Matt Mair Lowery, writer and editor of ThoughtScape Comics, talks with artist Valentine Barker. Valentine is a freelance illustrator and comic artist originally from San Jose, California. He studied illustration at the California College of Arts and Crafts. A regular on the comic con circuit for ten years selling his popular prints, his first graphic novel, The Airless Year (with writer Adam P. Knave and Letterer Frank Cvetkovic) was published by Dark Horse Comics in 2022. Valentine lent his amazing chops to the ThoughtScape Comics project by creating the cover for TSC #3. Valentine discusses art school, painting, breaking into comics and more in this episode. ThoughtScape Comics, an anthology in the tradition of 2000 AD, Dark Horse Presents, Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone, is running a Kickstarter in January of 2023 to fund issues #1-#3. Back the campaign at ThoughtScape2023.com. Valentine can be found online at valentinebarker.com. can be found on Twitter. More information about ThoughtScape Comics can be found at ThoughtScapeComics.com.