THE AWESOME COMICS PODCAST

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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!

Episode 456 - Let's Talk About LENGTH!
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Last Monday at 10:51 AM

This week the gang talk about the pros, cons, differences in narratives and more when it comes to ongoing storytelling or limited series. Theres mentions of classics in the independent scene and things to bear in mind for new creators and more. Theres also talk of an XMen reboot and the idea of a comics creator directory. All that and of course tons of indie comics for you all to check out in the week ahead!

Great stuff to check out this week -  Vertigo, Image Comics, Boom, Fantagraphics, Invincible, Hellboy, Terry Moore, Parker Girls, Mage, Matt W...


Episode 455 - A Beginners Guide to Comic Creators!
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03/18/2024

This week Sarah Webb (Knave of Hearts) joins the gang to talk about what's handy to know and check out for a newbie to the medium. Comic creators that are worth checking out, comic narratives, breaking out of the panel structure, crazy first convention stories and making comics for the love of it. Theres also plenty of tips, recommendations and a lot of hilarious comics banter to boot, so buckle up for another classic!

Great stuff to check out this week -  Sarah Webb, Knave of Hearts, Love and Rockets, The Hernandez Brothers, Comics and Sequential Art, W...


Episode 454 - Reading Comics is Good for Your Health!
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03/11/2024

This week the crew talk about SO MANY INDIE COMICS! They do a deep dive on three upcoming books with varying themes, styles and stories and talk about the power of storytelling, classic concepts delivered well and revisiting some old characters! Theres also discussion of mothers in comics, some more Punisher chat and the sad loss of the legendary Akira Toriyama (Dragonball Z). Plus even more indie comics to add to your wishlists and immature humour as you'd expect from the three amigos!

Great stuff to check out this week -  Cyn, Ibrahim Moustafa, Humanoids, Blue Fox C...


Episode 453 - The Podcast is Going Silent!
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03/04/2024

Sometimes you don't need any words to tell a story, so this week the crew kidnap Forpe (Drusa, George Mayhem) to talk about the art form that is silent comics! From breaking down the narrative opportunities, challenges and power of wordless comics, to talking about having creative ideas that may already exist and brilliant and inspirational words to carry into your own creative work - this episode has everything. All that AND amazing comics to check out in the next week!

Great stuff to check out this week -  Forpe, Drusa, Marvel 'Nuff Said, Step by Bloody S...


Episode 452 - Who Really Created These Characters?
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02/26/2024

This week the three amigos get together to talk about the age old old argument of 'who created that character?'. From Marvel and DC classics to particular storyline credits, its a topic of discussion with plenty of different takes that will provoke discussion. Theres also discussion of clickbait comics journalism and Oni Press publishing a new line of EC Comics! All that and tons of immature laughs, fantastic indie books to read and of course, plenty of awesome comics talk!

Great stuff to check out this week -  Len Win, Rob Liefeld, Deadpool, Ghost Rider, Batman, S...


Episode 451 - We Go to War with Garth Ennis!
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02/19/2024

This week the ACP gang talk to the one and only Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher, Hitman) about his career in comics, war comics, supporting characters, the importance of humour and so much more. If that wasn't enough, there's brilliant comics to seek out, events to add to your calendars and a lot of the hosts being excited about comics!

Great stuff to check out this week - Garth Ennis, The Punisher, Preacher, Sara, Johnny Red, Cliff Cumber, Ian Ashcroft, Strangers Publishing, Inkblot Festival, Thought Bubble Festival 2024, Coco Comics Festival, Dans Monsters, Lawless Comic Con 2024, The Guys...


Episode 450 - Murder, Mayhem and My Little Pony!
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02/12/2024

There are some amazing comics just around the corner, and the ACP got to sit down with Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Local Man) to talk about the awesome that he's got in the works! Theres talk of co-writing and co-art duties and how that works, the balance of horror and cute animal art, 90s Image Comics and even some My Little Pony discussion! All that and tons of great indie comics to check out as well - don't say we don't spoil you!

Great stuff to check out this week - Tony Fleecs, Local Man, Stray Dogs...


Episode 449 - Robots are Taking Over Comics!
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02/05/2024

This week the pod trio tackle comics topics of all kinds, from the use of AI in a creators work, to lazy cover design and what would they lose from Image Comics first line up of comics! Theres also more great comics to check out, laughs, nonsense and good exciting news for the year ahead in the land of the ACP!

Great stuff to check out this week - GlobalComix, Image, Youngblood, WildC.A.T.S., Savage Dragon, Spawn, Shadowhawk, Cyber Force, Wetworks, Bob Fingerman, Thats Some Business You're In, Zoop, The Mega City Book Club, Fanart...


Episode 448 - 40 Years of Comics with Bob Fingerman!
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01/29/2024

This week the ACP are joined by Bob Fingerman (Minimum Wage) to talk about his career in making comics, from schools to published work, the teachings of classic creators, looking back at a 40 year career of cartooning and so much more! Its a fascinating insight into one of the great minds of indie comics, and as well as that there's also some comics festival travel tips and great comics to check out in the week ahead too!

Great stuff to check out this week - Bob Fingerman, Thats Some Business You're In, Minimum Wage, Zoop, NoBrow, Thorgal...


Episode 447 - Building a Long Term Audience!
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01/22/2024

What does it take to make a comic strip for over a decade? Thats the question that the gang ask Alan Henderson (The Penned Guins) this week. From where the ideas come from, building an audience and ending in a satisfying manner its a fascinating journey into the mind of a long term indie comics creator. Theres also amazing recommendations, talk about language translations, marathons, snickers and so much more!

Great stuff to check out this week - Alan Henderson, The Penned Guins, Ink Blot Festival, John M. Burns, Rory Donald, Leatherhead Library Con, Lawless Comic Con 2024...