The Comics Alternative - Podcast
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The Comics Alternative is a weekly podcast focused on the world of alternative, independent and primarily non-superhero comics. New podcast episodes become available every wednesday, much like the comic books you get. There are also a variety of monthly series devoted to manga, webcomics, European comics and comics for young readers.
The Comics Alternative - Podcast
9M ago
Time Codes:
00:00:25 - Introduction
00:02:11 - Introduction of new Critical Takes series, and setup of interview
00:05:00 - Interview with Keith Dallas and John Wells
01:12:11 - Wrap up
01:12:47 - Contact us
With this episode the Two Guys are starting a brand-new series on The Comics Alternative, one they’re calling "Critical Takes." This will be an occasion series devoted to critical and scholarly works about comics. In the past, whenever they've talked with a comics scholar or historian on the show, they’ve included those in their Interview series, one where they primarily focus on ..read more
The Comics Alternative - Podcast
2y ago
Time Codes:
00:00:32 - Introduction
00:03:38 - Now#5
01:02:20 - Criminal #1
01:20:01 - Scratcher #1-3
01:33:04 - Wrap up
01:34:32 - Contact us
On this episode of the podcast Sterg and Derek look at three exciting titles. They begin with Now#5, the latest in Fantagraphics' outstanding comics anthology series. As the guys point out, they're dedicated to discussing every issue of Nowthat is released, and this one is chock-full of comicy goodness. Although all of the contributions in this issue are intriguing, some of the most notable that the guys discuss are those by  ..read more
The Comics Alternative - Podcast
2y ago
Time Codes:
00:00:32 - Introduction
00:03:07 - Listener correspondence!
00:09:07 - The Unknown Anti-War Comics
00:53:57 - Love and Rockets IV#6
01:29:53 - LaGuardia #1 & #2
01:55:39 - Wrap up
01:57:53 - Contact us
On this episode, Sterg and Derek discuss three recent titles that run the gamut from sci-fi to political to slice-of-life (or what the Two Guys prefer to call verite dessinée). They begin with the latest collection from Craig Yoe, The Unknown Anti-War Comics(IDW Publications/Yoe Books). This is a volume devoted to classic Charlton Comics stories from ..read more
The Comics Alternative - Podcast
2y ago
Time Codes:
00:00:25 - Introduction
00:02:20 - Setup of interview
00:03:54 - Interview with Keith Dallas and Jason Sacks
01:22:12 - Wrap up
01:22:52 - Contact us
On this, the second show in The Comics Alternative's new Critical Takes series, Derek has back on the podcast Keith Dallas, coauthor of the new book, American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1990s. Listeners might remember that he talked with Keith, along with John Wells, back last summer when their Comic Book Implosion was released by TwoMorrows Publishing. In fact, that was the very first Critical Takes episode. This time a ..read more
The Comics Alternative - Podcast
2y ago
It's the first episode of the new year, and for the January Previewsshow the Two Guys decide to try something different: invite a third person to join them in discussing the current Previewscatalog. This week Sterg and Derek are joined by Troy-Jeffrey Allen who works with community outreach at PREVIEWSworld. And given Troy's association with Diamond Distributors and the ins and outs of their monthly catalog, he's able to provide insights and additional commentary that results in an extra special discussion. And as you might expect, the addition of a third conversant makes this epis ..read more
The Comics Alternative - Podcast
2y ago
Time Codes:
00:00:29 - Introduction
00:02:38 - Setup of interview
00:07:14 - Interview with Craig Yoe
02:16:37 - Wrap up
02:18:05 - Contact us
It's a new year, so that must mean that it's time for the annual Happy New Yoe show! On this, The Comics Alternative's very first episode of 2019, Derek talks with Craig Yoe about what he's been up to lately. They spend much of the time talking about the year in review for Yoe Books. And it was a busy one for Craig and his companion/colleague, Clizia Gussoni, who oversaw the publication of such titles as Limbo Loun ..read more
The Comics Alternative - Podcast
2y ago
Time Codes:
00:00:27 - Introduction
00:02:42 - Manga plans for the new year
00:08:52 - Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection
00:54:47 - Dementia 21
01:37:25 - Wrap up
01:39:20 - Contact us
On this manga episode, their last of 2018, Shea and Derek look at two recent works of manga that are actually quite similar in a number of ways. They begin with Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection(VIZ Media). This isn't the first time, by far, that the guys have discussed Junji Ito's horror work, and whereas they've been less impressed with some of his more recent translation ..read more
The Comics Alternative - Podcast
2y ago
Time Codes:
00:00:24 – Introduction
00:03:11 – Getting caught up!
00:04:05 – McCay
00:34:54 – Bear’s Tooth
01:10:58 – Wrap up
01:12:04 – Contact us
For their December Euro Comics show, Pascal and Derek discuss two recent French titles in translation. They begin with Thierry Smolderen and Jean-Philippe Bramanti's McCay (Titan Comics), a surreal narrative surrounding the life of comics legend Windsor McCay. But this work is not a biography. Smolderen takes historical moments in McCay's life and from those weaves a fantastical tale that includes noir intrigue, metafictional ele ..read more
The Comics Alternative - Podcast
2y ago
Time Codes:
00:01:28 - Introduction
00:03:49 - Context, and a few statistics
00:10:41 - Our favorite comics of 2018, part 1
00:40:03 - Our honorable mentions, part 1
00:54:46 - Our favorite comics of 2018, part 2
01:29:23 - Our honorable mentions, part 2
01:47:47 - Our favorite comics of 2018, part 3
02:08:23 - Wrapping up our favorites
02:11:19 - Contact us
It's that time again! It's the end of the year, their very last weekly review episode of 2018, and so the Two Guys are ready to share what they consider to be their favorite comics of the past twelve months. This is Ster ..read more