Podcasts about kilgore books

Zack Kruse pops in to help us with Criminal #5-6 and Too Old to Die Young, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dave Wachter, Wally Wood and Gil Kane, Drawing Blood: Spilled Ink by Kevin Eastman and company, Transformers/Ghostbusters #1 from IDW, Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen #1, Metalshark Bro from Scout Comics, Mark Millar, September 12 by Robert Sergel from Kilgore Books, Noah Van Sciver, Steve Ditko, Naomi #6, Young Justice #7, Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale from Amulet Books, plus a whole mess more!

In pt. 4 of my Countdown to DINK, we hear from Chuck Forsman, the creator of The End Of The Fxxxing World graphic novel, talks with Kilgore Books about translating his comic into a Netflix series. This is another interview from DINK 2018, so make sure you join us at DINK 2019 this April 13-14!

Time Codes: 00:01:15 - Introduction 00:03:32 - Setup of interview 00:04:53 - Interview with Noah Van Sciver 01:15:14 - Wrap up 01:16:39 - Contact us The Two Guys with PhDs are very happy to have back on the podcast Noah Van Sciver. He was first on the show back in March 2015, and a lot of things have changed with him since the guys last talked with Noah (and not just his growing of a mustache). Most significantly, his output has been through the roof! One of the things Sterg and Derek discuss with their guest is the sheer volume of his comics creation. Over the past six months alone he has released four different titles, and from a variety of publishers: Constant Companion (Fantagraphics), Blammo #10(Kilgore Books and comics), One Dirty Tree(Uncivilized Books), and Fante Bukowski 3: A Perfect Failure(Fantagraphics). The guys talk with Noah about his work habits, his penchant for working with different publishers, his ability to juggle different projects at the same time, and his current work and what we can expect from him in the future. And of course, there is a lot of laughter in this episode. Noah is a humorous, and at time quite satirical, writer, yet the humor is often mixed with pathos, as we see not only his autobiographical comics, but most notably in his recent Fante Bukowski. This was a fun interview...and even more fun was had after they turned off the microphones and the guys hung out on Skype to talk about even more matters. Too bad that wasn't captured for the show, but this new interview with Noah Van Sciver is definitely a highlight of Stergios and Derek's year.

Time Codes: 00:00:29 - Introduction 00:02:30 - Hitting a milestone 00:04:20 - Coyote Doggirl 00:40:29 - Baseline Blvd. 01:12:18 - Cemetery Beach #1 01:26:03 - Wrap up 01:27:22 - Contact us This week Sterg and Derek discuss three fascinating and genre-spanning titles. They begin with Lisa Hanawalt's Coyote Doggirl(Drawn and Quarterly). As the guys point out, this is a humor-infused story that engages with the western genre. Both Derek and Sterg mention that while they appreciate Hanawalt's off-beat sense of humor, they haven't been big fans of her past books, in that they weren't so much narrative comics as they were illustrated works of humor. But Coyote Doggirlis more of a "traditional" comic, with sequential panels and a discernible storyline. The premise is more or less simple, but that's part of the charm of this text. And the humor! Next, the Two Guys with PhDs turn to Emi Gennis's Baseline Blvd., released earlier this year from Kilgore Books and Comics. This actually began as a webcomic back in 2015, but it was published in hardcopy as part of Kilgore's Kickstarter campaignfor their 2018 releases. Where many of Gennis's comics have been profiles or biographies, this latest book is more autobiographical in nature. As the guys point out, there is a silent elegance about this work, and Gennis packs a lot of story -- and emotion -- into her brief narrative. The guys then wrap up the episode by looking at Warren Ellis and Jason Howard's Cemetery Beach#1(Image Comics). Sterg observes that this seems to be a typical Ellis narrative -- and "typical" in a good, demonstrative way -- and both of the guys comment on Howard's art. In fact, much of this first issue is carried by the illustrations. In all, it's a successful first issue. This seven-issue sci-fi series has a lot of promise, and both Derek and Sterg look forward to seeing where the creators take their premise.

This week's Kickstarter episode is brought to you by the great folks at Kilgore Books and Comics. If that publisher sounds familiar, that's because the Two Guys have discussed a variety of Kilgore publications in the past...including a publisher spotlight episode back in 2016! Its current Kickstarter campaign is all about their 2018 releases. Dan Stafford, Kilgore's head honcho, talks with Derek about the various titles scheduled for this year, and there are a lot. Backers can look forward to: Blammo #10, by Noah Van Sciver Tinderella, by M.S. Harkness Tommy Time, by Tom Van Deusen Baseline Blvd, by Emi Gennis Lawns, by Alex Nall September 12, by Robert Sergel Angloid, by Alex Graham Monkey Chef: A Love Story, by Mike Freiheit And an untitled Inechi comic by Inés Estrada As listeners of The Comics Alternative know, Kilgore publishes great titles, the kind that define what the podcast is all about. So be sure to back this campaign and get your batch of 2018 releases from Kilgore Books and Comics! Sample Covers

Time Codes: 00:01:50 - Introduction 00:03:37 - Setting up our favorites 00:07:16 - Year-end statistics 00:15:54 - Our favorites of 2016 01:43:22 - Wrapping up our favorites, and honorable mentions 01:48:55 - Contact us This is the last regular review episode of 2016, and as the Two Guys with PhDs do annually, they use their final show of the year to share their favorite comics from the past twelve months. Both Andy and Derek have each chosen what he considers the 10 best of 2016 -- and in no particular order -- but neither has shared his list with the other until the recording of this episode. So there are some surprises along the way. There is not much overlap between the guys' lists, and only two titles are mentioned by both. Taken together, this is a wide-ranging selection that includes everything from mainstream superhero comics to small-press selections, from webcomics to manga, from comics in translation to works that are sure to become part of many readers' canon. However, before they plunge into their lists the guys share some year-end statistics. By the end of 2016 The Comics Alternative will have produced 162 episodes (including this episode and the December manga review). Among those shows, 278 print titles will have been discussed along with 36 webcomics. Derek also crunched the numbers in terms of the most reviewed publishers. The one whose titles were discussed most frequently was Image Comics, with the guys focusing on 25 of their titles. Next is Fantagraphics and Dark Horse Comics with 21 reviewed titles each. After that it's IDW with 19, DC/Vertigo with 17, First Second with 13, and BOOM! Studios with 11. Other publishers whose titles have been reviewed at least 5 times over the past year include Kilgore Books (9), Kodansha Comics (8), Alternative Comics (7), Aftershock (7), Floating World (6), Drawn and Quarterly (5), Retrofit/Big Planet (5), and Avery Hill Publishing (5). After that numerical rundown, the Two Guys get into their 10 favorite titles of 2016: Andy's Top 10 of 2016 The Nib - Various (The Nib)  Young Animal line - Various (DC Comics)  Vision - Tom King. Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Kevin Walsh (Marvel Comics)  The Sheriff of Babylon - Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC/Vertigo)  The Fix - Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber (Image Comics)  Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq - Sarah Glidden (Drawn and Quarterly)  The One Hundred Nights of Hero - Isabel Greenberg (Little, Brown and Company)  March: Book Three - John Lewis, Andrew Ayden, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW)  The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye - Sonny Liew (Pantheon Books)  Rosalie Lightning / We All Wish for Deadly Force - Tom Hart / Leela Corman (St. Martin's Press / Retrofit/Big Planet) Derek's Top 10 of 2016 Paper Girls - Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chang (Image Comics) Adam Sarlech: A Trilogy - Frédéric Bézian (Humanoids) Mary Wept over the Feet of Jesus - Chester Brown (Drawn and Quarterly) 5,000 km Per Second - Manuele Fiore (Fantagraphics) The Fix - Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber (Image Comics) Blammo #9 - Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books) Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling - Tony Cliff (First Second) The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye - Sonny Liew (Pantheon Books) Highbone Theater - Joe Daly (Fantagraphics) Goodnight Punpun / The Girl on the Shore - Inio Asano (VIZ Media / Vertical Comics) The Honorable Mentions…These Titles Almost, but Just Didn't Quite, Make It onto Each Guy's List For Andy The Black Monday Murders - Jonathan Hickman and Tomm Coker (Image Comics) Dept. H - Matt Kindt (Dark Horse Comics) Happy Trails - Scott Roberts (Ubutopia Press) Paper Girls - Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chang (Image Comics) Faith - Jody Houser, Pere Perez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant Comics) Future Quest - Evan Shaner and Steve Rude (DC Comics) Blubber - Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics) Someone Please Have Sex with Me - Gina Wyndbrandt (2dcloud) For Derek March: Book Three - John Lewis, Andrew Ayden, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW) Briggs Land  - Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse Comics) Super Weird Heroes: Outrageous but Real! - Craig Yoe, ed. (Yoe Books/IDW) The Eltingville Club - Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books) Panther - Brecht Evens (Drawn and Quarterly) Patience - Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics) The One Hundred Nights of Hero - Isabel Greenberg (Little, Brown and Company) Various manga: I Am a Hero - Kengo Hanzawa (Dark Horse Manga); Princess Jellyfish - Akiko Hagashimura (Kodansha Comics); Otherworld Barbara, Vol. 1 - Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics)

On this episode, their final publisher spotlight of the year, Andy and Derek discuss the 2016 releases from Kilgore Books and Comics.

Time Codes: 00:00:27 - Introduction 00:02:28 - Setting up Kilgore Books and Comics 00:05:28 - Conversation with Dan Stafford 00:22:04 - Cosmic Be-ing #2 00:28:45 - The Fifth Window 00:35:24 - A Horse, a Crow, and a Hippo Walk into a Bar 00:45:53 - Powermac 00:55:16 - Paid for It 01:01:56 - The Plunge: A True Story 01:12:21 - What Happened 01:18:23 - Scorched Earth 01:25:44 - Blammo #9 01:54:57 - Wrap up 01:56:02 - Contact us On this episode, their final publisher spotlight of the year, Andy and Derek discuss the 2016 releases from Kilgore Books and Comics. They discuss nine titles, in all: four from the publisher's spring catalog, four from the fall releases, and an in-between book that conceptually lives up to its interstitial positioning. The guys begin their spotlight with a brief interview Derek conducted with Dan Stafford at this year's Small Press Expo. He introduces Kilgore to listeners, reveals its history and mission, and sets the contexts for the various 2016 releases. After that, the Two Guys with PhDs begin looking at the four titles from the spring, Alex Graham's Cosmic Be-ing #2, Amara Leipzig's The Fifth Window, Lauren Barnett's A Horse, a Crow, and a Hippo Walk into a Bar, and Box Brown's Powerman. They're intrigued by the more abstract constructions of the former, and they contrast this with the humor and sheer fun found Barnett's and Brown's comics. And given recent political events, the satiric Powerman becomes disturbingly prescient. And on the topic of satire...Andy and Derek next check out the latest work from one of their favorites, Joe Matt. Paid for It is a send-up of Chester Brown's Paying for It. In it, Matt (writing under the name "Chesty Matt") basically takes panels from Brown's original texts, inverts their sequence, and tweaks the story so that it's the protagonist who becomes the prostitute and the women who are the johns...or janes. It's not often that we see anything new from Matt, so Paid for It is definitely an event worth noting. The last part of the episode is devoted to Kilgore's fall releases: Emi Gennis's The Plunge: A True Story, Simon Moreton's What Happened, Tom Van Deusen's Scorched Earth, and Noah Van Sciver's Blammo #9. The first is an historical account of the first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, and a reminder of the gender biases we continue to live under. Moreton's is an introspective examination of childhood experiences, while Van Deusen's is an no-holds-barred exposé of a dysfunctional individual, reminiscent of Sacha Baron Cohen and Curb Your Enthusiasm. But the guys save their most vocal praise for the latest issue of Blammo. They've discussed Van Sciver's series on the podcast before, but this latest installment is a truly outstanding issue that stands above in its predecessors.  

On Changing Denver this month, we investigate paranormalactivity in Cap Hill. It turns out the early reports greatlyunderestimated the infestation! Ghosts are legion in this historicDenver neighborhood, and not necessarily the kind you'd expect.-Materials for further research:Ghost Quest, the feature length paranormal investigationdocumentary, is available on YouTube in full.Bree Davies wrote this column for Westword on the closing of the Gypsy House.Lady Speech tweets @LadySpeech and has a list ofupcoming appearances on her website www.ladyspeech.com.Noah Van Sciver was recently nominatedfor an Eisner Award! His work is available at many of Denver’sfinest bookstores, including Kilgore Books. You can also findhim on tumblr andTwitter @NoahVanSciver.-Our theme song is “Minnow” by FelixFast4ward. You can find more of his music on Soundcloud.The song we played throughout the episode is “Deathville” byEldren. You can find more about them on their Facebook page.The other songs you heard under the Noah Van Sciver interviewwere “solace”and “architects”by Three Chain Links. I found them on WFMU’s Free Music Archive.They were released under a Creative Commons AttributionLicense.-You can keep up with Changing Denver by signing up for ournewsletter or byfollowing us on Twitter, @changingdenver.Looking for a way to support the show? Rate us on iTunes orStitcher! Quality reviews will help us reach a wider audience.Thanks for listening!

This week the Two Guys with PhDs Talking about Comics explore four new titles, each quite different one from the other. They begin with the new graphic novel from New Zealand creator Ant Sang, The Dharma Punks (Conundrum Press). On the surface it is a story about coming to terms with death, but there's much more going on in this 415-page book. In fact, this is one of the most ambitious narratives the guys have encountered so far this year, and certainly the most philosophical. Its protagonist, Chopstick, tries to comes to grips with the suicide of a close friend and what that loss means in his own life, while at the same time participating in an anarchist act against a corporate franchise. The events in the book take place roughly over a two-day period, but one of strengths of this narrative is how Sang manipulates time in a Faulkner-like manner, making the past ever-present. This is a rich and complex text, and at times Gene and Derek feel at a loss trying to put the gist of The Dharma Punks into words for an audio podcast. Next, the guys take on a much more constrained narrative, but one that is nonetheless multifaceted in its own ways, Noah Van Sciver's My Hot Date (Kilgore Books). This is an autobiographical comic, and as the title suggests, it's about a date that the fourteen-year-old Noah has with someone he met via America Online. Van Sciver has written short memoir-inspired stories in the past, but this is the longest, and definitely the most humorously self-deprecating, that he's produced to date. This is just one of the many comics that Van Sciver has released over the past year, many of which are published through Kilgore Books...a growing presences in the Two Guys' arsenal of go-to small publishers. After that, Derek and Gene turn their attention to the first issue in Rick Remender and Sean Murphy's new series from Image Comics, Tokyo Ghost. This is a futuristic story that takes as its premise the overriding and ever-present impact of on-demand digital culture in our lives. This inaugural issue does a fine job of setting up this narrative world, but Gene wonders if the nonstop action and complex visuals may be too much at times. Lastly, the guys take a brief look at an issue of an online zine they have just discovered, Jackie Batey's FutureFantasteek! Issue #16 was released at the beginning of 2015, and while the latest installment can stand on its own, Derek and Gene suggest that the title can best be appreciated when read over the course of its run. For those with a diverse taste in comics, this episode is definitely for you!

I caught up with Noah Van Sciver about his wide selection of new and wonderful books. His latest releases include My Hot Date from Kilgore Books, Cheer Up from Hic and Hoc and 2 books from Fantagraphics, Fante Bukowksi and … Continue reading →

Cory and Denver poet/writer/performer Ken Arkind get together to talk all things Denver from art, smoking weed under I-25 and Chubbies to Federal Blvd., Jack Kerouac and the names of their high school bands. Ken wears Denver on his sleeve, doing slam poetry all over the country. He has handfuls of awards and accomplishments a simple google search will tell you all about, for instance he's an American National Poetry Slam Champion and published writer. You can pick up copies of his books at 'Coyotes' and 'Denver' at Mutiny Information Cafe and Kilgore Books and be sure to support Denver Youth Poet Laureate.Shout out to sponsors Sexpot Comedy, Renegade Brewing and Mutiny Information Cafe. Smoke Weed, Eat Pizza, Drink Beer, Read a Book!

The Two Guys with PhDs are glad to have on their show Noah Van Sciver, the creator behind the series Blammo as well as the recently published Saint Cole (Fantagraphics). The guys talk with Noah about the genesis of Saint Cole and how this became his follow-up graphic novel to The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln. For that matter, they're even more curious to know why the artist chose our depressive sixteen president as his first long-form focus. While historical narratives aren't unusual for Noah -- he addresses the great 1863 Denver fire in his comic, A City of Whiskey and Fire (with Daniel Landes) -- he's quick to point out that he's not a historically based cartoonist, as, for example, you might find in someone like Rick Geary. In fact, Noah tells Derek and Andy that he resists any kind of pigeonholing, even bristling at any attempts to place his work in the company of Robert Crumb or Chester Brown. He prefers to be a chameleon, changing up his subject matter at will, much like Leonard Zelig does in Zelig. And here is where the Two Guys demonstrate their characteristic talents for taking their interviewees into unlikely tangential realms. Throughout their conversation, Woody Allen becomes the topic that the guys keep returning to, especially since Noah is a big Allen fan. The creator even reveals that he's currently working on project in the vein of Stardust Memories, a story about a successful artist who goes to a convention but feels alienated from his fans while he depressively reevaluates his life. But the conversation never evolves, or devolves, completely into a Woodyfest. There's plenty of talk on Van Sciver's Blammo series, his AdHouse collection Youth Is Wasted, his strips 4 Questions and Rufus Baxter, the World's Oldest Unknown Rock Star for Westword, the Denver comics scene, his relationship with Kilgore Books and Comics, his desire to create a comic with a large ensemble cast, and his upcoming project for Fantagraphics, Fante Bukowski. So all in all, in this interview you get previews, you get insights, you get laughs, and you get a little cinematic Woody. What more could you ask for?