Hideous Energy

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Ep. #247 - Comics Journalism

• Intro - Our sponsors DCBS offer comics and comics-related objects for 20% - 40% off, including plenty of comics that are also journalism. Check it out. Warning: One or more comics creators may want to charge you money to sign their comics. Here.

• Topic Thunder - After reading various tweets, small blog posts, and yes even some articles, we began wondering about the state of comics journalism. Controversies surrounding writers Brian Wood and Nathan Edmondson helped to contribute to this. A post by Sarah Horrocks highlighted the internet's willingness to hop on the shaming train, which also sparked our curiosity as to how this could be curbed.

We researched, through reading and short interviews with creators, the topic of comics journalism. By reaching out to creators and other professionals in the comics field we gathered quotes from cartoonist Liz Suburbia, an anonymous comics professional, and artist David Marquez aimed at highlighting the failures and successes of journalism within the world of comics, along with possible reasons for the current state of writing about comics. In the course of the discussion with the anonymous comics professional, Janelle Asselin was brought up, and an article related to that topic can be read here.

All opinions presented in this podcast are the representation of the speaker themselves, and no one else. We are dedicated to protecting anonymous sources, and will do so going forward when the situation arises. Any responses, opinions, or objections should be emailed to [email protected].

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Ep. #246 - The SPX 2015 Show!

• Intro - Go to DCBS where comics and comics-related things are between 20% and 40% off.

• Small Press Expo - We visited SPX and saw/bought a bunch of stuff we love, and also gave out copies of our Hotline Miami: Carl minicomic. On this episode we chat about the Ignatz awards, and their sponsor Comixology.

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Ep. #245 - Sci-Fly

• Intro - Go to DCBS where comics and comics-related things are between 20% and 40% off.

We discuss sci-fi comics, specifically some of our favorite ones. We also talk about the Hamburglar, weird things we'd eat...look, we weren't prepared. Let's just be real.

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Ep. #244 - Metal Gear Snobbery

• Intro - Go to DCBS where comics and comics-related things are between 20% and 40% off. You're bound to find something you love. Is Metal Gear Solid the modern equivalent of whatever is great from any and all past ages? Discuss. Aziz Ansari used research (conducted by someone else) to figure out the Japanese people hate dating. What does that mean? We're not sure. But his co-writer Eric Klinenberg didn't get credited on the cover of the book he helped write, so maybe it's all just made up anyway.

• Topic Thunder - Writer for The Comics Journal, R. Fiore, recently published an article titled A Problem For the Comics Snob, which was eye-catching, but also interesting to read. It focuses on comics written by Matt Fraction, mostly, and does so as a way of gravitating towards "mainstream" comics that are "acceptable" to the "snobs." Trust me, those quotation marks are needed. Here's the article!

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Ep. #243 - Original Vs. Predator

• Intro - Please check out Eerie, Intl. over on FanOff, a brand new horror themed podcast hosted by David, Andi, and Dave! Go to DCBS where comics are between 20% and 40% off. Not all of them, but like, a huge amount of them.

• Topic Thunder - Aliens, Predators, their respective ages-long battle; Max Landis and the death of all things original; some more stuff I can't remember; and David is going on vacation, so next week we'll be off.

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Ep. #242 - Panel Regression

• Intro - There's a potential David is in need of showering and some kind of medical help. Austin probably can't help him because he's messed up too. Oh nooooo. Please check out Eerie, Intl. over on FanOff, a brand new horror themed podcast hosted by David, Andi, and Dave! Go to DCBS where comics are between 20% and 40% off and do NOT go to Amazon.

• Topic Thunder - Bill Willingham moderated a writer's symposium panel at Gen Con 2015 called, and yes this is true, "Writing Women Friendly Comics." I bet you can't guess how that turned out. We discuss it and much more about the current climate of comics, and cite two articles quite a bit, one from the Mary Sue, and the other from Indianapolis writer Niki Messmore.

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Ep. #241 - Steal This Episode

• Intro - Can't steal something that's free, right? Or, what about downloading it through channels that aren't approved by the creators? Yeah, it's all a giant complex mess. Make sure you swing by Eerie, Intl. over on FanOff, a brand new horror themed podcast hosted by David, Andi, and Dave! Go to DCBS where comics are between 20% and 40% off. You will be happy I promise.

• Topic Thunder - A movie came out with four superheroes in it, and oooooh boy did the world have a pretty unanimous reaction. And what about piracy and Digital Rights Management? Hey, wanna' rob some people? Find a Merry Maids car.

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Ep. #240 - GenCon, Edara, and Spoons

• Intro - Seriously, we talked for 15 minutes about recording a show like we were DOGS, and specifically how long we could go through with it before we broke down. Make sure you swing by Eerie, Intl. over on FanOff, a brand new horror themed podcast hosted by David, Andi, and Dave! Go to DCBS where comics are between 20% and 40% off. They have it all!

• GenCon! - David and I (and his wife) went to GenCon in Indianapolis, bought games and looked at games and dice. Today we chat about the con and more with Ryan Schoon, head writer of Edara, a Steampunk Renaissance, the tabletop RPG available to purchase and play. If you're interested in creating your own tabletop game, or getting into the tabletop gaming world at all, give the interview a listen!

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Ep. #239 - Cape Fear

• Intro - For comics at an outrageously high discount, head over to DCBS where comics are between 20% and 40% off. I bet you'll find any Spawn comic you want.

• Spawn - David and Austin are now filled to the tops of their skulls with Spawn-related media, and it all comes a-tumblin' out in this episode. How did Image Comics form (in brief) and what was Spawn's role in that process, not to mention the process of making comics what they are now, and were in the 90s? We cover the comic, the movie, the TV show, and some other small bits of the phenome-Spawn OHHH...thank you for listening.

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Ep. #238 - The Art Of Legacy

• Intro - For comics at an outrageously high discount, head over to DCBS where comics are between 20% and 40% off. It's psychotic madness I'm tellin' ya'! Brycen emails us from Utah and we're mean to him because we love him. Then we quickly review Ant-Man!

• The Legacy of Art - What makes a piece of art stand the test of time? Why are some books consider classics and then others completely forgotten? Join us as we get conversational about important stuff like Persepolis, and then ACTUAL important stuff like Boy Meets World and Dawson's Creek.