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The house is full with Steve, Kevin, Phil and Andy on the scene and ready to talk some comics in this Post-Episode 450 but Pre-Episode 500 tale of madness.

Is Vertigo indie or not? What about Epic? Icon? (Sounds like this might be a Controversy)

Minky Woodcock: The Girl who Handcuffed Houdini HC by Cynthia Von Buhler (Titan Comics/Hardcase Crime Imprint)

At the Mountains of Madness, A Graphic Novel by I.N.J. Culbard adapting H.P. Lovecraft (Self Made Hero)

Friday by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente (Panel Syndicate)

Magnus Robot Fighter vs. Predator by Barry Windsor Smith, Jim Shooter and John Ostrander (Dark Horse) and asks about various Indie crossovers (Savage Dragon, TMNT, Hellboy, Madman, Marshal Law, Dreadstar, etc).

Mutant World/Son of Mutant World HC by Jan Strnad and Richard Corben (Anomaly Publications)

The Hero Comics #30 by Ditko and Snyder (SD Publishing Co)

The Displaced, vol.1 by Rick Troula (Chaos Factory Comics via ComiXology Submit)

Shoutouts

Walmart Comics
Steve Rude Sketchbook Kickstarter
Andy was remembering when Boom acquired Archaia because he gets confused.
Ditko is Amazing by Steve Ditko, Stan Lee (Marvel)

Follow-up Reading:
If you like old time magic, try reading this book, book, Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer (Da Capo Press). We have more fun books if you just tweet at us. Look at us, talking about books with just words.

Enjoy! Twitter: @indiecomicbookn

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It’s a double size, giant sized, king sized, super sized, treasury sized 450th extravaganza! Fireworks! Balloons! Confetti!

Archie #450 by Stan Goldberg, Henry Scarpelli, Mike Pellowski and others (Archie Publications)
Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #450 but not able to find credits (Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone)
Walt Disney’s Duck Album #450 but not able to find credits (Dell)
2000 A.D. Prog #450 by Alan Grant, Carlos Ezquerra, Pat Mills, David Pugh, Garry Leach, T.B. Grover (pen name of John Wagner), Steve Dillon, Alan Davis (IPC/Fleetway)
Weekly Shonen Jump #450 with various creators

Phil’s questions for Kevin and Andy which include Valiant and their Nintendo titles and 80’s comic book publishers.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Authorized Training Manual #3 – this is the Donatello Bo staff comic Andy talked about.

Concrete by Paul Chadwick first appearance is Dark Horse Presents #1 (July, 1986) so maybe Phil dropped the ball on this.

Kevin’s 24 hour comic! Hopefully he will post it. Written, drawn, lettered by Him! (Unknown the name of his publishing company).

24 hour comic discussion. http://scottmccloud.com/4-inventions/24hr/

Underground TBP by Jeff Parker and Steve Lieber (Image)

Steven Grant on Twitter noting free digital books on amazon. Check the X-omnibus on Amazon!

War of the Independents discussion

I Before E #1-2 by Sam Kieth, Ty Templeton, and John Holland (Fantagraphics)

Armature #1-2 by Steve Oliff (Olyoptics)

The Graveyard Book single volume graphic novel adaptation by by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, Kevin Nowlan, Tony Harris, Scott Hampton, Jill Thompson, Stephen Scott and Galen Showman (HarperCollins)

The Freak Brothers ‘toon: Kentucky Fried Freaks and a bit of the background on the characters by Gilbert Shelton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB20_GvGXxY

RIP Richard Sala. Check out his work.

Shoutouts
Valiant
Heavy Metal
The Regular Show

Enjoy! Twitter: @indiecomicbookn