Episode 110 – I Wrote Poems, Shut Up f/Kelly Sue DeConnick April 30, 2012
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On this week’s show we power through technical difficulties to bring you our interview with Kelly Sue DeConnick, writer of the upcoming Captain Marvel series and Ghost from Dark Horse! She tells us about how a note to Neil Gaiman kicked off her career, why you can’t really get a literal translation of manga, her transition from manga adaptations to superhero comics, exactly how she feels about continuity and a ton more! Plus, we answer not one but two questions from the War Rocket Ajax Mail Rocket!
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The Rundown
- Follow Kelly Sue on Twitter and check out her website!
- Hey, remember that time Ghost made out with Barb Wire? The Dark Horse website does.
- If you don’t know the ghost bros.
- Check out the list of anti-heroes on Kelly Sue’s Tumblr!
- Once you read up on the whole thing, it’s nice to know that Marcus will be a broccoli person.
- Dare you listen to The Mancow? (Matt was on 4/25.)
- Here’s Chris’ roundup of the minicomics he got at the Fluke convention!
- Chris’ checks and recs: Fluke, The Guitars’ “High Action”
- Matt’s checks and recs: Being on the Mancow show, his 500GB Toshiba external hard drive
- Music used: The Unicorns, “Tuff Ghost”
Comics Talked About:
- Battle Scars #6
- Daredevil #11
- The Goon #39
Shameless Self Promotion:
- You can get Matt’s book, The Supervillain Handbook, here!
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
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Episode 109 – Boo-hoo, Pay Me f/Brian Clevinger April 23, 2012
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Atomic Robo writer Brian Clevinger joins us for his third appearance on the show this week! We’ll hear about his inaccurately titled Real Science Adventures series, why his all-ages Captain America was cut short, his work experiences (or lack thereof) at DC, who’d win in the struggle between Robot Dracula and Robot Santa Claus, and much more! Plus, we give some celebrity big ups!
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The Rundown
- Follow Brian on Twitter and be sure to check out Atomic-Robo.com!
- Check out some of Scott Wegener’s preliminary art for “Flying She-Devils of the Pacific!”
- Acquaint yourself with the art of Gurihiru.
- Remember Rob Liefeld’s “Fighting American?” If not, here’s a look.
- The Supervillain Handbook comes out this Wednesday! Let’s get those Amazon rankings up!
- Here are Matt’s pictures from C2E2 and here’s his now-infamous Shia LaBeouf review.
- Chris’ checks and recs: Food poisoning/conventions, the Achewood Honor Club
- Matt’s checks and recs: C2E2, The Supervillain Handbook (out this week!)
- Music used: Cannibal Ox, “Atom”
Comics Talked About:
- Justice League #8
- The Sixth Gun #21
- Amazing Spider-Man #684
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
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Episode 108 – Loud and Handcuffed f/David Marquez April 16, 2012
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Famed cop fighter David Marquez, also the artist of Fantastic Four: Season One and Ultimate Spider-Man at Marvel, joins us for the show this week! We’ll hear how he transitioned from animation to comics, how he jumped to such high-profile projects at Marvel in less than two years of pro work, how he draws The Thing, Sue Storm’s powers, types of jam and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris address the controversial ending of Mass Effect 3! Our thoughts may shock you!
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The Rundown
- Follow David on Twitter and check out his DeviantArt site!
- Here’s that Kotaku article about David’s girlfriend having a “bigger” gamerscore than him.
- If you don’t remember what the animation in A Scanner Darkly looked like, here’s the trailer.
- Turns out, Matt had the stuff about Ben Grimm’s teeth backwards. Byrne drew ‘em, Kirby didn’t.
- Enjoy The Ultimate Warrior’s insane ramblings about lawnmowers.
- Real recognize real.
- Chris’ checks and recs: Flea market trip, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
- Matt’s checks and recs: Mass Effect 3, The Legend of Korra
- Music used: The Clash, “I Fought the Law”
Comics Talked About:
- Avenging Spider-Man #6
- Hulk #50
- Suicide Squad #8
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
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Episode 107 – War Rocket Phat Jamzzzzzz f/Nate Cosby April 9, 2012
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This week we welcome back the writer of Archaia’s Cow Boy and co-writer of Image’s Pigs, Nate Cosby! We get into how he transitioned from editing all-ages comics at Marvel to writing the salty language of Pigs, how Cow Boy isn’t the comic you’d expect, how working as an editor affected his collaboration with artists, the true modern poetry of Freak Nasty, and much more! Plus, we enjoy a listener’s description of the wonders of the Batman arena show!
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The Rundown
- Nate’s on Twitter! And if you haven’t read Cow Boy, a big hunk of it is available to read here!
- Freak Nasty. “Da Dip.” Enjoy.
- The Angry Video Game Nerd reviewed Silver Surfer for the NES. It is awful.
- Mourn you ’til we join you, Dixie Carter.
- Remember U.S. Acres? We do.
- The Batman Live arena show: Catch it!
- Watch closely and you’ll see CM Punk in John Cena’s Wrestlemania 22 entrance.
- Chris’ checks and recs: Watching Wrestlemania, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine
- Matt’s checks and recs: C2E2, podcast appearances (Comics You Can Dance To, Team Hellions, Panel Culture, Geekin’ Out, Geekspeak)
- Music used: 12 Gauge, “Dunkie Butt”
Comics Talked About:
- OMAC #8
- AVX #1
- Danger Club #1
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
Leave us reviews on iTunes!
No show this week! April 2, 2012
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Some family emergency stuff made it impossible to record this week’s show, but we’ll be back next week. And be sure to check out the Ajax Classic episode going up on iTunes today!