THE AWESOME COMICS PODCAST

Episode 509 - Building Tyrants and Worlds to Destroy!

Epic comic book storytelling, action and fantastical violence? Yes please! The ACP crew get together with C. Brennan Knight and Max Davenport, the creators of the comic series 'Tyrant Fall', to talk about how the series went from an 8 page anthology piece to an epic action series you NEED to read! Process, collaboration, storytelling, 

Great stuff to check out: Tyrant Fall, C. Brennan Knight, Max Davenport, Travis Charest, Space Girl, Will Eisner, Joe Kubert, Tribute Press, Lawless Comic Con 2025, Comic Mart, High Viz Comic Con, The Drycleaner, TBH Comics, Keiron Squires, Pat Mills, Requiem: Vampire Knight, Nemesis, Bryan Talbot, Face Ache, Leslie Wenlock, Black Ink Comix, Secret Identity Comics, GI Joe, Out of Alcatraz, Long Dark Winter, Bad Beaver Comics, Kit Anderson, Second Shift,

Episode 508 - How Rude are These Toons?

This week the ACP takes a trip to the world of Boo Rudetoons to discover what makes his satirical sexy comics such a great time! Theres chat of the origins to working on corporate IP and choosing to make your own comics, as well as talk about making books without a script and dealing with people judging your work too early, its a chat that goes everywhere and has fun doing it. All that and tons of comics to check out in the weeks ahead!

Great stuff to check out: Boo Rudetoons, Flag Force, Vegan Cave Girl, Marvel UK, Deaths Head, Combat Colin, Jim Balent, Tarot, Ragtime Soldier, Bald Yeti, In Full Disclosure, Jonny Cannon, The Dry Cleaner, TBH Comics, Lawless Comic Con, High Vis Comic Con, Cosmic Slop, Ill Strips, Cloudtown: Friends in Stormy Weather, Daniel McCluskey, Banana Sioule, Michael Sanlaville, The Fist vs Inner Peace, Jordan Kroeger, Black Star, Alien Books

Episode 507 - Reaching Out to New Audiences!

The three amigos get together to talk about how comics reading has changed, and the many different ways that creators old and new can reach their audiences, and create new ones. The debate veers from the ups and downs of social media, the strength of community, the joy of nostalgia, double dipping on webcomics and more. All that and tons of brilliant indie books to check out in your weeks and months ahead!

Great stuff to check out: Tribute Press, Vanguard, Stalkerville, Rising Sand, Ragtime Soldier, The Dry Cleaner, TBH Comic, Kieron Squires, Ken Reynolds, Silence, Vile, Warrick Walker, Erwin Papa, High Viz Festival, Lawless Comic Con 2025, Secret Identity Comics, Collision Comics, The Moon is Following Us, Daniel Warren Johnson, Riley Rossmo, Wulf and Batsy, Bryan Baugh, Axles Infernal, In the Garden of Earthly Delights, Luke Kondor, The Woods, Toast

Episode 506 - Publishing Comics and Living the Line!

With a line of amazing comics being released this year the ACP crew sat down with Sean Michael Robinson of Living the Line Books to talk about all their amazing work. From overlooked manga creators to up and coming illustrators making brain melting comics, this publisher is doing it all, the ACP are loving it and you will too! Its a fascinating, inspiring and joyous discussion about publishing comics you need to hear. All that and tons more comics to discover and check out, so check it out now!

Great stuff to check out: Living the Line, Sean Michael Robinson, Plaza, Translator with No Talent, Mansect, EPHK, Mega City Book Club, Ragtime Soldier, Tribute Press, The Dry Cleaner, TBH Comics, Kieron Squires, Silence, Afterlight Comics, Lawless Comic Con, High Viz Comic Con, Shaolin Grandmaster Killer, Steroid Productions, Thomas Sluzalek, Amazonia, Cinebook, Grommets, Bone Parish, Boom Studios, Cullen Bunn, Gonad the Ballbarian

Episode 505 - What Happened to Our Heroes?

This week the ACP trio delve into the world of heroes and villains in more ways than one. From what we want to see in our heroes in comics, how difficult they are to write and how villains shouldn't be spotlight so much, its a thought provoking discussion that feeds into the second topic of art vs artist - a topic that is worth discussion in so many ways. Theres also chat about the upcoming Absolute Green Lantern, great indie books to check out and what action figure action the hosts would have.

Great stuff to check out: Absolute Green Lantern, Pat Mills, Ragtime Soldiers, Threat Level Omega, Zak Cahill, Tribute Press, Aboner Darkly, Tony Osmond is a Movie Star, Electric Chair, Silence, Afterlight Comics, Lawless Comic Con 2025, High Viz Comic Con, Those Not Afraid, Kyle Starks, Dark Horse Comics, The Hall of the Mad Maggot King, The Angriest Warrior, Kill Train, Mad Cave Comics,

Episode 504 - Discovering a Secret Identity!

The ACP are heading behind the counter of the comic book shop world this week as Andy Smith of Secret Identity Comics joins the gang to talk comics and more! From starting a NEW comic book shop in Chester, Pull Lists, Back Issues, the juggernaut of Absolute Batman and what got him into comics in the first place, this chat has everything. You're going to want to pop to your local comic book store after listening to this one!

Great stuff to check out: Secret Identity Comics, Christian Ward, Absolute Batman, Millennium Comics, My Comic Book Country, Pat Mills, Ragtime Soldier, Gorehaus, ACP Drink and Draw, Alan Purdie, Artem Trakenov, Bubbles #21, Sunday, American Nature, Floating World, Lawless Comic Con 2025, Russell Mark Olsen, The Phantom, Silence, Tribute Press, Call of the Totem, Nectar Comics, Atrocity, Hour of the Wolf, Mad Cave Comics, The Hermit, The Balance Comics, Prairie Dogs #5

Episode 503 - Genre Bending Ways to Beat the Devil!

How do you make a genre-bending comic that involves world war 1, science fiction, westerns and the devil themselves? Well the ACP gang talked to Shane Connery Volk (Nottingham, Prairie Gods) about his creator owned series that defies expectations and demands to be read. From influences, art process to the parallels between writing songs and writing comics. All that AND a bunch of creators and comics to discover in the week ahead? We spoil you, we really do!

Great stuff to check out: Shane Connery Volk, Prairie Gods, Nottingham, Mad Cave Comics, Awesome Comics Drink and Drink, Ragtime Soldier, Pat Mills, Comic Scene, Tribute Press, American Nature Presents #2, Why are You Like This?, Meg Adams, Gorehaus, Ed Piskor, Booty Leg Comix, Don't Sue, Mr Higgins Comes Home, Mike Mignola, Warwick Johnson Cadwell

Episode 502 - This Show is Criminal Right from The Jump!

Things may go from bad to worse for his characters, but for the comics just keep getting better and this week Wesley Griffith (The Jump, Thunderbeast) joins the gang to talk about making comics and his thrilling crime comic The Jump. How it came to be, the difference in storytelling between genres, instagram comics, graphic design, great US indie creators and more. Plus all of that and talk of potential lost comics, the last previews, a whole heap of great indie books and more!

Great stuff to check out: Wesley Griffith, The Jump, Grotesk, Destroy All Galaxies, Ed Piskor, Matty Keene, Tony McMillman, Frank Miller, Benjamin Marra, What We Mean By Yesterday, Darwin Cookes, Shortrun Con, IC3 Comic Con, True Grit Texture Supply, Kirsten Price, Yo! Comic Fair, Tribute Press, Green Archer Comics, American Nature Presents 2, Skyguy and the Altitude Adjusters, Stomped!, Ross Radke, Blam and Glam, The Santos Sisters, High Moon, Zuda Comics, Grommets, Image Comics, Living the Line, Ragaboo Race

 

Episode 501 - The Power of Comics Compels You!

The next wave of Awesome Comics Podcast starts with a talk about our lord and saviour, but maybe not in the way you expect! Joseph Sieracki (A Letter to Jo, Would You Be My Savior?) joins the gang to talk about his writing, from poignant wartime tales to hilarious deity humour and what he's learned along the way. Theres tons of chat about the US small press and indie scene and names you should be checking out (Tony even buys a book live on air) and of course a whole ton of great indie comics and creators to add to your follow lists. What a way to start the next 500!

Great stuff to check out: Joseph Sieracki, Would You Be My Savior?, A Letter to Jo, Ghosts of Science Past, The Life and Death of Brave Captain Suave, Kelly Williams, Paul B. Rainey, Josh Bayer, Vryan Box Brown, Leo Fox, Boy Island, Silver Sprocket, Charles Burns, Final Cut, Tokyo These Days, Alan Henderson, Joe King, Tribute Press, Yo Comics Fair, Blam and Glam, High Viz Comic Con, The Existential Crosses of Ian Squirtis, Lloyd Mills, Comic Nasties, Lizzie Parsec, Hugh Newell, Shit Kickers, Soap Dad Comics, Veil: A Starveil Story, Tapas, Adventure Illustrated 

Episode 500 - LIVE!

The ACP crew celebrate 500 episodes with a live recording from the Marquis Cornwallis Pub in London (along with an audience of awesome people)!

 

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