JOEL RODRIGUEZ
I build systems that let more stories get told.
Comic Creator. Entrepreneur. CEO.
Listen to CAPITAL OF COMICS
Founder & CEO
Metal Ninja Studios
Full-service IP development and comic book production built around the Concept to Comic™ system.
Comic Writer & Designer
Award-nominated Designer & Letterer. Creator of
The Dusk County Chronicles and Before My Eyes.
Podcast Host
Capital of Comics
Weekly conversations on building in the comic industry. No gatekeeping. Just the real work.
Founder & CEO
Metal Ninja Studios
Full-service IP development and comic book production built around the Concept to Comic™ system.
Comic Writer & Designer
Award-nominated Designer & Letterer. Creator of
The Dusk County Chronicles and Before My Eyes.
Podcast Host
Capital of Comics
Weekly conversations on building in the comic industry. No gatekeeping. Just the real work.
I have been around comics my entire life. First as a fan, then as a creator. Writer. Letterer. Designer. That hands-on foundation is why Metal Ninja Studios works the way it does.
Most stories never make it off the page. Not because the idea was not good enough, but because creators lacked the infrastructure to see it through. I built Concept to Comic™ to solve that problem. And I built Metal Ninja Studios to deliver it at scale.
Capital of Comics is where that knowledge goes public. My comics are proof I never stopped being a creator first.
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CAPITAL OF COMICS
The show for creators, IP owners, and publishing professionals building in the comic industry. Every week, real conversations on production, crowdfunding, distribution, and what it actually takes to get a comic made and into the world.
NEW EPISODES EVERY WEEK
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Start Here:
LAURIE FOSTER -- From comic artist to studio owner: how vision, business mindset, and getting out of your own way actually build something that lasts. Listen Here →
KYLE WILLIS -- From making art to owning a comic shop: a real conversation on persistence, adaptability, and what it takes to survive in this industry. Listen Here →
JOSHUA RUBIN -- One of the writers behind Ezio Auditore breaks down his path from Hollywood to comics and what creators can learn from working across every medium. Listen Here →
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THE WORK
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
1
WANT TO ADAPT YOUR IP?
Concept to Comic™ is the done-for-you production pipeline built at Metal Ninja Studios. From concept to finished, distribution-ready comic in six months.
2
WANT TO LEARN THE CRAFT?
The Concept to Comic™ Academy is where the community lives. Courses, conversations, and a library of process built for working creators.
3
PITCH THE PODCAST
Capital of Comics is actively booking guests. If you are building in the comic industry and have something worth
saying, I want to hear from you.
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