Perfect Bound Comic Book Podcast

Today on a crisp winter episode, the gang warm up the comic book store with talk of:

• Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird reuniting for a new TMNT project

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Today on Book Report, Nicole reviews Un/Sacred from Ablaze.

Cole reviews BTTM FDRS from Fantagraphics.

Be sure to check out Ezra Claytan Daniels’ Are You At Risk For Empathy Myopia.

And finally, Chris reviews Incoming! from Marvel.

Today on the first episode for 2020, the gang gather on a cold, dark evening and warm up the microphones with talk of:

• Marvel announces Hellions series

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Today on Book Report, Chris reviews Taku Kuwabara’s Drifting Dragons from Kodansha Comics.

Nicole reviews Shuzo Oshimi Inside Mari from Denpa Books.

And finally, Cole reviews previous guest of the show’s Craig Hurd-McKenny’s self-published Some Strange Disturbances.

Today on a special year-end episode, the gang talk about not just their favorite books of 2019, but of the entire 2010s. And in so doing find out that it is a difficult endeavor beyond measure to find the best comics from the past ten years. Tune in to find out what we enjoyed the most, and what we felt were the most important books from the past decade.

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This week on Book Report, Nicole reviews The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms from Seven Seas.

Cole reviews Hellblazer: Sandman Universe Special from Black Label.

And finally, Chris reviews Batman: Universe #3 from DC.

Today on the show, the gang welcome Craig Hurd-McKenney! Craig is a Xeric Grant-awarded and Ignatz Award-nominated writer who has written for Fantagraphics, MTV, and others. His Headless Shakespeare Press was created in 2000 and is a hub for queer comics with an eye towards representation and inclusion.

In 2004, Craig wrote The Brontes: Infernal Agria with art by Rick Geary, which won the Xeric Award for Self-Publishing.

Most recently, however, Craig successfully Kickstarted the second issue of Some Strange Disturbances along with Gervasio and Carlos Aon. Some Strange Disturbances is a story of spiritualism and phantasmagorical intrigue set in Victorian London which has us all very excited.

Today we talk with Craig about his background as an English professor, why he writes stories about the Brontes and Victorian London, his experience with Kickstarter, how the 2016 election influenced his writing, and what’s coming up in future issues of Some Strange Disturbances.

Find all of Craig’s comics and learn all about Headless Shakespeare Press at hspcomix.com.

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Today, the gang start off with their best Bowie impressions. Afterwards, we talk about James Tynion IV and Tony Daniel’s new Batman for 2020, and how it will square with the previous DC timelines put forth by Dan Didio and Jim Lee.

We also talk about this article from comicsbeat.com about whether or not we’re currently in a Golden Age of comics. Tune in as we discuss what age of comics this era will eventually be known as, and what books will be most remembered.

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Matt Wagner’s Grendel: Devil’s Odyssey from Dark Horse.

Chris reviews Excalibur #1 from Marvel.

And finally, Nicole reviews the conclusion of Giant Days from Boom Box.

Today on a brand-spankin’ new episode, the gang discuss a few snippets from the comics world, including:

• David Bowie bio-comic coming from Insight comics

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Farsector from DCs Young Animal.

Nicole reviews Skull-face Bookseller Handa-san from Yen Press

Chris reviews 20XX from Image.

And finally, Cole steps in again and reviews Frankengor by Jon Freeman, Frankie B. Washington, and Thomas Boatwright.

Today on a giggly new show for December, we discuss momentous events such as:

• The original Blade Runner no longer takes place in the future!

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Today on Book Report, Chris reviews Hannah Templer’s Cosmoknights from Top Shelf.

Nicole reviews Look Hamlet from Restless Books.

And finally, Cole reviews X-Men #1 from Marvel.

Today on another exciting new episode, the gang start the day talking about C.B. Cebulski downplaying the Marvel/DC rivalry (but don’t look for any new crossovers any time soon).

Then, the Stumble Bound crew try to keep things together one last time and talk about Alan Moore threatening to retire again, Ed Brubaker signing an overall deal with Legendary Pictures, and writing comics just to sell them for TV or movie rights.

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Today on Book Report, Chris reviews the new season of She-Ra on Netflix.

Nicole reviews Our Dreams at Dusk from Seven Seas.

And finally, Cole reviews Neil Gaiman’s The Problem of Susan and Other Stories from Dark Horse.

Today on the show, the gang go once more into the breach of comic book news, and discuss all sorts of topics including:

• Strangely, one of the most viral posts on our page was about a pizza company that put little chairs alongside the little table in pizza delivery boxes

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Today on Book Report, Chris reviews Superman Smashes the Klan from DC.

Cole reviews The Twilight Man from Humanoids.

And finally, Nicole reviews Black Stars Above from Vault.

Today on the show, the gang welcome illustrator and graphic designer Jeff Carpenter. He currently works in-house at Wizards of the Coast, where he contributes to Magic: The Gathering, the Transformers TCG, and Dungeons & Dragons. He previously led a team of designers at The 5th Avenue Theatre and freelanced with non-profit clients across the country. He’s just released his first book, FIELD NOTES: An Ecological Journal of Nature’s Marvels which has our entire panel smitten.

FIELD NOTES: An Ecological Journal of Nature’s Marvels re-imagines comic-book characters in their natural settings in the style of a field guide or nature diary. Including over 100 oil, watercolor, and digital paintings along with pencil sketches, dozens of characters are spread out over 90+ full-color pages. The book is comprehensive and celebrates real aspects of nature while referencing the lore that inspired each entry. So, from the flora and fauna of Gotham City, or the spider species of New York, to the grasslands of Wakanda, this book will be a visual guide for all the creatures you might encounter. Each 9×12 hardcover book features a foil-stamped title on the cover and spine and is individually numbered and signed by the artist. This limited edition of 500 art books was printed and bound in the Pacific Northwest.

Listen in as Jeff tells us about:

Jeff will be in store at Comics Dungeon on Wednesday, November 20th from 4-7pm signing copies of his book and selling prints of the artwork. Visit Comics Dungeon’s Facebook page for more information.

And be sure to check out more of Jeff’s work and buy his book at jeffcarpenter.net

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