On this episode, host Mark Ohrenberger starts a new monthly series covering Batman: The Long Halloween, the 13-issue noir mystery series in which an early-career Batman pursues a serial killer on the loose in Gotham City who strikes every month on the holiday falling on that page of the calendar. One week out of each month from this October to next October, we'll examine one issue from the series as Batman closes in on the mystery Holiday Killer!

Batman: The Long Halloween #1
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Colors: Gregory Wright
Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft
Publisher: DC

This week, Mark also announces a new schedule and format for the show. Moving forward, each month:

• One episode will be dedicated to exploring a single issue in a longer series, beginning this week with Batman: The Long Halloween #1;
• One episode will be a "mini" episode where Mark highlights books from his pull list or speaks with a comic creator or another participant in the comic book industry; and 
• One episode will be a traditional two-person show where Mark invites a friend who doesn't read comics to come on the show and discuss a comics collection or original graphic novel he has selected specifically for them.
• Some months might also feature a bonus episode. Otherwise, the show will likely take one week off per month.

Finally, Mark discusses his recent visit to Gabe's Cave comic shop, in El Dorado, Arkansas, to meet the writer and one of the artists on two recent series from Image Comics, Feral and Stray Dogs: Dog Days - Tony Fleecs and Tone Rodriguez. 

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On this week's mini episode, GNA host Mark Ohrenberger offers a "State of the Union" on horror anthology titles in comic books. Specifically, we discuss:

Creepshow, from Skybound/Image Comics
Epitaphs from the Abyss, from EC/Oni Press and
Hello Darkness, from Boom! Studios

In the second half of the episode, we'll discuss a great Halloween tale from Creepshow, vol. 1, issue 1 (Sept. 2022):
"Take One"
Writer/Artist: Chris Burnham
Colors: Adriano Lucas
Letters: Pat Brosseau

This week, I also want to recommend a Kickstarter project that I am backing, and I hope you'll join me to get it to its fundraising goal in the next few days.
unSeen/unHeard: Disability & Neurodivergence Comic Anthology will present a dozen short stories across a variety of genres, all written and drawn by creators with disabilities or neurodivergence and featuring characters with disabilities or neurodivergence. Back the project here: http://kck.st/3B4CAoh

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On this episode, Mark's most Halloween-loving friend, Jake Jones, joins the show to discuss his annual celebrations of Halloween, the impact of the Universal Monsters on mid-twentieth century America, and what happens when a horror film festival presents Basil Saxon's long-lost cursed film God of Monsters and accidentally unleashes Dracula, the Necro Wolf, Frankenstein, mummy Amon Razar, and the Dweller on small town Cedar Bluffs, Missouri in The Midnite Show!

The Midnite Show
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Art: Brian Hurtt
Colors: Bill Crabtree
Letters: Jim Campbell
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

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On this episode, Mark welcomes Sean Golding, writer of the new punk rock zombie fighting series, Guns of Brixton. Sean discusses his love of live music, especially rock, punk, and metal, and the idea of pitting an all-girl punk rock band, empowered by a drug that sharpens their reactions and abilities, against a general populace of South London that has been turned to zombies by an airborne toxin. Sean also discusses his experience as a first-time comic writer navigating the opportunities and pitfalls of self-publication. 

Guns of Brixton, Issue 1
Writer: Sean Golding
Artist: Renzo Podesta
Letterer/Spanish Translator: Jahch

You can pick up issue one at:

• Amazon US (is available on all local Amazon sites): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DC46RXTY
• Shift (UK based with print to order available): https://theshift.store/products/guns-of-brixton-1
• Comix.one (digital): https://www.comix.one/products/guns-of-brixton-40bc238f4b7d
• GlobalComix: https://globalcomix.com/c/guns-of-brixton

Issue 2 is available for pre-order at: 

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ5Y38RT

You can reach the creators for this series at:

• Sean Golding: https://www.instagram.com/seangoldingwrites/
• Renzo Podesta: https://www.instagram.com/renzo_podesta/
• Jahch: https://www.instagram.com/rjjcomics9/

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This week, Mark's long-time friend, Parish Pollard, joins the show to discuss the haunting New Orleans-based supernatural family crime drama, Bone Parish, vol. 1, and to talk about Mark and Parish's first spooky visit to New Orleans all the way back in 2001. 

Bone Parish, vol. 1
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Jonas Shcarf
Colors: Alex Guimaraes
Letters: Ed Dukeshire
Cover Artist: Lee Garbett
Publisher: Boom! Studios

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On this week's mini episode, we examine the pros and cons of various digital comics subscription services, focusing on four specific services:

1. Marvel Unlimited
2. DC Universe Infinite
3. GlobalComix Gold
4. Hoopla

Spoiler: Mark likes them all!

Next week, Mark's buddy Parish Pollard joins the podcast to discuss Bone Parish, vol. 1, written by Cullen Bunn, with art by Jonas Scharf, published by Boom! Studios.

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On this episode, host Mark Ohrenberger and his friend Gary Marts discuss The Department of Truth, vol. 1: The End of the World. This sci-fi/alternate history/cloak-and-dagger secret government agency story examines the history, impacts, and possible impacts of popular conspiracy theories on American culture and politics as well as the very nature of reality.

The Department of Truth, vol. 1: The End of the World
Writer: James Tynion, IV
Artist: Martin Simmonds
Letterer: Aditya Bidikar
Publisher: Image Comics

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On this week's mini episode, Mark features two recent books:

Stand Still, Issue 1
Story & Color: Lee Loughridge
Art: Andrew Robinson
Design & Lettering: Rob Tweedie
Publisher: Image Comics

and

Jane Jet, Book 1: Nuclear Shadows
Writer/Letterer/Co-Creator: Amal Desai
Artist/Co-Creator: Paul Essenson
Colorist: Giuliana La Malfa
Publisher: Markosia

Amal Desai (IG: @comicsbyamaldesai) also joined the show to discuss his collaboration with Paul Essenson in the creation and development of Jane Jet.
Jane Jet is available for purchase at Amazon at the link provided.

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On this episode, Mark's artist/art teacher friend, Hannah, joins the show to discuss styles in fine art, stories from art history, and how W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo brilliantly incorporated both into their surrealistic detective procedural based in (and behind!) the world of fine art, Art Brut. If you have any interest in understanding distinct art styles, influences on artistic movements, how the art is made, or the masterful but unsettling storytelling of the creative team behind the hit comic series Ice Cream Man, this one's for you! 

After you've listened, be sure to check out some of Hannah's own artistic creations and pottery process videos at:
IG: @arkansaspotter
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arkansaspotter7250

Graphic Novel Credits for Art Brut
Writer: W. Maxwell Prince
Art: Martin Morazzo
Colors (Main Stories): Mat Lopes
Colors (Back-up Stories): Chris O'Halloran
Letters: Good Old Neon
Publisher: Image Comics

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On this week's episode, GNA host Mark Ohrenberger welcomes Tomi Trembath, a podcaster and first-time comic writer, whose upcoming comic When We Transform: A Superhero Tale of Transition, issue 0, is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Tomi discusses her two podcasts: Giant Size Violence: A Toku Comics Podcast and Transcending Comics, a podcast dedicated to covering trans, non-binary, and gender queer representation in comics, manga, and webtoons. She also discusses combining the subject matter of those two podcasts to tell the story of a superhero who gets stuck in limbo for decades, is long thought to be dead, and returns transformed. 

You can find and support the crowdfunding campaign for When We Transform, as well as links to both of Tomi's podcasts, at: https://www.keymastercollective.com/

You can also follow Tomi on Twitter @TomiTrembath and on Instagram @keymastercollective

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