Podcasts about bird boy

In which the theme is too many inkers; Cecilia Reyes has no patience for your bullshit; Genosha's going to be just fine (it's not); we would watch a supercut of Fabian Cortez getting punched; we bid an abrupt farewell to Gaia; and comics are exhausting, yet captivating. X-PLAINED: Dazzler's murder trial X-Men Unlimited #24 The past and future of X-Men Unlimited Doctor Cecilia Reyes Ghost Pirate Cap'n Bloodscream Wolverine and friends Pushing your kid out of a plane as a basic first aid skill Banter The Silver Samurai (Keniuchio Harada) Sunfire and the Big Hero Six Projectile-based wordplay Irene Adler, spoiler machine Genosha (again) The Cabinet of Doctor Lensherr Magneto's panties Stupid metaphors Football stars and their football cars Magneto's nuanced and baby-filled past Generation X #51 Hunter & Tristan Brawn Helicopter grandparents Artie & Leech, perpetual moppets Emma Frost, forever traumatized Generation X's new costumes Gaia as the Bird Boy of Generation X Peach Momoko's Ultimate Armor Sauron and the Lizard's agendas and fashion Comic book collecting preferences NEXT EPISODE: Some damned fine X-Force. Want to hire J&MXPtXM producer Matt Hunter to produce your podcast? Email him! Check out the visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy rad swag at our TeePublic shop!

Caitlin Durante flies on in as we discuss Caitlin being raised in the woods, the bird they consider "mid," and the species they wish to become before we wrap with another edition of "Ally or Mallard!" Bird List: Western Bluebird Wrentit Yellow-rumped Warbler American Crow Acorn Woodpecker Common Raven California Scrub Jay Anna's Hummingbird Bushtit Spotted Towhee House Finch Nuttall's Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birder-barely-knowher/support

Join Kerry for the 30th and final episode of Once Upon A Story Time as she shares a wonderful tale of family and love in: The Bird Boy. As told by Henry Beston in The Firelight Fairy Book Check out our socials: LinkTree Music is provided by Kubbi, Gadgetor, and http://www.bensound.com  Other Music: http://www.purple-planet.com - Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Adventures Underground. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Au Radio is a production of Adventures Underground, LLC. Copyright 2019, All Rights Reserved.

Carson is back! Caleb is on a little trip so we got everyone's favorite Bird Boy and Metroid fan to drop in for some hugs and kisses! We talk a little Magic the gathering, a little about Spiderverse (No spoils though) and play a little "Guess the Sound" game Carson made for us! Also with the release of this episode you can listen to a whole year's worth of Junk House episodes so that's pretty neat!

Join us this week as we get together to have a look at the latest and greatest 1/6 scale news. Including the new Hot Toys Falcon.

Back with our regularly scheduled programming....BIRD BOY, the cartoon I know I needed when I was a child. Other important tidbits: Curtis' obsession with Roadhouse; The Northman: The Musical; superheroes - we're digging into it friends. Enjoy. We love you.    00:00 - 13:40ish Intros: Happy post Halloween! We discuss how we always assume we've all made it to the release of these since we record them in advance so naturally we talk about who might die first! Lucas has exploits and we discuss how we're feeling about being in the THICK of Halloween.   13:40ish - 53:35ish What we watched! Surprisingly few things because we were prepping for October… Cody watched Shang Chi (and please pardon Curtis doing Curtis things and going over his 10 favorite super-movies and we talk about how small directors get big gigs so it's all still pretty interesting we hope!), Austin watched Titane and one episode of Rings of Power, Lucas watched The Shining, Curtis also watched Titane, Demons, and Road House (one of the best movies ever made), and then Cody and Lucas went and saw The Northman: The Musical aka Heilung!   53:45ish - 1:31:30ish Bird Boy: The Forgotten Children - SHUDdown and discussion   1:31:30ish - End - Our next movie!

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Bird Boy by Matthew Burgess

Our second to last show for a while... I wanted to play as much brand new music as i could before the last show where I will just BLAST classics. I hope you enjoy. If you're wondering whats going on, you should read this post: Now Its Time to Say Goodbye to All Our Company…By the way... if you have any thoughts/feelings/comments/memories of listening to press start over the years, how about you email them to me? I'd love to read them. PressStartMorlock[at]Gmail.com!The playlist is marked as follows:Title by Artist – Album (Game)Hour 1 Neons of Time (OC ReMix) by Neon X (Chrono Trigger) Concealed Caverns (OC ReMix) by Gaspode (Super Metroid) Trekkin' by Dj CUTMAN The Slums of Traverse (OC ReMix) by prophetik music, PhrygianFingers (Kingdom Hearts) The Witching Hour (OC ReMix) by OceansAndrew (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) Palace of Memory (OC ReMix) by RebeccaETripp (Final Fantasy Adventure) Perseverance by David Peacock, Augustine Mayuga Gonzales - Gris Piano Collections Grand Shovel March (OC ReMix) by Chris Kohler (Shovel Knight) Octopath Unraveled (OC ReMix) by Evan Wardell feat. jmabate, Soul in Sadness (Octopath Traveler) Aloys Theme - Forbidden West - Horizon Forbidden West (Original Soundtrack) Ajetreo del Castillo (OC ReMix) by The Geeky Guitarist (Mega Man 2) Frappe Snowland/Sherbert Land by Tape Girl - Skario Kart Bavarian Kackle (OC ReMix) by General Grunt feat. Ridley Snipes (Donkey Kong Country 2) Raven's Dream (OC ReMix) by The Good Ice Stardew Valley eastern phoebe by Bird Boy - bird boy collection

On Episode 81 of No Brain No Headache Podcast the guys are in studio for Cleary's Comments, where we banter about random things. Heavy speculation, nicknames, a boycott list update, million dollar ideas and so much more will be discussed on Episode 81 which is brought to you by Carter Berger with Realty One Group - Encore. Available on: Apple. Subscribe + rate + review. Spotify. Follow along. Anchor. Our creation platform. iHeartRadio. Or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. New episode every Tuesday! Social Media: Twitter. https://twitter.com/nbnhpodcast Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/nbnhpodcast/ Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/nbnhpodcast YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQbXoHzYhhDigOaNXVYdK3g Tik Tok. @NBNHPodcast

Press Start is BACK after a week off, with some amazing new music!The playlist is marked as follows:Title by Artist – Album (Game)Hour 1 Vague Hope - Cold Rain (feat. Videri String Quartet) by Sean Schafianski - Chamber Works: NieR AutomataMelody of Lute William by Carlos Reyes - Guitar Collections FINAL FANTASY IVResurrections ~ Chase by GENTLE LOVE - Prescription for Sleep: CelesteCastles in the Sand (Edgar & Sabin) by Nutritious - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin (OC ReMix)Dies Irae Grandioso by Zachary Kohlmeier - EXILE: A Tribute to Supergiant GamesBurning Vigil (OC ReMix) by bLiNd (Trenches)The Will of the Forest (OC ReMix) by Luke Keever (Mega Man II)Dream Eater Mix (OC ReMix) by Solkrieg (Pokémon Red Version)The Path by Taylor Ambrosio Wood - The Last of Us RemixedGeralt of Rivia (from "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt") by Lord Bif - MENU: An Homage to Game Title ThemesThe Field by Austin Hart - FATE: A Tribute to Majora's MaskThe Desert Had a Strange Dream (The Dragon Gave a Loud Scream) by Dj Mokram (NiGHTS: Lucid Dreaming)Wigeon (feat. Bird Boy) by Dj CUTMAN Featured Artists This Hour:Sean Schafianski - seanschafianski.comGuitar Collections FINAL FANTASY IV - scarletmoon.com/guitarGENTLE LOVE – scarletmoonproductions.comEXILE: A Tribute to Supergiant Games – https://bit.ly/3kYg0A0Taylor Ambrosio Wood - taylorambrosiowood.comFATE: A Tribute to Majora's Mask – https://bit.ly/3yyi4a9Dj CUTMAN - djcutman.comHour 2 Manic Pixel Dream Girl (feat. Starby & Tofuku) by RoboRobDownload This Song For Free by Ohm-II'm A Robot (Ft. WhyAmIHere) by Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - Nerdcore Now Volume 1: B-Side Disc 1Where My Nerds At? by GOSHone - ctrl_alt_egoLive Without You (LogicOne) by ZeaLouS1 - Collaboc1dePolySure (we miss u Adam WarRock & Tribe One) by rap legend Jesse Dangerously - The Rap Hundreds, season 3Broken Glass by Shubzilla & Bill Beats - Boomers V.2Rappin' About Rappin' by Mega Ran and Storyville - Soul VeggiesBarfight by Sulfur - Enter the 36th Chambercuteness by ultraklystron - opensource lyricistSo What Do You Want? by Schaffer the Darklord - Junk DrawerLegendary Tales (Ft. 200N, Natural, & Lex Lingo) Produced By Bill Beats by Lord XzaeOk, Boomer Kuagner (Mega Man X) by RoboRob & Ben Briggs - MEGA REMIXED MAN.EXE Featured Artists This Hour:RoboRob - patreon.com/djroborobOhm-I - mcohmi.comYoung Stroke aka Young Muscle - youngstrizzle.bandcamp.comGOSHone - goshone.comZealous1 – facebook.com/ZeaLouS1Bandrap legend Jesse Dangerously – dangerously.caShubzilla - shubzilla.bandcamp.comBill Beats - noirgrime.comMega Ran – megaran.comSulfur – sulfur.bandcamp.comUltraklystron – karlrolson.comSchaffer the Darklord - schafferthedarklord.comLord Xzae - https://lordxzae.bandcamp.comBen Briggs - benbriggs.net All songs marked “OCReMix” can be found at OverClocked ReMix (http://ocremix.org) – please show them some support! Download, donate, tell your friends!Ending tune by KeyJayHD -  Check out more of his stuff at keyjayhd.bandcamp.com!Since Press Start to Continue is every other week, check out Nerd Music Meltdown on our off weeks! Interviews with artists in the video game music and nerdcore communities: ongakuoverdrive.com/podcastLike and follow and whatever the Press Start Socials: Twitter, Facebook, TwitchSupport Press Start to Continue DLC by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/PressStartSend us your feedback online: pinecast.com/feedback/PressStart Press Start is now open to syndication!If you would like Press Start to Continue to air on YOUR station, email PressStartMorlock@Gmail.comThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Flair

Jared Yamamoto, RandiO, Nicole Bennett, Christina Aicklen, and MikeB discuss everything from from the Moon's wobble to going braless Listen to the Power Pod on your smart speaker, just say "Play the Power Pod Podcast." Want even more Power Pod? Check out the gang here: https://www.wgauradio.com/on-air/the-power-pod/. Enjoy!

Part 2 of our conversation about the toys we were fond of as kids. You'll get a free French lesson, hear a horrible Minnie Ripperton impression, and you'll hear the song "If" in a way you couldn't even dream of. Tim calls it dramatic, but "hideously sappy" would have been way more accurate. And, most unfortunately, you may pick up the mental image of Batman in a Speedo. You absolutely...HALF...to listen to this episode!

Disney Plus did it again, and after how awesome WandaVision was our Nerdtastic duo wasn't really surprised. The newest MCU project The Falcon and The Winter Soldier was nothing short of epic in our opinion and if you haven't watched all 6 episodes yet you really should.Probably definitely should before you listen to the rest of this episode. *SPOILERS AHEAD*Enjoy!Kaz-Magic Studios: https://www.kazmagicarts.wix.com/kazmartsMS Comic Con: https://mississippicomiccon.com/Children's of Mississippi: https://umc.edu/Childrens/Childrens-Home-Page.htmlTalk Nerdy To Us!Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thebearandthebeard/Website: http://thebearandthebeardpodcast.com/Nerd-line: (769) 208-4079Email: thebearandthebeardpodcast@yahoo.comAnd for Video episodes find us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO-sZG3PG1hiexmZxKKoDbg**DISCLAIMER: WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE SOUND OR VIDEO BITS USED IN THIS EPISODE. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE PRODUCTION COMPANIES OR ORIGINAL CREATORS. THESE SOUNDBITES ARE TAKEN FROM YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND THEN ADDED IN FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY**

For more than 80 years, DC Comics has brought us legends like Wonder Woman and Batman... as well as sillier characters like Kite Man and Bat Mite. There's a long rich history of goofy characters at DC, and we love them all. So that's the subject of our latest Top 4 1/2 List: goofy DC characters. And we invited an expert to play along: Drew, co-host of the Earth Station DCU podcast! Our goofy list includes some Bat-villains, of course, as well as a crime-fighting chimpanzee, a teen president, a hippie mannequin, dogs in space, cab drivers in space, and more. This could have been a Top 400 List, because we didn't even get around to Matter Eater Lad, Mr. Tawky Tawny, Quisp, Bird-Boy, Mer-Boy, and all the residents of the Bizarro World. In fact, this episode just might go on forever... unless you can trick us into saying "Kltpzyxm." Drew and Cletus talk DC Comics every week on Earth Station DCU!  And our regular links... The Flopcast website!  The ESO Network!  The Flopcast on Facebook!  The Flopcast on Instagram!  The Flopcast on Twitter!  Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts!  Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation!  This week's promo: Metal Geeks!  This week's other promo: ESO Network Patreon! 

The playlist is marked as follows:Title by Artist – Album (Game)Hour 1 Hey Mr Honda (OC ReMix) by McVaffe (Street Fighter 2)Egg Death Machine (OC ReMix) by GlacialSpoon (Sonic & Knuckles)Air Man's 9-bit Rock and Roll (OC ReMix) by DDRKirby(ISQ) (Mega Man 2)Robin (feat. Bird Boy) by Dj CUTMAN - Free to StreamVampire Snap (OC ReMix) by Joshua Morse (Castlevania)EEVEE used Swift! (OC ReMix) by AlmightyArceus (Pokémon Diamond Version)Dorsal Dub (OC ReMix) by djpretzel (Ecco the Dolphin)Giana's Homecoming (OC ReMix) by Polar (Great Giana Sisters)Twilight of the Millennium (OC ReMix) by Vampire Hunter Dan (Phantasy Star IV)File Select by Video Game Jazz Orchestra - Hang on to Your HatVast Infinities (OC ReMix) by Gaspode (Metroid)Corridor of Time (Time Warp Mix) (OC ReMix) by The Vagrance (Chrono Trigger) Artists Featured This Hour:Dj CUTMAN - djcutman.comVideo Game Jazz Orchestra - vgjazzorchestra.bandcamp.com Hour 2 So Many Me Remix by Omega Sparx/SWATS - GameBreakers Volume 3Right Back Up by Navi - Lo Fi Muey ThaiWordpress (feat. Dual Core - Untested Methods Remix) by Dale Chase - Noncents Vol. 14Over the Hill by rap legend Jesse Dangerously - The Rap Hundreds, season 2Who Are They? (featuring Sulfur) by Mikal kHill - it's alright to hate your fucking life.I Don't Write (single version) by Touch & The Dirty SampleHeat It Up (Produced By Projekt MS) by Infinite Skillz - War Lab World Premier WednesdaysMidlife Crisis ft. Adam WarRock by Tribe One - anamanaGANGSTA // Devil RhymeosaurFuriosa by Ryako - Future Imperfect EPPush (feat. T.Y.T.) by attack slug - endsville is burningA Change Of Scenery (feat. Tribe One) by K-Murdock - Hero Muzik Vol. IIGirls @ Cons (feat. Shubzilla) by Wreck the System - WreckFestWithout You by Cue and Ebo feat. Kelly Morgan - EMPulse Records MixTape Vol. 1Visible by Ambush Vin - Chicago Pop Culture Con MixtapeFawn Lebowitz by Secret Dog - Thumb. Middle. Ring.Dan Nation by Beefy - The Adventures of Beef Thompson: Check Your Local ListingsThe Regimen (feat. Wax) by Mega Ran - Mega Ran in Language Arts, Vols 1, 2 & 3 Featured Artists This Hour:Omega Sparx - sptfy.com/omegasparxGamebreax – Gamebreax.comNavi - swamisound.bandcamp.comDale Chase - dalechase.comrap legend Jesse Dangerously – dangerously.caMikal kHill – mikalkhill.comThe Dirty Sample (AKA Apeface) - https://dirtysample.bandcamp.comTouch - touch182.comInfinite Skillz - infiniteskillz.comTribe One – tribeone.bandcamp.comRyako - ryakomusic.comAttack Slug - attackslug.comK‒Murdock - the-sound-samurai.comWreck the System – wreckthesystem.bandcamp.comAmbush Vin - ambushvin.comSecret Dog - secretdog.bandcamp.comBeefy – beefyness.comMega Ran – megaran.com All songs marked “OCReMix” can be found at OverClocked ReMix (http://ocremix.org) – please show them some support! Download, donate, tell your friends!Ending tune by KeyJayHD -  Check out more of his stuff at keyjayhd.bandcamp.com!Since Press Start to Continue is every other week, check out Nerd Music Meltdown on our off weeks! Interviews with artists in the video game music and nerdcore communities: ongakuoverdrive.com/podcastLike and follow and whatever the Press Start Socials: Twitter, Facebook, TwitchSupport Press Start to Continue DLC by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/PressStartSend us your feedback online: pinecast.com/feedback/PressStart Press Start is now open to syndication!If you would like Press Start to Continue to air on YOUR station, email PressStartMorlock@Gmail.comThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Flair

This week on A Novel Console, Chris and Karradyne finally announce the winners of the Patreon giveaway. They also talk about a mysterious listener, Karradyne's shelf project, and a Stressful Game Study. Then Karradyne explores the weird life of a bird boy in Goodnight Punpun. Afterwards, Chris helps the Exalted One save the world in Fire Emblem Awakening. They finish off the episode by having two mediocre "Mexican" meals.⁣⁣You can contact us at:anovelconsole@gmail.comFacebook.com/anovelconsoleTwitter.com/anovelconsoleInstagram: @anovelconsolePatreon.com/anovelconsoleOther Streaming Platforms:anovelconsole.carrd.coOur art was done by:Instagram: @metamorphikei

Its a bird boy

DruidGregory is an evening of plays by Lady Gregory - in a month-long tour of county Galway that begins at Coole Park, director Garry Hynes & actor Marie Mullen discuss, Chris Wasser reviews Away, a new science-fiction series about the first manned mission to Mars, Eileen Walsh on The South Westerlies & Emma Martin on Bird Boy at Dublin Fringe.

The Morphy Boys jump into the head of Tobias and he is a depressed mess. Not fun! The Boys talk about their own depression. Tobias falls in love with a Lady Hawk. The Animorphs turn into fish and swim up a spaceship’s dong. Tobias guns down the spaceship. Very cool! Red-tail hawk report by ya boy Tyler.

Greetings trusty sidekicks!!! Today we talk about everyones favorite comic book sidekick, ROBIN!!!! It's a great conversation, and we hope you enjoy!!!comicallyseriouspod@gmail.comComically serious on twitter, Facebook and Instagram

*News cast sound boot boop booooop* Oh no, Generic bad guy takes over cityoppolis! Who will save ussss?? Sewerman and Bird Booooooooyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bienvenidos sean estimados podescuchas a un nuevo episodio de este su podcast el Geek Clash, en este episodio como ya es costumbre les traemos el ya clásico semaneo donde dimos algunas recomendaciones de animes y películas para ver, regresan las noticias y debatimos largo y tendido algunos topicos de las mismas como por ejm, la separación de Bungie de Activision, comentamos de la nueva película de los Cazafantasmas que ya esta en producción entre muchas otras notas mas. Y en reseñas el buen Yado nos hablo de la película española Bird Boy y Job nos trae la reseña de Una Historia Violenta una novela gráfica que apareció en los 90, esperamos les gusteeeee...

Is our little Bird Boy all that he seems? He's sure playing those heartstrings of America! “You don’t need hands as long as you have heart”! In sharp contrast, an assailant attempts some pretty heavy assault! A new hero steps in to save the day - but she is NOT happy about it! Joining the team as Special Guest Investigators are the Tight and Nerdy burlesque star herself, Audra Wolfmann (aka Odessa Lil) and, beaming in from distant lands, Klingon Vanna White! This pair sure aren't afraid of a 'big strong man' like this guy and can slice and dice 'em with ease. No need to be gentle - it ain't their first time on Bat Minute! The next episode follows on Friday. Same Bat Pod, different Bat Minute! Join us on Facebook at the Bat Minute Listener's Cave! The Bat Minute theme song is by the band Rat Bit Kit and Ash Lerczak (aka Doc Horror) of Zombina & The Skeletones and Double Echo. Audra Wolfmann - Twitter - YouTube Klingon Vanna White - Website - Facebook Speakeasily - Website - Facebook - Podcast Tight and Nerdy: The First and Only All Weird Al-Inspired Burlesque Troupe - Facebook  

A short one from the podcast Scrooge and his biographer.

Movies discussed: Demon Wind, Cargo, Bird Boy: The Forgotten Children, Basement Bags (short) It’s a hell of a ride this week with three vastly different experiences. Bird Boy is haunting and beautiful, Cargo makes a strong showing, but has a lot to live up to, and Demon Wind . . . well, what exactly can you say about Demon Wind? Next weeks assignments: Cat’s Eye Annihilation Deep Rising The Mime (short) Watch along with us if you like and we’ll see you next week! The post Episode 279 – Glue-Huffing Dumpster Rats appeared first on Horror Show Hot Dog.

Gary and Ella Plum look into "The World's Heavyweight Champ," "Jimmy Olsen, Foreign Correspondent" and "Thee Birdman of Metropolis" - Plus: Where did Unranium come from? Gorillas and comics, and MORE!

Tim Stevens (@UnGajje, timstevensisungajje.com, Marvel.com ) and Emily (@limeyemily) find the Secret of the Old Museum by Roy Wandelmaier.Face book group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/turntopage/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/turntopage?ty=hBuy a shirt: http://www.redbubble.com/people/jessiepodcasts?asc=uMusic byJake KaufmanSong used Lieutenant Griffith's ThemeArt by  Alan NguyenHis twitter is @rotmouthHis art blog is lonefortress.tumblr.com

​On this episode of the Batcast '66: Brian and Sean discuss and review the Joker two-parter "Instant Freeze" and "Rats Like Cheese". In this episode, during a fight between Batman and Mr. Freeze, the struggle only succeeded in overturning a large beaker of ‘Instant Freeze’ onto the villain. Now forced to live inside a super-cooled house designed to keep his body temperature at fifty degrees below zero, and only able to leave with the use of a special air-conditioned suit [...]

Time Codes: 00:00:27 - Introduction 00:02:55 - Webcomics news: The Library of Congress' Web Comics Web Archive 00:11:24 - Trying to make sense of the Eisner Awards' "Best Web Comic" and "Best Digital Comic" categories 00:30:37 - The Middle Age 00:44:30 - On Beauty 00:56:54 - Helm 01:08:27 - On a Sunbeam 01:32:41 - Wrap up 01:34:14 - Contact us For the June webcomics episode, Sean and Derek take a close look at the webcomics nominees for the 2017 Eisner Awards. Before they do that, though, they have to determine exactly which titles are actually webcomics and which are not. If this sounds strange, that's because this year the people behind the Eisner Awards have separated "Best Digital Comics" and "Best Webcomic" into two completely different categories -- which is a good thing -- but in doing so they have ill-defined the criteria to where there are digital comics mixed in the "Best Webcomic" category and webcomics in the "Best Digital Comic" category. In other words, there doesn't seem to be any clear distinctions between the two...which was the problem in previous years when webcomics and digital comics were unfortunately clumped into the same category. Sean and Derek discuss in detail the problems underlying this year's categorization, and they offer advice for next year's judges and hope that in the future there will be a much more precise understanding of what a webcomic actually is. After that, they begin discussing the real webcomics that are scattered between the "Best Webcomic" and "Best Digital Comic" categories. There are five in all, and in this episode they discuss Steve Conley's The Middle Age and Christina Tran's On Beauty (both nominated for "Best Webcomic"), as well as Jahanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero's Helm and Tillie Walden's On a Sunbeam (inexplicably nominated under "Best Digital Comic"). Anne Szabla's Bird Boy was also nominated as a webcomic, but since the guys discussed that title on a previous webcomics episode, they spend their time talking about the other nominees. And as the guys reveal, there is a reason why these four titles are nominated for an Eisner Award this year. They're all well-written, keenly drawn, and ambitious in what each endeavors to accomplish. Both Sean and Derek wish this year's webcomics creators, despite the appropriateness of the categories for which they're nominated, the best of luck when the announcements are made at next month's SDCC!

This month, Gwen and Andy take listeners on a worldwide tour featuring adventures of various cultures in three books: Musnet: The Mouse of Monet by Kickliy (Uncivilized Books/Odod), Anne Szabla's Bird Boy Volume 1: The Sword of Mali Mahi (Dark Horse Books), and Poppy! and the Lost Lagoon by Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt (Dark Horse Books). Before they get to the books, Andy and Gwen both regret not being able to attend HeroesCon, but Gwen gives a brief (and very interesting) report from her recent experience at the Children's Literature Association Conference in Columbus, Ohio. Who knows? Maybe the Two People with PhDs Talking about Comics for Young Readers will both be there next year? Gwen and Andy are always excited to see more comics translated into English, and Kickliy's Musnet: The Mouse of Monet is now available in French and English editions. Both enjoyed the leisurely storytelling and the wonderful use of color in this story of a mouse named Mus who longs to paint like a master artist. This first volume of a projected four-volume series introduces us to Mus's world in Giverny, France, his teacher, his new friend Mya, and the world of painting. This book will appeal especially to young readers (ages 8 and up) who show an interest not just in painting, but in any of the arts. The look and pace of the book may take some getting used to for young readers, especially if this is their first venture into European comics, but the venture is certainly worth taking. Next, Gwen and Andy discuss Bird Boy Volume 1: The Sword of Mali Mahi, which began (and continues) as a webcomic by Anne Szabla. This book (suggested for ages 8-12) contains familiar elements of quest/adventure stories, yet it has the feel of something both fresh and ancient. Szabla combines elements of myth and legend from a great many sources -- Mayan, Norse, Northwest Native American, etc. -- to tell the story of Bali, a 10-year-old boy desperate to prove his worth to his tribe despite being small in stature. Although considered too little to participate in an important coming-of-age ceremony, Bali takes matters into his own hands and discovers a dangerous secret that's been kept hidden for ages. Gwen and Andy love the story and can't say enough about the fabulous art and use of color, yet they wish that the creator and publisher had given readers some information about the cultural influences reflected in the book. (Perhaps they will in the second volume, which comes out later this summer.) Still, Bird Boy is an exciting, unique new series that the two look forward to exploring further. Finally, Gwen and Andy could not stop singing the praises of Poppy! and the Lost Lagoon by Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt. Although suggested for ages 8-12, this is a book that can be enjoyed and appreciated by much older readers...even those with PhDs! Ten-year-old Poppy Pepperton and her legal guardian Colt Winchester are explorers working for a 4,000-year-old Egyptian pharaoh with the body of an eight-year-old boy. The pharaoh sends Poppy and Colt on an adventure that would make Indiana Jones think twice, a story filled with danger, mystery, riddles, puzzles, a flying carpet, a mummy head that talks, a creature called a gigantipus, and more! Poppy! is truly a book of wonder, reflected not only in characters we quickly come to love and care about, but also in its fantastic art and glorious use of watercolor. And although Poppy! is an enormously entertaining book filled with humor, it also speaks to issues of the environment and the preservation of natural habitats without getting preachy or didactic. It's pretty safe to say this is one of Gwen and Andy's favorite books so far in 2016.

Welcome to January! As the guys do at the beginning of every month, they use this time to discuss the solicits in the latest Previews catalog. And there's a lot packed into the January issue, starting with a rundown of the 50 titles that will be featured this coming Free Comic Book Day. Gene and Derek are particularly looking forward to the FCBD comics coming out from Fantagraphics, Archie Comics, First Second Books, Image Comics, Drawn & Quarterly, Top Shelf, VIZ Media, and Nobrow. After that brief detour, they get into the catalog proper, highlight upcoming releases from publishers such as Dark Horse Comics - Death Follows, The Massive: Library Edition, Vol. 1, Bird Boy, Vol. 1: The Sword of Mali Mani, and Trump: The Complete Collection DC/Vertigo - Kingdom Come: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition and Suiciders: Kings of HelL.A. #1, IDW Publishing - Star Trek: The Classic UK Comics, Vol. 1, Johnny Boo, Book 7, and Paracuellos Image Comics - Circuit Breaker #1, The Discipline #1, and The Rattler Abrams ComicArts - The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded and Woody Guthrie and the Dust Bowl Ballads Alternative Comics - Compulsive Comics, Bartkira, Ohio Is for Sale, and Power Button #0 American Gothic Press - Lost in Space #1 Amulet Books - Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, Vol. 6: Alamo All-Stars Bliss on Tap - Future Proof #10 BOOM! Studios - Turncoat #1 and The Baker Street Peculiars #1 Canton Street Press - Eerie Comics #1: Replica Edition Devil's Due/First Comics - Delete #1 Digital Manga - Captain Ken, Vol. 3 Dynamite Entertainment - Vampirella (Vol. 3) #1 Drawn and Quarterly - The Birth of Kitaro and Carpet Sweeper Tales Fantagraphics Books - Patience and Outer Limits: The Steve Ditko Archives, Vol. 6 First Second - Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling and The Glorkian Warrior, Vol. 3: The Mustache of Destiny NBM - Thoreau: A Sublime Life One Peace Books - Belushi: On a Mission from God Overground Comics - Oh, Hell #1 Pantheon Books - The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Regular Edition) SelfMadeHero - H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth Simon & Schuster - The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: Life and Death under Soviet Rule Titan Comics - Loan Sloane: Delirius 2 Viz Media - Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 1 and One-Punch Man, Vol. 5 Youneek Studios - E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams, Vol. 1 Time Out - Time Out Shortlist: Gotham and Metropolis Guidebook All in all, Gene and Derek have a fun time thumbing through the January Previews catalog, making their checklists for comics they want to read, titles they'd like to discuss on the podcast, and creators they want to interview in the coming year.

This August episode of the webcomics series begins with an introduction to Sean Kleefeld, the new cohost of the show. With Andy W. deciding to step down from his duties -- he'll be doing other exciting things with The Comics Alternative in the weeks to come! -- Derek has asked Sean to step in and join him for the guys'  monthly look at webcomics. So listeners of the series can now benefit from Sean's discerning critical eye and deep expertise in the medium. In fact, all of the titles that they are discussing this month stem from Sean's recommendations. They begin with Steve Hamaker's Plox, a currently ongoing series centered on the relationships among three online gamers. While the premise may appear at first glance to be hackneyed, a satiric look at gaming geeks and fanboys/girls, this narrative is anything but. In fact, Hamaker's focus is more on the dynamics of identity formation and interpersonal relations than it is on pop culture stereotypes. One of the themes woven throughout the series (so far) is the discrepancy between our public persona and the ways we define ourselves from within, and how that tension reveals a search for authenticity. Next Sean and Derek look at Bird Boy, a fantasy/adventure series from Anne Szabla. This is the coming-of-age story of Bali, a young and diminutive would-be hunter whose inadvertent heroism -- and the accidental discovery of a legendary sword -- plunges him headlong into his tribe's creation myth. The guys comment not only on Szabla's beautifully detailed art, but also on her keen sense of pacing, how she sequences her panels to give depth to the action. Beginning in October 2010, this webcomic that is currently into its second volume. Finally, the guys look at an already completed work, Brendan Albetsky's The Mouth. This is a short work that can be found on Hell to Breakfast, the home to the Albetsky's online art as well as his podcast, The Hell to Breakfast Show. On the surface The Mouth is the story of three siblings who venture into the forest for an unlikely, and gothic-inspired, revelation. However, densely packed within this brief webcomic is a meditative, philosophical exploration -- Sean calls it zen-like -- exploring the very process and purpose of life. All three of this month's webcomics are worth checking out, and the guys' detailed discussion of them is just the right springboard for what promises to be a new and fruitful cohosting relationship.

Mrs. Frieda’s Halfway Home for Terrible and Freakish Children makes its triumphant return with Season 4: Scott’s Odyssey. When we last left our heroes, they had been torn asunder by internal strife and relationship drama. Now, Scott, Manny, Emma, Nele, and Eld are off into the great frozen yonder: Alaska. Somewhere out there is a family for a certain Bird-Boy, and it’s up to the kids to make the long journey to her door. First step? Finding a bus that will take them to Alaska. Side chatter PLAYERS Manda – Manny Matt – Scott Valle Nate – Emma Vaerbond Charlie – Nele Zach – Eldridge Tsukimono The post Mrs Frieda’s 71: Scott’s Odyssey Part 1 – The Cyclops appeared first on The Drunk and The Ugly.