#174 Peter David

4/6/09 Peter David

Genis VellLongtime comics and Star Trek-novel writer Peter David talks about being a writer, balancing the conflicting expectations of the mainstream comics audience, and why he’s learned to have NO expectations whatsoever of any movie before he actually sees it!

#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!

#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

#093 Violence in Comics: What’s acceptable? What’s necessary?

Killing PickmanTim and Mulele discuss violence — in Weird Crime Theater, in Thunderbolts, and in two books from Archaia Studios Press: “Awakening” and “Killing Pickman”!

Ben Templesmith’s Wormwood (referred to by Mulele)

#090 Dr. Strange, and developing your comic

Dr Strange the OathBrandon and Tim begin a two-part Skype discussion, starting with Dr. Strange: the Oath! Also, Brandon reads from a 1959 Charles Schulz essay on developing a comic and asks Tim about how he developed Spider-Hag!

#085 The Secret Plot, Revealed!

SkrullStarbucks becomes too noisy, so Tim and Mulele evacuate (at 2:44) to a department store stairwell to discuss whether a writer should go ahead with an idea after discovering someone else has already done it. Case in point: Brian Michael Bendis, the return of the Skrulls, and Battlestar Galactica.

#082 Web comics: What happens if the big players get involved?

Diesel SweetiesPublishing online opens your comic up to a worldwide audience. But if the major players in print comics start publishing online, will they stamp out all the one-horse comics out there? Is there room on the Web for all of us?

Time article about Web comics

#051 Ass-Kicking Babe Edition

We examine Batgirl/Ghost: The Resurrection Engine and Daughters of the Dragon: Samurai Bullets!

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Ghost/Batgirl: The Resurrection Engine

Dennis Bremler, meet Leo Merino. Like looking in a mirror, isn’t it?

Daughters of the Dragon: Samurai Bullets

Ricadonna’s evening wear:
nothing but “fan service”
OK, we get that he’s whispering. But it’d be nice to able to actually READ what he’s whispering!

Misty Knight: Contortionist

Silver Samurai: Italian guy with medival European samurai armor.

#043 A buttload of comics!

She-hulk 10A buttload of comics! Bone, She-Hulk, Moon Knight, and Y the Last Man (buy for 30% off at ComicsNOW)!

Ending music: Boogie in Your Butt: Eddie Murphy

Do these clouds really add anything? Brandon found them distracting.

Gee, I wonder if the big dude coming down the street is going to be important at all?!?