Podcast appearances and mentions of Evan Dorkin

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 52:48

On this week's comic book reviews: X-Men #1 Marvel Written by Gerry Duggan Art by Pepe Larraz Masters of the Universe Revelation #1 Dark Horse Comics Story by Kevin Smith & Rob David Script by Tim Sheridan Art by Mindy Lee The Nice House on the Lake #2 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Álvaro Martínez Bueno Nocterra #5 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel Extreme Carnage Alpha Marvel Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art by Manuel Garcia Mamo #1 BOOM! Box By Sas Milledge The Good Asian #3 Image Comics Written by Pornsak Pichetshote Art by Alexandre Tefenkgi The Swamp Thing #5 DC Comics Written by Ram V Art by John McCrea Monday Monday: A Rivers of London Story #1 Titan Comics Written by Ben Aaronovitch & Andrew Cartmel Art by José María Beroy Geiger #4 Image Comics Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank Captain America #30 Marvel Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates Art by Leonard Kirk WWE: The New Day - Power of Positivity #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Evan Narcisse & Austin Walker Art by Daniel Bayliss Karmen #5 Image Comics By Guillem March Green Lantern #4 DC Comics Written by Geoffrey Thorne Art by Tom Raney & Marco Santucci Wynd #8 BOOM! Studios Written by James Tynion IV Art by Michael Dialynas Post Americana #6 Image Comics By Steve Skroce The Avengers #46 Marvel Written by Jason Aaron Art by Javier Garrón Ordinary Gods #1 Image Comics Written by Kyle Higgins Art by Felipe Watanabe The Worst Dudes #2 Dark Horse Comics Written by Aubrey Sitterson Art by Tony Gregori Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #6 DC Comics Concept by Donald Mustard Written by Christos Gage Art by Reilly Brown Jenny Zero #3 Dark Horse Comics Written by Dave Dwonch and Brockton McKinney Art by Magenta King Life is Strange: Coming Home #1 Titan Comics Written by Emma Vieceli Art by Claudia Leonardi Wonder Girl #2 DC Comics Written by Joëlle Jones Art by Joëlle Jones and Adriana Melo Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #4 Dark Horse Comics Written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer Art by Benjamin Dewey Batman #110 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Jorge Jimenez, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evan Dorkin talks Beasts of Burden!

Spoiler Country

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 79:24

Today we are joined by Evan Dorkin to talk about the current storyline in his Beasts of Burden comic! Find

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112: "Tears Of A Clown"

Ace Comicals

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 105:35

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss the following comics: LA MANO DEL DESTINO (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/la-mano-del-destino-tp) THE STRANGE WORLD OF YOUR DREAMS (https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/210) HAHA #1-4 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/haha) THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR #2 (https://www.boom-studios.com/wordpress/archives/the-many-deaths-of-laila-starr-2-first-look/) ORPHAN AND THE FIVE BEASTS #2 (https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3005-534/Orphan-and-the-Five-Beasts-2) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

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Episode Fifteen The Phantasm Movie Franchise Part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 117:41

Godspeed to Evan Dorkin and Paul M Yellovich as they finish their discussion of the Phantasm franchise with films 3, 4, and 5.

The Stack: Heroes Reborn, The Good Asian And More

Comic Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 40:57

On this week's comic book review podcast: Heroes Reborn #1 Marvel Written by Jason Aaron Art by Ed McGuinness The Good Asian #1 Image Comics Written by Pornsak Pinchetshote Art by Alexandre Tefenkgi The Invincible Red Sonja #1 Dynamite Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner Art by Moritat Eve #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Victor LaValle Art by Jo Mi-Gyeong The Swamp Thing #3 DC Comics Written by Ram V Art by Mike Perkins The Last Witch #5 BOOM! Box Written by Conor McCreery Art by V.V. Glass Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha Marvel Written by Charles Soule Art by Steve McNiven Nocterra #3 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel Batman #108 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Jorge Jimenez, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz DIE #16 Image Comics Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Stephanie Hans Suicide Squad #3 DC Comics Written by Robbie Thompson Art by Eduardo Pansica Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #2 Dark Horse Comics Written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer Art by Benjamin Dewey Bliss #7 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Caitlin Yarsky Green Lantern #2 DC Comics Written by Geoffrey Thorne Art by Dexter Soy and Marco Santucci Wynd #6 BOOM! Studios Written by James Tynion IV Art by Michael Dialynas Fear Case #4 Dark Horse Comics Written by Matt Kindt Art by Tyler and Hilary Jenkins Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #2 DC Comics Concept by Donald Mustard Written by Christos Gage Art by Reilly Brown Dead Dog's Bite #3 Dark Horse Comics By Tyler Boss SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Don't forget to go to https://www.Manscaped.com and use the promo code FANSIDED20 to get 20% OFF YOUR ORDER AND FREE SHIPPING! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Stack: Heroes Reborn, The Good Asian And More

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 40:57

On this week's comic book review podcast: Heroes Reborn #1 Marvel Written by Jason Aaron Art by Ed McGuinness The Good Asian #1 Image Comics Written by Pornsak Pinchetshote Art by Alexandre Tefenkgi The Invincible Red Sonja #1 Dynamite Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner Art by Moritat Eve #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Victor LaValle Art by Jo Mi-Gyeong The Swamp Thing #3 DC Comics Written by Ram V Art by Mike Perkins The Last Witch #5 BOOM! Box Written by Conor McCreery Art by V.V. Glass Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha Marvel Written by Charles Soule Art by Steve McNiven Nocterra #3 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel Batman #108 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Jorge Jimenez, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz DIE #16 Image Comics Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Stephanie Hans Suicide Squad #3 DC Comics Written by Robbie Thompson Art by Eduardo Pansica Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #2 Dark Horse Comics Written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer Art by Benjamin Dewey Bliss #7 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Caitlin Yarsky Green Lantern #2 DC Comics Written by Geoffrey Thorne Art by Dexter Soy and Marco Santucci Wynd #6 BOOM! Studios Written by James Tynion IV Art by Michael Dialynas Fear Case #4 Dark Horse Comics Written by Matt Kindt Art by Tyler and Hilary Jenkins Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #2 DC Comics Concept by Donald Mustard Written by Christos Gage Art by Reilly Brown Dead Dog's Bite #3 Dark Horse Comics By Tyler Boss SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Don't forget to go to https://www.Manscaped.com and use the promo code FANSIDED20 to get 20% OFF YOUR ORDER AND FREE SHIPPING! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Episode 294

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 164:55

Comics Reviews: Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory 1 by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Benjamin Dewey Dear Super-Villains by Michael Northrop, Gustavo Duarte Green Lantern 1 by Geoffrey Thorne, Dexter Soy, Marco Santucci, Alex Sinclair Geiger 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Silver Coin 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Michael Walsh King in Black 5 by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Frank Martin, Arif Prianto Marvel Action: Spider-Man 1 by Sarah Graley, Stef Purenins, Philip Murphy Youth vol 2 by Curt Pires, Alex Diotto, Dee Cunniffe Aggretsuko: Meet Her World 1 by Molly Muldoon, Kel McDonald Impure 1 by Ralf Singh, Hannes Radke Locust 1 by Massimo Rosi, Alex Nieto Magic (the Gathering) 1 by Jed MacKay, Ig Guara Project Patron 1 by Steve Orlando, Patrick Piazzalunga Earth Boy OGN by Paul Tobin, Ron Chan Resistance: Upring vol 2 by J. Michael Straczynski, CP Smith 99 Cent Theatre: Hellbound Slant 6 by Ken Carlson Additional Reviews: White Out, Arkham Manor, Thursday Murder Club, Falcon and Winter Soldier e4, Willie's Wonder Land, Run, Avatar News: Whedon and Johns affair, DC tourney 2, Moon Knight relaunch, Knives Out 2 casting spoiler, Comics Countdown: Earth Boy GN by Paul Tobin, Ron Chan Seven Secrets 7 by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo Fear Case 3 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins Last Witch 4 by Conor McCreery, VV Glass Dead Dogs Bite 2 by Tyler Boss Runaways 34 by Rainbow Rowell, Andres Genolet, Dee Cunniffe Nocterra 2 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Tomeu Morey Batman 107 by James Tynion IV, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey Silver Coin 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Michael Walsh Geiger 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

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The Stack: Magic, Green Lantern And More

Never Iron Anything The Comics Review Show.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 40:57

On this week's comic book review podcast: Magic #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Jed MacKay Illustrated by Ig Guara Green Lantern #1 DC Comics Written by Geoffrey Thorne Art by Dexter Soy and Marco Santucci The Silver Coin #1 Image Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Michael Walsh Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer Art by Benjamin Dewey King in Black #5 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Ryan Stegman Venom #34 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Ivan Coello Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters #2 Oni Press By Chris and Laura Samnee The Swamp Thing #2 DC Comics Written by Ram V Art by Mike Perkins Seven Secrets #7 BOOM! Studios Written by Tom Taylor Art by Daniele Di Nicuolo The Immortal Hulk #45 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett Dead Dog's Bite #2 Dark Horse Comics By Tyler Boss Batman #107 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Jorge Jimenez and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz The Last Witch #4 BOOM! Box Written by Conor McCreery Illustrated by V.V. Glass America Chavez: Made In The USA #2 Marvel Written by Kalinda Vazquez Art by Carlos Gómez Fear Case #3 Dark Horse Comics Written by Matt Kindt Art by Tyler Jenkins Suicide Squad #2 DC Comics Written by Robbie Thompson Art by Eduardo Pansica Nocterra #2 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel Geiger #1 Image Comics Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank Far Sector #11 DC Comics Written by N.K. Jemisin Art by Jamal Campbell Crime Syndicate #2 DC Comics Written by Andy Schmidt Art by Kieran McKeown and Bryan Hitch Bliss #6 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Caitlin Yarsky SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript ThanAlex: What is up, everybody? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Pete: I'm Pete. Alex: And on The Stack, we talk about a bunch of books that have come out this week. Tons of books out this week. Lots of number ones to get through. Pete: Tons. Tons. Alex: So let's jump into it talking about Magic. Number one from BOOM! Studios written by Jed MacKay, art illustrated by Ig Guara. This is a bit of a reinvention of the classic universe people probably know from Magic: The Gathering and the card games. It takes a bunch of Planeswalkers, essentially magic folks and otherwise, has them attacked, spoiler over the course of the issue, and they end up having to band together. I got to tell you, I obsessively collected Magic: The Gathering cards as a kid, but I don't think I ever paid attention to the mythology. So I didn't know a lot going into this, but I still, as usual with the Jed MacKay book, enjoyed it quite a bit. What did you think, Pete? Pete: Yeah, I thought it was cool. It definitely seemed like I was like, “Oh, there's a lot more going on than I know about.” But I wasn't sure. But, man, loved the Medusa character for sure. Alex: Well, the thing that I really liked about this, and again, this is a spoiler for the issue, but it sets it up as this very typical fantasy world and then wrecks everything about halfway through the issue. And I thought that was- Pete: That was really hard. Alex: Yeah. I thought that was a really bold, fun move. It's basically saying, “Oh, this fantasy world that maybe you know from card games, from books, I assume, and otherwise, don't worry about that. We're going into our own story. We're doing our own thing.” So just kind of just follow it from there. Pete: Why did you say, “I assume.” Are you worried that people do magic for real. I'm thinking are you talking about them? Alex: No. I assume there are magic novels, but I don't know. Pete: Oh, okay. I see what you're saying. Okay. Okay. Alex: Yeah. I just don't know enough about this world, but [crosstalk 00:02:02] Pete: I thought you were throwing shade to magicians for a second. Alex: Oh my God. I never would. They would come after me. Green Lantern, number one from DC Comics written by Geoffrey Thorne, art by Dexter Soy and Marco Santucci. In this, we are getting the Oa's on the Green Lanterns, dealing with the new status quo of the universe. There is a new United Planets, as we've seen over the Superman books and otherwise, and that is affecting things here where they're trying to decide, “Hey. If we're the United Planets, if we have our own police force, what do we need the Green Lanterns for?” Of course, things go a little wrong over the course of this issue. Pete, now you're not the biggest fan of Green Lantern other than a book we're going to talk about it a little later at The Stack. But what did you think of this one? Pete: Well, first off, I want to just say a couple of nice things about the book. Really love the start, very crazy heavy action, kind of love this kind of who done it. And then, a spoiler, fun killing one of the floating large shirt tail peep know-it-alls. I've always wanted to do that. So I'm glad it finally happened in this book. Alex: Can I just interrupt? It's weird to me that you don't like the guardians given you love short people and they are very short. Pete: Yes I do. I love short people very much. Know-it-alls, I have a problem with. Also, the whole flowing large shirt thing bothers me. And I also hate how they look like you with the giant heads and always talking about how smart they are. Alex: What the fuck. How dare you? Also, thank you. I would love to look like [inaudible 00:03:46] Pete: I'm sure you would. Also, you would look amazing in a flowing gown. I mean, how are you going to have a Green Lantern number one and not have Far Sector in your shit? It's the best Green Lantern of all time and you're going to have a Green Lantern number one and- Alex: Here's the thing, she is in, and this is a little bit of a spoiler from the title, a Far Sector. So there's no reason for her to come back to the main planet for this. I will say I kept going back and forth in this issue where I thought based on the cover, “Okay. This is going to focus on the new teen Lantern character and what's going on with her.” It doesn't completely. She plays into it, but there's so much going on here that there were things that I felt like, “All right. I don't quite get this or why this is here or what's going on.” But by the end, so much was set up that I felt like, “Okay. We have a solid. This is just throwing everything at the wall. Let's see what sticks going into the second issue.” Pete: All right. Alex: Next up. Let's talk about one of my favorite issues of the week, which I know Pete probably didn't like, as well. We're starting off so well here, the Silver Coin number one from Image Comics, written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Michael Walsh. It's creepy, but it's supposed to be creepy. I love this book. This is a new horror anthology from a bunch of folks like Chip Zdarsky and, I think, well, I should probably look up who else is on it. But there's a bunch of folks that are contributing and they're each, I think, going to write a different issue as it follows this evil cursed silver coin through different situations. Alex: Here, we get a rock and roll tale that ends in a very Tales from the Crypt style way. Love the art by Michael Walsh. Like you said, creepy and terrifying in exactly the right way and viewers just dread into it. Chip Zdarsky writes a good rock and roll tale. I enjoyed this quite a bit. I didn't know what to expect going in, but I like this. I was always a sucker back in the day for Tales from the Crypt and shows like that, and this channels those very well. Pete: I agree. I definitely agree. It does have a fun Tales from the Crypt feel. It's also going to be cool to see how this moves forward, but this first story is just kind of the classic band selling their soul to the devil to kind of make it big. But it's got a very kind of interesting, it's not that in all the right ways. And, I think, it's the way they kind of leave it with the coin is very cool to see how this is going to keep moving forward. So as creeped out as I was and how much I knew Zalben enjoyed it, I still enjoyed this. And, I think, not only did I enjoy it, but I'm looking forward to see how the next one goes. Alex: They call them comics, but they're not very funny. Pete: I don't know what you're doing, but please, stop. Alex: That was my Crypt Keeper. He was always doing like [crosstalk 00:06:48] Pete: Yeah. Yeah. That was pretty good. My bad. My bad. Alex: Thank you. Let's talk about something I do think you liked because this is one of your favorite series out there. Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory number one from Dark Horse Comics, written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, art by Benjamin Dewey. If you haven't followed the series, this is about a bunch of dogs and other animals that investigate supernatural mysteries. Here, we're getting a tale from back in the day of a sheep dog back in World War II, I believe, who is looking into a simile supernatural mystery there. Man, I love this series. It's so adorable and terrifying at the same time, the perfect mix. Pete: Okay. So a couple of things I want to ask. So here's the hard part for me about Beasts of Burden, okay? Beast of Burden, love the story, love the idea but, originally, Jill Thompson on the art, who does these amazing water colors and you get that in kind of the fold Beast of Burdens created by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. So then, I feel weird about supporting this book. Okay. It's the same writer. It's the same title. I should be supporting this book, but it's not this amazing watercolor artist. I love Sarah's art. I think this is very cool, different take. Alex: Benjamin Dewey did the art. Pete: Oh, I thought it said Sarah Dyer. Alex: I think Sarah Dyer wrote it with Evan Dorkin. Pete: Oh, my bad. My apologies. Alex: That's all right. Oh, sorry. Go ahead. Pete: Regardless, art is clean. It's a different take on it, all of the same characters we love. The story is great. But I kind of have this thing of like, “Should it be okay that I'm still reading this book? Or is it betraying Jill and her amazing work?” Talk me through this, Zalben. How should we do this? Alex: I mean, I sort of had the same thought process as you because Jill Thompson's art is so gorgeous and so necessary to this book that I was thrown initially, when I saw Benjamin Dewey's art. I do think Benjamin Dewey's art is real good, as well. Pete: Oh, yeah. Alex: It's super fun for a flashback tale. Yeah. I don't know anything that might be on behind the scenes. It's entirely possible given artistic schedules, maybe Jill Thompson is working ahead on something else that takes place in the present. And, excuse me, Benjamin Dewey is doing this thing because it takes place in the past. I don't think Evan Dorkin was like, “Screw you, Jill Thompson. I'm doing my own comic at my own time.” or anything like that. So I don't think it's anything you need to feel bad about necessarily. But Jill Thompson is great, so it's okay to miss her art at the same time. This is super fun. Alex: You don't need to know anything about Beasts of Burden to jump into this. All you need to know is talking animals, supernatural mysteries. There's a terrifying last page here that maybe out loud I'd go. So it's good stuff. Next up, King in Black number five from Marvel, written by Donny Cates, art by Ryan Stegman. I thought this was worth talking about in a block with Venom number 34 from Marvel, also written by Donny Cates, art by Iban Coello because they're both ends of the era leading directly into the next status quo for Venom and I believe Donny Cates leaving the title after this. King in Black wraps up. They made King in Black saga. Venom number 34 interweaves with it a little bit and sets up, spoiler, a new status quo for Flash Thompson. Pete, go ahead. Pete: What was the order reading this? Because I read King in Black first and then I was like, “Oh, I think I should have read Venom first.” I just want to [crosstalk 00:10:29] Alex: We are simpatico here. I had the same thought process where I got to about page five of King in Black and thought, “Wait, did I miss something? What's going on here?” Pete: Yeah. Yeah. Alex: So I think Venom number 34 happens concurrently with King in Black. So you kind of can read them in any order, but probably you should read Venom number 34 first, then King in Black number five. Pete: Yeah. Because I did the opposite and I was like, “I shouldn't have done that.” Because reading Venom, it's kind of like, “Oh, I know what's going to happen.” So read King in Black number five first, then read Venom. Okay. But let's kind of go in that order, King in Black. First off, Donny Cates did this epic giant tail and I feel like was really impressive. All the stuff with the son was great. This was a giant kind of epic event, but also had a lot of small, amazing moments, a lot of great Flash Thompson moments, a lot of, “Holy shit, look at the size of that sword. I've never seen Silver Surfer with a giant sword before. This is fucking cool.” It just got even better. I really love this book. I really loved how it ended. It ended so well I wanted to go back and reread the whole thing again. Man, this was really a lot of fun and I was surprised at how much it covered and how much happened in it. Alex: I did appreciate that the ending here brought it back around to Eddie Brock and Venom. I thought that was a really good sense of focus under the event both in King in Black number five and Venom number 34. I think he gave a nice crest to the story he wants to tell, though there's probably at least one more issue going on there before he really wrapped things up. Yeah. I also appreciate the fact I really identified with people throughout this event being like, “Ugh, is this a Venom thing? I hate symbions. This sucks.” Because that's my general feeling going into it but, like you said, Donnie Cates and company made it feel very cool and big and fun throughout the event. So good times. Pete: Yeah. Also, it's a great book to pick up if you're like… I love comics where someone's mostly free falling and just kind of thinking about things and then there's flashbacks and stuff because they really [crosstalk 00:12:51] Alex: Are you a big Tom Petty fan? Then check out King in Black number five and Venom number 34. Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters number two from Oni Press by Chris and Laura Samnee. This is a almost mostly silent series at this point. It's all ages as well about a girl looking for her sister who has gotten lost in the wild with the unpossible monsters in the title. Beautiful, beautiful book. I want more of it every time is my only thing. I kind of want to wait until there's a trade. And then maybe hand it to my kids and say, “Hey, check this out.” But gorgeous. Pete: Yeah. I mean you and your kids this, and you're a cool dad. You're winning. This is a really amazing book. Art is, I mean, I say it all the time, but it's worth it alone. It's just so fantastic. Love the role building. Love the pace of this. Storytelling is unbelievable. Touching, badass, all the right things. Yeah. I can't get enough. Yeah. It does read quick and I'm sure I'll read it a lot better than the trade, but man, single issues have been a lot of fun. Alex: Let's move on then to talk about the Swamp Thing number two from DC Comics, written by Ram V, art by Mike Perkins. We have a new Swamp Thing here who is investigating some weird doings out in the desert. We had the setup, but not exactly the explanation in the first issue. Here, the new Swamp Thing is exploring his powers and abilities a little bit more and tangling with somebody new and very, very bad. This book is gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. Mike Perkins' art is incredible. And Ram V is really leaning into that. This, to me, feels like, I feel like you're going to yell at me here, Pete, but this feels like on par with the first couple of issues of Batwoman by J.H. Williams III. It's just breaking the layouts, playing with it, playing with the format feels really engaging and dark in a very similar way. Pete: Yeah. That's hell of a praise. That's really fantastic praise. Okay. I agree. It's absolutely gorgeous. This is a lot of fun. Swamp Thing can be hit or miss for me. I enjoyed this issue a lot. I didn't enjoy all the human stuff as much, but I really thought this was cool. And also, we got to talk about this. You guys don't go to central park in the middle of the night because there's full grown dudes being born out of trees and I'm glad Swamp Thing is finally talking about it. It's fucked up and someone needs to look into this because it's not right, man. It's just really messed up. Alex: I'll tell you what, I've been to The Ramble at night and I don't think that's what dudes are doing in trees. Pete: Well, that's what's happening in this comic book. Alex: Great book. Seven Secrets number seven from BOOM! Studios, written by Tom Taylor, art by Daniele Di Nicuolo. Pete: I mean, Seven Secrets number seven. I mean, that's you. Alex: We still don't know what the secrets are, but in this issue, our main character has wandered off the road into the land of fairy [crosstalk 00:16:08] Pete: We don't know all the secrets. We know a couple. Alex: We don't know anything. The secrets are still secret in this book. We know they're important, but we don't know what they are or anything about them, which is kind of wild. But we do know more about the main character, about where he comes from, another really good issue of this very fun title. I'm enjoying it. How about you, Pete? Pete: Yes. Absolutely. Art's amazing. Paneling is fantastic. And if you're going to do a glowing horse with a fish tail, this is just the peak that which all should be measured. This is very creative. Very cool. Interesting paneling, amazing storytelling. Yeah. This is just really kind of creepy and tripped out in all the right ways. It's one of those things where you got to be like, “All right. I'm definitely going to find out the secret in this issue.” But they do such a good job of keeping you busy in all the right ways. I'm impressed by this book. Alex: By the way, the thing you mentioned, the horse with the tail of a fish, like they say in the book, it's called a sulky, which is where the expression taking a sulky comes from. Pete: Oh my God. You're such a dad joke. It's ridiculous. Alex: The Immortal Hulk number 45 from Marvel, written by Al Ewing, art by Joe Bennett. In this issue, the Hulk is once again, dead, killed by the U-Foes, trapped in the land below grid, I always forget what the name is. But it's Joe Fixit and the dumb, very flabby, kid Hawk being trapped by the leader while back on earth, things are going wild. I'll tell you what, not only do I love this book, like we talk about every issue. Not only are all the designs absolutely terrifying and the amount that Al Ewing and Joe Bennett are building into the mythology, rather fascinating. But I don't think any other book, since a Brian K. Vaughan book like Saga, consistently on the last page out loud makes me go, “Oh, here we go.” Every single time out of the gate. Pete: Yeah. I mean, I wish I could, after reading this book and all the crazy thing, is I wish I could have been on this pitch meeting for Marvel. Can you imagine how you'll be going, “All right, listen. I'm going to take Hawk and I'm going to twist them and I'm going to turn them. And it's going to be so gross and so fucked up, it's probably going to turn a lot of people away. But if people check this out.” I mean, this keeps getting weirder and more fucked up, yet I'm having such a great time. I don't know. I don't know how to describe this to somebody. I don't know what's going on. I love the last page. I can not wait to see what's happening. I don't know. I'm so confused. I'm so grossed out. I love this book. I love the way it starts with the quote every time. And then it gets all sorts of fucked up. This is some groundbreaking, really cool shit right here. Alex: This is one of the most epic Hulk rods of all time. And it's so exciting to be able to be reading that right now. I love it. Next up, let's talk about one that I know you really liked a lot, Dead Dog's Bite number two from Dark Horse Comics by Tyler Boss. Now this is one we missed talking about the first issue of this, which I really regret because Tyler Boss, great artist. We know him from 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, which he did with Matthew Rosenberg and other things. Pete: The Burgee. Alex: This is about a woman who is investigating a disappearance. It's weird. It's funny. The panel layouts are great. I loved it. Love this issue. Pete: It's really impressive. This is very, very creative in all the right ways. The Boss is killing it here. I mean, it kind of takes a little bit of like gives me that Hawkeye feel with a little bit of, God, what was it, King's Vision with the different panelings and stuff here. But it's got this great Indie kind of creative field, but just the paneling and the logos and the different stuff that they're doing. I mean, I'm enthralled watching someone put money in a machine to try to get soda out. How can you do that? How is that enthralling? Yeah. I'm just really, really impressed with how creative and fantastic this book is. The scene where she goes and sits down with their mom at the fucking lunch table. Oh my God. This is crazy. I cannot wait to see how this kind of unfolds or gets explained. This is fantastic. I'm completely on board. Alex: Me, too. I want to go back and read the first issue at this point. I feel bad about missing it. This is great. Next up, Batman number 107 from DC Comics, written by James Tynion IV, art by Jorge Jimenez and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz. In this issue, we're continuing to find out about how Batman is dealing with the new status quo of Gotham City. Scarecrow is on the move. Other forces are, as well. And the backup story is about Ghost-Maker. What'd you think, Pete? Pete: All right. I've never seen Scarecrow so badass portrayed in a Batman book in a while. This is very interesting and cool. Tynion's doing unbelievable stuff. The art's fantastic. The Harley Quinn stuff has been so enjoyable. I think just kind of sprinkled throughout this Batman run and I think in a great way, and then we kind of get this new lady in red with green plant dogs who loves roses, so very intriguing. Tynion has done introducing a lot of different new characters with Ghost-Maker and now this lady in red. This is interesting to see what's going to be happening here for Batman. Yeah. I've been enjoying it. Alex: I'm going to throw a theory out at you. So there's a character named Simon Saint, who we know is tied to the magistrate program that we saw in the future state books that essentially takes over Gotham and turns it into a police state, potentially in the future. Is Simon Saint Scarecrow? Because there's a scene in the book where- Pete: Don't you fucking spoil this for me, you son of a bitch. Alex: No. I have no idea. But there's a scene in the book where Simon Saint is looking outside and Scarecrow almost seems to be talking into his mind standing on a gargoyle. We've previously seen Scarecrow in his office sitting there in the darkness and it almost seems like maybe there's a split personality thing going on there. Pete: Oh, interesting. Alex: Just a thought. Whatever it is, love this book. I'm glad James Tynion has the, whatever you call it, handcuffs off or something like that and is able to just go wild in this book. It's great. Next up, The Last Witch number four from Boom! Box, written by Conor McCreery, art illustrated by V.V. Glass. As a little bit of a note, we're going to have Conor McCreery on our live show in a couple of weeks, so definitely check that out. I know you and Justin are going- Pete: For real? Alex: For real. I love giving you news on our podcast. Pete: Oh, man, that's great. Dude, this book has been fantastic. I cannot wait to talk about this. Alex: Yes. We'll talk about this one, then. We have our young witch is continuing to learn magic as she goes on a hunt for other witches. Here, we meet a refugee from Ferry who seems to be working with her. Maybe he's not, necessarily. What'd you think about this issue? Pete: Yeah. Really great set up. I mean, first off, the girl's grandmother's just fantastic. What a badass. Alex: You love a grandma. Pete: There's nothing better than a badass grandma, all right? I don't know what it is, but it's glorious. Yeah. So just interesting. Alex: That's the thing that you love about grandmas, Pete. They keep getting older and so do you. Pete: Okay. Great. Stop being creepy. Yeah. Yeah. It seemed like a interesting kind of dude tagging along on this. Amazing kind of last page reveal on that. Yeah. Love the art. It makes it seem like it's this kind of all ages, innocent thing, but there's really a lot going on underneath the surface. So I'm very intrigued by this. Love all the main characters. It does such a great job of giving you story, giving you fun, giving you action. Yeah. I can't wait to see how this all unfolds. Alex: I like the V.V. Glass art in particular on this book. It really feels like sort of a, Don Bluth isn't exactly right, but it's very classic animation style where you could almost feel like it's moving between the panels. It's very nice. Next up, America Chavez: Made in the USA number two from Marvel, written by Kalinda Vazquez, art by Carlos Gomez. In this, we're continuing to find more about the origin of America Chavez and it is not what we thought it was. We're definitely in retcon territory here, folks, where we find out there's a family after she left the Utopian Parallel that adopted her and kept her for a while. We get to see how she started to develop her characters and there's the hint that everything she knew was wrong. I'm really enjoying the series quite a bit. And I say this as somebody who likes the concept of America Chavez a little better than the solo series I've seen. I've always liked her in a team book, but haven't quite understood the character out of here. This is so far and we're in the early going, maybe my favorite American Chavez story so far. Pete: Oh, cool. Yeah. I agree. This is really great. I feel like the art's fantastic. We're getting just enough backstory where it doesn't feel like too much. It's done so well with the kind of back and forth. I also really liked her with Spider-Man. That was great. Yeah. It's very interesting how we're kind of slowly getting her backstory, I would say a lot more in this issue, which is good. I'm very interested to see how this goes. I like how she's moving about the world solving kind of things, trying to figure stuff out. Sometimes when that's done, it can seem forced but it feels really natural here. Yeah. I mean, going into old-timey arcade place at night, that's just not a smart idea. Nothing's good is going to happen there. Alex: Next up, Fear Case number three from Dark Horse Comics, written by Matt Kindt, art by Tyler Jenkins. Pete, you read this book and we missed it, right? What'd you think about this one? Pete: Yeah. I thought this was creepy in all the right ways. Very interestingly drawn. I love the kind of pencil kind of take on it. A lot of really powerful panels. And I just kind of finding things out with the characters here. Really love the last page, oh, shit kind of reveal. I think this is very interesting to see how each one of these fear cases kind of unfold. I think it's really well done. The art's fantastic. Alex: Next up, Suicide Squad number two from DC Comics, written by Robbie Thompson, art by Eduardo Pansica. This is continuing the assault on Arkham storyline, which finds the Suicide Squad trying to liberate Talon from Arkham Asylum just as seemingly Scarecrow is, not Scarecrow, excuse me, joker's fear toxin is being released throughout it as we've seen in a couple of other comic books. As usual with Suicide Squad, a bunch of people die. It's very dark. There's complicated and morality here. I think this is a really good classic Suicide Squad story with some very nice superhero art by Eduardo Pansica. What do you think, Pete? Pete: Yeah. I agree. I think this is really cool. Also, I'm glad that in Suicide Squad, the comic, we're getting more Peacemaker here getting us ready for the movie. Really an over the top kind of person. So I think having what's his face playing it is going to be very- Alex: John Cena. Pete: Yeah. Alex: Can you smell what John Cena is cooking? Pete: No. No. No. You can't see me, okay? But I also really love the pulp fiction heart attack moment. I thought that was fun. Alex: Good stuff. Next up, I don't know anything about wrestling. Nocterra number two from Image Comics, written by Scott Snyder, art by Tony S. Daniel. Pete: Just for the audio podcast, I was waving my hand in front of my face like John Cena does. Alex: Okay. All right. Why does he do that? Pete: Because you can't see him. You can't see. Alex: Is that where the Drax [inaudible 00:29:26] came from? No, that's Dave Bautista. Nevermind. Pete: Yeah. Alex: They're different people? Pete: Yeah. Alex: Okay. Pete: See how it works is they're different people. Alex: Okay. I don't see people. Pete: Wow. Alex: I just don't see people. I don't see things. Okay. Nocterra number two written by Scott Snyder, who we had on the live show. He talked quite a bit about this as well, as many spoilers for Nocterra number three, which was very cool and very fun. So check out that live podcast if you hadn't. In this book, we're continuing our journey through a world where it's always night and it's filled with horrific creatures. Tony S. Daniel's art is stunning here as usual. Just great action scenes. They're fighting a terrifying villain named Blacktop Bill. This is great. This is like duel on sci-fi steroids is what I'd compare it to. You love this issue too, right? Pete: Oh my God. Yeah. And I love Blacktop Bill. Yeah. And also, really amazing art, bold choices. We talked about that Batman issue with him but two solid pages of all black, bold, bold choice. I was like, “Wait, did this not download right? What's going on here?” Yeah. I think this is really getting crazier and crazier. Yeah. This is just really over the top fun. Yeah. It kind of reminds me of having metal in all the right ways where it's like, “Oh yeah, this is just gonna be completely non-stop trucker fucking.” Yeah. This is fun. Alex: Well, I also like the fact that it's not delaying or an issue too. We already know a ton of information and things about the world. Pete: But it's so much to know. That's the fun part. Alex: Well, exactly. But it's the sort of story where it feels like, “Oh, okay. These are things that you kind of drag out and get to an issue 12.” But nope. We're getting them in issue two. And that's awesome. Next up. Let's chat about Geiger number one from Image Comics, written by Geoff Johns, art by Gary Frank. Now, before we get into it, I do want to mention, this was initially at the top of our stack. We moved it down here because if you haven't read it, there was a big interview with Ray Fisher from Justice League talking about his treatment from Geoff Johns. There were a lot of quotes in there. There were a lot of back and forth. We don't know anything necessarily about it. Certainly, we want to listen to every single viewpoint and understand what went on. Alex: As the story continues, we will continue to discuss it and find out more about it. But as is, I felt like it was still potentially worth talking about a Image Comic book from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank that's coming out. So we'll see. Maybe we'll scrub this from the podcast later, if more things come out. But as is, let's talk about the comic as the comic and as it is. So that all said, this is a new issue from this team who's worked on Doomsday Clock as well as a lot of other things. Here, we're getting an original property set in a post-apocalyptic world where one man has been seemingly affected by the radiation and gained radiation powers. The world, specifically, Las Vegas here has been split into different ruling factions as the outside of the world is not safe. What'd you think about this book, Pete? Pete: Yeah. I don't know about all that shit. This is kind of news to me. Alex: Again, I love giving you news right on the podcast. Pete: Yeah. So, hopefully, we're not enjoying something that's whatever. I don't know what to say, but just looking at this comic as a comic and hopefully… All right. My point is that this is very cool idea. I've very much enjoyed the action. I thought the glowing man was really badass. I'm very interested to see how this kind of all enfolds. This two-headed dog is my favorite. This is really very, very cool. You got the broady kind of villain. So if everything's okay, I'll be interested to see how this all unfolds. Alex: Yeah. Sorry I threw you there, Pete. I can see you're really struggling with it and that is totally fair. I think the thing that I would say about this is Gary Frank's art is meticulous as always as well as of layouts. I do think a lot of the problems that we had with Doomsday Clock, which got very in its head about the whole Watchmen of it all. There's a lot of themes and ideas and images that I think do get hit on and in a certain way, and not a necessarily bad way recycled here, but it feels much more wide open. It feels a little looser, both in terms of the storytelling and the plotting. And it'll be interesting to see, potentially, if everything gets clear, what this team does away from DC Comics. This is something that we talked with Scott a bit about as he is on his Rumspringa from DC Comics right now, about how you don't have the corporate responsibility. You don't have the things that you need to write because you're serving a greater master here. Alex: So again, we'll see what happens. If anybody has any feedback or questions about any of this, we, of course, are happy to chat either at comicbookclublive@gmail.com at Comic Book Live on Twitter or in our page here on Slack. We'd love to get your feedback on whether we should be covering this comic or not. But again, we like to cover number ones. We like to talk about this. This is a big superstar team, so it was worth throwing in there. Maybe not as the first comic book in The Stack. Next up, let's move to happier climbs with Far Sector number 11 from DC Comics, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell. Another fantastic issue of this book that just gets bigger and bigger every issue out of the gate. Pete, this is the Green Lantern you like. Go ahead. Pete: I mean, it sets the bar higher and higher with each issue and then continues to meet that bar and go above it. I mean, it's just fantastic. 20% ring to save 20 billion. I mean, come on. This is exciting stuff. Everything has been unfolding in such a cool way. The art alone is worth the pickup. It is gorgeous in all the right ways. Characters designs are new and fresh, breaking this mold of stereotypical people and what they should look like. I love every single minute of it. Alex: Well, I say this every issue, but I don't think you can undervalue the fact that Jamal Campbell has drawn every issue of Far Sector, as well as N.K. Jemisin writing it, and they make a great team together. I know it's not always possible with the monthly schedule of comic books, but I love that they have been able to continue together and kept this world consistent and build on it and make it look weirder and more interesting every issue out of the gate. It's great. This book is great. And I'm really curious to see if it ends with issue 12. Is it going to continue? What's going to happen? Because it's such a fun interesting premise that they've set up here. One little side note- Pete: Am I to go and take over Green Lantern? We don't need Green Lantern. We got Far Sector. Alex: There you go. One little side note I'll mention, I checked out, because I love this book so much, I read N.K. Jemisin's The City We Became which is a novel. It's awesome. I know everybody probably already noticed this, but just in case you haven't checked it out yet, it is, I don't even kind of want to spoil it, but it's about people who become living cities and it's not the same themes. But you can kind of get a sense of similar things that she's trying out here in Far Sector. Particularly as a new Yorker, I love it because it's based in New York. It's so of New York. Such an awesome book. Alex: Again, I'm sure a lot of people have read it who are listening to this, but if you've only checked out our comics, definitely read that, as well. It's well worth it. Next up, Crime Syndicate number two from DC Comics, written by Andy Schmidt, art by Keiran McKeown and Bryan Hitch. I think we were a little split on the first issue of this because it takes a more satirical look at the Crime Syndicate, at the evil Justice League. Here, we get them fighting Starro and we also get a backstory for Owlman. What'd you think about this one, Pete? Pete: It's interesting. It's cool. I mean, the Flash, shirtless Flash, with the crazy chain pants was hysterical. So fun. Alex: I like this a little better. I felt the humor was a little strained in the first issue, but it hits more of its rhythm in this one. I like the backup story here. Bryan Hitch's art is always pretty good. So I was ready to jump ship after this issue, but I think I'm more than willing to check out a third issue after this one. Pete: Cool. Alex: Next up, Bliss number six from Image Comics, written by Sean Lewis, art by Caitlin Yarsky. We are, I think, getting towards the end game here as we finally find out a big secret from the past of the father and son who were trying to find each other in this world where gods run a muck. There's some great bits here with one god that the son is palling around with, this turtle god who hangs his mouth open the entire time. There's some very dark and emotional stuff that happens as well. What did you think, Pete? Pete: Yeah. This is just really unbelievable. Fantastic storytelling. This has been a real roller coaster of rooting for them or not rooting for them. It seems like really evil, but then the other side to him. We've got the AOC on the cover with the old balance of power there, the scales. Yeah. I really think this is a very interesting, cool world and it's really done very well. The art and the characters are weird in all the right ways. Yeah. We find out a lot about the family in this. This is great. This really continues to be a book that you're like, “What is this going to be?” every time you pick it up and it doesn't disappoint. Alex: Totally agree. And that's it from The Stack. If you'd like to support us patrion.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come hang out. We would love to chat with you about comic books. iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe, listen, and follow the show. 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Episode 52 - 'The Eltingville Club' with Eamonn Clarke.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 67:15

'She laughed at the size of my Star Trek collection!' This week returning buddy and podcaster Eamonn Clarke visits to chat to Tony about 'The Eltingville Club' by Evan Dorkin. Are these fans still about today? How angry can four nerds get? This is a great chat about a classic set of characters who almost had their own cartoon series! You can find Eamonn's podcast The Mega City Book Club here and follow him on Twitter here. Many thanks for listening.

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Episode 107: Scream Queen

The Hopscotch Friday Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 60:38

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street is a horror film documentary with a lot to say. Focusing on the experience of actor Mark Patton, who starred as Jesse in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, it explores the impact on the actor of the gay panic response to the homoerotic themes and imagery of the film. Patton's candid and pained reflections on homophobia in Hollywood, and the wider world, in the era of AIDS and religious lobbyists targeting gay rights, form the spine of this emotional film. Directors Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen also features the contrast of 'Freddy fans' who mock the perceived gay content of the film with advocates reclaiming both Freddy's Revenge, and Mark Patton, as an icon for queer cinema. Stevie and Emmet discuss the film and the emotional highs and lows of this sensitive subject matter. Also: Stevie's piece Strangeberries as featured in Polly Borland's Wundergym exhibition Emmet recommends listening to Tear Them Apart, with Paul M Yellovich and co-host Beasts of Burden/Blackwood creator Evan Dorkin, and their recent whistle-stop tour of the Friday the 13th franchise Emmet and Tim Molloy have an 'ecological horror story' featured in The Hierograph, which has a Kickstarter campaign Scream, Queen! is available to view on Shudder and on DVD from Umbrella Entertainment in Australia.

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Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites

Graphic Novel Explorers Club

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 23:25

EPISODE 68Greetings, Explorers! Who is that gently rapping, rapping at our podcast chamber door? It appears to be our annual Halloween Special! Join the gang as they take a look at Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites. The story was written by Evan Dorkin, with art by Jill Thompson. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics.The story takes place in Burden Hill, a quaint town that happens to be the epicenter of paranormal activity. However, the town need not be afraid! A gang of heroes protects the citizens of Burden Hill from the horrors of killer frogs, zombie roadkill, a haunted (dog) house, and even a coven of witches! However, little does the town know its heroes are none other than its very own pets. This heroic group is Ace, Jack, Pugs, Whitey, Red, (all dogs) and the Orphan (a stray cat).Dennis and Johnny (Frankie was investigating some paranormal activities while we were recording) kicks things off by discussing when the Beasts of Burden meet World's Greatest Paranormal Detective. Furthermore, they mention how the characters and story feel like the offspring of Through the Woods and We3. Finally, they ponder the possibility that Thompson's art for the series pays tribute books like The Poky Little Puppy, publisher Little Golden Books, and The Adventures of Milo and Otis.Further topics include the wonderful animal euphemisms, like “eatin' outta the same bowl” or “I been walked around the block a few times”; the careful balance of humor, horror, and heart throughout the series; and last, but not least, the storytelling and art of Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/graphicnovelexplorersclub/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Next Issue Halloween Special: The Blue Naked Guy

Next Issue Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 114:11

This week is our Spooky Halloween Special! Clay, Kyle, Josh and Daniel discuss our favorite Spooky Media across multiple platforms. We hope everyone stays Safe and Healthy. Please WEAR A MASK & WASH YOUR HANDS! Previously on Next Issue ... [01:00 - 37:00]Comics Mentioned Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Vol. 1-6, (W) Masashi Kishimoto/Ukyo Kodachi (A)Mikio Ikemoto. Legend of the Swamp Thing: Halloween Spectacular. Abbott (W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Sami Kivela (C) Jason Wordie. Rorschach #1, Strange Adventures #6 Kings Watch by Jeff Parker and Marc Laming, Tomboy, Volume 1 by Mia Goodwin for Comic Book Club Spiderwoman. The Flash ongoing Spider-Man 50 X-Men 1-11, Avengers: Age of Knoshu ending #37 Main Topic [37:00 - 01:43:00] The Halloween Episode Daniel’s list Comics: WYTCHES - Scott Snyder, Jock, Matt Hollingsworth, Clem Robins Robert Kirkman Comics - Marvel Zombies Vol. 1, The Walking Dead Outcast Cullen Bunn Comics - The Empty Man, Bone Parish, Cold Spots, Dark Ark, Harrow County, Night of the Living Deadpool and (Return of), Aliens: Dead Orbit by James Stokoe James Tynion IV - Something is Killing The Children, the Woods, Memetic Babyteeth - Donny Cates, Dee Cunife Archie’ Horror verse - Afterlife, The Hunger, Vampironica Uzumaki - Junji Ito PTSD Radio - Masaaki Nakayama Movies: The Babadook (2014) It Follows (2015) Train to Busan (Busanhaeng) (2016) Dawn of the Dead (2004) The Conjuring (2013) and II TV Shows: Are you Afraid of the Dark? The Twilight Zone The Strain MTV's Fear Clay’s List Comics: The Walking Dead series Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore (AKA Comics) Year Zero: Volume 1 by Benjamin Percy, Ramon Rosanas, Lee Loughridge 30 Days of Nights series Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith I am Legend adaptation by Steve Niles and Elman Brown Rednecks Donny Cates and L. Estherren TV shows - (Specific Episodes) Dr Who - Blink X-Files - Home S04E02 Twilight Zone - The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street S01E22 Black Mirror - Christmas episode 2014 Buffy - Hush S04S10 Masters of Horror - Cigarette Burns Movies - Chopping Mall Halloween 3: Season of the Witch Night of the Creeps The Fog The Mutilator (Fall Break) - Great Music Video JOSH’S LIST Comics: Classic E.C. horror comics Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama Sandman: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman and Various Artists Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino Leviathan by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli Movies: The Haunting (1963) Classic Universal Monster films (especially The Mummy) The Color Out of Space with Nicholas Cage Gothic The Shining Incubus (1966) John Carpenter’s The Thing TV: Paranoia Agent Twin Peaks (especially Season 3) Lars Von Trier’s The Kingdom Kyle's List Monster Squad Gremlins 1 and 2 Recommendations [01:37:00 - End] Josh: Eerie, Indiana on Amazon Prime Clay: AWA Comics - AWA Studios (AWA standing for Artists, Writers & Artisans) is an American independent comic book publisher founded in November 2018 by Axel Alonso, Bill Jemas and Jonathan Perkins Miller. Archangel 8 - Heaven and Hell at war Year Zero - Zombie Apocalypse The Resistance - J Michael Stasinzki Super heroes Hotell - horror Red Border - Crime Link for bound book information. Daniel: Black Bolt, Vol. 1: Hard Time - (W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Christian Ward -, LoveCraft Country HBO MAX SUBSCRIBE, RATE and REVIEW! Thank you! Follow us on twitter @nextissuepod Twitch.TV/NextIssue and Facebook Clay: @Clay_Harrison Kyle: @Kylepedia Adrian: @Adrian_Harry Daniel: @eckospider Josh: @cosmosis

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Indie Comics Spotlight Ep 38 Beasts of Burden

Comics In Motion Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 79:11

This Week, Tony is joined by writer, podcaster and all around awesome person, Kendra Hale. You can find her on Facebook, Deviant Art or you can read her work on Ladies of Horror Fiction. Beasts of Burden is a comic book series created by writer Evan Dorkin and artist Jill Thompson, and published by American company Dark Horse Comics. The title centers on an eponymous team of intelligent animals that investigate different paranormal events that occur in their small neighborhood of Burden Hill. The initial group consists of five dogs and a cat. They are often seen consulting with "Wise Dogs," local shamanic elders of their community. This week, Comics in motion has an excellent offer exclusively for our listeners. TKO Comics is revolutionizing the comics industry. They have creator owned series from heavy hitters like Garth Ennis, Jeff Lemire, Joshua Dysart, Roxane Gay and many more. If you go to tkopresents.com/discount/MOTION20and use the promo Code MOTION20 at checkout, you will receive a 20 percent discount exclusively for Comics in Motion Listeners. That’s tkopresents.com/discount/MOTION20and use the promo Code MOTION20. Happy reading If you want to talk with Tony about comics or to suggest any future shows, please connect with him on Twitter @Tricycleboombox. You can read his reviews of multiple Independent and DC comics at DC Comics News or at Fantastic Universes,You can find him online and send him an email at https://www.arfarina.com/. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/support

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Episode 264

Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 165:04

DC Dec Solicits, July Sales Comics Reviews: Dark Nights: Death Metal - Trinity Crisis by Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul Represent by Christian Cooper, Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, Emilio Lopez Milestone Returns 0 by Reginald Hudlin, Jim Lee, Ryan Benjamin, Denys Cowan, Jimmy Palmiotti, Don Ho, Bill Sienkiewicz, Khoi Pham, Scott Hanna, Alex Sinclair, Hi-Fi, Chris Sotomayor Empyre Aftermath: Avengers by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia Empyre Fallout: Fantastic Four by Dan Slott, Sean Izaakse, Marcio Menyz Rise of Ultraman 1 by Kyle Higgins, Matthew Groom, Francesco Manna, Michael Cho, Gurihiru, Ed McGuinness Web of Venom: Wraith by Donny Cates, Guiu Vilanova, Dean White Cyberpunk 2077 Presents Trauma Team by Cullen Bunn, Miguel Valderrama, Jason Wordie Bill and Ted are Doomed 1 by Evan Dorkin, Roger Langridge Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran Additional Reviews: Priest's Batman: The Hill, Monster, Tenet, Venom News: new Oscar rules, Department of Truth sales, Christian Cooper new comic, new Frozen short, Black Cat title returning, status quo change for Poison Ivy, Chuck Austen returns, Robocop prequel sans Robocop, Iron Man and Doom versus Santa Claus, Wonder Woman delay, new title for Young Justice s4, Batman: Earth One v3, DC Fandome news Trailers: The Stand, Dune Comics Countdown Something Is Killing the Children 10 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto Flash 761 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi Green Lantern: Season Two 7 by Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp, Steve Oliff Oblivion Song 27 by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni Batman: The Adventures Continue 12 by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Ty Templeton, Monica Kubina Lumberjanes 73 by Shannon Walters, Kat Leyh, Kanesha C. Bryant, Julia Madrigal Captain Marvel 21 by Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Jorge Molina Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red 12 by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Chad Hardin TMNT 109 by Sophie Campbell, Jodi Nishijima Dark Nights Death Metal Trinity Crisis 1 by Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul

Dueling Review: Bill and Ted are Doomed #1

Dueling Review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 24:43

Bill and Ted are Doomed! DOOMED I TELL YOU! DOOOOOOOOOMED! Also there is a comic book out this week called Bill and Ted are Doomed, and we are gonna review that. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) BILL AND TED ARE DOOMED #1 CREATORS Writer: Evan Dorkin Artist: Roger Langridge Colorist: Roger Langridge Cover Artist: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer The official prequel series to the new film! After defeating the evil dictator De Nomolos in Bogus Journey in 1995, things aren't looking as excellent as they should for either Bill and Ted or Wyld Stallyns. There's tension in the band and worry at home. Bill and Ted's obsessiveness with writing the one song to bring peace to the world is affecting their playing and their relationships with their families. The band is losing favor with fans and the future isn't shaping up as they were all led to believe it would from past (and future) events. Desperate for a solution Bill and Ted burst in to announce their great idea to revive the band's fortunes: A world tour to spread the love--and the rock, and the love of the rock--to the world.

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Dueling Review: Bill and Ted are Doomed #1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 24:43

Bill and Ted are Doomed! DOOMED I TELL YOU! DOOOOOOOOOMED! Also there is a comic book out this week called Bill and Ted are Doomed, and we are gonna review that. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) BILL AND TED ARE DOOMED #1 CREATORS Writer: Evan Dorkin Artist: Roger Langridge Colorist: Roger Langridge Cover Artist: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer The official prequel series to the new film! After defeating the evil dictator De Nomolos in Bogus Journey in 1995, things aren't looking as excellent as they should for either Bill and Ted or Wyld Stallyns. There's tension in the band and worry at home. Bill and Ted's obsessiveness with writing the one song to bring peace to the world is affecting their playing and their relationships with their families. The band is losing favor with fans and the future isn't shaping up as they were all led to believe it would from past (and future) events. Desperate for a solution Bill and Ted burst in to announce their great idea to revive the band's fortunes: A world tour to spread the love--and the rock, and the love of the rock--to the world.

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The Stack: Bill & Ted Are Doomed, Dark Nights Death Metal And More

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 35:12

On this week's review Stack, we're talking: Bill & Ted Are Doomed #1, Dark Nights Death Metal: Trinity Crisis #1, Empyre Aftermath: Avengers #1, Empyre Fallout: Fantastic Four #1, Stealth #5, Something is Killing the Children #10, Superman #25, Ultraman: The Rise of Ultraman #1, Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special #1, Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #5, Web of Venom: Wraith #1, G.I. Joe #8, Reaver #11 and Blackwood: The Mourning After #4. SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Transcript: Alex: What's up y'all, welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin: I'm Justin. Alex: And on The Stack we talk about a bunch of comics that come out today. A little bit of a slower week after Labor Day. [crosstalk 00:00:23] chill. Justin: Never. Alex: Never? Justin: Never. Every week when comics come out… Come on, we just had a… We walked through the great desert of comic drought and here we are back, every week's exciting. There's a lot of fun stuff. Alex: I will tell you that in my mind, this is less comics than usual, but just because we did probably 36 comics last week and are doing a little less this week, so there you go. Justin: I think that may be what it is. We're doing just a slightly less number of them. Alex: Yes. We talked for, I don't know, like an hour last week. That was a very long episode of The Stack. But hey, let's see what we get here. Two hours for this one. Justin: Yeah. Let's extend it. Let's offer our thoughts on everything. Alex: And one little business note. Pete is off because he has poison ivy. Now let's get into it. First off, Bill and Ted are Doomed #1 from Dark Horse Comics written by Evan Dorkin and art by Roger Langridge. This is the official prequel to the film Bill and Ted Face the Music. I think it suffered a little bit by switching around of the release schedule of Bill and Ted 3, unfortunately it's coming out afterwards. I talked about this on the live show a little bit. I would just be excited about anything that Evan Dorkin and Roger Langridge are doing together because they're so good. And in my mind, this doesn't disappoint. But how'd you feel? Justin: Yeah, it was fun. I haven't seen the new Bill and Ted movie. I'm not a die hard Bill and Ted guy. I've seen the first two, but I got to say this played almost like Bill and Ted in an Archie comic, in a fun way. It felt just like a fun, almost episodic, touchstone on all the different characters that are in the universe. Yeah, I'm excited to see where it goes next. Alex: It feels like the two dudes who created this are such bit dudes, so they're a perfect field for it. And you get verbal bits, you get little graphic bits from Roger Langridge in the background of things. It definitely, if you haven't seen the third movie, it plays off a lot of the storylines there and sets up those things. So I would highly recommend watching the movie first and then go and read this, because it's not that it ruins bits necessarily for the movie, but it certainly sets up a lot of the plot points there. But this is fun in its own, right. It's Bill and Ted going on a world tour, dealing with the bummer that is their not paying off on the promise of their big concert at the end of Bogus Journey. It's fun stuff. I really enjoyed this issue a lot, particularly for it being like… You could phone in a prequel for a comic like this, but there clearly is a lot of love that went out here. Justin: Yeah, exactly. And like I said, it does that smart thing that a lot of tie-in books do, where it takes one thing about the characters and it just plays on it, as opposed to getting deep into the mythology of a certain thing or just trying to do something new. It's like, here, let's just touch all these things and then push them down the field a little bit, and it does a good job of that. Alex: Next up Dark Nights Death Metal Trinity Crisis #1 from DC Comics written by Scott Snyder and art by Francis Manapul. Now I will say this plays like just another spinoff of Dark Nights Death Metal. This is an essential chapter of the book, I feel like? Justin: 100%. Alex: Which is crazy, but you get Francis Manapul art, you get Scott Snyder doing wild writing. It's great. I mean, we had Scott on the live show two weeks ago or a week and a half ago at this point, and he talked quite a bit about the Dark Nights event. It's just fun to see all of those wild ideas at play here. I liked this issue quite a bit, like I've been liking this series, I think. Justin: I do too. And this is a good distillation of all the characters, as opposed to the main book, which is really grinding the plot forward and having to touch on so many things. This takes the pace down a little bit, I think, and really lets each character give you a little bit of status quo with them. And after hearing from Scott, it was really cool to see all the different, especially the Trinity characters, and the rest of the characters, to see them and look at them through his eyes. Alex: Yeah. I'm curious to see how it plays out in the next issue because there's a big cliffhanger at the end here that feels what he is trying to do with the main series. This is an essential issue, but also with the main series, he's just throwing you into the middle of things. Things have already happened. Between the month that the comics have been released or two weeks or three weeks or whatever, other things have gone on and same thing as here, but here we're getting a glimpse of it and everything is great. Let's move from the middle of an event to the end of an event. I want to talk about these together. We got the very alliterative Empyre Aftermath Avengers #1 from Marvel written by Al Ewing, art by Valerio Schiti, Empyre Fallout Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel written by Dan Slott and art by Sean Izaakse, or Izaakse, I guess. Alex: We were a little mixed, I think, about the Empyre event. This had the Kree-Skrull armada fighting the Cotati, some plant people, bunch of other stuff going on. But here as the title says, it's not as clean as Avengers and Fantastic Four, it's a little mixed together. But the Avengers issue is dealing a lot with Emperor Hulkling, the Fantastic Four issue is dealing a little more firmly with Fantastic Four, as well as some other things and both of them and big teases for the future of the Marvel universe. Given how mixed I was about the Empyre event, I was surprised how much I liked both of these issues. Justin: Yeah, I think these books did a good job of giving us the context that we felt we were lacking with the main event. I feel like with the main event, we were like… The storytelling felt like, “Oh, this is exciting, this is building up to something big.” And then it just was actually sort of a smaller event than we thought. It was a hang out event. Not a lot of characters died and not a lot of status quo stuff was changed. It was like, there's this issue, and now we've resolved this issue. And these give us like, “Well, here's what is different,” a little bit. Justin: And honestly, it's not a ton. But there are great scenes in here. I love this stuff in the Al Ewing written book, Empire Aftermath, where we get the Brand versus versus Captain Marvel stuff. That stuff was really cool. Just seeing the Avengers hanging out and talking. There's a great scene between Captain America and Tony Stark. “I wish we trained them. Registered them. Just kidding. Let's not go there.” That was fun. There were some good moments in here. Alex: The other thing that I really liked about that book in particular is framing Hulkling as a different type of king in the Marvel universe, because we've got Black Panther, we've got Doctor Doom, we've got all of these characters who are very regal and serious and are very “We do what we need to do.” “We do what is best for Wakanda.” “I do what is best for Latveria.” And they frame it as Hulkling is at the beginning of this journey, so he may get to that point. Certainly a lot of people warn him that you're going to get to a point where these choices are going to be impossible, and if you want to be emperor, you need to choose the people that you're representing. Alex: But right now he is an emperor that doesn't necessarily hold back when things need to be done, but he is trying to be more benevolent for that. And that to me, that is a fascinating character to follow going forward, particularly the idea that Wiccan is going to be with him, and it's the sort of thing, I don't know if there's plans for this. I honestly have just not paid much attention to what's coming forward in comics. But if there was a Emperor Hulkling comic, that would be a great character thing to follow. Just the idea of how do you rule two races that have hated each other for millennia and try to do it the right way with your husband by your side? That's great. Justin: Yeah, I agree. And being able to… They're the characters that emerged from this as the most interesting. I like the tags at the end of both of these books, but they are the ones… I would definitely like to see them on a day to day basis, what they're up to, because otherwise most of the characters in this book are characters we know and already like and they're just being themselves. Thor and She-Hulk are officially dating, which I thought was a fun revelation here. Alex: Also, I think this was in this one, I'm kind of mixing them up now, but I love the line after the unofficial Kree-Skrull wedding where the rabbi says, “This is the first outer space same-sex Jewish wedding that I've ever officiated.” But just fun. Just fun stuff. Good times. And the Fantastic Four issue I thought it was very good as well, and also in terms of delineating itself from the Avengers issue, focusing on the history of the blue area of the moon, which has been very key to Marvel universe continuity, working in the unknown that weird Nick Fury robot dude who took over for the Watcher and coming up with a new status quo for him as well. Just a good stuff. It's very clearly following off of Dan Slott's run on Fantastic Four, and it feels of a piece of that, but his run has been good. His run has been funny. He has a good handle of the characters, so this feels fun as well. Justin: Yeah. Agreed. What I also want to just real quick want to say, it was nice that each separate issue, they came out the same week, and really reflected the different writers who have shepherded this project, their tones a little bit differently, and they were able to have their own wrap up. Because Dan Slott I feel was so Fantastic Four focused and got to have the humor of a Spider-Man hanging out and Wolverine talking shop and all that. That was a very Dan Slott thing to do. Alex: Yeah. So good stuff. Even if you were on the fence about Empyre, maybe pick up these two issues so you can have a sense of the new status quo in the Marvel universe. Let's move on to another one. Stealth #5 from Image Comics, written by Mike Costa and art by Nate Bellegarde. Man, I love this book. We've been talking about every issue of this book. This is about a old dark horse, Darkhawk, excuse me, esque superhero, who is suffering from dementia. His son is investigating mysteries that are tied with it. There is an old villain of his who is tied to his origin who is coming after him. This is the issue before the end, so it definitely feels like, even though some big things happened, there's a little bit of a pause there, but particularly with the villain, with Dead Hand, it's so well written and he's so calculated and terrifying at the same time. It's very impressive to read. Justin: Yeah, I was going to say this comic… We've raved about it so much. Its main characters are so well done. And then they take the time and this issue to really establish… The most fun character in this issue is the villain and we get a little bit of origin snuck into the back half of the book, but it was just another great book. Great action. Really well drawn. Everyone's on the same plane. I don't know what's going to happen in this last issue. Alex: I'm very excited to go and get to the end of it. Let's move on to another one that's been great the entire run, Something is Killing the Children #10 from Boom! Studios, written by James Tynion IV, art by Werther Dell'Edera. This is continuing the storyline of a bunch of invisible monsters killing some children. It's fascinating to me that so little and so much happens in every issue of this book. I don't know if you get that feeling as well. Justin: 100%. I get the exact same feeling of like… I'm always like, “Ooh…” This is such a tonal book. It's something that you read where you're just like… You want the taste of it. It's not about a million things happening because the dread they create each issue and those moments of horror and every day… I'm always reminded reading this of the issue where the cop is like, “Hey, I have a bunch of beer in my bag if you want to grab one.” When they're in the impromptu morgue they made in the high school gym, a couple of issues back. And every issue just has those great little details, and then also just a bunch of horrifying action. And this issue has maybe more action than we've seen for a couple. Alex: I have a question for you. When there is a monster comes out and kills one of the children, in your head are you like, “That's the thing that's killing the children.” Justin: No, because I'm constantly, “Is that the thing killing the children?” Because I don't believe… There's something… The mystery they've created here leaves a little bit of like, “Maybe that's not what's killing the children.” Alex: Another great issue of this book, and Werther Dell'Edera's art is so gorgeous. I also love the layouts of this book. I mean, this might be part of getting it digitally, but the fact that they have these huge spreads that are multi panels long, it just feels and reads different from every other comic that I'm reading today. Real good stuff. Moving on to Superman #25 from DC Comics written by Brian Michael Bendis and art by Ivan Reis. This is introducing another new villain for Superman, or maybe ally, we'll see what happens, but it is a race of aliens that we've never met before who are aware of the destruction of Krypton, become concerned about Superman, and then proceed to follow him throughout history. Alex: So we get a parallel, for this anniversary issue, of Superman's entire history through this alien's perspective as well as through Superman's perspective and his relationship with Lana Lang, which we're reestablishing here. I like this issue. I'm cautiously optimistic after big guy with weird lip that I'm forgetting of the name, [Roeger Thargar 00:15:49] or whatever, the other villain that he introduced. There's a lot of returning to the destruction of Krypton and mining that, so I'm cautiously optimistic. Justin: Reading this issue, maybe you want to take a mental check in on Bendis's run in general. What do you think? Because this felt a hard reset and sort of like, “Ah, I don't know, let's start over,” in some ways. And I this issue. It made me really think Superman is going to get with Lana Lang, oddly. In a sort of stressful way of. Alex: That would be fucked up if that would happen. Justin: Agreed. But what do you think this means for Bendis's run in general, or what do you think of Bendis's run in general, reading this? Alex: I appreciate the fact that he's added a lot of new characters to the Superman continuity. That's certainly something that's needed, but this is the absolute worst way of saying this. A lot of reading his run feels like a chore. Like, “I got to read this because he's going to be adding this new thing that people are going to pick up on later on and it's going to affect the rest of DC continuity so I got to know what's going on.” I don't know, it doesn't feel exactly the right fit for Bendis at the same time. Justin: I agree. It feels homeworky, where a lot of it is just so much of laying the groundwork, when it's just like, “What is the story you're telling?” So much of the stuff that came before him, I love so much with Superman, the real Superman family living in Smallville and it was a real family unit, and I was like, “I see what the story is here. It's a family unit rallying around their father/husband who is Superman and what he has to do.” And everyone got to do their own thing. In this it feels like Lois and Superman are always in different places, very busy. John Kent is with the Legionnaires now. It feels like everyone's working so hard and I don't know what's happening. Alex: There seems to be a loss of the core values of Superman in a certain way. And I think it's funny, because that's something that he is trying to hit constantly and trying to work around and trying to reemphasize. And he does get around to it sometimes in his run, like the fight with the Injustice League in Metropolis, which I honestly do not remember whether that was in Superman or Action Comics, was very good and very tense and very dangerous, but then it was interrupted by Leviathan coming in to be like, “Let's stop this fighting.” It feels watching a chess game in a certain way, to get to your point about laying the groundwork. Justin: And that's everyone's favorite activity, is just tucking in and watching some fucking chess. Alex: Yeah. Bobby what's his name. Justin: Yes. Searching for Bobby chess fish. Alex: Moving on to another setup thing though, Ultraman, The Rise of Ultraman #1 for Marvel Comics, written by Kyle Higgins and Matt Groom, art by Francesco Manna, Michael Cho, Gurihiru, Ed McGuinness, and Espen Grundetjern. This is the classic Ultraman hero. We get a front story and a bunch of backup stories. I'll tell you what, I wasn't totally sold on the lead story because I felt it actually did kind of a Bendis thing of deconstructing and decompressing the origin of Ultraman, and by the end of the issue, I was like, “Great, that was the thing that I was curious to see you get to at the beginning of this issue, because I don't know any of these characters or what's going on.” But I really liked the back matter a lot. Justin: Yeah, I agree. It was weird. This story had that confidence of “You know what we're doing here. Look at these characters, they're hanging out, they're screwing around.” And then it sort of ended with “Oh, I don't actually know these characters. I don't know what's happening.” And then I'm like, “Oh, I see. Maybe there's an Ultraman happening here.” But the back matter really set it up, set up the whole thing. The Ultra Q I think was the name of the one that really set up what the deal was and how the Kaiju organization came together. And then they had the fun interspersion of the funnies version of Ultraman. Alex: Yeah, I like that stuff quite a bit. It's certainly a big package in terms of there's a lot of stuff going on in the comic, so I think it's worth picking up potentially for that. Particularly if you're a fan of Ultraman. I don't have a connection to the franchise or anything, so I was a little lost to the lead story, but I'm definitely curious to pick up the second issue and see how that continues because clearly Marvel has put a lot of faith of this. This is a big priority for them. So I'm curious to see where it goes, particularly because it gets to the point you want it to get to at the end of that first issue. Alex: Let's move on to another one, I'm very curious to talk to you about this one, Ice Cream Man Presents: Quarantine Comix Special #1 from Image Comics written by W Maxwell Prince, art by Martin Morazzo, but also by Declan Shalvey and Chris O'Halloran, Deniz Camp, and Artyom Poplin, with Aditya Bidikar, A Ewing, Al Ewing I guess, and PJ Holden, Christopher Cantwell, and Eoin Marron with Chris O'Halloran. So this is a collection of, as the title says, short comics that the Ice Cream Man team published while in quarantine. There are, I believe, four tales of their own, and then four guests tales that go along with it. What'd you think about this book in total and then any particular stories you want to call out? Justin: I mean, this felt like such a good ice cream. Obviously we love… We talk about this book nonstop. It's something that is just a scary comic book that does so much with its stories to create dread, but also there are moments of humor and really make a point. And this felt like a great book that really digested what we're going through right now and recontextualized our own everyday horror and put it in these different storylines in a way that I thought was great, really great. Alex: Yeah. I really like this a lot too. The thing that I was most curious about reading this book is how other people would handle the idea of Ice Cream Man. And of course the lead stories, they capture it perfectly, they're great. They feel exactly Ice Cream Man because it's the team that's doing it. But the one for me that worked perfectly that I could not believe it was the main team not doing it, that was the one by Deniz Camp and Artyom Poplin with Aditya Bidikar. That was the one, if you haven't read it this is obviously spoilers, but it's basically a girl who is looking out through window at the outside world as it's falling apart, whether it's through coronavirus or something worse, like zombie plague, it's not entirely clear. And in the background it certainly seems like her family is falling apart and breaking apart. Alex: And at the same time, she's drawing little pictures on the windows to add things into the landscape and what's going on. And of course, things become more horrible, the drawings take on a life of their own. To me, that was like… This is an Ice Cream Man story. This is exactly what it feels like, particularly in the early days of quarantine, to look outside of the window and see those empty streets. Perfect. Justin: Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Being able to really artistically bring that into the comic book form, I thought this whole book just gives that off in a way that I haven't seen anyone do that. How'd you feel about the Animal Crossing? Alex: It was all right. I thought that was okay. I haven't really played Animal Crossing necessarily, but it was like… It's a funny story, but it was too jokey for Ice Cream Man for me, if that tracks? Justin: Yeah, totally. Alex: But yeah, this is a great package. And to your point about the quarantine stuff, I've kind of rankled against anything that talks about quarantine, TV shows that are like, “It's set during quarantine. We filmed it during quarantine. Everybody filmed it on their Zoom cameras,” makes me annoyed and I could care less because I'm living that right now. But this is something that worked for me. Justin: And I think the real smart thing they did is really interpret it as opposed to presented it, and that's what I love about it. I got to give a shout out to the first story, because it's got my man Shakespeare in it. Alex: There you go. Love Shake CW. Justin: Shakes CW. That's how I think. Scholars refer to him in that way. Alex: Back in time. Yeah, great stuff though. Definitely pick that up. Next up Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #5, excuse me, from DC Comics, written by Kami Garcia, art by Mico Suayan and Jason Badower. We've also talked about almost every issue of this one. This is a more realistic take on Joker and Harley. Joker is a serial killer, Harley is the psychiatrist working with the Gotham PD trying to track him down. This issue, Joker is in her house and she confronts him. This is very well written, but to me, the art is definitely the standout, and it's just gorgeous to look at across the board. Justin: Agreed. The use of color in this is so smart. The different passages we get in black and white with Joker affectation, and then the other sections that come through. But vivid detail in the black and white. And then later we get the sort of the more comic booky feeling normal coloring passages. It's great. And the way they are positioning Joker and Harley here is something that I haven't really seen in a while, and it was great to see joker with a straightforward origin. There's not a ton of like, “He's a ghost from the future,” or whatever. It was nice to see that. Alex: Good book. Definitely pick it up. For adults only. Next up, Web of Venom: Wraith #1 from Marvel written by Donny Cates, art by Guiu Villanova. This is another issue teeing up the big King In Black event that's coming very, very soon. Here we get Wraith, who is in Donny Cates's Guardians of the Galaxy run, dealing with his own symbiote, [Arjun 00:27:03]. Big stuff happens here. This is as tense and big and crazy as usual as we have come to expect from Donnie Cates's Venom run. Good stuff. Justin: This book doesn't… I'm not super familiar with Wraith, but it didn't have any business being this good and interesting and exciting. It's great. It had the vibe of a great Western story, but bringing in all the symbiote continuity, I guess is the way… It's amazing, just in general, that Venom has become this universe spanning continuity. Alex: I don't want to make this one person versus another, but I was struck reading this book, which is something that Donny Cates has already done, where Brian Michael Bendis was like, “Where did the symbiotes come from? The planet Klyntar. That's where they're from.” And the fact that Donny was like, “Yeah, yeah, but also they're the prison for this god Knull. It's not actually their planet or where they come from. It's this other thing,” is in my mind… It's funny that it's a responsible retcon of a retcon, if you know what I mean. Justin: It's funny to be calling out Bendis so hard in this episode of The Stack, [crosstalk 00:28:23], who we like. Alex: Don't come for us, man. Justin: Don't come for us, man. I also want to call out in this book, the art feels like… The pacing of it, the ramping up and coming down. This feels something that could have been a standalone, Western short story, just with this great Marvel universe stuff laid over top of it. Alex: Yeah, it's very good. All of these Web of Venom event things have been very good. Let's move on to another surprisingly good comic, GI Joe #8 from IDW written by Paul Allor and art by Emma Vieceli. I got to say, I went from not caring about GI Joe at all to this being top of my stack every month. This book is great. Justin: We keep talking about it. Pete's not even here and here we are talking about GI Joe comics, because the depth of the world building they're doing here is just so good. Alex: I think my main impression of GI Joe is the 80s cartoon where you have Cobra Commander and it's all very silly and everybody's like, “My name is Ice Cube and shoot ices.” That's pretty much all it is. Justin: Most of the communication is just the them shouting their names, and their names are also what they do. It's a very Pokemon thing for them to do. Alex: And the fact that not only is this team taking the idea of GI Joe seriously, but actually plumbing into their character deaths and making these often excruciating to read character studies about the choices that people need to make in the middle of war, is bonkers. This issue, we get a character who is… Well, the whole setup is Cobra has taken over the world, GI Joe is the underground fighting back, and here we get one of the characters, I'm honestly forgetting which stupid name she has, but she is the Canadian ambassador. She's behind enemy lines. She's starting to fall in love with one of the people from Cobra- Justin: Are you talking about Bombstrike? Alex: Yes. There we go. And the choices that she needs to make across the board where it's like… It's hard to watch. It's hard to read on both sides, when she makes the right choices, when she makes the wrong choices, but that comes down to the writing. The art is good. I really am shocked how great this book is. Justin: Yeah, and continues to impress. It's not just a flash in the pan one story was good. Continues to be great across the board. Alex: Mainly it feels like, and I don't say this to deride the writer or anything, but this feels like if Tom King decided to write GI Joe, what would happen. Justin: That's good. That's a compliment. Alex: Next up, Reaver #11 from Image Comics written by Justin Jordan and art by Niko Henrichon. This follows our fantasy world extreme characters attacking some dudes on a boat. I got to tell you, we've talked about a bunch of issues in this book. It feels like Justin Jordan has finally figured out which characters work, which characters pop, and is just focusing on them, and that in my mind is such a smart decision. Justin: It's really funny in the page, the author page or the artist page, after the cover, we see all the characters who are initially wandering through the wilderness, and I was like, “Oh yeah, remember all those people?” And now it's just gotten down to these few characters that are just kicking ass. Alex: And it's great. I mean, it works. I'm glad they pivoted the book to that. If you have an enormous dude who is impossible to kill and is a crazy murderous barbarian, and a tiny girl with a ghost face and sharp teeth who likes to bite people, focus on them. That's all good. Get rid of the other characters and it's all fine. Justin: Bring out the bitey girl. Alex: But it's good. In terms of being extreme fantasy, I think this is a fun issue. Justin: Agreed. Alex: Last one to talk about, another Evan Dorkin book from Dark Horse Comics Blackwood: The Mourning After #4, art by Veronica and Andy Fish. I'll admit, I haven't really read Blackwood or The Mourning After, but I like this issue quite a bit. This is bunch of people from seemingly a magical school or a magical library who are fighting against somebody. There's some evil masks. The character designs are great. The magic is great. Even knowing nothing about this, I think part of it is that Evan Dorkin is good at plot, Veronica and Andy Fish are great at art, so the issue works even if you don't know anything about it. Justin: The way that the masked person kills people in this is unbelievable. It's horrifying. Every time I was just like, “Huh.” You see their corpse, it's great. Alex: It's kind of amazing reading these two Evan Dorkin Dark Horse books back to back, which I did, Bill and Ted are Doomed and The Morning After #4, because you have one that's like, “Fun times, Bill and Ted, woo.” And the other one's, people's flesh being ripped off their bones. Good stuff. Just very talented guy. Justin: Yeah, I agree. And to be able to work in those two different tones is very cool. Alex: There you go. All right, that is it for The Stack. If you'd like to support our podcast, patreon.com/comicbookclub. Also we do a live show every Tuesday at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube. iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe and listen to the show. @comicbooklive to follow us socially. Comicbookclublive.com for this podcast and many more. We'll see you at the virtual comic book shop. Justin: Live large. Get out of that poison Ivy patch, baby. The post The Stack: Bill & Ted Are Doomed, Dark Nights Death Metal And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hate the Beach

23min of Ska

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 23:00

So for the first time in a long time I was up so late perfecting this episode. I thought I'd had the music part done several times. One time I even saved it for publishing. Thing is, it didn't feel right, the next few drafts didn't feel right either. It took time, but "Hectic Planet" is one of my favorite and well missed comics of all time. Trying to capture what I like about the book using the music I dig most highly, and trying to promote a load of current ska bands, it is something that needs perfecting and perfection. If you've never read "Hectic Planet" you owe it to yourself to dig up the 3 collections out there and enjoy. And if the art looks familiar, it should, "Hectic Planet" artist and writer Evan Dorkin did a host of ska compilation covers throughout the '90s. He's a staple of the scene and a staple of my life. 00:00 - We Are The Union - What's Wrong with Me? (Self Care '18) 02:23 - Kill Lincoln - Denial (Can't Complain '20) 06:01 - Upbeat Allstars - Breaking Point (Wake Up '12) 08:26 - Fishbone - I Wish I had a Date (In Your Face '89) 10:26 - Poindexter - Grounded (Poindexter '20) 13:07 - Joker's Republic feat. Dave Barry - Talking to Strangers (Falling Behind '19) 15:47 - Offbeat Offensive - Lost in the Supermarket (Combat Cancer comp '15) 19:08 - the Skalatones - House of Fun (House of Ska comp '98) 21:33 - Half Past Two - Bitter (Camp Slushtone '17) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr 23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix Episode artwork by: Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer Based on: “Hectic Planet: the Young and the Reckless” If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com RJ is also the co-host of another ska podcast, check out On the Upbeat at https://linktr.ee/ontheupbeatska Session Nineteen // Episode : 418 // Airdate : August 13th, 2020

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Odds and Ends: Vol. II @ New York and Big Apple Comic Con

The Marvelists

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 55:56

This episode is a composite of interviews Peter did at New York Comic Con and Big Apple Comic Con in 2019. The interviews include Neal Adams, Evan Dorkin, Jim Starlin and more! These interviews range in topic from current state of comics, past work, and more importantly the ramblings of both our featured guests and Peter. Listen in for an hour of laughs, lamentations, and hopefully a few minutes on actual comic books.

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House to Astonish - Episode 184 - The Guy From The Elevator

House to Astonish

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 94:33

After their foray into the abyss that is the 1993 Marvel annuals, Paul and Al are back with a regular episode, with chat about Denny O'Neil and Joe Sinnott, the recent wave of allegations of impropriety and harassment in comics, DC quitting Diamond, Marvel's new Warhammer line, the culling of the Empyre crossover and the return of Bill & Ted under Evan Dorkin and Roger Langridge, as well as reviews of Ash & Thorn and All-America Comix. I don't understand how a heart is a spade but somehow the Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is made.

Jason and Kelly are Doomed

San Dimas Today

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 66:24

To celebrate the announcement of a four-issue comic prequel to Face the Music, the guys reshare their interview with Evan Dorkin.

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Episode 107 – Superman and Batman: World's Funnest

11 O'Clock Comics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 49:53

It's April Fools' Day, and while most of us aren't in the mood for pranks given the current state of affairs, we could all use something a little light and fun. And what's more fun than ... Mister Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite deconstructing (okay, detroying) the entire DC multiverse? That's why we're discussing Superman and Batman: World's Funnest, by Evan Dorkin and an all-star cast of artists, published by DC Comics! Join us as we ask the burning questions: How DO you pronounce Mxyzptlk, anyway? And can these two interdimensional imps manage the imp-possible and make a favorable imp-pression on that imp-maginary world known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode! Aren't they ALL imaginary tales? Kit ‘N' Kaboodle The Wonder Twins' powers ARE kind of lame What if Wolverine, but nothing interesting? The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited What If? #34 Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites Fantastic Four Marvels Snapshot #1 We'll be back in two weeks with another fun, funny comic to help us all get through these tough times: The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Getting the Band Back Together, by Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

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11 O'Clock Comics Episode 662

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 129:34

Book of the Month: Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad by Evan Dorkin from Dark Horse, Blood Realm by Robert Geronimo from Alterna Comics, more Gamayun Tales Volume 1, Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice, Archie Meets the B52s, Goblin Girl by Moa Romanova from Fantagraphics, Ghost Spider, Hidden Society from Dark Horse, plus a whole mess more!

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Episode 240

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 104:21

State of the Pandemic Industry Comics Reviews: FF: Marvels Snapshots by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Benjamin Dewey, Jordie Bellaire Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler by Jonathon Hickman, Alan Davis, Carlos Lopez Hellions 1 by Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel Marvels Avengers: Black Widow Road to Empyre: Kree/Skrull War by Robbie Thompson, Mattia de Iulis, Javier Rodriguez, Alvaro Lopez Transformers vs. Terminator 1 by David Mariotte, John Barber, Tom Waltz, Alex Milne, David Garcia Cruz Killing Red Sonja 1 by Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman, Craig Rousseau Kyrra Alien Jungle Girl by Rich Woodall, Craig Rousseau, Lawrence Basso No One's Rose 1 by Zac Thompson, Emily Horn, Alberto Alburquerque, Raul Angulo Super Duck 1 by Frank Tieri, Ian Flynn, Ryan Jampole, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli X-O Manowar 1 by Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum, Emilio Laiso, Ruth Redmond Heavy Vinyl v2 OGN: Y2K-O! by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva Additional Reviews: Thing (2011), Picard s1, Mindhunter, The Outsider, Fleabag, Disney+, Westworld News: comics printing/shipping next week?, AWA, Locke & Key Comics Countdown: Sex Criminals 28 by Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky Immortal Hulk 33 by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Nick Pitarra, Ruy Jose, Paul Mounts, Michael Garland Once & Future 7 by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain Amethyst 2 by Amy Reeder X-Men 9 by Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva Batman/Superman 8 by Joshua Williamson, Nick Derington, Dave McCaig TMNT 104 by Sophie Campbell, Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Ronda Pattison Lazarus Risen 4 by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Arcas, Bowland Flash 752 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi

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Episode 106 – Starman: Night and Day

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 99:49

Just as Jack Knight was one of DC Comics' more interesting second-generation superheroes, the book that chronicled his saga from 1994 through 2001 was one of the more literary-minded and ambitious mainstream superhero comics of its time. And that ambition is on full display in issues #9-16 of the series, as collected in Starman: Night and Day, by James Robinson and Tony Harris! Having reluctantly accepted the mantle of Starman from his father Ted, Jack Knight puts a decidedly Gen-X stamp on the role, complete with tattoos, a leather jacket and a staggering knowledge of obscure pop-cultural ephemera. But all that edgy '90s attitude can't keep the past from encroaching on the present as he contends with Nash, the vengeful daughter of his dad's arch-nemesis, the Mist! Can Jack, Ted, the blue-skinned alien Mikaal Tomas and the red-haired O'Dare siblings survive as Nash cuts a swath of murder and destruction through Opal City? And can this story blow the mind of that Starman waitin' in the sky we like to call ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode! Stargirl Zero Hour Aliens with human-sounding names Jack Knight is kind of a jerk High Fidelity Quentin Tarantino and all those pop-cultural references Do you know any good sci-fi lit podcasts? A few science fiction writers we like Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. Green Lantern: Rebirth JSA: The Return of Hawkman James Robinson's Airboy Join us in two weeks as we commemorate April Fool's Day with Superman and Batman: World's Funnest, by Evan Dorkin and various artists! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

11 O'Clock Comics Episode 658

11 O'Clock Comics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 153:40

Strange Academy #1, Strange Adventures #1, The Cimmerian: Queen of the Black Coast #1 from Ablaze, Billionaire Island from Ahoy, Evan Dorkin, Marvel #1, plus a whole mess more!

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Episode 234

The Virtual Memories Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 149:54

DC Solicits May 2020, Top 500 Comics Reviews: Black Wood: The Mourning After by Evan Dorkin, Veronica Fish, Andy, Fish Batman: Pennyworth RIP by James Tynion IV, Peter Tomasi, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Chris Burnham, Marcio Takara, Diogenes Neves, David Lafuente, Sumit Kumar, Adriano Lucas, Rex Lokus, Nathan Fairbairn Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey 1 by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Paul Mounts Superman: Heroes by Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction, Greg Rucka, Kevin Maguire, Steve Lieber, Mike Perkins, Mike Norton, Scott Godlewski Zatanna and the House of Secrets by Matthew Cody, Yoshi Yoshitani Napoleon Dynamite Valentine's Day Special by Megan Brown, Christine Larsen Star Trek Year 5 Valentine's Day Special by Paul Cornell, Christopher Jones, Charlie Kirchoff Tartarus 1 by Johnnie Christmas, Jack T. Cole Gwen Stacy 1 by Christos Gage, Todd Nauck, Rachelle Rosenberg Nebula 1 by Vita Ayala, Claire Roe, Mike Spicer Spirits of Ghost Rider: Mother of Demons by Ed Brisson, Roland Boschi Alienated 1 by Si Spurrier, Chris Wildgoose, Andre May Undone by Blood 1 by Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson, Sami Kivela, Jason Wordie Snapdragon by Kat Leyh Additional Reviews: Black Hammer v4, Doctor Who, Sonic the Hedgehog News: new Thor mini by Ram V tying into Empyre, Mark Waid 2-part Squadron Supreme mini for Empyre, more delays on Abram's Spidey, another delay on Azzarello's BoP, Phastos the Eternal, Captain America Empyre one-shot by PKJ, Masters of the Universe casting, Shadowman relaunch by Cullen Bunn, Birds of Prey renaming Trailers: Green Knight, Stranger Things s4, Vagrant Queen Comics Countdown: Green Lantern: Season Two 1 by Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp, Steve Oliff Ascender 9 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen Thor 3 by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson X-Men 6 by Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Bufffagni, Sunny Gho Sonata 8 by David Hine, Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke Tales from Harrow County: Death's Choir 3 by Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook, Naomi Franquiz Terrifics 25 by Gene Luen Yang, Dan Mora, Ivan Plascencia Venom 23 by Donny Cates, Mark Bagley, Andy Owens, Frank Martin Dollhouse Family 4 by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Vince Locke, Cris Peter Ghosted in LA 8 by Sina Grace, Siobhan Keenan, Cathy Le

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Tom Spurgeon Memorial Service - Dec. 14, 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 152:45

"I had an amazing life, and my love for my family is unsurpassed, followed nearly as much as the love for my closest friends. Be kind to yourselves, and live in laughter as much as possible. I love you. Thanks for everything." This special episode of The Virtual Memories Show features the memorial service for Tom Spurgeon, held December 14, 2019, at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. The speakers (in sequence) were Whit Spurgeon, Sunny McFarren, Rob Eidson, Dan Wright (slideshow here), Fred Haring, Eric Reynolds, Jordan Raphael, Me, Jeff Smith, Laurenn McCubbin, Rebecca Perry Damsen, and Caitlin McGurk. The following people spoke during the open comments session: Bruce Chrislip, Christian Hoffer, Carol Tyler, Evan Dorkin, Darcie Hoffer, Shena Wolf, and James Moore. To get a greater understanding of Tom's life and his impact on the world around him, please listen to these heartfelt, emotional, and sometimes funny remembrances of our friend. If you'd like to make a donation in Tom's name, he requested that your gifts go to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, but he also would have been happy to know you supported your favorite artist, writer, or creator, however you can. • More info at our site

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The Eltingville Club

Pictures Within Pictures

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 55:33

Will, Ben, and Zack discuss Evan Dorkin's hilarious and prescient collected Eltingville Club from Dark Horse Comics.

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SILENCE! #269

SILENCE!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 128:40

BACK TO NATURE, THE VOYEUR WILL REALISE THIS IS NOT A SIGHT FOR HIS SORE EYES I sit here and stare. I wait. It is coming. It will come. It is out there, searching for me. Sniffing the air, turning it’s head towards where I wait. I must be calm. I cannot run, I cannot hide. There is no point. I need it and it needs me. We are meant to be together even if it means our mutual destruction. Nearer. Nearer. I can feel it now. It is … it is here. THE BLURB IS HERE PHEW What a scorcher! It’s only time for another SILENCE! and what a shaggy misshapen beastie this is. But pet it and you will see it has a lot of love to give. So settle on the veranda, plug in old Gary Lacytus & The Beast Must Die and let our verbal fingers do their aural massage. Let’s see. We’ve got Illness, Gary’s Bible Studies, Fraser Geesin’s Amusing Character Videos, Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing, House of X, LOEG Tempest, Kevin O’Neill…and that’s just the intro! Throw in some Sponsorship and now we’re making gumbo! The Reviewniverse is calling you. Will you answer? Inside it is The Beast Doesn’t Care About Superheroe Films, Walking Dead, Jack Kirby’s Prisoner, Mark Evanier’s 100 Things I Have Learned About Comics, Editors, Wild & Crazy Guys, Killer Groove, Marvel Action Avengers, Evan Dorkin, How Did This Get Made, Neighbours and more There’s a special Beast Unboxing with guest start Gareth Hopkins, talking about Best of 2000AD Monthly, New Teen Titans Drug Awareness, X-Force, The Shadow Strikes, Spectacular Spiderman, Fashion in Action, Later Eraser & Pressbutton, Loner, ABC Warriors, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Fuff, Days of Hate, Marvel 2 in 1, Crytsar the Crystal Warrior, Comics Forum and Man Thing. YOU’RE AN ITEM! @silencepod @bobsymindless @frasergeesin @thebeastmustdie silencepodcast@gmail.com You can support us using Patreon if you like. https://www.patreon.com/SILENCE

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Episode Five Bad Movies

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 65:31

This time around, Evan Dorkin (award-winning comic book writer and artist) and Paul M Yellovich (man-about-town) talk about four really bad movies. Plus, everyone's favorite segment, What We Watched.

Episode Four What We Watched

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 48:19

Join your hosts in horror Evan Dorkin and Paul M Yellovich as they tear apart some recently watched gems in this full length 'What We Watched' episode.

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Episode Three Giallo Part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 46:03

Your hosts Evan Dorkin and Paul M Yellovich finish their discussion on Giallo films and talk about some more recently watched movies.

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The Karate Kid

This Is Rad!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 141:07

Rad on, Rad off. This week on the show, Kyle, Matthew, and Laura sit down with the brilliant Kate Gaffney to talk about her favorite movie of all time The Karate Kid. This is the first time we've chatted with Kate on land, but you might remember her from last summer's boat episode. The Karate Kid is kinda a perfect storm for this group. The movie combines fun 80's montages, life lessons, dating, family dynamics, and heaping helpings of sweet sweet shots of the San Fernando Valley in the 1980's. They talk about how well cast the movie is and in general how the movie is better and more emotional than it has any right to be. And yeah, they talk about the sequels and re-makes too. Fun times. Just remember this everybody: You're the best around and nothing's ever gonna keep you down. Weekly Rads: Kyle – Dork by Evan Dorkin (comic) Matthew – The Division 2 (video game) Laura – The Umbrella Academy (specifically the Netflix series) Special Intro Guest Brent Schmidt - @tallboysclub (instagram account) and “a six minute video of Tight Bros From Way Back playing like from like 10 years ago” (youtube video) This episode is sponsored bywww.mackweldon.comuse the promo code RAD and get 20% off your first order. Check out our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label Radland Records https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo Also! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!https://www.teepublic.com/stors/lmknight?ref_id=8178 Follow us on social media or whatever! Twitter: @ThisIsRadPod @kyleclarkisrad @MatthewBurnside @LMKnightArt Instagram: @thisisradpodcast Tumblr: thisisradpod.tumblr.com http://www.thisisradpodcast.com

24: Alternative Continuities In Comics - 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 24

4-Panel | Comics & Manga

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 75:16

After so many reboots, remakes, rehashes, retries and revamps, how can anyone make sense of superhero comic-book continuity, especially where alternate timelines are concerned. Aside from the parallel worlds and changes to history that become part of that particular “universe”, there are also the special issues that are not necessarily related to the main storyline (e.g. Marvel’s What If … and DC’s Elseworlds) - and then it all goes boom when they reset the universe … but is still somehow kind of canonical? Get ready for a new crazy wall of comic-book continuities! Okay, now that the initial insanity is over it’s business as usual with what we’ve been reading, which this week include a whole mess of spider-folks fighting energy vampires in Spider-Geddon, a visit to Jeff Lemire’s stranded superhero team in two volumes of Black Hammer (The Event and Age of Doom), supernatural high-school hijinks in Evan Dorkin’s Blackwood, Havok wreaking … havoc in X-Men: Until Our Hearts Stop, and the rather delightful first volume of Kino’s Journey: The Beautiful World. If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or on other social media by searching for The Geek Show (http://thegeekshow.co.uk) . If you want to show your support then head over to Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow) and give whatever you can, or you can head over to The Geek Shop (http://thegeekshow.co.uk/thegeekshop/) and partake in some of our lovely wares. Thanks, and until next time, don't read anything we wouldn't! #4Panel #TheGeekShow #News #Comics #Manga #Reviews #Podcasts #GraphicNovels #Superheroes #Supergirl #TheFlash #Arrow #GreenArrow #MCU #DCEU #AgeOfXMan #DaysOfFuturePast #AgeOfApocalypse #HouseOfM #WhatIf #Elseworlds, #Armageddon2001 #GothamByGaslight #Batman: #MasterOfTheFuture #TheBlueTheGreyAndTheBat #TheDoomThatCameToGotham #JudgementOnGotham #2000AD #JudgeDredd #1602 #CrisisOnInfiniteEarths #TheNew52 #HeroesReborn #Onslaught #Smallville #SpiderGeddon #BlackHammer #TheEvent #AgeOfDoom #Blackwood #XMen #UntilOurHeartsStop #KinosJourney #TheBeautifulWorld

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Episode One An Introduction

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 38:34

Award-winning writer and artist Evan Dorkin and long-time friend, movie collector Paul M Yellovich get together and talk horror films. In this first episode, we get to know the boys, and hear about why they decided to do this podcast in the first place.

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Bill & Ted & Milk & Cheese with Evan Dorkin

San Dimas Today

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 60:50

Multiple Eisner award winner Evan Dorkin discusses his work on Bill & Ted’s Excellent Comic Book, his career as a comic creator and his thoughts for how he would end the Bill & Ted Franchise.

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The Comics Journal 152 August 1992 Part 2

Cartoonist Kayfabe

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 142:40

The Comics Journal 152, part 2 - we continue comparing and contrasting mainstream and alternative comics. Chris Claremont, Alan Moore, Evan Dorkin, and David Mazzucchelli talk about their experiences inside and outside of the Marvel/DC machine. • Chris Claremont's first big interview after leaving his 17-year position as X-Men writer • Alan Moore on the current state of comics and culture • A young Evan Dorkin talks Milk & Cheese, Bill & Ted, Pirate Corps, Deadline magazine, comics retail, Marvel, wrestling, music, and art • David Mazzucchelli turns self-publisher with Rubber Blanket! He also talks about Daredevil and Batman • Justin Green's sketchbook • The first Artist Edition? Supplemental links for later viewing: * Kim Thompson Ronin 1 review (from Comics Journal 82, July 83): http://www.tcj.com/run-of-the-miller/ * Vice interview with Issei Sagawa: https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/interview-with-a-cannibal/55e0d95aca0b0b2c784ce579 ----------------------------- Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cartoonist.kayfabe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CartoonKayfabe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cartoonist.Kayfabe Ed's Contact info: https://www.instagram.com/ed_piskor https://www.twitter.com/edpiskor https://www.amazon.com/Ed-Piskor/e/B00LDURW7A/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Jim's contact info: https://www.instagram.com/jimruggart https://www.twitter.com/jimruggart https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Rugg/e/B0034Q8PH2/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1543440388&sr=1-2-ent T-shirt shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/jimruggart https://www.jimrugg.com/

088: NYCC 2018 Special #1

Funny Book Splatter

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2018 35:41

This week I’m playing catch up so I’ve got my first batch of interviews from New York Comic Con for you. I did six altogether and I’m breaking them up into two episodes. This first batch includes Sanford Greene and David F. Walker from Bitter Root, then Christofer Emgard, the writer of The Whispering Dark, and finally, Evan Dorkin, Veronica Fish, and Andy Fish from Blackwood. I’ll interject in between each interview to give some additional specifics. Bitter Root #1 is scheduled for release on November 14th from Image Comics. The Whispering Dark #1 is out now from Dark Horse Comics and the second issue is due out on November 21st. Finally, Blackwood's single issues are available now from Dark Horse Comics and a trade paperback collecting the series is scheduled for December 12th. CONTACT: Email | Twitter SUBSCRIBE: RSS | iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher Music by Eric Matyas (www.soundimage.org)

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10: Some Spooky Horror Comics - 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 10

4-Panel | Comics & Manga

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 69:05

It's Halloween, so we're using that as an excuse to talk about some spooky scary comics and manga. There are plenty of suggestions for the discerning horror and supernatural fan including little known Eric Powell's Hillbilly from Albatross Comics (which Producer Rob covered many moons ago), Mike Mignola's Hellboy and B.P.R.D., the works of Junji Ito (Comics Sage Andrew's go-to horror mangaka), Kazuo Umezu's Drifting Classroon, Katsuhiro Otomo's Domu: A Child's Dream, Neil Gaiman's Sandman, Hellblazer, Evan Dorkin and Jill Thomson's Beasts of Burden, Yuki Fujisawa's BioMeat: Nectar, Kazhuhiro's Fujita's Black Museum (Springald and Ghost & Lady), Matsuri Akino's Petshop of Horrors, EC Comics' The Thing From The Grave and Other Stories, Masaya Hokazono's Emerging, Tetsuya Tsutsui's Manhole, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key, Inio Asano's Nijigahara Holograph, Eiji Otsuka's Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, and Q Hayashida's Dorohedero. After that it's time for our featured comics, which this week are You are Deadpool, Michael Hague's Mammon, Infinity Countdown (plus the Infinity Countdown Compnaion), and Captain America: Promised Land. If you've enjoyed this podcast, then please follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or on other social media by searching for The Geek Show (http://thegeekshow.co.uk) . If you want to show your support then head over to Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow) and give whatever you can. Alternatively, we have a shop up and running so head over to The Geek Shop (http://thegeekshow.co.uk/thegeekshop/) and partake in some of our lovely wares. Thanks, and until next time, don't read anything we wouldn't! #4Panel #Podcast #Comics #Manga #TheGeekShow #Horror #Halloween #Hellboy #BPRD #JunjiIto #YouAreDeadpool #Deadpool #Avengers #InfinityCountdown #InfinityCountdownCompanion #CaptainAmerica #PromisedLand #TheDriftingClassroom #Domu #AChildsDream #Sandman #Hellblazer #BeastsOfBurden #BioMeatNectar #BlackMuseum #Springald #GhostAndLady #PetshopOfHorrors #TheThingFromTheGraveAndOtherStories #Emerging #Manhole #LockeAndKey #NijigaharaHolograph #KurosagiCorpseDeliveryService #Dorohedero #GraphicNovels #Superheroes #Supernatural

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Episode 158

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 145:44

Catwoman/Tweety & Sylvester, Harley Quinn/Goassamer, Lex Luthor/Porky the Pig, Joker vs. Daffy Duck, Batgirl Annual 2, Red Hood Outlaws Annual 2, Nightwing Annual 1, Silencer Annual 1, Scarlet 1, Daredevil Annual, Edge of Spider-Geddon 2, Extermination 2, Hunt For Wolverine: Dead End, Star Wars: Poe Dameron Annual, Venom: First Host, Web of Venom: Ve’Nam, House Amok, Beyonders, Adventure Van Reviews: Star Wars HC Vol 3, Batman Year Two/Batman Full Circle, True Detective s2 trailer News: Oscar Isaac cast in a Batman movie, Matt Smith cast in Star Wars, Oni doing Dream Daddy comics, Alterna controversy, DC Fan Expo, Alec Baldwin is Thomas Wayne? Comics Details: Catwoman/Tweety & Sylvester by Gail Simone, Inaki Miranda, Eva De La Cruz, Shea Fontana, Walter Carzon, Horacio Ottolini, Silvana Brys Harley Quinn/Gossamer by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Pier Brito, Paul Mounts, Sholly Fisch, Dave Alvarez Lex Luthor/Porky the Pig by Mark Russell, Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy, Andrew Dalhouse, Jim Fanning, John Loter, Paul Lopez Joker/Daffy Duck by Scott Lobdell, Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund, Joey Cavalieri, Luciano Vecchio Batgirl 26 by Mairghread Scott, Paul Pelletier, Norm Rapmund, Jordie Bellaire Batgirl Annual 2 by Mairghread Scott, Elena Casagrande, Jordie Bellaire Nightwing Annual 1 by Benjamin Percy, Otto Schmidt Silencer Annual 1 by Dan Abnett, Jack Herbert, Hi-Fi Red Hood and the Outlaws Annual 2 by Scott Lobdell, Clayton Henry, Marcelo Maiolo Scarlet 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev Daredevil Annual by Erica Schultz, Marcio Takara, Marcelo Maiolo Edge of Spider-Geddon 2 by Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson, Alberto Al Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends by Charles Soule, Ramon Rosanas, Guru eFX Star Wars: Poe Dameron Annual 2 by Jody Houser, Andrea Broccardo, Stefani Renee Venom: First Host 1 by Mike Costa, Mark Bagley, Andrew Hennessy, Dono Sanchez-Almara Web of Venom: Ve’Nam by Donny Cates, Juanan Ramirez, Felipe Sobreiro House Amok 1 by Christopher Sebela, Shawn McManus, Lee Loughridge Beyonders 1 by Paul Jenkins, Wesley St. Claire Adventure Van 1 by Michael McMillian, Ryan Cody Comics Countdown 29 Aug 2018 X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis 2 by Ed Piskor Runaways 12 by Rainbow Rowell, Kris Anka, Matt Wilson Bone Parish 2 by Cullen Bunn, Jonas Scharf, Alex Guimaraes Blackwood 4 by Evan Dorkin, Andy Fish, Veronica Fish Catwoman/Tweety and Sylvester by Gail Simone, Inaki Miranda, Eva De La Cruz, Shea Fontana, Walter Carzon, Horacio Ottolini, Silvana Brys Harbinger Wars II 4 by Matt Kindt, Tomas Giorello, Renato Guedes, Diego Rodriguez Web of Venom: Ve’Nam by Donny Cates, Juanan Ramirez, Felipe Sobreiro Isola 5 by Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl, Msassyk Submerged 2 by Vita Ayala, Lisa Sterle, Jen Bartel Batgirl Annual 2 by Mairghread Scott, Elena Casagrande, Jordie Bellaire

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#KomrikPodcast: The Eltingville Club

#KomrikPodcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 74:02

Di manapun dan apapun fandom lo, pasti ada aja fans yang toxic dan elitist. Baca The Eltingville Club itu kayak ngeliat cerminan keliaran fan yang udah ga ada obatnya. Lucu sih, tapi kadang lo mikir ada benernya juga penggambaran para elitists dari Evan Dorkin ini. MinDan & Highpriest akan ngebahas tuntas buku cringefest yang kadang lebih realistis dari yang kita kira ini. Ini bisa jadi satu dari sedikit podcast kita yang ada pesan moralnya. Pesan moralnya apa? Give it a listen and find out!

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126 Evan Dorkin on Beast of Burden and Blackwood

Creator Talks Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 80:38

Writer and cartoonist Evan Dorkin, the creator of Milk and Cheese, Dork, Beasts of Burden and Blackwood, joins the show! As a youth Evan preferred Marvel comics, any comics, to DC and explains why. (DC fans take heart; later Evan was a fan of DC and even did some work for the publisher. How did Evan shift from humor to horror comics? Evan always went with the flow, and talks about regretting not having a plan and “brand” for himself in his first few decades in comics. Now, Evan is focused on writing horror comics and talks about his latest projects through Dark Horse. Evan tells how he met his wife, creator Sarah Dyer, their first date, and how it ended that evening buying a lava lamp. Why Dark Horse never “bit” at Evan’s pitch for a super-hero comic (your host got the joke, yes, Evan went there ;-) Plus Evan is stumped, only momentarily, by one of the fun questions I ask my guests! To learn more about Beasts of Burden: https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3001-262/Beasts-of-Burden-Wise-Dogs-and-Eldritch-Men-1 Evan Dorkin’s other work http://houseoffunstudio.com/ Please take a moment to rate Creator Talks on iTunes: http://apple.co/2Cq9ygK

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120 S3E16 Blackwood #1 (2018) - The Weekly vmcampos Comic Book Club

vmcampos Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 5:38

The Weekly vmcampos Comic Book Club - 120 S3E16 Blackwood #1 (2018). A new series by Evan Dorkin? I about a spooky college? With ghosts and stuff? Sign me up!

On Location: The First July Visit to Heroes Aren't Hard to Find

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 72:20

Michael and Derek are back at Heroes Aren't Hard to Find for the first of two July on-location episodes. They visit the shop on Independence Day, and they use the occasion to discuss current trends and titles in the comics industry. Mike explores recent manifestations of The Avengersand Justice League, focusing on Marvel and DC through what he calls the "classic Coke" approach. His discussion takes him across the writings of Jason Aaron and Scott Snyder, and then circling back to Tom King's current work on Batmanand the recent marriage event. Looking at the non-mainstream side of comics, Derek talks about his reaction to the first two issues of Evan Dorkin and Veronica Fish's Blackwoodand the initial offering of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, part of Titan Comics' Hard Case Crime series. He also brings up Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boysand the recent announcement of new Perfect Editions from VIZ Media. And, it being July 4th, the Two Guys also discuss comics, politics, and the current state of the country.

143: 4-Panel 143 - Beasts of Burden // B.P.R.D // Iceman // ...

4-Panel | Comics & Manga

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 65:33

**Millenial's Bad Fur Day** Andrew and Producer Rob are on the prowl for more tasty comic-book and manga treats. This week they discover the multi-fronted return of Wolverine (and not just any Wolverine but the extra hot version), the worst DC live-action movie imaginable, the renewal of Legion for a third season, and the trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. After that it's time for the spoils of our hunt with Iceman: Absolute Zero, Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's supernatural pet-based horror Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, Ethan Young's semi-biographical web-comic Life Between Panels: The Complete Tails Omnibus, and B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know. If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or on other social media by searching for [The Geek Show](http://thegeekshow.co.uk). If you want to show your support then head over to [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow) and give whatever you can, or you can head over to [The Geek Shop](http://thegeekshow.co.uk/thegeekshop/) and partake in some of our lovely wares. Thanks, and until next time, don't read anything we wouldn't! #Comics #Podcast #Manga #4Panel #TheGeekShow #Marvel #DC #ImageComics #DarkHorse #Hellboy #BPRD #Iceman #X-Men #SpiderMan #Legion #Wolverine #Joker #JaredLeto #SuicideSquad #EthanYoung #LifeBetweenPanels #TheComleteTailsOmnibus #TheDevilYouKnow #AbsoluteZero #BeastsOfBurden #AnimalRites #EvanDorkin #JillThompson #TheDarkHorseBookOfHauntings #TheDarkHorseBookOfHorror #IntoTheSpiderVerse

Episode 145

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 149:14

Man of Steel 1, Doomsday Clock 5, Justice League: No Justice 4, Batman: Prelude to the Wedding - Robin vs. Ra’s Al Ghul, Aquaman/Jabberjaw, Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey, Super Sons/Dynomutt, Flash/Speed Buggy, Green Lanterns Annual 1, Green Arrow Annual 2, X-Men Red Annual 1, Amazing Spidey 800, Infinity Countdown: Captain Marvel, Star Wars: Lando - Double or Nothing 1, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows 19, Last Siege 1, Blackwood 1, We Are The Danger 1, Kong of Skull Island Special, Harbinger Wars II 1, Valiant High 1, Quantum & Woody 6, Reviews (Splank!, Harrow County Vol 2, Chrononauts, Good Girl, Black Mirror: Hang the DJ, Action Point), News (NYCC controversy, Comixology Comics, Jamie Foxx = Spawn, Zack Snyder directs Fountainhead?, Stuart Immonen retires?) Comics Details: Man of Steel 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis, Jason Fabok, Joe Prado, Alex Sinclair Doomsday Clock 5 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Justice League: No Justice 4 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Francis Manapul, Hi-Fi Batman: Prelude to the Wedding - Robin vs. Ra’s Al Ghul by Tim Seeley, Brad Walker, Otto Schmidt, Mick Gray, Andrew Hennessy, Jordie Bellaire Aquaman/Jabberjaw by Dan Abnett, Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, Rain Beredo, Jeff Parker, Scott Kolins, Dave McCaig Black Lighting/Hong Kong Phooey by Bryan Hill, Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jeromy Cox, Jeff Parker, Scott Kolins, Tony Avina Super Sons/Dynomutt by Peter Tomasi, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Gabe Eltaeb Flash/Speed Buggy by Scott Lobdell, Brett Booth, Batt, Marc Deering, Mark Irwin, John Livesay, Norm Rapmund, Andrew Dalhous, Pete Pantazis Green Lanterns Annual 1 by Andy Diggle, Mike Perkins, Andy Troy Green Arrow Annual 2 by Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, Carmen Carnero, Trish Mulvihill X-Men Red Annual 1 by Tom Taylor, Pascal Alixe, Chris Sotomayor Amazing Spider-Man 800 by Dan Slott, Nick Bradshaw, Stuart Immonen, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Marcos Martin, Mike Hawthorne, JP Mayer, Victor Olazaba, Cam Smith, Wade Von Grawbadger, Jordie Bellaire, Edgar Delgado, Marte Gracia, Java Tartaglia, Muntsa Vicente Infinity Countdown: Captain Marvel by Jim McCann, Diego Olortegui, Erick Arciniega Star Wars: Lando - Double of Nothing 1 by Rodney Barnes, Paolo Villanelli, Andres Mossa Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows 19 by Jody Houser, Scott Koblish, Ruth Redmond Last Siege 1 by Landry Q Walker, Justin Greenwood, Eric Jones Blackwood 1 by Evan Dorkin, Veronica Fish, Andy Fish We Are The Danger 1 by Fabian Lelay, Claudia Aguirre Kong of Skull Island Special by Paul Allor, Dan McDaid Harbinger Wars II 1 by Matt Kindt, Tomas Giorello, Diego Rodriguez Valiant High 1 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Derek Charm, David Baron Comics Countdown 30 May 2018: Kill or Be Killed 19 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Bettie Breitweiser Descender 30 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen Harrow County 31 by Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook Doomsday Clock 5 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Lazarus 28 by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Tyler Boss, Santiago Arcas Amazing Spider-Man 800 by Dan Slott, Nick Bradshaw, Stuart Immonen, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Marcos Martin, Mike Hawthorne, JP Mayer, Victor Olazaba, Cam Smith, Wade Von Grawbadger, Jordie Bellaire, Edgar Delgado, Marte Gracia, Java Tartaglia, Muntsa Vicente Harbinger Wars II 1 by Matt Kindt, Tomas Giorello, Diego Rodriguez Green Lanterns Annual 1 by Andy Diggle, Mike Perkins, Andy Troy Helm 2 by Jehanzeb Hasam, Mauricio Caballero, Hopkins Quantum & Woody 6 by Eliot James Rahal, Francis Portela, Andrew Dalhouse

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036: NYCC Special

Funny Book Splatter

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 37:01

Well folks, my guest this week was supposed to be writer David Gallaher. We had a fantastic chat about his comic, High Moon, a supernatural western starring a werewolf. Unfortunately, when I went to edit the interview, half of the audio was crazy corrupted. This is really unfortunate, because David is a great guy and we had a super fun chat about his book. The first volume of High Moon is called Bullet Holes and Bite Marks and it debuts on October 17th. It features amazing artwork by Steve Ellis, who draws monsters like no other. High Moon is a trilogy and the second volume is set for release in May 2018. So, what am I to do without a guest this week? Well, I did attend New York Comic Con last week and I did a few interviews from the show floor. I was planning on dropping these as smaller bonus episodes throughout the next couple weeks, but instead, I’m putting them all in here. There are three total. First is Dave Scheidt and Scoot McMahon, the creators of a new all ages horror comic called Wrapped Up from Lion Forge Comics. The first issue came out this week and it’s really fun. It follows a mummy named Milo as he gets into all kinds of spooky misadventures. If you want a peek at the comic, there will be a special free issue available for Halloween ComicFest at the end of the month at participating comic shops. The second interview is with writers Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer. Their book, Calla Cthulhu is a coming-of-age adventure story currently available from Dark Horse Comics. The third and final interview is with Jamie Madrox and Monoxide, otherwise known as Twiztid. They were on hand as they’re starring in a new one-shot comic called Haunted High-Ons from Source Point Press. The book is written by Dirk Manning and illustrated by Marianna Pescosta and Alessandro De Fornasari. It debuted at the show and is currently available at the Twiztid Shop and the Source Point Press site. CONTACT: Email | Twitter SUBSCRIBE: RSS | iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher Music by Eric Matyas (www.soundimage.org)

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Salty Language 323 - Tiddy Physics

Salty Language

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2017 129:15

New! Salty Language 323 http://traffic.libsyn.com/salty/SaltyLanguage323.mp3 www.saltylanguage.com This week, Bryan and Tony talk about the death of Ralphie May, Hugh Hefner, and Tom Petty, AIM being shut down, pirate pasta, grocery carts, jousting, the Vegas shootings, mental health, drive-ins, contacts, Sport Science, Fitbit, Burger King's Rodeo King sandwich, Marilyn Manson gets hurt, Szechuan sauce at McDonald's, a SUATMM, the Dude Mountain update, our QoftheW and recap, and more! Links: 1. Enthuasiasts #18 Evan Dorkin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR-_r4pFbto 2. Ralphie May RIP http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/06/ralphie-may-dead/ 3. Tom Petty RIP https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/arts/music/tom-petty-dead.html 4. Hugh Hefner RIP https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/obituaries/hugh-hefner-dead.html 5. Marilyn Manson hurt https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/arts/music/marilyn-manson-injury-concert.html 6. Rick & Morty/McDonalds https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/1/16385268/rick-and-morty-mcdonalds-szechuan-sauce 7. AIM is being shut down http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/06/technology/aim-shuts-down/index.html 8. ESPN Sport Science http://www.espn.com/video/archive/_/channel/sport-science 9. 99% Invisible podcast https://99percentinvisible.org/ SUATMM: Money, Inc Funko Pop! 2 pack https://newtoynews.com/2017/10/06/first-look-at-the-funko-pop-wwe-money-inc-2-pack/ #QoftheW What is your current, favorite hip hop song? Subscribe / rate / review us on iTunes! Visit us at: saltylanguage.com iHeart Radio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Salty-Language/ Google Play Music: https://goo.gl/35HR6A SLPod Kik Group salty-language.tumblr.com / facebook.com/saltylanguage @salty_language / saltylanguage@gmail.com http://salty.libsyn.com/webpage / http://www.youtube.com/user/SaltyLanguagePod Instagram: SaltyLanguage Reddit: r/saltylanguage On Stitcher search Salty Language Voicemail: (415) 857-2589tangentboundnetwork.com wickedradionetwork.com geekliferadio.com Share with your friends!

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Episode 105

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 126:35

November solicitations, Dark Tower movie review, Manhunter Special, Nightwing: New Order 1, Seeley on Hellblazer, Generations: Thor, Doctor Aphra Annual, Secret Empire 9, Hard Place 1, Hi-Fi Fight Club 1, Archie 23, Catalyst Prime: Incidentals 1, War Mother 1, Calla Cthulhu, Clueless: Senior Year, AD After Death Director, Injustice 2 DLC Hellboy, Joker movies, Collectors Corps unboxing. Details: Manhunter Special by Dan DiDio, Keith Giffen, Mark Buckingham, Sam Humphries, Steve Rude, Jack Kirby; Nightwing: New Order 1 by Kyle Higgins, Trevor McCarthy; Generations: Unworthy Thor and Mighty Thor by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Jordie Bellaire; Doctor Aphra Annual by Kieron Gillen, Marc Laming, Will Sliney, Jordan Boyd; Hard Place 1 by Doug Wagner, Nick Rummel, Charlie Kirchoff; Hi-Fi Fight Club 1 by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva, Irene Flores; Catalyst Prime: Incidentals 1 by Joe Casey, Larry Stroman, Rob Stull; War Mother 1 by Fred Van Lente, Stephen Segovia, Andrew Dalhouse, Elmer Santos; Calla Cthulhu by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Erin Humiston, Mario Gonzalez, Bill Mudron; Clueless Senior Year by Amber Benson, Sarah Kuhn, Siobhan Kennan, Chan Murphy Comics Countdown 23 August 2017: 10. Batman/Shadow 5 by Scott Snyder, Riley Rossmo 9. Hi-Fi Fight Club 1 by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva, Irene Flores 8. Redneck 5 by Donny Cates, Lisandro Estherren, Dee Cunniffe 7. Calla Cthulhu by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Erin Humiston, Mario Gonzalez, Bill Mudron 6. Plastic 5 by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, Andrew Robinson 5. Generations: Unworthy Thor and Mighty Thor by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Jordie Bellaire 4. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina 8 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Robert Hack 3. Detective Comics 963 by James Tynion IV, Carmen Nunoz Carnero, Eddy Barrows 2. Eternal Empire 4 by Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn 1. Black Hammer 12 by Jeff Lemire, David Rubin

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Episode 38 - The Eltingville Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 78:26

In this episode, Curt and Kevin temporarily put aside their “clean” rating for a bracing look at the dark side of nerd culture (just in time for Comic-Con) with a longer-than-usual discussion of Evan Dorkin's The Eltingville Club, published by Dark Horse Comics! Bill, Josh, Pete and Jerry are four nerd culture-obsessed teens who'll go to any lengths to score that ultra-rare collectible—and assert their dominance over each other in the process—in this collection of smartly drawn stories, three of which (“Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett,” “The Marathon Men,” and “The Intervention”) are Eisner Award-winners! Can this not-so-fantastic foursome put aside their petty bickering and embrace the positive aspects of the culture that brings them together? (Spoiler: Don't hold your breath.) And can they collect enough proofs of purchase to gain admittance to that exclusive club of action figures known as … The Comics Canon? Things Discussed in This Episode: Dorkin and Thompson's Beasts of Burden Kevin's sad dating story “Are you the creator of Hi and Lois?” The Comics Curmudgeon Trapped under the rubble—yet again! Frederick Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent Tim Quirk of Too Much Joy Lout Rampage! and Pussey Milk and Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book Archive Things Not Discussed in This Episode, Because We Forgot: The Eltingville Club Adult Swim pilot The Comics Canon is presented with the support of Creative Loafing Atlanta, home of such podcasts as Mo Audio and Dish on the Dish. Join us in two weeks as we gear up for a return trip to Duckburg with a look at three classic Uncle Scrooge stories by the great Carl Barks! Until then, please rate us on iTunes, send us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook, and we may read your comments in an upcoming episode. And as always, thanks for listening!

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Comics Onscreen - Marvel Media Adaptations (and Wonder Woman)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017 88:52

In this episode, Curt and Kevin welcome comics creator and Creative Loafing Atlanta editor in chief Carlton Hargro for a wide-ranging look at the year in movie and TV adaptations of Marvel Comics properties … plus a little-known indie film you may have heard of by the name of Wonder Woman. Spoilers abound in this non-canonical spectacular as we review the swinging Spider-Man: Homecoming, the high-flying Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the leaden Iron Fist, Marvel's Agents of The M.A.T.R.I.X., the head trip that is FX's Legion and Hugh Jackman's swan song as Wolverine in Logan. But that's not all! We also briefly mention upcoming projects including the promising Thor: Ragnarok, the not-so-promising Inhumans, Netflix's street-level super-team The Defenders and The Punisher. Then we wrap it all up with a talk about things we hope to see in future Marvel projects. Other Things Discussed in This Episode: • Sam Raimi's influence on the MCU • Dwayne McDuffie • Spider-Man: Homecoming's own Sinister Six • The Marvel movie no one wants to see • “That's not Mantis!” • Robert McKee's Story • Kevin commits heresy • Highlander: The Series • How Chris Pine could return in the Wonder Woman sequel • Nia Griggs and the Kemetic Sisterhood of Science The Comics Canon is presented with the support of Creative Loafing Atlanta, home of such podcasts as Mo Audio and Dish on the Dish. Join us next week as we commemorate Comic-Con International: San Diego with a discussion of the dark side of geekdom via Evan Dorkin's The Eltingville Club! Until then, please rate us on iTunes, send us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook, and we may read your comments in an upcoming episode. And as always, thanks for listening!

Episode 37 - The Spider-Man Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 72:30

In this episode, Curt and Kevin welcome your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a pair of powerful Spidey Super Stories! First up, they swing into action with a discussion of one of the most famous comic stories of all time: the origin of Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15! After that, it's on to an action-packed tale of great power and great responsibility (and one of the most iconic scenes in superhero comics), as a guilt-ridden wall-crawler fights against impossible odds to save the life of his beloved Aunt May in the three-part storyline If This Be My Destiny …! from Amazing Spider-Man #31-33! Can the winded web-slinger prevail against the machinations of the mysterious Master Planner? And can he survive the cutthroat halls of academia long enough to win a ticket to that homecoming dance known as … The Comics Canon? Things Discussed in This Episode: • Actor Frank Nelson • Are you obliged to stop a thief? • The Acme Warehouse • Spider-Man's Uncanny Valley moment • Marvel: The Untold Story by Sean Howe • Peter Parker's true calling: costume design! • To Alcohol! • Kid Puncho, the Fighting Clown • Kind words from The Nerds Uncanny • Thor Frog from Walt Simonson's Thor #365 • The Hood: Blood From Stones • The Return of Beta Ray Bill • Give Our Regards to the Atom-Smashers! • Kraven's Last Hunt • Kevin's essay on Secret Empire in Vex Mosaic • Curt's review of Spider-Man: Homecoming The Comics Canon is presented with the support of Creative Loafing Atlanta, home of such podcasts as Mo Audio and Dish on the Dish. Join us next week for a look at the year in Marvel movie and TV adaptations (so far), and then again the week after that for a discussion of the dark side of geekdom via Evan Dorkin's The Eltingville Club! Until then, please rate us on iTunes, send us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook, and we may read your comments in an upcoming episode. And as always, thanks for listening!

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Episode 242: A Discussion of the 2017 Eisner Award Nominations

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 108:37

Earlier this month the nominees for the 2017 Eisner Awards were announced at the Comic-Con International website, and as Andy and Derek like to do every year, they're devoting a full episode of The Comics Alternative to a discussion of the nominations. On this week's show, the Two Guys give their impressions of the various nominees, both as a whole and on a category-by-category basis, making observations and trying to understand any trends underlying this year's selections. However, Derek and Andy resist the urge to play armchair quarterbacks, so they don't second-guess the six-member panel of judges or focus on what they would have chosen if they had been on the selection committee. As diligent comics scholars, they judicial and discerning in their commentary. At the same time, they don't shy away from pointing out a few inconsistencies and a few head-scratchers when trying to make sense of this year's nominations. You can find a complete list of the 2017 Eisner Award nominees below. So as you listen to this week's episode, please feel free to scroll down and follow along! Eisner Awards Nominations 2017 Best Short Story “The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art (Fantagraphics) “The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5 (Fantagraphics) “Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC) “Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library (Image) “Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8 (Image) “Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9 (Fantagraphics) Best Single Issue/One-Shot Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams (Retrofit/Big Planet) Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse) Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books) Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley (Pigeon Press) Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket) Best Continuing Series Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC) Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel) Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image) Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image) Best Limited Series Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer (IDW) Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse) Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks (Marvel) Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera (Black Mask) The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel) Best New Series Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse) Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo/DC) Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al. (DC) Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant) Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Marvel) Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon) Burt's Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama) The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams) I'm Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers) Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra) Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12) The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill) Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic) Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books) Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop) Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second) Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni) Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC) Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie) Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image) Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel) Best Humor Publication The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs (Marrs Books) Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt (Drawn & Quarterly) Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie) Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton (Andrews McMeel) Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel) Best Anthology Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece (kuš!) Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios (Image) Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics) Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW/DC) Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia (Fantagraphics) Best Reality-Based Work Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC) Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel (NBM) March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf) Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart (St. Martin's) Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown (First Second) Best Graphic Album—New The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean (Dark Horse) Exits, by Daryl Seitchik (Koyama) Mooncop, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly) Patience, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics) Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson (DC Comics) Best Graphic Album—Reprint Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second) Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks (Alternative) Last Look, by Charles Burns (Pantheon) Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy (Fantagraphics) Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics) She's Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart (Alternative) Best U.S. Edition of International Material Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson (NBM) Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero) Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic) Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse) Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics) Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN PRoductions (VIZ Media) orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay (Seven Seas) The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt (Stone Bridge Press) Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3, by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm (Kodansha) Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis (Dark Horse) Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old) Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter (NYR Comics) Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press) The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff (Fantagraphics) Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly) Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old) The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) The Complete Wimmen's Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics) Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh (Dark Horse) Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind (Dark Horse) U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford (Dover) Best Writer Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image) Kurt Busiek, Astro City (Vertigo/DC) Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird (Marvel) Max Landis, Green Valley (Image/Skybound); Superman: American Alien (DC) Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender, Plutona (Image); Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant) Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image) Best Writer/Artist Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars (Papercutz/Super Genius) Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play (First Second) Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly) Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir (St. Martin's) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Mark Brooks, Han Solo (Marvel) Dan Mora, Klaus (BOOM! Studios) Greg Ruth, Indeh (Grand Central Publishing) Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand (IDW) Fiona Staples, Saga (Image) Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel) Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art) Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion (Magnetic) Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly) Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics) Dave McKean, Black Dog (Dark Horse) Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image) Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse) Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers) Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision (Marvel) David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse) Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed (Image) Fiona Staples, Saga (Image) Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image) Best Coloring Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley (Image/Skybound) Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image); Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta (Image/Skybound) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Laura Martin, Wonder Woman (DC); Ragnorak (IDW); Black Panther (Marvel) Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel) Best Lettering Dan Clowes, Patience (Fantagraphics) Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly) Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly) Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie (Abrams) Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, www.washingtonpost.com/new/comic-riffs/ Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar (Comics & Cola) PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier Best Comics-Related Book blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata (VIZ Media) Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano (IDW/Editions Déesse) Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper) The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics) More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman (Fantagraphics) Best Academic/Scholarly Work Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel (Uncivilized) Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone (University Press of Mississippi) Frank Miller's Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young (Rutgers University Press) Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson (University Press of Mississippi) Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury) Best Publication Design The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) The Complete Wimmen's Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy (Fantagraphics) Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard (Fantagraphics) The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics) Si Lewen's Parade: An Artist's Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman (Abrams) Best Webcomic Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla, http://bird-boy.com Deja Brew, by Taneka Stotts and Sara DuVall (Stela.com) Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa (Stela.com) The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, steveconley.com/the-middle-age On Beauty, by Christina Tran,  sodelightful.com/comics/beauty/ Best Digital Comic Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology) Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver (Monkeybrain/comiXology) Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero, www.crookshaw.com/helm/ On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden, www.onasunbeam.com Universe!, by Albert Monteys (Panel Syndicate)

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Manga: Reviews of A Distant Neighborhood: Complete Edition and Attack on Titan Anthology

Some of My Friends Read Comics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2016 110:06

Time Codes: 00:00:28 - Introduction 00:02:25 - Catching up after Thanksgiving 00:05:18 - A Distant Neighborhood: Complete Edition 00:54:48 - Attack on Titan Anthology 01:46:53 - Wrap up 01:47:44 - Contact us For the month of November, Shea and Derek get together to discuss to two recent manga publications, although the first text they cover is not entirely new. Jiro Taniguchi's A Distant Neighborhood: Complete Edition brings together the two-volume English editions originally published by Fanfare/Ponent Mon in 2009. (The original Japanese was published in Big Comic magazine between 1998 and 1999.) It's the story of Hiroshi Nakahara, a 48-year-old salaryman with an uninspired life, and who finds himself mysteriously transformed -- or transported? -- into his 14-year-old self. This is the same period of his life when his father abandoned his family. The guys discuss A Distant Neighborhood as a quasi-time travel narrative, but definitely not science fiction. In fact, Derek reads this text through the lens of the romance tradition, à la Horace Walpole and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Shea enjoys to story, but he feels that the premise may be a little too loaded and that Taniguchi at times relies too much on telling and not showing. Next they turn to a very different kind of book, Kodansha Comic's Attach on Titan Anthology. This is similar to a text that the guys discussed last month, Neo Parasyte F, an anthology of new works based on and inspired by a previous manga property, in this case Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan (which began in 2009). However in contrast to the Parasyte homage, this collection is made up of work written and drawn by a variety of Western creators. Although the collection resonates differently with each -- Derek tends to like it, as a whole, better than Shea -- both of the guys can agree on some of the anthology's highlights. These include Ronald Wimberly's "Bahamut"; Asaf and Tomer Hanuka's "Memory Maze"; Rhianna Pratchett, Ben Applegate, and Jorge Corona's "Skies Above"; and Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer's "Attack on Attack on Titan." But really, every contribution to this collection is worth reading. As the guys point out, one of the beauties of this anthology is that its eclectic styles reflect the broad and diverse readership to which Isayama's series appeals.

032 - Beasts of Burden

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016 35:38

Dogs and cats! Cats and dogs! Ghosts and zombies and witches and frogs! Instead of our typical superhero fare, today we stray away from the pack (get it?) and read the first volume of Beasts of Burden, a collection of eight short stories about pets encountering the supernatural. Evan Dorkin’s scary and sentimental writing combined with Jill Thompson’s beautiful artwork makes this a series that’s not to be missed!

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Ep 54 - Beasts of Burden, Punisher, and X-Factor vs. Apocalypse

Because Comics

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2016 46:17

Jay and Mike suggest you check out "Beasts of Burden" and the new "Punisher" series. Then, in honor of the new film "X-Men: Apocalypse," we flash back to the Big Bad's first major appearance, in the original "X-Factor" comics! Finally, we play "Would You Rather," and Jay vastly underestimates the inherent coolness of a character from "Captain America: Civil War." Pull List: Jay: “Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In" (Dark Horse) written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, art by Jill Thompson. Mike: “The Punisher" (Marvel) written by Becky Cloonan, art by Steve Dillon. Main Segment: "X-Factor" #24-25 - "The Fall of the Mutants" tie-in, aka "Judgement Day!" (Marvel) written by Louise Simonson, pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Bob Wiacek. Game: "Would You Rather... be Black Panther in Wakanda for a day, or be Spider-Man in Queens for a day?" Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com Email us at becausecomics@gmail.com, and find us on Twitter at @partialarc Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

108 | JLA #43-47: Tower of Babel

Comic Nerds Unite: Comic Book Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2016 48:57

Let's get biblical. This week Tim and Marc discuss the classic JLA tale, Tower of Babel! It was published in 2000 from DC Comics, and written by Mark Waid, with pencilling duties by Howard Porter and Steve Scott. Ever wonder how Batman would take out his best friends and colleagues? This story will tell you how! We also read some listener mail from Kent Wagenschutz and Dylan Martino, and Marc talks about Milk & Cheese's Other #1, written and drawn by Evan Dorkin, from Slave Labor Graphics. Follow us on Twitter:@supertim82@personman44@cnupodcastFind us on the rest of the Internet: FacebookiTunesStitcherDig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here: Benview NetworkDigging that sweet, sweet theme song? The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad. #jla #comics #podcast #batman #superman #flash #wonderwoman #martianmanhunter #plasticman #aquaman

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Comics Alternative Interviews - Evan Dorkin, Pt. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2016 96:01

The Two Guys are back with the second half of their marathon interview with Evan Dorkin. This installment picks up where yesterday's segment left off, in a discussion of the Beasts of Burden series. Derek asks if this Dark Horse title has become a defining work of Evan's, if he's now known as the "Beasts of Burden guy" instead of the "Milk and Cheese guy." And Evan goes on to share some information on the next comic in the series, What the Cat Dragged In, and his continued working relationship with Jill Thompson. Also in this half, the conversation gets more superhero-y, with Evan discussing his work with DC's World's Funnest and Bizarro Comics and his creation of Fight-Man for Marvel. He also expresses his unfiltered thoughts on current superhero fan culture, including the ridiculous premises surrounding Peter Parker's Aunt May -- "I almost married Doctor Octopus. That's how fucked up my life is" -- and the unlikely reality of today's box office hits: "Shit, it's Ant-Man. I'm paying money to see Ant-Man…Fucking Ant-Man!" Along the way the guys also talk about Bill and Ted's Excellent Comic Book, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Milk and Cheese, and the new Stela project with Sarah Dyer (his wife), Calla Cthulhu. There is a lot packed into this part of the conversation, and, when set alongside yesterday's first half, it is the longest interview in the history of The Comics Alternative. And that's just dorkalicious!

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Comics Alternative Interviews - Evan Dorkin, Pt. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2016 93:02

Have you ever listened to an interview on The Comics Alternative and thought, "That was good, but I wish the Two Guys had talked longer with their guest?" If so, then this conversation will scratch that itch...and more. In this episode Gene and Derek have the pleasure of talking with Evan Dorkin, and getting much more than they bargained for. In fact, the interview lasted over two hours and forty-five minutes, so the guys decided to break up the conversation over two episodes. In this first half of the interview, Derek and Gene talk with Evan about The Eltingville Club, released last month from Dark Horse Books -- and reviewed by the guys a few weeks ago -- and how his experiences with comics culture all fed into the stories. Along with this, they discuss the pilot of Welcome to Eltingville and the twists and turns of creating the animation during the early days of Adult Swim. The guys also begin talking with Evan about his and Jill Thompson's Beasts of Burden series and how this has become one of his career-defining works. (They continue their conversation on Beasts of Burden in the second half of the interview.) And they learn, much to their excitement, that Evan would like to bring back his wild series, Dork, in some manner. As you might expect in an interview with the creator of Milk and Cheese, hilarity abounds. The guys point out that this is not only the longest interview they've ever conducted, but also one packed with the most laughs. Among other topics, you'll hear Evan talk about the absurdities of convention culture, the sheer idiocy of Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy -- "the Trump of animation" -- and his complete disregard for Batman's gadgets. Plus, he berates Derek for not remembering the role of Ecto-1 in the last Eltingville Club story. What more could you want in a podcast interview? But there IS more to this interview. Be sure to return tomorrow for the second half!

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Episode 175 - Reviews of The Eltingville Club, Cry Havoc #1, and The Dark and Bloody #1

Word Balloon Comics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 76:47

This week on The Comics Alternative Gene and Derek focus on the funny, the poignant, and the creepy. They begin with Evan Dorkin's The Eltingville Club (Dark Horse Books), a nice hardbound edition that collects all of the Eltingville Club stories published over the past twenty years. This is Dorkin's twisted, and at times acerbic, love letter to geek and collecting culture. Bill, Josh, Pete, and Jerry make up the Eltingville Comic Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Role-Playing Club, and their antics are as hilarious as they are painful to read. This is because Dorkin cuts to the bone of fandom, and readers will probably recognize these scenarios and contexts from their own lives. Indeed, in a short essay toward the end of the volume, Dorkin himself admits that many of the stories are based on his fan-obsessed experiences growing up, as well as on the darker side of the culture he's witnessed as a creator. Yet as uncomfortable as these stories can get at times, they are some of the funniest comics you'll read all year. What else would expect from the creator of Milk and Cheese, Dork, and Dick Wad of the Mega-Vice Squad? Next, the guys take a look at Cry Havoc #1, written by Simon Spurrier with art by Ryan Kelly (Image Comics). This is the start of what appears to be a unique take on the werewolf narrative. At least this is what Derek and Gene think might be the case. They're not entirely sure, because this first issue leaves a lot of questions unanswered, and not necessarily in a good serial-driven way. As the guys discuss, there are parts of this story that are a bit confusing but whose uncertainty will probably be addressed with the completion of the first narrative arc. The creators even saw fit to annotate this #1 issue, which raises additional questions about the story's ability to stand on its own. Still, Kelly's art is worth the price of admission, and the series' use of multiple colorists, each creating a different mood, makes this a title worth watching. Finally, the Two Guys wrap up with Shawn Aldridge and Scott Godlewski's The Dark and Bloody #1. This is the beginning of a new Vertigo Comics series, the first since the publisher launched its twelve next-wave titles back in the fall (and for an in-depth look at those series, check out episode 170). Derek, in particular, likes this inaugural issue, feeling that it does a good job of setting up the premise with just the right amount of story tease. By contrast, Gene isn't as enamored of the issue and feels that this isn't the kind of Vertigo comic he had once grown to love (and admittedly, Gene hasn't been keeping up with the publisher in quite a while). Much like Cry Havoc, this is also another monster tale with, as of now, an ambiguous and ill-defined terror. And, in an offbeat way, it's the perfect companion to Dorkin's Eltingville Club, a book with its own kind of monstrosities.

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Cincy Comic Con Panels W Rick Remender Tony Moore Evan Dorkin Sarah Dyer Ryan Browne and more

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2015 201:24

00:00-1:23:45Our Cincy Comic Con coverage begins with 2 great panels loaded with candid conversation from creators who've struggled in the creator owned before hitting their goals. Some would say they're still struggling today after being in the biz for 30 years.First up The Fear Agent 10th anniversary panel with Rick Remender (Uncanny Avengers Captain America) Tony Moore (The Walking Dead Punisher Ghost Rider) and Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool The Un-Men). Rick and Tony created the Fear Agent Heath Huston, space cowboy, interplanetary war vet, and killer of icky space creatures . The series was an homage to the 50's EC comics style of Sci-Fi, and the guys talk about the book's struggle over 32 issues and how it inspired many of their works that followed.1:23:50-end of showMore Creator owned advice from this excellent panel featuring Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese, DC Comics World's Funniest) Zine editor publisher Sarah Dyer (Action Girl) Kickstarter Master Ryan Browne (God Hates Astronauts- Blast Furnace) and amazing illustrator Jeremy Bastion (Arcadia's Cursed Pirate Girl) . This information they share is extremely helpful to any aspiring creators. It's one of the best panels I've had the pleasure of moderating.

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Cincy Comic Con Panels W Rick Remender Tony Moore Evan Dorkin Sarah Dyer Ryan Browne and more

Word Balloon Comics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2015 201:24

00:00-1:23:45Our Cincy Comic Con coverage begins with 2 great panels loaded with candid conversation from creators who've struggled in the creator owned before hitting their goals. Some would say they're still struggling today after being in the biz for 30 years.First up The Fear Agent 10th anniversary panel with Rick Remender (Uncanny Avengers Captain America) Tony Moore (The Walking Dead Punisher Ghost Rider) and Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool The Un-Men). Rick and Tony created the Fear Agent Heath Huston, space cowboy, interplanetary war vet, and killer of icky space creatures . The series was an homage to the 50's EC comics style of Sci-Fi, and the guys talk about the book's struggle over 32 issues and how it inspired many of their works that followed.1:23:50-end of showMore Creator owned advice from this excellent panel featuring Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese, DC Comics World's Funniest) Zine editor publisher Sarah Dyer (Action Girl) Kickstarter Master Ryan Browne (God Hates Astronauts- Blast Furnace) and amazing illustrator Jeremy Bastion (Arcadia's Cursed Pirate Girl) . This information they share is extremely helpful to any aspiring creators. It's one of the best panels I've had the pleasure of moderating.

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The Enthusiasts #18 - Evan Dorkin

Salty Language

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2015 161:44

Salty Language Presents: The Enthusiasts #18 - Evan Dorkinsaltylanguage.comTony and Bryan are joined by Evan Dorkin, creator of Milk & Cheese, Beasts of Burden, The Eltingville Club, Dork!, and more! Evan also worked on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Yo Gabba Gabba!, and Superman The Animated Series television shows. They discuss, indie comics, comic book shops, merchandising, traditional media, Ska music, sweaty money, diet root beer, being famous in comics, optioned properties, and more! It was a fun talk! Links: Ninja Turtles fighting manual: http://goo.gl/bJfmXU @evandorkin on Twitterhttp://evandorkin.tumblr.com/ on Tumblrhttp://goo.gl/OJWvmt Products on Amazon Subscribe / rate / review us on iTunes!Visit us at: saltylanguage.com salty-language.tumblr.com / facebook.com/saltylanguage@salty_language / saltylanguage@gmail.com http://salty.libsyn.com/webpage /http://www.youtube.com/user/SaltyLanguagePod Instagram: SaltyLanguageOn Stitcher search Salty Language Voicemail: (415) 857-2589http://podgods.webs.com/musingsofageek.comtangentboundnetwork.comhttp://dangerentertainment.net/geekliferadio.comShare with your friends!

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Episode 140 - A Publisher Spotlight on AdHouse Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2015 130:57

The Two Guys with PhDs are back for another Publisher Spotlight, and this time they turn their attention to recent releases from AdHouse Books. On this episode, they look at the publisher's 2015 catalog (so far), but first Derek talks briefly with AdHouse's founder and publisher, Chris Pitzer. He gives the lowdown on the origins of the press, how he translated his designer skills into publishing acumen, the process of artist acquisition, and some of his most notable (and unlikely) publishing successes over the years. After that, the guys plunge into their discussion of the five books that have come out -- or are about to come out -- from AdHouse this year. They start with the new edition of Jim Rugg's Street Angel. Both Derek and Andy Kunka had already discussed last year's Street Angel when they had Rugg on for an interview earlier this year, but this new edition gives the reader a different color experience. Whereas the earlier book contained black and white art, this one sets the illustrations on pink paper, giving Jesse "Street Angel" Sanchez's adventures a whole new feel as she keeps the world safe from ninja gangs, evil geologists, nepotism, and math homework. Next, the Two Guys discuss a truly offbeat book from Eric Haven. Ur is a collection of strange, absurd, and hilarious short comics reminiscent of the works of Michael Kupperman, Evan Dorkin, and Ryan Browne. Highlights include the heroics of Bed Man, Dream Lord of the Night Sky, and the demented adventures of everyman Race Murdock. Without question, this is one of the guys' reading highlights of the week. Next, they turn to the fourth issue of Ethan Rilly's Pope Hats. The guys bring different perspectives to Rilly's work, with Derek having read the previous issues and this being Andy's first exposure to the series. Fans of Pope Hats will find this a different kind of issue. The story of Frances and Vickie is temporarily put on hold while Rilly presents many of his previously published short comics, including the meditative "Stained Glass" and the psychologically moving "The Nest." After that, the guys look at Sophie Goldstein's novella-length work, The Oven. This is an alternate world, post-apocalyptic narrative about living off the grid and how empowering and life-changing such a move can be. Goldstein's simple, evenly paced art reveals deeper levels of understanding than its small page count might suggest. Finally, Derek and Andy wrap up their spotlight with a discussion of Kathryn and Stuart Immonen's soon-to-be-released Russian Olive to Red King. Much like The Oven, this is a relationship story that unfolds slowly, allowing character to develop in organic and natural ways. In addition to the art, one of the most striking aspects of the book is it's last third, composed almost entirely of text. The guys note that while prose-heavy narrative can be a potential put-off in comics, Kathryn Immonen handles the story brilliantly, using the text to add depth to its more stoic art. Andy declares this one of his favorite books of 2015 so far. In fact, you could say something similar about all of this year's AdHouse books taken together.

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Episode 106 - Reviews of Skandalon, Meteor Men, and Punks: The Comic #1

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2014 75:14

This week on the podcast, Derek and Andy discuss three new titles that range from the profound to the insane. They begin with the new book from Julie Maroh, Skandalon (Arsenal Pulp Press). It's the story of a French rock star, Tazane, with international appeal and the power to move a vast legion of fans. The book is thesis driven, with Maroh exploring the dynamics, and the costs, of modern celebrity status and its affects on both the personal and collective psyche. Neither of the guys have yet read Maroh's first graphic novel — and the one for which she's best known — Blue Is the Warmest Color, but after digesting Skandalon they feel that their appreciation of the work may be enhanced, or at least contextualized, by the earlier book. Next, the Two Guys with PhDs move on the new work from Jeff Parker and Sandy Jarrell, Meteor Men (Oni Press). While at first they were skeptical of the potential formulaic nature of the narrative — aliens coming to Earth and the resulting aftermath — they're fascinated by the ways in which Parker complicates conventions to make the story unique. They're particularly struck by the book's teenage protagonist, Alden, the complexities of his character, and the circumstances surrounding his link to the extraterrestrials. While the guys disagree as to extents of Parker and Jarrell's deviation from the genre — Andy feels that the governmental/military response to the aliens is nuanced, while Derek thinks that it's more predictable and even heavy-handed — they both conclude that Meteor Men presents a different perspective on a popular formula. This is no E.T. Finally, the guys wrap up with what both feel is the highlight of the week, the first issue of Joshua Hale Fialkov and Kody Chamberlain's Punks: The Comic (Image Comics). This has to be one of the most whacked out comics they're read in a long time, rivaling the craziness and no-holds-barred fun of Ryan Browne's God Hates Astronauts and Evan Dorkin's Milk and Cheese. In this first issue of the new ongoing series, we get two short stories — the funniest being the lead off, “Firsts” — a portion of an earlier, self-published Punks comic, and a three-page fun-and-activities section, complete with a card game called Nutpuncher. Andy and Derek laugh their way through the final part of the podcast, and they eagerly look forward to following the future exploits of Dog, Skull, Fist, and Abraham Lincoln. Also, the Two Guys welcome a new Podcast Patron, Tom Mathews, who believes The Comics Alternative does for comics what Sound Opinions does for music. You can't get much better praise than that!

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Episode 31 - Chewbacca's Sister

Totally Random Fandom

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2014 44:29

Our wibbly-wobbly time wimey escapades continue with this episode recorded on April 4, 2013, the week before De left for JoeCon. In this episode, we tackle the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Phantom of the Paradise, and the Rifftrax specials on the National Geographic Channel. Dana's fever dreams continue as we discuss He-Man, She-Ra, Transformers, and G.I. Joe. The mail bag this week brings one of the most disturbing things we've ever seen and some discussion of Agents of SHIELD and a preview of the International G.I. Joe Convention. This eventually leads to talk about other conventions coming later in the year, as well as an in-store signing by comic creator Evan Dorkin. When the podcast is over, the fun doesn't have to end! Visit our website www.totallyrandomfandom.com and feel free to comment about the show. You can always send us email at feedback@totallyrandomfandom.com. Find us on Twitter at @TRFandom and you're always welcome to join the discussion on Facebook. Thanks for listening!

Optic Blast! Book Club-Episode 09, Beasts of Burden

Podcast - Bryan E. West

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2014 30:00

The Optic Blast crew gets intimate with Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson Beasts of Burden By Evan Dorkin Join us next month to discuss Super Spy by Matt Kindt Super Spy By Matt Kindt Opening Music:Supernatural by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus By Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Ep. 19: The Least Awful Person in the Room

Super Live Adventure Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2014 96:09

Part 2 of our conversation with Evan Dorkin! Listen as John and a very drunk Chris talk with Evan about collaborations with his wife, Chris imagining Brittish accents for Milk & Cheese, the writing process behind Space Ghost Coast-To-Coast, Superman, stand-up comedy, Yo Gabba Gabba, The Aquabats, Welcome to Eltingville, Hectic Planet, Pirate Corp$, The Bummer Trilogy, ska, Beasts of Burden, comic book sound effects, Miami Connection, Michael Kupperman, Kate Beaton, digital comics, SCTV, Amazon, living in a comic book store, a girl in a Rogue costume, how Evan really met his wife, and more! www.SuperLiveAdventure.com

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Ep. 18: Watch Your Mouth, Dorkin

Super Live Adventure Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2014 97:25

The 1st part of our conversation with Evan Dorkin! Listen as John and Chris talk with Evan about Joey Patches' story (check out the previous episode, "A Seven-Minute Story"), Chris' divorce, Eltingville Club, Staten Island, crabs, anger, Milk & Cheese, TV sitcoms, Star Wars, parents, Mummenschanz, the Staten Island Advance, shoplifting, modifying action figures, White Castle, Genesee Cream Ale, Basket Case, X-Files, working in a comic book shop, Space Ghost, Sarah Dyer, Ghostbusters, comic book conventions, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, flying, Kenny Loggins, Asian markets, Marmaduke, Clifford, Branford Marsalis, and more! www.SuperLiveAdventure.com

Episode 66 - A Review of The Best American Comics 2013

Tell Me Something I Don't Know

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2013 80:28

This week the Two Guys with PhDs Talking about Comics take their annual look at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's The Best American Comics collection (including material published between September 1, 2011 and August 31, 2012), this year edited by Jeff Smith. They begin by noting that this volume is significant for several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that this is the last to be overseen by series editors Jessica Abel and Matt Madden. Andy and Derek marvel at the work the two have been doing since they began with the 2008 volume, and they wish Abel and Madden well in their future endeavors…and they look forward to seeing what the new series editor, Bill Kartalopoulos, will bring to the table. The guys highlight what they consider to be their favorite contributions to the 2013 volume, specifically commenting on the sheer number of entries that originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents. They also discuss the need for a book such as this to introduce readers to new material, the pros and cons of excerpting from longer works — Derek noted the potential pitfalls of the practice, although Andy was more accepting — how the 2013 volume differs from previous years' collections, the kind of trends they see in this year's volume, the fact that Evan Dorkin has two different kinds of contributions in the book, the growing representation of webcomics in these yearly volumes, and the dominance of comics anthologies in Smith's collection as well as the relatively little attention this year given to serialized titles. (Were there just not that many “good” serialized comics between September 2011 and August 2012?) The Two Guys also get into a larger discussion of the very idea of publishing a “best of” anthology of this type. The “best” according to whom? Might there be certain biases involved? What's the role of editorial predilection? Who is included as part of the “best,” who is excluded, and why? They don't attempt to second guess this year's volume editor, Jeff Smith, but they do think it's important to keep these questions in mind. Well…Derek does. He had a problem with the “Best” part of the title and would feel more comfortable with a different name. Andy thought that Derek was being too critical in addressing the series name. Derek said that maybe Andy should change his name, as well. But once again, the Two Guys with PhDs hearty recommendation the annual Best American Comics collection, marvel at the gargantuan task undertaken by the editor, and thoroughly enjoy the many contributions collected between the covers!

TMSIDK 015: Evan Dorkin & Peter Bagge

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2013

Peter Bagge and Evan Dorkin began making alternative comics in the 1980s. Peter Bagge began his career on R. Crumb’s Weirdo magazine as a cartoonist and then editor. He created Neat Stuff and Hate for Fantagraphics Books along with works for DC Comics, Marvel, and Dark Horse including the titles Yeah! (with Gilbert Hernandez), Apocalypse Nerd, and Other Lives. His latest work is the biography, Rebel Woman: The Margaret Sanger Story. Evan Dorkin is best known for Milk & Cheese, Dork, and Superman and Batman: World’s Funnest (he also wrote and drew Bill & Ted’s Excellent Comic Book). He has written for a number of TV shows including Space Ghost Coast To Coast, Superman, and Welcome To Eltingville. He is the co-creator of Beasts Of Burden (with Jill Thompson). Follow TMSIDK on Twitter GET TMSIDK: RSS | On iTunes | Download episode | Listen on Stitcher Tell Me Something I Don't Know is produced and hosted by three talented cartoonists and illustrators: Jim Rugg, a Pittsburgh-based comic book artist, graphic designer, zinemaker, and writer best known for Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes, and Street Angel. His latest project is SUPERMAG. Jasen Lex is a designer and illustrator from Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a graphic novel called Washington Unbound. All of his art and comics can be found at jasenlex.com. Ed Piskor is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip at this very site, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books and available for pre-order now.

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Episode 41.1 - Hanging Out at HeroesCon