Ben Marra's guest appearances

Ben Marra

War Rocket Ajax

Skylight Books Podcast Series

WITS' END

Ryan North

Charles Soule

Kelly Thompson

Rube Goldberg

Elle Collins

Chris Sims

Greg Pak

Ramon Villalobos

Kieran Shiach

Greg Rucka

Sam Humphries

Gene Luen Yang

Fred Van Lente

Erica Henderson

Brenden Fletcher

OwlTail

David Birke

Nicholas McCarthy

Marin County, 1978. In this graphic novel, teens Clara and Wendy get high one night alone at home. Before the night ends, they've disappeared — until five months later, when Clara is found, disheveled, but alive, in Death Valley National Park. From Clara's mysterious reappearance in Death Valley, Disciplescuts to the present day, where stories of "The California Cult" and its enigmatic — and never-caught — leader, Billy Joe, are as much a part of the popular culture as the Manson Family. Clara, the lone survivor of the cult, has adopted a new identity to protect her and her daughter, Wren. And she mostly does, until one night when the past and present horrifically collide.  Disciples is a seamless collaboration between cartoonist Ben Marra and filmmakers David Birke and Nicholas McCarthy. Birke and McCarthy's script celebrates and reinvents a cult film ethos. It combines the best of 1970s era eerie-thriller-terror movies in a fresh and revelatory way, similar to how Marra has continued/reinvented the work of Abel Ferrara and George Cosmatos in graphic novels like Night Business. Join us for this conversation between the authors, moderated by Nat Freeman, recorded live on our Crowdcast channel on Tuesday, May 31. Produced by Nat Freeman, Lance Morgan, &amp; Michael Kowaleski. Theme: "I Love All My Friends," an unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit https://www.skylightbooks.com/event for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.

Marin County, 1978. In this graphic novel, teens Clara and Wendy get high one night alone at home. Before the night ends, they've disappeared — until five months later, when Clara is found, disheveled, but alive, in Death Valley National Park. From Clara's mysterious reappearance in Death Valley, Disciplescuts to the present day, where stories of "The California Cult" and its enigmatic — and never-caught — leader, Billy Joe, are as much a part of the popular culture as the Manson Family. Clara, the lone survivor of the cult, has adopted a new identity to protect her and her daughter, Wren. And she mostly does, until one night when the past and present horrifically collide. <a href="https://www.skylightbooks.com/search/site/disciples" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disciples</a> is a seamless collaboration between cartoonist Ben Marra and filmmakers David Birke and Nicholas McCarthy. Birke and McCarthy's script celebrates and reinvents a cult film ethos. It combines the best of 1970s era eerie-thriller-terror movies in a fresh and revelatory way, similar to how Marra has continued/reinvented the work of Abel Ferrara and George Cosmatos in graphic novels like Night Business. Join us for this conversation between the authors, moderated by Nat Freeman, recorded live on our Crowdcast channel on Tuesday, May 31. Produced by Nat Freeman, Lance Morgan, &amp; Michael Kowaleski. Theme: "I Love All My Friends," an unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit <a href="https://www.skylightbooks.com/event" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.skylightbooks.com/event</a> for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.

LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Ben Marra, David Birke, & Nicholas McCarthy, ”DISCIPLES”

Ben Marra returns to the show this week to talk about Jesusfreak, his upcoming graphic novel with writer Joe Casey! We also discuss Terror Assaulter OMWOT: One Man War on Terror in very vague terms, Bronze Age Marvel Comics, author photos, the seriousness of Ben's work, doing fictional stories about religious figures, and more! Plus Matt and Chris take a cosmic listener question!

Episode 440 - Biblical LIzard Men f/Ben Marra