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Unboxing Kickstarter projects and talking about comics. We run the gauntlet on this one. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil DOWNLOAD Wurst & Mayhem 3. Wurst & Mayhem 3 By John Edingfield II, Ryan Kroboth And Dave Lentz. The Super Hero’s Journey By Patrick McDonnell. … Continue reading →
We talked to Peter Tayler for Pioneers: Blood & Stars 1 and Pioneers: Blood & Stars 2, but this episode we skip 3 and go straight to 4 as well as a germ of an idea for the next series … Continue reading →
We begin with Absolute Martian Manhunter, follow into the upcoming Midnight series and end with a rant on the actual value of comics. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Trial By Noise DOWNLOAD Absolute Martian Manhunter By Deniz Camp And Javier Rodríguez. Absolute Martian … Continue reading →
Returned Part 3 is coming out, so Jason Strutz joins us once again. We got mad at both parts 1 and 2, but stood up and cheered on this one! Give it a listen, and check out the Kickstarter! DOWNLOAD Returned … Continue reading →
Was wishing Water Monster By Zeo Niu would be available in print, then go into odd writing choices in mainstream comics, artists dropping off before storylines are finished and a writer constantly missing deadlines. Sapiens: A Graphic History is a series … Continue reading →
Recorded on the road to and from Free Comic Book Day. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Music By JC DOWNLOAD Grickle By Graham Annable.And Here Is The Comic That Was Mentioned. Grickle By Graham Annable. Grickle By Graham Annable. Grickle By Graham Annable. Rocketeer: … Continue reading →
Cosmyx The Time Witch starts this conversation off, goes into Concrete Park, questions the No crossovers between Marvel’s movies and television and ends with a few comic book movies. DOWNLOAD Cosmyx The Time Witch By Alysia Anderson And Asiah Fulmore.Cover … Continue reading →
The books we brought for this episode were not read, but talked about anyway. We did read some, but not all. Still fun MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Music By JC DOWNLOAD Seamonsters And Superheroes By Scott Mills. Seamonsters And Superheroes By Scott … Continue reading →
Books by independent creators and extremely mainstream ones as well. We talked about them all! MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Dallas Busha DOWNLOAD Deuces R Wild 2 By Reece Jenkins And Nathaniel Dunlap. Deuces R Wild 1 By Reece Jenkins And Nathaniel Dunlap. Deuces R Wild 1 By Reece Jenkins And Nathaniel Dunlap. Hoodboy By Reece Jenkins.Sitting … Continue reading →
While in the great state of Texas Don met up with his buddy Britt and recorded an episode. Tiki Culture, Gallery Editions, misreading book spines, artist”s renderings and color are discussed. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Joyeater DOWNLOAD The Fifth Element By SHAG. … Continue reading →
It starts off with a comic book no one remembers purchasing then continues on to character design and animation selling toys. DOWNLOAD Rain By Joe Hill, David M. Booher, Zoe Thorogood And Chris O’Halloran. Rain By Joe Hill, David M. … Continue reading →
The campaign for The Madcaps 3 is on the way. You may think you’ve read this story before, but you haven’t. DM Ray comes on to discuss the project and the many elements that encompass it. DOWNLOAD The Madcaps 3. … Continue reading →
We joked about talking to Ed Kuehnel again in four years, but turns out the time frame was much shorter. Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia is the main topic of course, but video game writing, future projects, trading cards and the … Continue reading →
We had read a partial script for Path Of The Pale Rider 7 last time Laurie Calcaterra talked to us, but now we got to read the printed comic. We discuss the continuing storyline, the process of telling the story … Continue reading →
Aaron Wroblewski mentioned Pillars Of Creation the last time he talked to us, so now that it is underway he joins us again. Starting with flexible writing to structured outlines, this episode covers a broad spectrum. DOWNLOAD Pillars Of Creation … Continue reading →
When your collection has outgrown your space, it is time to do a purge. We recorded one. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Dallas Busha DOWNLOAD Ralph Snart. He Said She Said Comics#5 Presents The Nicole Simpson Story. Mr. T And The T-Force. Married … Continue reading →
It starts off with the stream of conscientious work that is Inside Moebius Part 2, go into the titles of HomeBrewed Comics, talk about a few comic book facsimiles then go into the journey of Adam Warlock. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Kirk … Continue reading →
We learn about comic books that were available before the Wertham hearings and how they came about. Then talk about work that came about afterwards. DOWNLOAD Comic Book Apocalypse! By David J. Hogan. Comic Book Apocalypse! By David J. Hogan. … Continue reading →
New reading material is discussed but we constantly trailed off onto other topics really quick. DOWNLOAD Annual Dispatch By Ryan Claytor. Annual Dispatch By Ryan Claytor. All His Damned Mother’s Sons By Tim Kirk. Dwayne: A Tale From Existentia By Lynsey G.And Monkey Maids: … Continue reading →
We spoke to the writers of Shockheaded Peter, so a conversation with the artist only made sense. Giuseppe Di Stefano joins us full of life and passion talking about comics in Europe, the Americas and Japan as well as working … Continue reading →
Joining the League Of Comic Geeks social network is talked about, then we go into books we found by accident. Life is full of surprises. DOWNLOAD Pappa, Created And Written By Phillip Russertt.Cover By Ricardo Silva And Febri Ferdian. Pappa … Continue reading →
Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia shows both the glamour and the seediness in the world of professional wrestling, all while the earth is caged for an intergalactic wrestle-epic. Listen and learn brother! DOWNLOAD Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia Created And Written By … Continue reading →
Based off of roll playing game, The Madcaps doesn’t follow conventions one would expect.Listen and learn! DOWNLOAD The Madcaps 1 By DM Ray Jamison, Evan Quiring, Dan Kemp and Micah Myers. The Madcaps 1 By DM Ray Jamison, Evan Quiring, … Continue reading →
One Bite At A Time was a project with a heavy concentration on process that covered twenty years. Annual Dispatch is the next step and Ryan Claytor joins us to talk about it. Several topics are discussed, but the focus … Continue reading →
Conor McCreery And Jibola Fagbamiye join us to talk about their book Fela: Music Is The Weapon. Not being familiar with the musician, time has been spent listening to his music, and through the book we learn about his journey. … Continue reading →
E.B. Kogan and Jessica Silvetti join us to discuss their graphic novel series Shockheaded Peter. There was a lot discussed in a very short time! DOWNLOAD Shockheaded Peter By E.B. Kogan, Jessica Silvetti And Giuseppe Sabè Di Stefano. Shockheaded Peter … Continue reading →
We were a little perturbed at were the ending of Returned left us. Jason Strutz came back on to discuss the Part Two, and we had some thoughts. Give it a listen to hear what they were. DOWNLOAD Returned Part … Continue reading →
Aaron Wroblewski joins us to talk about Blood & Fire but turns out Ice & Bone is right behind it. Beautiful series that we were told wrote itself. Having trouble believing that one. DOWNLOAD Blood & Fire By Aaron Wroblewski, … Continue reading →
Deuces R Wild Episode Two is coming out as well as a Reloaded Episode One! Reece Jenkins joins us again to talk about the idea and creative journey working with his son. They even retooled an old idea from high school. … Continue reading →
Comics from the past and present, but not from the mainstream this time. Adam And The Ants were also mentioned, but not sure why. DOWNLOAD The Bus By Paul Kirchner. The Bus 2 By Paul Kirchner. The Bus 2 By … Continue reading →
Starting out as a stage play, Witchland became a graphic novel as well,and continued with Snitchland. Tim Mulligan comes on again to talk about the third book Twitchland. What was planned to be a trilogy has grown into something more. … Continue reading →
Friends ran across an amazing comic shop in Barcelona, Spain who publishes a title of their own. Some issues were brought back and we discuss the tales of excitement the store promoted. Different ways we purchase comics finish the episode … Continue reading →
John Kissee joins us to discuss his series Doctor Rigby: Tales From The Deep which is 100 pages of poetic AWESOMENESS! It came from many influences yet stands entirely on it’s own. WHY are we just learning about this project … Continue reading →
The first half is a combined David Bowie and Michael Allred lovefest, then continues with a couple of books we’ve read. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Cruel Curses DOWNLOAD Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns, And Moonage DaydreamsBy Michael Allred, Steve Horton And Laura Allred. Red Rocket … Continue reading →
Dennis Valencia and Drew Lenhart have teamed up their two comics with The Celestial Knight VS Caspian Porter. They take us through their journey of creating their separate series, concept, collaboration and getting the work out there. A lot of … Continue reading →
Braxton Cosby sent us his comic book Broken: The Young Hellion Series Book 2. We talked about it in detail, learned about Cosby Media Productions publishing everything from novels, cookbooks to television work. He prefers to be called creator and … Continue reading →
Dan Price joins us to discuss the upcoming Bigfoot Knows Karate 3 as well as future storylines, refining techniques, working with other creators and growing their audience. This is a fun series with a lot of plans. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD Bigfoot … Continue reading →
We got to read a partial script for Path of the Pale Rider 7, so Laurie Calcaterra joins up to discuss the upcoming issue plus our thoughts on Path of the Pale Rider 6, of which we had many. Laurie … Continue reading →
Kerguelen is a vast plateau of cold and barren tundra covered by a ever-present fog. The fog wraps around the plateau like a shroud, hiding the secrets that lie below. Edgar Anderson joins us to talk about the creation, process, … Continue reading →
Christopher Michael from HomeBrewed Comics joins us again to discuss the continuing work of C.R.I.T. and the many changes that have occurred since we last spoke. There is a lot! DOWNLOAD C.R.I.T.: He Who Would Be King By Chris Sahloff.Cover By Robert … Continue reading →
Andrew Perry and Lyndon White have created an immersive journey into Lovecraftian Hell and come on to talk about the now and the afterlife. DOWNLOAD Reanimator Incorporated 3 By Andrew Perry and Lyndon White. Reanimator Incorporated 3 By Andrew Perry and … Continue reading →
All New Heroes: Watcher was a germ of an idea that began while Mr. InsaneGenes was in 7th grade. It has grown into a series about a mysterious superhero that has settled in modern day Atlanta, Ga. that is now … Continue reading →
We go over what makes a hero, then discuss the one who started it all and finished with a fairly new one. Enjoy! MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Greymarket DOWNLOAD Are Black Adam And Guy Gardner Heroes, Or Are They Mistakes And Embarrassments? … Continue reading →
Returned began life as a 24 Hour Comic and Jason Strutz comes on to talk about it. Creation, development and promoting are discussed along with other topics. DOWNLOAD Returned By Jason Strutz. Returned By Jason Strutz. Returned By Jason Strutz. … Continue reading →
Wurst & Mayhem co-creator Ryan Kroboth joins us to talk about the upcoming issue 3! DOWNLOAD Wurst & Mayhem 3 By John Edingfield II, Ryan Kroboth And Dave Lentz. Wurst & Mayhem 2 By John Edingfield II, Ryan Kroboth And Dave Lentz. Wurst & Mayhem … Continue reading →
Angel Hunter is the Upcoming manga by Rich Davis who comes on to talk about it. Really interesting human being that you may enjoy listening to. DOWNLOAD Angel Hunter By Rich Davis And Les Garner. Angel Hunter By Rich Davis … Continue reading →
The manga Citizen Evil Vol. 1 is reviewed, then we go into work that was found by chance. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: hitomi DOWNLOAD Citizen Evil Vol. 1 By M.A.S. Citizen Evil Vol. 1 By M.A.S. Citizen Evil Vol. 1 By M.A.S. … Continue reading →
Laurie Calcaterra has put out issue 5 and is underway with 6! Endless possibilities are discussed as always, but the humanity of the characters are brought up as well. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD Path of the Pale Rider 6 By Laurie Calcaterra,Gilbert … Continue reading →
Even though it’s twenty fives years ago, we still think of the year 2000 as the far flung future. Rook talked about Under-Earth recently, but after getting a chance to read it, Don discusses it some more, along with other … Continue reading →
Rook talks about creator owned independent series he found through Kickstarter, while Don stays in the mainstream camp and finishes the episode discussing corporate logos. DOWNLOAD The Sitter By Adriean Koleric. The Sitter By Adriean Koleric. The Sitter By Adriean … Continue reading →
We talk about books found in the wild that we were not aware of. Jay Thorhees was here, but wanted to be a fly on the wall. We made him talk anyway. Enjoy! MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Moscow Death Brigade DOWNLOAD Bramble … Continue reading →
Las Mielitas, the first volume of First Person Revocation is out and Peter Howarth comes on to discuss a story of shifting consciousness between individuals two hundred years in the future. You can learn more if you listen. DOWNLOAD First … Continue reading →
This episode begins with Batman: Gotham By Gaslight both the comic and animated movie, other comics adapted to television, the third issue of Blitmap, the LEGO X-Mansion and licensing fees. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson DOWNLOAD Gotham By Gaslight By Brian … Continue reading →
Alex M. Clark is in the process of putting out Lost In The Shuffle 2. We’ve had him on before, but still had a lot to talk about. DOWNLOAD Lost In The Shuffle 2 By Alex M. Clark, Robby Melendez And Sean Lamberger. Lost In … Continue reading →
A book celebrating the creative process One Bite At A Time is out, and Ryan Claytor comes on to talk about it. All about the process. DOWNLOAD One Bite At A Time: A Hardcover Art Book Celebrating Process. One Bite … Continue reading →
A book celebrating the creative process One Bite At A Time is out, and Ryan Claytor comes on to talk about it. All about the process. DOWNLOAD One Bite At A Time: A Hardcover Art Book Celebrating Process. One Bite … Continue reading →
It starts off with a biography trade, followed by two webcomics and the confusing world of public domain characters. After that it is a series of trades that have been read and the rabbit hole they lead into. Enjoy! MUSICAL … Continue reading →
Brandon Starocci joins us to discuss his series Avalon, which follows a family that navigate the dangers of a zombie infection while you learn of their struggles with anxiety, depression, and ongoing health. DOWNLOAD Avalon 3 By Brandon Starocci, Alan … Continue reading →
Wurst & Mayhem creators John Edingfield II And Ryan Kroboth come on to talk about their upcoming issue, the Wurst Unboxing Ever, along with the collaboration and creative process. Which is all done with exuberance and excessive energy, jut like the series. … Continue reading →
It starts out with the Wurst Unboxing, goes into Guy Gardner and the history of Earth’s Green Lanterns along with keeping up with mainstream characters as they continue over time. A new independent title and an early eighties publisher take … Continue reading →
Laurie Cunningham joins us to discuss her current series Sister Grim, but as always, a lot more is discussed. She’s pretty interesting. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD Sister Grim 1 By Laurie Cunningham And Nicolas Nieto. Sister Grim 1 By Laurie Cunningham And Nicolas Nieto. … Continue reading →
Peter Taylor joins us to talk about his comic book Pioneers: Blood & Stars. Commercial space travel and employment in the cosmos, while one participant carries a secret most find concerning. Storytelling, collaboration and working through distractions are covered as … Continue reading →
What if Harry Potter was a busted up 40 year old detective counting the days to his pension? Justin Coke comes on to discuss that in SWAT: Eldritch Blue 1. DOWNLOAD SWAT: Eldritch Blue 1 By Justin Coke And Rachel … Continue reading →
David Howard comes on to discuss his current project Blood World: Phoenix Throne. His other comic OPSEC and prose novel The Long Game were talked about, along with collaboration, research and deep thinking processes. Pretty interesting. DOWNLOAD Blood World: Phoenix … Continue reading →
Jonah Lobe worked as a character designer on both Fallout and Skyrim as well as creating Marvel Anatomy: A Scientific Study of the Superhuman. His current project is the series Quiet: Level One. Give it a listen if you would … Continue reading →
It is way past Free Comic Book Day, but here is a road show we did during that time. Give it a listen. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Music By JC DOWNLOAD Invincible By Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker And Ryan Ottley. Invincible By Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker And Ryan … Continue reading →
Zeo Niu has created Monkey Vol. 1 – A Trippy Post-Apocalyptic Action Comedy and comes on to talk about it. We were surprised to learn Zeo does a lot of other things, but only wanted to talk about the comic. … Continue reading →
Path Of The Pale Rider issues 1-4 have been collected in a trade with full color, which includes the formerly black and white first issue. DOWNLOAD Path Of The Pale Rider Trade. Path Of The Pale Rider Trade. Path Of … Continue reading →
Chase Amyot comes on to discuss the Epic Adventures of dinoDames. DOWNLOAD Epic Adventures of dinoDames By Chase Amyot And Esteban Tuninetti. dinoDames World Map. Epic Adventures of dinoDames By Chase Amyot And Esteban Tuninetti. Epic Adventures of dinoDames By … Continue reading →
Jayel Draco And Lynsey G. of Oneshi Press join us to discuss the upcoming Mr. Guy Act III. We also cover superstitions and hygiene in the middle ages plus other fun topics. DOWNLOAD Mr. Guy Act III. Mr. Guy: Zombie Hunter. Mr. … Continue reading →
Jayel Draco And Lynsey G. of Oneshi Press join us to discuss the upcoming Mr. Guy Act III. We also cover superstitions and hygiene in the middle ages plus other fun topics. DOWNLOAD Mr. Guy Act III. Mr. Guy: Zombie Hunter. Mr. … Continue reading →
Alex M. Clark created the comic Lost In The Shuffle and comes on to talk with us. DOWNLOAD Lost In The Shuffle By Alex M. Clark, Mariya Juni And Sean Lamberger. Lost In The Shuffle By Alex M. Clark, Mariya … Continue reading →
The Mandalorian has been viewed and we discuss it for the first half of the show. Two Kickstarter books and a few dollar box finds fill up the rest. Enjoy! MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Deloris Telescope DOWNLOAD The Mandalorian. Solo. Andor. Clone … Continue reading →
Ben Perkins joins us to discuss Deathslinger. We talked about a lot of things actually, but mostly Deathslinger. DOWNLOAD Deathslinger By Shane Berryhill, Ben Perkins And Keith Finch. Deathslinger By Shane Berryhill, Ben Perkins And Keith Finch. Deathslinger By Shane … Continue reading →
We are joined by mOw, a man who doesn’t read the comics he buys, but founded the Bunch Of Dorks before podcasts were a thing. He does like Godzilla, so it all balances out. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Lulu’s Marble DOWNLOAD 400 … Continue reading →
Bill Watterson’s new book starts the conversation off, then goes into the work of Fell Hound, Vault Comics, dollar box finds, kid’s comics from the past and the multiverse in mainstream comics. We talked so much we skipped the music … Continue reading →
John Edingfield II And Ryan Kroboth come on to discuss their upcoming project Wurst & Mayhem. Creation, campains and guidance are covered as well. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD Wurst & Mayhem By John Edingfield II And Ryan Kroboth. Wurst & Mayhem By John Edingfield … Continue reading →
Tim Mulligan not only wrote the play Witchland, he also turned it into a graphic novel as well. Creation, execution and collaboration are discussed, as well as history of the Pacific Northwest that we haven’t heard of, but should have. … Continue reading →
Dennis Robinson joins us again to discuss Lycan: Solomon’s Odyssey Chapter 2 and the the upcoming Chapter 3, but we covered so much more! DOWNLOAD Lycan: Solomon’s Odyssey Chapter 2 By Dennis Robinson,Sal Donaire, Ezequiel Dominguez And Joel Saavedra. Lycan: Solomon’s Odyssey Chapter 2 … Continue reading →
Laurie Calcaterra returns to discuss Path Of The Pale Rider 4 even further. Endless possibilities and rabbit holes ensue. How can one human being come up with this stuff? DOWNLOAD Path Of The Pale Rider 4 By Laurie Calcaterra,Marco Defillo … Continue reading →
This episode starts off with an unboxing of the C.R.I.T. Kickstarter campaign. Purging your collection, old cartoons you barely remember and recommendations that didn’t make our reading lists. And it finishes out with Previews Catalog. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Dallas Busha DOWNLOAD … Continue reading →
Hroge joins us once again to discuss The Cancel Haus 2, and the campaign for issue 3. There were a lot of other topics covered as well, but The Cancel Haus was the most important. DOWNLOAD The Cancel Haus 2 … Continue reading →
Lynsey G and Jayel Draco come on to discuss their series PACK. Animal cruelty, gentrification and other complex and intertwined topics that are affecting our society. DOWNLOAD PACK 1 By Jayel Draco And Lynsey G. PACK 1 By Jayel Draco … Continue reading →
Starwell Foundation just wrapped up it’s first season, so Alex Squiers comes on to discuss it. Storytelling, creative process voice acting and sound design are all covered. Give it a listen. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: 1974 DOWNLOAD Starwell Foundation. Opinions May Vary. … Continue reading →
Happy New Year! Beyond Real 1 starts this conversation off, which leads into genres in comics. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil DOWNLOAD Beyond Real 1 Cover By John J. Pearson. Beyond Real 1 By Zack Kaplan, Fabiana Mascolo, … Continue reading →
The conversation starts off with Sidekick For Hire, which leads to all kinds of books after that. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Winter Atlas DOWNLOAD Sidekick For Hire: Will Save The Day For Money By Kristian Herrera And Rick Alves. Sidekick For Hire: … Continue reading →
Chris has subscribed to Marvel Unlimited and has asked for recommendations. We do that on and off throughout the extremely long episode. We argue about Iron Fist, talk about Unnatural Order And Freddy Lombard in between that. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Olde … Continue reading →
Austin McKinley talks about his upcoming project RIOT Force. Even though software development and filmmaking are part of his background, the comic was created using conventional methods. Give it a listen! DOWNLOAD RIOT Force By Austin McKinley. RIOT Force By … Continue reading →
Chris Supino of SUP joins us to talk about Blitmap, a community crafted sci-fantasy universe. We thought we were talking about a comic book, but it was a portal to much, much more. DOWNLOAD Blitmap: It’s Not A Comic Book… … Continue reading →
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Joyeater Animated cartoons we watched as kids leads into cereal prizes and fast food premiums. Comics For Ukraine finally arrived, more Nancy talk and we discovered the work of Ben Sears. The many different Green Lanterns, Static and … Continue reading →
Ryan Claytor has a 20th Anniversary Art Book in the works and joins us to talk about it. It was mentioned that this would be Episode 377, but as you can see, it is not. Enjoy it anyway! DOWNLOAD One … Continue reading →
Reece Jenkins joins us to discuss the upcoming Deuces R Wild from Lesser Known Comics. DOWNLOAD Deuces R Wild By Reece Jenkins And Nathaniel Dunlap. Deuces R Wild By Reece Jenkins And Nathaniel Dunlap. Deuces R Wild By Reece Jenkins … Continue reading →
Phoebe Xavier joins us to discuss the upcoming Vikings: Saga Of The North. She also talks about other projects she has, and gives us an impressive reading list to amaze your friends. DOWNLOAD Vikings: Saga Of The North By Phoebe … Continue reading →
Dan Price and Casey Allen come on to talk about the upcoming one shot Bigfoot Knows Karate: Hinagon. Pronunciation, artwork that isn’t yours and missing evolutionary links are covered as well. DOWNLOAD Bigfoot Knows Karate: Hinagon By Casey Allen, Adam … Continue reading →
We starts off with Rook’s recent trip to Mutiny Information Cafe and a kickstarter project he received but hasn’t read yet. Don talks about books that have already discussed on the show and decided to do so again. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: … Continue reading →
Path Of The Pale Rider 4 is on kickstarter, so Laurie Calcaterra joins us to talk about it. Countless avenues and rabbit holes ensue. DOWNLOAD Path Of The Pale Rider 4 By Laurie Calcaterra, Marco Defillo And Matt D. Chambers … Continue reading →
Barney Smith comes back on to discuss the upcoming Dadder Jokes but we covered so much more. Give it a listen! DOWNLOAD Dadder Jokes Over 500 More Groans and Chuckles By Barney Smith. The Mighty Blue By Dallas Busha. Powerpuff … Continue reading →
Dalton Shannon and Wells Thompson come on to discuss the upcoming campaign for Frankenstein The Unconquered 3 and 4. Both imaginative and unnerving at the same time. DOWNLOAD Frankenstein The Unconquered 3 By Dalton Shannon,Wells Thompson And Elisabeth Mkheidze. Frankenstein … Continue reading →
This episode begins with Don talking about a comic that has already been discussed on an earlier episode, and Rook finishes with two new books we haven’t seen. We talk about Heavy Metal in the middle. Enjoy! MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Dallas … Continue reading →
This episode starts off asking how to deal with constant emails talking about the progress and the waiting period before the crowdfunding project is completed and in your hands. Benefit comics, stickers for kickstarter projects and comics we are currently … Continue reading →
Barney Smith from Story Comic.com comes on to discuss DAD Jokes! Over 500 Groans & Chuckles. What ensues is a conversation about work like, international travel and changing perceptions in the world. We talk about the book as well. DOWNLOAD … Continue reading →
Wells Thompson joins us to talk about The Catskin And The Rose. The creation process, working with and without a writing partner, collaborating with a visual artist and putting a creative team together are covered. You can see the Kickstarter … Continue reading →
Genetically altered super-powered cows are the main subject, and Andre Owen came on to talk about them (there was a lot more than what is on the surface. We actually discussed a lot of other stuff, and you can find … Continue reading →
Rook starts it off talking about successful campaigns and the comics that came from them. Don discusses a mainstream book that he has yet to see in any shop. After that they talk about the same two subjects again. Wheeeeeeeee! … Continue reading →
Cosmo Natalya: Journey To Planet X is a series depicting the travels of Ukrainian born Soviet era cosmonaut, Natalya Baronova across time and space. Randy Nunley comes on to talk about it. DOWNLOAD Cosmo Natalya: Journey To Planet X By … Continue reading →
Anthony Stokes joins us to discuss his current project Tap Or Die. He said a theme in all of his work is dealing with trauma, but it also explores motivations, understanding and balance. Give it a listen! DOWNLOAD Tap Or … Continue reading →
Caleb Palmquist joins us to discuss his titles Space Monkey Knights and Unicorn: Vampire Hunter. DOWNLOAD Unicorn: Vampire Hunter.By Caleb Palmquist, Daryl Toh And Dave Lentz. Space Monkey Knights By Dave Lentz, Caleb Palmquist And Nic Touris. Unicorn: Vampire Hunter.By … Continue reading →
We start off with the massive amount of work from John Romita, then go into The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, The Umbrella Academy and Mexikid. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Winter Atlas DOWNLOAD John Romita Cover Art For Spider-Man’s Treasury Edition.. Romance Work … Continue reading →
Corissa Grant joins us to talk about Redemption, part of the Worthy Chaos Chronicles The series is being written and drawn at a rapid pace, and so was this episode! We dare you to keep up. DOWNLOAD Redemption By Corissa … Continue reading →
Shane Berryhill comes on to discuss the upcoming Comic Books Kill and the comic book industries alleged roots in organized crime. Writing and the lasting effects of reading comic books are discussed in depth, and Jacin And The Olympians finishes … Continue reading →
Coming off Free Comic Book Day, we talk about a couple of comics we found, and two trades that collected comics from several different titles. No free comics were discussed on this episode though. Really strange. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: cotoba 코토바 … Continue reading →
William Moulton Marston’s greatest accomplishment was accepted by society at large by creating a comic book superhero that showed the idea that women were going to be part of the future, and to teach young boys how to accept feminine … Continue reading →
Stu Taylor joins us again to discuss Octobriana And The Underground: Full Tilt Boogie. DOWNLOAD Octobriana And The Underground: Full Tilt Boogie.Cover By Yanick Paquette And Nathan Fairbairn. Octobriana And The Underground: Full Tilt BoogieBy Lucy James, Simone Ragazzoni, Ellie … Continue reading →
Dalton Shannon rejoins us along with Wells Thompson to discuss Depths – A Graphic Novel about Grief and Underwater Survival. DOWNLOAD Depths – A Graphic Novel about Grief and Underwater SurvivalBy Dalton Shannon, Wells Thompson, J. Schiek,Rajesh Kumar And Nathan … Continue reading →
Bijhan Agha joins us to talk about Jamsheed Stuydios’ upcoming Time Wars: The Adventures Of Kobra Olympus. DOWNLOAD Time Wars: The Adventures Of Kobra OlympusBy Bijhan Agha And Swap Trap. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness. Star Trek: The … Continue reading →
Catwoman: Lonely City and Cosmic Odyssey are two comic series that brings back the thrill of reading comics as a youth. That leads us into mainstream comics and retelling storylines, the independent/self publishing, crowdfunding movement and organizing a digital comic … Continue reading →
The Campaign For Path Of The Pale Rider 3 is underway, so Laurie Calcaterra.joins us to discuss the project and play slight of hand with our minds. DOWNLOAD Path Of The Pale Rider 3 By Laurie Calcaterra, Marco Defillo And … Continue reading →
Kevin Knox joins us again to discuss the upcoming Embers 2. Writing, collaboration and understanding artwork used for sequential narrative are covered, as well as historical elements that have pretty much been forgotten in American history. DOWNLOAD Embers 2 By … Continue reading →
Hroge comes on to talk about his comic book The Cancel Haus. Animation, European cartoonists, pub culture and British television were part of the conversation as well. DOWNLOAD The Cancel Haus By Hroge. The Cancel Haus By Hroge. Moebius. Moebius’ … Continue reading →
Even though Ryan Kroboth and John Edingfield II have their own projects, they always run crowdfunding simultaneously. Because of that, we had them on together. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD Sunmaker By Ryan Kroboth. Rancidville By John Edingfield II. Cthulhu is Hard to … Continue reading →
Adam Martin joins us to talk about Macroverse: Next Gen Comics: A Universe of Storytelling. You can check out the app here… iOS | Android. DOWNLOAD Darkland By Evan Shapiro And Frank Calicó.Can Be Read On WebToon As Well. Darkland … Continue reading →
Starwell Foundation is an audio drama about an intern who has to convince super villains to do the right thing, and Alex Squiers comes on to talk about it, along with some other interesting things. DOWNLOAD Starwell Foundation. Opinions May … Continue reading →
Jayel Draco and Lynsey G Of Oneshi Press join us to talk about the upcoming Children Of Gaia RPG and the many projects connected to it. The nuts and bolts of creating, designing, packaging and promoting are covered as well … Continue reading →
We talk to Anthony Stokes about his current series Intrusive Thoughts. Some other stuff as well, but mostly that. DOWNLOAD Intrusive Thoughts By Anthony Stokes, D.N.S. And Mira Mortal. Intrusive Thoughts By Anthony Stokes, D.N.S. And Mira Mortal. Intrusive Thoughts … Continue reading →
In case you never knew how this podcast began you are in luck, as that is what we started talking about. We then went over our reading lists, which some of us completely forgot about, Kickstarter projects, dollar box finds … Continue reading →
Alex Banchitta comes on and discusses the difference between modern comic book writing from the past, and different publishing models are compared. Plugs for some of his upcoming projects finish this high octane episode out. DOWNLOAD Star Wars: General Grievous … Continue reading →
Dungeons & Dragons’ attempted license agreement and the ripples it caused to the RPG community start this episode off, and finishes with facsimiles and reworked comics from the past. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil DOWNLOAD Wizards Of The … Continue reading →
Peter Taylor joins us to talk about his series Pioneers: Blood & Stars. Sequential thinking, color, The Kickstarter comics community, AI and changing technology are a just few of the topics we cover. DOWNLOAD Pioneers: Blood & Stars By Peter … Continue reading →
Geladaa joins us to discuss In Hell Volume 1! along with past work, philosophy, references and influences. A vast array of thought and images. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD In Hell Volume 1! By Geladaa. Tintin By Hergé. Pm And Francie By Al … Continue reading →
Phoebe Xavier from 123 GO Publications joins us again to talk about her upcoming novel Superliminal Latency, and we talk about a lot of other stuff as well. DOWNLOAD Superliminal Latency By Phoebe Xavier. Tales from the Blackbird Dossier. Freejack … Continue reading →
Rook has mentioned his six year Dungeons And Dragons Campaign. and for this episode he is joined with the player Mojo to talk about the inspiration that started the game and how it has evolved as it was being played. … Continue reading →
The book Dwayne: A Tale From Existentia starts the conversation off, then moves on to the second Dune Graphic Novel. Rook’s trip to Altanta with some comics created in the area and Mickey Mouse stories from Europe come up as … Continue reading →
Don has been wanting to talk about Garrett Price’s White Boy for so long that he forgot a lot of details, but what he missed you can read about from the link below the image. Dallas joined us, so of … Continue reading →
Jaime Ramos joins us to talk about his work in progress John Heller The Liberator, a graphic novel that brings attention to social issues through storytelling. His published works include the Galgotha Novelettes and The Flame. Perseverance, collaboration and peer … Continue reading →
Dalton Shannon joins us to talk about Frankenstein The Unconquerable 2. Writing for comics compared to prose, collaborating and Kickstarter campaigns are mixed throughout the conversation. DOWNLOAD Frankenstein The Unconquerable 2 By Dalton Shannon,Wells Thompson And Mary Landro. Frankenstein The … Continue reading →
We will be talking to Geladaa in January, but you can take a look at his Kickstarter campaign today… Geladaa Presents: In Hell Volume 1! Geladaa Presents: In Hell Volume 1!
Christopher Michael from HomeBrewed Heroes joins us again to talk about the upcoming C.R.I.T. 6. RPGs, drawing, working multiple jobs and living with no sleep are discussed as well. DOWNLOAD C.R.I.T. 6 Cover By Mo Lubisan And Nestor Redulla Jr. … Continue reading →
Ryan Claytor comes on to talk about his current project Mirror Drawings. Teaching students to track their own progress, strategies to maintain larger projects, and coaching Kickstarter campaigns are discussed. Neon sign design and bending, Michigan State University’s Library Of … Continue reading →
Thought you’ve heard all there is to know about Path of the Pale Rider? Laurie Calcaterra joins us again to talk about Path of the Pale Rider 2 and lets us know that we have not. Give it a listen, … Continue reading →
We conversed with Dan Price on Episode 308, so this time we got to talk to Casey Allen on the upcoming Bigfoot Knows Karate 2: Born Under A Bad Sign. And they gave us this link so you can read … Continue reading →
Oneshi Press joins us to talk about Mr. Guy Zombie Hunter Act 2: The Hecking Heck Of It. We enjoyed having them on in the past, but found them even more interesting since then. DOWNLOAD Mr. Guy Zombie Hunter Act … Continue reading →
We went down the rabbit hole as Batman and Superman in Japan were discussed, which led into Yoshida Tatsuo and the creation of Tatsunoko Studio. Issue 1 of Path of the Pale Rider is covered, and we talk about several … Continue reading →
Don read a couple of books that are normally out of his wheelhouse, and he gives his thoughts on it. Rook read a book that is SO in his wheelhouse, you can’t help but wonder why he hasn’t talked about … Continue reading →
Dennis Robinson joins us to discuss his book Lycan: Solomon’s Odyssey. He tells us about his creative process, future plans for the series, connecting with creative teams and role playing games. DOWNLOAD Lycan: Solomon’s Odyssey By Dennis Robinson,Sal Donaire, Ezequiel … Continue reading →
He only asked us to review his work, but there were so many questions we asked Drew Gold to join us and discuss Motivational Housecat!, old comic strips, underground comix, animation, tools, art direction and getting his work seen. DOWNLOAD … Continue reading →
Headless is a comic working on a second season and Alex Banchitta comes on to talk about storytelling, publishing, printing, script writing, Salem Witch Trials and Knights Templar. Just try and keep up with him. DOWNLOAD Headless By Alex Banchitta … Continue reading →
Sam Willis comes on and leads us through the creative process of the ongoing comic series Raze. DOWNLOAD Raze 1 Cover By Ivan Lugomer. Raze 1 By Sam Willis, Tremayne Primm, Sam MacDonald, Tremayne Primm, Joshua Christian, Montis Echo Boeher, … Continue reading →
A history of Germans in Texas an almost divided state, Teutonic Knights and other things we did not know are talked about when Kevin Knox joins us to discuss Embers 1. DOWNLOAD Embers By Kevin Knox, Camron Johnson And Jeremiah … Continue reading →
You may not be familiar with Bill Finger, but you certainly know his work, as it has permeated cultures around the world. Athena Finger joins us to talk about the man who’s identity has remained a secret for decades, but … Continue reading →
We are joined with Bruce Olav Solheim and Julia Kazanowska to discuss Dr. Jekyll Alien Hunter, working with a collaborator, study, work, life experiences, new trains of thought and not being taken in by appearances. DOWNLOAD Dr. Jekyll Alien Hunter … Continue reading →
Professional skate border, comic shop owner, musician and now comic book writer Ruben Najera joins us to talk about The Best Archie Comic Ever! Of course, a lot of other things are discussed as well. DOWNLOAD The Best Archie Comic … Continue reading →
Phillip Maira joins us to talk about the upcoming collaborative project Purple Eyes along with the past anthologies Crackle Vol. 1, 2 and 3. Writing, coordinating, collaborating and working with no ego are discussed while Don is still waiting for … Continue reading →
Jaimie Engle comes on to discuss her current project The 9 Circles: Marshall Law along with many other projects past and present. We told her it was okay to go off topic, and she did! DOWNLOAD The 9 Circles: Marshall … Continue reading →
Rook received his copy of A Hunter’s Tale and discusses the experience. Four Eras In Comic Book History comes after that along with Ghost Rider 1 (which in real time is 247). Burglar Bill takes up the end. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: … Continue reading →
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo & Me starts it off along with The Next Big Thing and the upcoming Heretics of the Fathomless Realms. Dollar box finds, Nexus, They Called Us Enemy, Saga and Marvel’s Grand Design books finish it out. … Continue reading →
Laurie Calcaterra joins us to talk about the upcoming Path of the Pale Rider. Laurie describes it as a zombie apocalypse/spaghetti western, but it turns out to be much more. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD Path of the Pale Rider By Laurie Calcaterra … Continue reading →
Christopher Michael from HomeBrewed Heroes joins us to discuss the origins, process, execution and plans for the series C.R.I.T., along with gaming, relationships and music. DOWNLOAD C.R.I.T 1 Cover By Bea Navarro. C.R.I.T 1 By Christopher Michael,With Brad Haynes, Terreyl … Continue reading →
Comic Books Have Been Categorized Into Four Eras Based On When They Were Published. Each Era Has A Different Feel And Tone. Golden Age 1938 – 19561933 | Eastern Color Printing1935 | National Allied1936 | Comics Magazine Co1936 | Standard … Continue reading →
Phoebe Xavier from 123 GO Publications comes on to talk about writing, lettering editing and publishing a line of comics by creators all over the globe. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD Esc Pod By Phoebe Xavier And Renan Balmonte.From 13th Moon. Gameface By … Continue reading →
Mel Cartagena joins us to talk about his webcomic The Plot along with storytelling techniques, influences and films. DOWNLOAD The Plot By Mel Cartagena. The Plot By Mel Cartagena. The Plot By Mel Cartagena. The Plot By Mel Cartagena. Repeating … Continue reading →
Talk about The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings: Rings Of Power as well as The Silmarillion begins the episode. Bigfoot Knows Karate, a review of Origamiac, Hieroglyph, Moebius’ massive influence and Rook’s impatience waiting for Attack On Titan finish … Continue reading →
Everything begins with talk about Marvel television shows and films with a discussion of Book Of Boba Fett. Reading older trades, new releases and dollar box finds for Sandman, Nod Away, Cerebus:, Ocean, American Gods, Rain and Black Science cover … Continue reading →
Well, Boba Fett starts the conversation off this time, then eventually goes into shipping issues, a paper shortage affecting the comic industry and other tales of the human condition. We do get to a couple of comics, and airships as … Continue reading →
Cartoonist, professor, designer and pinball enthusiast Ryan Claytor comes on to talk about creating comics, reciprocated empathy and the upcoming A Hunter’s Tale. DOWNLOAD A Hunter’s Tale By Charles Kermit Claytor And Ryan Claytor. A Hunter’s Tale By Charles Kermit … Continue reading →
Stu Taylor joins us to talk about Octobriana With Love from Dead Good Comics. We discuss the history of the character and the many people involved from her inception to fifty years later. Learn about the fictional heroine of the … Continue reading →
Dallas has been rereading The Sandman in anticipation of the upcoming Netflix series. Impossible Jones! , Chris Claremont, Alan Davis, The Strange Death Of Alex Raymond and Groo The Wanderer are discussed in the midsection, while Rook’s miniature painting and … Continue reading →
Everything starts off with Star Wars Visions which leads into Kurosawa.films, Solo: A Star Wars Story and The Sandman, both the Netflix show and comics. Dredd, Pathfinder and a couple of recent comics that were based off work Don read … Continue reading →
This was recorded on Christopher Reeve’s birthday, so of course we talk about him, his work and Superman. Norse Mythology, stories in the oral tradition, and many other off topic subjects are discussed. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Rush Morgan DOWNLOAD Christopher Reeve … Continue reading →
Dan Price joins the show to talk about the upcoming series Bigfoot Knows Karate along with the Kickstarter champain and his past work. DOWNLOAD Bigfoot Knows Karate By Dan Price And Casey Allen. Bigfoot Knows Karate Vs. Kung Cthulhu By … Continue reading →
We talk to R. Alan Brooks and discuss his current work Grieving Mall along with past projects in writing, drawing, teaching and speaking about social activism in comics. DOWNLOAD Grieving Mall By R. Alan Brooks And Sarah Menzel Trapl. Grieving … Continue reading →
We start off with a shout out to the Deep Cuts Podcast and Al questions the 1974 album Relayer, then brings up the 1977 Star Wars comic that Don did not like. Bronze Age Burroughs comics, The Maxx, The Mighty … Continue reading →
Al starts the show off talking about the movie Polyester and the forgotten gimmick of Scratch And Sniff. Free Comic Book Day 2021, EC Comics’ creators and humor titles, along with Ghost Rider and deserts. Old Captain America stories finish … Continue reading →
Matt Summo and Pete Collins come on to talk about The Bardic Verses and the Kickstarter campaign to support it. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD The Bardic Verses By Matt Summo, Pete Collins and Matt Krotzer. The Bardic Verses By Matt Summo, Pete … Continue reading →
Shane Berryhill joins us to talk about the upcoming Jacin And The Olympians and the Kickstarter campaign in support of it. DOWNLOAD Jacin And The Olympians By Shane Berryhill, Alex Ogle,Mattia Monaco And Maja Opacic. The Amazing Spider-Man 75 Variant … Continue reading →
Don has squandered a lot of time on YouTube and talks about The Daily Doug, Loop TV, NewsFromMeTV and the loss of Steve Sherman. 100-Page Giants, Ultraman and MEGO action figures, Prince Planet, Red Sonja and Frank Thorne are discussed … Continue reading →
Vernon Smith joins us to talk about his upcoming Bigfoot Frankenstein, his earlier work and the creative process. We also discuss Hurricane Katrina and Bigfoot sightings outside the Pacific Northwest. DOWNLOAD Bigfoot Frankenstein By Mark Bertolini,Vernon Smith And Claudia Palescandolo. … Continue reading →
For this episode we each chose two comics and tell about our first experiences with the titles, characters and themes that have defined us. Rook announces In The Collection, Dan Pritchard tells us about three comic book submissions he did … Continue reading →
The sixties comic She’s Josie takes up the first half of the show talking about the creators, Saturday morning cartoons and changes during the first decade of the series. Accidents And Old Lace And Other Stories, the comic industry after … Continue reading →
Dave Baker comes on the show to talk about his and Nicole Goux’s new book Everyone Is Tulip along with many other works they have done. DOWNLOAD Everyone Is Tulip By Nicole Goux, Dave Baker And Ellie Hall. Everyone Is … Continue reading →
Eric / Promie joins the Core Four to share his first time foray of going down the rabbit hole of purchasing an in demand comic book he really wanted. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD Batman Fortnite Zero Point 1 Variant Cover. Batman Fortnite … Continue reading →
Al sent Don down the rabbit hole of Lucha Libre films starring Santo, the popular masked wrestler. Godzilla Vs. Kong, kaiju films, drive-in movies and reprinting old comic books fill out the rest. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Southern Culture On The Skids … Continue reading →
We begin with series that return after the first storyline ends, then a talk about a couple of things that are new, then one that is not. It all ends with container homes, which we have never built nor lived … Continue reading →
John Lennon: the final interview is mentioned at the beginning, but a discussion of Harry Lucey, Archie artists and golden age reprints start up the comic book talk. Animation history, random comic books and artists who never lost the spark … Continue reading →
Not being familiar with the game, Al asks Rook about Dungeons And Dragons. Conan in print, EC Comics and The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee To Investigate Juvenile Delinquency are talked about as well as The Dunwich Horror. At the end … Continue reading →
Don confuses Mort Meskin with Win Mortimer, not because of art styles but because they both share the name Mort in some fashion. He does the same with Mark Teixeira and Tex Blaisdell. The Wertham hearings, Charles Lindbergh, History Of Animation. … Continue reading →
Finding Milligan and McCarthy in the dollar box leads this episode down a rabbit hole of eighties comics, National Geographic, online pricing compared to real life and books by Mark Millar. And since we have all read DUNE The Graphic … Continue reading →
The use of yellow in comics from the golden age until the eighties is a point of annoyance to some readers. Entering the rabbit hole of finding and collecting fanzines from the past and the illustrators that came out of … Continue reading →
The Mandalorian is discussed, along with other things Star Wars. MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Dallas Busha DOWNLOAD Star Wars: Mandalorian. Star Wars Pen And Paper RPG. Jango Fett. Bo Katan Kryze. John Leguizamo Cameo. Temuera Morrison As Boba Fett. Ralph McQuarrie Unused … Continue reading →
DUNE The Graphic Novel starts a long discussion on the work of Frank Herbert and several different media translation we have seen. Zero issues, how science fiction began with Frankenstein, the comic book series Paper Girls, and the artwork of … Continue reading →