Jimmy Gownley’s Dumb Ideas

018: It's an Honor Just to Be Nominated

In the Real Dark Night has been nominated for a 2026 Will Eisner Comics Industry Award for Best Digital Comic. Join Jimmy as he reflects on his many, many, MANY, previous losses. https://bookshop.org/shop/Gville https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gvillecomics.substack.com/subscribe [https://gvillecomics.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

017: Strawberry Feels Forever

In this episode Jimmy discussed the Amelia Rules! Anniversary tour, and talks about his favorite song, the Beatles classic Strawberry Fields Forever and what it’s composition can teach us about writing to an audience https://chrisgiarrusso.com https://bookshop.org/shop/Gville https://www.reverbnation.com/theomatics This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gvillecomics.substack.com/subscribe [https://gvillecomics.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

016: What Makes You Happy

Special Guest, cartoonist and Amelia Rules! editor Michael Cohen comes by to discuss the secret origins of two fan-favorite characters. Buy Horror Stories by Liz Phair [https://www.amazon.com/Horror-Stories-Memoir-Liz-Phair/dp/0525511989/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2APDPZVTUOVDK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1qZmcNuxW7s0V8a5aJ2Ww6WPFNyHtDTTnQtFNW0KhCj0aRUWwKDa3kBTXH7-ZA5glOmx6AtSqgAh9UA2MmY6bgKq0TW4WLFIA3DIhDNVaV4.k8fR5tdbe4SSKWzP6At86E28LkINe4tMFapm_Pc7pAE&dib_tag=se&keywords=horror+stories+liz+phair&qid=1772353645&sprefix=Horror+Stories+Liz+Phair%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-1] Pre-Order The Amelia Rules! Anniversary Editions [https://bookshop.org/shop/Gville] Read Strange Attractors [https://strangeattractorsomnibus201.substack.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gvillecomics.substack.com/subscribe [https://gvillecomics.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

015: If I Knew Now What I Knew Then

Jimmy looks back at some of his early work on the occasion of Amelia Rules’ 25th anniversary. Buy Jimmy’s Books: https://bookshop.org/shop/Gville Contact G-Ville: Gvillemailbox@gmail.com https://www.wednesdaymagazine.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gvillecomics.substack.com/subscribe [https://gvillecomics.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Christmas in G-Ville

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