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Shelia Knox awakes from a two week coma to find her life torn apart.Her children have been savagely murdered. Her husband is missing. Her hand completely mangled and her throat slit to within inches of her jugular…Leaving her with nothing left to live for.So, when the men responsible for taking her and her family, come after her to try and finish the job, they unwittingly let loose an Angel of Death, hell-bent on hunting down those responsible and making them all pay.From the creative team of Keenan Marshall Keller (writer/co-creator of The HUMANS from IMAGE Comics) and Alex Delaney (creator of The Derelict and The Other Side of Town) comes VENGEANCE Is For The LIVING; A 4 issue mini-series overflowing with gritty exploitation action about the power of anger/loss and the clearness of vision that VENGEANCE can provide.SRTN Website
Back and forth we swing because today we're diving into ICP's comic cook series "The Pendulum"! Join us for the first part of the discussion as we chat about the first six issue, plus The Wizard, Beetlejuice, Howard Kremer / Dragon Boy Suede, the Chiodo Brothers, Chaos Comics, Vampiro, James' first comic convention, Wizard of Oz, our life with comic books, the Pokemon comics, Dark Horse's "The Mask", Grand Rapids' "Outer Limits Comics", Keenan Marshall Keller, "Hardly Working: Hugh Jackman", Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, 9-11, lore from liner notes, our thoughts on Twiztid's backstory in The Pendulum, a bumbling Shaggy, the Psychopathic Newsletters, the Gathering of the Juggalos' humble beginnings, the odd titling system of this comic series, Big Money Rustlas, & more! Find the Definitive playlist HERE on Spotify! Want to hear more from your favorite Marsh Land Media hosts? Hear exclusive shows, podcasts, and content by heading to Patreon.com/MLMpod! Buy some Shuffling the Deck / MLMpod MERCH, including our "Natty With Otters" shirt, over at redbubble.com/shop/msspod! Follow James @MarshLandMedia on Twitter, @MLMpod on Instagram, and listen to his music under "Marsh Land Monster" wherever music is found! Follow Sean on Twitter @SeanMarciniak and on Twitch @GooseVonKaiser! Join our Discord! Have fan mail, fan art, projects you want us to review, or whatever you want to send us? You can ship directly to us using "James McCollum, PO Box 180036, 2011 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618"! Send us a voice mail to be played on the show at (224) 900-7644! Find out more about James' other podcasts "Mostly Speakin' Sentai", "Hit It & Crit It", and "This Movie's Gay" on our website, www.MLMPod.com!!! Plus, download all Marsh Land Monster albums there, too!
GGGGGGGGGUTTER BOYS is back with Episode 24, and we've got another guest! Best known for Henry & Glenn Forever and his multiple album covers he's done over the years, Tom Neely as a Los Angeles-based artist that has several awards under his belt including an Ignatz for his debut book, The Blot, and is the co-creator of The Humans with writer Keenan Marshall Keller on Image. We go over news and listener questions before going into Tom's experiences working with The Last Podcast on the Left, his development as a cartoonist and comic creator, the various sources of his inspiration that informs his work, the nature of bootleg and fan comics, and his past career in animation. You can check out more of Tom's work at his website, www.iwilldestroyyou.com, his Patreon at patreon.com/tomneely, and on Instagram (@iwilldestroytom) & Twitter & (@tomneelyart). Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter: JB: @mortcrimpjr Cam: @camdelrosario. And of course, please like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support
Episode 36Join Dennis and Johnny as they bring the Summer Special episodes of Graphic Novel Explorers Club to an end with The Humans, Vol. 1, by writer Keenan Marshall Keller and artist Tom Neely. Our special guest host is Anthony Siino. He is a freelance journalist and host of Voice: River City Podcast.The Humans is a biker exploitation book about an Outlaw biker gang living in Bakersfield during the late 60s and early 70s. Oh! All of the characters are primates (and not human primates).In this episode the gang discusses the influences of the comic book, which one could say is a crossover of Full Throttle and Planet of the Apes; the art work by Tom Neely that perfectly captures the vibe of the era the book takes place in; the vibrancy of the world designed by both the writer and artist; the trauma of the character Johnny's PTSD from serving in Vietnam; the storytelling techniques used to great effect in this book that would not work in most other stories; the gender politics of showing female nudity but rarely showing male nudity; why an exploitation book like The Humans does not feel exploitative; the reasons you do not buy a butterfly knife from Tijuana; if Frances would like this book or not; and the storytelling and the art of The Humans.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/graphicnovelexplorersclub/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In the first of four episodes created at this year's HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC, Andy and Derek talk with a variety of artists, writers, and editors. Well...Derek talked with everyone. By his own admission, Andy was a little lazy, sitting back and letting Derek do all of the work with the microphone. Regardless, the result is a series of brief interviews with diverse creators, some who have been on the podcast before (such as Andy Hirsch and Ryan Browne) and others whose work the guys have just discovered. On this episode you will hear conversations with Amanda Rachels about her work, Flesh of White Karla Pacheco on her book, Inspector Pancakes, and the art of naked titty pirate comics Andy Hirsch discussing Baker Street Peculiars and his upcoming book, Varmints Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller about the future of their series, The Humans Magdelene Vasaggio on her new Black Mask series, Kim & Kim Tom Heinjes and Craig Yoe (who were tabling next to one another) about their recent Eisner Award nominations Ryan Browne on the wrap-up of God Hates Astronauts and his revamping of Blast Furnace: Recreational Thief! Andy Runton as he discusses the history of his all-age comic, Owly Enrica Jang about her love of adapting Edgar Allan Poe Oliver Ono on the Columbia College of Art and Design's comics anthology, Spitball Jeremy Haun and Jason Hurley about the reception of their Image series, The Beauty. Stay tuned over the next week for other episodes generated at the 2016 HeroesCon!
This week we talk to comic artists Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller, creators of many awesome band logos, rad T-shirt designs and also the incredible new Image Comics series The Humans. Speed freaks, acid heads, hot chicks, haggard Vietnam vets just returned empty-eyed and gape-jawed from the jungle, rocknroll heroes, leather-clad outlaws, peeling rubber, roaring engines, gleaming choppers and MONKEYS– The Humans takes all the beautiful chaos of the 1970s California underground and tweaks and twists it into comic book mayhem. Jedbangers' Ball interviews the creators about making art and riding high. www.humansforlife.com imagecomics.com/comics/series/the-humans
This week we talk to comic artists Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller, creators of many awesome band logos, rad T-shirt designs and also the incredible new Image Comics series The Humans. Speed freaks, acid heads, hot chicks, haggard Vietnam vets just returned empty-eyed and gape-jawed from the jungle, rocknroll heroes, leather-clad outlaws, peeling rubber, roaring engines, gleaming choppers and MONKEYS– The Humans takes all the beautiful chaos of the 1970s California underground and tweaks and twists it into comic book mayhem. Jedbangers' Ball interviews the creators about making art and riding high. www.humansforlife.com imagecomics.com/comics/series/the-humans
This week we are joined by the team behind The Humans, Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller! We talk about the origin and future of The Humans, Henry & Glenn, zines and burn some bridges along the way! Janette's Picks: Hail Hydra #3 & Godzilla In Hell #3 Eddie's Picks: Zodiac Star Force #2 & Godzilla In Hell #3 Aristotle's Picks: Self-Obsessed & Godzilla In Hell #3
While Derek and Andy W. were at HeroesCon last weekend, they were able to meet a variety of artists and writers tabling in Artists Alley. Many of these creators took time from their busy schedules -- talking with fans, signing books, and working on commissions -- to talk with the guys for a few minutes, discussing their works and sharing their experiences at the con. This episode of the podcast includes brief conversations with ten different artists and that, taken together, demonstrate the creative diversity to be found at this year's HeroesCon. First, Derek talks with Sophie Goldstein and Jenn Jordan about their webcomic-turned-book, Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, as well as Sophie's Ignatz Award-winning House of Women and the recently published The Oven. After that, Andy has a conversation with Michel Fiffe about his ongoing Copra series and his recent work on various Marvel titles. This is followed by another f**k-filled conversation with Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller (who were just on the podcast last month) about the reception to the latest issue of The Humans, and then a more toned-down discourse with friend-of-the-podcast Craig Yoe on his experiences at HeroesCon, Weird Love, his enjoyment of cosplayers, and an awards message that he delivers for Steve Ditko. Next, Andy talks with Royden Lepp about his high-octane adventure series, Rust, and his process of writing for young readers. This is followed by conversations with Justin Jordan about Spread, Dead Body Road, and the return of Luther Strode, and with Hoyt Silva on the reaction to his and Josh Blaylock's Operation Nemesis: A Story of Genocide and Revenge. Finally, Derek wraps up this this on-location interview segment by talking with Max Dowdle about his fine art background and his graphic novel Shattered with Curve of Horn.
On this interview show, Derek and Andy W. have a fun time talking with Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller. The first trade volume of their series, The Humans, recently came out from Image Comics, and next week the narrative arc will continue with issue #5, in which the simian bikers make their drug run in L.A. Although every issue of The Humans is filled with action and dynamic art, this upcoming installment is particularly energetic, complete with chase scenes, road fights, blown-off faces, pissing on police cars, plenty of explosions, and an abundance of profanity. In fact, as the Two Guys point out, this has to be the most "fucked"-filled episode of The Comics Alternative that the guys have ever recorded. (And of course, it bears the appropriate "explicit" rating in iTunes.) Keenan and Tom cut loose with the conversation, just as their biker gang rides roughshod over 1970s Bakersfield. They discuss the genesis of The Humans, the series' humble beginning as a self-published 0 issue, their relationship with Image Comics, the joys of living and working (literally) right down the street from each other, the kick-ass work of colorist Kristina Collantes, and the creation of a larger Humans "universe," complete with its own soundtrack. You will even hear in this interview original tunes created specifically for The Humans. Tom and Keenan also discuss their larger plans for the series, possible spin-off narratives that flesh out their storyworld, and Humans-branded biker magazines. Although most of the conversation is devoted to the current series, the Two Guys ask their guests about their past works, including Keenan's Force Majeure and Tom's The Blot. Derek is especially interested in talking with Tom about Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever, how he came up with the idea -- not surprisingly, there was a lot of drinking involved -- and the story behind the satanic Hall and Oates. Not only is there a lot of explicitness in this episode, but there's tons of laughing, as well. If you love comics about biker apes, drug use, exploding heads, and blow jobs, then The Humans -- and this interview with Tom and Keenan -- is definitely for you!
Vi snakker lidt om nogle af de Batman nyheder der har sat internettet i kog. Snakker endnu engang lidt Knivsæg og Image Comics. Lasse har læst Punisher Max af Jason Aaron og Steve Dillon men han er ikke så glad igen for den gode Steve Dillon. Derudover har Lasse læst Charles Burns trilogien: X'ed out, The Hive og Sugarskull og om biker aber i The Humans af Keenan Marshall Keller og Tom Neely. Arni har bl.a. læst Ales Kots og Langdon Foss' - The Surface og så er han startet på Stuff of Legend af Mike Raicht og Charles Paul Wilson III.Árnis tip: Humble Bundle
We launch into our first installment of what will be a monthly dive into Diamond's Previews catalog (Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency by Chris Ryall and Tony Akins from IDW, The Adventures of Tad Martin #Sick Sick Six by Casanova Frankenstein from Fantagraphics, Arcadia #1 by Alex Paknadel and Eric Scott Pfeiffer from BOOM!, Providence #1 by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows from Avatar, The 6 Voyages of Lone Sloane by Philippe Druillet from Titan Comics, Oh, Killstrike #1 from Max Bemis and Logan Faerber from BOOM!, and Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America: 1957-1972 from TwoMorrows), plus more Image-O-Rama: Bitch Planet #3 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Robert Wilson IV, They're Not Like Us #3 by Eric Stephenson, Simon Gane, and Jordie Bellaire, The Humans #1-4 by Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neeley (with appearances by Skinner, Johnny Ryan, Matthew Allison, Daniel White, Benjamin Marra, and more), Zero Volume 3 by Ales Kot and company, Criminal: The Special Edition One-Shot (aka Savage Sword of Criminal) by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Elizabeth Breitweiser, and Descender #1 by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, Alias by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, Leonard Nimoy, Crossed +100 by Alan Moore and Gabriel Andrade from Avatar, Jim Lee and Multiversity, Men of Wrath by Jason Aaron and Ron Garney, Justice League United by Jeff Lemire and Neil Edwards, Cyclops #1-5 by Greg Rucka and Russell Dauterman, The White Suits #1 by Frank Barbiere and Toby Cypress from Dark Horse, and a whole mess more!
Rampant technical mishaps are not nearly enough to stop us from talking about Gisèle Lagacé and Ménage à 3, Spider-Gwen #1 by Jason Latour, Robbie Rodriguez, and Rico Renzi, Silk #1, Valiant-O-Rama: Rai #1-6 by Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain, Quantum and Woody, and The Valiant by Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Paolo Rivera, Image-O-Rama: Starlight by Mark Millar and Goran Parlov, Trees by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard, Rumble #3 by John Arcudi and James Harren, and The Humans by Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neeley, Spider-Man: Torment by Todd McFarlane, Jim Salicrup, Marvel Treasury Editions, Haunted Horror and Weird Love from Yoe! Comics and IDW, Ei8ht by Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson from Dark Horse, and a whole mess more!
This Monday is a brand new episode of Graphic Policy Radio with two special guests. Joining us are Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neely, the team behind the Image Comic series, The Humans. Apart, they are nothing...deemed by society as outcasts, misfits, losers, no good punks! But together, they are THE HUMANS! The Humans is a high-octane, no-holds-barred, ape-biker-gang chopper ride into '70s exploitation genre bliss. Follow Bobby, Johnny, and all The Humans as they fight and fly down the road to oblivion on a ride filled with chains, sex, leather, denim, hair, blood, bananas, and chrome. Tom Neely is a painter and cartoonist best known for the cult-hit indie comic book Henry & Glenn Forever, which he created with his artist collective The Igloo Tornado. His debut graphic novel, The Blot, earned him an Ignatz Award. He authored the Melvins comic book, Your Disease Spread Quick, and a collection of comic strip poems called Brilliantly Ham-fisted, and the painted novel, The Wolf. Keenan Marshall Keller is a letterer, colorist, inker, penciler, and writer. His work has been seen in Marvel Comics Presents, Henry & Glenn Forever, Eerie, and now he's the writer for The Humans. Join us this Monday as we talk to these two about this fantastic new series. We want to hear from you. Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy.
In the first hour, Daniel Govar joins us to talk about his Lovecraft: The Blasphemously Large First Issue KickStarter with Craig Engler and Mat Lopes, Moebius, Galactus and the Silver Surfer, strange commissions, Heroes Con, Art Adams, Josef Rubinstein, Grimm, Voltaire and Chi-Chian, Rembrant, Thomas Kinkade, and Georgia O'Keeffe, Dave Wachter, DragonCon, Marvel Infinite, and a whole lot more! The second chunk finds us rambling willy-nilly on Tom Kelly, Dean Stahl, Big Hero 6, Memetic #1 by James Tynion IV, Eryk Donovan, and Adam Guzowski from BOOM!, Marvel's Elektra by Haden Blackman and Mike Del Mundo, Wytches #2 by Scott Snyder, Jock, and Matt Hollingsworth from Image, Jeff Lemire and Jose Villarubia's Trillium from Vertigo, Terrible Lizard #1 by Cullen Bunn, Drew Moss, Ryan Hill, and Crank from Oni Press, Jason Aaron's Thor, Marv Wolfman's Deathstroke the Terminator, The Fade Out #3 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Elizabeth Breitweiser from Image, Gabriel Hardman's Kinski collected, Humans #1 by Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neeley, the upcoming Christopher Priest Black Panther Omnibus, and lots and lots of space bees.
This week on the podcast, Andy W. joins Derek to discuss four recent titles…and boy, are you in for a treat. First, they look at Renée French's new book, Baby Bjornstrand (Koyama Press). The guys discuss its Samuel Beckett-like setting, the unusual characters that make up the cast, the fragmented temporal arrangements, and French's stripped down narrative style. Yet while some readers have described the book as bleak and downbeat, both Derek and Andy see a more hopeful — and perhaps even life-affirming — ending in the story. Next, they move from French's barren landscape outside of time to an all-too-real story set in Hell's Kitchen during the 1970s. Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle's The Kitchen #1 (Vertigo) is a solid piece of storytelling that effectively launches this 8-issue miniseries. The guys are particularly taken by the final pages of this first issue, where Masters complicates his premise while at the same time laying on exposition without being overbearing. Andy and Derek then turn their attention to two recent titles from Image Comics. James Harvey's one-shot Masterplasty is a curious story that doesn't seem to stand entirely on its own…which may explain why Harvey describes it as a prequel to a much longer narrative he's working on. Perhaps the most notable thing about this comic is its unconventional size, the ultimate purpose of which has the guys scratching their heads. Finally, they look at the first issue in a new series from Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neely, The Humans. Unlike most reviewers of this title, Derek and Andy don't feel that this has much of a Planet of the Apes vibe. (Also, that's way too facile a comparison, just because you have apes riding motorcycles.) Instead, they feel that the story in this first issues stands entirely on its own, and if anything, it reminds the guys of the kind of biker movies they remembered from the 1970s. While this is yet another offbeat humor comic from Image — following in the wake of God Hates Astronauts and Punks: The Comic — it's one with a harder edge…as the overt references to pot, Quaaludes, and fellatio will attest. There's a lot of weird, fun stuff for this week, and we hope you will join Andy and Derek for the wild ride.
What time is it?! Adventure Time!The Adventure Time cartoon has blanketed the world in a full on blitz of imaginative awesome. Tim, Marc, Jeremiah, and Jared from The Joe Schmo Comic Show talk about the sensation that is Finn and Jake on TV and in the first volume of the Eisner award winning comic book. Many other books are discussed as well. Other things we read this week: Revival #1 by Tim Seeley and Mike NortonMs. Marvel #1 by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian AlphonaGuardians of the Galaxy 14-18 by Brian Michael Bendis and Co.Little Nemo- Return To Slumberland, written by Eric Shanower, Art by Gabriel Rodriguez, IDWMultiversity Written by Grant Morrison, Art by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Nei Ruffino, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, & Ben OliverBuzzkill #1 - written by Donny Cates and Mark Reznicek, art - Geoff ShawThe Humans #1 - written by Keenan Marshall Keller, art - Tom Neely Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44@jlambertart@tjscomicshow Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView! Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!
Keenan Marshall Keller is a writer, artist, publisher and co-director at Drippy Bone Books, curator, and zinester who joined us a year ago to preview L.A. Zine Fest 2012. He has made his triumphant return to talk about L.A. Zine Fest 2013 and all the events he’ll be participating in or producing the next few weeks, such as the L.A. Art Book Fair, the Le Dernier Cri 20th Anniversary Show at Synchronicity (also the site of the Floating World Animation Fest’s DMTV2), and the L.A. Zine Fest Reading and Rock Spectacular. Gene and Libby aren’t on this episode, so Bob produced a clone to be a special guest host. Enter Jonny, who has a stunning resemblance to Victor Vector of Man or Astro-man?, and a member of the band Humans (if you’re a fan of that band, or good music in general, there’s a surprise hidden for you in the episode). Keenan, Jonny, BFH, and Bob chat about zines, comics, music, communities in subcultures, collaboration, touring, and their inspirational first album purchases.
In promo for his Freak Scene art show, Keenan Marshall Keller came on the studs to talk about not only the art show, but also his own Galactic Breakdown series an the Drippy Bone Books publishing endeavor.