Chris Ryall, the former President, Publisher, Chief Creative Officer, and Editor-in-Chief of IDW Publishing, and now co-founder of Syzygy Publishing, is on the show this week to talk about his LONG career in comics, working for Kevin Smith, creating Zombies vs Robots & Syzygy with Ashley Wood, and his new book: The Mighty Marvel Calendar Book (available now!)...and Locke & Key co-creator: Joe Hill, calls into the show!

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An Interview with Chris Ryall about Syzygy, Marvel History, and The Mighty Marvel Calendar Book

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