{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ricky Miller on AVERY HILL PUBLISHING","description":"There\u2019s an ecosystem to comics publishing, like everything else. You\u2019ve got your Marvel & DC\/Big Two on one end of things, your single cartoonist stapling their first minizines that they ran 20 copies off of the printer at their day jobs at the other, and many points in-between. And it\u2019s one of those intermediate options, Avery Hill Publishing out of South London, England, that is the focus of today\u2019s show. Going back to the earlier example, Avery Hill is probably much closer to the cartoonist than the corporations. And this makes sense when you look at their output. On their website, the publisher described itself as: \u201cHelping aspiring creators reach their potential and \u2026 a home to the geniuses that the mainstream has yet to recognise ... Our canon includes psychogeographical mappings, eco-anarchist wizards, boat-shaped coffins, an all-female\/non-binary construction crew (in space), a bad canine named Greasy, and much more." Avery Hill has positioned itself to be an option for up & coming creators, a model that has worked for them with many cartoonists, including Tillie Walden, who published the first works of an Ignatz- and Eisner-lauded career, THE END OF SUMMER and I LOVE THIS PART, at Avery Hill almost ten years ago.  To find out more about Avery Hill\u2019s place in the comics landscape, what that landscape looks like for them in 2025 and beyond, and to talk about their newest release, Kit Anderson\u2019s sci-fi graphic novel SECOND SHIFT just out last month, today's episode is a chat with Avery Hill co-publisher Ricky Miller. [This episode is number 817 in a series.]  CHAPTERS 00:00 - Preamble 01:37 - Early Days and Inspirations 05:50 - Transition to Publishing 09:15 - Discovering New Talent 18:05 - Kickstarter and Business Model 20:11 - Day-to-Day Operations at Avery Hill 22:30 - Balancing Creativity and Practicality 23:03 - Impact of the Internet on Talent Discovery 23:48 - Challenges of Social Media for Creators 24:37 - Finding New Talent in the Modern Era 27:52 - Kit Anderson's Journey with Avery Hill 30:19 - The Appeal of Sci-Fi in Comics 36:43 - Avery Hill's Editorial Approach 38:59 - Upcoming Projects and Future Plans 42:54 - Avery Hill at Comic Shows 44:46 - Outro ","author_name":"Robots From Tomorrow!","author_url":"https:\/\/robotsfromtomorrow.net","html":"