Daniel Warren Johnson and Riley Rossmo on The Moon Is Following Us

Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast

When cartoonists like Daniel Warren Johnson and Riley Rossmo come together, the rest of us better take notice. The Moon Is Following Us drops its first issue on September 18th, and it's a jam comic with a fierce narrative engine and an even more assertive take-notice paint job. Set within the waking and sleeping worlds, Johnson handles the former while Rossmo takes the latter. The relationship between the two creates an electric reading experience not found anywhere else on the stands.

From a script by Johnson, The Moon Is Following Us sees young Penny fall into a sleeping sickness. She won't wake. Her parents, Duncan and Sam, plunge into her dreams and wage war against the Cascade, an evil, unknowable force. However, what these beasts are really doesn't matter. All Duncan and Sam need to know is that they stand in the way between them and their child.

In this week's podcast, we chat with Daniel Warren Johnson and Riley Rossmo about their new collaboration, why it's been in the works for a very long time, and what creatures they're fighting on the page every day. We uncover secret connections to a beloved children's series, discuss humanity's relationship with dreams, and the most anxiety-inducing comics that neither Johnson nor Rossmo have been able to shake.

The Moon Is Following Us #1 arrives from Image Comics on 9/18. Be sure you're following Daniel Warren Johnson on Twitter, Instagram, and his Website. Follow Riley Rossmo on Twitter, Instagram, and his Website.

Other Relevant Links:

• CBCC on Martian Manhunter by Riley Rossmo and Steve Orlando

• Daniel Warren Johnson on Beta Ray Bill

• Daniel Warren Johnson on Do a Powerbomb!

• Daniel Warren Johnson on Transformers

• The Moon Is Following Us Mini Doc Episode 1

• The Moon Is Following Us Mini Doc Episode 2

• The Moon Is Following Us Signing at Third Eye Comics

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