THE AWESOME COMICS PODCAST

Turns out you CAN send a badger into space, and we talk to Alex Hahn (Blop) about how you can and what happens when you do! We talk about everything, including inking physically and digitally, running kickstarters, anthropamorphic characters, censoring your books fro younger readers and even Henry Hoovers. All that AND a ton of comics to check out, creators to watch out for and Dan drops some more jokes from his neverending bag of lol! Great stuff to check out: Alex Hahn, Space Badger, Blop!, Charles Burns, Tom Gauld, Gigantic Robot, Matt Groening, Blood Club, Elizabeth Querstret, Weird Work, Jordan Thomas, Keep Creepy, Dan Charnley, Tooth and Nail, Sarah Webb, Blam and Glam, The Hunter: Malice Malificarium, Death Be Praised, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Arthur Adams, Dark Horse Comics, Deadly Sinners, Ripperverse, Chuck Dixon, The Devil of Pine Sixteen, Buile, Tuumen, Beetle Moses, Junked, Black Ink Comix

Turn up the volume up to 11 and get ready, because this week we are talking about the eternal relationship between comics and music! Who better to join us for that (and more) than the singer of Americans UK and writer of Gonad the Ballbarian - Jeff Burandt! From writing rhythms to comic artists on album covers and what to expect at New York Comic Con, this one has got all that AND a special musical interlude that needs to be heard! All that alongside tons of great comics to check out, shout outs to indie creators and events and a special extra guest. Thats more quality comic content than you'll get at any music festival. ROCK ON! Great stuff to check out: Jeff Burandt, Gonad the Ballbarian, Ghost Planet, Sean Von Gorman, Source Point Press, Dean Haspiel, Jenn Ferguson, Americans UK, Trip City, Cool Keith, Jeff Powell, Rock and Roll Comics, Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad, Brooklyn Indie Showcase, St Marks Comics, Josh Jearman, Bad Natures, Malaga Comic Con, SCARF, Space Badger, Baltimore Comic Con, My Little Boy, Lyndon White, Embers, Goblin Market, Thought Bubble Festival, Grim Scary Tales, TBH Comics, Car Boot Sales, John Bishop, Bacon, Luke Hyde, The Day Everything Changed, Ready Player One

Let us tell you about a time of high adventure... and while we're at it, join us as we talk about Conan in comics with the one and only Jim Zub! We talk about the original works of Robert E. Howard and some of his lesser known characters, the amazing legacy of Conan in comics, the Swarzenegger movies and the mindset, stories and legacy of the epic new comics coming out now! Its an interview as epic as the character himself, and alongside that we have some more barbarian chatter, great events and kickstarters to check out and of course a few recommendations to add to your pull lists. Great stuff to check out: Jim Zub, Conan, Titan Comics, Savage Sword of Conan, Robert E Howard, Moles, Baltimore Comic Con, The Goblin Market, Zine Zilla, Cryptid Hacker Force, Green Archer Comics, Americas Most Haunted, Tyrant Fall, Vyper: Red Shadow, Bloodrik, Andrew Krahnke, Barbaric, Vault Comics, Michael Moreci, Barbarian Lord, Matt Smith, Head Lopper, Andrew MacLean, Hangwater TX, Jason Latour

Its a fun one this week as we bring in an honorary amigo Kieran Squires (The Drycleaner) to talk about a raft of fun comic topics. From a big comic mart discussion, to underused heroes that deserve a spotlight to those popular creators that we just don't get, its an absolutely jam packed comics chat that guaranteed to get you jumping online to read comics or just let us know what you think! Great stuff to check out: Kieran Squires, London Comic Mart, Kellys Comic Fair, Mega City Book Club, Inkblot Festival, Three Planes, Roger Mason, The Mice, Commando, The Cannibals, Field Mouse Press, Noir City Murders, Green Archer Comics, The Saint, Rebellion, ABC Warriors, Rising Stars, J Michael Straszinski, Rising Stars: Visitations, Vanguard, Dan Butcher, XMen: Elsewhen, Periodical, Durin, Rachael Ball

Another classic creator of indie comics joins us this week as the one and only Billy Tucci, creator of the 'Shi', takes a moment away from the floor of Heroes Con to talk about his work, character and a new omnibus. Its a fun (and funny) chat that will leave you wanting more, as will the great comics recommendations we have and a fun Wizard quiz about what they considered to be the greatest superhero costumes OF ALL TIME in 1997. Its another don't miss dose of indie comics and then some! Great stuff to check out: Billy Tucci, She, She: Senryaku, Sgt Rock, Vanguard, John Wagner, Gods and Monsters of Headgrave, Zinezilla, Super Kaiju Rock and Roll Funtime Derby Go, American Nature #4, M1: Monster Racing League, Slugboy, Paul Kortjohn, Black Ink Comix

Get yourself a cold one and sit back with us as the three amigos as we discuss some hot topics and ask some hard questions, all in the name of loving comics! Expect chat about free pull lists, small press comic values and attributes that could prove dangerous for creators. Its another classic awesome comics talk session and then some! Great stuff to check out: Hard Travelling Heroes, Absolute Green Arrow, The Longbow Hunters, The Gods and Monsters of Headgrave, Jordan Thomas, Super Kaiju Funtime Derby Go, Comics Assemble, Grixly, Nate McDonna, Death Wish, Barrie Tomlinson, Vanyo, The Guys, Rich Carrington, Brian Dawson, Hardline Comics, Maryboys: All Stitched Up

It's an EPIC one this week as the pod trio sit back in the ACP towers and talk about a number of topics, especially the grand topic of 'what are our comfort comics?'. Expect some unexpected picks from that and also some in-depth conversation about some Absolute Green Arrow and the crackdown of NSFW content on Kickstarter and what that means for comic creators. Also there's loads of shout outs, recommendations and of course plenty of awesome comics talk! Great stuff to check out: Kickstarter, Absolute Green Arrow, Absolute DC, Marvel, Erik Larsen, Spider-Man, Micronauts, Conan, John Byrne, XMen, Box Office Poison, Alex Robinson, Tomb of Dracula, Punisher Born, Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, Bone, Warlord, Omega, Curt Swan, Superman, AJ Dungo, In Waves, Hal Weaver, Ian Ashcroft, Cartoon County, Macc Pow!, Brighton Spring Market, The Gods and Monsters of Headgrave, Keiron Squires, Edison Neo, Ink Trooper, Panopticon, Steve Newbold, Hugh Newell, Lizzie Parsec, Scar Tissue, Steven Fox, Short Stop, Bubbles, Viz 356, Mad Cave Comics, Dog Tag, PJ Holden, Gareth Hopkins

What makes a comic funny? What should you think about when crafting a humour comic? What on earth would you think if you met a man with a steamroller for a head? Are face huggers friendly? Well those questions and more get answered this week as we are joined once again by friend of the show and creator of 'Steamroller Man' Matthew Schofield. Its another fascinating discussion about our favourite medium, with a whole load more fantastic comics to check out in the week ahead too! Great stuff to check out: Matthew Schofield, Steamroller Man, HATE!, Peter Bagg, Four Cartoonists, Never Iron Anything Podcast, Comics Assemble!, Lawless Comic Con, Warbird, Bad Idea Comics, Action: The Sevenpenny Nightmare, Skating Wilder, AJ Dungo, Brandon Dumais, Flying Eye Books, Stillman, Narco, Doug Wagner, Daniel Hilyard, End of Life, Kyle Starks, Vertigo, Steve Pugh