293: City of the Damned

Dave Wynn makes his third visit to the book club to discuss the Judge Dredd epic that sort of tapered out, and even got lost in a pub. We chat about City of the Damned, four great artists, and what makes a good epic. You can find this story in Case Files vol 8 and read more about the lost and found Steve Dillon artwork at Comic Book Resources.

You can buy the Henge comic with Boo Cook cover here, and their album here. The Strange Days festival takes place in September 2025 and features both Henge and Crab.

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292: Grandville

Alan Fisher joins the five star club as he returns to discuss the collected edition of Bryan Talbot's five Grandville stories. Order your copy of the collected Grandville adventures, and look out for the forthcoming prequel series about Stamford Hawksmoor.

If you want one of the few remaining Johnny Alpha statues contact Alan through Fish Collectibles.

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291: Cover Story. The 2000AD Design Art of Robin Smith

Jon Hymus has come back with a belter of a book from 2000AD. Join us as we marvel over the contributions of Robin Smith to the golden age of the galaxy's greatest comic.

And send your votes for the top ten best prog covers of all time to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
The results will be revealed in episode 300!

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290: Born Again into a Brave New World

Movie time! We have seen Captain America: Brave New World and the first three episodes of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+. Very mild spoilers for the rather dull film but nothing you haven't already seen in the trailers.

Most importantly, both Space Spinner 2000 and the Big Meg One are back. Get them back in your podcast apps.

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289: The Drunken Bakers

Brian Walsh is back in the book club, and he's brought cake! We discuss the history of Viz and the existential comedy of the Drunken Bakers by Barney Farmer and Lee Healey. I wouldn't touch that Battenberg sponge if I were you.

You can find Brian's own artwork on his website, and on Instagram and Facebook.

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288: Lord Snooty

Robert Hagan returns from episode 163 to discuss another comic genius as we look at Dudley D.Watkins and his creation, Lord Snooty. You can find copies of this book very cheaply on the second-hand markets, and also look for their celebration of Watkins' work in the Beano and the Dandy. Read more of Robert's own writing in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.

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287: The Stainless Steel Rat in colour

Giles Richards returns to discuss a new collection of the Stainless Steel Rat stories, and this time they are in colour. Grab yourself a copy from the 2000AD store.

Check out Giles' new INH records on Bandcamp and read his article about his inspiration for creating his own record label.

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