Category: Indie Comic Book Noise

All hands are on deck as Steve, Kevin, Andy, and Phil are here to discuss some comic books and rattle some sabre’s.

Moonshine #1-17 by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Image). Also available in 3 trades.

No Guns Life Vol. 1 by Tasuki Karasuma (Viz Media).
Preview of Vol. 1 online:
https://www.viz.com/read/manga/no-guns-life-volume-1/product/6044

Fan Service discussion in Manga. Phil and Steve are generally perplexed by it but Kevin is fine with it (is he?).
Numbering discussion, placement and use.

Alter Ego Magazine #163. The bi-monthly magazine edited by Roy Thomas and published by TwoMorrows. Also a little discussion on TwoMorrows generally.
https://twomorrows.com/

Troll Lords #1 (Vol. 1) by Scott Bederstadt and Paul Fricke (Tru Studios)

Barabbas #1-2 by Dan Vado and Gino Attanasio (Slave Labor Graphics)

Buying back issues online.

Hey, Amateur edited by Shelly Bond (Kickstarter Hardcover from Black Crown imprint). Anthology of strips in 9 panel strip. Many, many creators in it. Softcover will be available later.

Twin Worlds #1 by Rami Al-Ashqar, Jethro Morales, and Bryan Magnaye (Action Lab Danger Zone imprint)

Vampirella: Roses for the Dead mini-series (1-4) by Kristina Deak-Linsner and Joseph Michael Linsner (Dynamite)

We discuss issue one here:
https://www.indiecomicbooknoise.com/2018/07/27/indie-comic-book-noise-episode-407-chaos/

Pretty Violent (TBP 1) by Derek Hunter and Jason Young (Image)

Issues 1 and 2 discussed here:
https://www.indiecomicbooknoise.com/2019/11/24/indie-comic-book-noise-episode-438-the-half-ass-halloween-episode/

Isola by Brenden Fletcher & Karl Kerschl (Image)

We previously discussed it here:
https://www.indiecomicbooknoise.com/2018/05/23/indie-comic-book-noise-episode-406-one-of-those-long-running-series-of-two-issues/

Shout Outs
Michael Deforge
Hellbillies by Jon Westoff and Bryan Boles (King Bone Press)
The Flowers of Evil Manga.
Savage Dragon by Eric Larsen
Black Hammer (Dark Horse)​

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Three man crew as we lured “guest” Super Steve back (again?!) and Kevin & Andy get all old-timey.

ROM: Dire Wraiths #1 by Chris Ryall, Luca Pizzari, Guy Dorian, Sal Buscema, Jim Boswell, Ross Campbell (IDW) and a brief background of ROM the Space Knight thrown in.

X-Ray Robot #1 by Mike Allred and Laura Allred (Dark Horse)
There is a video trailer for this comic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjMU1rzJ-7U

Dime Comics #1 with three stories including Rex Baxter and the Island of Doom by Edmond Good; Johnny Canuck by Leo Bachle, and Kenneth Scotty McDonald by L. Cooper from 1942 by Commercial Signs of Canada (odd name for a publishing company). First appearance of Johnny Canuck. I could not confirm who “L. Cooper” was or if it was a pen name.
Link to comic. Read along at home: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/art/bell-features/Pages/bell-features-dime-1.aspx

Last Sons of America #1-4 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Matthew Dow Smith (Boom) and also available to trade collection

Hellboy in Hell (both trades) by Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart (Dark Horse)

Shout Outs
Phil – the Ottawa Otter
Maggie the Cat Kickstarter from Mike Grell
Battlestar Galactica (Marvel) the run only lasted 23 issues
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Hope Nicholson (Quirk Books)
Inferno (La Divina Commedia #1) by Dante Alighieri

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The noise crew is all here (how about that?) with another captivating episode of ICBN!!!

The Resistance #1 by J. M. Straczynski and Mike Deodato (AWA Upshot)

Decorum #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston (Image)

Vampirella #2 Facsimile Edition reprint by Dynamite Comics by WIlliam Barry, Billy Graham, Mike Royer, Jerry Grandenetti, Dick Piscopo, Tony Williamsune, Forrest J. Ackerman, Nicola Cuti, Don Glut, Bill Parente, R. Michael Rosen (originally published by Warren Publishing).

Daybreak Vol 1 by Brian Ralph (Drawn & Quarterly) comic v. TV show

Bang #1 by Matt Kindt, Wilfredo Torres, Nate Piekos, and Nayoung Kim (Dark Horse)

The Skullkickers TPB Vol 1 by Jim Zub, Edwin Huang, and Misty Coats (Image)

Jim Zub posts to free comics (unsure how long link will still work)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/34846589

The Incredible Adventures of Dog Mendonca and the Pizzaboy Vol 1-3 by Filipe Melo, Juan Cavia, Santiago Villa (Dark Horse)

Link to Youtube search below
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dog+and+pizza+boy

Kevin’s Pick of the Week – Witch Hat Atelier vol 1 By Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha Comics)

Shoutouts:
Captain Canuck
Michael Golden Artist Edition from IDW
IDW – Micronauts, ROM, GI Joe
Bloodshot the Movie
Black Hammer (Dark Horse)
Double Take Comics

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It’s part two of our first Marvel Noise/Indie Comic Book Noise Podcast Crossover event!

Check out Part 1 on Marvel Noise Episode 341.
www.marvelnoise.com

We talk about Dreadstar #11 (Epic Comics) through Dreadstar #21 in depth but we give a quick wrap-up through the end, including the move to First Comics, key story points like the big ending to the main story, Luke McDonnell then Angel Medina added to art duties, Starlin leaving the series, the follow-up series featuring the main character of [Spoiler] at Malibu (Bravura imprint) and Starlin’s Breed III at Image.

Kickstarters:
Comic Book History of Animation – Steve and I backed.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eviltwinco/the-comic-book-history-of-animation
Mind Management Board Game – Kevin mentioned. Unsure if he backed. (He didn’t)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindmgmt/mind-mgmt-the-psychic-espionage-game

Shoutouts
Phil
Spider-man
Archie Comics
Harvey Comics
Disney Comics
Classics Illustrated
Board Games
Mark Waid
Bernie Wrightson
Empire Strikes Back
Eliot R. Brown
Secret Wars II
Crises on Infinite Earths
5G at DC
Baxter Paper
First Comics (Badger, Whisper)

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Kevin goes on a tangent about comics that have yet to come out from new publisher AWA Studios and brings it back around later with a bad idea.

Andy watched some TV adaptions: Watchmen (HBO), The Boys (Amazon Prime), Umbrella Academy (Netflix), Daybreak (Netflix, but I mistakenly call it “Daybreakers” for the entire episode) and Witcher (Netflix, but this one is not a comic book). Phil mentions Van Helsing TV show (from Zenoscope), the new Locke & Key TV show and Deadly Class TV show.

New comic publisher Bad Idea.

A Letter to Jo (OGN) by Joseph Sieracki and Kelly Williams (IDW)

The Protector #1 by Simon Roy, Daniel M. Bensen, Artyom Trakhanov, and Jason Wordie (Image)

Quantum & Woody #1 by Christopher Hastings and Ryan Browne (Valiant)

Stoker & Wells: Order of the Golden Dawn OGN by Steven Peros and Barry Orkin (Our Gal Pictures, LLC)

Never Ending by D.J. Kirkbride, Adam Knave, Robert Love, and Felix Perez (Dark Horse)

Shoutouts:

Super Steve
Action Lab
TKO Presents
King Bone Press
Panel Syndicate
Drawn and Quarterly published Daybreak by Brian Ralph
1917 movie
Charlie’s War by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun
libraries (spoiler, they are great)
Horizon Zero Dawn video game
Bloodshot movie trailer
Curse Words (Image)
Atomic Robo
Gemini: The Complete Series TBP by Jay Faerber and Jon Sommariva, (Image)
Parks and Cons on Twitter, YouTube and other social media

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Look who’s back, back again, it’s SuperSteve with Andrew and Kevin.

Long Beach Comic Book Expo (Jan 11 and 12, 2020). Con man report.

Savage Dragon #236-247 by Erik Larsen (Image)

Thirty Three #1 by Juan Manuel Ponce, Marco Finnegan and Ellie Wright

20XX #1 by Lauren Keely and Jonathan Luna (Image)

Skybourne by Frank Cho (Oversized Hardcover from Boom!)

Vintage Action Figure Sketchook Vol. 1 by John Boren
https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/716000426/vintage-action-figure-sketchbook?ref=shop_home_active_7

Phantoms in the Attic by Richard Sala (art book from Fantagraphics Underground)

Space for signing books and CGC signature

Hellboy and the BPRD: Long Night at Goloski Station by Mike Mignola, Matt Smith and Dave Stewart (Dark Horse)

Shoutouts:

Phil
DJ Kirkbride tabling The Once and Future Queen (with Knave and Brokenshire), Never Ending (with Knave and Love) and Errand Boys #4 (with Koutsis).
Steven Peros tabling Stoker & Wells: Order of the Golden Dawn with Barry Orkin
Mike Ahn tabling Out of Order #1-4 with Seol Young
Spawn (Image)
Mega Man comic (Archie Comics)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics)
Abnett & Lanning
Heart Attack (Image Comics)
The Sapphire Directive by David Moreno & Electronica zero (New Mith Comics)
Cats of the Louvre Manga

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Since Andrew and Kevin abhor structure….

Andy discusses CALA (December 7 and 8, 2019) – Comics Arts Los Angeles.

Vampire Horse by Madeline McGrane
She is online. Check out her stuff!
https://madelinemcgrane.com/

Notes from a Sick Bed 1 and 2 by Tessa Brunton
She is online. Check out her stuff!
https://tessabrunton.com/

Digital comic talk

What is least interesting decade for Indie comics? Most interesting? Comic ages? 90’s chatter.

SkullDigger and Skeleton Boy by Jeff Lemire and Tonci Zonjic (Dark Horse Comics) Black Hammer sneaks back in. Dark Horse website is incorrect in credits.
https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-880/Skulldigger-and-Skeleton-Boy-From-the-World-of-Black-Hammer-1

Shout Outs:

Super Steve
Phil the Ottawa Otter
Matt Kindt

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All four regular hosts are in attendance for that walk up and down memory lane as they do that retrospective thing in the ICBN style for the years 2010-2019.

-Publishers/Industry
-Digital
-The Direct Market/Previews
-Manga
-Festivals/Conventions
-Kickstarter/Funding
-Artists Editions
-Media
-Favourite Comics

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ICBN, Rabbit style, after backing his truck up, Andrew and Kevin get rolling until 2019 ends with a whimper as two guys fade away.

Media adaptions (most of them neither of us have watched) – Hellboy movie, various TV shows, anime. Weekly release vs releasing all at once.

Walking Dead ended.

Spawn #300 and Variant covers and other Image founder books. Story length and density.

Andy’s book of the year – Out of Order #1-4 by Seol Young Lee and Mike Ahn (Number 5 not out yet)
https://mikeandseolcomics.bigcartel.com/

Kevin’s (apparent) book of the year (???) – Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Graphix) and Copra Reboot (Reboot? What are you writing in here?!) by Michel Fiffe (Image)

IDW – TMNT , Go-Bots by Tom Scioli (IDW), GI Joe Sierra Muerte #1-3 (Andrew gets it wrong on the show) by Michel Fiffe, Larry Hama’s new work on GI Joe, Usagi Yojimbo, Dick Tracy, Marvel kids comic, Other licenses (like Hasbro), Locke & Key comic and TV show.

Dark Horse – Black Hammer and related series, loss of licenses for Conan, Star Wars, Karen Berger Imprint, Reading order.

Valiant (Psi Lords and other titles). Kevin will catch up on them. Keep watching this space.

Suggestions of books we need to read from other lists. Peter Cannon (Dynamite)

Trying to figure out Kevin’s top books. Vault (Sera and the Royal Stars)? Study Group? Marvel? DC? Aftershock? Oni Press (Morning in America)? Matt Kindt? Bitter Root (Image)? Die (Image)? Short Box?

Kevin’s Disappointment of the Year: Man-Eaters (Image)

Shout out
Super Steve
Phil
Dan leafinsectman
Rest in Peace Tom Spurgeon

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We’re back but Phil seems far away. Audio apologies. Phil, Steve, Andy and then Kevin stops by.

General chatter about life and comic book storage. What do you do with extra comics?

ROCK and ROLL Biography Comics: GWAR volume 1, Issue 15 by Michael Aushenker, Lou Longo (Acme Ink)

Voracious Volume 3: Appetite for Destruction by Markisan Naso, Jason Muhr, and Andrei Tabacaru (Action Lab)

The Strain (Comic Book) from Gulliermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan by David Lapham, Mike Huddleston, Dan Jackson (Dark Horse)

Taarna Volume 1 by Alex de Campi, Esau Escorzi, and Carlos Cabrera (Heavy Metal)

Heart Attack #1 by Shawn Kittelsen, Eric Zawadzki, and Michael Garland (Image)

Mesmo Delivery Hardcover by Rafael Grampá, Marcus Penna (Dark Horse)

Space Riders: Vortex of Darkness #1 by Alexis Ziritt, Carlos Giffoni (Black Mask)

Dead Rabbit #1 (hence renamed “Dead Eyes” with “rabbit” replaced by “eyes”) by Gerry Duggan, John McCrae and Mike Spicer (Image).

Shout Outs:
Marvel Noise
Comic Spectrum aka Bob Bretall
Archie Meets Kiss
Vampblade
Richard Sala
Wired article referenced: https://www.wired.com/story/pricey-war-influence-your-instagram-feed/

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