'You remember the song?'

This week, comics creator and comics fan Al Henderson returns and chats to Tony about 'The Silver Darlings' by Will Morris.

A comic that teaches you about the lives of fishermen off the West Coast of Scotland and how one of their sons comes to understand and appreciate that way of life before heading off to University.

The guys also look back on their 2021 in comics and think about the year ahead.

You can follow Al on Twitter right here and buy his great humour books and more here.

Many thanks for listening. 

In this episode Tony is re-joined by co-host Eamonn Clarke to discuss the stone cold classic Mort Cinder.

Written by Hector German Oesterheld with art by Alberto Breccia this is a book of haunting and brilliantly imagined art and writing.

Who is Mort Cinder? What do we learn from this ground-breaking comic? Tony and Eamonn try their best to help out. 

You can find Eamonn on Twitter right here and listen to his podcast the Mega City Book Club right here!

Many thanks for listening. 

Tony and comics writer Jordan Thomas have fun sitting down and discussing some classic comics characters. 

Bronze Age Marvel and beyond is covered with some in-depth discussions about what makes a good cover and why. Along with some anecdotes about covers they have loved, a random cover generator game and some cover rules laid down by Carmine Infantino.

You can follow Jordan on Twitter right here and if you are quick you can head over to Kickstarter and pledge to his brilliant ongoing series Weird Work with art by the Mighty Shaky Kane!

You can find images of the covers the boys picked by visiting the NIA website here.

Many thanks for listening. 

This week Tony is re-joined by Al to discuss Westerns, Europe Comics and the Desert Star #1 & #2.

How is it that the comics of Belgium and France do the American Western Comic so well? 

This is one of the best drawn comics you'll read all year. Well worth investigating. Get a pen and paper out for all the recommendations that come thick and fast!

You can follow Al here and buy his comics right here. You can also find details of Scottish Comic Book Day 2021 here.

Many thanks for listening.

This week Tony is joined by Dave Robertson to talk about the first issue of a comic that most certainly is not Star Wars but grew over time into a pretty decent run in its own right!

The conversation covers storytelling styles and the marvellous art of Michael Golden and Josef Rubenstein.

One day, maybe, we'll actually get a reprint!

You can find Dave here on Twitter and buy his own comics right here.

Many thanks for listening. 

We are back and Tony is re-joined by Scottish cartoonist Johnny Cannon to talk about the comics of Jim Woodring.

Get sucked into the world of Frank, Manhog, Pupshaw and Pushpaw as they try to explain what makes these books so immersive and fascinating.

You can find the comics of Johnny here and follow him on social media right here.

Many thanks for listening.

'A surrealistic comedy-drama.'

This week comics creator and fan, Alan Henderson returns to talk about the incredible graphic novel 'A Tale of Sand'. 

A story that jumped from the minds of Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl and was then brought to comics life by some absolutely staggering art from Ramon Perez!

Hear all about this multi-award winning comic from the creators of The Muppets.

One not to be missed!

You can jump on the last couple of days of Al's Penned Guin Kickstarter right here and follow him on Twitter here.

Thanks for listening.

'Symbols on a page...'

This week Tony chats to podcaster and comics creator Tom Stewart about the force of nature (and fashion) that is Seth.

The conversation tours Palookaville, Clyde Fans, documentaries, fabricated cities, the life of the artist and much more. Genuinely not to be missed.

You can listen to Tom and the other members of the That Comics Smell podcast here and follow them on Twitter right here.

Many thanks for listening.

This week Eamonn returns and he and Tony chat about Bernie Krigstein and his ground-breaking story at EC Comics 'Master Race'.

Why is this story still influential? 

This is a real deep dive into EC Comics and those that continue to be influenced by these stories.

You can find Eamonn on Social media here and listen to his excellent Mega City Book Club podcast here.

Many thanks for listening.

'Cold voice, sort of whispery.'

This week Tony and Al chat about the single issue - Secret Origins Special #1 from DC Comics.

This features the origins of some classic Batman villains - The Riddler, Penguin and Two-Face as well as a surprise guest or two.

We also chat about some brilliant writers and artists on this special Batman episode.

You can find Alan on Twitter here and buy his Penguin inspired comics here.

Many thanks for listening.