Casey meets up with illustrator Mikey Karpiel in San Francisco to ask about his experience graduating from liberal arts college as a fine arts major, and the impetus behind his risograph print comic series, “Gossip.” Mikey offers a story about an abandoned asylum, and the boys talk an astonishing amount about Tech Deck Dudes.

Follow Mikey on Instagram @mikeykarpiel, and check out his work at www.mikeykarpiel.com!

Mentioned in this episode:

• “Bone” by Jeff Smith

• “My Friend Dahmer” by Derf Backderf

• “Black Hole” by Charles Burns

• Michael DeForge

• Sam Alden

• Simon Hanselmann

• Lou Reed

• “Live at the Grelman” by Vinnie Neuberg, A.T. Pratt, Derek Timm-Brock and others