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This episode originally aired on the IRCB Patreon: https://patreon.com/ircbpodcastThe first episode of our new series about the covers of the series The Wicked + The Divine. Kara and Tia dive deep on a few covers of issue #1 of WicDiv to kick off the series!Jamie/Matt cover: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wicdiv/images/6/65/Issue1cover_Laura.jpgHeadshots in millions of colors!: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wicdiv/images/f/f3/Issue_1_variant_Laura.jpgMike Rooth Cover: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wicdiv/images/8/83/Mike_rooth_variant.jpgBrian Lee O'Malley Cover: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wicdiv/images/0/08/WD_OMalley.jpg Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcastEmail: ircbpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @ircbpodcastInstagram: @ircbpodcastDiscord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9sReddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.comIRCB GoodreadsMerch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Tia and Nick got together to discuss religion in comics, from WicDiv to Hellboy, why visual storytelling works so well for religious themes, and more.
2 years of unlimited power, and then? Death. Welcome to the world of The Wicked + The Divine, where the world's the limit... but there is a limit. This week Matt is joined by special guest Steve Foxe to talk all about WicDiv's whirlwind first issue!
We take our first trip to the world of the Wicked + the Divine to examine Baphomet! And it's so complex, we enlisted Jered from the Fantom Zone to help us! Does this role playing god find a name he's comfortable with? Listen now to find out! SHOW NOTES: Intro Thanks to guest Jered from Fantom Zone Nominees for 100th episode award show + mailbag - nominations page Background (05:15) Baphomet created by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, and Matthew Wilson in The Wicked + The Divine #2 (July 2014) Makes his debut in the London Underground holding the Morrigan’s severed head, but was interrupted by the Morrigan herself - they fought until Laura intervened Learns of the “Prometheus gambit”, where a god can extend their life by killing another god - initially targets Urdr but gets stopped by Morrigan, and focuses on Inanna instead Later revealed that he didn’t kill Inanna, and they went to Laura - witnessed her transformation into Persephone, and after Ananke killed Inanna, Baphomet took Persephone to the Underground to hide After sleeping with Persephone, he revealed that he’s actually Nergal, but changed his name because he was ashamed of the association with Warhammer 40K - before becoming a god, he was Cameron, a role-playing nerd in love with Marian - when Marian became the Morrigan, she convinced Ananke to turn him into a god, which he did not appreciate initially After Persephone kills Ananke, he and Morrigan resume their relationship, which turns abusive towards him - Morrigan becomes very controlling and physically abusive Later discovers that Morrigan wanted him to become a god so they could kill and resurrect each other forever Permanently kills the Morrigan’s 3 alters to provide bodies for the disembodied heads of Lucifer, Inanna, and Tara Sacrifices his brain to bring back Dionysus Issues (17:16) Scared, insecure, and afraid of death Postures as what he thinks masculinity should look like, as well as what he thinks Morrigan wants (24:20) Domestic abuse from a male perspective (31:54) Was an identity forced upon him, or did he refuse the identity gifted to him and make his own? (42:15) Break (55:48) Plugs for Popcorn Psychology, Bedknobs & Broomflicks, and Jeremy Whitley Treatment (56:42) In-universe - Need a fan to infiltrate the Pantheon and feed information to him Out of universe Skit Ending (74:58) Recommended reading: the entire Wicked + Divine series Next episodes: Killer Croc, Black Adam, Stranger in a strange land Plugs for social References: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Anthony (06:27) Warhammer 40K - Anthony (10:05) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Anthony (12:50) Spinal Tap/Goes to eleven - Doc (26:14) Hank Pym episode - Anthony (33:03) Personality Isn’t Permanent by Benjamin Hardy - Doc (49:05) Peppermint Patty - Anthony (64:54) "Didn’t I Blow Your Mind" - Anthony (75:40) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord
On this episode, I'm joined by two of the creators of "The Wicked + The Divine" - Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie - to discuss the end of an era. WicDiv first started in 2014, and over the last five years has captivated fans with its exploration of fame, religion, self-image, celebrity, and the inevitability of death. Join us as we take a look back over the series, from its origins all the way through to its bittersweet final issue. We'll also talk about how this series has affected its creators and how they feel now that it's all over. Support That's The Issue by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/thatstheissueFind out more at https://thatstheissue.pinecast.co
Alex, Jenna, and Brian talk Buffy, Something Is Killing the Children, DCeased, Harley & Ivy, Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes, Vampirella/Red Sonja, WicDiv, Absolute Carnage, Alpha Flight, FF, Ghost-Spider, House of X, Savage Avengers, Web of Black Widow, and more!(Buffy the Vampire Slayer #8 - 6:30,Something Is Killing the Children #1 - 12:46,DCeased: A Good Day to Die One-Shot - 15:43,Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy #1 - 19:29,Justice League #30 & #31 - 23:11,Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1 - 26:24,Vampirella / Red Sonja #1 - 32:11,The Wicked + the Divine #45 - 33:07,Absolute Carnage Round-Up - 39:22,Future Foundation #2 - 45:57,Ghost Spider Annual #1 - 48:20,House of X #3 & #4 - 51:21,Savage Avengers #5 - 1:02:40,Web of Black Widow #1 - 1:04:27,Is It Still Good? - 1:06:48,Next Week’s Books - 1:10:50)
In 2018 Wellcome fellow and comic book author Sara Kenney (Surgeon X) asked Mink to help design an ambitious immersive experience that would bring scientific discourse to several hundred comic convention attendees, through the medium of the world of Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie's The Wicked + The Divine. In this special episode Kieron interviews Sara and Mink about Scientists as Oracles to the WicDiv gods, art, comics and escape room puzzles.
Alex and Brian talk Action Comics, Wonder Woman, The Replacer, WicDiv, Mr. & Mrs. X, Thanos, War of the Realms, Queen of Bad Dreams, and more. A lot more, in fact. We average about a book a minute in this one, so buckle up.(Action Comics #1010 - 1:47,Wonder Woman #69 - 5:21,The Replacer - 8:47,The Wicked + the Divine #43 - 13:00,Mr. & Mrs. X #10 - 16:10,Thanos #1 - 19:07,War of the Realms Round-Up - 23:40,Queen of Bad Dreams #1 - 27:38,Is It Still Good? - 31:15,July 2019 Solicitations - 38:46,Next Week’s Books - 1:03:27)
Alex, Jenna, and Brian celebrate 150 episodes by, well, talking about comics: Meet the Skrulls, Uncanny X-Men, Prisoner X, Immortal Hulk, Domino: Hotshots, Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History, WicDiv, Paper Girls, Die, Justice League, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Batman, and more!(Meet the Skrulls #1 - 3:22,Uncanny X-Men #3 - 8:33,Age of X-Man: Prisoner X #1 - 13:48,The Immortal Hulk #14 - 19:47,Domino: Hotshots #1 - 27:50,Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #1 - 32:32,The Wicked + the Divine #42 - 37:44,Paper Girls #26 - 40:40,Die #4 - 43:45,Justice League #19 - 53:29,Green Lantern #5 - 1:02:01,Green Arrow #50 - 1:11:29,Batman #66 - 1:17:45,Is It Still Good? - 1:26:18,May 2019 Solicitations - 1:29:25,Next Week’s Books - 1:40:55)
Alex and Brian talk Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt; WicDiv; Amazing Spider-Man; Daredevil; West Coast Avengers; The Forgotten Queen; Life Is Strange; and more!(Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 - 1:48,The Flash #65 - 5:14,Wonder Woman #65 - 8:54,Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #2 - 12:26,The Wicked + the Divine #42 - 18:44,The Amazing Spider-Man #16 - 20:47,Daredevil #2 - 27:11,West Coast Avengers #8 - 31:44,The Forgotten Queen #1 - 34:48,Life Is Strange #4 - 36:47,Is It Still Good? - 38:54,Next Week’s Books - 43:31)
Alex, Jenna, and Brian are back at it again! This week: Ironheart, X-Men, Invaders, Fantastic Four, WicDiv, Supergirl, Justice League Dark, Babyteeth, and more!(Ironheart #2 - 3:18,Uncanny X-Men #10 - 7:55,Venom #10 - 13:18,Marvel Presents #1 - 14:05,Invaders #1 - 18:00,Fantastic Four #6 - 22:32,The Wicked + the Divine #41 - 25:20,Wonder Woman #62 - 30:05,Supergirl #26 - 33:11,Justice League Dark #7 - 35:05,Goddess Mode #2 - 39:45,The Flash #62 - 42:38,Detective Comics #996 - 46:25,Catwoman #7 - 51:16,The Batman Who Laughs #2 - 52:06,Babyteeth #14 - 59:42,Next Week’s Books - 1:04:01)
You Should Read This! Comic Book and Graphic Novel Review and Discussion
In this episode of You Should Read This, we talk about fan-favorite ultra-modern pop music masterpiece, The Wicked + The… Read more Episode 3: The Wicked + The Divine: Year One by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie
This episode was recorded on October 21st, 2018! Brian and Kait join Mike this week to talk about romantic relationships in comic books. Rogue & Gambit, Scott Free & Big Barda, Invincible & Atom Eve, and so much more. What makes a good relationship in a comic story? PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:10:44 – Comic Picks 00:19:17 – Sound Effects in Comics 00:50:01 – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Domino #6-7, Annual #1 Descender Volume 6 WicDiv #36-39, 1373AD Doctor Aphra #20-24 Runaways #7-13 Giant Days #43 4 Kids Walk into a Bank The Sentry #5 Spider-Geddon #2 Backstagers Halloween Intermission #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Brian – @Brianhead Kait – @KaitLPhere
This episode was recorded on September 30th, 2018! This week, Tia and Paul join Mike to talk about… POLITICS IN COMICS. Our approach to this topic, at a basic level, is this: All comics contain some form of politics and it’s very hard to tell any kind of story without them. PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:16:27 – Comic Picks 00:23:50 – Politics in Comics 00:54:07 – A Wonderful Wrap-up 00:55:48 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Black Clover Volume 1 Monster Volume 14 Maneaters #1 WicDiv 1371 MCMLXXV #1 Batman: Holy Terror SHATTERSTAR #1 Euthanauts #3 Border Town #2 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX Paul – @OhHiPaulie
In this podcast episode Lou reveals her #WicDiv quiz results.
Gift Guide Time! OhCatrina, MisfitsTamara & SarahTheRebel talk Capcom Cup, PlayStation Experience, the new Guardians of the Galaxy 2 trailer and our picks for geeky gifts! Chick Picks:- Go follow https://twitter.com/HelloKittyRicki- The Walker Papers series - first book called Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy - half Native American/Irish female protagonist- Please support Standing Rock http://www.commondreams.org/views/201... GIFT GUIDEGeneral Tips:- ThinkGeek for nerdy home goods- Video game official stores (BioWare, Capcom, 2K etc)- Loot Crate for mystery subscriptions- Game bundles- Amazon- Homemade- Etsy Catrina's Picks: - In-game gifts- DC’s Young Animal Comics (Mother Panic, Shade the Changing Girl) http://amzn.to/2ghfyic- Netflix Subscription! With recommendations- Phone photography add-ons (lenses, etc) http://amzn.to/2henYZF- Going fancy? Musterbrand’s Rogue One jackets https://us.musterbrand.com/collection... Sarah's Picks:- Start them off on a comic series: Saga Volume 1, WicDiv or Rat Queens! http://amzn.to/2g6t2Pw- Bluray: Star Trek Beyond or Captain America: Civil War http://amzn.to/2g6tzB5- ThinkGeek Portal Aperture Sports Bra and work out shorts http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/jihi/- Geeky Holiday Sweater (examples: http://www.hottopic.com/her-universe)- Elhoffer Design now has gift cards! https://elhofferdesign.com/products/g... Tamara's Picks:- DC Comics Converse https://www.journeys.com/product/407095- Wonder Woman tiara ring https://www.etsy.com/listing/25313684...- TNG Uniform Hoodie - http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/118a...- Spider-Gwen purse by Bioworld http://www.fun.com/marvel-spider-gwen...- Fancy Dice sets http://amzn.to/2g6snO8 Prefer to listen to WUP? http://Allgames.com/WUP or http://bit.ly/WUPiTunes Twitter: http://twitter.com/WomanUpShow SarahTheRebel, MisfitsTamara and ohCatrina join forces to form Woman Up! Podcast the gaming, comics and all things geeky podcast run by crazy cat ladies. Personal Twitters:@SarahTheRebel@MisfitsTamara@ohcatrina Watch Woman Up! live once a month on www.twitch.tv/sarahtherebel
Once every ninety years, Myles and Drew completely agree on something, so it only makes sense that Patrick doesn’t! This week’s challenge to read The Wicked and The Divine brings about this rare occurrence! But before that, we talk about a little nerdy movie news in Talk Nerdy To Me!
Writer Kieron Gillen joins the show to talk a whole lot about The Wicked + The Divine, his Image comic with frequent collaborator Jamie McKelvie. The conversation actually starts with a bit about Darth Vader, before jumping into the concept of the faux cartoonist, how that idea has moved in Marvel and DC, how Team WicDiv works together, the importance of arc titles and taking risks, their Imperial Phase, and then a discussion about the recent survey they ran starting at 35:30 that touches on the makeup of their readership, variants, building a community and more. The episode closes with a quick chat about Warren Ellis' influence, before Gillen pulls back the curtain on what to expect from the Kevin Wada drawn 23rd issue of WicDiv at 1:04:00.
This week’s episode was recorded on April 10th, 2016. On this episode, Mike was sick, so Tia and Nick took over the show this week! There’s full blown spoilers for The Wicked + The Divine this episode (see the timecodes below), but the real focus this week was on comic conventions–after Tia’s romp at Emerald City Comic Con this past weekend! Nick and Tia chat about cosplaying, sketches and commissions, and what cons are great for specific interests. Relevant Links Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Tia on Tumblr Timecodes Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00 Skip the WicDiv spoilers here – 00:14:45 Listener Letters – 00:19:37 Comic Picks – 00:25:49 The ECCC Experience – 00:37:43 Credits – 01:08:55 This week’s music was by Mr. Troy and Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs. Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks and get a hold of us here: ircb@destroythecyb.org – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks. And we want to give a warm shout out to #PodernFamily listeners! Hello! Stitcher | TuneIn | Overcast | Google Play
Colorist Matt Wilson guests on this week's episode of Off Panel, as he joins David to talk the art of coloring comic. The pair talks the role of a colorist in a comic, how he works, what drives his choices, how he collaborates with his partners, what he does while he works, the increased visibility of colorists in today's industry, how his experience differs from project to project, the role of colorists as a tastemaker, the power of flatters, and much more.