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This week, we go full indie and discuss some of indie classics: Unlovable by Esther Pearl Watson, This Offbeat Town by Jake Smith, Blue Monday by Chynna Clugston-Flores, Egg Cream and Cyanide Milkshake by Liz Suburbia, and Magical Beatdown by Jenn Woodall.Correction: This Offbeat Town is published under Dead Gremlin Comix.Relevant Links:Bust MagazineStrangers with CandyPen15 trailerDead Gremlin ComixUrusei YatsuraHopeless SavagesSacred HeartEli Roth's Thanksgiving trailer
Janelle Blarg (otherwise known as Janelle Hessig) is a Bay Area writer, cartoonist, and humorist, best known for her contributions to small press and punk communities. Janelle's Tales of Blarg helped define east bay punk fanzines in the '90s and beyond. Cartoonist, writer, riot grrrl muse, and one-woman laff factory, Janelle's work can be found in subversive materials hidden under your mattress or hung on your shitty teenage bedroom wall. She's been a touring drummer, a pop culture journalist, and the marketing director for Last Gasp. Her work has appeared in comics anthologies and on punk record covers since the beginning of time. Check out her publishing company Gimme Action for work by Liz Suburbia, Brontez Purnell, and Hessig herself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adultingwell/support
This month's episode of Enemies of the State, a comics book club podcast featuring a rotating cast of comics critics. In this episode, we discuss Liz Suburbia's Egg Cream #1, published by Czap Books and Silver Sprocket in 2019.
Jordy and Drew are here and it is time they tell you about all kinds of independent comics. We've got some more myths, blood sucking love, Pokemon inspired choose your own adventure books, and more! Listen in to hear about: The Water Spirit The False Doe Hocus & Pocus Egg Cream Sword of Ages To Drink & to Eat Iron or the War After Her Infernal Descent Notes: www.fortheloveofindie.com Email: ftlindie@gmail.com Twitter: @ftlindie
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.
We need more Trash! Featuring: Dave Roberts, Andi Preller, David Hopkins, and special guest Liz Suburbia! Running Time: 1:37:50 Topics • This week on the show we had the pleasure of speaking with one of our all-time favorite cartoonists, Liz Suburbia! Liz has been a friend of the show for awhile now, and was one of
The Gang is back with a Book. Sacred Heart takes us into the dark night of a damp neighborhood where all the adults are gone. What's going on here and what's it got to do with Camus, Existentialism, Adolescence, Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll? Come with us as we explore Liz Suburbia's smashing debut. Some Spoilers. Lots of Spoilers. Still worth listening, definitely worth reading. Music courtesy Bensounds.com
Stuff is bad right now. Let’s read a book! In this episode Jon, Jeff, Angela, and kgros read "Sacred Heart" by Liz Suburbia, about a group of punk teens surviving in a town that seems to have no adults. Spoiler alert: something mysterious is going on. Also in this episode you’ll find out our panelists’ favourite conspiracy theories, and our thoughts on depicting atmospheric sound in comics. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will cover "Americus" by MK Reed and Jonathan Hill.
n this episode Jon, Jeff, Angela, and kgros read "Ghosts," the new graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier. Raina’s books have single-handedly dominated the New York Times Bestseller List for graphic novels for years. Join us as we look at why that might be. We’ll also talk about how great Montreal is, how boring Medicine Hat is, a bunch of Kickstarters you’ll want to back, and Jeff’s nephew, world’s youngest comics fan. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will cover "Sacred Heart" by Liz Suburbia.
Visit Hideous Energy at the following places:Twitter - Facebook - hideousenergy@gmail.com - Fan Off.comFollow Austin on Twitter @austinRwilson; @HideousEnergy David @dc_hopkins and Super Cute artist Brent Hibbard @BrentHibbardEp. #247 - Comics Journalism• Intro - Our sponsors DCBS offer comics and comics-related objects for 20% - 40% off, including plenty of comics that are also journalism. Check it out. Warning: One or more comics creators may want to charge you money to sign their comics. Here.• Topic Thunder - After reading various tweets, small blog posts, and yes even some articles, we began wondering about the state of comics journalism. Controversies surrounding writers Brian Wood and Nathan Edmondson helped to contribute to this. A post by Sarah Horrocks highlighted the internet's willingness to hop on the shaming train, which also sparked our curiosity as to how this could be curbed.We researched, through reading and short interviews with creators, the topic of comics journalism. By reaching out to creators and other professionals in the comics field we gathered quotes from cartoonist Liz Suburbia, an anonymous comics professional, and artist David Marquez aimed at highlighting the failures and successes of journalism within the world of comics, along with possible reasons for the current state of writing about comics. In the course of the discussion with the anonymous comics professional, Janelle Asselin was brought up, and an article related to that topic can be read here.All opinions presented in this podcast are the representation of the speaker themselves, and no one else. We are dedicated to protecting anonymous sources, and will do so going forward when the situation arises. Any responses, opinions, or objections should be emailed to hideousenergy@gmail.com.
This special episode of Inkstuds is hosted by Katie Skelly. Because of the support through the Inkstuds Patreon, I am able to bring on some excellent guests hosts. I am really happy to have Katie taking part. I am a … Continue reading →
How does this make you feel?Recorded on May 27th, 2015.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:07:05Topics • Intro – Liz Suburbia sends us an email and it ends up being an hour-long answer/therapy session with ultimately no real answers or hope for a better future. Enjoy!