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The podcast where the best in the small press comics scene make one hell of a big noise! The Awesome Comics Podcast is a podcast where the best and brightest in the world of small press and independent comic books get their time to shine. You’ll find out about books you’ve never heard of but you will love. Theres great informative interviews with creators, full of helpful tips for any aspiring comic book creator just starting out. Theres also a ridiculous amount of humour running throughout. Listen, laugh and leave us a review to let us know what you think!
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Monday Feb 10, 2025
Episode 502 - This Show is Criminal Right from The Jump!
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
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

Monday Feb 03, 2025
Episode 501 - The Power of Comics Compels You!
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
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

Monday Jan 27, 2025
Episode 500 - LIVE!
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
The ACP crew celebrate 500 episodes with a live recording from the Marquis Cornwallis Pub in London (along with an audience of awesome people)!
'NUFF SAID!

Monday Jan 20, 2025
Episode 499 - These Comics Shall Not Be Forgotten!
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
From vintage and almost forgotten comics to the future of Diamond Distribution AND the epic plans for episode 500, this week was too much for just three podcasters. So the awesome Richard Sheaf (Boys Adventure Comics) joins in to talk about all that and more. Plus if you're a Super Ted fan then you do NOT want to miss this one. All that and great recommendations from books you need to check out, or won't believe your eyes if you saw them!
Great stuff to check out: Richard Sheaf, Boys Adventure Comics, Monster Fun, Commando, 2000AD, Super Ted, Mick McMahon, Dave Gibbons, Jet Jason, Fleetwings, Tribute Press, Bad Space Comics, Press Guardian and the Clock, The Pit, Erik Kriek, Living the Line, The Fermenting Men, Barry Flynn, Bloodshot Resurgence, The Queen and the Pauper, Mrs Gs Comic, Shift It!

Monday Jan 13, 2025
Episode 498 - Kickstart My Comics Heart!
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Are you a creator looking to crowdfund your comics? Whether you have done it several times before or this is your first time, this episode is for you! The gang get together with Alan and Ben Liska (Green Archer Comics) to discuss the past, present and future of kickstarting and what to bear in mind when doing so. Theres lot to think about, and also tons of comics to check out as always!
Great stuff to check out: Green Archer Comics, Press Guardian and Clock, Don't Hide PR, Hal Weaver, Reluctant Sadist, Gosh! Comics, Ragtime Soldier, Pat Mills, Gary Welsh, Aaron Rackley, The Monster Bomb Club, Joey Oliveira, The Passenger of U977, Keiron Squires, Wont You Be My Saviour, Joseph Sieracki, Paul B. Rainey, Grim Reefer, Strange Ranger, Plague Ranger Press, Black Ink Comix, Junked

Monday Jan 06, 2025
Episode 497 - Three Comics Wishes for 2025!
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
As another 12 months of comic books gets underway, the ACP trio talk about what they wish to see from the independent comic world and beyond. From new series, discoveries and hopes for the industry to more personal reflections of the creative process, its the perfect way to start your own year of comics. Plus there's more books to check out in the future too!
Great stuff to check out this week - Tony Ez Substack, Tribute Press, Press Guardian and the Clock: 1942, Naff Comics #4, Le French Ninja, Beastfang the Movie, Black Ink Comix, Wulf and Batsy, Bloody Weirdo Comix, Vermley Keep, Darkline Comics

Monday Dec 30, 2024
Episode 496 - Don't Call it a Best of 2024 Show!
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024


Monday Dec 23, 2024
Episode 495 - An Awesome Comics Christmas!
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
GET THE EGGNOG READY! Christmas 2024 is here, and its time for the Awesome Pod to pull some crackers and overindulge on some comics. This years Christmas story is from one of the greatest indie comics creators (and characters) of all time, as the pod gang spend some spooky crimbo time with Hellboy! All that and plenty of laughs, bad jokes and comics chat to give you some holiday cheer!
Great stuff to check out this week - Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Dark Horse, Hellboy: Krampusnacht, Hellboy: Christmas Underground, Duncan Fagredo, ACP Recommends, Ugly Mug #8, House of Harley, The MAD Files, The Library of America, Christmas Caroline, Source Point Press

Monday Dec 16, 2024
Episode 494 - Learn to write comics with Fred Van Lente!
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
This week the pod crew have so many comics topics to talk about, and who better to talk to than Fred Van Lente (Comic Book History of Comics, Action Philopshers, Archer and Armstrong)! From his work on the new Valiant comics, to taking charge of a publisher-wide crossover to educating the next generation of comic writers, if you like comic books there's something for everyone in this chat.
Great stuff to check out this week - Fred Van Lente, Valiant Comics, Alien Books, Bloodshot, Archer and Armstrong, Eat Fighter, King Kirby, Comics Experience, The Patsy Papers, Rachael Ball, Who Can Replace a Man?, Brian Aldis, WIP Comics Group, The Unbelievable Unteens, Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy, Jeff Lemire, Tyler Crook, Black Hammer, Mega City Book Club, Eleven O'Clock Comics, Cliff Cumber, Do a Powerbomb, Daniel Warren Johnson, Kieron Squires, Transformers, Energon Universe

Monday Dec 09, 2024
Episode 493 - Fingerman Returns!
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
With his brilliant book 'Printopia' hitting shelves the gang grabbed hold of Bob Fingerman (Minimum Wage) to talk about it and his work in comics! Process chat, future projects, new york and los Angeles styles and, of course, Malcolm McDowell! Theres also amazing comic recommendations that range from revisiting old characters, pulpy sci-fi westerns and an exhibition you need to see for yourself!
Great stuff to check out this week - Bob Fingerman, Printopia, Cosmic Lion Productions, Zoop,The Black Hammer Universe, Zak Cahill, Omega Black, Prairie Gods #3, Nothing is Real, Steven Appleby, Body Bags, Jason Pearson, Hack/Slash, Nights, Tanager, Karl Kerschl