Podcast appearances and mentions of mark andrew smith

We lost one of the kings of pop culture, a much beloved creative force, and one of the people who was responsible for making comic books what they are today. He made us believe in characters who were larger than life, but somehow still down to earth, and shone a light on prejudice (X-Men), diversity (Black Panther, Luke Cage, Jean Grey, Black Widow, She-Hulk), mental health (Hulk, Ant-Man), and physical disability (Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Iron Man), at a time when such issues were ignored or disparaged.  On this week's episode Andrew, Mick and Rob pay tribute to one of the 20th and 21st century's greatest pop culture icons - the late, the great Stan Lee, who made us believe in heroes again and again.  After a sombre start it's time to talk about what we've been reading, which this week are Sullivan’s Sluggers by Mark Andrew Smith & James Stokoe, EXO by Jerry Frissen & Philippe Scoffoni, the first volume of The Seven Deadly Sins spinoff manga series Seven Days by You Kokikuji, the first volume of Boarding School Juliet by Yousuke Kaneda, Deadpool: Assassin and the Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network anthology.  Until next time, Excelsior! If you've enjoyed this podcast then please follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or on other social media by searching for The Geek Show (http://thegeekshow.co.uk) . If you want to show your support then head over to Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow) and give whatever you can. Alternatively, we have a shop up and running so head over to The Geek Shop (http://thegeekshow.co.uk/thegeekshop/) and partake in some of our lovely wares. Thanks, and until next time, don't read anything we wouldn't! #StanLee #Tribute #Podcast #Reviews #Comics #Manga #TheGeekShow #4Panel #Marvel #DC #Kodansha #DarkHorse #GhostInTheShell #GlobalNeuralNetwork #Deadpool #Assassin #RomeoAndJuliet #BoardingSchoolJuliet #TheSevenDeadlySins #SevenDays #Spinoff #Anthology #Humanoids #SullivansSluggers #EXO 

Top 10 Feb Sales, Rebirth rumors, Han Solo solo, Black Widow 1, Standoff 1, Spider-Man 2, Kickstarters (Alter Life, Turncoat, Zipper Club, New Brighton Archaeological Society, Tale of Shadows), Ghostbusters Trailer, Web Warriors, Comics Countdown for 02 Mar 2016. Rebirth rumors: Superman by Peter Tomasi, Action Comics by Dan Jurgens, Suicide Squad by Rob Williams and Jim Lee. Han Solo by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks, Black Widow by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee, Spider-Man 2 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sarah Pichelli (ret-con city!), Alter-Life by Caleb Thusat and Katrina E. Kuntsmann, Turncoat by Ryan O'Sullivan and Plaid Klaus, Zipper Club by Len Wallace and Joe Duncan, New Brighton Archaeological Society by Mark Andrew Smith and Matthew Weldon. Comics Countdown, 02 Mar 2016: 10. The Violent 3 by Ed Brisson, Adam Gorham, Michael Garland 9. Uncanny Avengers 6 by Gerry Duggan, Carlos Pacheco, Scott Hanna, David Meikis, Mariano Taibo, Antonio Fabela, Richard Isanove 8. Batgirl 49 by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, Horacio Domingues, Ming Doyle, James Harvey, Roger Robinson, Babs Tarr, Serge LaPointe 7. Unfollow 5 by Rob Williams, Mike Dowling, Quinton Winter 6. Giant Days 12 by John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar 5. Old Man Logan 3 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Marcelo Maiolo 4. Another Castle 1 by Andrew Wheeler, Paulina Ganucheau 3. Deadly Class 19 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Jordan Boyd 2. Batman and Robin Eternal 22 by James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Genevieve Valentine, Fernando Blanco, John Rauch 1. Omega Men 9 by Tom King, Barnaby Bagenda, Romulo Fajardo Jr.

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Gladstone???s School for World Conquerors, by??Mark Andrew Smith and Armand Villavert Jr. Set in a top secret school for young and aspiring super-villains (themselves predominantly the offspring of super-villains), the series follows the hijinks and adventures of a group of students. All is???as is so [???]

   Pairing with "Attack the Block,” the short stories this time around deal with conflicts surrounding the topic of race juxtaposed with the ugliness that racial prejudice can bring out in people. Andrew's pick is a Neo-Pulp adventure in the vain of Conan meets Flash Gordon, where we see what lies within the "Lost Vaults of Mars.”  Sometimes the cost of everything is everything as we get into a heavy discussion of race and politics when talking about "Space Traders.”  MangaMatt closes the episode with a Kickstarter-funded horror-action comic pitting a down and out baseball team against a town of demonic derelicts in "Sullivan's Sluggers". Story Picks: The Lost Vaults of Mars by: Steve Dilks from Lost Winds of Mars The Space Traders by: Derrick Bell   Sullivan's Sluggers by: Mark Andrew Smith and James Stokoe

Clive Barker's Nightbreed, Mark Andrew Smith and Sullivan's Sluggers, Ryan Browne and God Hates Astronauts, The Sixth Gun and original art, Walking Dead, Hank Pym, Love and Rockets, Scud: The Disposable Assassin, Derf Backderf's My Friend Dahmer, Orson Scott Card and separating the artist from the art, Richard Corben and Jan Strnad's Ragemoor for Dark Horse, Miracleman, G.I. Joe:  Retaliation, Doctor Who, High Crimes by Christopher Sebela and Ibrahim Moustafa from Monkeybrain, The Comics Journal #302 from Fantagraphics, TMNT, Manhattan Projects, Nick Brokenshire and Amelia Cole and the Unknown World, Rafael Grampa, and much more!

Horror Month continues with Mark Andrew Smith’s Sullivan’s Sluggers + Callers and Horror Comedy Be sure to check out our comic, Hurry The Rabbitoid Knight: Prelude to Epilogue! Radio Free Echo Rift is a pirate broadcast transmitted from a secret location deep beneath the city of Philadelphia. Don and Mike discuss comics, movies, and the comics that they make based on what they see in the mysterious Echo Rift. New Episodes every Wednesday and most Fridays. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Download Episode 31 – Sluggers Episode 31 – Sluggers 00:36 – Intro01:19 – Unnamed Horror Month Continues02:30 – Horror is in the Air04:47 – Voicemail: A plea for help06:04 – Voicemail: Three Questions + Horror Comedy12:05 – Sullivan’s Sluggers – Mark Andrew Smith and James Stokoe13:57 – Sullivan’s Sluggers: The Hook and Overview18:52 – Colorful Cast of Characters20:36 – Slugger’s Artwork22:18 – Things That Only Work in Comics24:40 – Brainstorming Sullivan’s Sluggers: The Movie26:58 – “Wrong Turn” Horror Storytelling28:24 – Teammates and Closing Throughts29:27 – Outro Call-in number: 856-208-RIFT Letters: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast and comic updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Mike_Connelly

Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Griffin are joined by AWP new-comer Michael Hammett for a little segment we like to call "Hammett Time!". But first everyone needs to work out their differences over the latest Kickstarter controversy, and then it's a Marvel-free installment of Comics at the Table for the first time in the show's 20 month history! Show Notes: Sullivan's Sluggers on Kickstarter. "The A to B Manifesto. The creator as retailer." from Mark Andrew Smith's Tumblr. "Big hauls on Kickstarter no longer a rarity as Sullivan's Sluggers clears the bases" at Comics Beat.com. The gang recording the show, with photography by Jody. Comics at the Table - Mind MGMT #1, Batman Incorporated #1, Youngblood #1, Justice League Dark #9, Batman the Dark Knight #9 and All Star Western #9.

Much doom and gloom and all-around depressing stuff the first hour as we wade hip-deep into The Walking Dead volume 14 from Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (NOTE: If you want to skip ahead, you'll be fine if you jump to the 47:20 minute mark!), after which we elevate with elaboration on Falling Skies, Will Pfeifer and Jill Thompson's excellent Finals under the Vertigo Resurrected banner, Baltimore: The Plague Ships by Mignola and Ben Stenbeck from Dark Horse, the I...Vampire! serial by J. M. DeMatteis and Tom Sutton from the pages of House of Mystery, Wolverine and Jubilee, Rogue's X-marks, Deathmate, Joe Casey's Butcher Baker #3 and Marijuanaman from Image and Infantry under the DDP Aftermath imprint, 28 Days Later, Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth volume three, Avengers Academy Giant-Size, Aspen's Executive Assistant Iris Volume 1 from David Whol and Eduardo Francisco, Hickman's Red Wing, Scarlet, Gladstone's School for World Conquerors by Mark Andrew Smith and Image, and a whole mess more!

April 28,2011 - Mark Andrew Smith lives and teaches English in Taiwain, but over the past few years he's amassed a number of credits and accolades in the comics industry. He co-created the Eisner Award winning Popgun anthology series and developed a number of creator-owned works through Image Comics. 2011 sees the debut of a new all-ages ongoing called Gladstone's School for World Conquerors as well as a second volume of his celebrated New Brighton Archaeological Society. Mark talks to us about the perils and pitfalls of producing all-ages work and discusses both failures and successes in crowdsourcing through Kickstarter. How do you make such fundraising websites work for you, and what does it all mean for the industry? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices