The Indie Heroes Journey

This week, I sat down with Dacre Stoker and Chris McAuley, two of the brilliant individuals behind the Stokerverse. Click here to support Dracula The Return Books #1 and #2 on Zoop To find previous issues by Dacre and Chris, you can visit Scratch Comics here. Podcasted hosted by myself, Ben Gibbons. Books mentioned during the episode: In Search of Dracula Be Useful

Reckless Hero was first established in 2012 and the team has grown and released several incredible stories since then. I sit down with Matt, Chris, and J-Man as we discuss their Heroes Journey and what the future looks like for Reckless Hero. The Masters Vol. 1 Kickstarter is live now and you can support it here. If you are listening after the Kickstarter has finished, you can find all of their back catalog on their website here. Follow Reckless Hero on Instagram or Twitter/X for regular updates on the latest news from the team. Sign up here for the Unconventional Comics newsletter to get weekly reviews of the best comics coming from Indie Creators and a list of Kickstarters to support. My Linktree: BenjaminBlogs

Brooks Elms has dedicated much of his life to writing films and in more recent years, has turned some of his talents towards training aspiring writers. If you're interested in learning more about how he could help you progress in your writing journey, you can check out his website here: bit.ly/HelpFromBrooks And if you'd like to keep up to date on the latest from Brooks, follow them on Twitter @BrooksElms

Joey Oliveira is the founder of Afterlight Comics, a leading Horror comic producer based in the UK with more than 30 titles launched so far. We discuss his Heroes Journey and how he went from making amateur films to owning a brand that publishes more than eight comics a year. You can find their latest Kickstarter for Districts of the Yokai here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostislandcomic/wendigo-wood-trade-paperback-editon Or visit the Afterlight Comics website to see some of their previous stories: https://www.afterlightcomics.com/ And if you'd like to keep up to date on the latest from Afterlight and Joey, follow them on Instagram @afterlightcomics

Welcome to The Indie Heroes Journey Podcast! I sit down with Jon Dexter to discuss the journey that has brought him to release his indie comics, Dime-Store Detective and Alpha Dogs. The Kickstarter for Dime-Store Detective #2 and the back catalog of stories by Jon: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dimestoredetective1/dime-store-detective-2-with-1-catch-up-tier?ref=user_menu Jon Dexter has worked tirelessly to deliver several issues of these exciting stories with even more ready to be drawn, if you'd like to follow his story, it can be found on Twitter: @realALPHADOGS

Welcome to The Indie Heroes Journey Podcast! I sit down with Des Gayle to discuss the journey that has brought him to releasing his Indie Comic Book, The Analyst: Redacted. The Kickstarter for The Analyst: Redacted is now closed, but you can find details about the comic at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alteredgene/make-100-the-analyst-redacted?ref=discovery&term=the%20analyst%20redacted Des has had an incredible career in the video games industry for almost three decades and worked on massive titles like Life Is Strange (which earned a BAFTA), The Sims 2, Battlefield and many more. You can follow him on Twitter @Kid_Desimo

Welcome to The Indie Heroes Journey Podcast! I sit down with Des Gayle to discuss the journey that has brought him to releasing his Indie Comic Book, The Analyst: Redacted. Go and support his Kickstarter now at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alteredgene/make-100-the-analyst-redacted?ref=discovery&term=the%20analyst%20redacted Des has had an incredible career in the video games industry for almost three decades and worked on massive titles like Life Is Strange (which earned a BAFTA), The Sims 2, Battlefield and many more. You can follow him on Twitter @Kid_Desimo

Welcome to The Indie Heroes Journey Podcast! I sit down with Chris O'Hara to discuss the journey that has brought him to releasing his very first Indie Comic Book, Artificial. Go and support his Kickstarter now at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bentboxcomics/artificial-1 For even more of our interview and Chris' practical advice around Kickstarter and how to launch your own, you can find an extended cut available for our patrons at: https://www.patreon.com/TheIndieHeroesJourney And you can also find reviews, blog posts and more over on our website: https://unconventionalcomics.com/

As we prepare to uncover the wonderful world of Indie Comic Creation and speak to Creatives, we set out to learn exactly what it is that made these creatives decide to take the leap of faith and start creating.