Perfect Bound Comic Book Podcast

Today’s show is episode 237, regardless of what Ben says at the beginning. Other news topics wherein Ben or others might miss-speak include:

• Disney and Sony are having a dispute about Spider-Man

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Joe Ollmann’s The Abominable Mr. Seabook from Drawn and Quarterly.

Chris reviews Chip Zdarsky’s The White Trees #1 from Image.

And finally, Nicole reviews Daniel Warren Johnson’s Murder Falcon from Image.

Today on the show, the gang talk about how hot it is in Seattle these days, but that ain’t nuthin’ compared to the rest of the country. Other newsworthy stories include:

• The upcoming Anniversary Sales at Comics Dungeon and Corner Comics

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Today on Book Report, Ben reviews Philip K. Dick: A Comics Biography from NBM Graphic Novels.

Chris reviews Vera Greentea and Yana Bogatch’s Grimoire Noir from First Second.

Cole reviews The Art of Ploog, Vol. 2 from FPG.

And finally, Nicole reviews Saladin Ahmed’s The Magnificent Ms. Marvel from Marvel.

Today on the show, we welcome Fright Comics founder Alex Banchitta. Alex joins us today to talk about his career as a self-publishing comic book creator, his new comic Headless for Scout Comics, and his upcoming project with “Who Censored Roger Rabbit” author Gary K. Wolf.

Check out Fright comics here, stay tuned to Scout comics for the upcoming release of Headless, and be sure to come down and meet Alex at Comics Dungeon for a signing on August 28th.

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To start the show off today, we celebrate the fact that the show is now available on Spotify! Check out the link in the sidebar at perfectboundpodcast.com. Then we backtrack to San Diego Comic Con, and talk about a few tibits coming out of that behemoth of a con, including but not limited to:

• The MCU is planned out for the next 100 years, including The Eternals, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Thor Love and Thunder, and more!

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Today on Book Report, Nicole reviews Gutt Ghost from Scout Comics.

Chris reviews Manor Black from Dark Horse.

And finally, Cole reviews Second Coming from Ahoy Comics.

Today on another extended three-fer, the gang first talk about Joe Hill writing and overseeing a new line of horror comics for DC.

Then the Stumble Bound crew stumble through the door and are bound to embarrass themselves as they discuss the myriad comic book-based TV shows that are current and upcoming.

And finally, in this cobbled-together episode, Book Report and Quiz Time make their usual appearance.

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Today on Book Report, Chris reviews The Motherless Oven from Self Made Hero.

Ben reviews Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer from IDW.

Cole reviews Terry Jones and Brian Froud’s Lady Coddington’s Pressed Fairy Book from Chrysalis Book Group.

And finally, Nicole reviews Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 from Marvel.

Today on an exciting three part episode, the gang sit down briefly to discuss IDW releasing a graphic novel adaptation of the Mueller report. Will people finally read it in comic form? Will it be redacted? Only time will tell.

In the second part of the show, the Stumble Bound crew burst through the door with their Old Fashions and – after a brief discussion about the nature of puns – lament the passing of MAD Magazine and The Walking Dead. Cole and Chris have different views on how Kirkman ended it, so tune in to find out who liked the end, and who has retail rage.

And finally in the third and final part, the gang reconvene for Book Report and Quiz Time.

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Walter Simonson’s Ragnarok Vol 1: Last God Standing from IDW.

Nicole reviews Ghost Tree #1 from IDW.

And finally, Chris reviews Event Leviathan #1 from DC.

Today on the show, the gang speculate about what makes a Kickstarter successful other than having Wil Wheaton re-tweet it. Other topics include:

• DC just killed off Vertigo again

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Today on Book Report, Nicole reviews Canto #1 from IDW.

Chris reviews HP Lovecraft’s at the Mountains of Madness from Dark Horse.

And finally, Cole reviews Scotto Moore’s Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You from Tor.com.

Prompted by an in-store customer suggestion, today the gang tackle the age-old question: Does 90’s X-Men Suck?

Specifically, we ask:

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews X-Men Grand Design X-Tinktion #1 from Marvel.

Chris reviews Superman Leviathan Rising #1 from DC.

And finally, Nicole reviews Brandon Graham’s Royal Boiler from Image, and James Stokoe’s Grunt from Dark Horse

Today on the show, the gang welcome writer and inker Karl Kesel. Karl has an impressive resume, having inked myriad titles for DC, and written for such characters as Harley Quinn, Superboy, Daredevil, and the Fantastic Four.

We talk with Karl about his history inking and writing titles at DC and Marvel, about his creator owned works Section Zero (with Tom Grummett), and Impossible Jones (with David Hahn), and his dream projects for the future.

Karl is currently running a Kickstarter for Impossible Jones which ends on July 2nd, 2019, so head over to impossiblekickstarter.com right now to support this fantastic creator-owned work.

https://ia601406.us.archive.org/2/items/perfectboundep229/PerfectBound_Ep229.mp3

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It’s inside-out day here at the Perfect Bound Podcast. Today, we talk about this article from comicsbeat.com which talks about Scholastic, on the strength of Dog Man, Raina Telgemier, Amulet, and more, controlling 33% of the bookstore market. So we ruminate about the impact of the young adult / kids market on the bookstore market, and specifically, the comic market.

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Alan Moore’s Brighter Than You Think from Uncivilized Books.

Nicole reviews Sunstone Vol. 6: Mercy from Image.

And finally, Chris reviews Batman Detective Comics Annual #2 from DC.