Podcast appearances and mentions of franco belgian

In this edition of arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Franco-Belgian singer-songwriter Antoine Innocent, aka INNOCNT. The rising star is a true cultural and musical melting pot. Born in Paris to a Franco-Romanian mother and a Haitian father, he spent time in North America before settling in Brussels. He got his musical start by following his father on tour and his first time on stage was at just three years old. INNOCNT's sound is a blend of R'n'B, pop and rock and he names Lenny Kravitz, The Weeknd and Amy Winehouse as some of his influences. He's just dropped his debut EP "Six", the number six representing six songs on the record, six years of the relationship he was in that inspired the EP and six ways he tried to get his ex to stay. The deeply personal record is a mix of haunting ballads and fierce up-tempo tracks.

It's Lucky Luke, the Franco-Belgian comic about the American west, adapted into a cartoon series by Hanna Barbera. We were so excited to talk about it that instead we ended up talking about Willy Wonka, fentynal the cop killer, and Donut the gay Christian dog. Any excuse NOT to talk about Lucky Luke!

SynopsisToday's date in 1879 marks the birthdate of composer and pianist Régine Wieniawski, born in Brussels, the daughter of the Polish violinist and composer Henryk Wieniawski. Although a Franco-Belgian composer in style, she published her music under the Slavic-sounding pen name Poldowski. She was admired by many of the most famous musicians of her day. Henry Wood programmed her works on Proms concerts, and in 1912, she gave a concert at London's Aeolian Hall, that, quite unusual for the time, consisted solely of her own works with the her at the piano. That concert introduced 24 of her songs, many to texts of French poet Paul Verlaine. The review in the Daily Telegraph noted, “nearly every song was a distinguished example of the art of word setting; and the sense of harmonic color is decidedly strong.” The performance of her Violin Sonata, also on the program, was not as well received; the London Times sniffed, “the method which was successful in the songs was less effective in the Violin Sonata.”Oh well, Poldowski's Verlaine settings are still very much admired and performed, and her instrumental music, neglected for decades, is also getting renewed attention.Music Played in Today's ProgramRégine Wieniawski (aka Poldowski) (1879-1932): Scherzo from Violin Sonata; Clare Howick, violin; Miroslaw Feldgebel, piano; Dux 1840

Comenzamos con los tres discos favoritos de Mundofonías de marzo del 2024, que son los nuevos álbumes del dúo franco-belga Bipolar Bows , del también dúo egipcio formado por Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El Din y del trío taiwanés 3Peoplemusic. Continuamos con novedades que nos traen experimentaciones rítmicas globales desde Bélgica, voces de mujeres persas y kurdas y raíces ibéricas reprocesadas, con una buena ración de flamenco. We begin with Mundofonías’ three favourite records of March 2024, which are the new albums by the Franco-Belgian duo Bipolar Bows, the Egyptian duo Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El Din and the Taiwanese trio 3Peoplemusic. We continue with new releases that bring us global rhythmic experimentations from Belgium, Persian and Kurdish women’s voices and reprocessed Iberian roots, with a good portion of flamenco. Favoritos de marzo March favorites Bipolar Bows – Hilbilsko horo – Little bundles of joy Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El Din – Bachraf Rast – Ousoul 3Peoplemusic – Arashi – Him, her, it, and three De Persia a Iberia From Persia to Iberia spëcht – 2.2 – Triptyques Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori – The beloved departed – Our sorrow Aynur – Biranin – Rabe Za! + Perrate – La milonga – Jolifanto Código Jondo – Apego vacío – Apego vacío [single] Radizi – El respiro de la piedra – Cal y cemento

We are back, baby! Sorry about the delay, life got in the way, but we are back with a graphic novel, this time the Franco-Belgian super star Tintin with Tintin and the Blue Lotus by Hergé. The world's most famous boy(?) detective helps predict World War II and is highly critical of the Europeans in Asia. Also, comedy! Join us next episode for Redwall by Brian Jacques Host: Dr. Nic Hoffmann Co-Host: Mike Burns and Mike Carroll From the Amazon page: "Picking up where he left off in the Egyptian adventure Cigars of the Pharaoh, Tintin travels to China in The Blue Lotus, a tale which is generally considered Herge's first masterpiece. It's also Tintin's only foray into actual history, specifically the Sino-Japanese conflicts of the early 1930s. The political tensions combined with the chilling threats of drugs give the story an especially high and realistic sense of danger. Herge's interest in China was spurred by a friendship with a young Chinese student named Chang Chong-chen, a relationship that Tintin mirrors with a Chinese boy also named Chang Chong-chen. Herge paints a vivid picture of China and takes the opportunity to denounce ethnic prejudices (though ironically his artistic depiction of the Japanese businessman Mitsuhirato is quite grotesque). Years later, Tintin's relationship with Chang would become the basis of Tintin in Tibet. --David Horiuchi"    

It's simple: Camille Thomas has not one memory without music. Nor any memories without a cello either, come to that matter. From the age of four, when she first asked if she might play an instrument, it was a cello, and only a cello, that she wanted to learn. Right from that very moment, it seemed so obvious that she was destined to meet the cello. The young girl literally had a passion for this instrument and she was a quick learner, first joining the Choir of Radio France's Maîtrise school, and then beginning her music studies. And, also obviously, her passion was confirmed, so much so that this young Franco-Belgian quickly felt a desire that was to be satisfied elsewhere. She left Paris for Berlin. “I could feel a need to leave my comfort zone. Russian art fascinated me: Dostoyevsky in literature; Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky notably for such vibrations in the sounds. So leaving to go to Berlin,” she remembers, “was a little like getting closer to them...”Track Listing:1 Chopin: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8: I. Allegro con fuoco 11:172 II. Scherzo. Vivace 07:093 III. Adagio sostenuto 05:524 IV. Finale. Allegretto 05:28 5 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: I. Allegro moderato 16:586 II. Scherzo. Allegro con brio 04:577 III. Largo 03:508 IV. Finale. Allegro 06:439 Introduction and Polonaise, Op. 3: I. Introduction. Largo 03:2010 II. Alla polacca. Allegro con spirito 06:0111 Franchomme, Chopin: Grand Duo concertant B. 70: II. Allegretto 01:5412 II. Allegretto 01:5413 III. Andate cantabile 05:15Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).      

Fish & chips: a golden hunk of battered cod, accompanied by thick-cut French fries, lightly sprinkled with malt vinegar, and wrapped up in a newspaper.... It's as British as cricket, cream teas, the class system, and colonialism, but it's actually the relatively recent marriage of a Jewish fish-frying tradition and a Franco-Belgian potato snack. What's more, in something of a twist, the fish itself—cod, a burly bottom-feeder with tender, flaky white flesh—ended up helping fuel U.S. independence. This episode, we're telling the peculiar story of how two non-British foods became such a quintessentially British dish—and how our appetites transformed international relations, as well as an entire ocean ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this installment of the Spotlight Interview series, I had the great pleasure to speak with the German digital artist Stefan Große Halbuer. Stefan has a drop coming up this Thursday, March 30th (2023) on Nifty Gateway [link to the collection page] so we of course discuss the three new isometric artworks featured in that collection, but we also focus on Stefan's creative genesis including the direct impact of Franco-Belgian comics like Asterix on his early artistic development and indirect influence of Japanese art & culture, in addition to discussing the series of events and influences of artists like Mad Dog Jones and Victor Mosquera that led to Stephan's genesis NFT mint back in 2021, before wrapping up talking about how Stefan likes to balance commercial work and his own personal art practice while curating a list of some amazing commercial clients like Adidas, KIA, Lufthansa, and Sony Music, among others. Links: Twitter SuperRare Foundation Objkt Instagram

We head to the world of Helmgast's "The Troubleshooters", an action-adventure game of international mystery set in the 1960s; all in the style of Franco-Belgian comics. This series has been sponsored by our friends at Helmgast and you can learn more about "The Troubleshooters" right here.Music by: Phonothek, used with permission from Cryo Chamber.Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Nastasia Raulerson, Simon Cooper, David, Julia, Camilla, Bob de Lange, Julián, Cameron, Xabier and Antxon.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: http://bit.ly/2vSvwZiYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying

Juni Ba is a writer from Senegal and France who wrote Black Panther Vol. 8 #3 with John Ridley. He intentionally applies African influences in his work, in addition to American and Franco-Belgian comics. This week he joins Angélique to speak to the comics culture in Senegal, and his “West African fantasy epic” graphic novel. 

Every once in a while we chance upon a romcom that's so delicious it just sweeps us off our feet. The true test for a romcom lies in its ability to engage the audience to such an extent… that we're compelled to root for the couple on the screen as they tide over all obstacles that test their relationship. Laurent Tirard's Franco-Belgian romantic comedy Up for love is definitely one such ride. And it's our Lost and Found for today.

It's Letterer Appreciation Day 2022! Let's take a look at four things I've noticed in reading Franco-Belgian comics. This is the audio from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdz85j69bN8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdz85j69bN8) Support the Pipeline mission by becoming a Patron: https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics (https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com (https://pipelinecomics.com/) Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com (https://twitter.com) Email: augie@pipelinecomics.com

Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix (French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois, IPA: [aste?iks l? ?olwa]) is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo (Uderzo also took over the job of writing the series after the death of Goscinny in 1977). The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959. As of 2009, 34 comic books in the series have been released. The series follows the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist Roman occupation. They do so by means of a magic potion, brewed by their druid, which gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonist, the titular character, Asterix, along with his friend Obelix have various adventures. The “ix” suffix of both names echoes the name of Vercingetorix, a historical Gaul chieftain. In many cases, the stories have them travel to various countries around the world, though other books are set in and around their village. For much of the history of the series (Volumes 4 through 29), settings in Gaul and abroad alternated, with even-numbered volumes set abroad and odd-numbered volumes set in Gaul, mostly in the village. The Asterix series is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics in the world, with the series being translated into over 100 languages, and it is popular in most European countries. Asterix is less well known in the United States and Japan. The success of the series has led to the adaptation of several books into 11 films; eight animated, and three with live actors. There have also been a number of games based on the characters, and a theme park near Paris, Parc Astérix, is themed around the series. To date, 325 million copies of 34 Asterix books have been sold worldwide, making co-creators René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo France's bestselling authors abroad You can read them online from Hoopla Digital or at the Read Asterix Comics online page. Check out Jac's brilliant new series Back to the Filmography. Don't forget to Subscribe to the Pop Guerrillas Follow JAC on twitter or read his amazing work on I am JACs Musings If you want to talk with Tony about comics or to suggest any future shows, please connect with him online and send him an email at https://www.arfarina.com/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/support

Franco-Belgian style table beer & how Jester King brews their version Special Guest: Jeffrey Stuffings.

Historians witness history on the move. What do a simple farmer, a bunch of historians and Napoleon have to do with each other? They probably didn't all share an Uber. Find out what it's all about by listening to this Odd News story. (Run time: 5 minutes) >> Become a fan and comment on Facebook or MeWe>> Follow us on Instagram>> Call the new phone line: (213) 290-4451>> Drop us an email at podcast @ comedy4cast.com>> Not able to be a Patreon patron? Consider just buying Clinton some coffee>> And be sure to check out everything happening over at The Topic is Trek, the other podcast Clinton does>> Dog image by karsten_kettermann-2496499 and microphone image by alles-2597842, both courtesy of Pixabay>> Certain sounds effects courtesy of freeSFX and FreeSound.org Transcript: CLINTON Since the dawn of civilization, people have defended their homes, their tribes and, eventually, the borders of their countries. Wars have been waged, harsh words spoken, and even the occasional finger has been wagged in a very impolite way. Manors people, manors. We're not animals. But, recently, one farmer overturned the applecart of history by single-handedly changing the internationally-recognized border between two nations. And they did it without firing a single shot, bribing a single official, or even having a clue that they were doing it. While tending their fields, a Belgian farmer moved a 330-pound stone out of the path of their tractor. Presumably using the tractor to accomplish this task. I mean, unless there's a superhero aspect to this story that I missed. Anyway, the farmer moved the stone 7 and a half feet and when on about the business of tending their crops. What crops? I don't know. Let's say pretzels. And not the tiny ones. The big, honkin' size-of-your-head pretzels. The key is salting them at just the right time, because if it rains, all your work gets washed away. but let's dog ear that for now. What the farmer didn't know was that a roaming band of historians were out and about in the area. Side note: if you ever run into a wild pack of historians, don't run, they smell fear. Simply ask them to explain the transition between the middle ages and the renaissance. While they're busy arguing the finer points of traditional beliefs that it stems from the rise of humanism versus the modern opinion that the term is a meaningless delineation, you can slip away. On this particular day, the historians were studying stones that are used to mark the 620 kilometer border between Belgium and France. These massive markers were put in place under the 1820 Treaty of Kortrijk, after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815. All was going well. Until they discovered, to their horror, that one of the stones had been moved 7 and a half feet into what was, or had been up until that moment, Bousignies-sur-roc, France. That's right. In the farmer's desire to speed the process of tilling their pretzel fields, the Belgian had unwittingly moved a section of the Franco-Belgian border by 2.3 meters. When Mayor David Lavaux, of Erquelinnes, Belgium was notified about the incident, he said "Belgium and our municipality are enlarged! The French don't agree, obviously." We're not sure how many troops were dispatched to the area, or how many calls he received from the United Nations, NATO and Rand McNally, but Lavaux added, "Gonna have to put things back in place." Lavaux said the farmer will not face any legal consequences if they returns the stone to its original position. However, the farmer may be considering another option. If enough of the border stones rest on their property, it might be possible to place the rocks in a circle, forming the new, independent nation of "Pretzel-vania!" SOUND: CLAP OF THUNDER CLINTON (LAUGHING.) Ah, ha, ha. But for now, that's it, we're done, done, done, done, done. Bye bye.

Historians witness history on the move. What do a simple farmer, a bunch of historians and Napoleon have to do with each other? They probably didn't all share an Uber. Find out what it's all about by listening to this Odd News story. (Run time: 5 minutes) >> Become a fan and comment on Facebook or MeWe>> Follow us on Instagram>> Call the new phone line: (213) 290-4451>> Drop us an email at podcast @ comedy4cast.com>> Not able to be a Patreon patron? Consider just buying Clinton some coffee>> And be sure to check out everything happening over at The Topic is Trek, the other podcast Clinton does>> Dog image by karsten_kettermann-2496499 and microphone image by alles-2597842, both courtesy of Pixabay>> Certain sounds effects courtesy of freeSFX and FreeSound.org Transcript: CLINTON Since the dawn of civilization, people have defended their homes, their tribes and, eventually, the borders of their countries. Wars have been waged, harsh words spoken, and even the occasional finger has been wagged in a very impolite way. Manors people, manors. We're not animals. But, recently, one farmer overturned the applecart of history by single-handedly changing the internationally-recognized border between two nations. And they did it without firing a single shot, bribing a single official, or even having a clue that they were doing it. While tending their fields, a Belgian farmer moved a 330-pound stone out of the path of their tractor. Presumably using the tractor to accomplish this task. I mean, unless there's a superhero aspect to this story that I missed. Anyway, the farmer moved the stone 7 and a half feet and when on about the business of tending their crops. What crops? I don't know. Let's say pretzels. And not the tiny ones. The big, honkin' size-of-your-head pretzels. The key is salting them at just the right time, because if it rains, all your work gets washed away. but let's dog ear that for now. What the farmer didn't know was that a roaming band of historians were out and about in the area. Side note: if you ever run into a wild pack of historians, don't run, they smell fear. Simply ask them to explain the transition between the middle ages and the renaissance. While they're busy arguing the finer points of traditional beliefs that it stems from the rise of humanism versus the modern opinion that the term is a meaningless delineation, you can slip away. On this particular day, the historians were studying stones that are used to mark the 620 kilometer border between Belgium and France. These massive markers were put in place under the 1820 Treaty of Kortrijk, after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815. All was going well. Until they discovered, to their horror, that one of the stones had been moved 7 and a half feet into what was, or had been up until that moment, Bousignies-sur-roc, France. That's right. In the farmer's desire to speed the process of tilling their pretzel fields, the Belgian had unwittingly moved a section of the Franco-Belgian border by 2.3 meters. When Mayor David Lavaux, of Erquelinnes, Belgium was notified about the incident, he said "Belgium and our municipality are enlarged! The French don't agree, obviously." We're not sure how many troops were dispatched to the area, or how many calls he received from the United Nations, NATO and Rand McNally, but Lavaux added, "Gonna have to put things back in place." Lavaux said the farmer will not face any legal consequences if they returns the stone to its original position. However, the farmer may be considering another option. If enough of the border stones rest on their property, it might be possible to place the rocks in a circle, forming the new, independent nation of "Pretzel-vania!" SOUND: CLAP OF THUNDER CLINTON (LAUGHING.) Ah, ha, ha. But for now, that's it, we're done, done, done, done, done. Bye bye.

There are parallels between the North American and Franco-Belgian publishing market. Take, for example, the way serialized stories are collected into larger volumes in addition to albums. This is the story of how Jean Dupuis took the unsold issues of Le Journal de Spirou and created a secondary market for them that helped grow the brand. It's a model that would be repeated by Spirou's competition. I did a whole article explaining https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-surprising-way-they-collected-pilote-magazine-issues/ (how it worked for Pilote Journal), for example, complete with video. I hope to get a hole of a Spirou collection someday so I can do something similar with it. For now, this podcast will have to do. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 555 days! La pharmacie west ouvert. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/75 (PipelineComics.com/75) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Tim and Chris have a special guest to talk K-pop, time travel, and the Franco-Belgian border. Also hand smelling, more zombies, and being a foster parent. TIME STAMPS 3:31 - Name that_____ 15:15 - Rec n' Rev (Recommendations & Reviews) 22:30 - What Did I Miss? 33:57 - Foster Parenting 1:11:01 - #AskChrisAndTim 1:17:19 - I don't know who needed to hear this but... 1:20:22 - Final Thoughts The Attic Foster Network - https://www.theatticfn.org Follow Aaron at - https://instagram.com/timberflynn?utm_medium=copy_link SHOW NOTES - https://alwaysmorepod.blogspot.com/ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND GET MORE INFO AT - This Magic Link SUPPORT AND DONATE TO THE PODCAST HERE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alwaysmorepod/support

Tomorrow, the National Labor Relations Board is set to hold a hearing into the failed unionization vote of workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, with the union that sought to represent the workers alleging foul-play. We spoke with Sara Nelson, head of the Association of Flight Attendants, about the hearing, and the state of the labor movement in the U.S. more generally. Nelson has been a lead figure in supporting Amazon workers and unions across the country. And in headlines: the Biden administration will support waiving patent protections of the COVID-19 vaccines, a judge strikes down the CDC's moratorium on evictions, and a farmer does landscaper's diplomacy on the Franco-Belgian border. Show Notes: Show some love and vote for us as Best News and Politics podcast in the 25th Annual People’s Voice Awards! – https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2021/podcasts/general-series/news-politics For a transcript of this show, please visit crooked.com/whataday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A major diplomatic incident has been avoided in Europe after a Belgian farmer accidentally moved the border with France, making his home country about 1,000 square meters bigger. Luckily, local authorities saw the funny side.The border between Belgium and France stretches 620 kilometres and the stone markers that define it have been peacefully in place for more than 200 years.One of the boundary stones, however -- laid down in 1819, shortly before the Treaty of Kortrijk sealed the deal -- was recently spotted as being out of place by 2.29 metres. A farmer from the Belgian town of Erquelinnes is believed to have moved the nuisance stone on his land to a more convenient spot, without anticipating the potential for an international kerfuffle.The displaced border all along the farmer's field amounted to an accidental land grab of around 1,000 square meters."We know exactly where the stone was before, right next to a tree," David Lavaux, the mayor of Erquelinnes, Belgium, told CNN on Tuesday. "In 2019, during the 200th anniversary, they were geo-localized very precisely."The stones were placed there in 1819 following the defeat of Napoleon, and the year is inscribed on them."Lavaux added: "It should be resolved tomorrow, we are about to find the person that moved the stone, so we can avoid any troubles. I still have to verify who the land owner is."The Belgian mayor stressed that local authorities on both sides of the border were keen to resolve the situation quickly and amicably."We laugh about this more than anything else, it is not very serious," he said. "We're going to put back the border where it belongs. Our intention wasn't to make Belgium bigger and France smaller!"Aurélie Welonek, the mayor of the French town of Bousignies-sur-Roc which had its territory snipped, spoke to French press agency Internep in a video interview which also featured Lavaux."Our two countries get along well, so there were no great concerns at this point," she said. "I fully trust my Belgian counterpart who did what was necessary with the farmer. We asked him to move the stone back, and should he not cooperate, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would get involved."The two towns lie roughly midway on the Franco-Belgian border, with Erquellines a Walloon municipality with a little under 10,000 residents and Bousignies-sur-Roc a commune in France's Nord department with a population of around 400.text by Arnaud Siad and Maureen O'Hare, CNN

Franco Belgian cellist Camille Thomas is performing solo at some of Paris' most striking art venues during France's second COVID-19 lockdown.

The European Commission is gearing up to unveil a set of major proposals aimed at reigning in big online platforms and marking the first big overhaul of the European Union’s internet rules in decades. And, it's been almost four full years since the start of Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and EU. But, the ending of the saga remains uncertain. Also, Franco Belgian cellist Camille Thomas is performing solo at some of Paris' most striking, and currently empty, art venues during France's second COVID-19 lockdown. Be a superhero and help keep The World spinning! Our coverage wouldn’t be possible without incredible individuals working behind the scenes. Donate today to support the work of our superhero staff and help keep our coverage free and open to all. Donate $100 or pledge $8.33/month to receive an invite to a virtual party with Marco Werman and The World team! Visit theworld.org/WhoWeAre to make your contribution and learn more about the superheroes behind The World's compelling stories! Thank you for your support. 

Augie De Blieck Jr. begins the new era of the Pipeline Comics Podcast (10 years later) with an explanation of how he got introduced to European comics, why he loves them, and why he wants the rest of North America to read them, too. What started as a novelty in San Diego 15 years ago is now big enough to carry an entire hobby on its own. Seriously, you should try this stuff. They're great comics. Links from this episode: StuartNgBooks.com (StuartNgBooks.com) My Local Comic Shop (https://www.deweyscomiccity.com/) Europe Comics (http://europecomics.com/) Asterix in Belgium (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v24-asterix-in-belgium/) Francois Schuiten's Instagram page (http://instagram.com/francoisschuiten) Complete Show notes:  PipelineComics.com/1 (PipelineComics.com/1) Or find the show from ThePipelinePodcast.com (ThePipelinePodcast.com) Support this podcast

Looking for something new in the world of comics? There's a wealth of comics that you might be missing out on, and I want to introduce you to them. Hi, I'm Augie De Blieck Jr. and I want to talk to you about the exciting world of Franco-Belgian comics, or les bandes dessinees (BD, for short). It's such an exciting world that it's bringing me back to the world of podcasting after a ten year hiatus. The new Pipeline Comics Podcast will cover the same range of topics that you see on PipelineComics.com (PipelineComics.com) today, with special attention paid to the latest translations of Franco-Belgian comics both on-line and in print. But it'll also cover newsworthy and interesting items pertaining to the North American comics market mixed in. Visit the new home of this podcast at ThePipelinePodcast.com (ThePipelinePodcast.com) . Yes, that's the same URL I used on the original podcast, and you get a bonus point for recognizing it! Subscribe today for new episodes every Tuesday! Support this podcast

In another bonus episode that’s totally not just to manipulate the numbering so I can pull something off later (that’s a lie and we all know it but we’ll roll with it anyway) Kayleigh Osborne comes back to take a look at one of the world’s most well known and important comic characters. Theatrical films, cartoons from multiple decades, and running pretty much since the 1930s.Yup, it’s Tintin. Take a listen as Kayleigh joins to talk about this comic franchise that somehow just hasn’t caught on in the US yet. We never do figure out why it hasn’t.Learn such things as: What good reason is there for this one never catching on here? How important are Franco-Belgian comics? Do we have a new most accurate game adaptation? And much more! YouTube Clips mentioned in the show: The Seven Crystal Balls 1990s cartoon Prisoners of the Sun 1990s cartoon The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun 1960s cartoon If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store, or the Ninja Penguin Pods Store if you want to see things for all of our shows.Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.You can find Kayleigh on newer episodes of Meddling Kids where she talks to Chris about Scooby Doo related things.A big thanks to everyone from Western Standard Time as well as Suzy Buttress from The Casual Birder Podcast for the wonderful promos today.Music by Best Day, who can be a talking cat if he that’s what he wants to do.

For his entire childhood Yvan Alagbé wanted to be a pilot, but by the time university rolled around, an eye problem put that future in doubt and he didn't want to do it anymore anyway – he wanted to be comic artist and eventually he became quite a prolific one. Someone who is highly influential in Paris's avant garde bande desinée scene.It started when, while studying physics and mathematics at the Université de Paris-Sud, where he met Olivier Marboeuf. Alagbé and Marboeuf founded a contemporary visual arts review called L’oeil Carnivore and the magazine Le Chéval Sans Tête (“The Headless Horse”), which gained a cult following for its publication of innovative graphic art and comics.Labelling these artistic collaborations as “Dissidence Art Work,” Alagbé and Marboeuf soon founded their own publishing house, Amok, drawing from the material serialized in Le Chéval, including the first version of Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures. In 2001, Amok partnered with the publishing group Fréon to establish the Franco-Belgian collaboration Frémok, now a major European graphic novels publisher.This episode was recorded during the Toronto Comics Arts Festival where Yvan debuted the first english language edition of Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures. He talks about the genesis of his collaboration with Marboeuf and their first book Ville Prostituée and how the merger with Frémok was kind of a joke. We also talk about what makes the French comic scene distinct from the American comic scene and how superhero comics were packaged in France back in the day.Plus, how he was influenced by Frank Miller, the bizarre real life story behind Yellow Negroes, a story that confronts the reader with racial dynamics and the migrant experience in modern France, and how he dealt with Negroes as a charged word while on tour in the U.S. even though he says it's not really a book about racism. This episode is sponsored by Hairy Tarantula.Yvan's Lambiek entry@NYRcomics – Yvan's publisher in North America@nyrcomics - InstagramA review of Yellow Negroes from HyperAllergic.comA profile of Yvan in the New York TimesA review of Yellow Negroes from The Globe and MailSponsorHairy TarantulaCoupon CodesEnter these codes at checkout when you shop online and we'll get some money to support the podcast.Geeky t-shirts – Riptapparel.com – 10% OFF – NEVERSLEEPSLast minute gifts – Giftagram.com -- $15 OFF -- NEVERSLEEPS15

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and the folks at The Comics Alternative all gather around the virtual table to share what they are thankful for in terms of comics and comics culture. Pulling up a seat this year are Gwen, Paul, Sean, Gene, Edward, and Derek. Among the many things that they're thankful for are First Second's Science Comics and Secret Coders series, local comics shops (Comix Revolution in Evanston, IL, and Heroes Aren't Hard to Find in Charlotte, NC) and local conventions (such as CAKE), being able to meet your comics heroes, such as Gary Panter and Trina Robbins, the conclusion of Inio Asano's Goodnight Punpun series, Fantagraphics and its always impressive output, such as this year's Now and How to Read Nancy, Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman's Resist!, Craig Yoe, the growing number of publishers of Franco-Belgian comics, having dinner with Gilbert Hernandez and his family, Kodansha Comics and its ongoing efforts to publish quality editions of classic (and not-so-classic) manga, and the many creators and publicists who help to make this podcast possible! What more could one ask for in a holiday podcast episode? Well...maybe some pie.

Yee-haw! Episode 29 has us reading Westerns! We discuss whether Westerns need cowboys, if stories featuring Mounties count as Westerns (maybe?), the idea of black hats and white hats, and Mr. Coffee Nerves! Plus: Matthew shows his ignorance of US history and everything rural. You can download the podcast directly, find it  on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray Recommended The Shootist by Glendon Swarthout True Grit by Charles Portis The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Far Out & Far Out 2 (in French) by Gautier Langevin and Olivier Carpentier Did Not Finish Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Riders of The Purple Sage by Zane Grey Links and Stuff The Lone Ranger Matthew’s pretty sure he watched this version. The space western BraveStarr in action Lucky Luke by Morris (and others) (Belgian Comic) The Sixth Gun by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt Firefly and Serenity The most recent Jonah Hex series ran for 70 issues from 2006 - 2011, All Star Western then ran for a further 34 issues from 2011 - 2014. None of you care. Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos (Matthew was wrong, there are 10 issues) Loveless by Brian Azzarello and others Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (Genreflecting Advisory Series) by Diana Tixier Herald, edited by Wayne A. Wiegand (There are more recent editions; this is just the one we have with the essay Anna read and recommended.) Maple syrup rustlers Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve Dudley Do-Right Mountie pulps are called “Northerns” or “Northwesterns” and apparently Zane Grey was influential in this genre too! There are some serious fans who keep track of this stuff! Heritage Minutes: Sam Steele - the RCMP of the Wild West There is also a cool podcast episode from Library and Archives Canada on Canadian Pulps! You should listen to it! Due South - our Canadian ‘90s moment The Spur Award (& the winners) from the Western Writer of America Awards When Matthew says what sounds like “beh day”, he’s actually saying "bd", with a terrible French Accent, for “bande dessinée”, meaning the Franco-Belgian comic tradition Zane Grey is fascinating The Wikipedia page for Riders of the Purple Sage is elaborate (and spoilery) Postum shows up in old restaurant menus and in a marketing campaign using Mr. Coffee Nerves. Search for it in New York Public Library’s historical menus. Zorro, a story and character that existed long before Antonio Banderas Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner Or, if you are like Matthew, instead you could watch Cadillacs and Dinosaurs or read the comics called Xenozoic Tales The Oregon Trail game (a Western?). Play it on archive.org! Cowboy Batmans can be seen in: Batman: The Blue, The Grey, and the Bat Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #4 Say “Hello” Upcoming events we’ll be attending. Tweet at us if you’ll be there! LA Zine Fest, May 28, 2017 (Anna and Matthew) LJ Day of Dialogue, Book Expo America, & Book Con, May 31-June 4, 2017 (Anna) ALA Annual Conference, June 23-26, 2017 (Anna and Matthew) Questions Do cattle rustlers still exist? Does a Western have to be historical? Can anyone tell us about any Spanish Language tradition of literature similar to Westerns? Is Oregon Trail (the game) a Western? Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the Westerns people in the club read (or tried to read), follow us on Twitter,  and join our Facebook Group! Join us again on Tuesday, June 5th for an episode on rereading. Then come back on Tuesday, June 19th, when we will inflict upon you the genre of QUILTBAG/LGBTQ+ NonFiction!

On this, the second episode of the new Euro Comics series, Edward and Derek discuss two recent publications that involve journeys, but in vastly different ways. They begin with the latest translation from IDW's EuroComics imprint, The Adventures of Dieter Lumpen. Written by Jorge Zentner and with art by Rubén Pellejero (and translated by Carlos Guzman and Dean Mullaney), this volume collects all of the Dieter Lumpen stories the two originally published between 1985 and 1994. The eleven tales contained within are standalone adventures of the titular protagonist. And his travels take him all over the globe. In fact, the guys spend a good deal of time discussing the adventure genre and how The Adventures of Dieter Lumpen taps into the rich tradition of this kind of comic by Franco-Belgian creators. But what distinguishes these stories from those of Hergé's Tintin -- and even from the kind of American adventures found in the Indiana Jones movies -- is the inadvertent, reluctant, and even unheroic nature of Dieter Lumpen's encounters. The Two Guys first talk about the eight narratives that open the book, all short stories and tightly interconnected, and then turn to the three longer pieces that close out the volume. Edward particularly appreciates the more complicating or less-than-heroic tales of Lumpen found in "Games of Chance" and "The Bad Guy," and Derek is drawn to the fantastical and even surreal quality of "Caribbean" and especially the final story, "The Reaper's Price." Indeed, both believe that the latter is Zentner and Pellejero most ambitious collaboration. After that, the guys turn to Come Prima, recently translated into English by the Delcourt (and offered through ComiXology). Written and drawn by Alfred (the pen name of Lionel Papagalli), the book won the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album in 2013. It's the story of two brothers, Fabio and Giovanni, as they journey from France to their childhood home in Italy. The older Fabio is estranged from his family and has a bad track record with relationships, and Giovanni arrives unexpectedly to help suture the emotional wounds his brother may have caused. The travel they undergo in their Fiat 500 is just an outward manifestation of the much deeper inner journeys both brothers make both separately and together. This is a powerful narrative showcased, first and foremost, by Alfred's art, although Edward finds the translation of this album, by Studio Charon, to be uneven in places. Nonetheless, this is an award-winning book that should be on the reading list of anyone interested in contemporary European comics.

This week the Two Guys with PhDs Talking about Comics look at three recent titles, each one an example of genre mash-up. They begin with a new book that isn't really so new. Philippe Druillet's The 6 Voyages of Lone Sloane (Titan Comics) is actually a reprint of a series of stories originally published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote between 1970 and 1971, and then later made available to English speakers through both Dark Horse Comics and NBM. Each short narrative centers on the titular character, a space wanderer/adventurer who encounters a variety of pirates, robotic threats, despotic rulers, and space gods along his multi-dimensional journeys. Druillet's style is colorful, lush, and baroque, demonstrating much of the cultural psychedelia of the time, and the artwork is nicely showcased through the bandes dessinées format in which Titan Comics chose to publish this edition. Derek and Gene discuss in some detail Druillet's non-traditional panel layout and how he utilizes the mise-en-page to both generate meaning in unique ways and demonstrate a playfulness engaging reader expectations. This is the first in a series of Lone Sl0ane narratives that Titan will reproduce, the next two featuring his adventures originally published in 1972's Delirius. After these fantasy-inspired space quests, the guys turn their attention to something more earth-bound, although not necessarily of this world. Ales Kot and Matt Taylor's Wolf (Image Comics) is a curious blend of supernatural and noir conventions featuring werewolves, vampires, ghosts, demons, Cthulu, and possibly the Antichrist. The second issue was just released, so Gene and Derek are able to discuss this new series with quite a number of pages under their belts. Ironically, though, the guys aren't entirely sure what's going on in this title, despite the almost-60-pages first issue and the regularly sized second. Kot and Taylor have laid out their narrative groundwork, for the most part, but there just isn't much that happens in these first two issues. Despite the intriguing premise and the promise of socio-cultural pertinence, this may be a title that reads better in trade...or so Gene and Derek wonder. An inaugural issue with much more action can be found in Bradford Winters, Larry Cohen, and Daniel Irizarri's Americatown #1 (BOOM! Studios/Archaia). What drew the guys to this new series is its premise, a futuristic or alternative world where U.S. citizens become illegal immigrant workers in other countries, sending back their earnings to provide for their families while they evade the surveillance and deportation. Given recent political news -- thanks largely to that paragon of civil discourse, Donald Trump -- Americatown is a timely speculation on national boundaries and economic survival. Gene especially appreciates Irizarri's art, and it is for this reason, as well, that both he and Derek are likely to return regularly to this eight-issue limited series and not wait for it to be collected.

On this episode of the podcast, Andy and Derek discuss two thought-provoking books that challenge the way we look at sequential narratives. First, they explore François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters's The Leaning Girl, the first edition of the Franco-Belgian series, Les Cités obscures, currently being translated and published in English by Alaxis Press. The guys begin by giving a little background of The Obscure Cities, its spotty publication history in the US, and Alaxis Press' attempts to bring all eleven volumes of the series into print with new translations. The Leaning Girl is actually the sixth book in the series, although readers do not need any knowledge or experience with the earlier works in order to appreciate it. In fact, the guys emphasize the fact that The Leaning Girl easily stands (or leans) on its own, and its immersive narrative world, as fantastic as it is, effectively draws you in so that you quickly become acquainted with its many facets. There are three story threads that eventually tie together, much like the convergence between worlds that takes place in the book. Translated by Stephen D. Smith, and with photography by Marie-Françoise Plissart, The Leaning Girl is a beautiful European album-sized work of art, one that anticipates and sets the standard for the next planned volumes in the series, The Theory of the Grain of Sand and The Shadow of a Man. Next, the Two Guys with PhDs look at a completely different kind of book, Nick Sousanis's Unflattening. Published by Harvard University Press, this book is based off of Sousanis's doctoral dissertation at the Teachers College of Columbia University, and it focuses on alternative and diverse ways of experiencing the world, making our understanding of existence more "rounded" and less "flat" (thus, the title). This is an extended essay in comics form -- much like Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics -- and it's divided into ten main sections (not counting the extensive notes and bibliography that complete the text). Sousanis begins with references to Edwin A. Abbott's Flatland and then uses that romance as a springboard into his larger thesis. The first three chapters, or parts, provide a brief introductory overview of epistemology from a historical perspective. The themes presented here are played out over the course of the text. In the fourth section, "The Shape of Our Thoughts," Sousanis links his broader ideas with the medium of comics, and it's here where Unflattening becomes a kind of theoretical take on comics. After that, the book plays out the remainder of his thesis. Both guys are fascinated by this project, and as Andy points out, the book is exciting for what might anticipate with future graduate studies, comics and otherwise. Will we see other comics-based dissertations in other disciplines? And while Derek believes this to be one of the most notable books of the year, he nonetheless feels that the narrative flattens out -- so to speak -- about halfway in, after the "Shape of Our Thoughts" chapter, and that Sousanis merely revisits or repeats many of the points he made in the first half. Regardless, this is comic worth studying, even though it will probably fall beneath most readers' radar. But as the guys point out, it, along with The Leaning Girl, deserves serious and repeated attention.

This week, we discuss Bryce's Top 3 X-Men characters, Avengers: Age of Ultron official plot synopsis, favorite deaths, Franco-Belgian comics, pre-post-New 52, why Fear Itself is terrible, Original Sin wrap-up discussion, Storm, and some secret Batman news for people that make it to the end of the episode. Starring Ryan Higgins, Bryce Larsen, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: A visit to the Airtight Garage, Batman #24, The Avengers A.I. Rocket Girl #1, and Kiss Me Satan #2. Plus, the fight to end all fights featuring some of Doctor Who's greatest villains. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS New York Comic Con Talk LINK REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN #24 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Greg Capullo, Danny Miki Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $6.99 Zero Year Part Four! In this amazing, double-sized issue, Batman is on the trail of the Red Hood Gang and their mysterious leader, secret origins are revealed, and a major surprise will change the course of Zero Year and Batman’s life! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW Avengers AI #4 Writer: Sam Humphries Artist: Andre Lima Arqujo With the Vision M.I.A., and A.I. considered a global threat, what’s a robot to do?
 • Teaming up with S.H.I.E.L.D. the Avengers track down cyberterrorist Dimitrios’ signal and prepare to take him out…
 • Query: It couldn’t really be that easy, could it?
 • Response: No. [rating:2/5] RODRIGO Kiss Me Satan #2
 After an attack from a vampire maid, Barnabus Black and the witches flee their hiding spot in a cheap Big Easy motel. Barnabus says he knows a safe place, and as they cross the historic Garden District Cemetery, zombies erupt from their graves and attack the group. A new hit man arrives who is known as THE BONE WRANGLER, and his power is control of the undead. 
 [rating:3/5] ZACH Rocket GIrl #1 Writer: Brandon Montclare Artist: Amy Reeder A teenage cop from a high-tech future is sent back in time to 1986 New York City. Dayoung Johansson is investigating the Quintum Mechanics megacorporation for crimes against time. As she pieces together the clues, she discovers the “future” she calls home – an alternate reality version of 2013 – shouldn’t exist at all! [rating:3.5/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week As the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who approaches, it is time to sit back and think about the best and worst villains of all time. While we can come up with lists (because everyone loves a list), it’s much more fun to have the baddies get in the ring in a no holds barred battle for galactic dominance. Who would win in a fight to the death? Will you attend a comic book convention between October 01, 2013 and December 31, 2013? [poll id="306" Discussion: Mobius 3: The Airtight Garage The Airtight Garage (French: Le Garage Hermétique or, in its earliest serialised form, Le Garage Hermétique de Jerry Cornelius) is a lengthy comic strip work by the artist and writer Moebius (real name Jean Giraud). It first appeared in discrete two-to-four-page episodes, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Metal Hurlant between 1976 and 1980, and later in the American version of the same magazine, Heavy Metal, starting in 1977. It was subsequently collected as a graphic novel in various editions. Mobius has explained that the story was improvised in a deliberately whimsical or capricious manner. For this reason, the story is at times (deliberately) confusing. The "garage" itself is actually an asteroid in the constellation Leo which houses a pocket universe. Major Grubert orbits the asteroid in his spaceship Ciguri, from which he oversees the development of the worlds contained within. Several entities, including Jerry Cornelius, seek to invade the garage. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: A visit to the Airtight Garage, Batman #24, The Avengers A.I. Rocket Girl #1, and Kiss Me Satan #2. Plus, the fight to end all fights featuring some of Doctor Who's greatest villains. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS New York Comic Con Talk LINK REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN #24 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Greg Capullo, Danny Miki Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $6.99 Zero Year Part Four! In this amazing, double-sized issue, Batman is on the trail of the Red Hood Gang and their mysterious leader, secret origins are revealed, and a major surprise will change the course of Zero Year and Batman’s life! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW Avengers AI #4 Writer: Sam Humphries Artist: Andre Lima Arqujo With the Vision M.I.A., and A.I. considered a global threat, what’s a robot to do?
• Teaming up with S.H.I.E.L.D. the Avengers track down cyberterrorist Dimitrios’ signal and prepare to take him out…
• Query: It couldn’t really be that easy, could it?
• Response: No. [rating:2/5] RODRIGO Kiss Me Satan #2
After an attack from a vampire maid, Barnabus Black and the witches flee their hiding spot in a cheap Big Easy motel. Barnabus says he knows a safe place, and as they cross the historic Garden District Cemetery, zombies erupt from their graves and attack the group. A new hit man arrives who is known as THE BONE WRANGLER, and his power is control of the undead.
 [rating:3/5] ZACH Rocket GIrl #1 Writer: Brandon Montclare Artist: Amy Reeder A teenage cop from a high-tech future is sent back in time to 1986 New York City. Dayoung Johansson is investigating the Quintum Mechanics megacorporation for crimes against time. As she pieces together the clues, she discovers the “future” she calls home – an alternate reality version of 2013 – shouldn’t exist at all! [rating:3.5/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week As the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who approaches, it is time to sit back and think about the best and worst villains of all time. While we can come up with lists (because everyone loves a list), it’s much more fun to have the baddies get in the ring in a no holds barred battle for galactic dominance. Who would win in a fight to the death? Will you attend a comic book convention between October 01, 2013 and December 31, 2013? [poll id="306" Discussion: Mobius 3: The Airtight Garage The Airtight Garage (French: Le Garage Hermétique or, in its earliest serialised form, Le Garage Hermétique de Jerry Cornelius) is a lengthy comic strip work by the artist and writer Moebius (real name Jean Giraud). It first appeared in discrete two-to-four-page episodes, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Metal Hurlant between 1976 and 1980, and later in the American version of the same magazine, Heavy Metal, starting in 1977. It was subsequently collected as a graphic novel in various editions. Mobius has explained that the story was improvised in a deliberately whimsical or capricious manner. For this reason, the story is at times (deliberately) confusing. The "garage" itself is actually an asteroid in the constellation Leo which houses a pocket universe. Major Grubert orbits the asteroid in his spaceship Ciguri, from which he oversees the development of the worlds contained within. Several entities, including Jerry Cornelius, seek to invade the garage. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week on The Comics Alternative Andy and Derek interview Jamal Igle about his new project, Molly Danger. This is just in time for next week's Free Comic Book Day, when Action Lab will include a preview of the first story arc in one of their FCBD issues. In their conversation, the Two Guys with PhDs talk with Jamal about the genesis of Molly Danger, the need for more all-ages hero comics, the importance of strong and positive female role models in the medium, and the runaway success of the book's Kickstarter campaign, which helped to make Molly Danger a reality. Jamal also talks with the guys about the format he's chosen for the title, releasing Molly Danger in a multi-volume hardbound album format in the Franco-Belgian tradition, and he speculates on his future plans for the enigmatic Molly. Be sure to listen to this fascinating conversation and get the scoop on this new comic. This is one of those FBCD releases you'll want to grab first as you make your way to your comics shop on May 4th!

This is the first of what will become a monthly supplement to our regular episodes of The Comics Alternative: an on-location recording at Lone Star Comics in Plano, Texas.  On this inaugural outing, Derek discusses the final issue of Hellblazer with Lone Star Comics associate and all-around John Constantine expert, Shea Hennum. Over the course of their discussion, Shea and Derek — unfortunately, Andy is unable to join the talk — look back at the history of the title, its significance in the Vertigo line of comics, and how the character of Constantine has evolved through the hands of a variety of writers and artists.  They also plunge into other topics such as the New 52, manga, the Franco-Belgian tradition, and customers of Lone Star Comics who are too paranoid to share their opinions on the podcast.  Finally, they are joined by the location's manager, Rick Cromack, and from there the discussion becomes a strange, fun, rapid-fire, free-for-all.

December 26, 2011 - Paul Montgomery and Ron Richards gather over the holidays to chat about the holiday movie release of The Adventures of Tintin and The Secret of the Unicorn. With Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg behind it, we wonder if the classic Franco-Belgian comic can come to life, even with the questionable animation style. Luckily, we were treated to a wonderful, high flying adventure movie that’s great for parents and kids alike! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's podcast: What options are on the table for troubled Franco-Belgian lender Dexia? Also on the show, the world’s biggest banks begin to make living wills, UBS forecasts profits despite trading loss and we round-up the latest merger and acquisitions activity. Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Brooke Masters, Anousha Sakoui and Stanley Pignal. Produced by Emily Cadman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Swashbuckling, adventure, political and religious intrigue, The Scorpion has it all. In this episode we delve into a comic that really is everything that's great about Franco-Belgian comics all rolled into one.

Swashbuckling, adventure, political and religious intrigue, The Scorpion has it all. In this episode we delve into a comic that really is everything that's great about Franco-Belgian comics all rolled into one.