#250 – Comic Books Are High Art! Convincing Fans Of Prose To Read Art Panels And Comics Lit Volume 1 With Tonya Todd & Tony (A.R.) Farina

It’s Genuine Chit-Chat’s 250^th episode, and for this momentous occasion, Mike has invited two of his favourite people; Tonya Todd and Tony (A.R.) Farina, to talk about their recent book; Comics Lit Volume 1, which is a essay collection with a foreword by Bryan Edward Hill, and essays by Alyson Shelton, Eric Lee, Kelly Gaines, Seth Singleton, AA McCartney, Heath Fodor, A.R. Farina, Tonya Todd and Anthony D. Holt Jr. 

In more detail, Mike and T&T talk about where the idea for Comics Lit came from and it’s journey from there to being published. They talk about getting Bryan Edward Hill on board, and then talk about the collaboration with the other contributors, and how many of the essays evolved over time. The trio also discuss the editing & ordering process and the future volumes of Comics Lit, as well as the content within many of the essays and how important it is for comics to be considered high art alongside prose writing.

You do not need to read Comics Lit Vol 1 to enjoy this conversation, so please tune in and then buy it where you can!

Find Comics Lit Volume 1 on Amazon or at the below link, you get 10% off with code 4HP10 at checkout (& don’t forget to review): accomplishinginnovationpress.com/product/comics-lit-vol-1  

Find Anachronisitic Comics #1 here: Digital ($1): www.drivethrucomics.com/product/500241/Anachronistic-Comics-1 or the physical version on Amazon UK: https://amzn.eu/d/bfqfiAo

In September 2024 Tonya completed her third week of the yearly Banned Books Conversations, listen on the podcast feeds of Femme On or Comics In Motion, or watch the video versions here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonS23Pw8PqPRG34GCSuUiKLChocUzTMD

Tonya’s in-person book event by Henderson Writers Group, with Ada (AA) McCartney & Tony Holt Jr on December 1st in Las Vegas, at No. 1 Boba Tea Social, 133 S Water St, Henderson, NV 89015-7246. Further details found on this FB Event: https://fb.me/e/3YsOclFvf

Find Tonya @MsTonyaTodd on any social media site, or check out her other links: Tonya’s Site: http://mstonyatodd.com - Tonya’s IMDB: https://imdb.com/name/nm8904672 - The Femme On Collective: https://femmeon.show

You can also pre-order Tonya’s upcoming book 52 Love here: accomplishinginnovationpress.com/product/52-love-52-love-1

Tonya has been on GCC episodes 97, 101, 114, 141, 172 & 188, talking about God, nerdy fandom, her acting journey and more!

Find Tony @ARFarina on Instagram & Facebook or find his site here: www.arfarina.com, his podcast Indie Comics Spotlight is found on Comics In Motion: https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion & find his Jane Austen books Welcome To Mansfield and That Other Dashwood Girl wherever you buy books! You can hear the playlists for Tony’s novels on Spotify or his website: www.arfarina.com/music.html

Tony has been on GCC numerous times, the last four were episodes 195 (introducing his first Jane Austen novel Welcome To Mansfield), 219 (for Buffy Revisited), episode 222 for further information on Welcome To Mansfield and 237 with Ada (AA) McCartney to talk about voice-acting for WTM.

Ada (AA) McCartney has been on GCC twice; once in ep 237, as above, and prior to that was discussing her “C*nt Poems” in episode 171!

Alyson Shelton also contributed to Comics Lit Vol 1 and has been on GCC three times; ep 159 and 173 talking about her original comic series REBURN and again in ep 185 to discuss pregnancy and childbirth.

The previous GCC releases were Clone Wars Conversations S5 P2, the week prior was a conversation with Louise who has Dissociative Identity Disorder about the MBTI Personality Test and before that was the 14^th episode of Disney Discussions, where Mike, Megan, Ria & Spider-Dan discuss TRON & TRON Legacy!

Mike has recently recorded an episode of Back To The Filmography S2, for Matthew McConaughey, so keep a eye out for that as well as a future appearance on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores!

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