Podcasts about challengers comics

CLIFFORD T. JUMPER •Patrick is (was) on WGN Spotlight Chicago. •Breaking our Manga section into Genres. •Another week of Lunar woes.•Comics talked about in this episode:      BATMAN & ROBIN YEAR ONE #1      BLACK CANARY BEST OF THE BEST #1      GODZILLA MONSTERPIECE THEATRE #1Contest of Challengers #703

All October long, Car Con Carne is featuring Halloween-related interviews and locations. This episode finds me back at 13th Floor Haunted House (5050 River Road, Schiller Park). Joining me for a trip through the haunt is returning guest Patrick Brower, co-owner of Challengers Comics + Conversation (1845 N. Western, Chicago).   Patrick and I talk about our trip through 13th Floor before digging into the state of comics retail, comic conventions and the joy of Mego action figures. Challengers Comics is now celebrating its 15th year serving Chicago comics fans!   13th Floor is open October 24-Halloween night, and then again November 3-5. Find out more and buy tickets at 13thfloorchicago.com.   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Subscribe to Alex's YouTube channel, and visit his website at alexrossart.com!     Car Con Carne is also sponsored by In the Loop Magazine: When you're in a world-class music city like Chicago, there's so much happening that it can be almost overwhelming—that's where In the Loop Magazine comes in. For show recaps, tour previews, interviews, photo galleries, and more, visit beintheloopchicago.com  

14 YEARS LATER •The current (meteorological) climate of business. •14 years of Contest of Challengers! What is wrong with us?? •All of the paying jobs we've held in life. •Thanks, Patrons! •2 Manage Comics topics discussed      Mail-order subscribers not being able to pay invoices      Previously purchased subscriber books reappearing in their cart •Atom Eve •Dear Comic Creators, always include a PDF of your book in emails to retailers. Thank you. •Comics talked about in this episode:      Rumpus Room #1      The Madness #1      Superman Annual 2023      The Penguin #1      Batman Gargoyle of Gotham #1      Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1 Contest of Challengers #649

For this conversation, we met at Club Lago in River North (331 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654). Owner GianCarlo was kind enough to jump in the car with a variety of items from Lago's menu, and it was all delicious.   Also in the car for this episode is Patrick's friend, Jessica. What are the two of them up to? You'll watch/hair, but let's just say your podcast host was immensely humbled by their actions.   We talk about Challengers' longevity, as well as Lago's long-running, family-owned, history. This is a fun one!   +++ Car Con Carne is sponsored by Suburban Roofing and Siding, a family-owned company that provides interior and exterior home remodeling services, offering services to the Chicagoland area. Their staff has more than 40 years of collective experience.   Roofing, siding, windows, gutters...they do it all! Call their friendly team to get started today!    Call 224-677-6149 or visit SuburbanRoofingandSiding.com   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Ninety Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story    Ninety Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story is the ultimate novel about the '90s and Chicago's music scene.   Join record store owner Darby on her trip back to 1990s Chicago as she jumps on the Grey Line to time travel back to her carefree twenties, soaking up all the pop culture and rock n roll nostalgia you could ever imagine.   

We did it! 100 Episodes! Join me as I bring back my very first guest and friend, the co-owner of Challengers Comics and Conversation, PATRICK BROWER! We chat about a billion things, including our albums of the years, some great comics we're reading, making music, and more! Check Patrick out at: Website: challengerscomics.com Twitter: @challengers Instagram: @challengerscomicsconversation COMICS-COFFEE-METAL is hosted by DON CARDENAS Twitter: @doncardenasart Instagram: @doncardenasart Website: doncardenasart.com EMAIL: comicscoffeemetal@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicscoffeemetal/support

Benhur’s safe is safe! Phew! Seriously, masks are still required in-store!! Sheesh. 7 months of Andrew. Woosh! Changes in the X-Men titles this summer! Snikt! New Marvel Legends action figures just announced! Bam! Bad Idea pins… *Sigh* “I Don’t Know” is Unacceptable. Humph. Image’s The Good Asian is an excellent detective (Chinatown Noir) comic! Ka-ching!* *Okay, so I felt a little weird using “Ka-ching” as the sound effect after The Good Asian. I was going for the sound of a cash register to emphasize how much we expect this to sell. To be safe I googled “noise a cash register makes” and both ‘cha-ching’ and ka-ching’ came up at the top, so I went with it.

As people are being encouraged to work from home, offices and facilities are shutting down, and sports and entertainment are on hold, what's the effect on small business? Joining me for this episode is old friend Patrick Brower, co-owner of the two fantastic Challengers Comics shops in Chicago. This is the first episode of a temporary new direction for Car Con Carne. During this time of "social distancing," the podcast will take a break from sharing food in a small car with strangers. Instead, the show will feature me and my guests in a video chat (and an audio podcast not long thereafter), eating food while they talk from the relative safety of their own homes. Welcome (for now) to QUARANTINE CON CARNE. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.

As people are being encouraged to work from home, offices and facilities are shutting down, and sports and entertainment are on hold, what's the effect on small business? Joining me for this episode is old friend Patrick Brower, co-owner of the two fantastic Challengers Comics shops in Chicago. This is the first episode of a temporary new direction for Car Con Carne. During this time of "social distancing," the podcast will take a break from sharing food in a small car with strangers. Instead, the show will feature me and my guests in a video chat (and an audio podcast not long thereafter), eating food while they talk from the relative safety of their own homes. Welcome (for now) to QUARANTINE CON CARNE. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.

Our back to school podcasts begin with a candid talk with the newest political cartoonist on the block. Mike Norton's Lil Donnie shows another skill set in the artist's abilities. Great renditions of all the Trump players with sharp humor. Norton's work received a Ruben Award Nomination. We spoke at a store signing at Challengers Comics in Chicago. The strip is collected in the new Image Collection Executive Privilege 

Our back to school podcasts begin with a candid talk with the newest political cartoonist on the block. Mike Norton's Lil Donnie shows another skill set in the artist's abilities. Great renditions of all the Trump players with sharp humor. Norton's work received a Ruben Award Nomination. We spoke at a store signing at Challengers Comics in Chicago. The strip is collected in the new Image Collection Executive Privilege 

Burger King unveiled it's Whopperito (a Whopper made like a burrito) on August 15th, and I decided to try it during BK's launch week. Fast food's never been a Car Con Carne "thing," but sometimes I have to point the Mazda 3 in the direction of the zeitgeist. Patrick Brower, co-owner of Challengers Comics and co-host of the excellent behind-the-scenes Yak Channel Network podcast "Contest of Challengers," jumped in the front seat to try the Whopperito with me. Patrick's an old friend and a great conversationalist. Over Whopperitos, we cover: *Patrick's kidney stone. He's been waiting for weeks to pass it. We cover every aspect of the diagnosis and subsequent medical concerns and initiatives, including straining pee (like panning for gold), pain meds and the discomfort of getting an ultrasound. It's a fascinating (and funny) discussion; though perhaps inappropriate for dinner conversation. *Who has the best fast food fries (it's not Burger King) *The nuances of the Whopperito: Donde esta el queso? *We miss Mike Bratton, who in part inspired the Whopperito trip *More Whopperito: "As we're getting deeper, it's getting messier" *The thing I'm doing for the first time in my life that has me excited *The absolute worst wrestler on WWE RAW *Starting "Contest of Challengers" as a brand extension eight years ago *The decision behind sharing all the behind-the-scenes aspects of owning and running a retail store *The horrible discovery I made while watching the Car Con Carne TV pilot *DC Comics' "Rebirth" and its sales impact on Challengers *The lingerie problem in the "Killing Joke" animated movie *"Little people" and Hornswaggle *The "slam dunks" the next Spider-Man movie needs to include *Patrick accepts the blame for the episode's length Tell a friend! Share! Download! Enjoy!

In this week's episode, we'll talk about our spoiler policy moving forward, all of the awesome merchandise revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 from IDW Publishing, Diamond Select Toys, Hollywood Collectables, and a curious Mattel display that has us wondering on their future with the franchise. Troy and Chris also talk about the group photo of Paul Feig's Ghostbusters (2016) cast that was officially released and speculate on what roles each of the actors might be playing in the reimagined series. Oh, and a special thanks to our very first sponsors: Challengers Comics in Chicago and Kerberos Productions!

How does an artist selling directly to their fans through Kickstarter affect a Retail Vendor? Are independently owned shops around the world closing their doors due to direct fan sales? Why not ask a Retailer? Okay, we shall! Patrick Brower of Challengers Comics & Conversation is with us this week to discuss the impact of creator's direct sales on his business.

On this episode of Word balloon, it's back to school as we tour the Chicago campus of The International School Of Comics. Instructors Emma Rand Annalisa Vicari and Robin Mckay sat down to discuss the school's philosophy of how to teach commercial art to prospecrtive students.Then Steve Bryant drops in to discuss the upcoming Dark Horse Comics Athena Voltaire Compendium, collecting and remastering the entire series to date,  including many new pages of story content.Finally a new Scene Missing Segment recorded live at Challengers Comics in Chicago. We play movie trivia game show style with artists Jim Terry and Hilary Barta 

On this episode of Word balloon, it's back to school as we tour the Chicago campus of The International School Of Comics. Instructors Emma Rand Annalisa Vicari and Robin Mckay sat down to discuss the school's philosophy of how to teach commercial art to prospecrtive students.Then Steve Bryant drops in to discuss the upcoming Dark Horse Comics Athena Voltaire Compendium, collecting and remastering the entire series to date,  including many new pages of story content.Finally a new Scene Missing Segment recorded live at Challengers Comics in Chicago. We play movie trivia game show style with artists Jim Terry and Hilary Barta 

On and on 'til the break of dawn... This time around, we talk about Frank Frazetta, Wizard World Chicago, Eduardo Risso and Challengers Comics, Greg Capullo, Robert Kirkman and Rob Liefeld on The Infinite #1 from Image, Terry Moore's Rachel Rising #1 from Abstract Studio, Star Wars: Jedi: The Dark Side and Mahmud Asrar, licensed comics, Jesse Moynihan's FORMING from Nobrow Press and AdHouse Books, Kieron Gillen, more on the Captain America film, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Daredevil #1 and Mark Waid, Jim Balent's Tarot, Witch of the Black Rose from Broadsword, Detective Comics, Scott Snyder's Severed, ONI Press and Spontaneous, Dark Horse's Orchid, and a whole mess more!

Brant, Captain Ron and Gordon are joined by theis special guest, Eric Ratcliffe, co-creator of New comic Day, and host of the Why I Love Comics podcast, as the four discuss independent comics. That's right, it's "Independents" Day in the Zone! The crew discusses the importance and history of indie comics, what comics first got them into indies, and what indie titles they enjoy now, and so much more! Plus, Eric talks about New Comic Day and the recent big announcement from Bill Gladman. (Original Numbering: Episode #121) SPONSOR OF THE WEEKwww.allentowncomiccon.com THE GREAT ALLENTOWN COMIC CON! See Official Press Release with Guest Additions here. See Contest Press Release here. New Comic Day  www.NewComicDay.net Why I Love Comics www.facebook.com/Doombug Geek Girl on the Street (mentioned by Gordon near the end of the episode) http://geekgirlonthestreet.com/ggots-event-heroes-in-disguise-at-challengers-comics/ What: Heroes in Disguise – a pre-SDCC event to benefit the Heroes Initiative Where: Challengers Comics – 1845 N. Western Avenue – Chicago, Il. When: Friday, July 15th from 7:00-11:00pm – Bidding on silent auction items closes at 10:30pm Geek Girl on the Street is proud to announce we will be hosting pre-SDCC party at Challengers Comics in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, July 15th.  There will be a silent auction featuring items from ThinkGeek.com, Thom Zahler Art Studios, Four Star Studios, Kirby Krackle, P.I. Jane, Jeffery Brown, Yelp.com and others. VIP “schwag bags” are being supplied by Yelp.com, Threadless, EdenFantasys, ThinkGeek and Geek Girl on the Street.  Check back on Geek Girl on the Street this month for a chance to win a slot on our VIP list!   If you would like to sponsor an episode of Zone 4, go here for details, or email advertising@comicrelated.com

Join Chris and Sal for this special edition of Around Comics as they welcome Jordan Rennert, the Producer and Director of Photography of Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods. This Question and Answer session was recorded at Challengers Comics after a screening of the documentary.Support the show

Recorded right after their signing at Challengers Comics in Chicago, the guys welcome hosts from 4 other podcasts.From The Contest Of Challengers, store owners Patrick Brower and Dal Bush. Molly Jane Kramer of The Comics Slumber Party. Chris Smits of The Zodcast, and Mike Norton Of The Crankcast . We learn all about a trip to a Mexican ranch  Art took where he learned all about a strange morning drink the caballeros enjoy.Franco confessed to some college pranks, and then springs a desert island quiz on the group. You'll learn how Magic Johnson's no-show at a con provided a nice windfall for Patrick The Wolf Boy, and finally Art and John Sunchips debate the merits of Superman 3 vs Superman 4 before the live jury. 

Like Steely Dan used to sing " No static at all..." unless you count our first surprise guest from Challengers Comics in Chicago Patrick Brower. Franco tells us tales from the first day of The Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, where he saw show favorite Katie Cook, and a shout out to Acme Comics own Marc "Brother Bear" Hammond .We learn which 70's sitcom women Artie has on his "List" and why he leaves the sound down on some cable tv stations.We enjoy a new Mike Norton Moment and technical difficulties throw the boys mid show, but the ship steers back on course to wrap things up.

Happy New Year! Chris, Tom and Mike Norton ring in the new year at Challengers Comics on a very chilly and hungover day. It's a new year and a new decade, so the panel takes the opportunity to look back at how comics and the comics industry has changed during The Aughts. Chris spent New Years Eve with piles of trades. Tom wants less old book, so he gives away huge bag of Legion comics. Mike liked being in charge of Challengers and stumping customers with Blue Beetle trivia. Happy New Year! Featured music by Devin Davis

Sal returns to the panel and is joined by Chris, Tom and Patrick Brower at Challengers Comics. Lots of comics talk gets started with The Great Ten, Tony Bedard, Stumptown, Criminal: The Deluxe Edition, Superman: Secret Origin, Wondermark, Iron Man, Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love, and the awesome Blackest Night rings. What's the connection between librarians who hate The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and getting bums to buy your comics? Featured Music by Supergrass!

The show moves from our regular home of Dark Tower to Studio B of Challengers Comics for Free Comic Book Day. To mark the special day, Around Comics welcomes Image founder and the creator of Savage Dragon, Erik Larsen!  From his early work for DC and Marvel through his landmark series Savage Dragon and his position as Image Publisher, Erik Larsen has been one of the most influential and important figures in comics for almost two decades. Listen in for discussions on the formation of Image, the march to Savage Dragon #500, Image United, The Savage Dragon cartoon and Bacon Wrapped Mummies. Featured Music by Shuggie Otis

Chris and Tom are joined by returning guest Steve Bryant and newcomer Jim Heffron. Tom has discovered the Walt Simonson Thor, and everyone agrees that they are some of the best comics ever made. Other topics include comic book pricing, color and B&W books, remastering, Neal Adams, Ivory Madison and Huntress: Year One, The Hilary Barta Cast and more. Remember to check out Challengers Comics and Dark Tower Comics during Free Comic Book Day where you can meet Erik Larsen, Mike Norton, Tim Seeley, Tony Akins, Sal Abbinanti, Jeffrey Brown and Chris Burnham. Featured music by Soul Coughing