"Meanwhile, at the crossroads..."

People who listen to podcasts and read this blog have probably noticed the severe decline in output from Meanwhile, The Comics Podcast, my talk show with Dave Belmore.

Funnily enough, Dave's interest seemed to begin to flag around September or so, which was, for Meanwhile, a period of great success. The New York Comic-Con had just offered our podcast a free table-- which would once have been a dream come true for Dave or me. We'd had some hits and some misses lately, but the period saw our best episode, the massive three-hour Neal Adams interview, "Strange Dumbness," and maybe our most enjoyable one, a nostalgia tour through cartoon themes. I was no longer living near Dave, but I'd just moved back into his time zone, which I figured would make things easier.

Sometimes, though, partners just grow apart. Dave and I always preferred distinctly different flavors of comics obsession. I'm Journalista, he's Previews. This still gave us a lot in common, of course, but it also meant we had to make a lot of compromises on subject matter. Of late, the differences between us seem to have grown more pronounced.

We've been doing Meanwhile for two years now, and I think we've hit most of the goals we had when we began, so we're going to go ahead and declare ourselves on "indefinite hiatus." Maybe we'll resurrect the show someday, maybe not.

If Dave tells me about his other plans, I'll announce 'em here. In the meantime, I ain't giving up on the podcasting space! Look for a new series announcement later this week!