Tue, 23 June 2009  Welcome to the first inaugral Comic Book Outsiders awards ceremony! To commemorate reaching 50 episodes Steve and Scott look back at some of the very best examples of comics excellence that they have covered over the last two years.
Categories include:
Best Writer
Best Artist
Best Miniseries
Best Ongoing Series
Best Graphic Novel
and the Lifetime Achievement Award
Thanks to all our listeners new and old for listening to these first 50 episodes.Comments[0] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed, 17 June 2009 Bringing you the very best hidden gems from the worlds of independent comics, movies and TV. In this episode we start off with some news and reviews and then our main feature is an interview with Robert Venditti, the creator and writer of The Surrogates. We talk about the original 5 issue mini series and the collected first trade, the upcoming movie starring Bruce Willis and the forthcoming prequel graphic novel, Flesh and Bone, which is due out in July.There is also still plenty of time to pick up American Gods by Neil Gaiman for our Book Club. Send us your comments, opinions and thoughts on the book and post your suggestions for future book club selections on the CBO forum. Comments[0] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat, 6 June 2009 Welcome to Episode 48. In this episode we discuss some of the latest news in the genre world before settling down to a discussion about the Buffy Season 8 Trade Paperbacks.
After that we discuss our hidden gem for the episode, Constantine. Based (loosely) on John Constantine from the Hellblazer comics and in the movie played by Keanu Reeves.
A reminder to everyone that you've still got plenty of time to pick up American Gods by Neil Gaiman for the CBO book club.Comments[0] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed, 27 May 2009 Bringing you the very best hidden gems from the worlds of independent comics, movies and TV.This episode we start with an extended news and reviews where we look at all the TV that's come to an end, what's been renewed for another season, and what new TV shows interest us. There is a lot of new cop, medical and legal dramas starting up, none of which we talk about as they don't interest us! We focus on the interesting genre stuff and sift the wheat from the chaff. After that it's our second book club selection and this episode we're talking about Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, a significant sci-fi book published in the 1950s. We talk about its relevance today, how eerily accurate it is, and why we think it is such an important book. We also have feedback and input from listeners and then we announce what the next Book Club selection will be. Comments[0] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu, 14 May 2009 Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the worlds of independent comics movies and TV.
Welcome to the Bristol convention special! After some news and reviews we get down to the main business of the show which is talking about one of the big events in the UK comics calendar, the Bristol International Comic Expo, which this year joined forces with the Small Press Expo in a nearby hotel.
After the chat is a great roundtable discussion featuring Orangutan Comics, Monkeys with Machine Guns , Geek Syndicate and 1/2 of Comic Book Outsiders.
This is a long one folks, so make yourself a cup of tea! However if you're not interested in convention talk then rest assured we'll be back to normal next episode. You've got a couple of weeks left to read Fahrenheit 451 for the book club and we'll look forward to receiving your feedback.Comments[0] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu, 7 May 2009 In this episode we start with some news and reviews and there is time even time for the regular Fringe whinge, only this episode we're staying upbeat and Steve thinks he's worked something out.The first part of our show is a discussion about the the newly reimagined BattleStar Galactica in broad terms of the themes, history and its place in science fiction. We look at what came before, the journey of the characters and what we expect to come after in the guise of Caprica but also TV in general. This episode Scott interviewed Matt Maxwell, the creator and writer of Strangeways and they discuss Murder Moon the first graphic novel in the series and the new graphic novel, Strangeways: The Thirsty. Comments[0] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri, 24 April 2009 After the usual news and reviews we introduce two more comics publishers and then get to our main discussion of the Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel, Maus by Art Spiegelman.Then, on a lighter note, we discuss the show Red Dwarf, a British comedy classic which enjoyed a recent resurrection. Remember to get reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury for our book club in episode 47! Comments[0] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed, 15 April 2009 In this episode we start with some news and reviews and then begin the first part of our discussion about comic book companies. With over thirty comic companies it is sometimes very difficult to know where to start for new readers. There are no obvious labels about what genres of comics different publishers produce, so in an attempt to make it a bit easier for new readers, or those interested in a particular genre, we start with a guide to some of them. This episode we talk about Top Shelf Productions, Icon, Dark Horse, Vertigo and Red 5 comics. And of course during the episode I completely forgot to mention Rex Mundi or Star Wars comics when talking about Dark Horse comics.We then get into a lengthy discussion about remakes. Are they a good thing or not? With the end of TV shows such as BattleStar Galactica, and news on the horizon of other remakes and reimagings, we look at what has come before and what is planned for the future. As always we appreciate your feedback and comments on this show and the topics we discuss. Comments[0] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue, 31 March 2009 After the usual news and reviews we get down to discussing some of the new US TV shows that have recently come out - or are due out soon. The shows include Nathan Fillion's new show 'Castle' and a modern retelling of a biblical epic in 'Kings'.Then it's Steve's turn to reveal a sci-fi guilty pleasure, how guilty is it? Tune in to find out! Comments[0] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archives January February March April May June January February March April May June July August September October November December July August September October November December 1\clip_filelist.xml"> In this episode we start with some news and reviews, talking over some recent comics and the end of one of our favourite shows, BattleStar Galactica. It's a spoiler free review as I hadn't seen it at the time. Our main feature is an interview with Chris Staros the Publisher of Top Shelf Productions, and until recently the President of the Comic Book Legal Defence Fund. We talk about some of the great graphic novels Top Shelf have put out in the past, what he has coming up this year including the third graphic novel in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series - Century, his convention schedule, working for the CBLDF, and working with Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie on Lost Girls. Finally, one episode late, we finish off with our first Book Club selection - The Winter King. Scott and Steve talk in depth about the story, the characters, the mythology and history of the book and how the author Bernard Cornwell weaves fact and fiction together. We have feedback from members of our forum and at the end of our discussion an audio review from Heath Holland, a friend and co-host of Geek Brunch. We also announce what our next selection will be for the Book Club. This episode is a big one, but we'll be back next week as usual with another one. Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
