It's a special Wednesday episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner as Jimmy chats with Ben Crane about his anthology of hopeful science fiction stories called Scattered Futures. The anthology is on Kickstarter right now and Ben also provided a link with a special reward tier for Cryptid Creator Corner listeners. Listeners can get a signed and personalized copy of the book at a discount. Ben discusses what compelled him to write these stories, as well as working with some of the Yeti's favorite artists like Sierra Barnes, Jenny Fleming, and Martyn Lorbiecki (MERTYN). Ben also discusses his years working in film for Mace Neufeld (who produced the original Jack Ryan movies) and the challenges in transitioning from film scripts to comic scripts. This is a wonderful conversation about writing, making comics, and, really, making anything to combat the darkness of the outside World. Special Reward Tier Discount of Scattered Futures for CCC Listeners Follow Ben on Bluesky Check out Ben's website Cosmic Cadets Follow Comic Book Yeti 🔗 Comic Book Yeti LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/ComicBookYeti For partnership and ad inquiries, please contact: thecomicsyeti@gmailcom Follow your hosts 🔗 Jimmy Gaspero: https://bsky.app/profile/jimmygaspero.bsky.social 🔗 Byron O’Neal: https://bsky.app/profile/byrononeal.com ARKENFORGE Play TTRPG games? Make sure to check out our partner Arkenforge. Use the discount code YETI5 to get $5 off your order. Make sure to check out our sponsor 2000AD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices