We Talk Comics

Mr. Brett Podcast moderates for Jim Zub and Ray Fawkes of Chapterhouse Comics at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2017.

It's Calgary Expo time again, and that means panels! Brett took on the task of moderating the Chapterhouse Comics panel on the Thursday night of the expo, but the panel turned out a bit different than expected. Fadi Hakim and Kalman Andrasofszky of Chapterhouse Comics wound up missing the panel due to a flight delay. It turned out alright because Jim Zub and Ray Fawkes were around to talk about their Chapterhouse work, Chapterhouse Comics, digital comics, and the Calgary Expo as a whole.

Despite missing two panelists, it's still an engaging and inspiring look at Chapterhouse Comics and the Captain Canuck fueled Chapterverse.

Be sure to check out Jim's book Freelance, currently shipping, and Ray's book Fantomah, which is due out this summer. While you're at it, have a look at the rest of the Chapterhouse Comics line featuring some amazing talent.

Special thanks to the Calgary Expo for hosting such a fantastic panel, and thanks to Jim and Ray for letting us record it for posterity.

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Warwolf, another original Liefeld design. Can't believe Marvel copied it with Sabretooth.

There are thousands and thousands of comic book characters created over the years so obviously their will be some that are very similar to each other, but sometimes you can't deny that there's no originality in the design or origin of a character at all.

Will Eisner's The Spirit and the knock off character The Mouthpiece is what got this topic going in our minds.

Brett, Chris and Mo are back with another WTC to discuss these knock off characters. Which ones are most blatant? Which ones are homages? Which ones are better than the original? It's a great discussion.

Is Squadron Supreme a Justice League knock off or something else altogether?

OK, so now the big question. Does this topic just devolve into a big discussion about Rob Liefeld knock off characters? Well... yeah, sorta... Maybe... Okay it does completely... But that's fun too, so give it a listen!

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It's fascinating what Urban Legend you'll learn about concerning Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction by listening.

A few years back (yes, years, seriously) We Talk Comics looked at some of the craziest comic book Urban Legends as listed by Comic Book Resources and it was a fun show for both the hosts and listeners, so Chris, Brett and Mo thought "What the H?" and decided it was  time to revisit the idea once more.

In fact, it went so well they recorded 2 shows on it! (The other one to be posted at a later date).

So play along as Mo lists stories that may or may not be true that Chris and Brett try and guess on such subjects as character design changes, who took legal action vs who, why a character has a certain name and much more.

A heck of a good time, we guarantee it!

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The one and only, seriously, the one and only Conor McCreery.

Anyone who's ever met our friend Conor McCreery knows that they're in for a fun and fascinating talk whenever you're fortunate enough to get to spend a little time with him.

Brett, Mo and Chris were super excited to get the chance to talk to Conor about the continued success of Kill Shakespeare with co-writer Anthony Del Col and artist Andy Belanger.

From the pilot being shot for Amazon Video to the board game to the expectations when the series launched and the changes that have happened both in the book and how they approach it Conor gives insightful, fresh and humorous observations.

Check out Conor McCreey's latest series Juliet.

Plus Conor sheds light on the upcoming Kill Shakespeare - Past is Prologue: Juliet. The series will be available on April 5th, 2017. This is a chance learn about the Juliet in the Kill Shakespeare world as compared with the public perception of the character, why their take on her is so loved and how this series came together.

Plus a little talk about Conor and Anthony's time writing Assassin's Creed and experiences/expectations on doing work for hire on existing properties. And Conor learns how Mo thinks he's the best creator he's ever seen at Comic Conventions for engaging the crowds.

It's a fun little talk we'll sure you all enjoy, and you can get a copy of Kill Shakespeare - Past is Prologue: Juliet at your local comic shop or online at Comixology.

 

Why are each of these 2 iconic ocean dwelling heroes such a hard character to hard to like?

A few weeks back Brett, Chris and Mo spent some time talking about their favourite character(s). Well this episode is the opposite end of that.

By popular demand the guys sit down to talk about a character that don't work for them and why that may be. Or maybe more than one character in fact.

From the surprising in Wonder Woman and Wolverine, to the common in the Sub-Mariner and Aquaman to the completely off the wall in... Well, let's leave a few surprises, it's a great discussion on the best of the worst in many ways for your hosts.

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Love, exciting and new.

This week's We Talk Comics was recorded on Valentine's day so it made sense for Brett, Chris and Mo to talk some of the great relationships in comic book history.

A comic book love story for adults.

Love is in the air at the guys talk Lois and Clark, the many girlfriends of Spider-Man in Mary Jane, Black Cat and Gwen Stacy, and the wonderful depth and maturity a comic book can show when handled like the Wesley Dodds and Diane Belmont relationship in the underrated 90's classic Sandman Mystery Theatre.

Is this the most real life love story comics ever told between Oliver Queen and Dinah Lance?

So from Frank Miller giving us the tragic Daredevil and Elektra to the equally heart wrenching turns Black Canary and Green Arrow had under Mike Grell to the evolution of Cyclops being with Jean Grey and then Emma Frost there's a bunch of wonderful talk, deep discussions and great laughs on this thought provoking episode.

Consider it a Red Rose from all of us here at We Talk Comics to you, the listeners... Beware the thorns!

Hobgoblin isn't a romantic guy.

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Well I'll be damned, it's a great chat with Andre Miller for you.

Chris Bestie was unable to make this episode of but don't worry because your other We Talk Comics hosts Mr. Brett Podcast and Mo were able to find a more than suitable replacement.

On tap for the show is writer,actor and director Andrew Miller. Andrew's most recent TV credit was as the creator for the CW

Damned if you do...

supernatural drama The Secret Circle as well as co-executive producer of the Rainn Wilson Fox TV series Backstrom.

But most importantly Andrew Miller has finally fulfilled a long held dream of creating a comic book, Death Be Damned, from Boom! Studios and co-written with The Bens, Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.

A metaphysical story of revenge set in the old west, Andrew tells us of the creation of Death be Damned, the collaborative process of doing a book with 3 writers, comparing writing comics to writing television, the art of Hannah Christenson, and how his time as an actor can be applied to story telling, plus so much more.

Andrew has great behind the scenes stories and is a super nice guy, and we're sure you'll enjoy this episode and please check out Death be Damned.

And we'll talk to you next week.

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A character Brett truly loves, The Golden Age Sandman.

Our scheduled guest last minute couldn't make it so your intrepid We Talk Comics hosts improvised and decided to talk about a few of their favorite things.

Another great character, Shazam!

Find out not only who Chris, Brett and Mo's most treasured characters in comics are but also why they hold a special place in their hearts, revealing a whole bunch about not only the characters in the books but also the character of the WTC hosts too.

And it's not just their favorite characters, it's favorite teams, duos, villains, females and more, and it's just a whole bunch of fun, so check it out!

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We Talk Comics is back as Chris, Brett and Mo return from a holiday break.

This episode is just a loose show catching up on what's been happening the last few weeks as we get a look ahead to some of the plans for WTC in 2017, what they've been reading and watching.

The Marvel Universe at Chris remembers it is a subject the fellas talk.

Find out who Brett has booked coming up, Chris's concerns about the Marvel Universe and Mo's movie watching habits and a lot more along with the usual gaggle of laughs only WTC can provide, a good time will be had by all.

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Dug Moench and Paul Gulacy are here to talk Slash Maraud!

Slash Maraud!!!

First a little context...

We Talk Comics has been on the air more than 5 years.

WTC has had more than 100 guests or interviews in this time.

Names counted among this group include Mark Texeira, J.M. DeMatteis,  Frank Cho, Peter David, Neal Adams, Dan Jurgens,Greg Rucka, Matt Hawkins, Jerry Ordway, Robert Venditti, Chuck Dixon, Joe Eisma and many, many more.

There's more than 200 shows of WTC or related specials in the archives to listen to.

More than a quarter of a million unique listeners have sampled at least one show over the years.

And the book most often talked about is the cult classic subject of this podcast.

The iconic looks of Slash Maraud and his would be lover Wild Blue.

WTC is proud to present writer Doug Moench (Batman, Moon Knight, Master of Kung Fu) and artist Paul Gulacy (Legends of the Dark Knight, Six From Sirius, Master of Kung Fu) as they look back on Slash Maraud, the brilliant 1986 comic book published by DC.

An in-depth behind the scenes look, hampered only by memory due to the passing of years, WTC is happy to provide you with a page by page and issue by issue look at the creation and execution of Slash Maraud from the men who created it, with all the crazy behind the scenes stories these 2 old friends can remember to share.

Creepy, gross, ugly or cute? What do you think of the fuzzy aliens in Slash Maraud?

So thanks once again to Doug Moench and Pau Gulacy for joining us and we'll have them back on soon. And thanks to the listeners for indulging us in our Slash Maraud obsession over the years. We promise we'll move on to talking some other books now.

Enjoy!

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