THE AWESOME COMICS PODCAST

Episode 444 - Starting the New Year with Comics!

The ACP get 2024 off to a great start with nothing but comic talk! Comics old, new and somewhere in between, as the gang discuss a new reading challenge and talk about the 1995 Grant Morrison book 'Kill Your Boyfriend' and how it holds up almost 30 years later! Plus there's great indie comics to check out and plenty of classic pod banter to start your new year off with a bang!

Great stuff to check out this week - Attack on Titan, Legion of Superheroes: Five Years Later, Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai, Kill Your Boyfriend, Grant Morrison, Vertigo Comics, Never Iron Anything: The Podcast, Utility, BJ Comics, Ben Wheatley, Ninja Kaidan, Black Box Comics, Our Bones Dust, Image Comics, Astro Bots, Simon Furman 

Episode 443 - The Most Awesome Comics of 2023!

What are the podcasts favourite comics of the year? What are their fave moments of the year? What have the community enjoyed? What new comics do you need to be checking out? Find out as the ACP crew look back on an awesome year that was.

Great stuff to check out this week - Daniel Clowes, Monica, Local Man, Tony Fleecs, Tim Seeley, The Exile, Erik Kriek, Living the Line Publishing, Vyper: Crimson Dawn, Axe Wielder John, Fables, Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Warwick Fraser Combe, Skullfucker, Parker Girls, Abstract Studios, Terry Moore, 20th Century Men, Image Comics, War Epic, Nathan Chowdry, Petrol Head, Rob Williams, Pye Parr, Hitman, Enguilleme, Zombie Deathball Mayhem, The Deviant, Three Days to Death is Here, Octobriana with Love, Electric Chair 2, Adam Falp

Episode 442 - A Killer Christmas Time in Comics!

Tis the season of reading comics (spoilers - every season is) and this week the ACP pick out a Christmas comic to read. Its a DC classic from Ennis and McCrea so read along with the gang as they tackle Hitman 22! Then the ghosts of comics past, present and future arrive, but not to warn you. Instead they're here to talk about things you should be checking out! Plus there's great comics to add to your wishlists, discuss and more!

Great stuff to check out this week - Hitman, John McCrea, Garth Ennis, Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai, Substack, David Broughton, Lawless 2024, Earth 2 Podcast, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, Dan Harris, Inktober 2023, The Penned Guin, Alan Henderson, GlobalComix, Femme Fatale Anthology, Dren Productions, Comichaus, Suzie Spreadwell: Americas Sweetheart, Astorial Compendium of Short Stories, Ed Pinsent, The Bloody Dozen: A Tale of the Shrouded College

Episode 441 - The Comics Community Speaks!

The comics community are given the spotlight this week, as the ACP Slack community (the best one in the game) shout out their highlights of the year in 2023! From great conventions, to collaborations and more it's a really positive look at the year that was in indie comics! We also talk about indie comics shop and the larger industry and there are a LOT of comic recommendations to check out, so get your wishlists ready!

Great stuff to check out this week - Tom Curry, The ACP Slack, Mark Millar, Creepy Vol 1, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Progression, Globalcomix, Bloodrik, Andrew Krahnke, The Hunger and the Dusk 4, G Willow Wilson, Christian Wildgoose, Petrol Head 2, Rob Williams, Bye Parr, Transformers 3, Daniel Warren Johnson, Splat, Matthew Dooley,

Episode 440 - Please, No More of This in Comics!

This week we talk about storylines and comic narratives we would quite happily never read again. From powerless heroes to the meaningless nature of death its a hefty and listener infused chat that explores these 'tropes'. Not only that, and great comic recommendations but Craig Shields, the man that's been helping the ACP out for months on our ACP recommends page gets the spotlight and joins the crew for the comic based chatter!

Great stuff to check out this week - Craig Shields, ACP Recommends, Dope Cat Comix, Reynard City, Karcis #1, ComicScene, The Nasty, John Lees, Cairo, Vertigo, G Willow Wilson, The Fall, VWorp Vworp 4, Stay Cool, Pesto Comics, The Nasty #1, Vault Comics, The Eyrie, Olympia, Fantagraphics, Paper Girls, Year of the Rabbit, Sapphic, Scotts Pops and Comics

Episode 439 - Talking About Our Rivals!

This week the ACP trio talk about their favourite rivalries in comics. Heroes, villains, teams, vigilantes and aliens, the gang discuss their favourites and why they think that these rivalries have stood the test of time! Theres also chat about the latest Pat Mills book, Doctor Who special and fantastic comics to check out in the week ahead.

Great stuff to check out this week - Pageturners, Electric Chair #2, Karcis #1, Sokyo X, Cory Tran, Third Bear Press, Rubicon, Flesh Eating Cheerleaders from Outer Space, Page Turners, Pat Mills, Doctor Who, Matty Comics, RoboComics, Holy Rollers, Rick Remender, Andy Samberg

Episode 438 - Who is Who in Comics These Days?

This week the crew travel through space and time to talk about one of the UKs biggest science fiction exports into comics - Doctor Who! Gareth Kavanagh and Ian Winterton from Cutaway Comics hop on to add a fan-sided touch and information. Plus there's talk of epic comic finales and great indie comics to check out in the week ahead!

Great stuff to check out this week - Doctor Who, Cutaway Comics, G.I. Joe, Larry Hama, Positron, Karcis, Adam Falp, Electric Chair, Time Bomb Comics, Bomb Scares, ComicScene Yearbook 3, Sam Hardacre, The Anti matter, Partisan, Operation Sunshine, Dark Horse Comics, The Deviant, James Tynion IV, Matty Comics, Fubar and Dunwich

Episode 437 - Comics are Dying!

This week the ACP crew take some time to focus on the discussion around major comic publishing. Theres been a lot of discourse about what is happening (or not) in the big 2, and the hosts talk about pricing, PR, distribution and more. The soapboxes are out, but the hope for a bright comics future is always the same. Plus there's great recommendations and the crew tackle Marvel Comics new Punisher series! 

Great stuff to check out this week -  The Punisher, Marvel, DC, Electric Chair 2, DUI #3, Adam Falp, Simon Russell, No Brainer, Edison Neo, Grim Scary Tales, Fuck a Duck Comix #2, Vampiress Carmilla, Homunculus, Petrol Head, Rob Williams, Pye Parr

Episode 436 - Getting Back into the Comics Groove!

This week Gareth Hopkins (Petrichor, Ghosts in Things) joins the ACP to talk about starting a new publishing imprint, creating new work and the ongoing adventure of keeping your creative mojo going over the years. Theres also talk of long-lasting comic stories, Thought Bubble Festival and of course tons of comics to check out!

Great stuff to check out this week -  Gareth Hopkins, Absolute Collider, Anastasia Horns, Thought Bubble Festival, Electric Chair 2, Adam Falp, No Brainer, Edison Neo, Grim Scary Tales, The All Things Horror Pod, K.R.OK, 2X, Turning Tricks Pinup Special, Enough Nonsense, David Robertson, Savage Red Sonja, Dynamite Comics, Douglas Noble, Mark Stafford, Further Cases of the Forbidden Files of the Everything Agency, Joe Perra Talks with You, Concrete, Paul Chadwick

Episode 435 - The Awesome Halloween Horror Special 2023!

This week the gang have their comic treats ready and are joined by David Cranna (Glass City) to talk about horror icons and monsters from the silver screen as they make their way to comics! From blood spilling slashers, dream walking killers, comedic femme fatales and big publisher vampire killers, the screen (and page) turns red as the gang turn the air blue! Plus there's also plenty of comic chatter, comic shop discussion, indie recommendations and treats to go along with the spooktacular tricks this spooky season!

This year horror theme is the Main Titles of Trick 'r' Treat by Douglas Pipes. A brilliant movie you should watch now!

Great stuff to check out this week -  David Cranna, Glass City, Back Issue Bonanza, Friday the 13th, Wildstorm Comics, Nightmare on Elm Street, Elvira, Dynamite Comics, The Brew Gooders, Dunfermline Comic and Zine Fair, Matt Bunce, Fargo: Hell on Wheels, Grave Circumstances,, Webtoons, Global Comics, Edison Neo, Grim Scary Tales, To Be Honest Comics, Slaughterhouse Farm, Hellbound Media, Bronze Star, Universal Monsters: Dracula, Drive Like Hell, Dark Horse Comics, Prawn The Jumbo Shrimp, Matt Strott, The Bogeyman: The Complete Case Files