On this week's Destruct-O-Cast, Nick Marino (that's me!) and Justique Woolridge are joined by Brett Wallwork, Super Haters super fan!
Above: Brett on the left. Dorks on the right.
We discuss Brett's taste in comedy, his taste in candy bars, and his taste in Super Haters comics. (Actually, now that I think about it, we spend a lot of time talking about candy...)
Above: Brett's favorite story arc... one that doesn't exist.
We also toss around ideas for future Super Haters stories AND future Destruct-O-Casts, plus Nick teases what you can expect from the upcoming story arc.
Above: Brett's least favorite story arc... the current one.
Pittsburgh cartoonist Ed Piskor joins Nick Marino and Shawn Atkins to discuss hip hop history, the formulation of taste, hand lettering, comics reprints, and tons more.
Ed's recently embarked on an ambitious new project -- chronicling the genesis of rap music through a comprehensive Hip Hop Family Tree series for his Brain Rot webcomic on BoingBoing.net.
But this isn't Ed's introduction to the history of rap music. He's a passionate hip hop head with his own specific views on the development (and death) of the genre.
And we don't just talk about hip hop in this episode. We also dig into our mutual love of comics, covering topics such as: reading old original issues vs. recolored reprints, "Where's Waldo?" X-Men, The Kubert School, assembly line comics production, the proportion wheel, and emotional connection to source material.
After Neal and Nick pen the latest mega-dance hit -- Do the Martha Stewart -- live on the podcast, then it's time to talk about...
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. Nick (that's me!) is currently obsessed with it, especially loving the David Cross humor and the show's editing. While it's not new, it seems like everybody is suddenly feeling this comedy series.
Well, everybody except for Neal. But that's okay because he has his own British TV show that he's digging right now...
Sherlock. And Neal's not the only person loving this 21st century reinvention of Sherlock Holmes -- it's a pretty big hit on the interwebs. But it's led Neal to wonder: does British TV suffer from being too closely related to Shakespeare?
Got thoughts on Todd Margaret or Sherlock? Call our automated comment line at 412-567-7606 and we'll play your message on the show.
After that, Nick wants to talk about his new audiobook passion, Going Rogue... as read by its author, Sarah Palin! Plus, NealShyam.com got a revamp.
Finally, after the end theme, the guys take it back to the earliest days of the AudioShocker Podcast and reveal their confessions.
These are the booklets from Marvel Super Heroes, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, and Marvel vs. Capcom... all for the original PlayStation.
And since the HyperComboCast is taking the week off, I figured it's only right to reward you for your patience with some new wallpaper!
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As much as I look back fondly on my days playing fighting games on the PS1, let's be honest -- the arcade versions of these games are exponentially better.
Still, I hope you've enjoyed this trip down memory as much as I have. See you next Monday for the new http://www.audioshocker.com/tag/hypercombocast!!
On this week's Destruct-O-Cast, Nick Marino (that's me!) is joined by Andrew Kilian. He's the hyper-awesome artist behind the hyper-anatomy of Andrew Kilian Guest Week, a 5-page Super Haters story that debuted last fall.
NOTE: We spend a lot of time referencing our collaboration, so if you haven't already read it, you should check it out! It's a short read and only mildly NSFW.
Andrew and I kick things off by discussing his experience at The Kubert School. Then we chat about his major first comic book project, Majestic XII.
After that, we talk Super Haters! Why were the Haters liberating for Andrew? Why does he think perfection sucks? Plus: learn the shocking (or, uhhhh... not-so-shocking) secrets of our past collaboration and thrill as we tease a future collaboration!
Also, Andrew and I explain our respective approaches to comics creation. And we go through our story and reveal some hidden moments that you may have missed!
Kelly Thompson wants to know -- what do creators owe fans?
Does Ross Campbell owe you anything? Probably not. (photo shamelessly lifted from Tom Spurgeon's 2011 TCAF coverage)
Special guest Kelly (writer of She Has No Head, podcaster of 3 Chicks Review Comics, and blogger-er of 1979 Semi-Finalist) makes her triumphant return to lay down an ethical smackdown, discussing fan entitlement and creator responsibility.
Tell us what you think that creators owe their fans! Leave us a message by calling our automated comment line at 412-567-7606, and then we'll play what you say on our next show.
PLUS: Boogers, podcasting talk, Paris Hilton, Ross likes Hunger Games, Neal, superheroes in thongs, Galaxy Quest ringtones, and Tim Allen.
AND AT THE END: A talent throwdown!!! Kelly and Ross believe in talent... but Nick says he sorta doesn't. IS HE (and by he, I mean me) FULL OF SHIT???
P.S. If you dug our main topic on this show, check out Sequential Underground #30 - What Do Creators Deserve? for the flipside of today's conversation.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Tuesday's regular weekly series -- the AudioShocker Podcast -- is going bi-monthly (as in once every two weeks). That means the the AFI 100 Movies Podcast now has a new day and schedule -- alternating every other Tuesday with the AudioShocker Podcast!
41. West Side Story (1961)
Conrad and Nick both agree -- despite the goofiness of the music numbers and some weirdness with the casting, this is a well-made movie that deserves its place on the AFI 100 Years 100 Movies List.
40. North by Northwest (1959)
Conrad was a little bit bored by this classic Hitchcock thriller. He's pretty sure that he prefers the unofficial 90s teen remake, If Looks Could Kill.
NEXT: Doctor Zhivago and Double Indemnity.
Kenny dares to go where no HyperComboCast has gone before!
He kicks it solo to deliver an AUDIO COMMENTARY TRACK for 2010's The King of Fighters movie!
Watch along with Kenny by streaming TKoF on Netflix, or if you really love the AudioShocker, you can buy it from Amazon through our associate's link.
Thrill to the intense fights! Be awed by the heart-wrenching drama! Watch Maggie Q get her butt whooped by Ray Park!
Now that's what I call cinema.
Welcome back to the Destruct-O-Cast, a new weekly podcast devoted exclusively to the Super Haters webcomic! In this episode, Justique joins Nick (that's me!) to discuss the co-writing process.
We kick things off with some listener questions from Dana Spallinger (a.k.a. lunch bag artist supreme) and Shawn Atkins (a.k.a. comics storyteller gordita).
To leave us feedback of your own, tweet @super_haters, write on the Super Haters Facebook wall, or call our automated comment line at 412-567-7606 and we'll play your message on the show.
After that, Justique and Nick dive into the details of their co-writing relationship. Who's better with plots? Who's better with new ideas for characters? Who's better with character voices? Listen and find out!!!
NEXT: If he can get his Skype up and running, our guest will be Andrew Kilian. If not, we'll have a surprise guest on the show!
As you may remember, the AudioShocker was in the Podcast Arena at the 2011 New York Comic Con. Neal and I hung out at our booth, sold lots of self-published comics, and I even got to see the announcement of Ross's new Glory relaunch.
For me, one of the highlights of the show was meeting tons of awesome comic book fans. At our table, we hosted an AudioShocker Trivia Challenge where attendees could answer questions and win some kickass comics.
I started off by awarding sets of comics to fans who answered three questions correctly. But by Saturday afternoon, I ran out of sets! However, people still wanted to take the Trivia Challenge... so I started giving out my own self-published comics.
Now, for your viewing enjoyment, here are our illustrious winners:
To the best of my memory, here's what I gave away (from top to bottom):
- Mutant X #1-17
- A chunk of Aquaman and Adventure Comics (19 consecutive issues, including the Death of a Prince storyline)
- Chaos War #1-5 miniseries
- John Byrne's full run on West Coast Avengers
- Whilce Portacio's arc on X-Factor where they send baby Cable into the future
- A year of electric blue Superman (54 issues... some signed by Ron Frenz)
- WildCATs #1-13 (the Lobdell relaunch)
- A big hunk of Kyle Baker's Plastic Man
- The original WildCATs #1-4
- Christopher Priest's run on Steel
- The New Time Log (2 of 3)
- Zombie Palin (3rd edition)
- I forgot to take a picture, but I also gave away the full original run of Xombi.
DAMN! That's a lot of comics :)
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