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Zack Soto
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Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode of In This Issue... finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it.

  1. 2023-11-25

    Season Two Episode 03 - Sandman 8 with Bess Pallares

    SEASON TWO IS HERE! Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it. THE ISSUE: The Sandman #8 by Neil Gaiman. Mike Dringenberg, Malcom Jones III, Robbie Busch, and Todd Klein.  THE GUEST: Bess Pallares, Senior Editrix at oni press. We used to work together and now we don't! We talk about editorial vision, Karen Berger, early Vertigo, storytelling via color, and digital "restoration" of work that (spoiler alert) maybe misses the mark a bit.  FYI SECTION: Season Two has a Patreon…sorta—I mean, I have a patreon. One of the benefits of subscribing at the $3 level is you'll get episodes of In This Issue… a week early! 📣There's a chunk of this episode about Bess' path to glory (editorially) that's only available to subscribers. 🎷Next episode is Sammy Harkham on Peepshow #4—so if you want to hear it a whole week before the main feed—head over to the Patreon! NEW BOOK ALERT!!  Power Button Vol 1: The First Invasion is OUT NOW! I'm very very proud of this book I made with my buddy Jason Fischer-Kouhi, and it's out in the world now. I hope you like it!!  PS: Check out this interview about Power Button on the Lerner Blog, and this AMAZING video review of PBV1 by cartoonist and animator Tim Sievert!

    1h 27m

  2. 2023-11-16

    Season Two Episode 02 - Flaming Carrot #25 with Derek M. Ballard

    SEASON TWO IS HERE! Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it.   THE ISSUE: The Flaming Carrot #25 by Bob Burden, Roxanne Starr, Joe Pruett & Dave Newton (1991) THE GUEST: Derek M. Ballard and Zack reminisce about the olden days of the (gasp!) 90's (AGAIN?) both personal and absurd, with this crossover between the absurdly popular TMNT & Bob Burden's absurdist icon The Flaming Carrot! ALSO: Season Two has a Patreon…sorta—I mean, I have a patreon. One of the benefits of subscribing at the $3 level is you'll get episodes of In This Issue… a week early! Episode Three is on Sandman #8 with Bess Palleres, and it's a great chat—so if you want to hear it this week, head over to the Patreon! Plus I'm posting lots of art and #wip shots of the next Power Button volume, AND starting this week (oh word?!) : new updates of THE SECRET VOICE!

    1h 23m

  3. SEASON 2 TRAILER

    *TEASER* season 2 episode 02: Flaming Carrot #25 with Derek M. Ballard

    "TEASER!!? WHUT THA HAIL" I can hear you cry. Yes, that's right—I'm trying something new. I mean, I quit my job "to be an artist" and all that, but the world being what it is, I gotta try and monetize this stuff somehow! SUBSCRIBERS get episodes one week early, over at patreon.com/zacksoto. Anyway, here's a teaser of the chat to tide you over, but if you don't want to wait till next week for the full episode you can head over to my patreon. Thanks!

    6 min

  4. 2023-11-01

    Season Two Episode 01 - Dragon Chiang with François Vigneault

    SEASON TWO IS HERE! Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it.   THE ISSUE:  DRAGON CHIANG by Tim Truman & Tim Bradstreet, Eclipse Comics (1991) THE GUEST: François Vigneault stops by to launch the new season, this time with a comic that Zack has picked! We talk about The Tims Truman & Bradstreet, collaborating here, as well as their subtle but surprisingly outsized impact on popular culture, attempts to break into new markets abroad, and musical taste. We have a lot of fun with this hard-rockin "commie truck driving comic".  Bonus: François made a spotify playlist of all the (many, many) musical references Tim Truman peppered throughout the issue and accompanying editorial text.   ALSO: Season Two has a Patreon...sorta—I mean, I have a patreon. One of the benefits of subscribing at the $3 level is you'll get episodes of In This Issue... a week early! Plus I'm posting lots of art and #wip shots of the next Power Button volume, AND starting next week: new updates of THE SECRET VOICE! PS: if you're at Short Run Seattle this weekend stop by table K64 and grab a copy of Power Button Volume 1, which I'll be debuting at the show.

    1h 22m

  5. 2023-10-25

    *TEASER* season 2 episode 01 - Dragon Chiang with François Vigneault

    "TEASER!!? WHUT THA HAIL" I can hear you cry. Yes, that's right—I'm trying something new. I mean, I quit my job "to be an artist" and all that, but the world being what it is, I gotta try and monetize this stuff somehow! SUBSCRIBERS get episodes one week early, over at patreon.com/zacksoto. Anyway, here's 6 minutes of the chat to tide you over, but if you don't want to wait till next week for the full episode you can head over to my patreon. Thanks!

    7 min

  6. 2023-01-02

    Teenagers From Mars #1 with Dave Baker

    Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue... a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it. THE ISSUE: Teenagers From Mars #1 By Rick Spears and Rob G  Published 2001 by Rick Spears and Rob G THE GUEST: Dave Baker  It's a New Year, and a new In This Issue...! Dave Baker (Halloween Boy, Everyone Is Tulip) joins us to talk about the turn of the 21st century and one of his biggest influences from that time: Teenagers From Mars #1, by Rick Spears and Rob G.  Tune in next time for another close read with In This Issue...

    2h 11m

  7. 2022-10-02

    Justice League Of America #254 with Tucker Stone

    Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it. THE ISSUE: Justice League Of America #254 By Gerry Conway, Luke McDonnell, Bill Wray, Gene D'Angelo & Albert DeGuzman Published 1986 by DC Comics THE GUEST: Tucker Stone It's been a burly couple of months IRL but here at In This Issue… Tucker Stone (of Comic Books Are Burning In Hell, TCJ, & Toon Books fame) and I are celebrating the end of the hard times by talking about one of the HARDEST Batman moments of all time: Justice League Of America #254.  Tune in next time for another close read with In This Issue…

    1h 10m

  8. 2022-08-13

    Dirty Plotte #9 with Jenn Woodall

    THE ISSUE: Dirty Plotte #9 (aka Purty Plotte #9 aka New York Diary chapter 1) By Julie Doucet Published 1995 Drawn & Quarterly Jenn Woodall (Space Trash, Magical Beatdown) joins In This Issue... to discuss the ninth issue of Julie Doucet's seminal alt-comic comic series Dirty Plotte.  Lots of talk about art school, bad romances, skeezy dudes, illustration rates, zine aesthetics, collage, graffiti and more! Tune in next time for another close read with In This Issue...

    1h 31m
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Join host Zack Soto—cartoonist, editor and bin crawler—for In This Issue… a podcast about formative comics reading experiences, with a focus on the single issue format. Every episode of In This Issue... finds Zack and a special guest doing a close reading of a comic book (not a graphic novel!) and havin' a lively chat about it.

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  • Creator
    Zack Soto
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © In This Issue... is by & copyright Zack Soto
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