I hadn’t even heard of this book before my comic book dealer pulled it for me on a hunch. I’m glad he did. I liked the artwork and the writing, however the full page text pieces were a little irritating, but necessary. I get a strong “Doktor Sleepless in Victorian times” vibe from the book, but it clearly isn’t that.

Also, it appears as though we have one of the most rare things in comic books: A Warren Ellis creation who is also a nice and honorable guy. He probably won’t end the series that way, but for right now, that’s how it seems.

Tags: avatar press, captain swing and the electrical pirates of cindery island, warren ellis

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This week is a special week as I am joined by listener and friend Jeff Sandquist. Jeff usually writes an e-mail to share his thoughts, but this week I thought I would give him the option of the microphone. What is discussed? Everything Jeff is reading: books from IDW, Avatar and other assorted publishers. Plus, a little conversation on Jeff’s career as a comic book fan, and a quick tangent on the Avatar movie.

Check it out; Jeff is a voice to like.

Some Books Featured
Absolution
Black Summer
The Crossed
Chronicles of Wormwood
G.I. Joe: Cobra
No Hero
Supergod

Music featured is by The Ataris.

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Tags: Absolution, black summer, Christos Gage, Chronicles of Wormwood, Crossed, G.I. Joe, garth ennis, idw, Jeff Sandquist, no hero, Supergod, transformers, warren ellis

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Host Derek Coward goes over a brief history of the Miracleman mess, discusses what he thinks Marvel should do with the character and tells Marvel in no uncertain terms what they can do to get his money.

Note: Despite what I said in the episode, it was Marv Wolfman who wrote Total Eclipse, not Chuck Dixon. And a bunch of people wrote Miracleman:Apocrypha including Kurt Busiek, Sarah E. Byam, Dick Foreman, Neil Gaiman, Steven Grant, Steve Moore, Stefan Petrucha, James Dale Robinson, Fred Schiller and the great Matt Wagner. Also the series went 24 issues, not 22, and the last issue came out in 1993.

Oops.

Tags: alan davis, alan moore, amy reeder hadley, andy diggle, captain marvel, chuck dixon, garry leach, geoff johns, jim starlin, john totleben, kid miracleman, mark buckingham, marvel, marvel comics, marvelman, matt wagner, mick anglo, miracleman, neil gaiman, paul cornell, superman, warren ellis

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Hosts Angela Paman and Derek Coward talk about a variety of subjects including: DVD returns and date nights, Angie reviews Milk, what Angie read, Derek reviews Air, the results of the first 2PT contest, the cancellation of Young Liars, Angie’s birthday plans, Zu Zweit sings It’s Your Birthday, Derek reviews Zone Alarm Pro, Angie reviews Adventureland, what Derek read, Derek reviews R.E.B.E.L.S., Birds of Prey, Mark Bagley, Derek reviews Incognito, spending $120 a month on comic books, fat trimming, The Eight Source Rule, dodging the ARM bullet, teabagging, term coining, the work of Warren Ellis, corporate laziness, The Alrights sing Happy Birthday Universe, sports, museums, blogs, podcasts and finally The Temperate sing The Another Birthday Song.

Tags: adventureland, air, birds of prey, birthdays, dc nation, incognito, mark bagley, milk, r.e.b.e.l.s., sex and the city, teabagging, warren ellis, young liars, zone alarm pro

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I am joined by Damian Smith and Brian Matus from the Kryptographik podcast for the last episode in our look at Avatar Press’s Black Summer by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp.

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Tags: avatar press, black summer, brian matus, damian smith, juan jose ryp, kryptographik, warren ellis

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Bruce Rosenberger returns with a look at the work of Jeremy Massie, Angie and Derek talk about apologies, Angie’s Stuff It Sale haul, “Really? Why? Really? Where?”, Nexus history, Burn Notice recommendation, Bubba Ho-Tep, Rick Remender, BTVS and Joss Whedon, Are the waits for late comics ever really worth it?, Angela ruins diets, Angela hates blondes, The return of Milestone, Musical Interlude, Batman: Joker’s Asylum recommendation, The Boy Who Made Silence trade?, Young Liars recommendation, Gerry Alanguilan history, No Madman Atomic Comics for Angela, The Perhapanauts Vol 1 recommendation, What Derek is loving, Greatest American Hero, Freakangels recommendation, Love and Capes recommendation, Spy School, The Odd Squad, AmericaJr.net, Black Terror, God The Dyslexic Dog, Rick Remender, What Angie Wanted To Talk About and Asobi Seksu.

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Tags: america jr, asobi seksu, batman, black terror, blue monday, bubba ho-tep, buffy the vampire slayer, burn notice, dais vail, david lapham, dynamo 5, freakangels, gerry alanguilan, god the dyslexic dog, greatest american hero, jeremy massie, joker, joss whedon, love and capes, madman atomic comics, markosia comics, milestone comics, new order, nexus, noble causes, paul duffield, perhapanauts, previews, proof, rick remender, spy school, The Boy Who Made Silence, the odd squad, the sword, warren ellis, young liars

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I am joined by Damian Smith and Brian Matus from Kryptographik as we discuss issue 6 of the Avatar Press miniseries Black Summer, created by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp. We also talk about Dilbert, Sarah Palin, mandatory voting and I play a random song by Nine Inch Nails for no good reason.

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Related Links:
Avatar’s Black Summer Flickr channel
Avatar Press
Kryptographik
Damian Smith (Twitter – Friendfeed)
Brian Matus (Twitter- Friendfeed)
Nine Inch Nails
Derek’s FriendFeed

Tags: avatar press, black summer, brian matus, damian smith, dilbert, juan jose ryp, kryptographik, mandatory voting, nine inch nails, sarah palin, warren ellis

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I am joined by Damian Smith and Brian Matus from Kryptographik as we discuss issues 4 and 5 of the Avatar Press miniseries Black Summer, created by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp. We also talk about name pronunciation, coloring, jabbering while fighting, the Resident Evil movies, adaptation worthiness, child violence, ad placement, the physics of superspeed in relation to stationary objects, classes taken in high school, overseas perception of The US Constitution and the Illuminati.

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Related Links:
Avatar’s Black Summer Flickr channel
Avatar Press
Armageddon Chronicles
Kryptographik
Damian Smith (Twitter – Friendfeed)
Brian Matus (Twitter- Friendfeed)

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Tags: armageddon chronicles, avatar press, black summer, brian matus, carlos weiser, comic book challenge, damian smith, illuminati, juan jose ryp, kryptographik, physics, resident evil, US Constitution, warren ellis

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I am once again joined by Damian and Brian from Kryptographik in taking a look at Black Summer issues 2 and 3, created by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp, published by Avatar Press. We also talk about collecting multiple covers, separating cinematic storytelling from movie pitch comics, realistic body types in comics and why big breasted women aren’t necessarily unbelievable.

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Related Links:
Armageddon Chronicles
Awesomed By Comics hosted by Evie and AARON
Kryptographik
Damian Smith (Twitter – Friendfeed)
Brian Matus (Twitter- Friendfeed)
Comic Timing
Raging Bullets
CinemaFromage

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Tags: armageddon chronicles, avatar press, awesomed by comics, big breasts, black summer, body types, brian matus, cinema fromage, comic timing, damian smith, juan jose ryp, kryptographik, movie pitch, multiple covers, no hero, ragin bullets, realism, storytelling, variant covers, warren ellis

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Did anybody else read this miniseries from Avatar Press? I did and I talk about it on the latest episode of Comic Book Noise with Brian Matus and Damian Smith from the Kryptographik podcast. At least we tried to talk about the series. After 90 minutes we only covered the first two issues. But in the meantime, we touched upon politics, the legalization of narcotics and the correlation with raising children, the mechanics of language, global economies, religious imagery in scenes of mayhem and of course puppies and children.

Actually the part about puppies and children was left on the cutting room floor but the rest is there.

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Related Links:
Kryptographik
Welcome To Heavenside
Avatar Press
Warren Ellis
Juan Jose Ryp on Flickr

Tags: avatar press, black summer, brian matus, child rearing, children, damian smith, global economies, juan jose ryp, kryptographik, linguistics, narcotics, politics, puppies, religious imagery, warren ellis, welcome to heavenside