#110 Comic Market report

Patrik Washburn had a table on Day One of the Comic Market event in Tokyo. Tim, Mulele, and Patrick Gannon checked it out, and sat down afterwards to discuss their impressions for the podcast.

Michao (Kodansha’s Web comics site)
(in Japanese; membership is free, but you need to log in to read the comics)

Earth Ranger, from Playfullness Comics
(in Japanese)

Mulele’s site

Patrick Gannon’s site

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#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

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#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?

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#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.

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#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.

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