258: Father of the British Graphic Novel
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
5d ago
Alan Fisher returns to talk me through Bryan Talbot's memoir which he helped design, and to tell me about the new Johnny Alpha statue which you can still buy from Fish Collectibles. Also check out Keith Gainham's Strontium Dog page on Facebook. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download ..read more
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257: Tara Togs
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
1w ago
The comic artist Stref AKA Stephen White joins me to discuss the Comic Scene kickstarter for his new graphic novel Tara Togs: The Silence of Unicorns. Follow the link for the kickstarter, find Stephen on his website, instagram and the Tara Togs Facebook page. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file h ..read more
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256: Runaway and E.T.
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
2w ago
Troy Martin joins the film club to explore 2000AD connections with the Tom Selleck robot movie Runaway, and then to ask whether Skizz is better than E.T. the Extra-terrestial. You can find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com and check out Troy's comics work at Sweet Nightmares Media, and find him on his fitness site TMfitness.co.uk You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub ..read more
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255: Sleeper
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
3w ago
Tim Burnell returns to the book club with one of the earliest collaborations between Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. We recorded this episode in the pub and it's a bit noisy. You can find Tim's own work in DUI #3 on the GlobalComix app and follow his ongoing art project @timotron1on Instagram. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls ..read more
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254: Big Dave
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
1M ago
Peter McKinney joins the book club to help me tackle the most controversial strip in the history of the galaxy's greatest comic. It's time to talk about Big Dave by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Steve Parkhouse. You can find Peter's blog post about the comic at the Hindsight Hut. And the other two articles we mention are by Colin Smith on Sequart and by Will Cooling archived at the Web Archive. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com M ..read more
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253: V for Vendetta
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
1M ago
Broadcasting on the Voice of Fate Giles Richards returns to discuss one of the all-time classics: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. We talk about some of the very emotional moments in this book with spoilers for some big reveals. Pray the future will never need V for Vendetta! Find Giles on The Gurdian and order his new book F1 Racing Confidential. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit ..read more
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252: Escape from New York
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
2M ago
The film club is back as Giles "Snake" Richards helps us Escape from New York and makes the connection between one of John Carpenter's finest films and the prog. We also try and spring Conrad from LA in the sequel. You can find Giles at The Guardian, and order his new book about Formula One. You can find the theme song remix by King DJ that we discussed on Spotify. And, as always, follow Conrad and Fox at SpaceSpinner2000. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions ..read more
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251: The Phoenix
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
2M ago
Colin "YNWA" Taylor returns to help me tick off another great British comic as we consider the success, the style, and the humour of The Phoenix. Track down a Colossal collection or some of the many Bunny vs Monkey books. And check out Colin's own project of 133 great comic book runs you should read on the 2000AD forums. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you ..read more
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250: Angouleme
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
2M ago
I was lucky enough to attend this year's Angouleme festival in France, and while there I met with Tony "LeMonde" Esmond for a croissant and a chat about the festival experience, some key creators, and a fantastic book from NoBrow Press. Follow Tony's comic book adventures at Never Iron Anything, and check out his visitors' guide to the festival on the Awesome Comics Podcast. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram & Threads. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Bre ..read more
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248: The Marvels and Aquaman 2
Mega City Book Club
by Eamonn Clarke
3M ago
Conrad and I have been back to the movies to see two recent comic book movies and we chat about them with minor spoilers both above and below the waves! SpaceSpinner2000 will return very soon so please subscribe, like and follow. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click and choose save li ..read more
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