Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Hey Everyone! Welcome back to another laid back, chill affair! On this episode, Carl Choi returns, three months after being here for his Show & Tell episode. Those of you who saw that episode may remember that on more than one occasion I alluded to Carl having led quite an interesting life, based on little tidbits he himself has written in various descriptions of the art he has posted in his gallery. I personally haven't prodded Carl for information about that in private, so he's here to talk to us about his life's journey, from his beginnings in Hong Kong to his current life in the Los Angeles area.
Rewind Viewers: If you like hearing about adventurous lifestyles, I implore you to watch or even just listen to this episode while you work. Not many people lead the kind of life Carl Choi has led so far, and it is very entertaining to listen to it all. If you can make the time to watch it as well as listen to it, please do so, as we showed a variety of slides from Carl's history, including a few great videos. Thank you Carl, and thanks to ALL of you who watched and came into the live chat and participated along with us. I'm extremely happy to say that we averaged just under 5 dozen live viewers for the majority of the show. That rarely happens, even during a highly viewed Show & Tell episode! So please enjoy it on rewind and leave me a comment with your thoughts afterwards, if you don't mind!
CHAPTERS/TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro - Welcoming and chatting with Carl & the Live Chat Crew
23:48 - Life as an 8 year old newly landed immigrant in the USA - Slide Show!
29:26 - Crazy stories from life being born in Hong Kong!
43:15 - Stories of Carl's youth in California - Carl photo with a Mullet!
48:35 - Rubén shares an anecdote about working in a comic shop in 1986/1987
01:03:08 - Promo for Carl's next online appearance in a couple of days!
01:06:17 - Carl starts hanging out with the wrong crowd at 16
01:07:02 - Carl starts promoting nightclub parties while still in college
01:12:54 - Carl builds promotion biz to 500 events a year in 14 cities
01:24:40 - Freestyle rap battle video that set Carl up on his next career path
01:33:45 - Where Carl went and graduated from. First job out of school.
01:35:02 - Carl was doing coke?!?
01:39:39 - How Carl met and began promoting Rapper, MC Jin, from the freestyle rap video
01:41:08 - Carl becomes talent manager & tours overseas!
01:46:55 - Were Carl's parents supportive of what he was doing with his life?
01:54:05 - What "producers" actually do, in music vs movies vs television
01:58:28 - Carl's success managing musical talent
02:00:16 - Former Hollywood talent agent Carl Bressler mentors Carl.
02:02:33 - Trailer for Carl's 1st movie "producer" credit
02:08:23 - Carl spreads himself too thin, begins to burn out, almost loses everything
02:14:45 - From his lowest point, Carl begins to rise from the ashes
02:19:06 - Carl meets the woman who would soon become his wife
02:24:46 - Carl meets Kevin Feige, who gives Carl a business opportunity. Video shown!
02:31:48 - Carl works Great Co. & builds an interactive show experience. Video shown!
02:48:49 - August of 2020, Carl is infected with Covid-19, gets close to death
02:52:03 - Surviving Covid-19, Carl gets back into comics by crowdfunding via 247 Comics
03:02:23 - Video of Gotham Central, a HUGE comic shop in Mississauga, Ontario
03:05:37 - Comic shops are disappearing, even in densely populated cities like Los Angeles
03:07:40 - Carl relates how the 2025 LA fires affected him & his wife
03:10:18 - Posting art for sale in eBay stores is worth the time and effort?
03:15:44 - Return on Joy
03:19:01 - Family and friends is everything
03:23:18 - Viewer questions
03:31:12 - Carl premieres a KILLER original art splash page acquisition
03:38:04 - Carl promos the things he has going on
03:44:00 - Closing out the show
LINKS:
Carl Choi
comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=130062
youtube.com/@247comicsHQ
247comics.com
instagram.com/247comicshq
Rubén DaCollector:
comicbookartgallery.com/artdropnewsletter.asp
comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=30114
facebook.com/ruben.dacollector
instagram.com/rubendacollector
Hey Everyone! Welcome back to another laid back, chill affair! On this episode, Carl Choi returns, three months after being here for his Show & Tell episode. Those of you who saw that episode may remember that on more than one occasion I alluded to Carl having led quite an interesting life, based on little tidbits he himself has written in various descriptions of the art he has posted in his gallery. I personally haven't prodded Carl for information about that in private, so he's here to talk to us about his life's journey, from his beginnings in Hong Kong to his current life in the Los Angeles area.
Rewind Viewers: If you like hearing about adventurous lifestyles, I implore you to watch or even just listen to this episode while you work. Not many people lead the kind of life Carl Choi has led so far, and it is very entertaining to listen to it all. If you can make the time to watch it as well as listen to it, please do so, as we showed a variety of slides from Carl's history, including a few great videos. Thank you Carl, and thanks to ALL of you who watched and came into the live chat and participated along with us. I'm extremely happy to say that we averaged just under 5 dozen live viewers for the majority of the show. That rarely happens, even during a highly viewed Show & Tell episode! So please enjoy it on rewind and leave me a comment with your thoughts afterwards, if you don't mind!
CHAPTERS/TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro - Welcoming and chatting with Carl & the Live Chat Crew
23:48 - Life as an 8 year old newly landed immigrant in the USA - Slide Show!
29:26 - Crazy stories from life being born in Hong Kong!
43:15 - Stories of Carl's youth in California - Carl photo with a Mullet!
48:35 - Rubén shares an anecdote about working in a comic shop in 1986/1987
01:03:08 - Promo for Carl's next online appearance in a couple of days!
01:06:17 - Carl starts hanging out with the wrong crowd at 16
01:07:02 - Carl starts promoting nightclub parties while still in college
01:12:54 - Carl builds promotion biz to 500 events a year in 14 cities
01:24:40 - Freestyle rap battle video that set Carl up on his next career path
01:33:45 - Where Carl went and graduated from. First job out of school.
01:35:02 - Carl was doing coke?!?
01:39:39 - How Carl met and began promoting Rapper, MC Jin, from the freestyle rap video
01:41:08 - Carl becomes talent manager & tours overseas!
01:46:55 - Were Carl's parents supportive of what he was doing with his life?
01:54:05 - What "producers" actually do, in music vs movies vs television
01:58:28 - Carl's success managing musical talent
02:00:16 - Former Hollywood talent agent Carl Bressler mentors Carl.
02:02:33 - Trailer for Carl's 1st movie "producer" credit
02:08:23 - Carl spreads himself too thin, begins to burn out, almost loses everything
02:14:45 - From his lowest point, Carl begins to rise from the ashes
02:19:06 - Carl meets the woman who would soon become his wife
02:24:46 - Carl meets Kevin Feige, who gives Carl a business opportunity. Video shown!
02:31:48 - Carl works Great Co. & builds an interactive show experience. Video shown!
02:48:49 - August of 2020, Carl is infected with Covid-19, gets close to death
02:52:03 - Surviving Covid-19, Carl gets back into comics by crowdfunding via 247 Comics
03:02:23 - Video of Gotham Central, a HUGE comic shop in Mississauga, Ontario
03:05:37 - Comic shops are disappearing, even in densely populated cities like Los Angeles
03:07:40 - Carl relates how the 2025 LA fires affected him & his wife
03:10:18 - Posting art for sale in eBay stores is worth the time and effort?
03:15:44 - Return on Joy
03:19:01 - Family and friends is everything
03:23:18 - Viewer questions
03:31:12 - Carl premieres a KILLER original art splash page acquisition
03:38:04 - Carl promos the things he has going on
03:44:00 - Closing out the show
LINKS:
Carl Choi
comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=130062
youtube.com/@247comicsHQ
247comics.com
instagram.com/247comicshq
Rubén DaCollector:
comicbookartgallery.com/artdropnewsletter.asp
comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=30114
facebook.com/ruben.dacollector
instagram.com/rubendacollector
