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Breaking with the usual pattern a bit, while at the 2023 HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC, I met some fantastic comics vendors, including Fred Wright, Jr. and his wife, LaTonya and daughter Bailee, who own Eastgate Comics in High Point, NC. This episode highlights Eastgate Comics and you will hear some great stories...of its origin and evolution. Theirs is a truly heartwarming and inspiring story. Please forgive the background noise of the convention. I tried to reduce it as much as possible. After the interview, you'll hear Mike and co-host, Andrew Leyland cover Fantastic Four #52, which features the first appearance of the Black Panther! Andy is from Manchester, UK, and is a lifelong comics fan and a prolific podcaster. He has more than a passing knowledge of the Fantastic four, being an original host of the Fantasticast! He also hosts a plethora of other podcasts, which I have linked below. Chatting was a “ahem” fantastic experience! Speaking of the adjective “fantastic”, during our recording I, in Freudian fashion, overused the word a bit! So, I challenge you to take a drink every time I say it! Hey Kids Comics - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrew-leyland Amazing Spider-Man - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrew-leyland0 Palace of Glittering Delights - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/palace-of-glittering-delights-two-true-freaks/id900945950 The Overlooked Dark Knight - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-overlooked-dark-knight-the-new-adventures/id1718444339 Connect with Andy on Facebook, Threads, and Discord under Fire and Water Podcasts, and you can email him at heykidscomics1972@gmail.com. Find Eastgate Comics online at https://www.eastgatecomics.com/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Eastgatecomics/. Thanks a ton to Fred for this interview and thanks to Andy for joining me for the review.
Micheal and Andrew look through the massive GARTH ENNIS Hellblazer Omnibus.
After Clone Saga Shenanigans, Micheal and Andrew take a deep dive into the DC Black Label series, Catwoman – Lonely City.
Welcome to BUY THIS COMIC, the show where YOU keep the vital and vibrant medium of comics alive by infusing it with your hard-earned cash. I'm your host Jason Mojica and this time… we've got something a little different for you! We're joined by Karl Stevens, creator of Penny: A Graphic Memoir, but this conversation was recorded live in front of an in-store audience at Hey Kids Comics in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. This chat took place on the evening of Friday, July 19 2024. We'll be doing more of these evening chats over at the shop, so if you want to know when the next one will be, make sure to subscribe to our substack: https://buythiscomic.substack.comBUY!Penny: A Graphic MemoirMother Nature (with Jamie Lee Curtis)FOLLOW!Karl Stevens (Author, Penny: A Graphic Memoir) Instagram: @karlstevensartTwitter: @karlstevensartBuy This Comic! Substack: Buy This Comic! Twitter: @buythiscomic Instagram: @buythiscomic Facebook: @buythiscomic Web: buythiscomic.netJason Mojica (Host, Buy This Comic!) Substack: Jason Mojica Twitter: @elmodernisto Instagram: @jasonmojicacomicsIn New York City? Visit HEY KIDS COMICS!Music: “You Are A Monster” by Monroeville Music Center, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit buythiscomic.substack.com
Micheal & Andrew continue their look at The Clone Saga Omnibuses before turning their attention to some of comics legend, Jack ‘King’ Kirby’s lesser works.
After 15 minutes discussing The 25th Anniversary of THE PHANTOM MENACE, Andrew and micheal delve deep into the secrets of The Village as they look at DC Comics’ sequel to The Prisoner, Shattered Visage.
Micheal and Andrew look at the trilogy of philosophical blockbusters, SUPERMAN EARTH ONE, Volumes, 1, 2 and 3.
Part 2 of Micheal and Andrew looking at Superman Earth 1, Volumes 1, 2 and 3.
Micheal picks today’s topic, the recent 7 part DC Comics series, THE DOOM PATROL. Given Andrew knows very little about them, this proves to be an interesting topic.
Andrew and Micheal take a look at the magnificent 6 part Image Comic series, The Enfield Gang Massacre. The conversation does not go how Andrew thought it would …
Michael and Andrew see damn dirty apes on the Enterprise! It’s a madhouse when we take a STAR TREK to the PLANET OF THE APES!
Micheal takes Andrew into the world of the Gundam! Explanations about kid soldiers, epic battles, & giant robots ensue.
Micheal and Andrew look at the goodies they got for Christmas this year plus look at some of the best selling graphic novels of 2023 thanks to retailer, OK Comics.
From 2000AD, Micheal and Andrew look at the recent return of the controversial BATTLE ACTION! Famously banned from publication, writer GARTH ENNIS and a variety of artists have brought it back, more inventive and better than before. Listen in,
Micheal and Andrew take a look at PULP, a one shot graphic novel from creators Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Micheal and Andrew return with a look at 3 classic comics from the Marvel Age; the first appearances of Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and The Avengers.
Micheal and Andrew are back with the 3rd part of the Death Of Superman trilogy!
It’s the senses shattering full time return of Hey Kids, Comics! Older but no wider, Micheal and Andrew return, this time to look at World Without a Superman as the celebrated Death of Superman trilogy celebrates its 30th Birthday.
As a prelude to next week’s Return of Hey Kids, Comics!, Andrew and Micheal present a heavily edited version of their 2020 10th Anniversary Special looking at the 6 Part, Death Of Superman.
Micheal and Andrew return with a short message welcoming one and all back for more fun, frolics and half-baked opinions as they prepare for the full on Return of HEY KIDS, COMICS! *
Promo for the long awaited (by at least 5 people) return of Hey Kids, Comics!
Promo for the long awaited (by at least 5 people) return of Hey Kids, Comics!
Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-xTz8eqDpzA (Listen to the entire episode for an important announcement!) "They don't know how much they don't know." -HVC Comic book writer/artist Howard Chaykin and WITS' END host Shah reunite for another conversation. During the talk, they cover overfamiliarity, the influence of the American western, resistance to change in comics, future projects & more. Major episode. Keep up with WITS' END Podcast: Website: https://witsendpod.com YouTube channel (subscribe): @witsendpod Buy WITS' END: The Zine #3 here!: https://witsendpod.bigcartel.com Instagram: @shah_comics Twitter: @witsendpod Previous WITS' END interviews with Howard Chaykin: Ep. 129. Howard Chaykin Returns! (Too Dead to Die, Hey Kids! Comics!, American Flagg, Black Kiss) Ep. 116. Howard Chaykin (American Flagg, Black Kiss, Hey Kids! Comics!) As QT said: "I'm making them for me and everyone else is invited." [The finale. Chaos ensues. (2019-2023)]
Sure we talk about Volume 3 of Howard's Hey Kids Comics but we also get a recommeneded reading and tv watching list from him too. Also, Howard's view of the WGA strikeThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3143082/advertisement
Pat and I finally get to the Secrets of UltraSeven! Just a reminder like other big-boy podcasts, we're on Stitcher and Spotify! Thank you, everyone, for listening to the show! Spread the word! We have a Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/ultramanpodcast We couldn't do this podcast without the fine contributors at the Fandom Ultraman Wiki. Thank you for all that you do! https://ultra.fandom.com/wiki/Ultraman_Wiki Your Hosts- Rich Conroy and Pat Rooney Announcer- Gretchen Brooks Producer and audio wizard- Casey Kittel caseykittel.com Opening theme "Once More, While Seething" and all music for this podcast is provided by Terminal Sunburn- www.terminalsunburn.bandcamp.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-5cfc6e for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Science Patrol.
Micheal and Andrew are back with the annual Hey Kids, Comics Christmas Extravaganza! Featuring Roy Castle, The Two Ronnies, David Bowie and Pan's People!* This was recorded Christmas Day, 2022 and as such there may be some background noise, Peace and Goodwill to all.
Micheal and Andrew are back with the annual Hey Kids, Comics Christmas Extravaganza! Featuring Roy Castle, The Two Ronnies, David Bowie and Pan's People!* This was recorded Christmas Day, 2022 and as such there may be some background noise, Peace and Goodwill to all.
Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IIs4sbB86wo WITS' END host Shah reunites with comic book writer/artist Howard Chaykin. During the conversation, they cover social media pet peeves, the protests in Iran, Chaykin's art process, working with Gil Kane, his new graphic novel (Too Dead to Die) with writer/collaborator Marc Guggenheim & more. Chaos and hijinks ensue. This will be the last WITS' END interview of 2022. -0:00-Intro -0:26-Interview starts -47:26-Tag -48:09-Outro Watch/listen to Howard Chaykin's previous WITS' END appearance here: https://witsendpod.com/podcast-episodes/116-howard-chaykin-american-flagg-black-kiss-hey-kids-comics Keep up with WITS' END Podcast: Website: https://witsendpod.com/ YouTube channel (subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvSur7b4J_U3gMIA44OGWQ Buy WITS' END: The Zine #3 here!: https://witsendpod.bigcartel.com/ Instagram: @shah_comics Twitter: @witsendpod Buy Howard Chaykin's comics: Too Dead to Die TPB (with Marc Guggenheim): https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/too-dead-to-die-a-simon-cross-thriller-tp Hey Kids! Comics! vol. 1: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/hey-kids-comics-tp Hey Kids! Comics! vol. 2: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/hey-kids-comics-vol-2-prophets-loss-tp Time^2 omnibus: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/time-2-omnibus-hc Scrap (with Nicholas Mennuti): https://neotextcorp.com/fiction/scrap/
(Rate and review on iTunes and share the podcast.) Wits' End host Shah Emami talks with comic book writer and artist Howard Chaykin. Chaykin is responsible for influential works like American Flagg (1983—First Comics), Black Kiss (1988—Vortex Comics), Blackhawk (1988—DC Comics), Hey Kids! Comics! and Divided States of Hysteria (Image). Keep up with Wits' End Podcast: Website: https://witsendpod.com/ YouTube channel (subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvSur7b4J_U3gMIA44OGWQ Buy my comics & zines here!: https://witsendpod.bigcartel.com/ Instagram: @shah_comics Twitter: @witsendpod Buy Howard's comics: Hey Kids! Comics! vol. 1: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/hey-kids-comics-tp Hey Kids! Comics! vol. 2: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/hey-kids-comics-vol-2-prophets-loss-tp Time^2 omnibus: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/time-2-omnibus-hc Scrap (with Nicholas Mennuti): https://neotextcorp.com/fiction/scrap/
This week we talk to James Romberger & Josh Bayer about a punk rock comic book project that we here at Buy This Comic are deeply invested in (because we're the ones who dreamt it up and are putting it out): the Naked Raygun Broken Things limited edition etched 7" and comic book. It's being crowdfunded on Kickstarter at this very moment and will be released by our parent company, Xylophone. We talk to James & Josh about how they're working together on this unique collaboration, the primacy and practicality of working using traditional tools, the history of split comic stories, how punk rock influenced them, and so much more. BUY! Head to Kickstarter to make pledge and get yourself one of the limited edition copies of the Naked Raygun Broken Things limited edition etched 7" and comic book. You can also choose rewards that include original sketches, signed graphic novels, and even special edition Naked Raygun t-shirts designed by James & Josh! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xylophone/nakedraygun FOLLOW! James Romberger (Co-creator, Broken Things) Instagram: @james_romberger Web: jamesromberger.com Josh Bayer (Co-creator, Broken Things) Instagram: @joshmbayer Twitter: @mrjoshbayer Web: joshbayer.com Xylphone (Publisher, Broken Things) Instagram: @xylophonemedia Twitter: @xylophonemedia . . . BUY THIS COMIC! is the show where YOU keep the vital and vibrant medium of comics alive by infusing it with your hard-earned cash. Buy This Comic! Twitter: @buythiscomic Instagram: @buythiscomic Facebook: @buythiscomic Web: buythiscomic.net Jason Mojica (Host, Buy This Comic!) Twitter: @elmodernisto Instagram: @jasonmojicacomics In New York City? Visit our shop: HEY KIDS COMICS! Music: "You Are A Monster" by Monroeville Music Center, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License
Jose and John talk about the book Hey Kids, Comics! True Life Tales From the Spinner Rack, edited and compiled by Rob Kelly
This week we're getting non-fictional when we talk to Jon Chad, writer and artist of PINBALL: A GRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE SILVER BALL, a gorgeous hardcover graphic novel published by First Second that is in stores now. BUY! Order a copy of Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball from Bookshop.org and you'll be supporting independent bookstores while you're at it! FOLLOW! Jon Chad (Writer & Artist, Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball) Instagram: @jonchlaunch Twitter: @jon_chad Web: jonchad.com First Second (Publisher, Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball) Instagram: @01firstsecond Twitter: @01FirstSecond Web: firstsecondbooks.com . . . BUY THIS COMIC! is the show where YOU keep the vital and vibrant medium of comics alive by infusing it with your hard-earned cash. Buy This Comic! Twitter: @buythiscomic Instagram: @buythiscomic Facebook: @buythiscomic Web: buythiscomic.net Jason Mojica (Host, Buy This Comic!) Twitter: @elmodernisto Instagram: @jasonmojicacomics In New York City? Visit our shop: HEY KIDS COMICS! Music: "You Are A Monster" by Monroeville Music Center, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License
Writer, Illustrator and Comics Storyteller Howard Chaykin joins Alex Toth In Depth to discuss his favorite American comic book artist, Toth's early development, the influence of industrial design, and Howard's approach to comics storytelling and layout, his current Hey Kids Comics! and some of his past work. Links below.+++For a daily dose of Toth images, and updates on the program, Follow @alextothindepth on Instagram.+++Alex Toth In Depth is hosted by Paul Fricke, cartoonist and comics instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design since 2012. Email: paul@opaulo.comLinks:• Alex Toth In Depth podcast• Alex Toth In Depth on Youtube• Howard Chaykin website• Blood Orange comic - New Day Noir• Blood Orange instagram• opaulo comics, art & music Instagram• Prof Paul instagram• https://linktr.ee/opaulo+++Show bumper music - “Silver Summer” from the album “Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody” used with permission from Mihaly Borbely Quartet+++Audio edits by Hershel-Mars Auberon - Follow on Instagram @marsabstractVideo edits by Max Paulin - Follow on Instagram @marsabstract
Micheal & Andrew are back! It’s the 2021 analysis and NOTHING is off the table. Spoilers Ahoy for EVERYTHING! Plus, ill considered opinions, Christmas Presents and incessant mockery of “Visionary Filmmakers!” Merry Christmas!
10 years ago, 2 clueless chancers started their online ramblings about funny books and were promptly accused of crimes against seriousness. These men refused to become po-faced and retreated to the Internet underground. Today, still refusing to take any of this too seriously, they return as uninformed as ever. If [...]
It’s a second BONUS episode! Remember the old DC COMICS Annuals that would have emails about last year’s annual? That’s what this is but separate from the show for people who skip the e-mail section! Some explicit language. HEY KIDS, COMICS! WILL RETURN
Andrew & Micheal are BACK! Celebrating the year of the pandemic in fine form! The 2 Northern Chancers Return with an episode designed to infuriate and delight in equal measure. Discussion of Christmas Presents, The behind the scenes shenanigans on the Justice League, the future of cinema, Grant Morrison’s Batman, [...]
It's the origin story of how Greg and Ryan fell down the comic book rabbit hole. We go over when we first started reading, what we collected the most, what made us want to pick up these flimsy books in the first place and more!
It’s Time To Rise! The Rise Of Hey Kids Comics! Micheal and Andrew are back from the dead – HOW will remain unexplained – to discuss Christmas Swag, Comics and a SPOILER FILLED CHAT about THE RISE OF SKYWALKER! But that’s not important. What is? THEY’RE BACK! HEY KIDS, COMICS! [...]
Raucous holiday fun as MICHEAL and ANDREW return! Lots of discussion about the new Super Hero Fil-ums thats bound to cause consternation, emails, off-colour gags and a discussion about the recent DETECTIVE COMICS #1000! HEY KIDS, COMICS! WILL RETURN
Micheal and Andrew reunite for their annual trip through what they got for Christmas. On the way, they mock Eminem, rank some of their favourite comics they read this year and couldn’t care less about the Preacher TV show. HEY KIDS, COMICS! WILL RETURN
Time Codes: 00:00:32 - Introduction 00:02:43 - Introducing Stergios Botzakis 00:06:41 - A Contract with God: Curator's Collection 00:55:55 - Egg Cream #1 01:19:04 - Hey Kids! Comics! #1 and #2 01:38:48 - Wrap up 01:40:25 - Contact us This week The Comics Alternativegets a new cohost: Stergios Botzakis! And on his maiden voyage, Sterg becomes an integral part in discussions of three unique titles. He and Derek begin with A Contract with God: Curator's Collection(Dark Horse Books-Kitchen Sink Books). This classic of Will Eisner's is reproduced in two beautiful volumes, one with the original pencils and another with the inks. This slipcased edition is a first for the podcast, as the Two Guys have never discussed anything like an Artist's Edition or a Legacy Edition. As such, Sterg and Derek not only go through the specifics of Eisner's four stories, but they spend a lot of time talking about process, Eisner's original intentions, and the various insightful essays included in this two-volume set. After that the Two Guys with PhDs turn to Liz Suburbia's Egg Cream#1. The digital version of this was just made available to those who supported Czap Books' Kickstarter campaignlast year (and the print version will debut at MoCCA next spring). The core of this issue is the first installment of Suburbia's Sacred Heart, Vol. 2 - Livin' in the Future, a follow-up to her 2015 work, Sacred Heart. Sterg and Derek set a context by discussing the earlier book, then they explore the contours of the new work and how it expands upon the initial presentation of Suburbia's broader narrative. The guys wrap up with the first two issues of Howard Chaykin's Hey Kids! Comics!(Image Comics). Both Sterg and Derek are fans of Chaykin's work, although it's been a long time since his comics were discussed on the show. This is a satiric look at the history of the American comic-book history, and the guys spend some time looking at Chaykin's analogs to DC and Marvel as well as to such figures as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Matt Baker, among many others. They also focus on the ways in which Chaykin structures his story, skipping around in time and representing a broad temporal overview, and they speculate on what Chaykin may be up to in his most recent project.
The 2 Northern Chancers return for a summer special of joy and delights. Micheal and Andrew are back with another installment of their critically ignored and financially unsuccessful series HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUPERMAN. This time around the new MAN OF STEEL series is thrown under the spotlight. Is it any good? [...]
Andrew and Micheal are back! NOTES: SPOILERS ALL THE WAY THROUGH for THE LAST JEDI, BLADE RUNNER 2049, DR WHO – TWICE UPON A TIME and everything else we talk about. Samira Ahmed is a respected journalist and broadcaster who I quite like when I’ve seen her. She is not [...]
Micheal and Andrew return with a late summer special! This time out, in addition to playing catch up and dealing with emails, the Northern Chancers take an in-depth look at the 2007 DC COMICS mini series, IDENTITY CRISIS! What did they make of this divisive series? The answers may surprise [...]
What’s this? A brand spanking new episode of Hey Kids, Comics! What a surprise. Today, Mike and Andrew looks the lesser known sequel to Marvels, EYE OF THE CAMERA! What do they think? Well, listen and find out!
Andrew and Micheal are back to take your attention off the burning issues of the day and focus on the important things – COMIC BOOKS! Specifically Todd McFarlane comic books. Inspired by a listener, Mike and Andrew do for Todd what they did for Jim Lee – be nice for [...]
In their annual celebration of capitalism, Micheal and Andrew reunite to discuss their Christmas gifts. Predictably their are diversions including discussions about the Rambo movies and spoilers for Rogue One.
The Christmas hits keep on coming as Micheal and Andrew deliver their annual seasonal spectacular. The duo pull out the PEACE ON EARTH treasury edition by Paul Dini and Alex Ross and things get a lot deeper than Andrew planned. It’s all OK though as it ends with a punk [...]
Micheal and Andrew are back! This time the Northern Chancers head back to Gotham City to look at the first 2 trade paperbacks from the New 52 era, COURT OF OWLS and CITY OF OWLS by Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder. What do they make of this bold re-invention of [...]