Tim shoots some iPhone video of the American Comics Exhibition, including appearances by both Patri(c)ks, and an interview with bigtime Japanese animator Sonic!
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#247 Sweden? Ninjas? You are Here!
We asked for mail from a listener in Sweden, and Gunnar listened! Tim and Kumar discuss his observations and questions.
Then, a look at the popular Web comic The Adventures of Dr. McNinja by Christopher Hastings. Comedy, bizarreness, and lots and lots of fighting. Does the fighting work as comedy?
Finally, a (spoiler-filled!) look back at Kyle Baker’s 1999 graphic novel You Are Here. Well, but wait a second — is this, strictly speaking, a comic?
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#245 Can we still marvel at “Marvels”?
The 1994 release of Marvels took comics by storm. The four-issue miniseries established the places of both hyperrealistic painter Alex Ross and continuity maven Kurt Busiek in the industry. There’s still plenty here to make it a standout story 16 years later, but has some of the shine come off? And, is making a logical narrative out of a mainstream comic companies’ disparate series really doable? Tim and Kumar discuss.
Also, Patrik W resurfaces to talk with Tim about the upcoming American Comics Exhibition in Tokyo. Tim, Patrik, and 13 other artists will be displaying their work!
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#237 Web comics from our listeners!
At last the time has come! As we promised a few weeks back, this week Tim, Kumar, and Mulele critique comics by listeners:
- James Stanley (“Part Time Shuffle”)
- Elan Trinidad (“God TM”)
- Mike Luoma (“Everybody Lies“, “Vatican Assassin“)
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#233 Bears and Beatles
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You’re more responsive than we thought! Tim discovers a cache of listener e-mail he didn’t notice before; he reads the messages and discusses with Mulele.
These sites are referenced:
- Ken Dahl’s site
- James Stanley (“Part Time Shuffle”)
- Elan Trinidad (“God TM”)
- Mike Luoma (“Vatican Assassin“, “Everybody Lies“)
Boom! Studios’ Mr. Stuffins was originally launched as a three-issue miniseries in 2007, but it was left unfinished. It appeared more recently as a completed graphic novel, with the same script (almost) but a different art team, giving us an opportunity to compare the choices that the two different art teams made on presenting the same story.
A comic about the Beatles! Sounds pretty cool, right? Well, The Beatles Experience (from Bluewater Comics) gets praise for presenting the Fab Four within their historical and musical context, and including some interesting anecdotes — but without a speck of sourcing. Worse yet, it veers into straight fiction in a couple of particularly egregious ways…
Finally, Mulele gives Tim some more pointers on his art. See the discussed illustrations below the break…
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Update: “The 99”
Last June, in episode #185, I talked to Naif al-Mutawa, creator and co-writer of “The 99“, a comic based on Islamic archetypes. Since then, I’ve been on Naif’s mailing list, and I just got a message saying he’s currently SWAMPED with attention, due to some recognition from this guy… he looks familiar somehow…
#230 Longbox and “Axe Cop”
Longbox Digital‘s comics reader beta was unveiled at Emerald City Comicon in March. Is it any good? Tim and Mulele review. Also: hilarious Web comic “Axe Cop“!
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#228 Ruben Bolling
Ruben Bolling is a comic strip creator who admits that he’s less interested in drawing than he used to be. Known as the brains behind the hilarious, and sometimes absurd, weekly strip “Tom the Dancing Bug,” Bolling does want to continue the strip, but also concentrate more effort on writing, and to move into other types of creative pursuits. One such pursuit may be a movie project with New Line Cinema. In an interview with Tim, Bolling talks about the movie, his influences, his tools, and his characters, as well as answering questions from listeners!
Also in this episode, Tim, Mulele, and Kumar discuss the upcoming WeirdCrimeTheater.com and Tim’s ongoing paid drawing gig (see his finished works below the break).
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