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We have a special guest tonight, one of my favourite writers working today, Eisner Award Winner, Mike Baron, who is launching an exciting new creator-owned comic called Q-Ball, through Kickstarter with artist Barry McClain! Check out the Facebook page for Q-Ball for updates and links when the Kickstarter goes love next month! https://www.facebook.com/Q-Ball-517900905221331/
“Detroit homeboy Curtis Ball joined the Merchant Marine and ended up managing a warehouse in Manila. Curtis wanted only two things out of life: to see the world and study Kali/Escrima. But when a pack of tuxedoed sharks muscle their way into his warehouse, Curtis learns the hard way that it’s not always smart to mind your own business.
The spooks are looking for Donna Wing, a beautiful Chinese blogger, forced to flee due to her exposes of human rights abuse. Now Curtis and Donna are on the run—from the Chinese government, the tongs, and a group of international cutthroats who will stop at nothing to stop them from reaching the United States and spilling their guts.
Sometimes you have to spill some guts to spill your guts.”
Mike has a long history in both comics and novels, and has created long standing characters such as Badger and Nexus, as well as acclaimed run on Punisher though the 1980’s and 1990’s. His novels include Biker, the first in the Josh Pratt series of novels, Domain, and Banshees. We discuss these and the impending release of the Josh Pratt series into books stores in 2018.
Mike is great fun as we wind through many topics and I pepper him with some Punisher and Badger questions in what was a great conversation. It’s always a pleasure to have Mike on Signal of Doom – go buy his books kids and support the Q-Ball Kickstarter!