After a long news and reviews section featuring a spoiler-free chat about the first episode of V and the possibility of a GATTACA TV show we have a relatively brief Challenge where Steve and Scott pitch two very different comics at each other. Remember our current book club choice is The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. We’re going to be talking about this in episode 66 so you’ve still got plenty of time to get hold of it and join the discussion.
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Comic Book Outsiders Episode 58
September 23, 2009It’s only two weeks now until the British International Comic Show at Birmingham and Scott and Steve will both be attending the event. After discussing our plans, we get into some news, with another major change at one of the biggest comic companies in the business. We also get into a discussion about motion comics and the how power and wealth can change a silly idea into something dangerous!
As promised – a link to the Dr Horrible Emmy interruption from YouTube
In our next section we discuss the works of Clint Eastwood. Inspired by The Changeling, Scott and Steve pick out some of their favourites from his extremely long career and we discuss their influence on pop culture, cinema, and our own lives.
Don’t forget about the bookclub and in episode 60 we will have a discussion about Slaughterhouse 5 and announce our next selection.
We’ll be back next week and hopefully see some of you at the Birmingham show in two weeks.
Comic Book Outsiders Episode 55
August 19, 2009Scott is still overseas in Canada (slowly inching his way onto the set of Caprica, so watch for him in the background when it airs!) whilst Steve is back home protecting old Blighty from pirates.
In this episode there is the return of a couple of old favourites, but before that we kick off with some News and Reviews.
One of those mentioned by Steve is The Anchor by Phil Hester from Boom! Studios. Below is a link to a preview with more information about the comic.
Afterwards we get back to basics with Challenge Scott, where Steve pitches three new comics to Scott and tries to get him interested in at least one of them to go and pick it up.
One of the three comics mentioned by Steve is Rapture, a new mini series from Dark Horse. As promised, the entire first issue is available to read online for for FREE.
Click here to read Rapture Issue 1 for free
After that it’s the return of a Guilty Pleasure, where once again one of us steps into the confessional and asks the listeners and their co-host for understanding and forgiveness. This time it’s Scott’s turn to try and convince Steve about a film that he likes but perhaps, shouldn’t. We’ll be discussing Slaughterhouse 5 in Episode 60, so if you’ve read it already, send us your comments via email, or post them on the forum and we’ll try to include them in the show.
Comic Book Outsiders Episode 53
July 26, 2009In the second of our special episodes, Scott is still off globetrotting so I’m joined by Dr Karl, the host of the Science Friction podcast. We start with some News and Reviews and then for the main part of the show I talk comics in general with Karl and find out what he is reading and enjoying at the moment, we talk about comics on the fringe of Marvel, some of our favourite writers, a one in a million real life mutant and big comic companies visiting the UK.
Next week we’ll be back and with some luck, Scott will be back for our Book Club episode where we will be discussing American Gods by Neil Gaiman. So please send us in your comments and thoughts on the book and we’ll try to mention them in the show. We will also be announcing the next book and if you have any suggestions for the book club you can email us or post them on the forum.
Comic Book Outsiders Episode 52
July 15, 2009In this special episode, Scott is off on his international travels so I’m joined by Pete Rogers. We start with a bit of News and Reviews and then for the main part of the show I pick Pete’s brains about what he is reading at the moment, what he’s enjoying, and what he’s looking forward to. We get into an interesting discussion about gateway comics, our new amazon stores, comic conventions, event comics, creators and pulp comics.
We’ll be back in two weeks with another guest co-host, and after that Scott will be back for Episode 54 and it will be our Book Club episode where we will be discussing American Gods by Neil Gaiman. If you have any suggestions for the book club you can email us or post them on the forum and we will announce the next book club selection at the end of episode 54.
Comic Book Outsiders Episode 50
June 23, 2009Welcome to the first inaugral Comic Book Outsiders awards ceremony! To commemorate reaching 50 episodes Steve and Scott look back at some of the very best examples of comics excellence that they have covered over the last two years. Categories include: Best Writer Best Artist Best Miniseries Best Ongoing Series Best Graphic Novel and the Lifetime Achievement Award Thanks to all our listeners new and old for listening to these first 50 episodes.
As always you can download from iTunes, Podcast Alley and most of the popular podcast indexing sites, or you can download direct here:
Comic Book Outsiders Episode 47
May 27, 2009This episode we start with an extended news and reviews where we look at all the TV that’s come to an end, what’s been renewed for another season, and what new TV shows interest us. There is a lot of new cop, medical and legal dramas starting up, none of which we talk about as they don’t interest us! We focus on the interesting genre stuff and sift the wheat from the chaff.
After that it’s our second book club selection and this episode we’re talking about Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, a significant sci-fi book published in the 1950s. We talk about its relevance today, how eerily accurate it is, and why we think it is such an important book. We also have feedback and input from listeners and then we announce what the next Book Club selection will be.
Comic Book Outsiders Episode 44
April 24, 2009After the usual news and reviews we introduce two more comics publishers and then get to our main discussion of the Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel, Maus by Art Spiegelman.
Then, on a lighter note, we discuss the show Red Dwarf, a British comedy classic which enjoyed a recent resurrection.
Remember to get reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury for our book club in episode 47!
Comic Book Outsiders Episode 43
April 15, 2009In this episode we start with some news and reviews and then begin the first part of our discussion about comic book companies. With over thirty comic companies it is sometimes very difficult to know where to start for new readers. There are no obvious labels about what genres of comics different publishers produce, so in an attempt to make it a bit easier for new readers, or those interested in a particular genre, we start with a guide to some of them. This episode we talk about Top Shelf Productions, Icon, Dark Horse, Vertigo and Red 5 comics. And of course during the episode I completely forgot to mention Rex Mundi or Star Wars comics when talking about Dark Horse comics.
We then get into a lengthy discussion about remakes. Are they a good thing or not? With the end of TV shows such as BattleStar Galactica, and news on the horizon of other remakes and reimagings, we look at what has come before and what is planned for the future. As always we appreciate your feedback and comments on this show and the topics we discuss.
Comic Book Outsiders Episode 41
March 26, 2009In this episode we start with some news and reviews, talking over some recent comics and the end of one of our favourite shows, BattleStar Galactica. It’s a spoiler free review as I hadn’t seen it at the time.
Our main feature is an interview with Chris Staros the Publisher of Top Shelf Productions, and until recently the President of the Comic Book Legal Defence Fund. We talk about some of the great graphic novels Top Shelf have put out in the past, what he has coming up this year including the third graphic novel in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series – Century, his convention schedule, working for the CBLDF, and working with Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie on Lost Girls.
Finally, one episode late, we finish off with our first Book Club selection – The Winter King. Scott and Steve talk in depth about the story, the characters, the mythology and history of the book and how the author Bernard Cornwell weaves fact and fiction together. We have feedback from members of our forum and at the end of our discussion an audio review from Heath Holland, a friend and co-host of Geek Brunch. We also announce what our next selection will be for the Book Club.
This episode is a big one, but we’ll be back next week as usual with another one.
