Comics commentary from our podcast regulars.
Tim and Mulele discuss comics & the Hollywood writers’ strike, Mulele’s comics career, Illustration Friday, and the Spider-Man “One More Day” event.
Why the WGA strike won’t hurt Comic-Con
No Strike Zone: Marvel Studios makes a deal with WGA
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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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Mulele’s been talking to Kodansha for a year. Might the resulting comic end up dropped into a manga contest for non-Japanese?
Morning International Manga Competition
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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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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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Some differences between Japanese and Western comics. Also, the latest on Mulele’s discussions with Japanese comics publisher Kodansha!
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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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Mulele has come to a realization about his comics career…
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Mulele talks about his new comic, Black Swan, one of the first ten comics to be put up for public voting on Zudacomics.com.
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Should comics and prose be shelved together? Are celebrity writers who do comics pleasuring anyone but themselves? How is being a Spidey fan like being a Cubs fan? Mulele and Tim discuss these questions and much more…
Word Balloon: Future of Graphic Literature
More on the barcode requirement
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