Mark Malkoff – Episode 16

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Today’s guest it the very funny Mark Malkoff!

Mark Malkoff is a comedy filmmaker/online personality. He has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Huffington Post, USA Today, Mashable and more….

Some of his stunts include

• Visited and consumed purchases at all 171 Starbucks locations in Manhattan in less than 24 hours
• Lived and slept in an IKEA store in Paramus, New Jersey for an entire week

Episode 15 – ElectricGecko

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In this weeks Jason Loves Life, I’m excited to chat with ElectricGecko the creator of the webcomic Puck.

This episode is jam packed with great information on monetizing a webcomic, buying ads space, getting on webcomic lists, his thoughts on social media, and more…

Say hello to ElectricGecko at:

• Puck comics Website
• Electricgecko Deviant Art
• Puck Facebook Page
• geckoelectric Twitter Page

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Episode 14 – Leslie Samuel

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This week our guest is Leslie Samuel!

Leslie is a Biology Professor who is making money online by creating educational videos and blogging. He teaches biology at interactive biology and teaches blogging at become a blogger.

Leslie’s website

• Interactive Biology
• Become a Blogger
• Learning with Leslie Podcast

Links Mentioned

Episode 13 – Jennie Wood

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I am excited to welcome to the show Jennie Wood. She is the writer and producer of the Graphic Novel Flutter (named one of the year’s best LGBT graphic novels by The Advocate). She is a talented musician, Song writer, author, artist, and more…

We talk about the benefits of having a comic book publisher, how she found her book agent, transmedia storytelling, LGBT in mainstream comics, and more…

Her website is Jenniewood.com

Links Mentioned in the Podcast

Michael Corley

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This week we have special guest Michael Corley. Michael is a webcomic creator, voice actor, magician, podcaster and more…. all while holding down a day job.

Michael is one of those guys who is amazing at getting his name out there. He kept popping up on my radar every few days until I decided I needed to bring him on the show. We talk about ways he uses to market his webcomic, ethics of being a magician, and a peak into what it is like to do voice acting.

Michael Corley’s Websites:

• voxboxcomics.com
• freefacebookportrait.com
• michaelcorley.com

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Episode 011 – John Porcellino

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Today’s interview is with John Porcellino of Spit and a Half Distribution and King-Cat Comics. John is a self-published full time comic (zine) creator and distributes other people independent comic works. The first King-Cat Comic was created in 1989, making it one of the best-known and longest-running “zine” series today.

In this episode we cover the zine scene, the importance of festivals, John’s artistic process, and more.

You can learn more about John’s comic at:

king-cat.net

Or check out other comics he distributes at:

spitandahalf.blogspot.com

Here are links to some of the events mentioned in the podcast:

Twin Cities Book Fest

Milwaukee Zine Fest

Twin Cities Book Festival

Bonus Question for John?

Episode 10 – Jason Coffman

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Welcome back to the Jason Loves Life Show!

We are going through some changes as we try and re-launch the podcast. Sorry for being away for so long, but things get crazy. To help motivate me to get this podcast moving and updated every Monday, I went ahead and recorded several interviews already.

These include comic creators, internet celebrities, professional YouTube video creators, an Oscar Nominated Animator, and more…. All artist and creative types making a living as independent artists in their field.

Jason Coffman

In this episode I would like to welcome our newest intern, Jason Coffman.

Jason is a true die hard comic book fan. He contacted me a few months ago asking to be part of the Madman of Magic Comic Book team. We are excited to have him on the team and has been helping us promote the comic.

In this episode we talk a lot about Jason’s experience at Rose City Comic Con.