Ace Comicals - Episodes Tagged with “Image Comics”

078: "Basically Christmas"

Greg Driver — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

MERRY CHRISTMAS! A retrospective end of year episode! In festive wind down fashion, Greg, Leon and Rahul look back on their year of comics and the things that defined comics for them in 2019! They also each turned up with a list compiled of books reviewed in previous episodes and give us their top comics of 2019! Featuring:

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049: "Is It Spirit? Is It Sludge? I Don't Know But Its Cool!"

Greg Driver — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Before the introduction of this episode, we take a moment to pay tribute to the late, great Stan Lee. There is discussion around his contribution to comics, his legacy and what he meant to us as comics fans. There is a short amount of silence following this before the episode begins.

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss the following comics:

-The Stan Lee obituary that Leon references and talks about in the preface to this episode, originally published on www.Vulture.com: "Stan Lee Gave More Than He Took"
-The band camp site for Daniel Warren Johnson's band Brooticus! where there are tracks to acompany his comic Murder Falcon!
-Greg's playlists on spotify: Afterlife Comicals and Cosmic Ghost Rider

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043: "Spider-Man's Pants"

Greg Driver — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100

In this episode, Greg and Rahul discuss the following:
There's chatter and first impressions the beginning of the episode about The new Playstation 4 game Marvel's Spider-Man

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023: "The Doomsday Clock Has Struck Midnight"

Greg Driver — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss:

The return of the Watchmen in the highly anticipated Geoff Johns and Gary Frank comic "Doomsday Clock #1".
The tale of the Punisher's first military Command and his first kill in "Punisher: The Platoon".
The conclusion, and overall impression left by the beautifully grotesque "Kill The Minotaur".
The final and most unsettling peek into the nightmare worlds of the twisted Dark Knights in "DC Dark Knights: The Batman Who Laughs #".
A 1920s detective tale with a sinister twist "Minky Woodcock – The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini #1".
Leon and Greg share their thoughts on one of Rahul's picks from Episode 022, The Beautiful Death #1
An important piece that addresses issues of Race and Racism "Your Black Friend".
A story about an amnesiac on a journey to recover her identity and memories in "Blank Slate".
Deniz Camp and Vittorio Astone's "Maxwell’s Demons #1"
Nerdwriter1's video essay entitled "How to Design a Comic Book Page" which focuses on deconstructing the panel structure from one page of "Maus" by Art Spiegelman.

We also have a brief and spoiler-free talk about the new Netflix Punisher Series and the DCEU Justice League Movie as well as answering a question about large swimming pools filled with things we love!

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022: "On Paper Doesn't It Sound Terrible?"

Greg Driver — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss:

Dimension hopping adventure! The second time the Ghostbusters and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have come together in one comic "TMNT Ghostbusters II".
Supernatural crisis catastrophe by Wes Craig, Toby Cypress and Niko Guardia in "The Grave Diggers Union #1".
Being stuck in a nightmare multiverse at the whim of a Demonic Force in "Batman: Lost #1".
The continuing phychological torment and creeping dread in Tom King and Mitch Gerads' "Mister Miracle".
Punk rock, half baked heists going sideways in "The Wonderful World of Tank Girl #1".
A critical look at the modern digital age and privacy in a world where the walls between public and private are so thin and easily broken in No. 1 With A Bullet #1
The insect apocalypse in Mathieu Bablet's "The Beautiful Death".

We also talk a little bit about why we are enjoying The CW's Riverdale so much!

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021: "The All Hallows Eve-isode"

Greg Driver — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 18:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss:

Satanic Panic era occult horror in Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack's fantastic "Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, Vol.1 : The Crucible".
The love letter to the Hammer Horror movies of old, a story with heart AND horror, "Mr Higgins Comes Home"
Archie Comics classic monster horror with "Jughead: The Hunger #1".
An anthology of twisted tales set within the DC universe "DC House Of Horror #1".
And the creeping darkness and looming shadows of Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook's"Harrow County, Vol.1 : Countless Haints".

We also tackle a listener question concerning our preferences for being stuck as prey for a comic book creation on a small island, and a question from Rahul around which comic book character we would nominate to replace and be used as Thor's Hammer!

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020: "Universe-Ending Bad"

Greg Driver — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 19:45:00 +0100

In this episode, Greg Leon and Rahul discuss:

Kicking butt and taking heads with "Head Lopper Vol. 1: The Island or A Plague Of Beasts".
Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Jordie Bellaire's Vision Vol. 1: Little Worse Than A Man
Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth's brilliant, new, "Batman: White Knight #1".
The rise of The Dawnbreaker, our latest glimpse of the doomed Dark Multiverse "Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1".
Generation jumping fun in "Generations: Ms. Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1".. and "Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man #1".

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019: "Admins Of S.H.I.E.L.D"

Greg Driver — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0100

In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss:

Wonderfully executed post apocalyptic fantasy in "The Realm"
The psychadelic and supernatural "Retcon"
The swords and sorcery of Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti's "Wonder Woman/ Conan"..
A nightmarish vision of The Flash from a broken universe in "Dark Knights- Batman: The Red Death"
The continuing journey into the psyche of a broken god in Tom King and Mitch Gerads' "Mister Miracle #2"..

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!

Notes: The pictures of the introductions and forewords that we mention can be found here on the Ace Comicals blog

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018: "The Real Lemon In The Eye"

Greg Driver — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:00:00 +0100

In this episode, Greg and Rahul discuss:

Garth Ennis' surreal military tale "Dastardly and Muttley".
The sword swinging, spell flinging, card cheating, "Scales And Scoundrels".
cullinary experiments with monstrous ingredients in "Delicious in Dungeon".
Kelly Thompson and Marco Checchetto's oh so shiny and bad-ass " Captain Phasma"..
The cool dimension hopping sci-fi of "Elsewhere".

We also tackle listener questions about obscure comics and the adaptation of beloved comic book stories into other forms of media!

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017: "Trawling IKEA For Solutions"

Greg Driver — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:00:00 +0100

In this episode, Greg and Rahul discuss:

The fantastic second offering of "Generation Gone".
The finale of "TMNT: Dimension X".
"Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City"..
The ever awesome "Winnebago Graveyard"..
The wonderfully written love letter to 70s/80s Mecha Anime "Mech Cadet Yu"..
Tabetop zombie survival game turned comic "Dead of Winter"..
The outlandishly entertaining, humorous continuation of "Shirtless Bear Fighter".
The brilliant ending to the latest Burnham and Schoening Ghostbusters story "Ghostbusters 101".

We also have a listener question about time and how to decide what to read, as well as a question about how we read sent to us by Leon!

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016: "Post Apocalyptic Comicocracy"

Greg Driver — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:30:00 +0100

In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss:

The awesome "Batman: The War Of Jokes And Riddles".
The fun Sci-Fi action of TMNT: Dimension X.
Mike Allred's super trippy and super radical "Madman"..
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's masterful Dark Knights: Metal..
The twisted decent into madness of Tom King and Mitch Gerads' "Mister Miracle"..
Smart, political, thought-provoking, Military sci-fi thriller "Genius: Cartel"..
Brendon Small's extreme rock, Intergalactic "Galaktikon".
the fantastic occult horror of Jordie Bellaire and Vanesa R. Del Rey's "Redlands".

We also have an in depth discussion in response to a listener question, as well as tackling a question sent to us by Rahul in his absence!

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014: "Rambling Without Signposts"

Greg Driver — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:30:00 +0100

Jam-packed and over-sized! In this episode:

We talk Eisner Awards, and a little San Diego Comic Con.

Greg Gives us his impressions of Groo: Play Of The Gods #1, Kill The Minotaur #2 and Curse Words #6.

Rahul gives us a talk on the brilliant Demon and is a new recruit in the War on Bearror! with Shirtless Bear Fighter. He also Hits the first two issues of Secret Weapons and throws a spotlight on IDW's Clue.

Rahul and Greg dive into Winnebago Graveyard #2, Centipede #1 and Generation Gone #1.

Leon and Rahul give us their thoughts on the first 5 issues of Curse Words and also talk about where they are at with the amazing Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan).

Finally, Leon goes all DC Universe and takes a trip to Gotham with Batgirl, before stopping in to talk about Wonder Woman: The Circle!

Notes:

Rahul mentions and talks a little about this cool little interactive comic book called Meanwhile by Jason Shiga. This is a link to the iOS app version of the hardback interactive comic!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meanwhile-an-interactive-comic-book/id458451517?mt=8

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012: "His House Is Totally Made Of Bear Pelts"

Greg Driver — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:45:00 +0100

The three of us are back. A full team! In this Episode:
Greg goes Psychedelic with weird Grind-house Sci-Fi book Space Riders: Galaxy Of Brutality and goes on tour with the Wyld Stallyns!! in Bill And Ted Save The Universe.

Greg and Leon join the War on Bearror with Shirtless Bear Fighter.

Rahul and Greg check in with the one and only friendly neighbourhood web-slinger in Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-man.

The three of us discuss the witchcraft of the Americana infused horror book Winnebago Graveyard.

Leon and Rahul give us their thoughts on the second issue of Victor LaValle's Destroyer and Rahul gets body swapped with Crosswind!

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

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010: "This Is Fast Becoming The Image Cast"

Greg Driver — Wed, 31 May 2017 21:45:00 +0100

Rahul is missing, somewhere deep in Puzzlewood Forest, So its up to Leon and Greg to hold the fort! Its all coming up Image right now and this time we have some crossover!

This episode: Greg gets all techo-espionage conspiratorial with Samaritan Veritas. Both Greg and Leon grapple with Victor Lavalle's modern Frankenstien's monster, Destroyer. Greg re-visits a title mentioned in an earlier show, the fantastically uneasy and unnerving horror book Underwinter. Leon has been picking up on Greg's recommendations and has come to the table armed with Issues one and two of Godshaper and both guys agree that Curse Wordshas a special kind of magic! To finish Greg tells you why he is enjoying the swords and sorcery of Rose.

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Notes:

We mention music when discussing Victor Lavalle's Destroyer and figured we would link the songs for your listening pleasure:

The Partisan by Leonard Cohen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGdLfHFZh4Y
16 Tons by Jhonny Cash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfp2O9ADwGk

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008: Free Comic Book Day 2017!

Greg Driver — Sun, 14 May 2017 18:15:00 +0100

It was Free Comic Book Day, Greg traveled down to London to hang out with Rahul and Leon. We visited some comic shops to see what kinds of things were going on and took in an awesome art exhibition called The Art Of The Brick: DC Super Heroes. We talk about our day and our favourites from the free comics we snagged! Including I Hate Image, TMNT: Prelude To Dimension X, Lady Mechanika, Betty & Veronica, Bad Machinery, Hostage, 2000AD and the Bongo Comics Free For All.
All this and a bite-sized review of our drunken movie choice from the day Suicide Squad.

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Notes:

-A list of all of the comics that were available this year can be found here in the FCBD Catalogue

-More information about the fantastic Art of the Brick exhibition can be found here on the official website

-A link to the Ace Comicals Blog where we have included some of our photographs of the Exhibition.

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007: "Mutant Without A Cause"

Greg Driver — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:00:00 +0100

This episode: Greg has discovered his wildest fever dream in comic form, Namwolf! Takes a trip to a vampire run BBQ joint in Texas with Redneck, and discovers 'Cantik', music without the help of gods in Godshaper.
Leon has been correcting time paradoxes with The Infinite Loop and fantasy-adventuring with the hard as nails, badass Rat Queens! While Rahul explores what it means to have great power in They’re Not Like Us and takes a sobering look at the events unfolding in Syria through Kobane Calling. There's also some Free Comic Book Day hype! As always with a side order of other stuff we think is worth your time!

Notes:

Saturday May 6th is Free Comic Book Day! So get down to your local Comic Book shop and check it out! Check with your local store to see what kinds of events they may be running. Have fun! We would love to hear about what comics you picked up and what was going on where you are so get in touch at acecomicals@gmail.com.

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005: "Load Bearing Stack"

Greg Driver — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:00:00 +0100

Welcome to episode 005!

This episode: Greg gets buried alive in an avalanche of comics including Underwinter, God Country, and Ghostbusters 101!
Leon has been digging through some recent IDW stuff, namely Locke & Key - Small World and Darkness Visible! And Rahul Returns from Japan with his thoughts on Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), The Spirited Away Film Comic, and Good Night World

All this and a bunch of other stuff we think is totally worth your time!

Notes:

-During the show we mention that a friend of ours, the brilliant artist @Wisesnail! has been asked to provide some Variant covers for
IDW!

-@Wisesnail has provided covers for Highlander American Dream Issues #1 and #2 and a cool X-Files/Orphan Black mash up for X-Files Deviations 2017 #1

-You can see some of @Wisesnail's other amazing work here on Instagram

-The cool Spirited Away Film Comics that Rahul talks about can be found here!

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