Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

For our 30th episode Steve goes old school and communicates with us via the telephone - thanks to his computer going into meltdown two days earlier.  However, that doesn't stop him from from making a heroic effort and dropping some serious facts throughout the show, despite not having internet access.

On the show...

News: We mostly talk about the Leeds comic convention and some fantasy shows and movies in the pipeline

Main Feature:  We discuss H. P. Lovecraft, creator of the Cthulhu mythos and an author whose impact is felt even today

Challenge Scott:  Here Steve pitches 3 comics to me to see what I think.  Will I end up getting any of them?  The comics mentioned are 'The Roberts', the 'Northlanders' trade and 'Rex Mundi'

Apologies for some of the audio not being too clear.  Hopefully back to normal for next episode.

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode after a some news we press on with out new 'What if....?' segment.  This week we'll be attempting to answer the question 'What if Kevin Smith's Superman Lives script got made'.  We'll talk about what's in the script, and what we think the state of the franchise would have been now if it had made it to the silver screen.

Next we discuss our hidden gem which for this week is 'Miller's Crossing'.  Rated by Time magazine as one of the 100 best films of all time.  Steve is a recent convert to it's greatness and Scott only saw it for the first time the night before recording - so what will the make of it?

Listen in at the end to hear Kevin Smith talk about some of the history behind his Superman script.

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

This episode Scott is back in Blighty but still very jet-lagged, and for our 28th episode we start with with some news including our continuing thoughts on Fringe and we look at a couple of new TV shows and films that are coming soon.

In our Main Feature we interview B. Clay Moore the creator of Hawaiian Dick and 76, and we also talk about what led him to comics, his work for Marvel and DC, his future projects and his comic properties that have been optioned for movies.

If you want to get in touch about anything we've talked about in this episode you can email us individually at our new addresses steve@comicbookoutsiders.com or scott@comicbookoutsiders.com. As usual you can leave us a review at our myspace, facebook, and libsyn pages, or leave us an iTunes review.

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

This episode is our last international one as Scott is soon set to return to England. In the second of our new format episodes we have two segments to this show, What If...where we have a lengthy discussion about the repercussions of a TV show not being cancelled. This is in terms of the show itself and the wider scope of TV in general and this episode we talk about Firefly.

Our second segment is the familiar Hidden Gem where we talk about the classic 1981 film Excalibur.

As ever if you want to get in touch about anything we've talked about in this episode you can email us individually at steve@comicbookoutsiders.com or scott@comicbookoutsiders.com. You could also let us know what you think with a review at our myspace, facebook, and libsyn pages, or leave us an iTunes review.

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV. Jumping out of the gate for our 26th episode is a new slimmed down version of Comic Book Outsiders. We're still going to be giving you the same great content (plus more bonus features) but we're going to break it down into smaller segments delivered to your media player more often. In this episode we start with some news including a brief recap of the Birmingham Comic Convention, discuss via a few tangents the release of Hulk in DVD and Blu-Ray, the new Captain America film, Fringe and look forward to the upcoming Leeds convention. In our Main Feature the gloves come off and we tackle the thorny Trades vs Single Issues debate. In Challenge Scott we don't talk about any new comics but Scott and Steve discuss in depth Hawaiian Dick, written by B. Clay Moore and brilliantly drawn by Steven Griffin. If you want to get in touch about anything we've talked about in this episode you can email us individually at our new addresses steve@comicbookoutsiders.com or scott@comicbookoutsiders.com. As usual you can leave us a review at our myspace, facebook, and libsyn pages, or leave us an iTunes review.

This short bonus episode includes some of our mistakes that get removed in the editing process, as well as some mistakes from Babylon 5, plus I conduct an interview with an alien and it doesn't go well and we round it off with a song, thankfully not sung by either Scott or myself.

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

In this landmark episode Scott is still away on his international travels so I have another guest co-host who will be familiar to long-time listeners as we interviewed him in a previous episode.

In this episode our Main Feature is an interview with Si Spurrier, the creator of Gutsville from Image Comics. He has also written for 2000AD, and more recently Marvel comics on titles such as Silver Surfer, Wolverine and Ghost Rider.

Instead of a Challenge segment we have a general news and reviews section where we discuss stories that have caught our interest and we still end up with 3 comic pitches in this segment.

It's my co-host's turn to step into the confessional for the Guilty Pleasure section, and it is one from a long list of many that he wants to get off his chest.

Our final section as always is the Hidden Gem segment and this episode we're talking about the film Stardust.

This episode brings a few new changes with a new website, new email addresses and logo, a real CBO facelift to mark out 25th episode. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to get the show this far, and thanks this episode go out to everyone who sent in their best wishes.

If you want to get in touch about anything we've talked about in this episode you can email us individually at our new addresses steve@comicbookoutsiders.com or scott@comicbookoutsiders.com. As usual you can leave us a review at our myspace, facebook, and libsyn pages, or leave us an iTunes review.

Visit the new website for our news and reviews at www.comicbookoutsiders.com

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode Scott returns but this is our first international episode with Scott overseas in Vancouver. In our Main Feature we talk about sci-fi and comedy in TV and film, does it work and what are some of our favourites?

Then it's a Challenge Scott retrospective where we talk about some of the books that I've recommended to Scott over the last year and a bit and how it has changed his view of the comics medium and what some of his favourites were.

It's Steve’s turn to step into the confessional and get something off his chest in this episode’s Guilty Pleasure, but this isn’t one that will go down easy and we discuss it in depth.

Rounding out the episode is our Hidden Gem and this episode it is a movie that perfectly fits the segment, it was given a limited release, Scott had not even heard of it before Steve recently recommended it and we talk about the awesomeness that is In Bruges and why you need to go out and buy it this Christmas.

The Secret Quotation competition has been extended to the end of September. This is because one of the five episodes needed to get one of the answers was delayed, so to make it a bit more fair, and to give people some time to listen to all, we’ve extended it.

 You need to send all five quotes, plus the name of the film that they come from to secretquotation@gmail.com More information about the competition and which episodes you need to listen to can be found at UK Comics Podcast Secret Quotation Page

If you want to get in touch about anything we talk about on this show, then you can email us at comicbookoutsiders@hotmail.com or you can now email individually to steve@comicbookoutsiders.com or scott@comicbookoutsiders.com or you can visit us on our myspace or facebook pages, or leave an iTunes review or a comment on the libsyn page.

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode our Main Feature is an interview Scott conducted with Brad Lovett, our roving reporter who gives us his feedback on the San Diego Comic Con and what his experience was like as an attendee but also an independent comic creator.

Then it's the first Challenge Barry, where I pitch three comics to Barry and try to get him interested enough in them to pick up at least one.

Barry reveals a Guilty Pleasure and we get into a bit of a discussion about other guilty pleasures from the same era.

Our last segment as always is the Hidden Gem and this episode Barry and Steve talk about Supernatural, a great TV show that more people should be watching.

There is also a quick recap of the Secret Quotation competition. You need to send all five quotes, plus the name of the film that they come from to secretquotation@gmail.com. More information about the competition and which episodes you need to listen to can be found at UK Comics Podcast Secret Quotation Page

If you want to get in touch about anything we talk about on this show, then you can email us at comicbookoutsiders@hotmail.com or visit our myspace or facebook pages, leave an iTunes review or a comment on the libsyn page.

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode our Main Feature is an interview with Adam Hamdy, where Scott talks to him about his independent comic The Hunter from Dare Comics. For more information visit www.darecomics.com

In Challenge Scott we have a brief recap about Top Cow's Pilot Season 2 and then we get into an in depth discussion of Blankets by Craig Thompson from Top Shelf. Blankets was a Challenge Scott recommendation from a previous episode.

It's Scott's turn to reveal a Guilty Pleasure and it's one he hopes I will share and thereby take on part of the burden of the guilt for enjoying it.

Rounding off the episode is our Hidden Gem and it's Joss Whedon's Dr Horrible's Singalong Blog.

Also mentioned in this episode are the full details of the previously rumoured Secret Quotation competition. Send all 5 quotes, from all 5 UK Comics Podcasts, and the name of the film to secretquotation@gmail.com before the end of August. In early September the winner will be announced and you can win a giant stack of trades and single issue comics from all five podcasts. The key Secret Quotation episodes are:-

Comic Racks Episode 18
Quiet! Panelologists at Work Episode 45
Geek Syndicate Episode 90
Birds of Geek Episode 38
and this episode of Comic Book Outsiders.

For a full rundown again, check it out here at the UK Comics Podcast Secret Quotation Page

If you want to get in touch with Scott or Steve with any comments send an email to comicbookoutsiders@hotmail.com

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Welcome to part two of our special Babylon 5 Season 2 retrospective. Here we pick up right where we left off and we discuss some of the highlights going right up to the end of season two finale.

Our special guest again on this Babylon 5 episode is another Steve, someone who knows as much, if not more, about the show than me or Scott. If you've not seen the show there will be some spoilers but we try not to give away too much and usually give some warning.

As always feel free to get in touch with us, through the website, MySpace, Facebook or the forums. We love to hear from you. Also leave us a review on iTunes! Enjoy the episode.

Or you can email us at comicbookoutsiders@hotmail.com

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

Welcome to a special episode. After our last Babylon 5 Episode proved to be so popular, and because we had so much fun doing it, we decided to come back to it again. This time we focus on Series 2 and this is where the real five year story starts to develop. Our discussion went on for so long as there was so much to talk about and so many fantastic episodes we've cut this episode into two and will release the second half in a few days time.

Our special guest again on this Babylon 5 episode is another Steve, someone who knows as much, if not more, about the show than me or Scott.

If you've not seen the show there will be some spoilers but we try not to give away too much and usually give some warning.

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode:

Our Main Feature is an interview with Alex Grecian, the creator of Proof from Image comics. We talk about how he was introduced to comics and his influences, which comics he's currently reading, how Proof came about and his experience with Image comics. There are no major spoilers so it won't spoil your pleasure of the comic if you listen and want to pick it up after.

In Challenge Scott I pitch 3 new books but before that we talk about an infamous comic I pitched to Scott a while back and he picked up recently - The Dark Knight Returns.

It's my turn to reveal a Guilty Pleasure, one from my youth, and it's one that breaks the mould. It's a very guilty pleasure.

Rounding off this episode, our Hidden Gem is a fairly new TV series that came out last year in the US, it's the comedy-spy drama, Chuck.

Bringing you some of the hidden gems in independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode:

Our Main Feature is a discussion about vigilantes in comics and TV. Are they a bad thing or a good thing? We wrangle with this difficult issue and go over related issue in recent comics history.

In Challenge Scott I pitch 3 new books and break new ground for this segment as one of them is a Manga comic.

It's Scott's turn to reveal a Guilty Pleasure, one from his youth that I'm not too familiar with as it turns out.

Rounding off this episode, our Hidden Gem is perhaps second guilty pleasure for Scott, it's one of his favourite movies of all time, the independent movie - Primer.

Bringing you some of the hidden gems in independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode:

Our Main Feature is our Bristol Convention discussion, looking back over everything that happened at the Bristol Expo comic convention last weekend in the UK.

In Challenge Scott we don't have any new comics, but Scott has built up quite a back log, so we discuss, Kick-Ass, The Darkness, Criminal and RASL.

It's my turn for a Guilty Pleasure, and this time I have something that I don't think should be guilty at all, but someone who was actually involved in the film disagreed.

This episode's Hidden Gem is where we talk about the fantastic film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang starring flavour of the moment Robery Downey Junior and Val Kilmer.

Links mentioned in the show

Doug Wilsons blogspot

Val Kilmers Orange advert


Italian Spider-man

Welcome to a special episode, due mainly to our love of Babylon 5 and time constraints just before the Bristol Expo this weekend.

This episode we throw away all the usual format, and it is an extended Hidden Gem where we talk about the characters, the species, the plot for series 1 and how it all adds up to one fantastic first series of one of the best sci-fi shows of all time.

Our special guest is another Steve, someone whose knowledge of Babylon 5 is comparable to that of Scott and myself.

Apologies for the sound problems this episode, we should have them fixed for next episode after the Bristol Comic convention.

Bringing you some of the hidden gems in independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode:

Our Main Feature is an interview with Pete Rogers, co-founder of Orang Utan Comics. We talk about how he got started in comics, 11th Hour - the new comics anthology and their connection with Markosia.

For more information visit their website

In Challenge Scott we start by talking about Hellboy, a previous book from last episode's Challenge Scott. He lets us know what he really thinks of it and we talk about some other classic comics that everyone should read at least once.

Slightly differently in this episode, we look ahead to upcoming comics, in Top Cow's Pilot Season 2. This is where they put out first issue of six or seven new series, and readers vote on MySpace for the ones they want to see turn into an ongoing series, and the top two or three with the most votes make it.

For more information, check out Top Cow Comic website

Or read about it on CBR  or Newsarama

It's Scott turn to reveal a Guilty Pleasure, and this time he thinks it is one that shouldn't be guilt free and it's something we should all be watching.

We wrap up the show with a Hidden Gem and this episode its the TV series Twin Peaks by David Lynch.

There is a small prize for anyone who can identify the music used in all the intervals. Answers to comicbookoutsiders@hotmail.com. If we get several entries the winner will be drawn from a hat.

Bringing you some of the hidden gems in independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode:

Our Main Feature is a look at spin-off TV shows and what we like and don't like about them, plus we explore some of the good, and some of the really awful.

In Challenge Scott we start with some previous books Scott has picked up which are Ex-Machina  from Wildstorm and 76 from Image comics.

This episode's 3 comics are:-

- Hawaiian Dick - Byrd of Paradise 1st trade from Image comics
- The Darkness #1 from Top Cow comics
- Hellboy - Seed of Destruction from Dark Horse comics

Then it's my turn to reveal a Guilty Pleasure that we suspect lots of other people share, but they too are puzzled as to why it was so enjoyable.

As always we wrap up the show with a Hidden Gem and this episode its the TV series American Gothic starring Gary Cole.

Music for this show was provided by the podsafe music network.

Bringing you some of the hidden gems in independent comics, movies and TV

In this episode:

Our Main Feature is an interview with the creator of Strangers in Paradise Terry Moore. We talk ab out his brand new independent series Echo as well as his upcoming work for Marvel with Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane and Runaways.

In this episode's Challenge Scott we have a mixed bag with:-

    * Locke and Key Issue 1

    * RASL Issue 1

    * Criminal Issue 1 Vol2

There is also a bonus fourth comic on Challenge Scott which is Kick Ass Issue 1 from Icon.

It's Scott's turn to reveal a Guilty Pleasure and we find out if I or anyone else out has heard of it, and if they share his secret passion.

Rounding things up is our Hidden Gem which the TV series from the 1990s - Dark Skies.

Music for this episode provided by the podsafe music network.

Comic Book Outsiders - Episode 12

Bringing you some of the hidden gems in independent comics, movies and TV

In this episode:

We start with a bit of news and gossip about something exciting in TV that's related to comics.

Our main feature is fan made films, based on TV and comic characters. We look at some awesome trailers for movies we would love to see but will never happen.


In this episode's Challenge Scott we have an all Image line up with:-

Dynamo 5

76

Fearless

We also have a discussion about Pride of Baghdad and what we think it's really all about.

It's my turn to reveal a Guilty Pleasure and find out if anyone else out there shares my secret passion.

Rounding things up is our Hidden Gem which the TV Space: Above and Beyond

Episode 9 – The last episode of 2007!

 

Main Feature – Why We Love Old People

 

Challenge Scott

 

·         Queen and Country from Oni Press

·         Northlanders from Vertigo comics

·         The End League from Dark Horse Comics

 

Writer of the Episode is Joss Whedon

 

Hidden Gem – The Equalizer