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Keith and Chris are once-again joined by Comicosity’s Matt Santori-Griffith for part 2 of their look at DC’s relaunch through the lens of the free 8 page previews released in May. In case you missed the first episode, you can find it here.

This time the guys are looking at the three areas that the keenest observers (well, Keith anyway) see as the biggest influences on the relaunch – TV & film related titles and the popularity of Harley Quinn, and Batgirl.

There is a lot more discussion and disagreement on this episode. These are the books that are targeted new readers. What connected with the WeViewers and what didn’t? How many times can they say “it’s not for me”? And can they all agree that Bat-Mite is hilarious?

You can follow along at home by grabbing all of the 8 page stories for free on Comixology or as back-ups in the 2nd month of Convergence tie-ins. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Keith and Chris are joined by Comicosity’s own Matt Santori-Griffith to look at DC’s 8 page short story teasers released (for free) in May.

But before they get going, there is a bit of comic talk and then a debate as Keith and Matt “help” Chris understand the ending of Convergence #8. Which would be easier if Keith and Matt totally agreed, which they don’t.

Then it’s into the 8 page stories! New status quos for Superman & Batman, and a lot of new books have the guys excited and intrigued.

It also turns out that 8 page stories take as long to review as full comics so the guys don’t make it quite through to the end. Tune in to WTC Show 133 – 8 Page Previews, similar Bat Time, same Bat Channel!

You can follow along at home by grabbing all of the 8 page stories for free on Comixology or as back-ups in the 2nd month of Convergence tie-ins.

 

 

 

 

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At long last, Keith meets someone who knows more about Booster Gold than he does – Dan Jurgens!

Keith is joined by Chris and Brett for this feature-length interview with a comics legend.

Dan is writing 2 comics as part of DC’s June relaunch, a Bat-Mite mini-series and a Batman Beyond on-going series.

Though there were elements of humour in his past work, Bat-Mite is the first time Dan has written a purely humour book. He tells us how he pitched the idea and some of the characters we can expect to see in this 6-issue mini-series.

Dan talks about the complex task of working with three other writers on the weekly Future’s End and how he came to be the writer of the new Batman Beyond spin-off. Dan also tells us how the new title will appeal to new readers, Future’s End readers and fans of the animated series.

In between Future’s End and the June relaunch was Convergence, which Dan had a lead role in planning. He tells us how that all came together, some of the roads not taken, and why he left a few of Booster Gold’s mysteries still unanswered.

The guys have questions that range all over Dan’s storied career. Brett wants to know about Dan’s brief runs on Solar and Sensational Spider-Man, while Chris gets a bit derailed by some Sonic Disrupters talk.

Keith, as you can expect, has more than a few questions about Booster Gold.

Along the way, Dan talks about coming on board Superman after the still-controversial Supergirl Saga. What Dan thought of the story, how it informed where they went with the stories, and why they never retconned it away.

Dan tells us how Armageddon 2001 had to be changed, what would have happened in Booster Gold #50, and the hero who was almost part of the New 52 JLI.

And this crew doesn’t get Dan Jurgens to themselves without some in-depth chat about his run on Sun Devils.

Grab a Boosterific beverage, sit back, and enjoy this special interview with the Man Who Killed Superman.*

*Please note: We don’t actually talk about Death of Superman.

 

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So… Any of you out there a We Talk Comics fan, but you think to yourself “Man, it sure would be good if they just talked just a little less comics…”

It does seem unlikely, but if that somehow is the case well then this is the show for you!

With Chris in town he got together with Keith and Mo at Brett’s house and they headed to the patio but very little comics talk occurred as instead they brought out strange food and drinks that no one in their right mind would ever want to eat.

Seriously, most of this stuff is awful.

And they sampled it, and commented on it, and it was nearly 3 hours of disgustingly hilarious hijinks and fun.

It’s a one time shot folks but it’s an unbelieveable listen in a very different way, and something you could only get from the fools at the We Talk Podcasts network so check out the gallery below of what was eaten and listen along while laughing until your sides hurt thanks to WTC Presents: BOTP 7 – Weird Food On The Patio!

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Well we’re a few weeks out of the 2015 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo and I bet you’re thinking you’ve gotten all the audio We Talk Comics recorded at the convention but you’d be wrong because we’re just getting started.

This audio is a large group of Calgary based comic creators together on stage to talk about their work and community and the formation of Panel One, a coalition of local comic makers looking to foster creativity and awareness of the medium while helping everyone in the industry or looking to get in.

Featuring:

Steven Charles Rosia of Muskoka.

Rick Overwater of Futility.

Scott Kowalchuk of Batman ’66.

Justin Heggs of Wolf Hands.

Nick Johnson of Wolf Hands.

Erin Millar of Where She Walks.

And a cameo from Chris Peterson of Broken World

Hosted by We Talk Comics very own Brett & Keith.

Plus check out Panel One member Sam Hester who did her amazing Graphic Recording of the event because she’s a very special talent.

So listen, because it’s also the only place in the world you’ll find out what Kettle of Wax means!

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(Warning – Strong Language) And the hits keep on coming as We Talk Comics presents another panel hosted by Brett Monro from the 2015 Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, it’s the Renegade Arts Entertainment: Get Published or Die Trying – Try Smarter panel.

Find out all the tips of how to break into the comics industry from Renegade publisher and our pal Alexander Finbow. We also have another long time friend of the show, Constantine: The Hellblazer penciller Riley Rossmo and Jim “Zub” Zubkavich, famed writer of the awesome Image books Skullkickers and Wayward… Plus get a lesson about what happens to you if you try and troll a panel Zub is on, only here on We Talk Podcasts!

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And check out Panel One to keep up to date about Calgary Comic creators and their friends.

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Keith and Chris are joined by friend of the show Ed Brisson to talk about what he’s been up to since the heady days of Calgary Expo 2014 when he was part of our Live Panel.

Ed joins us from his palatial offices in Vancouver and you can hear him putting his ideas on the computer down to the last second before starting the show.

It has been a busy year and it’s just getting started for Ed. His first Captain Canuck story appeared in the Free Comic Day issue drawn by Canadian comics legend George Freeman.

Ed is 4 issues into Cluster from BOOM! Studios and he talks about how the first few issues have been coming together.

Keith checks in with Ed on his feelings and thoughts now that Sheltered has wrapped up as planned at #15.

And we get a sneak peek at Ed’s new book from Image “The Mantle.” What happens when a super-hero has inherited powers and we, the readers, actually see that power get passed along? And what Canadian cities cameo in the first issue of the book?

There is an interesting discussion of the myth of creators and companies copying each other including an accusation that has annoyed Ed more than once. All this plus we hit on some news of the day. 

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The boys from We Talk Comics are still recovering from their time at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2015 three weeks ago and when you get this episode you’ll know why.

Hear – Why Chris should never run a comic book company and his presentation of why he doesn’t like Ninjak to the man who reinvented him to today’s reading audience.

Listen – As Keith explains who Air Wave is and explains why his shopping takes priority over doing things for the podcast.

Revel – In Brett explaining his horror on interviews gone wrong and soar with him as he tells of panels that went right.

Wonder – As Mo complains. Also as he complains. And as he complains.

They took part in parties and drinking with comic makers, running more panels than is sane, pressing palms and getting stories from the floor. plus interviews, interviews, interviews!

Featuring!

Richard Starkings of Elephantmen!

Ray Fawkes of Batman Eternal!

Jae Lee of Superman/Batman!

Gerhard of Cerebus The Aardvark!

Garth Ennis of Preacher!

It’s time for some serious laughs along the way, so enjoy and tell all your comic loving friends with the share buttons below.

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Join moderator Keith Callbeck for a spirited debate between traditional art and art in the digital age. The art panel, which took place at The 2015 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, features a spectrum of digital and traditional artists who can speak to the pros and cons of each method and what has worked for them.

Covering topics as varied as artistic “flow,” monetizing physical art, preventing repetitive stress injuries, and how 4,000 pages of art board originals could be hazardous to your floor.

Panelists:

Gerhard (fully traditional) – Gerhard jokingly described his 20 years as Dave Sim’s collaborator on Cerebus by saying that he “draws tables and chairs behind an aardvark”.

Scott Kowalchuk (primarily traditional) – Scott has published work at Oni and Image and is currently working on his second arc of the digital first series Batman 66 (DC).

Vic Malhotra (roughly 50/50 traditional & digital) – Vic is the artist of Roche Limit (Image) and has previously worked on several X-Files books (IDW) and Tiger Lawyer (Challenger).

Chris Peterson (primarily digital) – Chris is a comic book artist for books such as Grindhouse: Bee-Vixens (Dark Horse), Ultranova (Challenger), and the up-coming Mayday (Black Mask Studios).

Bobby Chiu (fully digital except rare projects) – Bobby’s first professional art job at the age of seventeen was designing Disney, Warner Bros., and Star Wars toys. He presently works in concept and character design, teaches digital painting online at Schoolism.com, and publishes art books.

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The tradition of a We Talk Comics Love Live Panel at The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo continues with the 2015 version. This time joining Brett, Keith and Chris on stage is Rob Venditti (X-O Manowar, Green Lantern, Flash), Stephanie Chan (Art Director at Sequential Tart) and Ryan Ferrier (Sons of Anarchy, Curb Stomp, D4VE, Secret Wars: Battleworld #3).

Plus a special guest cosplayer crashes the panel, literally, in Stan “Definitely Not The Man” Lee sending the show off the rails in a way only WTC could go because it’s Live… Hilariously so!!!

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