A Podcast About Nothing... and Everything Dave from West Coast Davengers discusses all things comics, pop culture, movies, music, collecting with a nice dose of everyday life. Mix that up with some great interviews and you've got Direct Edition!
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Signup to Generate a PitchA Podcast About Nothing... and Everything Dave from West Coast Davengers discusses all things comics, pop culture, movies, music, collecting with a nice dose of everyday life. Mix that up with some great interviews and you've got Direct Edition!
Recent episodes include "Shintaro Kago: Horror, Dark Humor & the Art of the Taboo" (27 October 2026, 83 minutes), "How Becky Cloonan Turned Failure Into A Full Book - Fever Dream!" (19 October 2026, 91 minutes), and "Does Art Heal You? Music, Comics & the Stories That Stay With Us" (12 October 2026, 55 minutes).
Direct Edition publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 79 minutes.
Booking probability for Direct Edition is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Direct Edition requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Direct Edition's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Direct Edition are News, Magazine & Book Publishing. Direct Edition has an arts audience.
Direct Edition is an arts podcast.
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Episode #23
Shintaro Kago renowned mangaka & illustrator joins Dave to discuss his four-decade career spent exploring surreal & grotesque horror and dark humor. Kago shares how early exposure to the occult boom of the 1970s shaped...
Episode #22
BACK THE KICKSTARTER HERE - http://kck.st/4ze6MGC Comics creator Becky Cloonan returns to Direct Edition to discuss Fever Dream, her first-ever Kickstarter. She describes the 120-page pandemic-era sketchbook that...
Episode #21
Dave takes this episode solo and answers questions from the community! He gushes about his love of artist editions (when will we finally get the Infinity Gauntlet??), early concerts like Pearl Jam & Weird Al Yankovic...
Episode #20
Scottish singer-songwriter James Graham of The Twilight Sad joins Dave to discuss It's The Long Goodbye , the band's sixth album, on Rock Action Records. Graham shares the solitary writing process that led him through...
Episode #19
Cartoonist Sanford Greene (Bitter Root) returns to Direct Edition to discuss Darkseid vs. The World, his upcoming DC All-In saga with Scott Snyder. He explains how a retailer's offhand suggestion inspired a two year...
Episode #18
Legendary cartoonist Stan Sakai returns to Direct Edition to discuss The Art of Stan Sakai , his first-ever Kickstarter: an oversized art book collecting five decades of work. Sakai shares his lifelong love of physical...
Episode #17
Artist Eric Zawadzki joins Dave to discuss Assorted Crisis Events, the ambitious, award-winning anthology co-created with writer Deniz Camp. Zawadzki talks visual reinvention, his innovative Pixar-style drafting...
Episode #16
Writer Chris Condon joins Dave to discuss the return of That Texas Blood (Image Comics), his Indiana Jones-esque pulp adventure Ezra Cain (Vertigo), and Of the Earth (Image), his collaboration with Charlie Adlard...
Episode #15
Matteo Scalera returns to Direct Edition to discuss his fill-in on Batman issues 13 and 14, part of Matt Fraction's Bad Seeds event. Scalera talks about saying yes after years of turning down DC, collaborating with...
Episode #14
Cartoonist Steve Skroce joins Dave to discuss Tales of Wonder , his new five-issue series with Image comics. Skroce shares how comedic films like Galaxy Quest and Tropic Thunder shaped the book's DNA, the creative...
Episode #13
Cartoonist and musician Nick Thorburn (Islands, The Unicorns) joins Dave to talk about his new book Pear Shape from Fantagraphics, and Taste of Cherry, the debut album from his band The Creem. Thorburn talks about his...
Episode #13
Cartoonist and musician Nick Thorburn (Islands, The Unicorns) joins Dave to talk about his new book Pear Shape from Fantagraphics, and Taste of Cherry, the debut album from his band The Creem. Thorburn talks about his...
Jim Ward returns to talk with Dave about Sparta's new album Cut a Silhouette , out now on Equal Vision Records. Ward shares how a manager's blunt critique sparked three of the record's best songs, working with Jawbox...
Writer and Filmmaker Che Grayson joins Dave to discuss Absolute Catwoman , the DC project they're co-writing with Scott Snyder and artist Bengal. Grayson shares how their indie roots and pandemic-era Zoom calls with...
Cartoonist Daniel Warren Johnson joins Dave to announce Chainkata, his ambitious, decade-in-the-making new sci-fi series from Image. Chicks with chainsaws! Johnson shares the origin of the book's chainsaw-wielding...
Award-winning author and cultural critic Ytasha Womack joins Dave to discuss Spider-Man: Miles Morales, An Exploration , her new book from the Marvel Age of Comics series examining the character's cultural significance...
Legendary writer Brian Michael Bendis joins Dave to discuss his return to Marvel, and the upcoming animated series of Powers in development at Netflix. Bendis reflects on co-creating Miles Morales, Jessica Jones, and...
Cartoonist and author Abby Denson joins Dave to discuss 'My Tokyo Summer', her new graphic memoir, illustrated by Utomaru from Scholastic .Denson talks about the early influence of the DIY punk scene on her work, how a...
Episode #5
Writer John Layman and artist Rob Guillory (Chew) join Dave to discuss their new collaboration Ghost Brawler, the Bruiser Edition live on kickstarter now! The two share the blistering writing pace of the series, how the...
Superstar Artist Nick Dragotta joins Dave to discuss the breakout success of DC's Absolute Batman. Dragotta shares the project’s Frank Miller-meets-manga blend of influences, his "yes and" collaboration with Scott...
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