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ConSequential Podcast 63 - Objectification also butts I guess

Podcast 63 - Objectification / #Butts

October 19, 2016

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
In Podcast Tags A comic about being objectified, Akira Hanasaki, All is Lost, All New X-Factor, Barnaby Bagenda, Ben Passmore, Black is the Colour, Blame, Box Brown, Charles Soule, Clay Mann, Daredevil, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Gambit, Giant Days, Greg Fox, Heavy Air, James Asmus, Jamie McKelvie, John Allison, Julia Gfrörer, Kieron Gillen, Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast, Lissa Treiman, Lizzy Stewart, Marvel Swimsuit Special, Max Sarin, Mioki, Oishinbo, Peter David and Carmine Di Giandomenico, Phosphorus, River of Tears, Ron Garney, Sean T Collins, Shortbox, Side By Side, Spirit Hand, Tetris, Tetsu Kariya, The 39 Ryan Goslings, The Deep Ones, The Omega Men, The sheets were all be-bled with the blood, The Voynich Manuscript, Tom King, Tsutomu Nihei, Vision, World Within the World, Young Avengers, Your Black Friend
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ConSequential Podcast 37 - Queerness in Mainstream Comics

Podcast 37 - Queerness In Mainstream Comics

May 5, 2015

While independent comics are a home for diverse creators and stories, the mainstream hasn't dealt so well with representing a range of races, sexualities, viewpoints or much beyond white people hitting other white people.

We shout about this for a while. Maybe we figure out how to solve it? (SPOILERS: NO JUST YELLING)

Also: nitrous huffing teens! Lucy gets angry at Young Avengers! Sass!

  • Moon Knight - Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey, Jordie Bellaire
  • Robert Moses - Pierre Christin, Olivier Balez
  • Kaptara - Chip Zdarsky & Kagan Mcleod
  • The Desert Peach - Donna Barr
  • Rock & Riot - Chelsey Furedi
  • Young Avengers - Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Hollingsworth
  • Low - Rick Remender & Greg Tocchini
  • God Hates Astronauts - Ryan Browne
  • Chip Zdarsky's Watchmen Sequel
In Podcast Tags Chelsey Furedi, Chip Zdarsky, Chip Zdarsky's Watchmen Sequel, Declan Shalvey, Donna Barr, God Hates Astronauts, Greg Tocchini, Jamie McKelvie, Jordie Bellaire, Kagan Mcleod, Kaptara, Kieron Gillen, Low, Matt Hollingsworth, Moon Knight, Olivier Balez, Pierre Christin, Rick Remender, Robert Moses, Rock & Riot, Ryan Browne, The Desert Peach, Warren Ellis, Young Avengers
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ConSequential Comics Podcast - Myth

Podcast Episode 16 – Myth (Part Two)

April 3, 2014

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
In Podcast Tags Ales Kot, Blacksad, Brian K Vaughan, Bryan Talbot, Chimichanga, Chip Zdarksy, Eric Powell, Fiona Staples, Fumio Obata, Gareth Brookes, Grandville, Harry Slochower, Jack Kirby, Jack Kirby's Fourth World, James Callahan, Jamie McKelvie, John Cassaday, Joseph Campbell, Juan Díaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido, Just So Happens, Kieron Gillen, Matt Fraction, Michael Walsh, Mythopoeisis: Mythic Patterns in the Literary Classics, NextWave, Phonogram, Planetary, Rick Spears, Saga, Secret Avengers, Sex Criminals, Smooshy Hegel Stuff, Stuart Immonen, The Auteur, The Black Project, The Hero With a Thousand Faces, Warren Ellis, Young Avengers
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Horror Comics Podcast

Podcast Episode 13 - Horror Comics

January 31, 2014

There are a whole bunch of horror comics, and we help navigate you through some of the best of the last 50 years, stopping to define horror along the way and make off-colour jokes.

Contains slight spoilers for Adamtine at 30 minutes. Skip ahead if you're a delicate type.

Comics we covered this week:

  • The Hero
  • Judge Dredd: City of Courts
  • Deadly Class
  • Young Avengers
  • Locke and Key
  • Uzumaki
  • Witch Doctor
  • Adamtine
  • Sandman
  • Sex Criminals
  • From Hell
  • Family Man
  • Eerie
  • Creepy
  • Swamp Thing
  • Tomb of Dracula
  • Werewolf by Night
  • Crossed
  • Emily Carroll
  • Severed
  • American Vampire
  • Walking Dead
  • Hellblazer
  • Anya's Ghost
  • Three Shadows

That article about sexiness in Young Avengers.

In Podcast Tags Adamtine, American Vampire, Anya's Ghost, Creepy, Crossed, Deadly Class, Eerie, Emily Carroll, Family Man, From Hell, Hellblazer, horror, Judge Dredd: City of Courts, Locke and Key, Sandman, Severed, Sex Criminals, Spoopy!, Swamp Thing, The Hero, Three Shadows, Tomb of Dracula, Uzumaki, Walking Dead, Werewolf by Night, Witch Doctor, Young Avengers
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Consequential Podcast Episode 10 - Thought Bubble

Podcast Episode 10 - Thought Bubble

November 23, 2013

This week we're in Leeds, taking in Thought Bubble 2013, and squeeing a little bit over the assembled comics Luminaries.

Captain Crochet. Not for the delicate.

In Podcast Tags Becky Cloonan, David Aja, Emma Rios, Isabel Greenberg, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Matt Fraction, Porcelain, Pretty Deadly, Ramon Perez, Thought Bubble, Young Avengers
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Podcast Episode 7

Podcast Episode 7 - Women and Comics

October 12, 2013

The whole monolithic business of comics hasn't been especially great to women historically, and in recent weeks there's been a flare up of tone deaf and flat-out stupid anti-woman statements from some of the biggest names in comics. What can we do? Have a bloody good moan, as it turns out. We also look over some recent releases.

Covered this week:

  • Chew
  • Hawkeye
  • Young Avengers
  • Six-Gun Gorilla
  • East of West
  • Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Grey
  • Sailor Twain
  • Yes Hive Overlord
  • Sex Criminals
  • Chip Zdarsky's Watchmen 2 Treatment (NSFW or anywhere else)

Disclaimer: Alex Hern and Cara Ellison were never at The Spectator. It was the other one. New Statesman. With all the socialists.

In Comics Culture, Podcast Tags Chew, Chip Zdarsky, East of West, Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Grey, Hawkeye, Matt Fraction, Sailor Twain, Sex Criminals, Six-Gun Gorilla, Watchmen 2, Yes Hive Overlord, Young Avengers
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Consequential Podcast Episode 5 - Non-Fiction Comics

Podcast Episode 5 - Non-Fiction Comics

August 7, 2013

This week we pile into non-fiction comics, looking at the huge range of high-quality biographical, journalistic or otherwise not-made-up comics on the shelves. Covering books on topics ranging from the invention of the Pot Noodle to life as a tall ship sailor via the battle of Crecy and prostitution and sickness in the 80s New York art scene, there's going to be something to interest everyone, as they say on the Shopping Channel.

We also have some cross-generational strife about Kenickie and talk about why mimes are awful. This episode features a musical interlude from the pan pipe stylings of Lucy Boyes.

A quick reminder: if you like our theme music, electronic music, or supporting good causes, the Music By Programmers album has more tracks from the composer of our theme, Chris Whitworth. It supports various projects at Bletchley Park.

Comics we talked about this week:

  • Young Avengers
  • Adamtine
  • Boulet comics (especially The Long Journey)
  • Eustace
  • Project X: Cup Noodle
  • 7 Miles a Second
  • We Won't See Auschwitz
  • Lucy Knisley - French Milk | Relish
  • Lucy Bellwood - Baggywrinkles | True Believer
  • Guy Delisle - Pyongyang | Jerusalem | Shenzhen
  • Symbolia
  • Carnet de Voyage
  • Alison Bechdel - Fun Home | Are You My Mother?
  • Art Spiegelman - Maus | In the Shadow of No Towers
  • Ed Piskor - Wizzywig | Hip-Hop Family Tree
  • Osprey Comics
  • Crécy
  • Understanding Comics
  • Joe Sacco - Palestine | Safe Area Gorazde
  • Kate Beaton

And not a comic, but worth a read - We'll Get 'Em in Sequins.

In Podcast Tags 7 Miles a Second, Adamtine, Alison Bechdel, Are You My Mother?, Art Spiegelman, Baggywrinkles, Boulet, Carnet de Voyage, Crécy, Ed Piskor, Eustace, French Milk, Fun Home, Guy Delisle, Hip-Hop Family Tree, In the Shadow of No Towers, Jerusalem, Joe Sacco, Kate Beaton, Lucy Bellwood, Lucy Knisley, Maus, Osprey Comics, Palestine, Pot Noodle, Project X: Cup Noodle, Pyongyang, Relish, Safe Area Gorazde, Shenzhen, Symbolia, True Believer, Understanding Comics, We Won’t See Auschwitz, We'll Get 'Em In Sequins, Wizzywig, Young Avengers
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Podcast Episode 4: Big Weird Sci-Fi

July 22, 2013

In this episode we look at the massive surge of Big Weird Sci Fi in comics, have a faint stab at explaining what the hell we mean by that, take a look at some recent releases, and whether Dave would make it as a pimp. Onwards!

Mentioned this week:

  • DC Solo
  • Hawkeye
  • Young Avengers
  • FF
  • Chloe Noonan
  • Saga
  • Prophet
  • The Incal
  • Silver Surfer: Parable
  • Sandman
  • St Colin and the Dragon
  • The Accidental Salad
  • Reich
  • Kinds of Blue
  • Invincible
  • The Hypo

UK Indie Comics Mail Order:

  • Impossible Books
In Podcast Tags Chloe Noonan, Dark Horse, DC Solo, Ezra Pound, FF, Hawkeye, Iain M Banks, Image Comics, Invincible, Kinds of Blue, Medium pimping, Mezcal, Prophet, Ragnarok, Reich, Saga, Sandman, Silver Surfer: Parable, St Colin and the Dragon, The Accidental Salad, The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln, The Incal, The Readamajig, Under The Volcano, Vegetables, Virginia Woolf, Young Avengers
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Episode 3 Comics For New Readers
Episode 3 Comics For New Readers

Podcast Episode 3: What Comics Should You Give New Readers?

July 9, 2013

This week we decide what the best books to introduce newcomers to comics. Handy stuff! Don’t worry though, because there’s petulance and swearing aplenty. And quite a lot of talk about OhJoySexToy.com. That bit's a little vile, so maybe jump forward a bit from about 20 minutes in if you're a delicate sort. Smelling salts in hand, we press on.

A quick reminder: if you like our theme music, electronic music, or supporting good causes the Music By Programmers album has more tracks from the composer of our theme, Chris Whitworth. And it's for charidee.

Mentioned in this week’s show:

  • Fatale Volume 3
  • Saga Volume 2
  • Prophet Volume 2
  • Naming Monsters
  • The Suitcase
  • Young Avengers
  • Hawkeye Issue 11
  • Satellite Sam
  • Batman ’66
  • Chloe Noonan Monster Hunter
  • Eustace
  • E-merl hypercomics
  • Basically anything by Giannis Milongiannis

The “What to read” books:

  • Blankets
  • Planetary
  • Sandman
In Podcast Tags Batman ’66, Blankets, Chloe Noonan Monster Hunter, Eustace, Fatale, Hawkeye, Naming Monsters, Oh Joy Sex Toy, Planetary, Prophet, Saga, Sandman, Satellite Sam, The Suitcase, Young Avengers
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