THE AWESOME COMICS PODCAST

Episode 419 - An Awesome 8 Years of Comics!

The ACP team up with Tom Curry and look back on the last 8 years of the podcast. Books and moments are revisited, recommendations are laid down and tons of fun is had as the pod prepares for the next chunk of comic making years!

Great stuff to check out this week - Tom Curry, Viz, Helen McCarthy, Leamington Comic Con, OK Comics, Mark Millar, Pat Mills, Awesome Comics, Infinite Kung Fu, Avery Hill, Follow Me In, Katriona Chapman, Breakwater, Porcelain, Snake Claws, Eternal, Outer Darkness, WIP Comics Anthology, Bette Noir, Andrew Clemson, Knave of Hearts, Sarah Webb, ACP recommends, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Jeff, Rising Sand, Dragons Claws, EJunkie Guardians of Pain, Jamie Me, B:Mecha

Episode 418 - Big Projects and Facing the Challenges in Small Press!

This week Jason McNamara (Past Tense, The Rattler) joins the ACP crew to talk about the long, winding and satisfying journey of creating an original graphic novel! From the ups and downs of project managing, collaboration, pitching to publishers and working in genres, its an awesome comics process talk not to be missed. Plus there's great recommendations of books old, new and strange as well as the usual ACP natter!

Great stuff to check out this week - Jason McNamara, Ghost Band, Past Tense, Nocturnal Commissions, The Rattler, Tillie Waldon, Torpedo, Jordie Bernaire, Jonah Hex, The Hard Switch, Avery Hill Publishing, Warline, From Woolworth to Wartime, Sarah Webb, Knave of Hearts, Boxes Comic Magazine, Craig Shields, Davon Elly Kurtz, Global Comix, Worn Tuff Elbow, Marc Bell, Lady Mayhem, Fear Agent, Rick Remender, Tony Moore, Jerome Opena, The Earth 2 Podcast, Antarctica, Top Cow Comics

Episode 417 - Time for Comix to go Global!

This week the ACP gang find out more about Global Comix, a new publishing platform which is focused on the world of independent comics. Christopher Carter, one of the mega minds behind it, jumps onto the show to talk about the platform, the technical aspects, subscription services and more. Its a fascinating look at a new way to get comics into your hands, so of course the gang wanted to know more. Plus, there's great recommendations and plenty of sequential talk to fuel your day!

Great stuff to check out this week - Global Comix, Bad Egg Comics, God Slap, Cat Goat Dog, Kitties Bordella, Sam Hardacre, Boxes Comic Magazine, Bullet Adventures 1-4, Sarah Webb, The Knave of Hearts, Ghost Band, Jason McNamara, Lava Fists, Epic of Darkness, Rainy Road Media, Bubbles #18, Third Bear Press, Tribute Press, Dirty Basement, Collosive Cartography, The New Golem, Pandoras Box

Episode 416 - The Changing Face of Small Press Comics!

With the podcasts birthday just around the corner, the three amigos cast a look at the ever changing small press scene and talk about how its changed. The good, the bad, the ugly, the improvements and the setbacks and the losses - all get discussed alongside tons of great comic recommendations to check out!

Great stuff to check out this week - South London Comic and Zine Fair, Boxes, Bullet Adventures, Third Bear Press, Still Earth, Void Rivals, Klik Klik Boom, Dragons Claw, Monster Tinder, Desolation Bay, Kilgore Press, My Mum is Dead

Episode 415 - Why Should You Make a Webcomic?

This week the ACP are focusing on the ever-changing world of webcomics, and who better to talk about making them than Christina Major (Sombulus) who not only is a veteran webcomic creator and member of the Spiderforest Collective but is also a returning guest! Theres talk of starting a webcomic, which method is best for reading, audience responses and the benefit of being part of a community. Plus there's talk of podcasts, comic sales of times past, Vertigo comics, great events and books to check out and more!

Great stuff to check out this week - Spiderforest, Christina Major, Screen Tones Cast, Dirty Basement, Matt Bunce, Jeff Smith, Bone, Bullet Adventures, Third Bear Press, South London Comic and Zines Fair, Claudia Christan's Dark Legacies, The Monstrous Dreams of Mr Providence, Europe Comics, Mahoneys #6

Episode 414 - What is going on with Comics in 2023?

The year 2023 is already halfway done, and the three amigos gather at the watering hole to talk about what's happened so far. Well, they talk about comics, small press, diamond, manga, the big 2 and the future of the industry.Plus there's more great indie comics to check out, tons of laughs and maybe, just maybe... some inspirational words of encouragement for creators out there.

Great stuff to check out this week - Jane McDonald, The Dirty Basement, Stone Cop, The Wicker Pasty, Kancir, Rough Comics, Alien: The Original Screenplay, The 51st State, Hippy, Finn Moxon, Griffin: Galaxies Most Wanted

Episode 413 - Blam, Glam and Improving Your Comic Book Work!

The ACP talk to a new creator that landed on their radar this week, as the creator of the dystopian series 'Blam and Glam', Richard Morgan joins the gang! From getting back into creating art, taking inspiration from lockdown, creative process and more, the gang talk about all angles of comics. Its a fresh talk with a new comics voice, as well as the usual comic recommendation and ACP madness!

Great stuff to check out this week - Morgo Comics, Blam and Glam, Ashley Wood, Frank Miller, Drakovi, Andrian Caleric, ACP-Recommends, Never Iron Anything, The Dirty Basement, Cloakroom Comics, Shaman Kane, Rosalka: Whispers of the Forrest, Stone Cop, Cliff Cumber, Comics from the Kitchen, Zoop, No Escape from Era Ventura, B:Mecha Babe, Jamie Me, The Hunger and the Dusk, Chris Wildgoose, G Willow Wilson, Shades of Green, True Science Fiction, From Scratch Comics, Steamroller Man, Flesh and Blood, Chris Geary

Episode 412 - Zoop Dreams!

This week the ACP talk about Zoop, a new comics crowdfunding platform with one of its creators Jordan Plosky. Zoop is putting out some amazing books and spearheading a new way to crowfund and the gang want to know more! There's also great chat, comics to cake out and lots of shout out!

Great stuff to check out this week - Zoop, Jorge Molina, Nick Pitarra, Ron Marz, Des Taylor, Dan Panosian, Axe Wielder Jon, Comics for Ukraine, Dirty Basement, Tribute Press, Dead Good Media, Simon Russell, Madeleine, Gustavo Vargas, Nathan Kelly, Drexler, Bette Noir #1-5, Battle Creek Ragnarok, Battle Panda, ComicScene Magazine, Private American, Bigger, Survival, Swan Songs, Samsara, The Walking Dead, Nemesis Reloaded

Episode 411 - A License to Make Comics!

Licensed comics have always been popular. From movies, toys, video games and more there's always a comic book to 'continue' the story and expand the universes. But are they any good? What are the value of them, and are they enjoyable to read? The ACP crew are joined by Kieran Squires to talk about all this and more, as well as taking the show off the rails and having fun. Theres also a dramatic reading of a story that has to be heard to be believed!

Great stuff to check out this week - Kieran Squires, Lava Fists, Stone Cop, Lanas Big Hot Thick Casebook, Phantom Road, Nathan Chowdry, Rooster Fighter, Blam and Glam, Octobriana, Dead Good Comics

Episode 410 - Time to get Dystopian!

This week the ACP talks about the bleak future of comics, but fear not, its just the Dystopian genre they're discussing! Joined by Cliff Cumber (Tony Osmond is a Superstar), the chat goes off the rails pretty quickly and the laughs come thick and fast, and amongst that there is a fascinating discussion, great comic recommendations and the usual podcast madness!

Great stuff to check out this week - Cliff Cumber, V for Vendetta, American Flagg, Department of Truth, Dream Master, Boning, Dirty Basement 1 & 2, Tribute Press, Lawless Comic Con, Baltimore Comic Con, SPX, Transmetropolitan, Matt Strott, Prawn the Jumbo Shrimp, Jazz: Juggernauts Against Zealous Zealots, The Sea Wall, The Last Days of Rain, Claudia Matosa, Dream Master, Black Box Comics, Bigger, Mike Armstrong, Land of Danger, Sex Night, Junction Jones