Wednesday, September 30, 2015

#247 - Comics Journalism



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Ep. #247 - Comics Journalism

• Intro - Our sponsors DCBS offer comics and comics-related objects for 20% - 40% off, including plenty of comics that are also journalism. Check it out. Warning: One or more comics creators may want to charge you money to sign their comics. Here.

• Topic Thunder - After reading various tweets, small blog posts, and yes even some articles, we began wondering about the state of comics journalism. Controversies surrounding writers Brian Wood and Nathan Edmondson helped to contribute to this. A post by Sarah Horrocks highlighted the internet's willingness to hop on the shaming train, which also sparked our curiosity as to how this could be curbed.

We researched, through reading and short interviews with creators, the topic of comics journalism. By reaching out to creators and other professionals in the comics field we gathered quotes from cartoonist Liz Suburbia, an anonymous comics professional, and artist David Marquez aimed at highlighting the failures and successes of journalism within the world of comics, along with possible reasons for the current state of writing about comics. In the course of the discussion with the anonymous comics professional, Janelle Asselin was brought up, and an article related to that topic can be read here.

All opinions presented in this podcast are the representation of the speaker themselves, and no one else. We are dedicated to protecting anonymous sources, and will do so going forward when the situation arises. Any responses, opinions, or objections should be emailed to hideousenergy@gmail.com.


Thursday, September 24, 2015

#246 - The SPX 2015 Show!



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Ep. #246 - The SPX 2015 Show!

• Intro - Go to DCBS where comics and comics-related things are between 20% and 40% off.

• Small Press Expo - We visited SPX and saw/bought a bunch of stuff we love, and also gave out copies of our Hotline Miami: Carl minicomic. On this episode we chat about the Ignatz awards, and their sponsor Comixology.


#245 - Sci-Fly



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Ep. #245 - Sci-Fly

• Intro - Go to DCBS where comics and comics-related things are between 20% and 40% off.

We discuss sci-fi comics, specifically some of our favorite ones. We also talk about the Hamburglar, weird things we'd eat...look, we weren't prepared. Let's just be real.



Wednesday, September 9, 2015

#244 - Metal Gear Snobbery



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Ep. #244 - Metal Gear Snobbery

• Intro - Go to DCBS where comics and comics-related things are between 20% and 40% off. You're bound to find something you love. Is Metal Gear Solid the modern equivalent of whatever is great from any and all past ages? Discuss. Aziz Ansari used research (conducted by someone else) to figure out the Japanese people hate dating. What does that mean? We're not sure. But his co-writer Eric Klinenberg didn't get credited on the cover of the book he helped write, so maybe it's all just made up anyway.

• Topic Thunder - Writer for The Comics Journal, R. Fiore, recently published an article titled A Problem For the Comics Snob, which was eye-catching, but also interesting to read. It focuses on comics written by Matt Fraction, mostly, and does so as a way of gravitating towards "mainstream" comics that are "acceptable" to the "snobs." Trust me, those quotation marks are needed. Here's the article!