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Event comics. I love them. They’re fun, they’re exciting, and they shake things up a lot. In this week’s podcast, I geek out over the three big events currently running. First, I chat with my buddy Kevin Spooner about Jonathan Hickman’s cosmic epic, Infinity. Then, listen to me and Angela Paman be cautiously optimistic about Forever Evil. For the main event, Eugene ‘Adam Warrock’ Ahn and Meredith Placko join me to really geek out about Battle of the Atom and X-books in general. A fun show filled with SPOILERS. This is your warning!

Time markers:00:00:00 – Infinity
00:33:00 – Forever Evil
01:01:08 – Battle of the Atom

Music by The Revengineers, God is an Astronaut and Adam Warrock. Cover art by Arthur Adams, design by Chris Maze.

You can meet Meredith at Anime Weekend Atlanta this weekend! She will be at Artist Alley table C-14. Go there and buy her stuff and tell her I sent you!

Kevin on twitter: @SupernovaShock
Angela on twitter: @acomicbookgirl
Angela’s blog: http://acomicbookgirl.me/
Meredith on twitter: @mplacko
Meredith’s website: http://meredithplacko.com/
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Euge on twitter: @EugeWarrock
Euge’s website: http://www.adamwarrock.com/

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This week, Pat is joined by Matt Little and Brett White of Matt and Brett Love Comics to talk X-Men! We talk about our favorite stories, characters and periods of the always ongoing story of mutantkind. We also get into how we got into the X-books, assemble our own teams, and so much more!

Music from the X-Men Animated series, and the X2 score by John Ottman. Cover illustrated by Mark Brooks, design by Chris Maze.

Matt on twitter: @themattlittle
Brett on twitter: @brettwhite
Matt and Brett Love Comics: http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/

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INTRODUCING: a NEW monthly podcast unlike any you’ve heard before! Join Pat, Ed, Albert and Dave as they talk about the most misunderstood decade of all, the ’90s! They get into all the topics, all the publishers, creators, stories and events from the decade that gave us gimmick covers, mega events, clones and more! A fun show, so check out RETROMANIA!

Cover design by Chris Maze. Illustration by Rob Liefeld.

Pat on twitter: @patloika
About.me/patloika

Albert’s stuff:
Twitter: twitter.com/albertxii
Comic Book Resources: http://comicbookresources.com

Dave’s stuff:
http://daveloves90scomics.tumblr.com/
http://instagram.com/luckyleftyart
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LuckyLeftyArt
https://twitter.com/DAVEKUSH

Ed’s stuff:
http://bartdontlie.tumblr.com
http://aguywithsomemarvelcards.tumblr.com
https://twitter.com/edcasey
http://about.me/edcasey

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After a week off, Pat is joined by artist Clay Mann! We talk about his beginnings in the comics biz to his recent work on Magneto and Gambit! Learn of his influences, and what his dream gig is. We throw in some process talk in there, too! A fun chat, so check it out!

Note: this interview was recorded before SDCC 2013.

Music by the Revengineers and Pavement. Cover art designed by Chris Maze, illustrated by Clay Mann.

Clay’s tumblr blog: http://clay-mann.tumblr.com/
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This week, Pat chats with artist Ming Doyle! We talk about breaking into the comics biz in the internet age, crafting your own illustrative style, and her works on books like Fantastic Four and Mara. We also get into her process and working digitally, and collaborating with Jordie Bellaire. Plus, we talk Hot Toys. Yes. HOT TOYS!

Music by the Revengineers and Metric. Cover art designed by Chris Maze, photo by Pat.

Ming on twitter: @MingDoyle
Ming’s website: http://mingdoyle.com

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This week, Pat is joined by writer Mike Costa for a full-length interview about his career, and his long-standing association with the GI Joe franchise. We go over how he broke into the industry on books like Jack Hawksmoor, to his highly acclaimed run on GI Joe: Cobra. Also: we talk Smoke and Mirrors, Transformers, killing Cobra Commander and his future plans! A fun chat, so check it out!

Music by the Revengineers and No Knife. Cover art by Michael Lark, designed by Chris Maze.

Mike’s twitter: twitter.com/mikecosta
Smoke and Mirrors: http://smokeandmirrorscomic.com/
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This week, Pat is joined once again by Ben Morse and James Viscardi of Marvel.com as we preview Summerslam! We go over all the matches and go into all kinds of tangents as we talk about the wrestling event of the summer! Plus, some SDCC memories from the Marvel side, and some Total Divas talk. Another fun show, so check it out!

Music by the Revengineers and Jim Johnston. Cover design by Chris Maze.

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Ben’s twitter: twitter.com/benjmorse
Jim’s twitter: twitter.com/jimviscardi
Marvel website: marvel.com

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This week, we do things a little differently in this Kaiju sized episode of Loikamania! First, Pat updates us with what’s going on with him post SDCC. Lots of thank yous and a lot of real life talk. Then, Pat chats with author/photographer Ejen Chuang about his Kickstarter campaign for his second photo book. And in the main event, Pat is joined by Angela Paman, Gabe Bustamantez, Paul Montgomery and Eric Canete as they drift into a Pacific Rim roundtable review!

Interview with Ejen starts at 13:00.
Pacific Rim roundtable starts at 36:13.

Music by the Revengineers and Ramin Djawadi

Cover designed by Chris Maze.

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Cosplay in America Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/768656140/cosplay-in-america
Cosplay in America website: http://www.cosplayinamerica.com/

Eric’s site: http://kahnehteh.blogspot.com/
Eric on twitter: @EricCanete

Fuzzy Typewriter: http://fuzzytypewritershow.wordpress.com/
iFanboy: ifanboy.com
Paul on twitter: @fuzzytypewriter

Angela’s blog: http://acomicbookgirl.me/
Angela’s twitter: @acomicbookgirl

Gabe’s blog: http://comicsfromthe90s.tumblr.com/
Gabe on twitter: @GabeInfntyWatch

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What happens when you pull four amazing artists together for a skype session with Pat? You get Loikamania 155. Join Pat, along with Gabriel Hardman, Reilly Brown, Declan Shalvey and Nick Pitarra as we discuss the life of a comics artist. No topic is taboo as we talk about reviewers, collaborating with others, and so much more! A fun and lively discussion with some of the most talented folks in the biz.

Reilly Brown
Tumblr: http://reillybrown.tumblr.com/
Twitter: @Reilly_Brown
Power Play!

Gabriel Hardman
Twitter: @gabrielhardman
Website: http://www.gabrielhardman.com/
Kinski

Declan Shalvey
Twitter: @declanshalvey
Website: http://dshalv.blogspot.com/
Venom

Nick Pitarra
Twitter: @N1ckyPoo
Manhattan Projects

Music by the Revengineers and Black Flag. Cover by by Brown, Hardman, Shalvey and Pitarra, design by Chris Maze.

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This bonus show is personal. I talk about a person who I’ve gotten to know and lose in the last year, and a message to everyone who listens to the show. If you don’t want to listen to me lose my composure, all I will say is: take care of the people around you, pay attention to them, be there for them, tell them how much they mean to you…and never take them for granted.

Take care…and be good.