Not many independent comic books make it to the San Diego Comic Con in their first year. But the locally flavored Crowbar Media managed to score a booth and sold several issues of their debut title, The Strangler Bros. An extra-long comic about two brothers who own a mechanic’s shop and unexpectedly become paranormal fighters. The three creative minds behind the project sat down and chatted with our old friend Gavin Sheehan over at Salt Lake City Weekly, talking about the comic and their experience at Comic Con, plus much more.

Gavin’s Underground interview with The Strangler Brothers creators.

Gavin: What made you guys decide to do a single massive issue for the premiere as opposed to drawing it out as a series over time?

Judge: One reason was we wanted to hook the reader, the other was we had no idea if it would take off and more would follow. With the three of us working full time jobs it can be challenging to find the time to dedicate to this.

Josh: I thought that graphic novels were the way to go since we could actually have them carried by retailers like Barnes & Nobles and Borders. We also avoided the constraints of comics beginning and ending in very few pages.

Gavin: You got your BFA in Animation from BYU, and have actually been involved with a few animation and film organizations. How has it been trying to make a living off your talent and making your way around to different companies?

Melinda: When I was at BYU I got an internship at Avalanche Studios doing Character Animation. Then I graduated from BYU in 2008 and have been looking for work ever since. It has been tough, I have done a few freelance projects here and there, but nothing real solid. I have applied at many Animation Studios and have received many rejection letters, but I just have to keep trying. There is a lot of competition out there with so many animation schools popping up everywhere and learning tools being so accessible over the internet.