We talked with Michelle Iannantuono live at AtomaCon.. She founded her own company Octopunk Media, and has produced 7 shorts, 4 features, and several music videos! She leans towards the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy,

https://octopunx.tv/

We talked with the creative couple Ben Gibson and his wife Karen. They are the writing team behind B.K. Gibson! Ben has been writing table-top RPGs for over a decade under Coldlight Press. Together, they’ve written sci/fi and fantasy novels as well as stories in anthologies

References and links:
https://www.bkgibson.com/

Christian Sterling Hegg has been involved in a variety of creative projects including performances in theatre, audio drama and independent film, professional graphic design work with apparel, film posters and book covers, cosplay crafting, and writing and producing audio drama series!

https://www.three-names-workshop.com/

We had an unexpected guest appearance at AtomaCon! Christopher Waples. Known as the Grumpy Dungeon Master, he showed up just to talk with us! He is a professional gamemaster. He’s also the host of The Grumpy Dungeon Masters podcast, and he developed modules for 5th Edition D&D.

https://grumpydungeonmasters.com/

We were excited to have Matthew Kresal with us! Matthew is an author, critic, and podcaster with many and varying interests. He's written about and discussed topics as wide-ranging as the BBC's Doctor Who, Cold War fact and fiction, and the UFO phenomenon on podcasts.

References and Links:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/KresalWrites/

We sat down and chatted with Kit Anderson. Kit is a cartoonist and comics editor. She’s had several short comics published, and her first graphic novel, Second Shift, was released in June of 2025. She’s also done graphic design work. Lots of fun talking with her!

References and Links:
https://www.kitkanderson.com/

We were excited to talk with Don Mancha III. Don is a writer and editor of comics and table-top RPGs. It was definitely a lot of fun!

References and Links:

https://www.donmanchaiii.com/

We invited Ryan McGinnis to chat with us! He’s written the Xavier Greene Thriller Series, several horror-themed short stories available for free on his website, and his brand-new sci-fi thriller, Terrestrial, came out in March of 2026.

References and Links:

https://ryan-mcginnis.com/