THE AWESOME COMICS PODCAST

Writing comics is one thing, but editing them, running a kickstarter AND a weekly substance is a lot of work, but Sarah Cooke (No Spell Last Forever) makes it look easy! This week she joins the gang to talk about her journey into the world of comics creation, creativity, working on IP characters and the similarity between comics and poetry. Theres also great indie books of all genres and topics and plenty more to check out. Oh, and there's some VERY immature humour at the start, so be warned. :)

Great stuff to check out this week - Sarah Cooke, Faster Than Light, No Spell Lasts Forever, Bridlington Comic Con, Alien Books, Nexus, Space Boy and the Future King, Fist of the Fierce Dawn, The Life of Death of Brave Captain Suave, Lifes a Party: Fathers Daze, Sean Azzopardi, Boo Rudetoons, Dead Legends, James Maddox, Gavin Smith

The three amigos get together to talk about all things comics, including the top 10 of 2004, online comic stores and the unfortunate passing of John Cassaday. Theres also news of episode 500, great comics to look forward to and a bit of exciting news that will get everyone delving into the vast world of Dark Horse Comics!

Great stuff to check out this week - Dark Horse, John Cassady, Space Station 65, Steven Appleby, Supetember, Grendel, Fist of the North Star, Third Bear Press, Sycamore, Kay Briggs, Faster Than Light Anthology, Rory Donald, Spaceboy and the Future King, Her Frankenstein, Living the Line, Smudge, Plastic: Death and Dolls, Get Fury, Garth Ennis, Jane Burrows, Remote Space, Cliff Rathburn, Grendel: The Devils Crucible, Matt Wagner, Brennan Wagner, Boo Rudetoons, Blackbird, Wolf and Batsy: We Have No More, Brian Baugh

How important is the relationship between a writer and an artist? When an artists chooses to do everything themselves, how challenging is that? Those questions and more are answered this week as the ACP is joined by Rory Donald (Spaceboy and the Future King, Griff Gristle) to talk about creating comics. Plus we talk about controversial topics such as boxes of soup, eating burgers on the tube, great books to check out and also announce details for episode 500!!!

Great stuff to check out this week - Rory Donald, Spaceboy and the Future King, Faster Than Light, Sycamore, Kay Briggs, Third Bear Press, Comix1, Bridlington Comic Con, You Have Ten Years, The Valiants #4, Hate #3, Peter Bagg, No Brainer #6, The Church of Hell, A Fall From Grace, Norm Konyu

This week the gang are joined by friend of the show Pete Doree (Stan and Jack) to continue the exploration into the world of being a solo comic creator. Work ethic, scheduling, influences and more are discussed as well as another step into the realm of creative introspection thats sure to get you all thinking. Plus book recommendations that  go to the underground, the trippy, the kinetic and more!

Great stuff to check out this week - Pete Doree, Stan and Jack, The Spark, Spaceboy and the Future King, Craig Shields, ACP Recommends, Naff, Ethan Llewellyn, Sokyo X, Cory Tran, Planet Land Comics, Third Bear Press, Mind Comics, Digital Bardos, King Klaus

Creating a comic is a lot of blood, sweat and tears, and this week marks a few shows focusing on those that are doing everything on their own. The sole creators who are making art they want to put out into the world all on their own. Joined by Richard McCrae (from the webcomic Silverback) the gang talk about motivations, enthusiasm, hints, tips and take an introspective look into their own work that every creator should do. Its a fun, fascinating chat about the creative process, and on top of that there's more great comic recommendations and lots of laughs!

Great stuff to check out this week - Richard McCrae, Silverback, Tilly Walden, Spinning, Avery Hill, Bridlington Comic Con, Falling Awake, Blizzard, Ghost Machine, Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Afterlight Comics, Junkyard Joe, Every Last One, My Neighbor Necromancer, Dillon Gilbertson, Jason Piperberg, Consume Comics, Dylan Henty

Questions have been asked, and by gum the ACP will answer them! The pod trio tackle topics such as strange comic places visited on holiday, the importance of lettering, books for best friends, will digital apps mean the end for monthly issues and whether or not comic characters can have a legacy in the modern publishing world! All that and tons of recommendations, laughs and comic chat to bring a smile to your face!

Great stuff to check out this week - Strange Apparitions, Pat Mills, Bridlington Comic Con 2024, Ian Ashcroft, Mike Marshall, Fist of the North Star, Anime August, Tokyo These Days, Taiyo Matsumoto, Maeve, Jeremy Skeele, The Unsleeping Eye, Brian Level, Kurt Belcher, Tunis to Sydney, Miriam and Christian Carnouche

Collecting Comics is something we all do, but what happens to those books when we need shelf space (or head to the great comic book store in the sky)? Eamonn from the Mega City Book Club joins the ACP gang this week to discuss the comic collecting hobby and the many questions people don't normally think about over the years. Plus a new reading challenge is set and a whole bunch of great indie comic recommendations as always!

Great stuff to check out this week - Mega City Book Club, Eamonn Clarke, Black Hole, Charles Burns, Golgo13, Berserk, The Boys, Pat Mills, Sha Vol.1, The Brutalist, Zak Cahill, Coma, Bridlington Comic Con, Avery Hill Publishing, My Favourite Thing is Monsters 2, Scarred for Life, Scrapbook of Life and Death, Jay Webster Sharp, Zine Tails #3, Image Comics, Cobra Commander, Oni Press, EC Comics, Cruel Universe

This week the pod trio get Nick Gonzo (50 Signal, Funk Soul Samurai) to talk about his work in the small press and zine community and the new comic and zine event STAPLED! It's an amazing, hilarious, frank and honest discussion about being creative, organising a small press event, therapeutic art and more. It's also dares to answer the age old question - what is the difference between a comic and zine? All that and tons of comic recommendations too. Happy days!

Great stuff to check out this week - Nick Gonzo, Stapled, Zineophilia, Jenny Meur, Matt Greeves, Kristyna Baczynski, John Allison, Ewan Power, Coco Comics, A Show Called Hate, Big Punch Studios, Fanzine, Matt Simmons, Crack Cloud, Black Ink Comix, Zine Tales, Essential Showcase Presents: Stan and Jack, El Wierdo Comic Fair, Never Iron Anything, Spaceboy and the Future King, The Press Guardian, Green Archer Comics, Call of the Totem, Nectar Comics, Stuff of Nightmares: Red Murder, R.L. Stine, Destroy All Galaxies, Wesley Griffith, Junt: Overground Overlords

The ACP talk about the Eisner Awards! Well, a bit. The gang discuss the yearly comic awards past and present and discuss how things have changed over the years. Plus there's a big chat about comic book promotion. Namely, has there ever been a book that you haven't stopped hearing about for years? Are you tired of hearing about about it? Is there such a thing as too much promotion?  The good, the bad and the awkward are talked about and the discussion goes far and wide and invites an ongoing conversation. All that and a hilarious chat about a magical hall pass and tons of comics you need to be checking out!

Great stuff to check out this week - ACP Drink and Draw, Mega City Book Club, Batman & Dylan Dog, Vamoose, Bill the Platypus, Small Press Day, Nexus: Scourge, Red 5 Comics, Xira, Eternal Warriors: Last Ride of the Immortal, Beyond Immortal, Cullen Bunn, Danny Luckett, First Place Losers

The ACP trio unite to discuss several different topics, from favourite publishers, bad issue 1 covers, to the annual Cliff Cumber meet up 'QVention'! Theres amazing indie comics talk and recommendations, nostalgia, laughs and a special appearance by everyones favourite bear - SOOTY!

Great stuff to check out this week -  QVention, Cliff Cumber, Tribute Press,  Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image Comics, Eclipse Comics, First Comics, IPC Publishing, The Green Archer, Bloodshot, Flesh and Ink, Peter Hogan, Bill the Platypus, Mugshots, Thank You!, Remote Space, Plastic: Death and Dolls, Adam Falp, Smoking Bedroom, Suburban Antichrist, Where the Body Was, Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Book Learning: A Pie Comics Collection, John McNamee