Ace Comicals

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Ace Comicals episodes

  • 019: "Admins Of S.H.I.E.L.D"

    In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss:

    • Wonderfully executed post apocalyptic fantasy in "The Realm"
    • The psychadelic and supernatural "Retcon"
    • The swords and sorcery of Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti's "Wonder Woman/ Conan"..
    • A nightmarish vision of The Flash from a broken universe in "Dark Knights- Batman: The Red Death"
    • The continuing journey into the psyche of a broken god in Tom King and Mitch Gerads' "Mister Miracle #2"..

      • We also answer questions about our favourite introductions and forewords from collected trades, as well as which comic book characters we would be willing to be employed by and put in overtime for!

      Notes: The pictures of the introductions and forewords that we mention can be found here on the Ace Comicals blog

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      1 hr 22 min
    • 018: "The Real Lemon In The Eye"

      In this episode, Greg and Rahul discuss:

      • Garth Ennis' surreal military tale "Dastardly and Muttley".
      • The sword swinging, spell flinging, card cheating, "Scales And Scoundrels".
      • cullinary experiments with monstrous ingredients in "Delicious in Dungeon".
      • Kelly Thompson and Marco Checchetto's oh so shiny and bad-ass " Captain Phasma"..
      • The cool dimension hopping sci-fi of "Elsewhere".

        • We also tackle listener questions about obscure comics and the adaptation of beloved comic book stories into other forms of media!

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        58 min
      • 017: "Trawling IKEA For Solutions"

        In this episode, Greg and Rahul discuss:

        • The fantastic second offering of "Generation Gone".
        • The finale of "TMNT: Dimension X".
        • "Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City"..
        • The ever awesome "Winnebago Graveyard"..
        • The wonderfully written love letter to 70s/80s Mecha Anime "Mech Cadet Yu"..
        • Tabetop zombie survival game turned comic "Dead of Winter"..
        • The outlandishly entertaining, humorous continuation of "Shirtless Bear Fighter".
        • The brilliant ending to the latest Burnham and Schoening Ghostbusters story "Ghostbusters 101".

          • We also have a listener question about time and how to decide what to read, as well as a question about how we read sent to us by Leon!

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          1 hr 34 min
        • 016: "Post Apocalyptic Comicocracy"

          In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss:

          • The awesome "Batman: The War Of Jokes And Riddles".
          • The fun Sci-Fi action of TMNT: Dimension X.
          • Mike Allred's super trippy and super radical "Madman"..
          • Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's masterful Dark Knights: Metal..
          • The twisted decent into madness of Tom King and Mitch Gerads' "Mister Miracle"..
          • Smart, political, thought-provoking, Military sci-fi thriller "Genius: Cartel"..
          • Brendon Small's extreme rock, Intergalactic "Galaktikon".
          • the fantastic occult horror of Jordie Bellaire and Vanesa R. Del Rey's "Redlands".

            • We also have an in depth discussion in response to a listener question, as well as tackling a question sent to us by Rahul in his absence!

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            1 hr 41 min
          • 015: "Onomatopoeia Porn"

            In this episode, Leon and Rahul discuss:

            • The recent #MakeMineMilkshake Twitter hashtag.
            • The gory/disgusting/hilarious/clever puzzle-box story "Demon".
            • Consciousness-swapping thriller "Spiritus".
            • Bill Willingham's new series "Lark's Killer".
            • Gail Simone's mystical thriller "Crosswind".
            • Runaway teenage mutants in "Secret Weapons".

              • We answer a listener question regarding intimidatingly long ongoing series', and which recently started stories are worth picking up.

              (We also address similar concerns in our Episode 001: How to get into Comics)

              To close, Greg sends us a question from sunny Hungary!

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              53 min
            • 014: "Rambling Without Signposts"

              Jam-packed and over-sized! In this episode:

              We talk Eisner Awards, and a little San Diego Comic Con.

              Greg Gives us his impressions of Groo: Play Of The Gods #1, Kill The Minotaur #2 and Curse Words #6.

              Rahul gives us a talk on the brilliant Demon and is a new recruit in the War on Bearror! with Shirtless Bear Fighter. He also Hits the first two issues of Secret Weapons and throws a spotlight on IDW's Clue.

              Rahul and Greg dive into Winnebago Graveyard #2, Centipede #1 and Generation Gone #1.

              Leon and Rahul give us their thoughts on the first 5 issues of Curse Words and also talk about where they are at with the amazing Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan).

              Finally, Leon goes all DC Universe and takes a trip to Gotham with Batgirl, before stopping in to talk about Wonder Woman: The Circle!

              Notes:

              Rahul mentions and talks a little about this cool little interactive comic book called Meanwhile by Jason Shiga. This is a link to the iOS app version of the hardback interactive comic!

              https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meanwhile-an-interactive-comic-book/id458451517?mt=8

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              1 hr 21 min
            • 013: ACP Spiderman: Reign (2006-2007)

              Ace Comicals Presents Kaare Andrews' Spiderman: Reign

              Greg, Rahul and Leon get to grips with what works and what doesn't with the 2006-2007 Spiderman story!

              Spiderman: Reign is a small window into a dark future where we find Peter Parker who in his Twilight years, struggling with his past and wrestling with his demons, is forced to return as Spiderman to confront an authoritarian regime that has New York firmly in its iron grip through a militarised police force known as "The Reign".

              Notes:

              Throughout this episode we make reference to Frank Miller and Klaus Janson's The Dark Knight Returns. You can learn more about this book here

              Also watch this space! There will be an upcoming blog and vlog, which will further explore Spiderman: Reign and delve deeper into some of the themes, as well as the relationship between this book and The Dark Knight Returns.

              So listen to our thoughts and please subscribe!

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              1 hr 2 min
            • 012: "His House Is Totally Made Of Bear Pelts"

              The three of us are back. A full team! In this Episode:

              Greg goes Psychedelic with weird Grind-house Sci-Fi book Space Riders: Galaxy Of Brutality and goes on tour with the Wyld Stallyns!! in Bill And Ted Save The Universe.

              Greg and Leon join the War on Bearror with Shirtless Bear Fighter.

              Rahul and Greg check in with the one and only friendly neighbourhood web-slinger in Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-man.

              The three of us discuss the witchcraft of the Americana infused horror book Winnebago Graveyard.

              Leon and Rahul give us their thoughts on the second issue of Victor LaValle's Destroyer and Rahul gets body swapped with Crosswind!

              All this and a whole host more from the stack packed in for your listening pleasure!

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              1 hr 11 min
            • 011: ACP Superman: Secret Identity (2004)

              Ace Comicals Presents Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen's Superman: Secret Identity

              Greg and Rahul team up in Leon's absence to discuss the amazing four issue mini series from 2004!

              Superman: Secret Identity is the uplifting tale of a boy called Clark Kent in our real world, discovering that he has powers similar to those of his fictional namesake.

              We follow him as he tries to do right, live an honest life, make sense of it all, and maintain his secret identity to protect his loved ones! Its a brilliant "what if" tale that explores what it might be like to live with superpowers in our world and the ramifications there of!

              Notes:

              Rahul makes reference to a Slashfilm podcast where they discuss Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice which we have linked for you here!

              So listen to our thoughts and please subscribe!

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              1 hr 2 min
            • 010: "This Is Fast Becoming The Image Cast"

              Rahul is missing, somewhere deep in Puzzlewood Forest, So its up to Leon and Greg to hold the fort! Its all coming up Image right now and this time we have some crossover!

              This episode: Greg gets all techo-espionage conspiratorial with Samaritan Veritas. Both Greg and Leon grapple with Victor Lavalle's modern Frankenstien's monster, Destroyer. Greg re-visits a title mentioned in an earlier show, the fantastically uneasy and unnerving horror book Underwinter. Leon has been picking up on Greg's recommendations and has come to the table armed with Issues one and two of Godshaper and both guys agree that Curse Wordshas a special kind of magic! To finish Greg tells you why he is enjoying the swords and sorcery of Rose.

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              Notes:

              We mention music when discussing Victor Lavalle's Destroyer and figured we would link the songs for your listening pleasure:

              • The Partisan by Leonard Cohen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGdLfHFZh4Y

              • 16 Tons by Jhonny Cash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfp2O9ADwGk

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                1 hr 10 min

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              Every two weeks your host Greg and his co-hosts Leon and Rahul discuss comics in all their forms; monthly issues, collected volumes, graphic novels, newspaper strips, film tie-ins, TV tie-ins,…