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Original cover artwork made for our Manga Mavericks podcasts in 2022! 

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ADULT SWIM YULE LOG Interview with Casper Kelly!

Hello everybody and welcome back to Manga Mavericks @ Movies, the show where we don’t talk smack about movies, we celebrate them, except for the rare occasions we do talk smack about movies, but that wouldn’t be very Christmasy of us would it?

Yes, it’s been a while, but we’re back to throw another log on the @ Movies fire just in time for Yule as a Christmas gift to our dear listeners, presenting our first ever special Manga Mavericks @ Movies interview with Casper Kelly, the creator of many adult swim classics like Stroker & Hoop, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Too Many Cooks, Final Deployment 4, and his newest special and first ever feature film, Adult Swim’s Yule Log (aka The Fireplace)! 

Yule Log was the wonderful wintertime gift we didn’t know we wanted when it premiered after the Rick & Morty season finale last Sunday night, it’s the kind of special surprise and creative novelty that I absolutely love [adult swim] for and why they’re still the best network around, because no other network would greenlight a feature film based around a Yule Log video gone horribly wrong like this. But the film is so much more than just an inspired gimmick, and we go deep with Casper to ask burning questions about what sparks his imagination and lit the fire of the themes placed in the film, and he lays down a lot of fascinating insights you’ll want to log! 

If you have not seen Yule Log yet I highly recommend you go to adult swim’s website or HBO MAX and watch it first, going in completely blind, and then coming back to this interview. I do not avoid spoilers in my questions and one of mine involves discussing the ending of the film and its implications, so definitely watch the film first, and don’t start a flame war with me if you don’t! But enough burning the midnight oil, let’s crawl into the fireplace and chat with the man behind this Yuletime jewel sublime, Casper Kelly!

Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube. You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @VLordGTZ. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics, series or mangaka you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at mangamavericks@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!

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Trying (again) to start posting my art on Instagram regularly. I want to share my art every day, even if it’s just a sketch. Eventually I’ll remember to make it a daily habit! Since Ran was just introduced in today’s episode of the Urusei Yatsura reboot, I thought I’d post my art where I drew her as an e-girl! Which, if UY took place in the modern day, I think she’d totally be. Ran was my favorite character when I first got into Urusei Yatsura because I resonated with her dueling personalities, and she’s still one of my faves. Looking forward to more episodes of her in the reboot and drawing her more often too ~💖 #ran #uruseiyatsura #fanartanime #rumikotakahashi #rumicworld https://www.instagram.com/p/ClpuTmNuyFk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Trying to resume posting on my Instagram regularly! Yesterday was Letterers Appreciation Day, so here’s the illustration I drew for our Letterers Roundtable on Manga Mavericks, featuring superstar Letterers Ace Christman, Brandon Bovia, Sara Linsley, and Aidan Clarke! Fun to draw all these guys and wonderful to chat the craft and career of lettering with them! Listen to the episode here! - http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-187-letterers-roundtable/ #letterersappreciationday #mangamavericks #manga #letterers #mangaletterers https://www.instagram.com/p/CiA318cuo1B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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(via Win a RYOMA! PRINCE OF TENNIS Lightstick!)

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Thumbnail I drew for our Manga Mavericks podcast report on Otakon 2021! It was my first Otakon I ever attended, and despite my worries about going to a con while still on the pandemic, it ended up being very safe and stress-free and I had a lot of fun. A particular highlight was the Project A-Ko remastered screening, which inspired me to draw the characters next to the con’s most memorable landmark, the Rainbow Tube, for this thumbnail! Another highlight was the announcement of the rerelease of GUNBUSTER, and you may notice that O drew a certain cameo in the background of this drawing. ;) We talked about all the highlights of the conversation extensively in our podcast report, so take a listen! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-172-otakon-2021/ #otakon2021 #mangapodcast #mangamavericks #projectako #gunbuster https://www.instagram.com/p/CU_ngKkM9SL/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Thumbnail I drew for our Manga Mavericks podcast episode on Go For It, Nakamura! It was a lot of fun revisiting the series, and I really enjoyed drawing this parody of the series’ iconic cover based on an in-joke in the podcast! Listen to the podcast here! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-170-go-for-it-nakamura/ #goforitnakamura #blmanga #syundei #mangamavericks #mangapodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CU8xev3r6qU/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Thumbnail I drew for our Manga Mavericks podcast interview with professional translator Leo McDonagh, translator of two of my favorite new manga this year, I Think Our Son is Gay and Boys Run the Riot! It was wonderful interviewing Leo about his translation career journey and discussing what makes these two series truly special, and I really loved drawing him and the characters in the shirt designed by the protagonist of Boys Run the Riot! Listen to the podcast here! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-164-manga-mavericks-run-the-riot/ #mangamavericks #manga #boysruntheriot #ithinkoursonisgay #keitogaku #okura #lgbtqmanga #lgbtqmangarecommendations #mangatranslator #mangapodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CUywCOtMy3y/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Thumbnail I drew for our Manga Mavericks podcast retrospective on the biggest manga hit of the 2010s, Demon Slayer! Demon Slayer is one off my favorite series and it was a blast to dive deep into analyzing its storytelling and themes. It’s one of those series so huge you could say it’s bigger than the Beatles, so for the thumbnail I homaged a famous Beatles cover, that also thematically ties into the motif of “the sun” in the series. Listen to the podcast here! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-160-demon-slayer/ #demonslayer #kimetsunoyaiba #kimetsunoyaibafanart #shonenjump #herecomesthesun #manga #mangamavericks #demonslayerkimetsunoyaiba #demonslayerfanart #mangapodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CUtl39oMf5r/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Thumbnail for the Manga Mavericks podcast episode where we discussed the original Speed Racer manga and our friend Joey Weiser’s new comic Dragon Racer! It was a lot of fun to discuss these two different takes on a racing comic and I really enjoyed drawing this crossover art with Speed and Vern racing each other! - #manga #mangamavericks #speedracer #machagogogo #dragonracer #joeyweiser #tatsuoyoshida #fanart #illustration #crossover https://www.instagram.com/p/CUq9qxasIPF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I haven’t posted on here in a while, so I’ll try to catch up on sharing what I’ve drawn and worked on in the past few months! Here’s a thumbnail I haven’t posted yet that I’m proud of how it came out, illustrating the revolving door Shonen Jump seems to have for predatory creators in their employ, created for our podcast discussing this very issue. It was one of the heavier subjects I’ve discussed on a podcast but I think we had a good discussion of the issue. - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-151-shonen-jumps-sex-pest-problem/ #illustration #manga #shonenjump #mangamavericks #podcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CTTmDcAs3m_/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Thumbnail I drew for the Manga Mavericks episode in which we discussed, among other news, the ending of Phantom Seer and the beginning of Blue Box! I liked drawing this sort of “passing the torch” illustration, particularly recreating the backgrounds of their cover images. #mangamavericks #manga #phantomseer #bluebox #weeklyshonenjump #shonenjump https://www.instagram.com/p/COWYbCeDCYf/?igshid=mp2god3ztlq6

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My Favorite Anime and Manga!

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Thumbnail I drew for the Manga Mavericks retrospective of one of my favorite manga, A Silent Voice! A relatively simple illustration in concept, but I really like how Shoko and the moon and background came out here. - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-153-a-silent-voice/ #asilentvoice #koenokatachi #yoshitokioima #manga #mangamavericks https://www.instagram.com/p/CNYYAVbDUHY/?igshid=op2k6eepb8s5

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Thumbnail I drew for the latest Manga Mavericks podcast where we discussed the newest Shonen Jump series! I had a long of fun drawing this crossover art showing the main character play baseball together - would love to see an official crossover manga in this vein! XD #manga #mangamavericks #fanart #shonenjump #itellc #ninedragonsballparade #theelusivesamurai #witchwatch #baseball #mangacrossover - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-152-march-2021-news-simulpubs-roundup/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CM0Q4BAjV69/?igshid=1snsvhqadze9y

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Thumbnail I drew celebrating the 5 year anniversary and 150th episode of my podcast m, Manga Mavericks! It’s been a lot of fun doing a show, and I’ve made many friends and opened many new doors in my life thanks to it. Looking forward to continuing it for another 5 years and more! - http://all-comic.com/2021/manga-mavericks-ep-150-our-5-year-anniversary-spectacular/ #manga #mangamavericks #illustration #podcast #fanart https://www.instagram.com/p/CMIeRgaDKWQ/?igshid=qx8izqvkrhm6