Podcast 66 - Sincerity

Sincerity is an odd topic for three soulless husks to confront, but we'll give it a crack. What's up with the increase in comics that are just lovely? Where have they come from? Why now? And what are the good ones? We'll tell ya!

Also: Competition time! Email us a description of the show you think we should be doing instead to info@consequential.net and win our books of the year!

We talked about:

• Khaos Komix - Tab Kimpton
• Feels Like Noodles - Jade Sarson
• Cowboys and Insects - David Hine and Shakey Kane (Roger wrote about it in depth here)
• Orbital -  Sylvain Runberg and Serge Pelle
• Performance - One Beat Zines
• Fascist Friends - Erin Lux
• The Backstagers - James Tynion, Rian Sygh
• Spill Zone - Scott Westerfeld & Alex Puvilland
• Geis - Alexis Deacon
• Postcards in Braille - Constanza Yovaniniz
  • “Real girls”
  • Disabilityawareness & education
  • Fantasy Comics #1 - Sam Bosma
  • Tetris: The Games People Play - Box Brown
  • Clear Blue Tomorrows - Fabien Vehlmann, Bruno Gazzotti, Ralph Meyer
  • Jeffery Fisch Boy - Jake Lava
  • The Final Cameo - Bastard Comics
  • Mulp - Matt Gibbs and Sara Dunkerton
  • The Foldings - Faye Simms and Joann Dominik
  • Marquis D’Anoan: The Providence - Fabian Vehlmann and Matthieu Bonhomme

Podcast 63 - Objectification / #Butts

Just like he kinetically charges his playing cards, Gambit sexually charges this chunky Scandinavian-style knitwear, courtesy of artist and comics-doer Dave Barker.

We're joined in this episode by Hester Wells, the only guest we've ever had who has her own biographical comic that she didn't draw herself (specificity, yo), to help us out with the thorny topic of objectification, particularly in mainstream comics.

This episode is groaning with comics, throbbing with intellectual discussion and glistening with salty language.

We covered:

• Oishinbo - Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
• Heavy Air - Lizzy Stewart (Shortbox)
• Your Black Friend - Ben Passmore (Shortbox)
• Blame - Tsutomu Nihei
• Side by Side - Mioki
• Julia Gfrörer:
  • Black is the Colour
  • All is Lost
  • The sheets were all be-bled with the blood
  • The Deep Ones (with Sean T. Collins)
  • River of Tears
  • Phosphorus
  • World Within the World
  • The Voynich Manuscript
  • Spirit Hand
  • See also: The 39 Ryan Goslings
  • Also a cool series on women’s labour and the fashion industry
  • Giant Days - John Allison/Lissa Treiman/Max Sarin
  • Tetris - Box Brown
  • A comic about being objectified
  • The Omega Men - Tom King and Barnaby Bagenda
  • Vision - Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta
  • Daredevil - Charles Soule and Ron Garney
  • Young Avengers - Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie
  • Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast - Greg Fox
  • Gambit - James Asmus and Clay Mann
  • Marvel Swimsuit Special - Various
  • All New X-Factor - Peter David and Carmine Di Giandomenico

Podcast 62 - Food

Food! For most of us it's a sludgy nutrient paste we shove into the front of our withered forms to stretch their existence out for another grim and grey span. But did you know it can also be delicious? It's true! We found many comics on the topic, and now we're sharing their wisdom with you.

We covered:

• Self-Obsessed - Sina Grace
• Wolf - Ales Kot and Matt Taylor
• On a Sunbeam - Tillie Walden
• Southern Bastards - Jasons, Various
• Andre the Giant - Box Brown
• Check Please - Ngozi Ukazu

Food

• Oishinbo  Vol 1: "Japanese Cuisine" - Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
• Oishinbo Vol.2: "Sake" - Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
• Oishinbo Vol.3: "Ramen and Gyoza" - Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
• Rutabaga: The Adventure Chef - Eric Colossal
• Cook Korean - Robin Ha
• Banchan In Two Pages - Robin Ha
• Modern Fried Snake - Ryan Armand
• I Think You’re Sauceome - Sarah Becan
• Cooking Comically - Tyler Capps
• Drawn Butter - L. Nichols
• Chew - John Layman/Rob Guillory
• Wonton Soup - James Stokoe
• What Did You Eat Yesterday - Fumi Yoshinaga
• Food Baby - Lucie Byron

Podcast 57 - Broken Frontier Anthology

This week we're covering the Broken Frontier anthology, a recent collection of sci-fi treats. Plus! English wine! Corn! And guess who does an impression of a "Wizard's Stairlift"? It's not actually a sex act! #persuadethebunn

Apologies for the sound quality in this episode - English wine degrades the nervous system, it was the best we could manage.

We covered:

• Barefoot Gen - Keiji Nakazawa
• Harrow County - Cullen Bunn & Tyler Crook
• Geis Volume 1: A Matter of Life and Death - Alexis Deacon
• Notes: Born to be a Larve - Boulet
• Heirloom - Dave Barker
• Broken Frontier - Various artists:
  • Highlighted stories
  • Dark, Dark World - Cullen Bunn, Nathan Fox, Brad Simpson
  • Plunder - Phil Hester, Daniel Warren Johnson, Doug Garbark
  • The Wave - Robert Sammelin
  • The Wall - Tyler Chin-Tanner, Toby Cypress, Thomas Mauer
  • Flyer - Justin Zimmerman, Mike Lawrence, Thomas Mauer
  • The Beard - Fred Van Lente & Alison Sampson
  • The Trip - Joshua Hale Fiakov & Ryan Kelly
  • Here There Be Monsters - Sean Wang
  • Terran Omega - PJ Holden & Scott Ferguson
  • Key: A Bastard’s Tale -  Salgood Sam
  • Last Dance at Omega Point - INJ Culbard
  • Dark, Dark World - Cullen Bunn Nathan Fox
  • Plunder - Phil Hester Daniel Warren Johnson
  • The Beard - Fred Van Lente Alison Sampson
  • Quin Returns - David Hine Mark Stafford
  • Down in a Hole - Noah Van Sciver
  • No Regrets - Jamie Coe
  • Inside Out - Karrie Fransman
  • 30 Years of Service - Box Brown

Podcast Episode 18 - TCAF

Dave's been in The Canada, attending TCAF, so we talk about comics and comics shows and Canada. We also talk quite a lot about everything that is wrong with society, and some things that are wrong with Star Trek.

• Beautiful Darkness: Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët
• Hip Hop Family Tree: Ed Piskor
• The Undertaking of Lily Chen: Danica Novgorodoff
• Andre The Giant - Life and Legend: Box Brown
• Celeste: I.N.J. Culbard
• Pregnant Butch: A.K. Summers (and here's Roger's review / critique)
• The Spectral Engine: Ray Fawkes
• Trees: Warren Ellis and Jason Howard
• The Strumpet: Various
• Silly Kingdom: Katie Shanahan and Steven Shanahan (and their podcast which I cannot pronounce, but is very good, Shanahanigans).

We also mentioned Lucy Bellwood's Oh Joy Sex Toy strip, and the Kickstarter for the book of the first year's strips - get on that.