Media Montage Podcast: Comics

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Media Montage Podcast 133 - Captain America: Civil War (2016) & Marvel Comics: Civil War (2006)

Captain America vs Iron Man! The 13^th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is here! Captain America: Civil War takes its story from the 2006 Marvel Comics crossover event and 7 issue miniseries.

Bruce and Larry contrast and compare that miniseries with the events of the film. Why are our heroes at odds? What brings these allies to the brink of war? They look at the causes of the conflict in both the comics and the film.

Which medium tells a better story? Can you get a good movie with a cast featuring a dozen established heroes while introducing two new ones? How does Bruce REALLY feel about comics crossovers and events? What is a Stabbity Jones?

Find out the answers to those questions and more in Episode 133 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Friday, February 12, 2016

Media Montage Podcast 125: The Trouble With Girls

Lester Girls has it all, hot women, fast cars, high adventure, and THAT's the trouble...He wants a mundane life.

This week Bruce and Larry take a look at Volume 1 of The Trouble With Girls, collecting issues 1 – 7 of the acclaimed comic parodying the action-adventure heroes of the 1980s written by Will Jacobs and Gerard Jones, and drawn by Tim Hamilton.

Super spies, Lizard Ladies, Killer sushi chefs, and a solid foundation of Dick jokes in episode 125 of the Media Montage Podcast.

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Friday, December 4, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 120: What If? Stories

What if the Nazis won WW2? What if the South won the Civil War? What if Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four? What if? What if? What if? Larry and Bruce take a look at the concept of 'What If?' stories, alternate histories, parallel universes and Elseworlds.

They examine the fascination we have with considering a single changed event and all the ramifications inherent in such a change.

They even posit a real world 'What If?' scenario: What if Marvel had compromised with or met the demands of the Image Comics founders. Would we even have the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Would we have Spawn?

All that and more in Episode 120 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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http://claireconnellycomics.com/

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Friday, October 2, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 116: Small Press Expo 2015

Small Press Expo happens every year in Bethesda Maryland to celebrate self publishers, small publisher and do-it-yourselfers. Larry went to the show this year and he and Bruce discuss the event.

Who were Larry's favorites? What leads to explosions of certain art styles. How important is Deoderant? Why do we like self publishers so darned much? All these questions and more in Episode 116 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Some of the SPX Creators Larry met:

*Claire Connelly

@CkConnellyDraws

*Aja Moore

@ajadraws

http://ajamoore.com/

*Ann Uland

@NymAulth

http://www.annulandart.com/

*Denise Clamors

@clamtime

http://goodintentionscomic.tumblr.com/

*Joshua Cotter

http://jwcotter.tumblr.com/

*Andrew MacLean

@Andrew_MacLean

http://andrewmaclean.tumblr.com/

Our Comics:

brainteasercomics.com

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Friday, August 21, 2015

Media Montage 113: Superheroes Outside of Comics

Superheroes are everywhere these days, and they all came from comic books right?

Wrong! Lots of superhero characters emerged from TV, Film and Animation, independent of the four color page. Hancock, Defendor, MANTIS and the Greatest American Hero all originated outside of comic books.

Parody, homage and ripoffs of superhero concepts are discussed as well in Episode 113 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:

Brain Teaser Comics: Brainteasercomics.com

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Friday, July 24, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 110: Grab Bag III - What We're Enjoying

This week Bruce and Larry once again reach into the Media Montage Grab Bag and talk about the comics and television they've been enjoying.

Bruce likes a Comix Book and Larry copes with the Strain.

Sharknado? Oh Hell No, says Larry. They both like Weapon Brown, Bruce talks The Brink, and Larry looks at All You Need is Kill a the manga adaptation of the book that became Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow.

All that and more in episode 110 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:

Brain Teaser Comics: Brainteasercomics.com

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Friday, July 17, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 109: San Diego Comic Con News and Notes

San Diego Comic Con is the big one. The Grand-Daddy of all the Comic Cons and always the source of tons of news, notes and controversy. Bruce and Larry take a look at some of the stories coming out of SDCC 2015. Movie and TV announcements, new comics and more in episode 109 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:

Brain Teaser Comics: Brainteasercomics.com

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Friday, May 22, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 102: Stripped (2014)

Newspaper Comic Strips. They used to have massive impact on popular culture, their characters were world famous, as were their creators. The decline of newspapers has led aspiring strip creators to publish on the web.

In the 2014 documentary Stripped Dave Kellett and Frederick Schroeder tell us a brief history of the comic strip, we see interviews with creators, and they delve into a generation gap between the syndicated creators, and those going it alone on the World Wide Web.

Interviews with Jim Davis, Cathy Guisewise, Mort Walker, Scott Kurtz, Kate Beaton and many more tell us the story of a dramatic shift in a beloved industry.

Larry and Bruce discuss this documentary and some of the issues it raises in episode 102 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:

Brain Teaser Comics: Brainteasercomics.com

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Friday, May 8, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 100: The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Plus looking back at 100 episodes

Bruce and Larry reach their milestone 100th episode!

To celebrate they discuss the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, the blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron.

They disagreed heartily over the last Marvel film, Guardians of the Galaxy. Do they find any common ground with the latest super-hero spectacle?

They also take a look back at some of their favorite episodes over the last two years. All that and more in the landmark 100th episode of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:

http://thinkillustration.tumblr.com/

Brain Teaser Comics: Brainteasercomics.com

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Media Montage Podcast Interview Special: Claire Connelly

In this special Interview episode of the Media Montage podcast Bruce and Larry visit with creator Claire Connelly, the mind behind over 400 pages of moody, stylish and entertaining comics at claireconnelycomics.com.

They talk with Claire about the influences, process, and philosophy behind her comics. We also talk Kickstarter and her campaign to bring her comics to print.

Join us for all that and more in an interview episode of the Media Montage Podcast!

Claire's Work can be found here:

claireconnellycomics.com

and on Twitter: @ckconnellydraws

Our Comics:

Brain Teaser Comics: Brainteasercomics.com

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Friday, April 24, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 98: (Pop) Culture War

It seems like everyone is willing to go to war over everything in pop culture these days.

Not literal war, but flame wars, wars of words, and on and on.

Battles over art, politics, the politics of art, and what should and shouldn't be seen have led Bruce and Larry to take a look at the Culture War as it is framed by their love of Pop Culture, specifically comics. Bruce and Larry get passionate about the urge to do battle over the things they love, and try to find some solutions. They get negative at times, but try really hard to come around to some positive steps to make social media interactions enjoyable.

A very different kind of discussion, that probably doesn't solve anything in a very honest and passionate Episode 98 of the Media Montage Podcast.

Our Comics:

Brain Teaser Comics: Brainteasercomics.com

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Friday, January 30, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 87: Comix - Best of Bijou Funnies/Apex Treasury of Underground Comics

Political, pornographic, provocative and printed DIY!

The Underground Comix movement emerged in the late 60s as a stark alternative to Marvel DC and Archie.

This week Bruce and Larry take a look at The Best of Bijou Funnies/Apex Treasury of Underground Comics, a 300 plus page flipbook that compiles stories from some of the greats of the movement including R. Crumb, Spain Rodriguez, Jayzey Lynch, Gilbert Shelton, Shary Flenniken and Bobby London.

We discuss the importance of the movement on comic book history. We talk the art, the politics and more in episode 88 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Comix Joint is a good resource for info on the undergrounds.

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