Comic Timing – Episode 202: Igle Illustrates the Industry




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Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Our second episode of the Social Distancing Era is now out, as Ian, Brent, Brandon and Kris are joined by longtime friend of the show, and artist extraordinaire, Jamal Igle! Jamal brings his wealth of knowledge on the comics industry to the table here, as the crew discuss the current state of things, including changes in distribution, the rise of digital, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.newsarama.com/50070-lunar-distribution-christina-meckler-dcbs.html" target="_blank">Lunar Distributors</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/history-behind-dcs-comic-book-distribution-changes-1290788" target="_blank">UCS Distributors</a> and how much of a challenge they actually are for Diamond, what readership numbers and sales revenue <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/79954-2018-north-american-comics-sales-rise-to-1-09-billion.html" target="_blank">really looks like</a> in today’s world, and a whole lot more. And oh, we also discuss <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.gq.com/story/robert-pattinson-on-batman-tenet-isolation-june-cover" target="_blank">pasta extraordinaire</a>, and soon to be Batman Robert Pattinson, and his choice to not work out while quarantined. That too.<br> <br> <br> <br> You can e-mail the show at <a href="mailto:comictiming@gmail.com">comictiming@gmail.com</a> and be sure to Like us on Facebook at <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming</a>. Please do follow <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.jamaligle.com" target="_blank">Jamal Igle</a>‘s various endeavors on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://twitter.com/JAMALIGLE" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/jamal_igle_artist/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and if you haven’t already read <a href="https://comicsahoy.com/comics/wrong-earth-volume-one">The Wrong Earth Volume 1</a>, it is now available both digitally and physically, so make that happen.<br> <br> <br> <br> You can follow Ian on Twitter <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.twitter.com/i_am_scifi" target="_blank">@i_am_scifi</a>, or on Instagram at <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/i_am_scifi/" target="_blank">i_am_scifi</a>; he is now a regular voice in the rotation on the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/" target="_blank">Comic Geek Speak</a> podcast, and recently wrote about his obsession with the Wrestling Bios YouTube channel for <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.engadget.com/youtube-obsessions-guilty-pleasures-150003219.html" target="_blank">Engadget</a>. Brent is on Twitter <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.twitter.com/kossinab" target="_blank">@kossinab</a>, on Instagram at <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/kossinab/" target="_blank">kossinab</a>, and he posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpYLMAWguBu-lLPNsIm3EMA" target="_blank">BK’s Bullets</a>. Brandon is on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/thedabbadon/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDabbaDon">@TheDabbaDon</a>, is <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://geekcetera.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Geekcetra</a> on Tumblr, and is co-host of the <a href="http://popcultureclash.libsyn.com/">Pop Culture Clash Podcast</a>. Kris is on Twitter <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.twitter.com/lampbane" target="_blank">@lampbane</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.twitter.com/krisnaudus" target="_blank">@KrisNaudus</a> for the professional Tweets, her Instagram is <a rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>