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Episode 111 - Self-Horn Tooter f/Robert Venditti May 07, 2012

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This week, Chris and Matt sit down with Robert Venditti, writer of the new X-O Manowar series from Valiant, The Surrogates and The Homeland Directive! Rob talks about how he didn’t get into comics until was in his late 20s, how he got in with Top Shelf and Valiant, what it was like being on set of the film adaptation of The Surrogates and a ton more! Plus, we use a listener email as an excuse to talk about barbecue some more (as if we needed one)!

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Episode 110 - I Wrote Poems, Shut Up f/Kelly Sue DeConnick Apr 30, 2012

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On this week’s show we power through technical difficulties to bring you our interview with Kelly Sue DeConnick, writer of the upcoming Captain Marvel series and Ghost from Dark Horse! She tells us about how a note to Neil Gaiman kicked off her career, why you can’t really get a literal translation of manga, her transition from manga adaptations to superhero comics, exactly how she feels about continuity and a ton more! Plus, we answer not one but two questions from the War Rocket Ajax Mail Rocket!

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Episode 109 - Boo-Hoo, Pay Me f/Brian Clevinger Apr 23, 2012

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Atomic Robo writer Brian Clevinger joins us for his third appearance on the show this week! We’ll hear about his inaccurately titled Real Science Adventures series, why his all-ages Captain America was cut short, his work experiences (or lack thereof) at DC, who’d win in the struggle between Robot Dracula and Robot Santa Claus, and much more! Plus, we give some celebrity big ups!

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Episode 108 - Loud and Handcuffed f/David Marquez Apr 16, 2012

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Famed cop fighter David Marquez, also the artist of Fantastic Four: Season One and Ultimate Spider-Man at Marvel, joins us for the show this week! We’ll hear how he transitioned from animation to comics, how he jumped to such high-profile projects at Marvel in less than two years of pro work, how he draws The Thing, Sue Storm’s powers, types of jam and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris address the controversial ending of Mass Effect 3! Our thoughts may shock you!

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Episode 107 - War Rocket Phat Jamzzzzzz f/Nate Cosby Apr 09, 2012

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This week we welcome back the writer of Archaia’s Cow Boy and co-writer of Image’s Pigs, Nate Cosby! We get into how he transitioned from editing all-ages comics at Marvel to writing the salty language of Pigs, how Cow Boy isn’t the comic you’d expect, how working as an editor affected his collaboration with artists, the true modern poetry of Freak Nasty, and much more! Plus, we enjoy a listener’s description of the wonders of the Batman arena show!

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Episode 106 - It Was Me All Along f/Jarrett Williams and Leonard F. Chikarason Mar 26, 2012

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It’s 2012, it’s time for Wrestlemania! In anticipation of the biggest professional wrestling event of the year, we welcome Super Pro KO’s Jarrett Williams and Chikara Pro Wrestling commentator Leonard F. Chikarason to the show! Chris and the guys run down all the stuff they’d like to see happen at this year’s showcase of the immortals, and Matt asks some questions from the perspective of someone who hasn’t kept up in a few years. It’s an extravaganza!

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Episode 105 - What's Up, Mermaid? f/Jeremy Whitley Mar 19, 2012

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This week we welcome Jeremy Whitley, writer of the fairy-tale/adventure comic, Princeless! We discuss how he managed to land a publisher for a comic so outside the typical comics fan’s purview, what he learned from the various Disney princesses, what you learn at a convention, which ’80s movie would make the best fairy tale, whether a certain royally named celebrity will make an appearance in an upcoming issue, and much more! Plus, we answer a listener question about a form of entertainment very close to Chris’s heart.

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Episode 104 - Shameless, Even For Us f/Matt Digges and Daniel Butler Mar 12, 2012

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We drop all pretense this week and spend almost an hour talking to Daniel Butler and Matt Digges, the artists of Copernicus Jones and Awesome Hospital, respectively! We give them both an opportunity to vent about the hardest stuff we’ve given them to draw, how we get together from across the country, doing webcomics, going to cons, and more!

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Episode 103 - Sayonara Sacrifice vs. Party Quetzalcoatl f/Sam Humphries Mar 05, 2012

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This week we welcome a writer who is exploding with projects in the coming months, Sam Humphries! We discuss the meaning behind the insanity that is Our Love is Real, the craziest interpretations of the comic he’s heard, how he became fascinated with Aztecs, self-publishing, how he snagged a job co-writing The Ultimates, and much more! Plus, we welcome another member of the Hundo Club, Chad Wago, and indulge in another reading from Thrasher!

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Episode 102 - Rage of the Screaming Centipede f/Kagan McLeod Feb 27, 2012

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This week Chris and Matt went to the slums of Shaolin to speak with Kagan McLeod, writer and artist of Top Shelf’s Infinite Kung Fu! Kagan talks about taking a decade to wrap up the book, how he kept his art consistent that whole time, who he based the characters on, and, of course, his favorite kung fu films! Plus, we take a call from a special guest who hosts a show on a certain radio station Chris loves.

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