-Wanted to welcome Shawn Crystal to DA and make sure everyone checks him out, he's a beast and a scholar. Shawns been putting it down in comics for years, currently on a monster run of Deadpool stories, and is also head of the Sequential Art Department at SCAD. Can't stress how much I've learned from him over the years- his consistent quality, constant pursuit of the next level, and an ability to verbalize what he sees with a sharp mind. It's evident in his work and the students who came up under him. Check him out and keep checking, he's got unbelievable range....
- A long overdue recommend as well of the SIDEBAR podcast, hosted by the scholars Dwight and Swain, a show of comic/illustration interviews. They got Tommy Lee Edwards, John Paul Leon, Josh Middleton, Michael Lark among others in the archives, along with the occasional epic, like the Adam Hughes and George Pratt episodes. Dwight and Swain are top at getting into the nitty-gritty, bringing to comics what Terry Gross brings to NPR: searching questions, wide range of knowledge, and a sense of humor.....uh.... they interviewed Rico and I too.....