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This week on the Comic Cast we talk to Monaghan man Terry Reilly about going from hairdressing to working on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film at Image Engine in Vancouver, we talk to Greg O’Brien about a new interactive graphic novel ‘Little Details’ and Kim Harte & David Maybury spill the beans on the best new illustrated children’s books. This is it.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 16/12/13
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Jimmy Stewart’s poem about his dog (don’t click, you’ll just weep)
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Who would have thought that the Comic Cast would still be going five years after it began in 2008 – not us, that’s for sure. Over the the years we’ve giggled our way through the emerging Irish comics scene and interviewed some incredible people from the worlds of comics, animation and illustration. It’s fair to say that we’ve had a blast. To mark the occasion of our fifth anniversary we’ve put together what we’re calling “The Inevitable Clip Show”. We hope you’ll stick around for the next five years. – Liam & Craig
Download Link: The Comic Cast 23/10/13
(The awesome illustration above is by the great Drew Green.)
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On this month’s episode of the Comic Cast we’re thrilled to welcome journalist and co-presenter of the Anti Room podcast, Anna Carey to help us review The Big Feminist BUT! anthology edited by Shannon O’Leary and Joan Reilly, Studio Ghibli’s new film From Up on Poppy Hill and WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines documentary film. We’ll also be talking to Beano cartoonist Gary Northfield about how he got into the small press scene, we’ll be finding about how illustrator Anna Fitzpatrick reached the goal for her comic book on Kickstarter several times over and we’ll be speaking to writers Maura McHugh and Lynda Rucker about a new comics forum called ‘Laydeez Do Comics’ in Dublin.
Download Link: The Comic Cast August 2013
Reviewed
WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines
Interviews
Anna Carey co-hosts the Anti Room podcast, writes books and tweets here.
Garry Northfield is coming to Mountains to Sea
Anna Fitzpatrick‘s Kickstarter is here
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On this months episode of the Comic Cast we’re delighted to welcome back Irish Times journalist Patrick Freyne to help us review Marble Season by Gilbert Hernandez, The League of Volunteers: Return of the King #1 by Neil Sharpson/Stephen Byrne/Rob Curley, Jennifer Wilde #3 by Maura McHugh/Stephen Downey/Rob Curley, 1913 Larkin’s Labour War by Gerry Hunt and Building Stories by Chris Ware. We’ll also be talking to children’s books blogger Kim Harte about the best kids story apps, festival programmer of GAZE International LGBT Festival Dublin will be chatting about ‘Wonder Women: The Untold Story Of American Superheroines’ and we’ll be playing a phone message we received from Andrew Judge about the lack of love for 2000AD on the Comic Cast!
Download link: The Comic Cast July 2013
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Comics reviewed
Marble Season by Gilbert Hernandez
The League of Volunteers: Return of the King #1
1913 Larkin’s Labour War by Gerry Hunt
Building Stories by Chris Ware
Guests
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From Reeves to Reeves and from Cain to Routh, Superman has always been the ‘problem’ superhero. With Christopher Nolan on board for the latest big screen adaptation – Man of Steel is already taken in more at the box office in Ireland than any other film this year, but the question remains – is it any good? We enlisted the help of Charlene Lydon – film programmer for the Lighthouse Cinema and Chelsea Morgan Hoffman from Element Pictures for a round table review of Man of Steel.
Download Link: The Comic Cast June Part 1
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On this months episode of the Comic Cast we’re joined by actor/writer Mark O’Halloran (Adam & Paul, Garage, Prosperity) to review James Joyce: Portrait of a Dubliner by Alfonso Zapico, Half Past Danger issue 1 by Stephen Mooney, Mindpuss 2 by Ronan Kennedy, Big Jim: Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout by Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch and Courageous Mayhem! edited by Gar Shanley. Also on the show, we visit O’Brien Press to talk to editor Helen Carr about publishing comics in Ireland, we catch up with artist Stephen Byrne to find out how he went from The Fix Factor to the Irish Independent, Declan Shalvey tells us how he’s putting his own stamp on Marvel’s Deadpool in a forthcoming arc and we’ll be getting a tour of the French home of Galway-born illustrator Siobhán Gately.
Download Link: The Comic Cast – May 2013
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Comics Reviewed
James Joyce: Portrait of a Dubliner by Alfonso Zapico
Half Past Danger issue 1 by Stephen Mooney
Big Jim: Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout by Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch
Courageous Mayhem! edited by Gar Shanley
Guests
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On this month’s episode of The Comic Cast we’re joined by Irish Times journalist Patrick Freyne to help us review Celtic Warrior The Legend of Cú Chulainn by Will Sliney, Dockwood by Jon McNaught, Adventures of a Japanese Business Man by Jose Domingo and Blackstar #1 by Mike Lynch/Dwayne Moloney/Trystan Mitchell. Also on the show: Children’s literature enthusiast Kim Harte joins us to review the latest picture books for kids, Stephen Mooney talks about his inspiration for his upcoming creator owned comic Half Past Danger, Co-founder of Nobrow Sam Arthur gives us a tour of the British comics publishing house in London, we crash the launch of The Extraordinaires Design Studio to chat with Rory O’Connor, Anita Murphy, Brenb and Chris Judge about the new product design game and on the line from Spain we have Irish comic books legend Bob Byrne to get the latest on the new Amperduke prequel.
Download link: The Comic Cast – April 2013
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Comics Reviewed
Celtic Warrior The Legend of Cú Chulainn by Will Sliney
Adventures of a Japanese Business Man by Jose Domingo
Blackstar #1 by Mike Lynch/Dwayne Moloney/Trystan Mitchell.
Guests
Stephen Mooney (Half Past Danger)
Rory O’Connor / Anita Murphy of The Creativity Hub (The Extraordinaires Design Studio)
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This week Declan Shalvey (Thunderbolts, 28 Days Later, Northlanders) and Stephen Mooney (Angel, Half Past Danger) sit down for a frank, honest discussion about the comic book industry. They shed light on everything from how social media benefits comic book artists to the changes they’ve witnessed in the emerging comic book scene in Ireland.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 28/11/12
also available through iTunes
Stephen Mooney’s Blog (and his excellent Half Past Danger blog)
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Marvel have released a new ‘Marvel Now!’ teaser (see above) and guess whose name is on it!? It’s only bloomin’ Cork artist Will Sliney! We rang him up to see if we coax a little more info out of him. Have a listen.
Download Show: Will Sliney 01/11/2012
also available through iTunes
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This weeks episode of the Comic Cast is guaranteed Irish! Well, like, it’s recorded in Dublin so what do you expect but what we’re getting at is on this edition of the show we review a ton of new Irish comic books including Nestor by Martin Greene, Mike Lynch and Paul McCallan, And The Blood Flowed Green by Alan Nolan, MacGyver by David Lee Zlotoff, Tony Scott and Will Sliney, Stray Lines – an Irish comic book anthology from Paddy Lynch, Gus Hughes, Andrew Judge, Philip Barrett, Chris Judge and Barry Hughes and also Luke Pearson’s Hilda and the Bird Parade and Uncanny Avengers #1 by Rick Remender and John Cassada. We also review James Bond’s latest motion picture outing SKYFALL. Enjoy!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 25/10/12
also available through iTunes
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With Halloween fast approaching it’s only fitting that on this weeks Comic Cast we review Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie! And speaking of bringing dead dogs back to life – we also review Dredd. In Irish comics we inspect At War with the Empire by Gerry Hunt, Ghost of Shandon by Alan Corbett and Tales from the Void by Darrin O’Toole and A. Kaviraj. Also up for review on this weeks show is Daredevil: End of Days by Brian Michael Bendis/David W. Mack/Klaus Janson. Not forgetting all the comics news that’s fit to waffle about! Enjoy!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 09/10/12
also available through iTunes
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Irish comics reviewed
At War with the Empire by Gerry Hunt
Ghost of Shandon by Alan Corbett
Tales from the Void by Darrin O’Toole and A. Kaviraj
Comics reviewed
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We’re back from our summer holliers! Regular scheduling begins now! So lets get right to it – on this weeks episode we review Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Ultimate Collection by Kevin B. Eastman and Peter Laird and Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton. We wax lyrical on what would happen if Michael Bay made a Turtles movie and we have bucket loads of news. Crank up the volume – we’re back!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 02/10/12
also available through iTunes
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Adam West had his day and now Christian Bale has his. The Comic Cast reviews The Dark Knight Rises. Does anything else matter on this weeks episode? Probably not. But if you’re interested we also review Batman Earth One (Geoff John/Gary Frank), Spider-Men (Brian Micheal Bendis/Sara Pichelli), Before Watchmen: Night Owl (J.M. Stracynski/Joe & Andy Kubert), Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (Darwyn Cooke/Amanda Conner/Amanada Conner), Before Watchmen: Comedian (Brian Azzerello/J.G. Jones) and Before Watchmen: Ozymandias (Len Wein/Jae Lee).
Download Link: The Comic Cast 25/07/12
also available through iTunes
Show Links
The Dark Knight Rises trailer
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Was a Spidey reboot really worth the effort? Is it just too soon? Does the suit fit Andrew Garfield better than Tobey Maguire!? The Comic Cast answers all these questions and more in our epic review of The Amazing Spider-Man 3D which we saw this week. Also on this delicious bonus podcast we talk with cartoonist Paddy Lynch about Stray Lines – a comic book anthology featuring new work from Philip Barrett, Barry Hughes, Gus Hughes, Chris Judge & Andrew Judge as well as Lynch himself and how you can help fund the project and get killer rewards on Fund it. Enjoy.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 30/06/12
also available through iTunes
SHOW LINKS
Stray Lines on Fund it (click here to help fund what promises to be an amazing comic book anthology)
The Amazing Spider-Man (the trailer sucks but does the film? Listen to our podcast review to find out!)
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This week, as you can see from the photographic evidence above, we’ve been cohorting with Larry the Leprechaun! And while helping Larry move his crock of gold we found cartoonist Philip Barrett at the end of the rainbow! So we thought we’d interview him about his new book Where’s Larry? from O’Brien Press in which Larry travels around Ireland hiding in some of Ireland’s most beautiful spots such as the Giant’s Causeway and Galway Bay. Phil tells us the ins and outs of illustrating such a detailed book, his upcoming small press comics and he reveals just who was the inspiration for Larry’s smile!
Download Link: The Comic Cast talks to Phil Barrett 26/06/12
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Where’s Larry? (official page on O’Brien Press site)
Blackshapes (Phil’s online homestead)
Where’s Larry? (on Amazon.co.uk)
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We’re just gonna come right out and say this. We liked Prometheus. Seriously. We did. And on this weeks episode of The Comic Cast we explain why. Not only that, but Thunderbolts / Northlanders artist Declan Shalvey joins us to say why he DIDN’T like it. In comics, we review a whole host of new Irish comic books including Where’s Larry by Philip Barrett, Destination Homicide by Alan Nolan, League of Volunteers: Black Scorpion by Rob Curley and Stephen Downey, Holy Numbers by Tommie Kelly and Two Lives by John Connor and Una Gallagher. We also give our candid thoughts on Before Watchmen by Darwyn Cooke. It’s a belter of a show! Enjoy!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 12/06/12
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Neil Patrick Harris as Spider-Man at the Tony Awards 2012
Comics Reviewed
Where’s Larry? by Philip Barrett
Destination Homicide by Alan Nolan
League of Volunteers: Black Scorpion by Rob Curley and Stephen Downey
Two Lives by John Connor and Una Gallagher
and of course the trailer for Prometheus
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This week on the Comic Cast, we talk to Irish illustrator Matthew Griffin who loves, in equal parts, the traditional and the futuristic and occasionally likes to combine the two. His work is a mixture of ink and digital methods. Here he talks about how he got started, why it’s so important to hang in there for the first two years of starting a career in illustration and his work. Enjoy!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 24/05/12
also available through iTunes
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This is our 100th episode.
We review the movie on everyones lips – Avengers Assemble. In a vertiable comic book reviewing storm we talk Avengers Vs X-Men, Avengers Vs X-Men Vs, New Avengers #25 by Bendis/Deodato, Americas Got Powers by Johnaton Ross/Bryan Hitch, Echo by Terry Moore, Spider-Man: Spider Island by Dan Slott/Humberto Ramos, Kick Ass 2 by Mark Millar/John Romita Jr., Supercrooks by Mark Millar/Leinil Yu. In Irish comics we review Romantic Mayhem Pocket Book edited by Gar Shanley, The Whole World by Brian Naughton and Cupid’s Last Arrows by Seán De Swann. We also give you the skinny on everything from the latest comic book kick starters and The Walking Dead video game. Did we mention this is our 100th episode?
Download Link: The Comic Cast 100th Episode
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Irish comics
Romantic Mayhem Pocket Pocket (slick deluxe edition on Blurb)
The Whole World by Brian Naughton (Brian’s blog and tumblr)
Cupid’s Last Arrows (Seán De Swann’s site)
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This week on the Comic Cast we talk to Alan Dunne – a Dublin based Irish graphic designer and illustrator. He works for RTÉ Television and regularly exhibits with Brainbelt Illustration Collective. Alan talks about his current work on his first graphic novel ‘Get Off That Ship’ which sets out to chronicle the true story of Frank Browne, a member of the Jesuit order in Ireland and a prolific photographer who travelled from Southampton to Queenstown on the ill-fated Titanic and the twist of fate that saved his life. Enjoy.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 17/04/12
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Get Off That Ship – (read the first chapter of Alan’s graphic novel)
Father Brownes Original Titanic Photos
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Shiver your timbers, avast your hearties and get you rodgers jolly with this weeks episode of The Comic Cast. Climb aboard as we review Aardman Animations latest film The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists. In comic books we review Saga #1 byBrian K. Vaughan/Fiona Staples, Ultimates #1-7 by Jonathan Hickman/Esad Ribic, Ultimate hawkeye #1-4 by Jonathan Hickman/Rafa Sandoval and The Darkness Origins by Garth Ennis/Marc Silvestri. We also get our mitts on the leaked Deadpool movie script and decide wheter it’s worth making, not to mention all the latest comic book news. Arrrr!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 20/03/12
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Eoin Coveney has been illustrating professionally in Dublin for more than 16 years, working on everything from storyboards for ad campaigns to book covers and press and magazines. In this podcast he discusses his work, the importance of being adaptable in illustration styles and being trained by Will Eisner in Dublin (yes, THAT Will Eisner!). He also talks about his upcoming graphic novel with writer Neil Kleid called American Caesar set against the banking industry in NY post-credit crunch. Enjoy.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 06/03/12
also available through iTunes
To see some exclusive concept stuff, character development and a couple of pages from American Caesar click below:
Show Links:
Eoin Coveney – (illustration site)
Neil Kleid – (find other comics written by Neil Kleid on Rant Comics)
Concept stuff, character development and a couple of pages from American Caesar – drawn by Eoin Coveney:
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This week on the Comic Cast we talk with artist Christian Kotey who has worked as a comic book artist drawing covers for characters such as Judge Dredd, Batman and various other European titles. Christian co-founded DNA Swamp, a Belfast-based comic anthology in 1997. He has worked in the TV and film industry for over 15 years working in various roles as a make up artist, director and concept artist but now is making a return to comics with a painted vampire graphic novel called DEAD CELLS due out later this year. Enjoy.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 16/02/12
also available through iTunes
Show Links
LA Make Up Academy (Christians bio)
Irish Comics Wiki (Christian’s entry)
Mr. Donkey (Trailer for the upcoming comedy directed by Christian)
Liam interviews Mr. Donkey (take a look at a clip of Liam interviewing the characters from Mr. Donkey for 103.2 Dublin City FM)
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2012. Right. Let’s do this. On our first episode of the new year we review Moon Knight by Brian Bendis/Alex Maleev, Whispers by Joshua Luna, Ultimate Spider-Man issues 1-6 by Brian Bendis/Sara Piehelli and Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron/Chris Bachalo. We talk to Belfast artist Stephen Downey about his work on Slaughterman’s Creed and Jennifer Wilde and upcoming projects. To top it all off we wax lyrical on the Best Animated Feature nominees at this years Oscars, the possibility of a Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark documentary and so much more that couldn’t possibly fit into a short paragraph describing the show. Ahem. Enjoy!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 31/01/12
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Have yourself a merry little Christmas . . . with Liam & Craig for the Comic Cast Christmas Special! Let your heart be light . . . as they review Hilda and the Midnight Giant by Luke Pearson, Klaus by Richard Short, Bad Island by Doug TenNapel, The Adventures of Hergé by Bocquet/Fromental/Stanilas, Holy Terror by Frank Miller and the first ever Peanuts graphic novel – Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown! Faithful friends who are dear to us, travel near to us once more . . . artist Declan Shalvey drops in for a catch-up about his work on Thunderbolts and Northlanders, while illustrator BRENB gives us the skinny on Offset 2012. Next year all our troubles wll be miles away . . .
Download Link: The Comic Cast Christmas Special 2011
also available on iTunes
Mega thanks to our favourite American gal Jordie Bellaire (interviewed on our previous episode) for the amazeballs illustration for this years Chrimbo show!
Show Links
Comics Reviewed
Hilda and the Midnight Giant by Luke Pearson
The Adventures of Hergé by Bocquet/Fromental/Stanilas
Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown!
Interviewees
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This week the Comic Cast chats with colourist, cartoonist & illustrator Jordie Bellaire! Jordie has coloured everything from The Fantastic Four to Hellraiser and is currently the colourist for Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes from BOOM!. Most recently she coloured Roger Langridge’s tale ‘Old Nick and The Peddler’ in Jim Henson’s The Storyteller edited by Nate Cosby. Here she discusses the path that led her to become a colourist, where that roles fits in to the creation and direction of a comic book and the creator owned projects she’s currently working on. Enjoy!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 06/12/11
also available through iTunes
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This week on the Comic Cast we talk to Seán Michael Wilson – a Scottish comic book writer living in Japan. Seán edited the collection ‘AX: alternative manga’ which was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the ‘best ten comic books of 2010’, and nominated for a Harvey Award. His other work includes ‘The Story of Lee’ with art by Chie Kutsuwada, ‘Yakuza Moon: the manga edition with art by Michiru Morikawa and several Classical Comics volumes including Sweeney Todd with art by Declan Shalvey. Enjoy.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 21/11/11
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Seán Michael Wilson on Amazon (all of his comics listed on one handy page!)
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This week on the Comic Cast we dedicate an entire show to Hergé’s Tintin. Illustrator BRENB joins us as a guest reviewer of Steven Spielberg’s film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, we visit the official Irish home of Tintin – International Books in Dublin, where proprietor Brendan Storey tells us how the boy reporter saved his business and we review The Art of the Adventures of Tintin by Chris Guise. What else can we say but “Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles in a thundering typhoon!” Enjoy.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 03/11/11
also available through iTunes
Show Links:
International Books (official site for Brendan Storey’s book shop)
Storey Books (Brendan Storey’s Tintin site – it’ll be launched in a couple of weeks)
Tintin in Ireland Fanclub (Facebook page)
BRENB (illustrator)
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We are genuinely surprised and thrilled to have won the Best Independent Podcaster award at the 2011 Irish Web Awards last night in the Mansion House. The Comic Cast began life back in 2008 and since then we’ve knocked out a show every two weeks (give or take a week – you know what we’re like!). We’ll continue reviewing comics and interviewing artists and just generally having a laugh. We hope you’ll continue to join us.
– Liam & Craig (Bad Boys for Life)
Listen to the moment Rick O’Shea announced the award here: The Comic Cast
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This week on the recently award-nominated (IWA & ICN) Comic Cast, we review Daybreak by Brian Ralph, Animal Man #2 by Jeff Lemire/Travel Foreman, Isle of 100,000 Graves by Jason/Fabien Vehlmann, The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists by Seth and Game of Thrones #1 by Daniel Abraham/Tommy Patterson. On the Irish comic book scene we review The Big Break Dectectives Casebook by Alan Nolan, Finn & Fish#2 by Leeann Hamilton, The Wild Rover by Fabio Rosati and The Well Below and Other Stories by John Robbins/Sean MacRoibin. If all that wasn’t enough, we unveil our thoughts on Batman: Year One out this week on DVD/Blu-Ray and come to fisycuffs over the casting of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises. Enjoy!
Show Link: The Comic Cast 17/10/11
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Animal Man #2 by Jeff Lemire/Travel Foreman
Isle of 100,000 Graves by Jason/Fabien Vehlmann
The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists by Seth
Game of Thrones #1 by Daniel Abraham/Tommy Patterson
The Big Break Dectectives Casebook by Alan Nolan
Finn & Fish#2 by Leeann Hamilton
The Wild Rover by Fabio Rosati (available in Forbidden Planet Dublin)
The Well Below and Other Stories by John Robbins/Sean MacRoibin
Batman: Year One (trailer)
This week we invite comics writer, graphic designer, artist and co-creator of the horror series Sancho Alan Nolan back on the show to talk about his new series of comics with the O’Brien Press. Here he talks about creating The Big Break Detectives Casebook, a graphic novel for younger readers, and the Murder Can Be Fatal mysteries, what it’s like working with an editor and his favourite gems of spin-off merch!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 26/09/11
also available through itunes
Show Links
Alan Nolan (official site)
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In part 2 of our mini-interview with Will Sliney, the Cork artist reveals that his next project, to be written and drawn by himself, will be about the Irish mythological hero Cú Chulainn!
Download Link: The Comic Cast – Will Slney part 2
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The wait is over. DC have begun releasing their new 52. Is this the most exciting thing to happen in comics or has it been the ultimate let-down? Find out as we review EVERY SINGLE ONE of the 14 of the 52 released so far. From Animal Man #1 to Swamp Thing #1, we rate them all. As if that wasn’t enough we talk to illustrator Chris Judge about his first ever Fund it project – Alphabeast, and we also review Atomic Diner’s Roisin Dubh #1 & Jennifer Wilde #1, Death by Chocolate by Alan Nolan, Forming by Jesse Moynihan and Sally Go Round the Stars by Steve McCarthy. All that and so much more that we’re not even going to bother to write it all down here!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 13/09/11
also available through iTunes
BONUS: Click below to read our print interview with Declan Shalvey on doing art for Northlanders.
The planets had not alinged for us to be able to interview Declan Shalvey in time for this podcast so here’s an exclusive online chat we had with the man himself. (We’ll be talking to him on the next talkie podcast.)
Comic Cast: Declan! We’re very excited that you’re to do a three issue arc on Brian Wood’s Northlanders. Are you excited as us?
Declan Shalvey: I’m not sure; let’s compare nipple-hardness! I am very excited about it, truth be told. I’m delighted I get to work on one of my favourite books with one of my favourite writers, one of my favourite colourists and one of my favourite cover artists. I’ve always wanted to do something for Vertigo too. So yes, quite excited.
CC: Were you a fan of the series?
DS: Yes, very much so. I’d heard OF it for a long time, but a good few months ago I read the first trade and got completely hooked. The writing is absolutely brilliant, and there’s been so many fantastic artists on the series; it was a huge honour just to be asked. Being one of the last artists to work on the book before it wrapped up is even more of an honour.
CC: Have you started working on it yet?
DS: Actually, I’ve JUST finished the first issue. Back on Thunderbolts for Marvel until I wrap up the current issue, then I’ll get started on the second Northlanders issue.
CC: Northlanders is all about vikings. You’ve previously drawn zombies in 28 Days Later. Can we expect viking zombies anytime soon?
DS: No. Though I might get so tired that vikings end up in Thunderbolts.
CC: We know you’re a very busy man, how in Gods name are you able to work on so much?
DS: I….. DON’T….. KNOW! Well, I share art duties on Thunderbolts with Kev Walker, so I had a *little* bit of room in my schedule outside of T-Bolts. If it was more than a 3-issue arc, I don’t think I could have managed it. It’s still a hell of a lot of work but it was such a fantastic opportunity, I just had to accept, then find a way to make it work. You might have noticed I haven’t been posting elaborate sketches online in the past few weeks. Now you know why.
CC: As a Comic Cast exclusive, we would like to know what colour underwear you’re wearing?
DS: Today it’s black. Not boxers, not Y-fronts; something inbetween.
Show Links
Death by Chocolate by Alan Nolan
Sally Go Round the Stars by Steve McCarthy
Blank Slate graphic novel for charity
*Declan Shalvey txt interview coming shortly*
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Via Twitter I jokingly suggested she try another one such as a mash-up of Magneto and Totoro. A Totoro obsessive she claimed “Totoro is too perfect to recreate as anything!” Here’s where illustrator Brian Coldrick stepped in. A day after I tweeted the suggestion he had come up with this genius illustration.
Brian was kind enough to post me the original drawing for this, but not only that he included an additional comic strip to make up for the Totoro piece being “not as good without the photoshop colours” – his words, not mine! Trust me – it’s amazeballs either way! So anyway, the back story to the comic strip is basically this: A few weeks ago while me and Craig were out boozing in Dublin one Friday night, we were walking through Temple Bar at a very ungodly hour when we heard a voice call “is that the Comic Cast?” Delighted that someone had recognised us we turned around and a dashing young man walked up and began chatting with us. He was very friendly, talking away almost as if we knew him so about five minutes into our conversation brazen Craig blurted out, “I’m sorry, do we know you?” “It’s me!” the chap exclaimed, “Brian Coldrick!” And so it was.
We had interviewed Brian over a year ago for the podcast (listen here) or to be more exact, I had interviewed him. Craig wasn’t able to make it that day. So it was perfectly fine for Craig not to have knew it was him as he’d never met him before. Much to my embarrassment I failed to realise it was Brian. In my defence, I did have a few drinks on me. Well maybe more than a few. In fact, as Brian introduced us to his mate Alan Butler, I was heard to utter “Alan Butler off Twitter!?” (I had been following him.) But I digress. Brian had included an additonal comic strip along with his Totoro sketch and they arrived this morning. The strip is a take on that very night and is, as we here at the Comic Cast like to say, awesome! (Click it to enlarge in all it’s glory)
In the first of a two-part mini-interview with artist Will Sliney, he talks to us about the end of Farscape, joining IDW to work on Killing Shakespeare and doing a cowboy comic-book with Dave Hendrick.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 01/09/11
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On this weeks mammoth show we review Everything We Miss by Luke Pearson (and ask is Pearson the new comics heavyweight?) and we lock heads over wheter Radio: An Illustrated Guide by Jessica Abel and Ira Glass should have been made as a comic book at all. Also reviewed are The New Ghost by Robert Hunter, Ultimate Spider-Man: The Death of Spider-Man by Brian by Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, Ultimate Comics Fallout #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #2 1969 by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill. In Irish comics we review The League of Volunteers #2 by Robert Curley and Barry Keegan, War of the Two Kings by Dermot Poyntz and Lee Grace, Underground by Cliodhna Lyons and If Only I was a Waterproof Watch by John Currivan and David Mooney. In movies we reveal why The Green Lantern did it for us, we declare wheter or not Captain America: The First Avenger is worth a watch and as for The Amazing Spider-Man trailer? We’re split right down the middle! So saddle up, settle down and get your listen on!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 02/08/11
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]]>On June the 18th 2011 Squarebound: an Irish comics creators convention took place in the Irish Writers Centre, Dublin. The Comic Cast was invited to speak at the event and so we decided to create a special video where we asked three Irish comics creators – Maeve Clancy, Philip Barrett and Paddy Lynch – totalk about five comic panels or pages that they liked and to tell us why. We also decided to talk about several illustrations that had been drawn of us since we began this podcast several years ago. The result is the above video which was screened at the event.
Squarebound also staged some very interesting panel discussions, three of which we recorded and are available to download below.
Panels:
The O’Brien Press Panel featuring Ivan O’Brien (managing director) & Alan Nolan (cartoonist) in discussion about Nolans upcoming comics with the publisher.
Download MP3: The O’Brien Press Panel
The Atomic Diner Panel featuring Robert Curley, Maura McHugh and Barry Keegan in discussion about Róisín Dubh, The League Of Volunteers and other comics from Atomic Diner along with the processes involved in creating them.
Download MP3: Atomic Diner Panel
The Gerry Hunt Panel featuring Squarebound organiser Pádraig Ó Méalóid in conversation with cartoonist Gerry Hunt (In Dublin City, Streets of Dublin and Blood Upon the Rose – a retelling of the events of the 1916 Easter Rising published by The O’Brien Press.)
Download MP3: Gerry Hunt panel
Squarebound was organised by Pádraig Ó Méalóid
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This week there’s no messing about as we review Flashpoint by Geoff Johns/Andy Jubert, Paying For It by Chester Brown and Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine by Jason Aaron/Adam Kubert. We interview Pádraig Ó Méalóid – organiser of SQUAREBOUND: An Irish Comics Creators Convention on what to expect at the event this Sat 18th June in Dublin. In movies we’re all over X-Men: First Class and Green Lantern and in news we ponder over DC Comics reboot in Sept and lots, lots more.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 14/06/11
also available through iTunes
Full SquareBound timetable (inlcuding when the Comic Cast will be on) after the jump:
Show Links
SquareBound – An Irish Comics Creators’ Convention
Time: Saturday, June 18 · 10:00am – 6:00pm
Guest of Honour:
Gerry Hunt – In Dublin City, Blood Upon the Rose
Special International Guest:
Alfonso Zapico — Dublinés — https://zapiburgotelegraph.blogspot.com/
Other Guests:
Michael Carroll – 2000AD – https://www.michaelowencarroll.com/
Robert Curley — Atomic Diner
Liam Geraghty — The Comic Cast — https://thecomiccast.com/
Barry Keegan — Atomic Diner
Maura McHugh — Róisín Dubh — https://splinister.com/
Alan Nolan — Sancho — https://alannolan.ie/
Craig O’Connor — The Comic Cast — https://thecomiccast.com/
Timetable for SquareBound
*10.00 Comic Cast Panel: Liam Geraghty, Craig O’Connor*
11.00 Atomic Diner Panel: Robert Curley, Barry Keegan, Maura McHugh
12.00 Michael Carroll: How to Write for 2000AD
13.00 Lunch Break
14.00 Gerry Hunt Interview
15.00 Alfonso Zapico
16.00 O’Brien Press Panel: Ivan O’Brien & Alan Nolan
17.00 Irish Small Press Comics Creators’ Panel
A One-Day Comics Event concentrating on Irish Comics Creators, both in small and mainstream press here at home, and breaking into bigger markets overseas. Much more details just as soon as I get them!
This week we got on the blower to Chicago-based cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier just a few hours before the launch party of his latest graphic novel Life With Mr. Dangerous. Hornschemeier’s previous award-nominated comics include The Three Paradoxes, Let Us Be Perfectly Clear and Mother, Come Home. Here we talk about how he got into comics, the pros and cons of collaboration, his greatest influences including Jim Henson and of course his latest comic – Life With Mr. Dangerous. Enjoy.
Download Show: The Comic Cast 24/05/11
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Paul Hornschemeier’s website & blog
Animated trailer for Life With Mr. Dangerous
Fornlorn Funnies Shop (Original artwork as well as Limited and Ultra Limited editions of Life With Mr. Dangerous available to buy)
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Ireland is on lock down with the arrival of the Queen and President Obama, right? Wrong. This weeks podcast has been deemed so explosive that the army have been checking every manhole (snigger) in Dublin to find it. On this weeks dangerous (and highly illegal) show we review Mr. Wonderful by Daniel Clowes, The Muppet Show Comic Book: Muppet Mash by Roger Langridge, The Littlest Pirate King by David B./Pierre Mac Orlan, Mighty Thor by Matt Fraction/Oliver Colpel, Fear Itself by Matt Fraction/Stuart Immonen, Ultimate Thor by Jonathin Hickman/Carlos Pacheco. We also mull over the Thor movie and discuss the latest on Irish events – Offset and Squarebound. One is not amused, but perhaps you might be.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 17/05/11
also available through iTunes
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In the final of our series of podcasts recorded in New York, we sit down with American animator John R. Dilworth. As well as being the creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog – a series spawned from his Academy Award nominated short The Chicken From Outer Space, Dilworth’s work has appeared on CBS, Showtime, HBO, FOX, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and MTV, not to mention his films which have featured in museum programs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Here he talks about his career to date, how his New York animation studio Stretch Films reacted to 9/11 and why pink is not necessarily the best colour choice for a cartoon dog. Enjoy.
Download Link: The Comic Cast – John R. Dilworth 03/05/11
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Stretch Films (official site for John R. Dilworth’s studio where you can watch many of his shorts including ‘Life In Transition’)
Official Courage the Cowardly Dog site (Cartoon Network)
Opening to Courage the Cowardly Dog (strange things happen in the middle of no-where!)
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“We have to see this.” Never has a phrase been more apt for when the Comic Cast first heard that Bono and The Edge would be writing the music for a broadway musical about Spider-Man. Not only that, but it would be directed by Julie Taymor who had directed The Lion King musical – currently the 8th longest-running show in history. Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. How could it not be the Best Thing Ever? Fraught with problems from the start, the show closes this month for several weeks hiatus in an attempt to salvage what some claim to be unsalvageable. Liam & Craig ventured to New York to see it with their own eyes and review it with their, eh, own mouths. THWIP!
Download Link: The Comic Cast – Twip! A Spidey Special
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Official Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark site
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Recorded outside Madison Square Garden the morning after LCD SOUNDSYSTEM’s final ever gig, Liam and Craig present a mixtape of songs about New York while musing about the greatest city on earth (mainly because of its bars that open until 4am).
Download Link: The Comic Cast Mixtape #4
also available through iTunes
Playlist
INTRO “N.Y.C.” From the Broadway musical Annie
A-Punk – Vampire Weekend
Broadway – The Clash
Ballad of NYC – Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Across 110th Street – Bobby Womack
Alphabet Town – Elliot Smith
I’ll Take New York – Tom Waits
Desolation Row – Bob Dylan
Coney Island – Death Cab for Cutie
Girl From NYC (Named Julia) – Of Montreal
The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side – The Magnetic Fields
Chelsea Hotel – Leonard Cohen
The Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song – Jeffrey Lewis
An Open Letter to NYC – Beastie Boys
The Message – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Metrocard – Le Tigre
NYC Ghosts & Flowers by Sonic Youth
NYC’s Like a Graveyard -The Moldy Peaches
I and Love and You – The Avett Brothers
OUTRO New York I Love You – LCD Soundsystem
BONUS New York State of Mind – (Billy Joel) performed by Rowlf the Dog (Jim Henson)
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We can’t make any promises to reverse the banking crisis but what we CAN promise is a podcast full of bickering, insults and reviews of Scenes from an Impending Marriage by Adrian Tomine, The Wild Kingdom by Kevin Huizenga, Slaughterman’s Creed by Cy Dethan/Stephen Downey, Amazing Spiderman #655 by Dan Slott/Marcos Martin. In Irish comics we review The League of Volunteers #1 by Robert Curley/Barry Keegan and The Novak Seven by Archie Templar. We also talk to illustrator Chris Judge about his debut picture book for kids – The Lonely Beast. On the news front we chat about the recent kerfuffle on Broadway over Spiderman: Turn off the Dark, why Shane Black directing Iron Man 3 is a good thing and how the Comic Cast is about to break America! Eat that for breakfast, suckas!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 15/03/11
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Comics Reviewed
Scenes from an Impending Marriage by Adrian Tomine
The Wild Kingdom by Kevin Huizenga
Slaughterman’s Creed by CyDethan/Stephen Downey
Amazing Spiderman #655 by Dan Slott/Marcos Martin
The League of Volunteers #1 by Robert Curley/Barry Keegan
The Novak Seven by Archie Templar
Interview
Chris Judge (official site)
The Lonely Beast (official site)
Beast in Hotel Painting (see the painting we talk bout in the interview)
News
Squarebound (Irish Comics creators convention)
Spiderman: Turn off the Dark (trailer)
Marvel Vs. Capcom (trailer)
The Musical Hour (Liams new weekly live radio show starts April 6th)
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This week we talk to Welsh comics scribe James Stafford about his debut foray into webcomics with The Sorrowful Putto of Prague, drawn by Phillipines artist AJ Bernardo. We discuss the perils and triumphs of writing comics that are being drawn by someone else, the truly international collaboration that only the internet could allow and just exactly what is the difference between a putto and a cherub!? Enjoy.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 01/03/11
Also available through iTunes
Show Links:
Music
Big Monster Love – the end track on this show – ‘Free Gaff Forever’ – is by our good friend and Dublin songsmith genius Big Monster Love whose debut album is out now.
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New Years resolutions are a bit like making comic book podcasts – difficult to stick with but greatly rewarding when you do. Ladies and gentlemen, we’re back. On our first show of 2011 we put the spotlight on several comic books from the UK’s Nobrow Press including Pebble Island by Jon McNaught, Hildafolk by Luke Pearson (above image), Temporama by Clayton Junior and Nobrows’ first anthology collection – A Graphic Cosmogony. We also review issue 1 of Infinite Vacation by Nick Spencer / Christian Ward, Kick Ass 2: Balls to the Wall by Mark Millar / John Romita, Jr., Superior by Mark Millar / Leinil Francis Yu and Spiderman: The Clone Saga by Howard Mackie / Tom DeFalco. We talk Tron Legacy and argue over its use of 3D as well as give our two cents on the casting of Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises. Enjoy!
Download Link: The Comic Cast MP3 25/01/11
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Comics Reviewed
Movies
Irish Comic Book News
The Lonely Beast (launch of Chris Judges’ first kids book)
Tomm Moore joins the Eclectic Micks
Comic Book News
Batman casting – Tom Hardy as Bane (yah!)
Batman casting – Anne Hathaway as Catwoman (boo!)
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Andy Williams had one. Cliff Richard too. And by golly we’re ten times better than Cliff Richard. So fall on your knees, hear the angels voices – it’s the Comic Cast Christmas Special! Where, from beside a roaring fire, we review Lint by Chris Ware, The Little Prince by Joann Sfar, My New New York Diary by Julie Doucet and Michel Gondry as well as the lastest in Irish comics – Windells’ Supernatural Showcase by Gar Shanley and Cathal Duggan, Finn and Fish by Leeann Hamilton, Eclectic Micks Sketchbook Volume 2, Something Wonderful Eats Babies by Tommie Kelly and Other Work by John Cullen. After dinner we’ll be watching (and reviewing) A Town Called Panic on DVD and MegaMind 3D. And what would Christmas be without family? Cartoonist extraordinaire Bob Byrne joins us direct from his villa in Spain to talk about his latest book Dr. Moku’s Hiragana Mnemonics and his current online comic saga Today we worship Michael Landon. As Gary Allan once said “Be naughty and save Santa the trip.”
Download Show: The Comic Cast Christmas Special 2010
also available through iTunes
Special thanks to the amazingly talented Stephen Byrne (currently ripping Fade Street a new one) for the amazing Chrimbo-tastic image of us above.
SHOW LINKS
Comics Reviewed
The Little Prince by Joann Sfar
My New New York Diary by Julie Doucet and Michel Gondry
Windells’ Supernatural Showcase by Gar Shanley and Cathal Duggan
Finn and Fish by Leeann Hamilton
Eclectic Micks Sketchbook Volume 2
Something Wonderful Eats Babies by Tommie Kelly
DVD & Film Reviewed
Interview with Bob Byrne
News
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Billions of blue blistering barnacles! On this weeks Comic Cast we review Seth’s Palookaville #20, the first collected volume of Marvels’ Strange Tales, Straczynski/Davis’ Superman: Earth One, Brubaker/Phillips’ Incognito and we try to decode the Tintin references in Charles Burns X’ed Out. In films we discuss Adam Eilliots debut stop-motion feature Mary & Max and the big screen adaptation of Warren Ellis’ Red as well as the BFI’s DVD release of the 1961 live action film ‘Tintin and the Mystery of the Gold Fleece‘ as well as the re-release of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. With Christmas closing in fast we also give you a whole sack full of gift ideas for the nerd in your life. And ten thousand thundering typhoons if we don’t have all the latest on Spielbergs’ Tintin movie as well as a roundup of all things comicy. And relax.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 16/11/10
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Comics Reviewed
Films/DVDs Reviewed
Mary & Max (also get your hands on Adam Elliots shorts on DVD)
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece DVD
Beauty and the Beast Diamond Edition DVD
Comic Cast Top Christmas Gift List
Superman Earth One (a great comic for those new to Superman)
SodaStream (SodaStream is back according to Craig…)
Get in Toon custom comic book cover
Michel Gondry DVD & personal sketch of you
The Secret of Kells & personal watercolour sketch by Tomm Moore
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This week the Comic Cast ventured to Monster Truck Studios to have a lovely chat with one of our favourite illustrators, mr steve mccarthy. In it steve discusses how he moved from animation to illustration, doing graffiti as a corporate job, drawing ‘live’ at music gigs and life as an illustrator in Dublin amongst many other things. Enjoy.
Download Link: The Comic Cast 02/11/10
also available through iTunes
Show Links:
Monster Truck Gallery & Studios
News
Bruce Block Masterclasses at Ballyfermott College
Mary & Max at the IFI (we’ll be reviewing this on the next show but it’s only being screened in the IFI until Thurs 4th Nov so go see it or grab the American DVD here)
Comic Cast Tees (what everyone wants for Christmas!)
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About this time of year Linus likes to sit in a pumpkin patch waiting for the arrival of The Great Pumpkin. Well we can’t all spend October sitting around in pumpkin patches, can we? So we’ve decided to stay snug in doors and review comics. And those comics are Jen Wang’s Koko Be Good, Andi Watson’s Breafast After Noon, Tim Beedle/Armand Villavert Jr.’s Muppet Robin Hood, Roger Langridge/Amy Mebberson’s Muppet Family Reunion and new Irish comic Curse of Cromwell: The Seige by Dermot Poyntz and Lee Grace. Instead of having fireworks thrown at us we also talk about the new Iron Man anime, Genndy Tartakovsky’s latest animated series Sym-Bionic Titan and all the latest casting in all the latest superhero movies. Did I mention we have all the freshest news from the Irish comics scene? Are you sure? I think I mentioned it. Happy listening!
Download Link: The Comic Cast 19/10/10
also available through iTunes
Show Links
Comics Reviewed
Animation
Iron Man Anime (and all it needs now is a soundtrack by Daft Punk)
Sym-Bionic Titan (they don’t make em’ like this anymore. oh wait.)
Irish News
Independents Day Fair blog (Sunday 7th Nov – be there!)
Dr. Sketchys Dublin (30th October)
Punt (the new mag WE edit comics for and only €2!)
Dublin Comic Con Facebook page
News
X-Men Arcade re-release (old skool)
Walking Dead (TV show trailer – oh yes!)
Rhys Ifans in Spiderman Reboot (catch Rhys in this fantastic film biopic of Peter Cook & Dudley Moore)
Romeo and Juliet : The War (Stan the man is back!)
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(Get tickets for the Adebisi gig in the Button Factory on the 20th November here. Yahhh!)
Download Link: Comic Cast Mixtape #3
also available through iTunes
Show Links:
Parappa the Rappa ( “I don’t just play the game normally, I actually get creative and cool with the rapping.” )
Minibosses (Download their entire super awesome album for free)
Maestro! Jum in Music DS (Liams favourite game / Craigs least favourite game)
Portal song (Forget to mention that this song was written by Jonathan Coulton)
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