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Nick Johnson visits to talk Grant Morrison.

It's always a good time on We Talk Comics when our pal Nick Johnson (Wishless, Wolf Hands) visits the show and shares a few laughs, and we're pretty sure you all will love this episode, the debut of a new WTC concept called Geekin' Out!

A young Grant Morrison (with hair) talking to Animal Man.

We asked Nick to come on and talk about a creator whose work he admires or has influenced his own comic books, and Nick picked the iconic Grant Morrison.

This leads to a great discussion about Morrison's work on New X-Men, Batman, Animal Man, All Star Superman, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, Doom Patrol, Aztek: The Ultimate Man, The Flash, JLA/WildC.A.T.S., DC One Million and Skull Kill Krew, and we just scratched the surface.

So give the show a listen and find out why Nick walked away with the knowledge that he's going to need to max out his credit card for all the new comics he needs to buy after this episode... A great time!

That's Professor X, not Grant Morrison, with the X-Men... We think.

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Dec 7, 2016 is the 75th anniversary of the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor and We Talk Comics is proud to be joined by military historian Jay Wertz.

Jay has produced a new comic on the event titled Pearl Harbor and the Day of Infamy, and he joins Brett & Mo to discuss how the project came together, the stories inside the comic and what the future holds for him and http://www.worldwariicomix.com/.

It’s a fascinating discussion on comic book that truly captures the excitement and disaster of the Peal Harbor attack, so please check out the work and thank you very much to author Jay Wertz for his generous time given.

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It must near the holiday season because We Talk Comics have the gift of Vic Malhotra for you.

Vic is the fantastic artist on books like Roche Limit from Image, Joe Hill’s Thumbprint, X-Files: Year Zero and his latest book The Killer Inside Me with Jill Thompson.

But Vic isn’t here to talk about his own work, he’s actually here with us to share some of his favorite comics he loves to read and that have influenced him, and to get the opinions on those books of WTC hosts Mo, Chris and Brett.

This is great stuff, interesting and funny and a great time. We hope you like it because not only will Vic be back on soon to talk about some follow up books the guys gave him based on his choices but many other guests are lined up to do the same type of thing in the near future as We Talk Comics leaves 2016 with a bang and enters 2017 with a boom!

 

 

Vic’s recommendations are listed below.

Trades:

The Winter Men – John Paul Leon and Brett Lewis

Batman Year One – Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli

100% – Paul Pope

Volume 1 – Last Man: The Stranger – Bastien Vivès, Balak and Michaël Sanlaville

Single Issues:

Marvel Fanfare vol 1 #40 – Ann Nocenti and David Mazzucchelli

Wolverine: Revolver oneshot -Victor Gischler and Das Pastoras

Graphic Novels:

The Left Bank Gang – Jason

City Of Glass – Paul Auster, Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli

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Comics are expensive, but We Talk Comics has you covered as Chris, Brett and Mo has you covered going over some of their favourite free books you all can check out so give it a listen and then get to reading! Their free recommendations are below.

* Overwatch (Written by Robert Brooks, Art by Bengal)

* Priya’s Shakti (Written by Ram Devini & Vikas K. Menon, Art by Dan Goldman)

* http://www.ineffableaether.com  (Written by Greg Rucka, Art by Rich Burchett)

* Snow Angel Free Preview (Written by Kurtis Wiebe, Art by Tyler Jenkins)

* FCBD 2014 Mouse Guard Labyrinth Rust HC (Written & Drawn by David Petersen)

* Ctrl+Alt+Del (Written & Drawn by Tim Buckley)

* Bloom County 2016 (Written & Drawn by Berkeley Breathed)

* Teacher Strips (Written & Drawn by Stu Rase)

* Stray Sod (Written & Drawn by Chelsea Crutchley)

* http://www.gocomics.com/ (By Various)

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And you thought the horror comics from Halloween were scary…

The American Presidential Election is, blissfully, almost over after only 417 years of campaigning, and on behalf of everyone in the world outside of cable news stations and Saturday Night I just want to say… Thank Grodd.

With that in mind Brett, Chris and Mo talk some politics, but not typical politics (though admittedly they get in a shot at Trump or two) but politics in comic books like:

The difference between how Marvel and DC handle the political world.

How politics were presented in mainstream comics in the past compared to today.

The difference between a comic in a political setting and one making a political statement.

And to get the conversation started the guys read Captain America #250, Checkmate, Citizen Jack, and Prez from both 1973 and the recent incarnation.

It’s great fun and great laughs, as only We Talk Comics can do it, so listen on your way to voting for the Election!

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We Talk Comics is a scary good time with our new episodes looking at some horror themed books.

First off Brett, Mo, Keith and Chris look at the book that inspired the idea, from Josie and the Pussycats #72 from October 1973. It’ frightening, but not in a traditionally scary way when Josie and her gal pal’s meet… The Devil?

Good thing they had a bible handy.

Then the fella’s move on to some of the most highly regarded Horror Books from more modern times.

Action Comics #13 (New 52) – The Ghost in the Fortress Solitude.

Gotham Adventures #32 – The Remote Controller.

Hellboy The Wolves of St. August.

From there we go into a category that the guys are excited to finally explore, the too often forgotten medium of webcomics, and the guys have a lot to say as usual on these stories.

http://emcarroll.com/comics/faceallred/01.html

http://www.splitlipcomic.com/comic/face-blind

http://agreeablecomics.com/gamerdoug/

http://midnight-tea-party.smackjeeves.com/comics/807077/1-the-witchs-scissors/

http://falsepositivecomic.com/2011/11/23/ache-page

http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/detail.nhn?titleId=350217&no=31&weekday=tue

http://stephenking.com/promo/little_green_god_of_agony/

And with that we here at We Talk Comics think you’ll have all the tools you need for an excellent Halloween night, so enjoy everyone.

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Rarely has the guys at We Talk Comics reading a bunch of books they didn’t like been so much fun, at least for the listeners!

Brett, Keith, Mo and Chris take a look back at the Marvel Super Special oversized comic book magazines from the 70’s and 80’s.

Marvel Super Special #1 KISS (The band members meets Dr. Doom).

Marvel Super Special #4 The Beatles Story (The history of the world’s most influential band in comic form).

Marvel Super Special #17 Xanadu (An adaptation of the Olivia Newton-John film written by JM DeMatteis).

Marvel Super Special #22 Rock & Rule (The official comic of the Canadian animated cult classic).

Marvel Super Special #41 Howard the Duck (The film adaptation of George Lucas’s box office nightmare of one of Marvel’s own).

… We mentioned the books weren’t good right?

But the podcast is, give it a try!

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We Talk Comics with Brett, Keith, Mo and Chris is back talking what they determine is the most influential comic book imprint in history, Epic Comics from Marvel.

It’s a great look back at why the line was so important while highlighting books like Marshal Law, Trouble, Moonshadow, Groo, Alien Legion and more.

The talent on the line was also amazing, like former show guests Steve Englehart, Chuck Dixon and JM  DeMatteis.

All this and one thing we can’t forget to mention… Elf Orgies. That’s right… Elf Orgies. It’s why Keith calls An Epic Episode the best WTC ever, so check it out!

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We Talk Comics with Chris, Keith, Mo & Brett is back and bringing the awesome, this time joined by their old buddy Nick Johnson!

Nick has a brand new anthology Graphic Novel he’s put together that’s now available on Comixology called Wishless, about what would have happened to Pinocchio if his wish to become a real boy had never happened.

Nick tells us all about all the talented people who worked on the book and how it came together.

Plus Nick weighs in on this week’s topic with the guys, and it’s quite a bit different than the Pinocchio talk as PS Magazine, or The Preventive Maintenance Monthly is discussed. PS Magazine is the US Army’s technical bulletin and features and art from legendary comic figures like Mike Ploog, Joe Kubert and Will Eisner, whose studio produced the magazine for years. It’s the most interesting way to learn how to keep your Jeep in running condition you’re likely to find.

A full archive of Preventative Maintenance Monthly is available in pdf at PS Mag.

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Brett and Mo serve up a great topic for this new show and both Keith and Chris jumped right in!

The guys discuss toy lines that became comic properties and animated shows the quality of the books and cartoons that followed.

From the famous like Transformers and Gi Joe, the origins like Hot Wheels, the good like Visionaries, the weird like Stone Protectors there’s a ton of laughs on this show.

And there’s also the bad like M.A.S.K., the badder like Action Man 1995, and the even worse like Shark Men. Plus a few of the Forgotten, like Dino Riders and Bravestarr.

It’s time to get your retro geek on with the boys (aka the inaction figures) and laugh at some horrible Casey Kasem impressions, it’s We Talk Comics!

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