Ross Campbell wasn't scared by Paranormal Activity. Nick Marino gives Ross a Shadoweyes pep talk via a poorly told story about The Quest by Jean-Claude Van Damme and Frank Dux. Then he tells an awful story about backrubs, which somehow segues into the Nickelodeon purchase of the TMNT... and Ross knows what it means for Tales of the TMNT and Mirage Studios (sorta)! After dropping knowledge, the conversation drifts to Images Comics, WildCATS, Youngblood, and comic shops (wherein Nick says something stupid about Wonderland Comics in Rochester).
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... in the back of Marvel Adventures comic books. I'm not just saying that because Chris Giarrusso is a friend of the AudioShocker (or because I have a weird infatuation with Elephant Steve). I want more Mini Marvels because they're fun, exciting, and they make my day better.
Problem is, there are significantly less Mini Marvels coming out these days. This concerns me. If you want to read more Mini Marvels comic strips in your monthly comics (or even in digest form), then you should email adventures@marvel.com and tell them. I did.
P.S. While we're on the topic of Mini Marvels, I should mention that Chris G has a new digest out from Image Comics called G-Man: Learning to Fly.
P.P.S. I love you, Elephant Steve.
Cartoonist Chris Giarrusso talks about G-Man from Image Comics. He also talks about Peanuts, Art Baltazar, Mini Marvels, Team Cannon Fodder, and Star Wars.
Then Justique, Neal, and Nick talk movies, anime, TV, and comics. Neal watched Watchmen. He likey. Especially the large resting length. Justique and Nick watched Big Stan. They likey Rob Schneider. They also watched Wonder Woman. No likey. Also: SNL movies, Hannah Slutana, Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, Jigoku Shoujo a.k.a. Hell Girl, Dollhouse, Disaster Movie, Thanos Quest, Armor Wars, and more.
Chris Giarrusso talks about Mini Marvels: Secret Invasion and his work with Marvel Comics. We discuss writing one-page gags vs. continuous stories, working solo vs. working with collaborators, Hawkeye, Skrulls, Thor, and tons more. And be back next week when Chris talks about his creator owned work with Image Comics, G-Man!
Then Justique, Neal, and Nick talk about Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Street Fighter IV, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian, famous film names re-titled to be porn movies, Jigoku Shoujo anime a.k.a. Hell Girl, the Watchmen movie, Secret Invasion hardcover collection by Bendis and Lenil Yu, and Iron Man: Armor Wars.
Jay Faerber talks about Dynamo 5 #19. Spoilers abound as we discuss Myriad, Scrap, Alexander Serra, Bill Rosemann, War of Kings, Mahmud A Asrar, Ron Riley, and how everything leads up to Dynamo 5 #0.
Then Nick and Neal chat about Balls Out and the future of raunchy comedy, superhero movies have replaced sci-fi action movies, Domino Harvey is lame even with Keira Knightley, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is decent but overrated. Finally, we end the show with a debate... Monty Python vs. Mel Brooks for the title of Biggest Influence on Modern Gross Out Comedy Movies.
Wednesday, February 4
12:00 PM
I emailed Jay Faerber and Chris Giarrusso. Jay and I have been planning to talk about Dynamo 5 as the series approaches its semi-relaunch. I emailed Chris because Wednesday saw the unexpected appearance of Mini Marvels: Secret Invasion on the Diamond Comics shipping list.
Within the next few weeks, you can expect to hear Jay Faerber on our weekly podcast talking about Dynamo 5 #0 and the future of the series. Also expect to hear from Chris G in the coming weeks. We'll be talking about the new Mini Marvel digest, as well as his upcoming G-Man digest from Image Comics.
6:00 PM
I worked my way thru a Pittsburgh mini-blizzard to get to Phantom of the Attic Comics on Craig St. It was Wednesday, after all. And I needed me some new comics. And some old comics too.
Last week I gave my retailer a back issue wish list. At the top? Iron Man #215-232. David Michelinie and Bob Layton join up with penciler Mark Bright to take Tony Stark and Rhodey Rhodes into Armor Wars (and BWS bats cleanup on #232, an Armor Wars epilogue). I was inspired by the reviews on Advanced Iron to grab this whole run.
And there's more. I also snagged Iron Man #285-299, filling in the middle between the landmark War Machine issues of #284 and #300. AND I picked up Marvel Comics Presents #152-155, a four-part War Machine story. Expect to see some of these issues pop up in my 3 Panel Reviews.
New stuff? Black Panther #1, X-Men: The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1, X-Men Vs. Hulk, Tales of the TMNT #53, Black Lightning: Year One #1 (for free thanks to a misprint!), and Dynamo 5 #19. My retailers were awesome enough to toss me the variant cover of Black Panther #1 (probably because I'm the most rabid T'Challa fan at the shop!). Sadly, my shop didn't have any copies of Mini Marvels: Secret Invasion... I'm not sure if they didn't order any (which would be odd) or if Diamond didn't actually ship the book (which would NOT be odd).
I made a pretty serious decision about my comic book purchasing habits as well. These $3.99 books are killing me. I decided that stuff like yesterday's Secret Warriors #1 is just gonna have to wait. Stuff like the Bishop mini and Claremont's X-Men Vs. Hulk one-shot are going to take precedence. I'd rather indulge in more unique side projects. Vixen, Terra, Hulk one-shots, MC2 books, and X-Men minis are the sort of intriguing things I want to pick up.
8:00 PM
After sitting on it for a few days, it was time to crack open the Hulk Vs. DVD. First up? Hulk Vs. Wolverine. It's awesome that Jeff Matsuda was the character designer for this half of the Hulk Vs. project. But I need some character exploration too. While the animation was strong and the voice performances were decent, the story of Hulk Vs. Wolverine (which really should have been called Hulk Vs. Weapon X) needed more gripping character development. This just didn't reach the heights of Ultimate Avengers or Next Avengers. Hopefully Hulk Vs. Thor will really knock it out of the park.
9:00 PM
Shh!!! Justique's asleep and I have a whole mammoth stack of Iron Man back issues to read!!!
I slowly snuck over to my new reading regiment and selected Iron Man #215. As I crept back to the couch, Justique opened her eyes! DAMN IT!!! But I didn’t put the issue away. I know my girlfriend well. She was back to sleep within two minutes. Then I cracked open #215 and started to read.
Thursday, February 5, 11:59 AM
9:00 AM
Iron Man #225 and #228. That's what I needed. My shop had EVERYTHING from my wish list save for these two issues. I ended up paying $10 for the two of them online, which kind of sucks. But considering I only paid $1 per issue for the entire Armor Wars run, I'm already well ahead of the curve.
11:00 AM
I want to see this Push movie. Chris Evans was great as Johnny Storm. Plus, Push is a super powered action flick… so much so that a few movie reviewers actually think this film is based on comics... like this guy from the Orlando Sentinel.
But the movie could go either way. It sounds reminiscent of last year's Jumper, which sucked. My movie theater has Push projected digitally, which Fandango describes as having "impressive clarity, brilliance and color and a lack of scratches, fading and flutter."
Not sure if I'm buying it, Fandango. I mean, can it really be that much better than regular projection? Isn't it awesome enough that movies get projected 50 times bigger than the screen on my crappy TV set?
An interview with Jay Faerber, the comic book writer and creator of Noble Causes, Dynamo 5, Gemini, Urban Myths, and more. We talk about the creation of his Top Cow Pilot Season offering, Urban Myths, as well as the fate of the characters in his ongoing Dynamo 5 series. Jay also reflects on the work of artistic co-creators Mahmud A Asrar, Jorge Molina, and more in this excellent AudioShocker exclusive.
Shipping This Week: JULY 30, 2008
DARK HORSE COMICS
DOMO SCULPTED MAGNET
Nick: Alright! We're getting started early this week. What a goofy title, even for a statue / magnet (if that's what this thing even is). Excellent.
FRAZETTA EGYPTIAN QUEEN STATUE
JOURNAL TOKIDOKI KAITEN SUSHI
JUDGE DREDD DREDD VS DEATH STATUE
JUDGE DREDD DREDD VS DEATH STATUE
Nick: Hmmmm... you got me on this one. They cost the same. They have the same name. What's the difference?
Neal: I seriously hope Judge Death is in this issue [Editors Note- I think Neal means statue, not issue. - Nick]. That dude is brutal.
PIGEONS FROM HELL #4 (OF 4)
Neal: More Hellfoul!
ROBOTS & DONUTS TP
Nick: I hope there's a second volume of this title with the name "A.F. - ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING"
STAR WARS REBELLION #15 VECTOR PART 7 (OF 12)
STYLE SCHOOL TP VOL 02
Neal: Christian Siriano got a comic book?
UNCLE CREEPY STATUE
Nick: The eternal creepy uncle, now in statue form. Keep this around the house if you have trouble remembering to wear clothes (or if you just like the security of knowing that somehow, somewhere somebody's creepy uncle is creeping them out right NOW).
Neal: This is great.
Continue reading 'Comic Book Shipping List July 30 2008: Cougar-MILFs, DEA Agents, Zombie Unicorns'
[Note: It must have been Tuesday's news story about Robert Kirkman that inspired this dream. I was reading through the piece in the New York Times when I came upon the fact that Kirkman is 29 years old. Having just turned 26 myself, I saw my life flash before my eyes!]
My dream began in New York City. I was at some sort of art gallery show. I was there with a large portfolio (full of what, I don't know). It was obviously a comic book themed show or I don't think I would have been there. I met a few professionals and then I left early.
Soon after, I'm back at some country house where I'm staying for one more night until I head back to work the next day in Pittsburgh. I get a phone call. It's a higher-up from Image Comics. They're currently interviewing candidates to become the next Image Comics partner.
We went through a long list of questions detailing the fact that I have never published any comics (nor finished any self-produced ones). The interviewer was fascinated. He loved the notion of a raw, untested amateur becoming an Image partner. He found it compelling that I held down a day job and simply wished I were making comic books on the side.
The phone call was great. He basically left it open-ended, but essentially he told me that I had the job. Little did I know that even if that opportunity didn't pan out, another was about to rear its awesome head...
I'm in the dank country house and I spy someone sleeping on a sofa at the other end of the first floor. I recognize him as an assistant editor from Marvel Comics (right, because I know what a lot of them look like). I bide my time, not bothering him until he comes my way. We say hi, but not too much beyond that.
Now I don't know how I managed to be staying at the same dumpy friend's house as this Marvel editor, but that's irrelevant. This is a dream. And thus, as in a dream, it wasn't long before things got more intense.
Soon a couple of hot female Marvel assistant editors were over too, drinking beers with the editor from the sofa. One of the ladies announced herself as Molly Lazer (the only female Marvel editor I know off the top of my head) and she was quite outgoing. The party saw more and more young Marvel staffers arrive until it was like a college house party. And of course, I partied too.
We all became fast friends. I told them about the Image Comics thing and they congratulated me. Then they told me about how awesome their jobs are. Still, Molly and a few others were leaving Marvel Comics for other ventures (which is actually true here in the real world). Suffice to say that they thought I would be great as a replacement.
The party got so wild that I blacked out at one point (which has also been an unfortunate truth here in the real world from time to time). When I awoke the next morning, I was in full morning-after-the-party mode. I had seemingly hooked up with someone the night before, and I had partied hard into the early morning hours. They told me stories about pouring shaving cream onto my own head and telling a joke about my nipples.
Ahhh, only in dreams could a mid-20s slacker with no comics work under his belt become an Image Comics partner and a Marvel Comics assistant editor all within the same day. It was a ridiculous dream, but it was a great dream.
Shipping This Week: JULY 23, 2008
DARK HORSE COMICS
BERSERK TP VOL 24
LANKHMAR BOOK 06 SWORDS & ICE MAGIC
Nick: This would be a far more exciting title if it was "LANKHMAR BOOK 06 SWORDS & MAGIC ON ICE" -- don't you agree that a comic book about an ice show is far more interesting than a comic about ice magic?
SCRAMBLED INK HC
Nick: I've never tried anything made with octopus ink (I know they make black pasta with it), but this title definitely made me imagine scrambled eggs all grayish-yellow with the ink of octopi mixed in. Mmm mmm... tastes gooooood.
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #31 TURNABOUT
STAR WARS LEGACY #26
Nick: This month in Dark Horse's non-fiction Star Wars series: Fans cringe as George Lucas continues to milk the prequel concept as he releases Star Wars episode 2.5 as an animated film. When will the madness stop?!
USAGI YOJIMBO #113
DC COMICS
AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #1 (OF 6)
ARMY @ LOVE TP VOL 02 GENERATION PWNED
AUTHORITY PRIME TP
BATMAN #676 RIP 3RD PTG
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #3 (OF 12)
Nick: Detective Comics Comics' epic miniseries about Batman's plunge into the Gotham City disco scene of the 1970s continues.
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #15
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE TP
Nick: You know what this title says to me? "The adventure isn't here yet... we're almost there... just wait until we finish the countdown."
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