Podcast Episode 20 - Comics Unmasked

This week we're missing Lucy, but those that remain are joined by the fragrant and delightful Graham Sleight, who brings a certain air of professionalism not usually found in our parade of dick jokes. We've all been to see the Comics Unmasked exhibition at the British Library, as well as taking in ELCAF and a spot of light reading. Books:

• Mind MGMT - Matt Kindt
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century - Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill
• Doctor Who Comics - Various
• Pearls Before Swine
• Peow! Studios
• The Land of My Heart Chokes On Its Abundance - Gareth Brookes
• Migdal Bavel - Isabel Greenberg

Digi-pseudobooks:

• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Drowned Man:

• The Show itself
• And some worthwhile reading

Podcast Episode 16 – Myth (Part Two)

We're back on myth this week, looking at comics that create their own myths and discussing 19th century vs. contemporary mythic theory while swearing like troopers. Tell us you get that anywhere else. Liar.

We also set about tackling new some new releases, and generally being terrible people.

• Blacksad - Juan Díaz Canales (writer) and Juanjo Guarnido
• Secret Avengers - Ales Kot & Michael Walsh
• Saga - Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples
• Sex Criminals - Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarksy
• Young Avengers - Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
• Phonogram - Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
• Chimichanga - Eric Powell
• The Auteur - Rick Spears and James Callahan
• The Black Project - Gareth Brookes
• Just So Happens - Fumio Obata
• Nextwave - Warren Ellis & Stuart Immonen
• Planetary - Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
• Jack Kirby's Fourth World - Jack Kirby
• Grandville - Bryan Talbot
• The Hero - David Ruben

And if you're into actual books:

• The Hero With a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell
• Mythopoeisis: Mythic Patterns in the Literary Classics - Harry Slochower
• A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller

Podcast Episode 8 - The Suburbs

"Dum de dum dum dah, dum de duhm dum, The Suburbs" sang Arcade Fire on their hit song, The Suburbs. Probably. Don't pretend you know the lyrics, because you don't.

Just as those fun-loving Canadians found plenty to say (albeit in the form of tuneful grunts) about the strangeness and banality of suburban life, so too have a great many of the finest cartoonists. Chris Ware, Dan Clowes, Charles Burns - all have made their careers poking about at the saddest and strangest parts of suburban life. Let's talk about that!

Covered this week:

• Supergraphic
• The Black Project
• Battling Boy
• Walrus
• Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD
• Interiorae
• Blue is the Warmest Colour
• Black Hole

Cleveland: