Recorded: 4/15/26

Episode thrirty-three of The Funky Flavor Podcast features writers Jeannine Acehseon & Tom Sniegoski to discuss their all-ages graphic novel NOTHING CAN STOP... THE APE! – a 128-page tale of a young boy (and his dog) with the fate of the world on his shoulders.

NOTHING CAN STOP... THE APE! releases on July 21st (in bookstores) & July 22nd (in comic shops) from Papercutz, an imprint of Mad Cave Studios. The book is available for pre-order!

NOTHING CAN STOP… THE APE!

Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski & Jeannine Acheson

Art by Craig Rousseau

Colored by Tom Gaadt

Letters by Taylor Eposito

Edited by Lauren Hitzhusen & Adam Wallenta

Maxwell Morgan is only twelve—but the fate of the world is already on his shoulders.

When his mother is possessed by Thuuna, an ancient primordial goddess with genocidal ambitions, Maxwell will do anything to save her. Even if that means making the worst decision imaginable: freeing Thuuna’s immortal enemy, the long-imprisoned Ghraagg’endah—Gorilla God of Chaos.

Joined by his loyal French bulldog and four elemental-powered cave people, Maxwell must convince the volatile ape god to help stop Thuuna before she destroys the world—and claim his mom back from a deity that never forgives and never forgets.

A rollicking, all-ages adventure inspired by the bold spirit of late-’60s Hanna-Barbera cartoons, Nothing Can Stop…The Ape! is packed with cosmic gods, big laughs, high-stakes heroics, and Saturday-morning swagger. So pour a bowl of cereal, buckle up, and hang on tight—because once the ape is loose… nothing can stop him.

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https://www.instagram.com/jsuretteacheson

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Recorded: 3/23/26

Episode thirty-two writer and co-host of the Cryptid Creator Corner podcast Jimmy Gaspero and cartoonist, educator & illustrator Amber Akin to discuss their all-ages graphic novel PENNY AND THE YETI!

PENNY AND THE YETI released on April 21st from Papercutz, an imprint of Mad Cave Studios.

PENNY AND THE YETI

Story by Jimmy Gaspero

Art by Amber Akin

Color flats by Charlie Akin

Lettered by Buddy Beaudoin

YETI OR NOT, HERE WE COME!

Penny and Yeti are pretty typical best friends: they go to school together, play together, and have fun adventures. The twist? Yeti’s a living breathing myth!

Before Yeti, Penny had a super normal life with her big sister Peri and their parents, Fenton and Maxine. Penny thinks life is pretty great, especially when Peri draws and colors with her—Peri draws the best monsters called “cryptids!” The only real problem is Penny’s parents argue…a LOT. Penny wishes her parents would stop, but what can she do? That’s when Yeti shows up, right out of one of Peri’s drawings and smack into Penny’s life! With Yeti’s help, Penny comes up with a plan to get her parents to stop fighting. Penny, however, soon finds out that her parents may need more help than even a magical Yeti can provide…

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Follow Jimmy Gaspero Online:

https://www.facebook.com/drake.mcguire.1426

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https://bsky.app/profile/jimmygaspero.bsky.social

https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmy.gaspero

Follow Amber Akin Online:

https://www.instagram.com/almondmilkart

https://bsky.app/profile/almondmilkart.bsky.social

https://amberakin.com

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