Amanda Strassler is the founder of Holy Moly Media, LLC. She studied Film and Integrative Arts at Penn State University and achieved her MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in 2022.
Amanda enjoys all things creative. She sells her art at comic cons and art fairs, works on feature films and short films, and photographs events all throughout New York.
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November 28th, 2025
The NoName Storyteller Podcast:
Rising Stars and Veteran Creators: Titans Together Across the Indie Cosmos
This episode of The NoNaMe Storyteller Podcast brings together two generations of indie comic creators — where new voices meet seasoned veterans in a galaxy of collaboration, creativity, and laughter. Host Aki is joined by:
🌟 Jonah and Amanda Strassler, the sibling duo behind the indie graphic novel Star Interns — rising stars in the comics scene
🚀 Alex Sheikman and Those Turners (Hal & Renée), the veteran creative team behind Star Breach, an upcoming epic space-opera graphic novel
Together, they explore the art (and occasional chaos) of working as creative teams in the indie comics world, where self-publishing is the norm and imagination has no limits. Expect lively discussion on how ideas spark, how feedback (and the “feedback sandwich”) really works, and how collaboration keeps creators grounded and inspired.
Along the way, they share the influences that shaped their storytelling — from Teen Titans (Geoff Johns), Mad Magazine, Archie Comics, Jeff Smith’s Bone, Calvin and Hobbes, Garfield, X-Men, Saga, The Dark Crystal, Cowboy Bebop (Keiko Nobumoto), Azumanga Daioh (Kiyohiko Azuma), Blambot, Robotika, and more.
With plenty of laughs (and maybe a Zombie Santa Claus cameo), this conversation celebrates what makes indie storytelling so vibrant — the freedom to build worlds, share ideas, and create something unforgettable together.
