#122 “Spiral Bound” and “Creature Tech”

Spiral BoundWe just keep reaching for the “Top Shelf”! This time, Tim and Brandon review Spiral Bound by Aaron Renier, and Creature Tech by Doug TenNapel.

#120 “Pyongyang”, “New Frontier”, and more

New FrontierTim and Brandon give their thoughts on Guy Delisle’s Pyongyang, DVD movie Justice League: The New Frontier, Spider-Man One More Day, and Writing for Comics with Peter David!

#116 “Death by Chocolate: Redux”

His name has been mentioned repeatedly on the podcast since the beginning: Mulele’s friend and collaborator Kumar! He joins Tim to review David Yurkovich’s Death By Chocolate: Redux, and to discuss manga translation.

#114 Illustration Friday is just “one more day”

ElbisTim and Mulele discuss comics & the Hollywood writers’ strike, Mulele’s comics career, Illustration Friday, and the Spider-Man “One More Day” event.

Illustration Friday

Why the WGA strike won’t hurt Comic-Con

No Strike Zone: Marvel Studios makes a deal with WGA

#109 “Maxwell Strangewell”, “Fun Home”, “The Homeless Channel”

Tim and Brandon discuss three graphic novels: Maxwell Strangewell (like Men in Black, but better), Fun Home (and why it shouldn’t be made into a movie), and The Homeless Channel (argh! Black Diamond flashback!). Plus: Crayon Shin-Chan and Marvel comics for the military…

Matt Silady interview on Newsarama

#106 Managing audience expectations

How can an artist, in any medium, manage the audience’s expectations, so that they enjoy change and evolution, rather than rejecting it as different from what they have come to expect?

#105 Comics and Film: Compare and Contrast

All Star Superman

How comics & movies have influenced each other: what Scott McCloud won’t tell you! Also, digital inking and All-Star Superman! Mulele, Patrick, Tim, and Tim’s brother Paul discuss.

#103 “The King”

The King

Don’t judge a book by its cover! The King, by Rich Koslowski, is about a lot more than “fat Elvis!” Tim and Brandon discuss.

Also, Brandon talks about Astronauts in Trouble: Master Flight Plan by Larry Young, with art by Matt Smith and Charlie Adlard; and Tim talks about Umbrella Academy issue 1, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba.