The Secret Weapons of Sales & Publishing
Feb 25, 2026
Manga Is Rising, Retail Is Changing, and Jacob Shapiro Is Here For It
Feb 19, 2026
ComicsPRO for Dummies
Feb 18, 2026
Rob Young’s Daymond John Moment: The Strategy Behind Borderlands’ Growth
Feb 12, 2026
The Internet Is Now Video
Feb 11, 2026
From Bag Man to Global IP: A Life in Comics with Clover Press' Hank Kanalz
Feb 05, 2026
World's Greatest Comics' Greatest FOC Special
Feb 04, 2026
The Business of Talking Comics
Jan 29, 2026
Comic Shops are Ready for Liftoff
Jan 28, 2026
Comics Media Still Matters in 2026
Jan 22, 2026
From Ramps to Real Change: Making Comic Stores More Inclusive
Jan 21, 2026
From Content to Countertop: A New Generation Emerges
Jan 15, 2026
This Week in Comics Sales: Surprises, Winners, Growth!
Jan 14, 2026
Beyond Algorithms: Bryan McClay on Content, Commerce, and Consistency
Jan 09, 2026
Eyes to the Future: An Insider's Guide to 2026
Jan 07, 2026
Looking Ahead: Industry Insight and Predictions for 2026
Dec 31, 2025
Stories that Defined Our Industry in 2025
Dec 24, 2025
From Batman to WEBTOON: The Hidden Business of Comics Explained
Dec 19, 2025
This Week In CHAOS
Dec 17, 2025
The Conversations Changing Comics: Tiffany Babb on Criticism's Real Impact
Dec 12, 2025
Cash In the Bins!
Dec 11, 2025
Readers Don’t Want What You Think They Want: A Deep Dive with The Comics Pals
Dec 05, 2025
What's That Data Do?
Dec 03, 2025
The Hidden Gold Mine in Your Shop with Conan Saunders
Nov 27, 2025
Will Print On-Demand Save Comics?
Nov 26, 2025
How Comics Will Sell in 2026 | PR, Press Hits & Crowdfunding with David Hyde
Nov 20, 2025
Indies Will Save Comics
Nov 19, 2025
Ten Years in Crowdfunding: Tyler James Shares Hard-Earned Truths
Nov 13, 2025
The Comic Industry Insiders Holiday Survival Guide!
Nov 12, 2025
Tomorrow's Market: How Data Drives the Stories We Sell
Nov 06, 2025
Data Will Save Comics
Nov 05, 2025
From Concept to Community: The Journey of Comic Industry Insiders
Oct 30, 2025
Baby's First Comic Con
Oct 29, 2025
The Cost of Survival: Rebuilding Source Point Press
Oct 23, 2025
Comic Con Craziness: Big News, Big Crowds, and...
Oct 22, 2025
Eric Reynolds Talks Fantagraphics, The Simpsons, and Diamond's Downfall
Oct 16, 2025
The Death of Zdarsky Comic News
Oct 15, 2025
The Hidden World of the Comic Book Industry
Oct 09, 2025
Selling Comics Smarter: How Auctions Drive Revenue
Oct 08, 2025
The Hidden Reason Digital Comics Never Took Off
Oct 02, 2025
Local Comic Shop Day: From Hype to Impact
Oct 01, 2025
Shopping for Culture and Community: Wes Eastin on the Magic of Movies & Comic Shops
Sep 26, 2025
Is Brian Garside about to Save Comics?
Sep 24, 2025
Will Amazon Take Over Comics? Josh Hayes (BOOM!) on What’s Coming
Sep 19, 2025
Introducing Ignition Press: Murder Podcast & a Bold New Publisher
Sep 17, 2025
Human Trafficking Is Real: Christopher Priest & Tyler Mane
Sep 12, 2025
What Is Happening with Free Comic Book Day?
Sep 10, 2025
It’s Not a Shop, It’s a Sanctuary: Exploring Akira Comics with Jesús Marugán
Sep 04, 2025
What is a Comics Aggregator?
Sep 03, 2025
Blind Bags, Live Selling & The Future of Collecting with Jack DeMayo
Aug 29, 2025
Behind The Book of Jusko: A Deep Dive with Joe Pruett
Aug 27, 2025
3 Decades in Comics: Joe Rybandt on Careers, Creativity & Survival
Aug 22, 2025
The Pledge and The Pull List
Aug 20, 2025
The Metadata Problem: Can New Tools Save Comic Retail?
Aug 14, 2025
Why Diamond Died - Comic Industry Insiders LIVE
Aug 13, 2025
Shawn Kirkham on Streaming, Selling, and Shaping the Future of Online Retail
Aug 07, 2025
Comic Industry Insiders Live SDCC Special
Aug 07, 2025
Squares and Circles: Marketing from the Fringes with Brian Garside
Jul 29, 2025
Chris Powell on Diamond’s Final Days & the Future of Comics
Jul 22, 2025
From POS Hacks to Indie Voices: Lee Heidel Gets Real
Jul 15, 2025
Inside the Dragon’s Lair: David Wheeler on Comic Shop Franchising & Surviving the Industry
Jul 08, 2025
Justin Jordan on Breaking the Comics Industry Wide Open: New Paths for Creators
Jul 01, 2025
Comic Industry Insiders JUNE 2025 Update!
Jun 04, 2025
The Future of Comic Distribution: A Data-Driven Approach with Comics Cube
May 28, 2025
How Print Will Save Digital Comics
May 20, 2025
Walking the Beat with Shannon Merrit - the Comics Industry Insiders TakeB.R.O.ver
May 14, 2025
Comics Journalism Rises Again
May 06, 2025
The Algorithm of Engagement in Comics
Apr 29, 2025
The Retailer Who Won At Comics
Apr 22, 2025
The Secret Retail Experiment Changing The Shape of Comics
Apr 15, 2025
Fixing the Comic Book Industry with The Comics Pals and Atom! Freeman
Apr 08, 2025
"Comic creators love comics—and that’s the problem." Gamal Hennessey (IP Lawyer)
Apr 01, 2025
The Death Of Comics Journalism (and how we'll rebuild it) - Heidi MacDonald (The Comics Beat)
Mar 25, 2025
Ghost Inker to Million Dollar Crowdfunding Business: Jimmy Palmiotti
Mar 18, 2025
Creator Chip Zdarsky
Mar 11, 2025
Dan Didio - Publisher and Creator
Mar 04, 2025
David Harper from SKTCHD
Feb 18, 2025
Stephen Christy from BOOM! Studios
Feb 13, 2025
Joshua Liles from Embodied Integration
Feb 04, 2025
Jim Valentino from Image Comics
Jan 28, 2025
Mark de Vera from Yen Press
Jan 21, 2025
Brian Hibbs from Comix Experience
Jan 14, 2025
Davide G.G. Caci from Arancia Studio
Jan 07, 2025
Jason Blanchard from Black Hills Info Sec
Dec 17, 2024
Matthew Rosenberg from Ashcan Press
Dec 10, 2024
Binc - Book Industry Charitable Foundation
Dec 03, 2024
Charles Prows from the Nerd Store
Nov 26, 2024
Tom Akel from Rocketship Entertainment
Nov 19, 2024