You probably know Jimmy Gaspero best as co-host of the Cryptid Creator Corner Podcast from The Comic Book Yeti. Building a career as a personal injury attorney is cool. But it doesn't exactly scratch that creative itch, ya know? Today, Jimmy joins to talk about his journey with creativity, and what exactly drove him to write Penny and the Yeti, his first graphic novel. You can pre-order the comic now, via Papercutz.

Penny has a super normal life. She lives with her parents and big sister Peri. Her favorite thing is when she and her sister draw and color together, especially when Peri draws monsters she calls "cryptids," amazing creatures Penny couldn't even imagine! Penny thinks life is pretty great. The only real problem is Penny’s parents argue…a LOT. Penny wishes her parents would stop, but what can she do?

That’s when Yeti shows up, right out of one of Peri’s drawings and smack into Penny’s life! With Yeti’s help, Penny comes up with a plan to get her parents to stop fighting. Penny, however, soon finds out that her parents may need more help than even a magical Yeti can provide…

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