Brian Doob, the host of the British Invaders and Hooked on Bond podcasts, returns to the book club with an interesting choice from a 1960s comic called Diana. Get your copy from the Big Finish site and listen to the trailers for the audio adaptations of these stories.
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Jordan Thomas joins the book club to discuss the fifth volume of Slaine's adventures and to talk about Pat Mills' writing and Glenn Fabry's artwork in some detail. Check out Jordan's own comics work including Frank at home on the Farm and Quarantine on his Kickstarter page and follow him on Twitter
You can buy Slaine: Demon Killer from the 2000AD store.
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We drift off-piste to cover some American comics as Comicbook Sam joins me to discuss possibly the greatest Daredevil story of them all. Get your copy from Bookshop.org And check out Sam's YouTube channel and his interview with John Wagner.
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Get your copy of Insurrection from the 2000AD store and check out Colin's Facebook art page.
Get your copy from the 2000AD store.
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Check our Barry's author webpage and get on board with his new book series.
And you can get your copy of the Judge Dredd Essential from the 2000AD store.
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Get your copy from the 2000AD store, and check out Robert's published paper on Ann Nocenti's Daredevil run.
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Head to the Comisy store to buy your copy and other publications from Hibernia, but be quick as they sell out fast. And keep up with their latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
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Rob Foster joins me from Canada to discuss the return of Johnny Alpha in The Project and Dogs of War. We discuss great work by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, as well as chatting about resurrecting comic book characters, and who is the best Strontium Dog sidekick.
Check out Rob's collection on ComicArtFans, and get your copies of these two trades from the 2000AD store.
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Tony Esmond is back in the book club with the 2000AD folk horror of Thistlebone. Check out his work at Never Iron Anything, and on the Tribute Press site, and the Awesome Comics Podcast.
Get your copy of T.C.Eglinton and Simon Davis' lovely hardback book from the 2000AD store.
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And please contact the Samaritans if you need someone to talk to.
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Go to the Lawless covention website to see Peter and Phillip Vaughan's interview with Pat Mills and Ian Kennedy.
And head to the 2000AD store for your copy of the book.
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Distinguished man of letters Jim Campbell joins me to discuss a classic story from the first year of Strontium Dog. He also takes me through some of the basics of comic book lettering from the 1970s to today, including how he did the re-lettering on the first volume of the Rebellion Charley's War collections.
You can donate to the Justgiving page for Dave Evans here, or check out the forum tribute thread here.
Check out Jim's lettering website, or the Nate Piekos resources on Blambot. And you can read Journey into Hell in the first Agency Files collection.
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Check out Jules' writing about horror movies at the Big Comic Page and on the We Belong Dead site. And get your copy of Slaine the King from the 2000AD store.
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Paul Trimble is my guest in the book club to discuss one of the most brutal and controversial war comics from the 1970s. A story that reflects the harsh and uncompromising circumstances of the Burmese campaign, Content note: this John Wagner and Mike Western comic is not for the faint-hearted.
This episode is dedicated to the memory of British comics collector, historian, and all round good guy, Colin Noble.
The Darkie's Mob Titan collection is still available from Bookshop.org Keep an eye on Paul's Enniskillen comic fest facebook page for details of when the convention will return. And join the Battle Fans facebook page for more information about this fascinating British comic.
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Get your copy of the complete Skizz from the 2000AD store.
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This is a bonus episode with an interview I did with Mark McDermott who is lucky enough to own the original Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott artwork for the first page of Fantastic Four #51 from 1966. I recently appeared on Tony Esmond's Never Iron Anything podcast to talk about this issue. You can also find Tony on the Awesome Comics Podcast.
Check out Mark's ComicArtFans gallery, and his own website for more wonderful art.
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I persuaded Tony Foster to come back to the book club and chat about Moore, Totleben, Bissette, and Wood's great run on Swamp Thing from the 1980s.
The History of Comics Kickstarter is still live or you can join the Comic Scene comic club to get the History of Comics magazines. And join the Comic Scene community on Facebook.
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Pick up a copy of Apollo from bookshop.org or from your own independent book shop, and find more of Mike's work at http://www.freakhousegraphics.com/home
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I sat down with Jenny Clarke to revisit The Ballad of Halo Jones again. This time in an exciting new audiobook version from Penguin Random House.
You can get a copy from Penguin, Audible, or the Google Play store.
And subscribe to the Handful of Dust podcast for more episodes coming soon.
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Get your copy from Penguin, Audible or Google Play and buy the other 2000AD titles from them as well.
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Damian Harvey joins me to discuss a classic from Dredd's early years. Having survived the Cursed Earth can the Mega-City One lawman overcome Chief Judge Cal and the Kleggs? We discuss John Wagner's gift for comedy, and the great line-up of artists on this story.
Read this epic in Case Files volume 2, or in the Digest edition
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Get your copy of Death Wish, look out for the new paperback version of Wrightson's Frankenstein coming soon. And check out the ACP interview with Barrie Tomlinson in episode 147. And please consider Vince's own comics and look for Blak the comic on instagram.
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Check out the I Love Comics event on Facebook and head to JuliaRound.com for details of all of her work including the searchable Misty database. Julia's next online lecture will be on the Romancing the Gothic website on February 21st.
Check out James' short films on the Ealing film festival site and watch out
for the return of Skip Tracer and Diamond Dogs in 2021
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Support the Hero Initiative if you can, and check out Damian and Helena's own art and comics at ArtNineTwo.com
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Check out all the issues of the Sector 13 fanzine. Also get yourself a copy of the Splank! compilation for NHS charities and check out Peter's comics blog and his page about Gary K Wolf's KillerBowl.
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