Summary: Minneapolis is increasingly becoming a “comics town”. While it doesn’t have the publisher presence of Portland, it’s filled with comics creators of all stripes, from mainstream guys to indy creators to web cartoonists.<br> It also may be the only town in the U.S. where New Comic Book Day is a bar event every Wednesday, with comics giveaways, standup comedy, and a creator interview!<br> In this episode, Tim talks with:<br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/thekatyrex?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Katy Rex</a>, writer of Jade Street Protection Services, from Black Mask, editor of another Black Mask title, Kim and Kim, and writer of a forthcoming Dr. Who special from Titan Comics. She also works at local retailer <a href="http://www.hotcomicsandcollectibles.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hot Comics</a>.<br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/EliotRahal?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eliot Rahal</a>, writer of Bloodshot’s Day Off and other books from Valiant, and a host of the New Comic Book Day event.<br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/John_Bivens" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Bivens</a>, artist on Image Comics’ Spread and Dark Engine.<br> <br> <br> Also, you’ll hear Eliot interviewing <a href="https://twitter.com/KristinTipping" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kristin Tipping</a>, creator of <a href="http://www.evilwitchallie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Evil Witch Allie</a>, a comic <a href="http://deconstructingcomics.com/?p=5805">we’ve critiqued</a>!<br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/deconcomics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Become a patron</a> and you can see video of some of the standup comedians at New Comic Book Day!<br> <br>
