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On this episode, host Dave Slusher has a spoiler-free discussion of the Hellraiser series from Boom Studios. He discusses the difference between what a story has in it versus what it is about. What he did not tell for time reasons was the story of the time he sat next to actor Doug Bradley (aka Pinhead) on a panel at Dragon*Con. Very brief summary: scary when acting, super nice guy in real life.
The first trade is now available from Amazon.com: Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Vol. 1
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n the first episode of Scotch & Comics to be released in 2012 (yet recorded in 2011), your intrepid host Devin R Bruce impales himself on a Rusty Nail and talks a little bit about his penchant for glassware. Then, it’s off to the races as we discuss a wide range of comic books: the Elseworlds tale Batgirl and Robin: Thrillkiller, Silver Age stories from Turok: Son of Stone, and two series that were cancelled before their time: the second half of Welcome To Tranquility and the first volume of Thor: The Mighty Avenger. Alternate histories, dinosaurs, demons, and ancient gods: it’s just a typical episode of Scotch & Comics!
NOTE: There are slight spoilers for Thrillkiller in this episode, nothing completely outrageous but a few examples of how things are different in this version of the DC Universe. I don’t think it really ruins anything but you have been warned.
Contact Information:
Twitter: @Doctor_Teeth
Website: www.scotchandcomics.wordpress.com
Email: scotchandcomics@gmail.com
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Host Ed Moore Jr finishes discussing Samurai, the origin of Usagi Yojimbo’s ronin status.
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The fifth episode of Scotch & Comics is a Very Special Epsiode, and by that I don’t mean one where we all learn an important lesson about bullying or lying to your parents. I mean one where you get to hear a conversation with a comics professional! On his episode I talk to writer and artist Kody Chamberlain, from Image Comics’ Sweets and the upcoming re-launch of Punks from MTV Comics. We talk about Sweets in particular (and my hazy confusion about the plot), his craft in general, his opinion on digital comics, and then a brief discussion about what he’s currently interested in in the rest of pop culture. And if that wasn’t enough – and believe me, it should be – I finish it off with a trio of comics reviews that span genres, companies, and decades. Your regular semi-soused comics reviews, an interview with a very talented creator, and a charming story about waterfowl: you can’t ask for much more than that!
WARNING: I mention this in the intro to the podcast, but Kody Chamberlain and I do talk about the plot points and reveals in his comic, Sweets. Spoilers abound, but the rest of the reviews start at about the 40 minute mark.
Contact Information:
Twitter: @Doctor_Teeth
Website: www.scotchandcomics.wordpress.com
Email: scotchandcomics@gmail.com
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Are you ready to be all webbed up in Spider-Island? Co-hosts Gary Miller and Jonathan Westhoff may not have been bitten by radioactive bedbugs, but they’ll make this episode of the Spectacular Spider-Cast the craziest, most review-heavy episode yet! “Spider-Island” continues through The Amazing Spider-Man #670-672 by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, plus Venom #7-8 by Rick Remender and Tom Fowler. We do quick reviews of virtually every crossover one-shot and miniseries, too! Finally, inspired by one of the villains of “Spider-Island,” we continue that multi-part overview of the most infamous “classic” Spider-saga ever told: The Clone Saga! (Is there a category at Guinness for the number of issues reviewed in a single podcast?)
Contact Info:
Website: www.spectacularspidercast.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/spider_cast
Email: spidercastpodcast@gmail.com
Gary Miller’s Twitter feed: @Gary_M_Miller
Jonathan Westhoff’s Twitter feed: @Anti_Drummer
Comic Book Noise Family: www.comicbooknoisefamily.com
Spider-Man Theme by Back Porch Swing
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On this episode, Dave discusses (spoiler free) Love and Rockets: New Stories #4 . He includes a little about his history with the series and talks about how this work is career high work for Jaime, less so for Gilbert and yet he’s OK with that.
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Ed and Nick go over Adventure Comics(1938) issues 257 and 258 and World’s Finest Comics (1941) issue 100.
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Host Ed Moore Jr. goes over Samurai parts 5 and 6 this episode from Usagi Yojimbo v1 #3.
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The guys (Ryan and Luke, for you new listeners) review Fear Itself: Hulk vs Dracula #3, Hulk #42 and 43, briefly touch on a few Fear Itself epilogues, and then finally get to the book you’ve all been waiting for: Incredible Hulk #1. Do they like it? Hate it? Are they moderately indifferent to it? Like I’m going to tell you here. Listen to the episode, ya bums!
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Cover to Welcome To Tranquility #4 by Neil Googe.
It’s been two long weeks but Scotch & Comics returns, with host Devin R Bruce serving up another round of slightly tipsy comics conversation. With the help of his friends on Twitter, he goes through a random selection of comics from his long boxes as well as one book from his shelf. It’s a big glass of superhero comics with a zombie twist and a sprinkling of pixie dust! Featuring conversations about X-Men First Class (the comic, not the movie), Giffen & Levitz’s Legion of Super-Heroes, Fables, Welcome to Tranquility, and the zombie comic Things Undone. Scotch and Comics: stumbling through the long boxes to find nuggets of solid gold!
Show Notes:
Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Twitter friends who helped program the show: @pau1wa11ace, @leah_literally,@kalebd, @RenaissanceDork, @bboyspodcast
You should also follow @GailSimone – because she is not just a very good comics writer but hilarious on Twitter
Linda Medley on the Fantagraphics site, artist of Fables #18 and Castle Waiting
Shane White – Creator of Things Undone
8Tracks Playlist (will be up soon-ish but you can find the others here)
Link: Episode 004 on Libsyn
Download: Scotch & Comics Episode 004
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