Jimmy Gaspero & Amber Akin talk Penny and the Yeti with Papercutz Publishing!

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A drawing of a Yeti comes to life during a family argument, but Jimmy says the book is not about kids fixing their parents.

Tommy opens in classic comics livestream mode, bringing in Amber Akin and Jimmy Gasparow after a weird, ad heavy cold open. Once the chat settles, the mood gets loose and friendly. He thanks them for coming on early, mentions the preview, and gets right to the book, calling the title fun and giving Amber's art its due. Jimmy talks about being proud of Penny and the Yeti, the press tour around it, and why the story matters to him, but the best part is more practical. He points out that a writer can ask for a huge two page library spread in seconds, while the artist has to sit down and make the thing real. Amber confirms it. That library spread was one of the longest parts of the book, and even easier pages took at least six hours from thumbnails to final color. That craft talk is where the episode works best. Tommy keeps it reader friendly, mostly asking how long things take because the backgrounds look packed with detail. Nobody gets precious about it. The book comes across as cute and giftable, but also as a serious pile of comics work. Jimmy credits Papercutz and Amber, and he sounds lucky to have had that team. Amber keeps the process talk plain enough that it never turns into a lesson. By the end, Tommy is fully in retailer mode, pitching the book for nephews, birthdays, holidays, and Easter baskets. Then the ads come back.

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