Podcasts about sikoryak

Tad and regulars R. Sikoryak, Karl Cristian Krumpholz, Sean Harklerode, and Jonathan Baylis are joined by Caitlin McGurk & Denis Kitchen to discuss Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy.Consider becoming a patron!Support the Show.

Actor Sean Harklerode, cartoonists R. Sikoryak & Karl Christian Krumpholz join Tad to discuss Frank King and Gasoline AlleyConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Tad is joined by Kriota Willberg and R. Sikoryak!Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Tad is joined by R. Sikoryak, Karl Christian Krumpholz to discuss Milton Caniff!Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Tad is joined by R. Sikoryak, Karl Christian Krumpholz, and Sean Harklerode to discuss Chester Gould's Dick Tracy.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Episode 50 - October 23,2022 News of Note3 Amazing New BooksGreat Responsibility - 50th Episode!What Makes Us Excited About Comics with Matt, Phil, Marcus Kwame Anderson, Joe Sieracki, & R. Sikoryak.3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularEnjoy listening? Consider becoming a patron.https://www.patreon.com/22panelspodcastConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Shakespeare roundtable with John Lees, R. Sikoryak, and 22 Panels bench warmer (and Andy level Patron) Andy.Consider becoming a patron!

Join 22 Panels as we dive deep into R Sikoryak's work! Sikoryak specializes in making comic adaptations of literature classics.  Tyler and Tad were lucky enough to pick his brain for close to 2 hours! Consider becoming a patron!

Tad and Tyler discuss the Constitution and the American Experiment through the lens of R. Sikoryak's Constitution Illustrated; Cynthia Levinson, Sanford Levinson, and Ally Shwed's Fault Lines in the Constitution; and Mira Jacob's Good Talk.Tad may go a little off the rails. You have been warned.Consider becoming a patron!

Today the dynamic duo of comics derail for just a bit to give their two cents on a hot social issue.  Be sure to comment and subscribe!This Week in Comics- Continued delivery issues, so many books DIDN'T come out this week3 Amazing New Books:                From TylerChicken Devil #2, Brian Buccellato, Hayden Sherman, AfterShockPrimordial #3, Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, ImageX-Force #25, Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Marvel Bonus Link: Wolverine: The Long Night Podcast                From TadRadio Apocalypse #1, Ram V/Anand RK, Vault Ginseng Roots #9, Craig Thompson, Uncivilized We Only Kill Each Other #1, Stephanie Phillips/Peter Krause, Comixology Great Responsibility:Window into Tad's convoluted mind:A discussion (/guided monologue) of current events, tunnel vision, black & white thinking, how it relates to comics, and whether comics can be part of the cure.Suggested Reading:Constitution Illustrated, R. Sikoryak, Drawn & QuarterlyEconomics In Wonderland by Robert Reich, FantagraphicsEconomix, Michael Goodwin, Dan E. BurrLogicomix, Apostolas Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Alecos PapadatosAction Philosophers, Action Presidents, Comic Book History of Comics, Fred Van Lente, Ryan DunlaveyThe Silence of Our Friends, March, Run, Save It For Later, Nate PowellGood Talk, Mira JacobUnderstanding Comics, Scott McCloudThe NibWorld Citizen Comics, :01 First Second3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular: From TylerX-Men Legends, Vol. 1, Marvel Vinyl #6, Doug Wagner, Dave Stewart, ImageSymbiote Spider-Man Crossroads #5, Peter David, Greg LandFrom TadThat Texas Blood #12 Chris Condon/Jacob Phillips, ImageJonna and the Unpossible Monsters #8, Chris & Laura Samnee, OniConsider becoming a patron!

Host Frankie Walls sits down with former varsity soccer player Alex Elconin '21 and current men's varsity basketball point guard, senior George Sikoryak III. The two talk about their experiences as student-athletes and the pressures of their sport, committing to school work and how the pandemic has affected playing. This episode is a continuation of a conversation with Emily Adams '21 and junior Arla Davis. You can find that episode of The Intersection here. Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in the Spring 2021 semester.

Host Frankie Walls sits down with former varsity soccer player Alex Elconin '21 and current men's varsity basketball point guard, senior George Sikoryak III. The two talk about their experiences as student-athletes and the pressures of their sport, committing to school work and how the pandemic has affected playing. This episode is a continuation of a conversation with Emily Adams '21 and junior Arla Davis. You can find that episode of The Intersection here: https://theithacan.org/media/the-intersection-a-conversation-with-arla-davis-and-emily-adams/ Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in the Spring 2021 semester.

True North Country Comics Podcast chats R. Sikoryak about 'Constitution Illustrated' and more at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival

True North Country Comics Podcast chats R. Sikoryak about 'Constitution Illustrated' and more at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival

If you're a Mad Magazine fan, you know Al Jaffee! A legend in the comics industry, Al worked for tons of publications but was responsible for some of the longest, most endearing Mad Magazine features including the famous Fold In and Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions. Al just turned 100 (!) so, along with the rest of the comics world, Grown Ass Men wanted to celebrate as well. Every party needs top notch guests so we called upon Karen Green (Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University Libraries) and R. Sikoryak (brilliant artist of Constitutional Illustrated and The Unquotable Trump). We had a great time discussing everything Jaffee. So give a listen! A special shout out to Blythe Gruda, the amazing singer on Al Jaffee's theme song. Original music by Adam Bernstein

The anniversary celebration vibes continue as I have another special guest on tap as Episode 182 is ready for your listening pleasure. CBS Sports Technical Director Lauren Correa-Sikoryak shares a lot of insight on what it takes behind the scenes during an NFL Sunday, but she also dives into what it took to get her foot in the door in regards to the TV industry, working with legendary sports talk show host, Mike Francesa, getting the opportunity to showcase her talent in the NFL for the Giants and Jets, then making her way to CBS to work on some of the biggest stages that sports has to offer, including the NCAA Tournament/Final Four and the Super Bowl. It's an in-depth look behind the curtain that most sports fans rarely, if ever see. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation from start to finish as you will hear Lauren's excitement, personality and passion come right through your speakers or earbuds. Please subscribe, leave a rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, Spotify, Luminary, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. If you'd like to contribute to the production of the podcast, please visit my Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/TheJAYREELZPodcast Many thanks for all of your love and support. Intro/outro music by Cyklonus. Interlude by Bensound. LINKS TO SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW: APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jayreelz-podcast/id1354797894 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1gkdtgroTFlaqPW1EBjVDr SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-jayreelz-podcast_2 STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jason-s-nazario/the-jayreelz-podcast iHEARTRADIO: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-jayreelz-podcast-43104270/ LUMINARY: https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/jason-s-nazario/the-jayreelz-podcast/f9527dd9-47ea-4ed9-92cf-32af9bfa95ad?country=US SPOTIFY TRAILER: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7nZZlvPRAly5irLRSG2qxq?si=rTKCQKnZRNC_VK-_uIWNJA AMAZON MUSIC: https://www.amazon.com/The-JAYREELZ-Podcast/dp/B08K58SW24/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+jayreelz+podcast&qid=1606319520&sr=8-1 SPOTIFY PODCAST LINK: https://open.spotify.com/show/1gkdtgroTFlaqPW1EBjVDr

What does having a style mean when one’s work is almost exclusively based on recontextualizing the work of others? It’s a question that’s long been at the heart of R. Sikoryak’s art.The New York City artist has been publicly producing work since the 90s, beginning his career as an editor of the legendary comics anthology Raw, alongside some of the era's top cartoonists. Sikoryak's best-known work is almost certainly found in Masterpiece Comics, built around mashups of classic comics and the literary canon. More recently, he has produced Terms and Conditions, with comics based on Apple Terms of Service and Constitution Illustrated, a recreation of the U.S. founding document. The cartoonist joined us to discuss remote teaching and discovering one’s style by recreating the works of others. 

The US Constitution might seem -- well, frankly, boring. But not to R. Sikoryak. Do yourself a favor and check out our inspiring conversation with him about his book, ‘Constitution Illustrated’ (Drawn & Quarterly), and see how his amazing artwork kicks originalism to the curb, just in time for the election. It’s a perfect thing to listen to while standing in line to vote. Music by Adam Bernstein, natch.

NEW TIME! NEW OPINIONS! NEW QUIPS! This week,the Treksperts take you behind the scenes of the first STAR TREK conventions. Join Treksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (CW's Pandora, The Librarians) and DAREN DOCHTERMAN (Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) along with special guests ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men: First Class) and JOE SIKORYAK (graphic designer; Star Trek: The Complete Original Soundtrack Collection, Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: The Art of Darkness) as he shares hilarious anecdotes and insights about attending the very first Trek conventions in the early 1970's. Follow us on Twitter at @inglorioustrek, Instagram at @inglorioustreksperts and on Facebook at Electric Surge. Now you can watch INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS and all your favorite Electric Surge video podcasts On Demand by downloading the free ELECTRIC NOW app in your favorite app store for IOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku and more. Watch your favorite episodes today along with the best film and television from the Electric library. The Fifty-Year Mission, the bestselling oral history of Star Trek, by Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross, is now available in paperback from St. Martin's Press. #StarTrek #TOS #TNG #DS9 #Voy #ENT #Disco #Picard #LLAP #StarTrekVoyager #TOS #Enterprise #TAS @50yearmission #pandoraCW @moviemantz Don't miss the second season premiere of the hit sci-fi adventure series, PANDORA, every Sunday night at 8 PM on the CW or anytime on the CW app. Season One now available on @AmazonPrime

Hi, everybody. Our three hosts are back together with a cameo appearance by Rodney's daughter Reese to talk about the trials and tribulations of virtual learning. Plus, TV talk, including Lovecraft Country, Umbrella Academy, The Boys, and plenty more. Don't forget R. Sikoryak, our guest from episode 73, is doing one of his Carousel shows virtually at the Brooklyn Book Festival being held online this year. It is scheduled for 8PM EST on Monday, September 28, 2020. Go to https://brooklynbookfestival.org for more details. Plus, check out past Carousels at http://carouselslideshow.com.  #RIPRBG Connect with Meanwhile At The Podcast on social media. Share the show, subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and rate us on your podcast apps. Those much coveted five stars go a long way. Thank you for allowing us to provide you with a weekly diversion during these...interesting times. http://www.meanwhileatthepodcast.libsyn.com  https://www.facebook.com/meanwhileatthepodcast https://twitter.com/@MeanwhileATP https://www.instagram.com/meanwhileatp https://www.facebook.com/artnerrd https://shop.spreadshirt.com/artnerrd

Hi, everybody. Talented artist R. Sikoryak joins Kristin and George to talk about his new book, Constitution Illustrated, and some of his other fantastic works. They also discuss his illustrations on everything from Raw and Mad Magazine to The New Yorker and The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Plus, the importance of casting your vote during this (and every) election. Don't shirk your responsibility! Constitution Illustrated is available at your local book stores, comic book shops, online retailers, and https://drawnandquarterly.com/search/r%20sikoryak. R. Sikoryak also has a new comic 'zine called The Impeachable Trump (the sequel to 2017's The Unquotable Trump) available digitally at https://gumroad.com/discover?query=r%20sikoryak. All proceeds of this 'zine go to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. His work is also available at https://birdcagebottombooks.com/search?q=r+sikoryak and https://www.rsikoryak.com. Don't forget R. Sikoryak's traveling Carousel shows. Due to the current pandemic, he is doing them virtually and the next one is at the Brooklyn Book Festival being held online this year. It is scheduled for 8PM EST on Monday, September 28, 2020. Go to https://brooklynbookfestival.org for more details. Plus, check out past Carousels at http://carouselslideshow.com.  Follow R. Sikoryak on Twitter and Instagram @rsikoryak and Facebook at Robert Sikoryak. #RIPRBG Connect with Meanwhile At The Podcast on social media. Share the show, subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and rate us on your podcast apps. Those much coveted five stars go a long way. Thank you for allowing us to provide you with a weekly diversion during these...interesting times. http://www.meanwhileatthepodcast.libsyn.com  https://www.facebook.com/meanwhileatthepodcast https://twitter.com/@MeanwhileATP https://www.instagram.com/meanwhileatp https://www.facebook.com/artnerrd https://shop.spreadshirt.com/artnerrd

Cartoonist R. Sikoryak rejoins the show to talk about his new book, Constitution Illustrated (Drawn & Quarterly), and how his mode of parodying other comics made a perfect complement to the founding document of the United States. We get into what surprised him about the Constitution as he read it for this project, the challenge of representing the Three-Fifths Compromise, as well as the other artistic and compositional challenges of the book (all those dense word balloons!). We also talk about his family's immigrant history, how he's coping with the pandemic after finishing this book, why we both miss SPX, the artists he had the most trouble parodying, the secondary reading that went into Constitution Illustrated, why he was glad to do a book without Trump in it, his devotion to the scratchy old newspaper style of comics, and why he had to use Peanuts to represent the First Amendment. Follow Bob on Twitter and Instagram • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal

Disclaimer: At the end of this episode, we discuss how to vote by mail. Since the recording of this episode, many new updates have come about with absentee voting. Please check usps.com for further details In this episode, the Charlatans dive into the world of voting. Our identity inside our own country can be confusing and chaotic, to say the least, but nevertheless remains essential. All voices and votes count, even imposter syndrome filled ones. The Charlatans discuss how voter suppression, education, and voter apathy play a huge part in our identity creation as a member of the United States. Mentioned Resources: Drawing the Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Voting in America by Tommy Jenkins, Constitution Illustrated by R. Sikoryak, I'm Just a Bill song written by Bill Frishberg, Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen, Why I'm Voting podcast, @votesaveameria

haca College guard George Sikoryak joins the show for episode 13!

Our guest on this illustrative episode of the Popzara Podcast is cartoonist R. Sikoryak, whose work has appeared everywhere from The New Yorker, GQ, MAD Magazine, and The Daily Show, creator of best-sellers Masterpiece Comics and iTunes Terms and Conditions: The Graphic Novel, here to talk about his latest creation: Constitution Illustrated, now available from Drawn & Quarterly. Joining him is our own comics fan Nathan Evans, whose yet to publish any best-selling anything, but has been known to read a few from time to time.

Picks for Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Mike- MAD Magazine #14 & Constitution Illustrated Greg- All-America Comix OS & History Comics: The Roanoke Colony - America's First Mystery OGN Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred twenty-eighth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious newcomer to the most dedicated Wednesday Warrior! Robots From Tomorrow is a twice-weekly comics podcast recorded deep beneath the Earth’s surface. You can subscribe to it via iTunes or through the RSS feed at RobotsFromTomorrow.com. You can also follow Mike and Greg on Twitter. Stay safe and enjoy your funny books.

Cartoonist & illustrator Robert Sikoryak checks in from NYC. We talk about his just-completed new book, Constitution Illustrated (Drawn & Quarterly), what he learned about the US Constitution & America in the process of making that book, and how that deadline insulated him a little from the effects of sheltering in place. We get into remote teaching of his art classes at Parsons, finding his best Zoom angle, trying to adapt his Carousel live cartooning performances to the social distancing world, and the sequel to Masterpiece Comics he hopes to work on next. Follow Bob on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram • Listen to our full-length podcast • More info at our site • Find all our COVID Check-In episodes • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal

Will Leach is the founder of TriggerPoint Design, a leading behavior research and design consultancy specializing in using behavior economics and decision design to drive consumer decision making. He is a behavior design instructor at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and has more than twenty years of behavior insights experience working with Fortune 50 companies to solve their most important behavior challenges. Will is the only two-time winner of the EXPLOR Award for his work in behavior design and is known as America's foremost authority in applying behavior science to marketing.   Connect Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-leach-b5b80425 Twitter – https://twitter.com/MMindstates Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MMindstates/  Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/marketingtomindstates/ Website – https://www.will-leach.com/ Website – https://www.triggerpointdesign.com/    People Mentioned Bill Murray   Resources Calm – https://www.calm.com/   Books Marketing to Mindstates by Will Leach: https://amzn.to/2FNkvN8 Predictably Irrational by Dr. Dan Ariely: https://amzn.to/2msiby6 The Tao of Bill Murray by Gavin Edwards and R. Sikoryak: https://amzn.to/2cQk2N2  

Remember 1974? Along with all the comics Grown Ass men bought back then (which was a lot!) we also bought magazines! What a surprise! In this episode we chat with great comic creator R. Sikoryak, in order to figure what's great about Mad, Cracked, Sick, Crazy and National Lampoon back in 1974. We also check into Sikoryak's fantastic work which can be found here - http://rsikoryak.com Don't miss this one! Original music by Adam Bernstein

Ep 100! - In "The Unquotable Trump," cartoonist Robert Sikoryak matches famous comics covers to choice lines from the President's speeches. In "Terms and Conditions," he takes readers on a journey through the best of American comics and the entire iTunes user agreement. Robert tells Justin what it's like to draw in so many different styles using such unconventional texts. RFK airs first on CJRU 1280 AM in Toronto. This episode was produced by Justin Chandler.

Todd and Taylor get together to talk comics over coffee. Todd brings Terms and Conditions by R. Sikoryak -- a graphic novel that travels through the history of comics art via using the Apple iTunes Terms & Conditions as its placement text. Taylor chose the epic graphic novel Soft City by Hariton Pushwagner. Two sprawling art projects told through sequential art are discussed on this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For his newest project, R. Sikoryak tackles the monstrously and infamously dense legal document, iTunes Terms and Conditions, the contract everyone agrees to but no one reads. In a word for word 94-page adaptation, Sikoryak hilariously turns the agreement on its head―each page features an avatar of Apple cofounder and legendary visionary Steve Jobs juxtaposed with a different classic strip such as Mort Walker's Beatle Bailey, or a contemporary graphic novel such as Craig Thompson's Blanketsor Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis.Adapting the legalese of the iTunes Terms and Conditions into another medium seems like an unfathomable undertaking, yet Sikoryak creates a surprisingly readable document, far different from its original, purely textual incarnation and thus proving the accessibility and flexibility of comics. When Sikoryak parodies Kate Beaton's Hark A Vagrant peasant comics with Steve Jobs discussing objectionable material or Homer Simpson as Steve Jobs warning of the penalties of copyright infringement, Terms and Conditions serves as a surreal record of our modern digital age where technology competes with enduringly ironclad mediums.

In this episode, we speak with cartoonist R SIKORYAK about his latest book, THE UNQUOTABLE TRUMP, from Drawn & Quarterly. We discuss his career, his thoughts on activism, the variety of places he's been published, and the wide world of literature and comics he has managed to mush together, recontextualizing both in the process. TOPICS INCLUDE: Hostess Twinkies, X-Ray Specs, Picasso, and RAW. The CBLDF Podcast is part of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's ongoing education program, made possible in part with a donation from The Gaiman Foundation, and member support. More information can be found at cbldf.org

Time Codes: 00:00:24 - Introduction 00:02:56 - Setup of interview 00:04:17 - Interview with R. Sikoryak 01:12:42 - Wrap up 01:13:32 - Contact us On this interview episode, Derek talks with R. Sikoryak about his latest work, The Unquotable Trump, just released this week by Drawn and Quarterly. The conversation begins with Bob's apologies for having to write the book and his distaste for the subject matter. But as he makes clear in the interview, these cartoons are his way of dealing with what he feels is a malignant force unleashed by last year's election. In fact, Bob reveals that the genesis of The Unquotable Trump actually dates from the days before the election, when he was using the figure of Donald Trump -- and more importantly, the candidate's own words -- in classic comic-book cover parodies as a way of trying to vent his anger. These black-and-white illustrations originally appeared in a minicomic released back in January, but his publisher, Drawn and Quarterly, convinced him to create more parodic illustrations and release them in a 48-page color volume, oversized in the style of a 1970s Marvel Treasury Edition. Each page of The Unquotable Trump displays a parody of a classic comic-book cover with the figure of Trump inserted, spouting off comments that the real-life candidate-turned-president actually made. Among the many stylistic allusions Bob makes are to such legends as Jack Kirby, Wally Wood, Bob Montana, Jerry Robinson, Carl Barks, John Romita, Gil Kane, and C.C. Beck. In fact, Sikoryak documents all of his comics references in the back of the text, along with a bibliography of Trump's actual quotes. But although most of the interview is devoted to the new book, Derek also talks with Bob about other topics, such as Terms and Conditions, the complete colorized volume of what had originally been published as the two-issue mini-comic, The Unabridged Graphic Adaptation of iTunes Terms and Conditions (originally reviewed on The Comics Alternative a couple of years ago), his ongoing work mashing up comics and classic literature, and the genesis of his parodying impulses, reaching back to his days working with Art Spiegelman on Raw.  

Guest R. Sikoryak (Terms and Conditions graphic novel) joins host Geoffrey Golden for Two Packs, the trading card comedy show! On this special behind-the-cards episode, Geoffrey interviews Bob about his time at Topps in the 1980s writing gags for Garbage Pail Kids and Toxic High. They discuss how Garbage Pail Kids were made, the now famous indie cartoonists who all relied on Topps for a paycheck at the time, and Bob’s new use of illustrated parodies: to take on Trump. All this on this Adam Bomb-in’ episode of Two Packs presented by Meltdown Comics! Follow us on Twitter! @twopackspodcast @rsikoryak @geoffreygolden Check it out: Terms and Conditions - https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/terms-and-conditions The Unquotable Trump - https://unquotabletrump.tumblr.com/ Garbage Pail Kids Book - http://www.abramsbooks.com/product/garbage-pail-kids_9781419702709/ Credits: Producer - Mason Booker Engineer - Mason Booker Opening Theme by Matt Myers “Biking in the Park” by Lee Rosevere Logo by Kenny Keil Card Images: Front - https://www.dropbox.com/s/6iarw1o95w3jhtv/e050-garbagepail-front.jpeg?dl=0 Back - https://www.dropbox.com/s/5emsfpnl0zjvjbd/e050-garbagepail-back.jpeg?dl=0

“My method is slowly eliminating my style from the work,” R. Sikoryak explains during our long and wide-ranging interview. As with nearly every other creative pursuit, style is one of the key elements of expression, but the cartoonist has spent much of his life working against developing his own. After all, his best known pieces like Masterpiece Comics  work in opposition to original stylistic sign posts, instead immersing themselves fully into a rotating cast of existing artists. The book plays with juxtaposition of high and supposed low art, casting some of the world’s great works of literature with characters from the Sunday comics page. Sikoryak’s latest work, Terms and Conditions finds the artist taking a similar approach, albeit with a widely distributed but largely ignored work: the fine print that arrives with every new Apple device. The new book is a perfect springboard for a conversation about originality, sampling and the ways our brains are wired to find narrative where none exists.

It's the last regular review episode of the year, so that means that the Two Guys with PhDs are here to share what they consider to be the best comics of 2015! In this extra-long episode, Andy and Derek discuss their 10 favorite titles of the year. Neither knows what the other has chosen before the recording, giving the episode a sense of freshness, spontaneousness, and surprise. And there are indeed several surprises in this year's picks, including the fact that there is only one title that appears on both guys' lists. Also, noticeably absent from their selections are the titles that have been populating many of the mainstream press' "Best of" lists (e.g., Killing and Dying, The Sculptor, Lumberjanes, and The Sandman: Overture: Deluxe Edition). And each of the guys notes some trends that appear in his list this year. For Andy, it's the prominence of autobiographical comics, and for Derek, it's a an emphasis on realistic novel-like narratives. Before they get to their favorites, though, they go over some year-end statistics regarding the podcast. For example, over the past year the guys have published 139 episodes (as of last week), which is roughly 42% of all of the episodes they've put out since the podcast began in 2012. They have also conducted 39 interviews in 2015, published 8 publisher spotlight episodes, and began two new monthly series (one for manga and another for young adult/children's comics). Needless to say, it's been a productive year for the guys. But the heart of this week's episode is the Two Guys' discussion of their ten favorite titles of 2015: Andy's Top 10 of 2015 The Unabridged Graphic Adaptation of iTunes Terms and Conditions - R. Sikoryak (self-published) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel Comics) Drawn Onward - Matt Madden (Retrofit/Big Planet Comics) Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir - Maggie Thrash (Candlewick Press) Descender - Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen (Image Comics) The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984 - Riad Sattouf (Metropolitan Books) The Story of My Tits - Jennifer Hayden (Top Shelf Productions) March: Book Two - John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf Productions) Trashed - Derf Backderf (Abrams ComicArts) Drawn & Quarterly: Twenty-five Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels - Various Artists (Drawn & Quarterly) Derek's Top 10 of 2015  Palookaville 22 - Seth (Drawn & Quarterly) Drawn Onward - Matt Madden (Retrofit/Big Planet Comics) Our Expanding Universe - Alex Robinson (Top Shelf Productions) Providence - Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows (Avatar Press) Tim Ginger - Julian Hanshaw (Top Shelf Productions) The Spirit: A Celebration of 75 Years - Will Eisner (DC Comics) Invisible Ink: My Mother's Love Affair With A Famous Cartoonist Hardcover - Bill Griffith (Fantagraphics) Two Brothers - Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse Books) The Eternaut - Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano Lopez (Fantagraphics) The Dharma Punks - Ant Sang (Conundrum Press) The Honorable Mentions…These Titles Almost, but Just Didn't Quite, Make It onto Each Guy's List For Andy Bright-Eyed at Midnight - Leslie Stein (Fantagraphics) The Multiversity: Deluxe Edition - Grant Morrison, et al. (DC Comics) Secret Wars - Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic, plus various tie-ins (Marvel Comics) Ruins - Peter Kuper (SelfMadeHero) Junction True - Ray Fawkes and Vince Locke (Top Shelf Productions) Soldier's Heart: The Campaign to Understand My WWII Veteran Father: A Daughter's Memoir - Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics) Everything that Michael DeForge created this year Airboy - James Robinson and Greg Hinkle (Image Comics) For Derek The Humans - Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neely (Image Comics) The Multiversity: Deluxe Edition - Grant Morrison, et al. (DC Comics) Invisible Republic - Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko (Image Comics) Ruins - Peter Kuper (SelfMadeHero) Soldier's Heart: The Campaign to Understand My WWII Veteran Father: A Daughter's Memoir - Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics) First three volumes of the Last Man series (The Stranger, The Royal Cup, and The Chase) - Bastien Vivès, Michaël Sanlaville, and Balak (First Second) Complete Eightball - Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics) Existential Comics - Corey Mohler (webcomic)

For this week's review show, Gene and Derek are back with an extra long episode jam-packed with nougaty comics goodness. They begin with Adrian Tomine's Killing and Dying (Drawn and Quarterly), his new book collecting issues twelve through fourteen of Optic Nerve. (Be sure to check out the guys' previous reviews of Optic Nerve #13 and Optic Nerve #14.) The text contains six separate short stories, and the guys start by trying to find any connective tissue binding the pieces together. Derek observes that every other story in the collection -- "Amber Sweet," "Translated, from the Japanese," and "Intruders" -- are first-person narratives functioning as confessionals of some sort. Also, the three longer stories that precede each of these "confessions" become progressively darker in tone. The overt humor embedded in "A Brief History of the Art Form Known as 'Hortisculpture'" gives way to the ambivalence of "Go Owls," which leads to the more ambiguously somber "Killing and Dying." Yet this is not a story cycle, by any means, with each narrative standing distinctively on its own, both in subject matter and art style. Next, the guys focus on a recent discovery, the semiannual Canadian magazine, Taddle Creek. It's latest issue, #36, is a special comics edition featuring many artists the guys admire, such as Noah Van Sciver, Dakota McFadzean, Meags Fitzgerald, Michael DeForge, David Collier, Nina Bunjevac, Joe Ollmann, and Maurice Vellekoop. And part of the joy of this collection is being introduced to creators Gene and Derek weren't familiar with, such as David Lapp, Philip Street, Eleri Mai Harris, Jason Kieffer, and Nick Maandag. It's difficult to pinpoint their favorites in this anthology, since everything in it is good...although Gene is quite taken by Fitzgerald's "The Village under the Clouds," and Derek spends a lot of time talking about the comedic sophistication of Ollmann's "A Road Trip with the Notorious M.I.L." After that, they discuss the newest digital comic out Panel Syndicate, Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin's Barrier #1. This is the first of a five-part tale of violence, division, and illegal immigration. (And just in time for the angry chaos currently known as the Republican primary!) Although Gene isn't yet familiar with the duo's previous collaborative efforts, Derek wonders if Barrier will have a similar impact as did The Private Eye. Finally, the guys wrap up with what has to be one of the oddest comics ever discussed on The Comics Alternative. R. Sikoryak's The Unabridged Graphic Adaptation of iTunes Terms and Conditions -- published in two mini-comic volumes (and also on Sikoryak's Tumblr site) -- is just as the title describes: an unabridged adaptation of the oft-encountered, but never read, iTunes Terms and Conditions. What makes this comic so notable, and what makes it distinctively Sikoryakian, is the manner in which the artist adapts the text. Each page of the comic is not only a rendering of the iTunes legal mumbo jumbo, but also an exercise in representing comics' most distinctive creator styles. From Jim Steranko to Will Eisner, from Julie Doucet to Akira Toriyama, from Mort Walker to R. Crumb, from Bil Keane to Moebius...Sikoryak's art spans the history of comics, and with everything converging on the stubbled, bespectacled, and black turtlenecked figure of Steve Jobs. This is a fun read, perfect for those long nights of software installation.

One of the things that has defined 2015 for The Comics Alternative has been the number of Publisher Spotlights it's presented -- seven, up until today. This week, the Two Guys are back with their eighth and final spotlight of the year, one on the fall releases out of Locust Moon Press. They begin their critical focus with a brief interview Derek conducted with Josh O'Neill, the publisher of Locust Moon Press. In that conversation, Josh shares the background and history of Locust Moon, first as a bookstore (which will be closing its doors early next year) and then as a publisher with an impressive catalog. They also discuss the press' success with Kickstarter, including last year's campaign with Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream and the current efforts with The Lost Work of Will Eisner. After that, Andy and Derek get into the nitty gritty of the show, a discussion of Locust Moon's fall releases. They begin with Prometheus Eternal, a short collection of stories inspired by Rubens's famous painting, Prometheus Bound. This work was created in collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art and including work by such creators as Grant Morrison, Paul Pope, Dave McKean, Bill Sienkiewicz, Farel Dalrymple, Yuko Shimizu, and David Mack. Next, the guys turn to another collection, this one the sixth issue of Quarter Moon. The theme to this issue is "Impractical Cats," and with cat-related contributions from a variety of creators including Farel Dalrymple, Tia McClelland, Mike Sgier, Lisk Feng, Jim Comey, Gregory Benton, J.G. Jones, Dean Haspiel, Jeremy Baum, and a host of others. After that, they look at Ben Kahn and Bruno Hidalgo's Shaman, a satiric and inventive mashup of superheroes, the supernatural, and humor. Neither Andy nor Derek were aware of Shaman before this spotlight episode -- they completely missed Kahn's Kickstarter from earlier this year -- but now they're totally on board and look forward to more of this series, because it's funny as hell. Finally, the guys wrap up with a long discussion of Little Nemo's Big New Dreams, a joint effort with Françoise Mouly's TOON Graphics. This is a smaller, more affordable, and more holdable, version of the broadsheet-sized Dream Another Dream, including more than thirty strips from the Eisner Award-winning collection. And like the aforementioned Prometheus Eternal and Quarter Moon collections, this TOON book is chock-full of impressive contributors, including Art Spiegelman, Craig Thompson, Carla Speed McNeil, Mark Buckingham, Roger Langridge, Box Brown, R. Sikoryak, Jim Rugg, Yuko Shimizu, Gerhard...and the list goes on. In fact, you could even see today's show as the most creator-packed episode that the Two Guys have ever recorded.

And here it is, the third (and final) of the three on-location shows of interviews Derek and Andy W. conducted while at last weekend's Small Press Expo. At the event, the Two Guys spoke with a number of creators attending SPX, interviewing each for anywhere from 5 to around 20 minutes. In some cases, the guys are quite familiar with the artist's works (and may even have reviewed their comics on past episodes). At other times, Andy or Derek may not know the work of the creator, but use the interview opportunity to learn more about the artist. In this episode, you will hear conversations with Amy Godfrey & Patrick Holt, Will Dinski, R. Sikoryak, Jay Hosler, Nick Bertozzi, Jason Little, Simon Rinehardt, and Mickey Zacchilli. The exhibition hall of SPX 2015 was packed, and, as a result, the din of the crowd was at times difficult to talk over. But the Two Guys addressed the sound challenges as best they could. Sometimes they talked with the creators at their tables, and at other times -- such as the interviews with R. Sikoryak, Nick Bertozzi, and Jason Little -- they were able to find a space away from the exhibition floor where the sound was less chaotic. The first two segments of the guys' on-location interview shows from SPX went up on Thursday and on Friday. And be sure to check out Derek's much longer conversation with Bill Griffith that was released separately.

Ep. 32 - The Demise of the Compact Disc THE DEMISE OF THE COMPACT DISC Lukas Kendall (FSM) and Joe Sikoryak (designWell) join Christopher and Tom to talk about the state of film music in the new digital age. Episode Highlights 00:00 — Opening Montage and Intro 03:18 — What have we been listening to? 22:25 — The Demise of the Compact Disc 66:48 — Conclusion and Space Marine Contest details! Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast) 03:41 — "Main Title" (The Cape) by Bear McCreary 06:35 — "Arrival To Earth (From 'Transformers)" from Silvascreen 16:40 — "Captain America We Did It" (Captain America) by Alan Silvestri 18:59 — "Main Title" (Angels In America ) by Thomas Newman 67:44 — "Prelude to War" (Space Marine) by Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here