Bill Willingham, the writer of Fables and its associated spinoff titles, formerly of Shadowpact, Robin and JSA, and soon to be of a new MonkeyBrain Comics title, joins us this week! Hear all about the new Fabletown and Beyond Convention in Minnesota next March, just what exactly happened with Stephanie Brown, his favorite classic movies and much more! Plus, a report from Chris about his trip to Summerslam!
The Rundown
Comics Talked About:
- Amazing Spider-Man #692
- Archie #636
- Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #1
Shameless Self Promotion:
- You can get Matt’s book, The Supervillain Handbook, here!
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
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The cartoonist behind the new Friends With Boys, Zombies Calling and Demonology 101, Faith Erin Hicks, is our guest this week! We’ll talk to her about the differences between Web and print comics, winning over people suffering from zombie overkill, what adding a ghost to a story is all about, Scooby-Doo, whether volleyball is more popular in Canada, and much more! Plus, Matt tells a story about when he was a bad comic shop customer!
The Rundown
Comics Talked About:
- Wonder Woman #12
- Daredevil #17
- Avengers vs. X-Men #10
Shameless Self Promotion:
- You can get Matt’s book, The Supervillain Handbook, here!
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
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Our guest this week is our old pal and writer of Monkeybrain Comics’ brand new Wander, Kevin Church! Get ready for a lot of discussion of that comic’s fantasy setting and formatting for digital plus some talk about 1970s cinema, watching Star Treks, and a rundown of Kevin’s favorite comic runs! Plus, Matt and Chris share some video-store memories from their youths.
The Rundown
- Follow Kevin on Twitter and remember to Buy Wander!
- While you’re at it, be sure to catch up on a bunch of Kevin’s other comics: The Rack, The Loneliest Astronauts, She Died in Terrebonne, Signs and Meanings, The Line, Lydia and Boldly Gone!
- If you haven’t seen The Long Goodbye, watch it right now on Netflix WI.
- Get an eyeful of the Time magazine cover that trolled Kevin (and which Matt misidentified as a Newsweek cover).
- Read the ComicsAlliance column about Paul Pope’s SOLO issue!
- The Atlantic Wire had some crazy, GIF-based coverage of the Olympic gymnastics competition.
- Chris’ checks and recs: Going to Summerslam, The Real Rocky
- Matt’s checks and recs: Them ‘Lympics, Breaking Bad season 5
- Music used: Kanye West, “I Wonder”
Comics Talked About:
- Action Comics #12
- Archer & Armstrong #1
- Batman #12
Shameless Self Promotion:
- You can get Matt’s book, The Supervillain Handbook, here!
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
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This week we welcome the writer of Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man comics, Ian Flynn! We chat with him about what it’s like dealing with…zealous fandoms, whether he’s any good at Mega Man video games, why you should be into the Sonic comics, working with licensed properties and much more! Plus, we take a listener question about a particularly angry comic-shop customer from Chris’ store-employee days!
The Rundown
- Follow Ian on Twitter and check out his website!
- Behold the amazing box art for Mega Man 1. And the a famous cutscene from Mega Man X4 (spoiler alert).
- Great music from Mega Man 2: Wily’s Castle, Metal Man, Quick Man, Crash Man, Flash Man
- Ruby-Spears, inspiration for the Emerald Spears.
- Remember Howard and Nester? We do.
- Read about Sonichu AT YOUR OWN RISK.
- Somebody posted some old Pussycat: Agent of SCORE stories online!
- Here’s Chris’ piece on Mega Man, and while you’re at it, his Hawkeye #1 review.
- Chris’ checks and recs: Turning 30 on Sunday, Limbo, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD
- Matt’s checks and recs: Book writin’, Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange
- Music used: Cocoa Brovaz, “Super Brooklyn”
Comics Talked About:
- Daredevil #16
- Defenders #9
- Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8
Shameless Self Promotion:
- You can get Matt’s book, The Supervillain Handbook, here!
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
Leave us reviews on iTunes!
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