The series continues strong, and it gets a boost from sexy writing by Ron Marz and sexy drawing by Jeremy Haun! Did we mention this was a sexy issue? Sara and Jackie confirm what we all knew, and the fight to control the 13 artifacts continues! Josh and John run through the issue.
Music on this episode is “Donut Man” by the Dickies. Podsafe music courtesy of MusicAlley. Check them out and buy the track, if you’re so inclined!
Doughnuts this week are non-special mini crullers from Hostess. This bag had been around for a while.
Josh and John continues their journey through the Witchblade trades, studying volume 2 “Awakenings.” This is a rich and satisfying trade, capped off by a terrific origins story that chronicles the Witchblade bearers from the beginning through the centuries.
If you want to dip your toe into the digital comics world, check out Drive Thru Comics. They have hundreds of Top Cow titles, with many free Top Cow books for you to try!
We are hungry for details, so we took a trip back to Witchblade TPB Vol. 1 and the start of the “Ron Marz Era” in the Top Cow Universe. Josh and John look at the introduction of important new characters in Witchblade #80: Patrick Gleason and the Curator. Both are prominent characters in Witchblade, and the Curator has proven to be vital to the Artifacts storyline. We’re still playing the “dead pool” with ol’ Detective Gleason.
We survived a “podcast disaster” when we lost the first 10 minutes of the show. Still, we put a pretty good time together from the audio that remained.
Doughnuts were some “Glazers” from Kwik Trip.
Music on this episode is “Donut Man” by the Dickies. Podsafe music courtesy of MusicAlley. Check them out and buy the track, if you’re so inclined!
Thanks, as always to Westfield Comics for their support
We’re joined in the studio by Jimmy Hayes (@JimmyPSHayes on Twitter) and Jason Punswick (@jpun2814 on Twitter). We take a close look at Witchblade #146 and the really cool Babylonian mysticism written in there by Ron Marz! (Special research thanks to the Gateways to Babylon website!)
We have a bonus with our Doughnuts today . . . a real, live Pastry Chef! Alissa Wallers from Chicago joins us to talk about technique and how good today’s treats from Lane’s Bakery in Madison are!
Music on this episode is “Donut Man” by the Dickies. Podsafe music courtesy of MusicAlley. Check them out and buy the track, if you’re so inclined!
Josh has his hands on the long awaited Artifacts playing cards, and we give you an advance description. We can’t wait for them to be available to all of us who have been buying issues of Artifacts!
We also talk about the many Harvey Award nominations that were earned by Top Cow creators. Josh wraps up by walking us through the latest Previews!
Donuts are “old school,” fried up by the bakery ladies at Miller & Sons in Verona, Wisconsin.
Music on this episode is “Donut Man” by the Dickies. Podsafe music courtesy of MusicAlley. Check them out and buy the track, if you’re so inclined!
John talks about the crazy summer schedule, our upcoming Top Cow reading, and why Josh is not around for this episode. Plus the sad reality: No Josh = No Doughnuts.
On this episode we enjoy some great readings from friends and listeners, as recorded on Free Comic Book Day! Listen to profiles of the Angelus Warriors, Glorianna Silver, Ian Nottingham, Tilly Grimes, and Tom Judge!
Music on this episode is “Donut Man” by the Dickies. Podsafe music courtesy of MusicAlley. Check them out and buy the track, if you’re so inclined!
Josh and John get overloaded on sugary goodness known as Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnuts and dive into the classic 1996 Top Cow series “21.” This is a 3-issue miniseries, co-plotted by Marc Silvestri and Len Wein and pencilled by Billy Tan. Join us on this blast into Top Cow’s past as we turn 21 ourselves!
Music on this episode is “Donut Man” by the Dickies. Podsafe music courtesy of MusicAlley. Check them out and buy the track, if you’re so inclined!
We are glad to have Wade Kapanke, who brought doughnuts and some great questions about the Top Cow Universe. Josh kicks off the show with a review of the history of National Doughnut Day, and we also review the August solicitations from Top Cow.
Okie Dokie Donuts - image copyright Top Shelf Comix
On this holiday, we celebrate by reading the Free Comic Book Day story Okie Dokie Donuts from Top Shelf Books. It is written and drawn by Chris Eliopoulos, known for his webcomic Misery Loves Sherman and his lettering and writing work for Marvel Comics. How can we resist a donut shop comic on such an important holiday!
If it is June 2011, you can buy a 6-pack of Berserker issues direct from the Top Cow Store. Proceeds from sales of this pack will go to Tornado Relief in Joplin, MO.
Music on this episode is “Donut Man” by the Dickies. Podsafe music courtesy of MusicAlley. Check them out and buy the track, if you’re so inclined!
Doughnuts this week were from Fosdal Home Bakery in Stoughton, Wisconsin. Thanks to Wade for picking them up this week!
We have another reading from Free Comic Book Day . . . and you know it’s going to be about Sara Pezzini! Thanks to Drive Thru Comics for sponsoring these guest appearances!
Josh and John dive into everything Witchblade, starting with Witchblade 144 while jumping back to the 1st issue from 15 years ago! We also touch upon Witchblade in other media. Witchblade may not have been the first Top Cow book, but it sure has become the Flagship Title!
Music on this episode is “Donut Man” by the Dickies. Podsafe music courtesy of MusicAlley. Check them out and buy the track, if you’re so inclined!
Doughnuts this week were some fresh Long Johns prepared at the Copp’s Bakery on Whitney Way in Madison, WI.
We have another reading from Free Comic Book Day . . . and you know it’s going to be about Sara Pezzini! Thanks to Drive Thru Comics for sponsoring these guest appearances!
WE ARE ALL LOST! And when we say “We,” we mean everyone running through the Netherworld. We take a close look at the kickoff issue of Top Cow’s new ongoing series, Netherworld. Compelling story? Check. Crisp artwork with thoughtful coloring? Check. Unique use of a lettering font? Check. Check it out.
Music on this episode is “Donut Man” by the Dickies. Podsafe music courtesy of MusicAlley. Check them out and buy the track, if you’re so inclined!
Doughnuts this week were covered in sprinkles and bought from Woodman’s Grocery in Madison, WI.
We have another reading from Free Comic Book Day . . . this time we hear about the Curator! Thanks to Drive Thru Comics for sponsoring these guest appearances!
The series continues strong, and it gets a boost from sexy writing by Ron Marz and sexy drawing by Jeremy Haun! Did we mention this was a sexy issue? Sara and Jackie confirm what we all knew, and the fight to control the 13 artifacts continues! Josh and John run through the issue.
