Hello Pickle! For our 2024 Halloween Special, we are discussing the first entry in The Cornetto Trilogy: Shaun of the Dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIfcaZ4pC-4&t=40s) ! Directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead is a rom-zom-com that centers around the uneventful, aimless lives of a…
Joining us on the show is the acclaimed documentary filmmaker of In Search of Darkness Part 1, 2, and 3 and In Search of Tomorrow, which are both extended, deep-dive explorations of 1980’s Horror and Action/Sci-Fi through the lens of the actors, directors, and crew that worked on those iconic…
Joining us today is the creative team of Magma Comix comic series The Pedestrian (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/9266326/the-pedestrian-1) . Behold, The Pedestrian! A strange visitor speedwalks into Summer City and silently changes the lives of its residents. But not all is quiet in this sleepy, small town—an ancient conflict linked to the secret…
Joining us is the GREATEST couple in comics and some of our best buds in the podcasting world--Lisa and Brad Gullickson of The Comic Book Couples Counseling (https://www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/) join Chris to discuss their Kickstarter comic cookbook Pots & Panels: A Comic Book Anthology and Cookbook (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monstersandmidways/pots-and-panels) . Support Pots and…
Joining us today are two of the most exciting double-threat comic creators working today! One is the comic creator behind titles like Dynamite’s Cruella De Vil (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4677985/disney-villains-cruella-de-vil-1) miniseries with artist Miriana Puglia, the ongoing Harley Quinn (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/9201601/harley-quinn-vol-1-girl-in-a-crisis-tp) series with writer Tini Howard, Eat, & Love Yourself (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/2352074/eat-and-love-yourself) , and the…
Joining us today is the Eisner-nominated and GLAAD award-winning co-creator and illustrator of titles like The Woods (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4957493/the-woods-1) and Wynd (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4895331/wynd-1) with frequent collaborator James Tynion IV. He is also the sole creator of the BOOM! Box hit ZAWA + The Belly of the Beast (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/9047591/zawa-the-belly-of-the-beast-tp) –which tells the story…
Joining us this week on the show is the 14-time Eisner-award-winning writer of titles like Y: The Last Man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man) , Ex Machina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(comics)) , Runaways (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaways_(comics)) , The Private Eye (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Private_Eye) , Pride of Baghdad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_of_Baghdad) , Paper Girls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Girls) , Spectators over on Substack (https://explodinggiraffe.substack.com/p/spectators-the-first-125-pages) , & Saga…
Joining us this week is the comedian, podcaster, and author of titles like the Eisner-nominated OGN ‘Bubble (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250245557/bubble) ’ with co-writer Sarah Morgan and artist Tony Cliff. He also co-hosts the hilarious conversation podcast Jordan, Jesse, Go! (https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/jordan-jesse-go/) and Free With Ads (https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/free-with-ads/) , the movie talk show that highlights…
Joining us this week on the show is the 3x Eisner-winning comic book creator behind titles like Aquaman: Andromeda (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/6015686/aquaman-andromeda-hc) , ODY-C (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/5113531/ody-c-cycle-one-hc) , Invisible Kingdom (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/1691/christian-ward/139662) , Black Bolt (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/3713381/black-bolt-hc) , Blood-Stained Teeth (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/1691/christian-ward/comics/155624) , Batman: City of Madness (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4429836/batman-city-of-madness-hc) , & Spectregraph (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/1691/christian-ward/168663) . This is also his…
Joining us this week are 2/3 of the founding fathers behind the comic publisher of titles like Wesley Snipes’ The Exiled (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7383137/the-exiled-1) , Astrobots (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/6723363/astrobots-vol-1-tp) , Quested (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7538131/quested-1) , Liquid Kill (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/8510215/liquid-kill-vol-1-tp?variant=9291645) , Sean Gordon Murphy’s The Plot Holes (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/5639780/the-plot-holes-1) , Alpha Betas (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/8978614/alpha-betas-1) , Ninja Funk (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7110951/ninja-funk-1) , the…
"Oh, there she is. The birthday girl..." News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus (https://omnibus.app/) ] (10:08) Our entire News and Notes segment will be dedicated to us hopping on the TRAILER TRAIN CHOOO CHOOOO 🚂 💨 we discuss briefly SMILE 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy7kaI3GKzo) , WE LIVE IN TIME (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQftKsnjhmI&t=4s) , HERETIC…
Joining us this week on the show are the creators of comic titles like Where Monsters Lie (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/162898/where-monsters-lie) , Curse Words (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/127477/curse-words) , Sex Castle (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/6062562/sexcastle-gn) , God Hates Astronauts (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/1993467/god-hates-astronauts-presents-grenade-horse-apocalypse-omni-mega-bus-hc) , Peacemaker Tries Hard (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/search/164917?keyword=Peacemaker%20Tries%20Hard) , Eight Billion Genies (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/156291/eight-billion-genies) , & Karate Prom (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7271147/karate-prom-tp) . Together, they are…
Joining us this week are the founding fathers behind the comic publisher by some of my favorite titles in the medium; Wesley Snipes’ The Exiled, Astrobots, Quested, Liquid Kill, Sean Gordon Murphy’s The Plot Holes, Alpha Betas, Ninja Funk, the upcoming Eye-Lie Popeye, & so many many more. It is…
News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus (https://omnibus.app/) ] (6:06) For our news and notes segment, Aaron and Chris discuss the comic book community calling out DC Comics cover artist FRANCESCO MATTINA for alleged use of AI, we got our first teaser trailer for DC's two-part animated WATCHMEN film, and Marvel…
Joining us this week on the show is the former crime reporter turned Ringo-award-winning comic book writer behind titles like Punisher: The Bullet That Follows, Moon Knight: City of the Dead, Savage Avengers, The Devil That Wears My Face, and many more. Recently, he has reinvented the classic Hanna-Barbera intergalactic…
Joining us this week for a bonus conversation is the creative team of Canto – the hit fantasy comic series that tells the tale of a tiny clockwork hero on a quest to save his kind from the dreaded Shrouded Man, while meeting friends and other foes along the way!…
Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner and Harvey-Award-winning comic book creator of titles like The Mice Templar with Brian Glass at Image Comics, Thor: Blood Oath with artist Scott Kolins over at Marvel, he is the sole creator of The Victories and is working with James…
Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner-Award-winning writer of titles like American Vampire, Wytches, Nocterra, Undiscovered Country, Batman: The Black Mirror, Justice League, DC’s Dark Nights: Metal, Clear, The Wake, Swamp Thing, Barnstormers, and an epic five-year run on Batman that includes the creation of The Court…
Joining us this week on the show is the creative team behind the highly-anticipated, prestige-formatted four-issue haunted ghost story at DSTLRY Publishing: Spectregraph. One is the Eisner Award-winning and New York Times Bestselling author of titles like Something is Killing the Children, Nice House on the Lake, Blue Book, Department…
Joining us this week for a bonus conversation is the writer of comics series like Grimm Space and his upcoming project the 4th Wallflower -- as well as YA Science Fiction novels like The Dark Destiny series, Mountain Sickness, Ordinary Monsters, and Oscawana. It is our pleasure to welcome Frank…
Joining us this week for a bonus conversation is the writer of comics series like Grimm Space (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frankthewriter/grimm-space-golden-flying-thingie) and his upcoming project the 4th Wallflower -- as well as YA Science Fiction novels like The Dark Destiny series, Mountain Sickness, Ordinary Monsters, and Oscawana. It is our pleasure to welcome…
Joining us this week on the show is someone many may know already as a well-regarded comic book journalist for popular sites like The Beat and Comics Bookcase. Well, add “comic book scribe” to his resume, because ‘The Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 1’ is his recent crowd-funded anthology. It…
Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner-award-winning comic book writer behind titles like Southern Bastards, Avengers, Conan The Barbarian, Vertigo’s Scalped, The Punisher, Marvel’s 2015 relaunch of Star Wars, and his iconic seven-year epic on Thor. Recently, he’s been hard at work on newer titles like Action…
