Podcast appearances and mentions of kevin colden

Up to now, Miss Lasko-Gross and Kevin Colden had never professionally collaborated in any official capacity — not out of any conscious decision, the pair had just never found the proper vehicle. After all, there hasn’t been a tremendous amount of overlap between the married couple’s respective output. Lasko-Gross’ best known work is the autobiographical Fantagraphics series, Escape from Special and the fantasy series Henni, while Colden’s 2007 rue-crime Fishtown was followed by flirtations with the superhero side of comics. Penned by Lasko-Gross and pencilled by Colden, The Sweetness fittingly marks a departure for both, a grotesquely comic sci-fi work about intergalactic drug smugglers. The pair joined sat down to discuss their first collaboration and the ups and downs of trying to make a living as New York City cartoonists. 

In the last of The Comics Alternative's four episodes created while at HeroesCon 2016, the Two Guys present a recording of panel discussion on which they participated, "The Comics Canon: Reloaded!!!! Fire!!!!" This event took place on the afternoon of Sunday, the last day of the convention, and it was organized and moderated by Andy Mansell. Others participating on the panel included Mark Englebrecht (from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Libraries), Craig Fisher (Appalachian State University), Tom Heintjes (Hogan's Alley), and Craig Yoe (Yoe! Books).  The discussants covered a lot of ground on the panel, so much so that the session lasted longer than its scheduled hour. Andy Mansell kept the conversation flowing, posing a series of questions regarding the formation, the benefits, and the liabilities of a comics canon, and there was healthy response from the audience.  A note about the sound quality of this recording: About 10 1/2 minutes into the panel recording, there is a slight break that cuts out around 30 seconds of the session. This is because the convention's sound technicians momentarily stopped the recording device so as to hook it up to the room's sound system, which would provide cleaner recording. Also, questions and comments from both Andy Mansell and the audience might not be as clear, at times, and this is because they didn't have microphones to target their voices. Be sure to check out the guys' other recordings from this year's HeroesCon: On Location: Talking with Creators at HeroesCon 2016 Episode 193: Live at HeroesCon 2016 Comics Alternative Interviews: Miss Lasko-Gross and Kevin Colden

While Andy and Derek were at HeroesCon last weekend, they talked briefly with a variety of creators in Artists Alley -- see last Tuesday's show for those conversations -- but they also had the chance to sit down for longer, more substantive interviews. And they made it a point to do so with Miss Lasko-Gross and Kevin Colden, the creators behind the new series from Z2 Comics, The Sweetness. The first issue has just been released, so the guys had the opportunity, thanks to Miss and Kevin, to read it and ask their guests about this unique title. Miss and Kevin describe The Sweetness as a mix between Star Wars and Breaking Bad, where a group of ex-cons and low-level criminals work for a UPS-like delivery service in space...but with a focus on badass women smugglers. Derek and Andy ask specifically about the two unlikely paired female protagonists, Nelly and Scout, but they also discuss their inept male companion Bachmaan, a curious character who Miss admits to not being able to kill off, especially given the way that Kevin has drawn him. The two guests also discuss their working relationship, the benefits and challenges of being married and working on the same title. In fact, Miss and Kevin work so productively together that many times during the interview, the Two Guys just sit back and let their guests carry the back-and-forth. The result is an engaging conversation about this promising new series, one that the guys hope will be shuttling illegal cargo for a long time.

Reviews: Captain America: Steve Rogers #1, DC Universe Rebirth Special  #1, Scooby Apocalypse #1, X-Men: Apocalypse Kevin Colden comes all the way up to the CNI studios to co-host and talk about The Sweetness, the new comic by his wife Miss Lasko Gross and himself. He chats with Jimmy about the collaboration on the comic with Miss, what comics he's reading and raising a genius kid. News includes: Disney acquires the feature film rights to Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant, Pikachu's name changes in Hong Kong, Dwayne The Rock Johnson will be Doc Savage in an upcoming Shane Black directed film, Disney is reportedly not happy with Rogue One and has scheduled reshoots, and Miles Morales may be the star in the next animated Spider-Man film coming out in 2018. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

In this episode we talk to Kevin Colden is an Eisner Award-nominated, Xeric Grant winning American comic book writer and artist. Primarily known as a webcomics artist, his work has been published in print by Zuda Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Alternative Comics, and Top Shelf Productions. And his most recent project the Crow published by IDW. http://www.kevincolden.com/ http://jkwoodwardart.blogspot.com/ http://thetaylornetwork.wordpress.com/

In this episode we talk to Kevin Colden is an Eisner Award-nominated, Xeric Grant winning American comic book writer and artist. Primarily known as a webcomics artist, his work has been published in print by Zuda Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Alternative Comics, and Top Shelf Productions. And his most recent project the Crow published by IDW. http://www.kevincolden.com/ http://jkwoodwardart.blogspot.com/ http://thetaylornetwork.wordpress.com/

In this episode we talk to Kevin Colden is an Eisner Award-nominated, Xeric Grant winning American comic book writer and artist. Primarily known as a webcomics artist, his work has been published in print by Zuda Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Alternative Comics, and Top Shelf Productions. And his most recent project the Crow published by IDW. http://www.kevincolden.com/ http://jkwoodwardart.blogspot.com/ http://thetaylornetwork.wordpress.com/

This week on the show: Gods and Heroes mess up your mythology, Bat-Man and Mxyzptlk screw up your dimension, and Thor gets the finger from Phineas and Ferb. NEWS Phineas and Ferb bump Thor release date LINK REVIEWS Stephen Morning Glories #13
Writer: Nick Spencer
Artist: Joe Eisma
Cover Artist: Rodin Esquejo
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $2.99 WHOA! [rating:4/5] Rodrigo My Greatest Adventure #1
Written by AARON LOPRESTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE and MATT KINDT; Art by AARON LOPRESTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE, MATT RYAN and SCOTT KOLINS; Cover by AARON LOPRESTI The adventures of Garbage Man and Tanga from WEIRD WORLDS continue – and now, these offbeat heroes are joined by the Robotman, who has a disturbing knack for self-destruction! [rating:2/5] Matthew Batwoman #2 Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN; Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III Horror! A terrifying new villain stalks the innocent children of Gotham City! Intrigue! A threatening government agency is hot on Batwoman's trail. Romance! Kate Kane's new relationship is heating up! Can Batwoman stop the new evil rising from the damp back alleys of Gotham's barrios? And overcome the many challenges she faces as both Batwoman and Kate Kane? 2011's most anticipated new series intensifies in this exciting second issue! [rating:4.5/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Mischievous Imp Edition This week, we turned to you (or more specifically, those of you who follow @MajorSpoilers) and asked for a Poll of the Week suggestion. Tweeter JayLv99 suggested pitting Mister Mxyzptlk against Bat-Mite. Two imps from the Fifth Dimension who plague Batman and Superman endlessly. [poll id="204”] http://www.majorspoilers.com/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-pow-mischievous-imp-edition Discussion: Immortals: Gods and Heroes IMMORTALS: GODS AND HEROES
Written by Brian Clevinger, F.J. DeSanto, David Gallaher, Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, Jock, Ron Marz, Jim McCann, Ben McCool, Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin
Illustrated by Dennis Calero, Kevin Colden, Steve Ellis, Trevor Hairsine, Scott Hampton, Phil Hester, Jock, Rafael Kayanan, Patrick Scherberger and Ben Templesmith
Cover by David Mack Spinning from the upcoming epic 3-D film Immortals from visionary director Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell) and starring Mickey Rourke and Henry Cavill comes Immortals: Gods and Heroes, a stunning hardcover featuring ALL-NEW tales of Greek myths as you’ve never seen them before! Featuring incredible untold tales by Brian Clevinger (Atomic Robo), Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir), Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex), Jock (Detective Comics, The Losers), Ben McCool (Captain America, Memoir), Ron Marz (Witchblade, Green Lantern), Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night) and more! 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 show: Gods and Heroes mess up your mythology, Bat-Man and Mxyzptlk screw up your dimension, and Thor gets the finger from Phineas and Ferb. NEWS Phineas and Ferb bump Thor release date LINK REVIEWS Stephen Morning Glories #13
 Writer: Nick Spencer
 Artist: Joe Eisma
 Cover Artist: Rodin Esquejo
 Publisher: Image Comics
 Cover Price: $2.99 WHOA! [rating:4/5] Rodrigo My Greatest Adventure #1
 Written by AARON LOPRESTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE and MATT KINDT; Art by AARON LOPRESTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE, MATT RYAN and SCOTT KOLINS; Cover by AARON LOPRESTI The adventures of Garbage Man and Tanga from WEIRD WORLDS continue – and now, these offbeat heroes are joined by the Robotman, who has a disturbing knack for self-destruction! [rating:2/5] Matthew Batwoman #2 Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN; Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III Horror! A terrifying new villain stalks the innocent children of Gotham City! Intrigue! A threatening government agency is hot on Batwoman's trail. Romance! Kate Kane's new relationship is heating up! Can Batwoman stop the new evil rising from the damp back alleys of Gotham's barrios? And overcome the many challenges she faces as both Batwoman and Kate Kane? 2011's most anticipated new series intensifies in this exciting second issue! [rating:4.5/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Mischievous Imp Edition This week, we turned to you (or more specifically, those of you who follow @MajorSpoilers) and asked for a Poll of the Week suggestion. Tweeter JayLv99 suggested pitting Mister Mxyzptlk against Bat-Mite. Two imps from the Fifth Dimension who plague Batman and Superman endlessly. [poll id="204”] http://www.majorspoilers.com/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-pow-mischievous-imp-edition Discussion: Immortals: Gods and Heroes IMMORTALS: GODS AND HEROES
 Written by Brian Clevinger, F.J. DeSanto, David Gallaher, Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, Jock, Ron Marz, Jim McCann, Ben McCool, Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin
 Illustrated by Dennis Calero, Kevin Colden, Steve Ellis, Trevor Hairsine, Scott Hampton, Phil Hester, Jock, Rafael Kayanan, Patrick Scherberger and Ben Templesmith
 Cover by David Mack Spinning from the upcoming epic 3-D film Immortals from visionary director Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell) and starring Mickey Rourke and Henry Cavill comes Immortals: Gods and Heroes, a stunning hardcover featuring ALL-NEW tales of Greek myths as you’ve never seen them before! Featuring incredible untold tales by Brian Clevinger (Atomic Robo), Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir), Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex), Jock (Detective Comics, The Losers), Ben McCool (Captain America, Memoir), Ron Marz (Witchblade, Green Lantern), Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night) and more! 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.

Reviews: Avengers 1959 #1, Blood Red Dragon #0, Chopper #1, Huntress Vol 3 #1, Last Of The Greats #1, Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1, Frank Miller's Holy Terror Jimmy is joined by yet another Aussie sitting in the guest co-host chair, Jen Timms. She works in the gaming industry and is in town for New York Comic Con (NYCC) staying at the Aquino/Templesmith palace. She is also Jimmy's right hand at the CNI booth (D18) in Podcast Arena located in Artist's Alley. They give some love/reverance to the late Steve Jobs, Jimmy talks about the Warehouse 13 and Breaking Bad finales and tells of his love for Karine Vanasse in Pan Am. They also nerd out over the new Avengers trailerNews includes James Robinson back on Starman, Barnes & Noble yanks DC books, Locke & Key screening at NYCC, Archie Comics brings back superheroes, and Stieg Larson's trilogy comes to comic books. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! NYCC is this weekend (October 13-16) and CNI has lots of great stuff lined up at their table D18. Signings at the booth (CHECK BACK AT WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO SOON) with the likes of Greg Pak, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Kevin Colden, Becky Cloonan, Ben Templesmith, Ben McCool, Veronica Taylor, and Jeremy Bastian. Tentative guests include Paul Pope, Michael Emerson and Carrie Preston. The annual raffle will be held this year as well! It's a fundraiser for CNI so we can get some new equipment/pay for trips/etc. Great prizes in the raffle as per usual with donations from Garth Ennis, Bryan Fuller, Ben Templesmith, Rafael Kayanan, Paul Pope, John Cassaday, DC comics, IDW publishing. Dark Horse comics, Smith Micro, Fred Van Lente, Dean Haspiel, Dan Panosian, Dynamite Entertainment, 2000AD and more! Tickets are $1 or 6 for $5. The more you buy, the better chance to win! We'll do the raffle once on Thursday and twice a day from Friday-Sunday. Swing on by D18 in Artist Alley to see all of the exciting events happening with Comic News Insider at NYCC! 

Reviews: The Bulletproof Coffin #1, Joker's Asylum: The Riddler One-Shot, Serenity: Float Out One-ShotJimmy was at Heroes Con in North Carolin and got his interview on big time! He chatted with Erika Moen, Ben Templesmith, Ben McCool, Ming Doyle, Francesco Francavilla, Mike Maihack, Kevin Colden, Jeremy Bastian and Kirby Krackle!We also throw in one more interview with Lisa Wood (Thought Bubble) left over from MCM Expo. Put your seatbelts on because it's a long one! Great interviews with amazing cartoonists so it's totally worth it. News includes: Torchwood in the U.S., a Torchwood comic, Matt Kindt's 3 Story movie deal, Joe Quesada promoted, Thundercats animated series, Grant Morrison's new TV show and more!

Reviews: Cursed Pirate Girl #1, The Last Days of Animal Man #1, The Amazing Spider-Man: The Short Halloween One-Shot It's our big Bicentennial and we're doing it all up! Recorded live in front of an audience at Latitude Bar & Grill here in NYC. Special guests galore including Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" from Lost), John Cassaday, Vito Del Sante, Kevin Colden, Miss Lasko-Gross and more! We do the news and reviews and some hilarious sketches to boot. There's a musical bit, some radio theater and you have to hear Michael Emerson read movie quotes! Cassaday also gives an exclusive announcement about the final issue of Planetary! Special thanks to Heidi MacDonald from The Beat and Mike from Astro-Zombies comic shop for their kind donations of door prizes. And hey...we also did a video (probably the first and last time) of this so you can finally see our antics for yourselves!

Reviews: The Unknown #1, Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1, From the Ashes #1 More TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) interviews with Kevin Colden, Marc Ellerby and Faith Erin Hicks. Jimmy has a run in with famed theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku, Joe sees the new Broadway revival of West Side Story and the boys check out the new Wolfram Alpha. News includes Kevin Smith back to comics, G4/Dark Horse want you as an SDCC correspondent, Captain Britain cancelled, Zombie movies, Thor casting, a New Jersey mom creates safety superheroes, what TV shows made the cut to next year and more!