I'm back in the Betsey Trotwood pub on a warm London day with some gentle Jazz in the background to meet up with Alex Frith and chat about some great science fiction from Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard. Check out Alex's work on the Heroes of 2000AD blog, and on his amazon author page. And get your copy of Brink from the 2000AD store. You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

The book club adjourns to a slightly noisy London pub to meet Keith Richardson and discuss all the wonders coming up from the Treasury of British Comics. We focus on a gem of a story from the early 1970s, Tom Tully and Eric Bradbury's fantastic Von Hoffman's Invasion. Get your copy from the 2000AD online store. You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Paul Goodwin directed and edited the fabulous 2000AD documentary, Future Shock, and he joins me in the book club to discuss the behind the scenes process of making the film and all of the great extras on the Blu-ray. Get your copy from Arrow Films, and check out producer Sean Hogan's We always find ourselves in the sea which is currently showing on Shudder You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

It's time for the other half of the SpaceSpiner2000 cross-over as Conrad joins me for more rampaging giant animal action. Shako is the only bear on the CIA kill list, find out why. And check out Conrad and Fox every week on SpaceSpinner2000. Get your copy of Shako from the 2000AD online store. You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Fox Galassi from the fabulous Space Spinner 2000 podcast is my guest to discuss some old school thrill-power as giant, ravenous ants go on the rampage in Ant Wars by Gerry Finley-Day and a host of great artists. Get your copy from the 2000AD online store and join in the fun. You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Jules Boyle is my guest to discuss the second volume of Slaine's chronicles, and to tell me how he came to be immortalised in the pages of the prog by Glenn Fabry. There are some audio issues with this episode for which I apologise, fortunately Jules has plenty of interesting stuff to say about the history of Slaine and his own adventures as a teenage fan of the Galaxys' greatest comic. Check out Jules' own work on his Big Comic Page, and get your copy of Time Killer from the 2000AD online store. You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

My daughter Jenny is back in the book club to follow Neil Gaiman and Bryan Talbot into the world of the Sandman, and the fifth collected volume, A Game of You, which allows us to pick up on some of the interesting issues about representation in comics that we started in our Halo Jones chat. You can find the Autostraddle article Jenny references here. And A Game of You is available from all good comic and book shops. You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

I caught up with Rachael Bullmore on free comic book day to chat about a digest collection of Otto Sump stories and to glory in the wonders of Ron Smith's art. Look out for a Hachette collection hardback which includes all the Sump stories, or check out Case Files 3, 4, 6 and 8 from the 2000AD online store. You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Brian Doob from the British Invaders science fiction podcast is my return guest and he's chosen a great collection of Doctor Who stories by Pat Mills, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons and Steve Moore. The Panini edition is still available through all good bookstores and you can also track down the IDW coloured versions. Check out Brian's other podcast Hooked on Bond and his essay in the upcoming Children of Time book about the Doctor's companions. You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

A very short bonus episode to do some housekeeping and to ask you to submit your top ten Judge Dredd stories, and also your top ten non Dredd 2000AD stories to [email protected] so that we can compile our book club list of the best of the best. You are the academy of law and your vote counts! You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, or email me comments and suggestions to [email protected]   If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.