What we are currently reading and sometimes don’t understand. Give it a listen.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Deloris Telescope







Casanova, Vol. 1: Luxuria By Matt Fraction And Gabriel Bá.
Continue readingWhat we are currently reading and sometimes don’t understand. Give it a listen.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Deloris Telescope
Casanova, Vol. 1: Luxuria By Matt Fraction And Gabriel Bá.
Continue readingJack Kirby, The King Of Comics’ 102nd birthday starts this conversation off. He invented his own language of drawing that most practitioners follow to this day. Surrealism, graphic and pop art are discussed with mixed results, and we finish with comic books becoming TV shows and a random comic found on the shelf. Enjoy!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Captain Beefheart
It has been talked about before, but someone has actually read The Power Of The Dark Crystal this time. This leads into a discussion of Labyrinth, David Bowie and Queen. Then we do Pullapallooza.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Greymarket
The Power Of The Dark Crystal Book 1 By Simon Spurrier,
Kelly And Nicole Matthews.
The work and thought process of Alex Toth is discussed as well as newspaper comics we had never seen or didn’t bother reading when they were being published. Don talks about the incredible work of Matt Howarth while Al stays silent until Howard Chaykin is brought up.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Emitt Rhodes
Alter Ego 63 Remembering Alex Toth.
Two Brothers starts this episode off, which leads into The Umbrella Academy, The Airtight Garage and Where The Wild Things Are. The second half covers the 1966 version of the MLJ superheroes The Mighty Crusaders and other lighthearted comic books. We enjoyed recording the second half so much that we did it twice.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Disperse • Jakub Zytecki
Two Brothers By Gabriel Bá And Fabio Moon.
Here Is Their Word Balloon Interview.