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    <title>Ace Comicals - Episodes Tagged with “Gail Simone”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description>Every two weeks your host Greg and his co-hosts Leon and Rahul discuss comics in all their forms; monthly issues, collected volumes, graphic novels, newspaper strips, film tie-ins, TV tie-ins, flip-books, pictures scribbled on the backs of napkins... 
If it tells a story in sequence through art and text, rest assured we'll have something to say about it.
Art and logos by the talented and extremely generous Anthony Smith (https://www.acecomicals.com/guests/anthonysmith)
If you have questions or comments, please reach us at acecomicals@gmail.com or on twitter at https://twitter.com/AceComicals
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    <itunes:subtitle>We love comics! </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Greg Driver</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>Every two weeks your host Greg and his co-hosts Leon and Rahul discuss comics in all their forms; monthly issues, collected volumes, graphic novels, newspaper strips, film tie-ins, TV tie-ins, flip-books, pictures scribbled on the backs of napkins... 
If it tells a story in sequence through art and text, rest assured we'll have something to say about it.
Art and logos by the talented and extremely generous Anthony Smith (https://www.acecomicals.com/guests/anthonysmith)
If you have questions or comments, please reach us at acecomicals@gmail.com or on twitter at https://twitter.com/AceComicals
If you like what we do please considering donating to us at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website.
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    <itunes:keywords>comic book day, comic books, comic book, comicbook, comics, graphic novel, graphic novels, graphicnovel, ncbd, new comic book day, new comics day, geek, nerd, movies, films, movie, film, superhero, super hero, ace comicals, marvel, dc, marvel superheroes, ms marvel, batman, image, image comics, imagecomics</itunes:keywords>
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      <itunes:name>Greg Driver</itunes:name>
      <itunes:email>acecomicals@gmail.com</itunes:email>
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  <title>019: "Admins Of S.H.I.E.L.D"</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
  <author>Greg Driver</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Greg and Leon explore worlds of post apocalyptic fantasy, the struggles of supernatural soldiers, the broken psyche of a cosmic god, tales of hardened warriors in gladiatorial combat, and Dark Knights from broken universes, in this our 19th episode featuring: The Realm #1, Retcon #1, Wonder Woman/Conan #1, Dark Knights- Batman: The Red Death and Mister Miracle #2 !
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  <itunes:duration>1:21:36</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, &lt;strong&gt;Greg&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Leon&lt;/strong&gt; discuss:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Wonderfully executed post apocalyptic fantasy in &lt;a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-realm-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"The Realm"&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The psychadelic and supernatural &lt;a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/retcon-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"Retcon"&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The swords and sorcery of Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti's  &lt;a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/wonder-womanconan-2017/wonder-womanconan-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"Wonder Woman/ Conan".&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A nightmarish vision of The Flash from a broken universe in &lt;a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/dark-matter-2017/batman-the-red-death-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"Dark Knights- Batman: The Red Death"&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The continuing journey into the psyche of a broken god in Tom King and Mitch Gerads' &lt;a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/mister-miracle-2017/mister-miracle-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"Mister Miracle #2".&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We also answer questions about our favourite introductions and forewords from collected trades, as well as which comic book characters we would be willing to be employed by and put in overtime for! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Notes: The pictures of the introductions and forewords that we mention can be found &lt;a href="https://acecomicals.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/019-admins-of-s-h-i-e-l-d/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; on the &lt;a href="https://acecomicals.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/019-admins-of-s-h-i-e-l-d/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Ace Comicals blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Send any questions or feedback to&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;acecomicals@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
And also please &lt;a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt; and leave us a review!&lt;/p&gt;

Ace Comicals, over and out!#
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, <strong>Greg</strong> and <strong>Leon</strong> discuss:</p>

<ul>
<li>Wonderfully executed post apocalyptic fantasy in <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-realm-1" rel="nofollow">&quot;The Realm&quot;</a></li>
<li>The psychadelic and supernatural <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/retcon-1" rel="nofollow">&quot;Retcon&quot;</a></li>
<li>The swords and sorcery of Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti&#39;s  <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/wonder-womanconan-2017/wonder-womanconan-1" rel="nofollow">&quot;Wonder Woman/ Conan&quot;.</a>.</li>
<li>A nightmarish vision of The Flash from a broken universe in <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/dark-matter-2017/batman-the-red-death-1" rel="nofollow">&quot;Dark Knights- Batman: The Red Death&quot;</a></li>
<li>The continuing journey into the psyche of a broken god in Tom King and Mitch Gerads&#39; <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/mister-miracle-2017/mister-miracle-2" rel="nofollow">&quot;Mister Miracle #2&quot;.</a>.</li>
</ul>

<p>We also answer questions about our favourite introductions and forewords from collected trades, as well as which comic book characters we would be willing to be employed by and put in overtime for! </p>

<p>Notes: The pictures of the introductions and forewords that we mention can be found <a href="https://acecomicals.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/019-admins-of-s-h-i-e-l-d/" rel="nofollow">here</a> on the <a href="https://acecomicals.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/019-admins-of-s-h-i-e-l-d/" rel="nofollow">Ace Comicals blog</a></p>

<p><a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">Send any questions or feedback to</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">acecomicals@gmail.com</a>.<br>
And also please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">subscribe</a> and leave us a review!</p>

<h1>Ace Comicals, over and out!</h1><p><a rel="payment" href="http://ko-fi.com/acecomicals">Support Ace Comicals</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, <strong>Greg</strong> and <strong>Leon</strong> discuss:</p>

<ul>
<li>Wonderfully executed post apocalyptic fantasy in <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-realm-1" rel="nofollow">&quot;The Realm&quot;</a></li>
<li>The psychadelic and supernatural <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/retcon-1" rel="nofollow">&quot;Retcon&quot;</a></li>
<li>The swords and sorcery of Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti&#39;s  <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/wonder-womanconan-2017/wonder-womanconan-1" rel="nofollow">&quot;Wonder Woman/ Conan&quot;.</a>.</li>
<li>A nightmarish vision of The Flash from a broken universe in <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/dark-matter-2017/batman-the-red-death-1" rel="nofollow">&quot;Dark Knights- Batman: The Red Death&quot;</a></li>
<li>The continuing journey into the psyche of a broken god in Tom King and Mitch Gerads&#39; <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/mister-miracle-2017/mister-miracle-2" rel="nofollow">&quot;Mister Miracle #2&quot;.</a>.</li>
</ul>

<p>We also answer questions about our favourite introductions and forewords from collected trades, as well as which comic book characters we would be willing to be employed by and put in overtime for! </p>

<p>Notes: The pictures of the introductions and forewords that we mention can be found <a href="https://acecomicals.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/019-admins-of-s-h-i-e-l-d/" rel="nofollow">here</a> on the <a href="https://acecomicals.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/019-admins-of-s-h-i-e-l-d/" rel="nofollow">Ace Comicals blog</a></p>

<p><a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">Send any questions or feedback to</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">acecomicals@gmail.com</a>.<br>
And also please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">subscribe</a> and leave us a review!</p>

<h1>Ace Comicals, over and out!</h1><p><a rel="payment" href="http://ko-fi.com/acecomicals">Support Ace Comicals</a></p>]]>
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  <title>012: "His House Is Totally Made Of Bear Pelts"</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
  <author>Greg Driver</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/09a7dca7-6ed5-4e40-9207-acaeee8c7212/b5a9eabb-1cb3-4495-bc3d-576d25ceb9cd.mp3" length="68007194" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:author>Greg Driver</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>The three of us are reunited once more! In the discussion stack this time we have Space Riders: Galaxy Of Brutality, Shirtless Bear Fighter, Bill And Ted Save The Universe, Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-man, Winnebago Graveyard,Crosswind and Victor LaValle's Destroyer! 
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  <itunes:duration>1:10:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;The three of us are back. A full team! In this Episode: &lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Greg&lt;/strong&gt; goes Psychedelic with weird Grind-house Sci-Fi book &lt;a href="http://blackmaskstudios.com/space-riders/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Space Riders: Galaxy Of Brutality&lt;/a&gt; and goes on tour with the Wyld Stallyns!! in &lt;a href="https://shop.boom-studios.com/series/detail/621/bill-ted-save-the-universe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Bill And Ted Save The Universe&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greg&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Leon&lt;/strong&gt; join the War on Bearror with &lt;a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/shirtless-bear-fighter-1-of-5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Shirtless Bear Fighter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rahul&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Greg&lt;/strong&gt; check in with the one and only friendly neighbourhood web-slinger in &lt;a href="https://comicstore.marvel.com/Peter-Parker-The-Spectacular-Spider-Man-2017-1/digital-comic/44990" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-man&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The three of us discuss the witchcraft of the Americana infused horror book &lt;a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/winnebago-graveyard-1-of-4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Winnebago Graveyard&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leon&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Rahul&lt;/strong&gt; give us their thoughts on the second issue of &lt;a href="https://shop.boom-studios.com/comics/detail/7704/victor-lavalle-destroyer-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Victor LaValle's Destroyer&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Rahul&lt;/strong&gt; gets body swapped with &lt;a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/crosswind-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Crosswind&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All this and a whole host more from the stack packed in for your listening pleasure!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Remember to &lt;a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;get in touch at&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;acecomicals@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;also please &lt;a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;!!&lt;/p&gt;

Ace Comicals, over and out!
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  <itunes:keywords>adam kubert, alexis ziritt, alison sampson, bachan, bill &amp; ted, bill and ted, bill and ted save the universe, black mask studios, boom! studios, brian joines, cat staggs, chip zdarsky, comic books, comics, crosswind and victor lavalle's destroyer, dc, dc comics, dietrich smith, fabian rangel jr, gail simone, image, image comics, jody leheup, marvel, marvel comics, mike spicer, nil vendrell, peter parker: the spectacular spider-man, sebastian girner, shirtless bear fighter, space riders, space riders: galaxy of brutality, spiderman, steve niles, the war on bearror, victor lavalle, winnebago graveyard</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The three of us are back. A full team! In this Episode: <br>
<strong>Greg</strong> goes Psychedelic with weird Grind-house Sci-Fi book <a href="http://blackmaskstudios.com/space-riders/" rel="nofollow">Space Riders: Galaxy Of Brutality</a> and goes on tour with the Wyld Stallyns!! in <a href="https://shop.boom-studios.com/series/detail/621/bill-ted-save-the-universe" rel="nofollow">Bill And Ted Save The Universe</a>. </p>

<p><strong>Greg</strong> and <strong>Leon</strong> join the War on Bearror with <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/shirtless-bear-fighter-1-of-5" rel="nofollow">Shirtless Bear Fighter</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Rahul</strong> and <strong>Greg</strong> check in with the one and only friendly neighbourhood web-slinger in <a href="https://comicstore.marvel.com/Peter-Parker-The-Spectacular-Spider-Man-2017-1/digital-comic/44990" rel="nofollow">Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-man</a>. </p>

<p>The three of us discuss the witchcraft of the Americana infused horror book <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/winnebago-graveyard-1-of-4" rel="nofollow">Winnebago Graveyard</a>. </p>

<p><strong>Leon</strong> and <strong>Rahul</strong> give us their thoughts on the second issue of <a href="https://shop.boom-studios.com/comics/detail/7704/victor-lavalle-destroyer-2" rel="nofollow">Victor LaValle&#39;s Destroyer</a> and <strong>Rahul</strong> gets body swapped with <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/crosswind-1" rel="nofollow">Crosswind</a>! </p>

<p>All this and a whole host more from the stack packed in for your listening pleasure!</p>

<p>Remember to <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">get in touch at</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">acecomicals@gmail.com</a>.</p>

<p>also please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">subscribe</a>!!</p>

<h1>Ace Comicals, over and out!</h1><p><a rel="payment" href="http://ko-fi.com/acecomicals">Support Ace Comicals</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>The three of us are back. A full team! In this Episode: <br>
<strong>Greg</strong> goes Psychedelic with weird Grind-house Sci-Fi book <a href="http://blackmaskstudios.com/space-riders/" rel="nofollow">Space Riders: Galaxy Of Brutality</a> and goes on tour with the Wyld Stallyns!! in <a href="https://shop.boom-studios.com/series/detail/621/bill-ted-save-the-universe" rel="nofollow">Bill And Ted Save The Universe</a>. </p>

<p><strong>Greg</strong> and <strong>Leon</strong> join the War on Bearror with <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/shirtless-bear-fighter-1-of-5" rel="nofollow">Shirtless Bear Fighter</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Rahul</strong> and <strong>Greg</strong> check in with the one and only friendly neighbourhood web-slinger in <a href="https://comicstore.marvel.com/Peter-Parker-The-Spectacular-Spider-Man-2017-1/digital-comic/44990" rel="nofollow">Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-man</a>. </p>

<p>The three of us discuss the witchcraft of the Americana infused horror book <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/winnebago-graveyard-1-of-4" rel="nofollow">Winnebago Graveyard</a>. </p>

<p><strong>Leon</strong> and <strong>Rahul</strong> give us their thoughts on the second issue of <a href="https://shop.boom-studios.com/comics/detail/7704/victor-lavalle-destroyer-2" rel="nofollow">Victor LaValle&#39;s Destroyer</a> and <strong>Rahul</strong> gets body swapped with <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/crosswind-1" rel="nofollow">Crosswind</a>! </p>

<p>All this and a whole host more from the stack packed in for your listening pleasure!</p>

<p>Remember to <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">get in touch at</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">acecomicals@gmail.com</a>.</p>

<p>also please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">subscribe</a>!!</p>

<h1>Ace Comicals, over and out!</h1><p><a rel="payment" href="http://ko-fi.com/acecomicals">Support Ace Comicals</a></p>]]>
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