Comic Cast Vs. The World

Posted August 25, 2010 by thecomiccast
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Hey there. How are you? Geez, its been like forever, right? The real world kinda bit us on the ass with all its responsibilites and such but we’re back with a vengeance now! Or back with some comic reviews anyway. Speaking of which, on this weeks show we rate the Amazing Spiderman: One Moment in Time by Joe Quesada/Paolo Rivera, Astonishing X-Men Xenogenesis by Warren Ellis/Kaare Andrews and Red by Warren Ellis/Cully Hammer. Did I forgot to mention that we’ve got our review of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World? On top of that we’ve got all the best Michael Cera gossip from the Irish premiere and wax lyrical on the news that the Amazing Spider-man is now Bi-Weekly. We’re back and everythings going to be ok, baby.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 25/08/10

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Comic Cast – X-Rated X-Men

Posted July 27, 2010 by thecomiccast
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If Carlsberg did comic book podcasts they’d probably be shit, so that’s why the Comic Cast do them instead. On this weeks electric show we review The Complete Tales of Mugland by Ronan Kennedy, X-Force Sex & Violence by Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost and Gabriele Dell’Otto, X-Men #1 by Victor Gischler & Paco Medina as well as two World War Hulks issues -   Wolverine Vs. Captain America by Paul Tobin & Jacopo Camagni and Spider-Man vs Thor by Kieron Gillan & Jorge Molina. We report live from the comics/zine fair Summer Edition in Temple Bar, Dublin where we talk with a whole plethora of comics writers/artists including Declan Shalvey, Stephen Mooney, Patrick Brown and Ciaran Lucas to name a few. In animation we ask is Toy Story 3 the Return of the Jedi of trilogies or The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of trilogies? We also review Inception: The Cobol Job - the comic book prequel to Christopher ‘The Dark Knight’ Nolan’s latest movie (and even review the movie while we’re at it!). Top that with all the latest news on everything from Scott Pilgrim to Alan Moore and you’re laughing.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 27/07/10

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Sancho: an interview with Alan Nolan

Posted July 22, 2010 by thecomiccast
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It was fitting that this week, underneath brooding skies of pouring rain and rolling thunder, the Comic Cast met up to talk with writer/artist Alan Nolan, the creator of paranormal comic book adventurer  Sancho. Here he talks about the birth and growth of Sancho, working with Ian Whelan (co-writer), his forthcoming comic projects – Thunderbags and The 4 Fathers -  with Belfast’s Davy Francis as well as how his contribution to the Irish language comic RíRá – The Big Break Detectives -  is now being turned into a comic book series by the O’Brien Press, not to mention life as a self-employed  graphic designer.  Enjoy.

Download Link: The Comic Cast22/07/10

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The Big Bumper Comic Cast Summer Annual

Posted June 29, 2010 by thecomiccast
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The Comic Cast is back from our summer holidays in Italy! Did you get our postcard? We wished you were there and all that. In between eating pizzas and risking our lives crossing mental Italian roads we still found time to read comics so up for review on this weeks show is Hicksville by Dylan Horrocks, The Losers by Andy Diggle/Jock (we also review the film version), Masterpiece Comics by R. Sikoryak, Jonah Hex: Face Full of Violence by Gray/Palmiotti/Ross/DeZuniga and The Dylan Dog Case Files by Tiziano Slavi. We also give you the low down and dirty on the DVD release of 20th Century Boys – the Japanese film trilogy based on Naoki Urasawa’s acclaimed manga and Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo and give our thoughts on the first episodes in the new series of two of our favourite shows – Futurama and The IT Crowd. And of course we have all the latest comic book news from whose coming to Offset 2010 to the launch of DC’s comic book app. Is there anything else? Hmm. I don’t think so. Oh wait. We talk EXCLUSIVELY to Declan Shalvey in New York about finishing up prematurely as artist on Boom Studios fantastic 28 Days Later comic to work on a comic for a little known comics house. You might have heard of them. They’re called MARVEL. Wink. So brush the sand from your toes cause the Comic Cast is back in town!

Download Link: The Comic Cast 28/06/10

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Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Posted June 14, 2010 by thecomiccast
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Back in February the makers of one of our favourite shows – The IT Crowd – put out a call for any bits n’ bobs to help dress the set of the I.T. department inhabited by Moss, Roy and Jen for it’s 4th series.  The Comic Cast suggested Irish comics and when we got the nod of approval, we invited any Irish comic creators to send us their comic books. Our postman was livid. Well now Series 4 is about to hit small screens on Friday 25th June on Channel 4 so be sure to look out for comics by Philip Barrett,  John Robbins,  Luke Fallon, Hilary Lawlor, Tommie Kelly,  Declan Shalvey,  Paddy Lynch, Katie Blackwood,  Ronan Kennedy, Nick Roche, Deirdre De Barra, Gar Shanley, Cathal Duggan and Andy Brown throughout the series. And if you can’t wait that long, have a peep at the IT Basement 360°Panorama (we can spot Hilary Lawlor’s Superhilbo on Roy’s desk and Gazebo by Phil Barrett and Liam on Mosses desk!) Not only that but in the second episode (the Countdown episode from above) you’ll catch a glimpse of our very own Liam knocking about as a nerd in the background. And remember, memory is ram!

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2D, or not 2D

Posted June 1, 2010 by thecomiccast
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2D, or not 2D? That is the question. Or is the question ‘Would Shakespeare be happy with the Comic Cast using a line from Hamlet as a pun on the 2D Festival?’ Who knows? What we do know though, is that on this show we talk to the 2D Festival organiser and Verbal Arts Centre artist-in-residence David Campbell about this years 2D Northern Ireland Comics Festival which takes place this Fri, Sat and Sunday in Derry.  We review Secret Avengers #1 by Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato, Avengers #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr., The Chill by Jason Starr and Mick  Bertilorenzi and Low Moon by Jason. We also give our thoughts on the Free Irish Comic Day preview of Atomic Diners’ forthcoming comic Róisín Dubh by Rob Curley, Maura McHugh and Stephen Daly.  We also talk to Hilary Lawlor about the Point Village Comic Festival 2010 to be held at the newly opened Point Village Market on Sat 12th June.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 01/06/10

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*Due to technical difficulties out of our control, the audio of both the interviews on this podcast are sub-standard. We feel they are still listenable and recommend you turn up the sound while the interviews are on or listen to them using headphones for best listening quality. Apologies. Won’t happen again.

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Live from BCFE Animation Graduate Showcase at the IFI

Posted May 27, 2010 by thecomiccast
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With four of its former animation students nominated for Academy Awards earlier this year, the spotlight is firmly fixed on  Ballyfermot College of Further Education.  This week the colleges current animation graduates held their Animation Graduate Showcase 2010 in the Irish Film Institute and the Comic Cast was there to report on the event. We talk to students Nicola Hyland, Ray Johnson and Leo Crowley as well as Gareth lee, the head of the animation degree course. We also meet up with storyboard artist Stephen Byrne who graduated from the college last year to see the life of a graduate one year on. Enjoy!

Download Show: The Comic Cast BCFE Animation Special

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The above image is from Aoife Doyle‘s hilarious short ‘Nana’s Strawberry Preserve’ which was screened on the night.

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Bus stop: An interview with Paddy Lynch

Posted May 18, 2010 by thecomiccast
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This week the Comic Cast was delighted to converse with Dublin cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer Paddy Lynch. Paddy’s comics include the recently released Last Bus issue 2, In the Aquarium, Stop Gap and You Can Never Return. Paddy, along with Katie Blackwood and Philip Barrett, is also one of the minds behind Edition Book Arts -  a group which fosters interaction in and around the book arts, comic and fanzine communities in Ireland. He has illustrated covers for Le Cool magazine and his posters for music gigs are always worth stealing from shops for your bedroom. Enjoy.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 18/05/10

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Comic Cast Capers

Posted May 4, 2010 by thecomiccast
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Much like Cheers, the Comic Cast is a place where everybody knows your name so pull up a stool at the bar and join the conversation as we review the long awaited Daniel Clowes comic – Wilson, Chew by John Layman/Rob Guillory, Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi and The Sword by the Luna Brothers. In Irish comics we give our verdict on Last Bus #2 by Paddy Lynch, RíRá #2 edited by Aidan Courtney and The Wren #2 by Jason Connors/Mark Kirwan. We tell it how it is re: Marvels latest big screen movie – Iron Man 2 and we also give our tuppence worth about Matt Ogens documentary film Confessions of a Superhero, not to mention a round up of all the Irish comics events happening this summer including a run-down on who’ll be appearing at the 2D Festival in Derry next month.  If all that wasn’t enough to keep you sweet, we bring you the latest on the Thor and Batman movies as well as the new Marvel iphone app, and we offer our thoughts on the ongoing attempts to have Tintin in the Congo banned in Belgium.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 04/05/10

*INCLUDES IRON MAN 2 SPOILERS, or as we like to call it – a proper review

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Flat out! An interview with Maeve Clancy

Posted April 20, 2010 by thecomiccast
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No volcano can twart us and thus the Comic Cast met up with the multi-talented artist Maeve Clancy – creator of the Dublin-based weekly web comic Flatmates. Maeve is an illustrator, animator and paper artist. Here she discusses volume 1 of the forthcoming Flatmates comic book, the process of creating a comic for the web and the making of her wonderful pop-up book featured in the music video for Lisa Hannigans’ ‘Lille’. She also talks about her work as production designer on the RTÉ comedy series Dan & Becs and her forthcoming cut paper exhibition.

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