Mike is joined by John Amor, Eisner nominated artist and creator of Urban Animal. John is known for drawing iconic characters at an epic scale and distilling them down to their most essential shapes and gestures. His work proves that storytelling lives in posture, weight, and intent.

The two break down why comics remain one of the most powerful storytelling tools ever created, how artists guide emotion between frames, and why filmmakers have so much to learn from the medium. This episode is a love letter to visual language, composition, and the art of saying more with less.

Today we talk about the wild world of artistic pins! Recently, host Mike Pecci, dove deep into the pin culture when designing his new Synthwave rock jacket. He stumbled across the mind melting work of artist Zach Matthews AKA Crunchy Fingers and the two hit it off instantly. Their most recent collaboration was the creating of the ILWP Screaming Skull logo and super limited edition pin series. Listen to today's episode for details on how and when you can get your hands on one of these gorgeous pins!

The work of legendary painter and illustrator Frank Frazetta has influenced filmmakers like George Lucas, Robert Rodriguez and Guillermo del Toro. His paintings of muscular barbarians and voluptuous goddesses were a huge visual reference for host Mike Pecci's films and photography. He actually did a Suicide Girl set yes ago inspired by this legendary artist. On today's episode, Mike talks with Frank's granddaughter Sara about her work protecting and advancing the Frazetta legacy. The two get nerdy about art, finding inspiration and therapy.