Transformers: An interview with Nick Roche

Posted January 26, 2010 by thecomiccast
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This week the Comic Cast was delighted to sit down and shoot the breeze with Transformers comic artist and writer Nick Roche. Here he talks about his highly anticipated five-comic series ‘Last Stand of the Wreckers’  with James Roberts,  his early days of doing ‘Transformers fan art for convention and fan publications, his work for IDW Publishing - ‘Transformers: Spotlight’ one shot series, ‘Transformers: Maximum Dinobots’, as well as covers for Beast Wars’ and the ‘Target 2006′ reprints as well as his work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ for Titan. 

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- Anyone buying Last Stand of the Wreckers at Forbidden Planet Dublin will be automatically entered into a draw to win a sketch of Springer, leader of The Wreckers. And signed copies of #1 will be available from Thursday onwards.-

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COMIC CAST 2010: The Year We Make Contact

Posted January 12, 2010 by thecomiccast
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“We two have run about the slopes, and picked the daisies fine ; But we’ve wandered many a weary foot, since auld lang syne.” But now we’re back to review Asterios Polyp by David Mazuchelli,  Mini Marvels: Secret Invasion by Chris Giarrusso, Scott Pilgrim by  Bryan Lee O Malley,  Manga Sutra Volume 1 by Katsu Aki and Wheel Spinning Hamster Dead Volume 1 by Alan Maloney. We also talk to artist Stephen Mooney on drawing IDW’s new A-Team comic written by Joe Carnahan and Tom Waltz featuring the new version of the team from the forthcoming movie. We also review the animated fantasy film 9 as well as a round up of the latest comic news from Stephen Thompson announcing his own graphic novel ‘Near Death’  to why Spiderman 4 being cancelled is good news for Thor fans. Welcome back.

Download Show: The Comic Cast 12/01/10

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And a Comic Cast in a pear tree!

Posted December 20, 2009 by thecomiccast
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Just like the Christmas Specials of Morecambe and Wise and the two Ronnies, families all over Ireland gather around their computers, basking in the warm glow of the screen and the gentle hum of it’s harddrive to listen to the  Comic Cast Christmas Special. And this year we’re decking the halls with boughs of comics with reviews of The Muppet Show: Meet the Muppets by Robert Langridge, Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar/Killian Plunkett, Moronoid #1, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K Dick/Tony Parker and Criminal by Ed Brubaker/Sean Phillips. Over the blower we chat to Gareth Lee about the first ever ISA CON 2010 Animation and Games Event at the Irish School of Animation, Ballyfermot featuring speakers from Rare Ltd. and DreamWorks Animation. Between pulling crackers we’ll be reviewing this seasons biggest movies – Where the Wild Things Are and AVATAR 3D.  We’ll also be offering last minute gift ideas for the comic book / animation enthusiast in your life and if all that wasn’t enough we have a stuffed turkey of all the latest comics news from the new PSP comic reader to the bizarre new Turtles movie – Turtles Forever. 

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COMING SOON

Posted December 15, 2009 by thecomiccast
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Avalanche! An interview with Eoin Ryan

Posted December 9, 2009 by thecomiccast
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This week the Comic Cast met up with Eoin Ryan – the creator of the webcomic Space Avalanche. Here he discusses the painful art of rotoscoping for his shortfilms ‘Teddy’ and ‘Demon’, how his first short film ‘Uncle Bill’s Barrel’ was based on a story by Swamp Thing co-creator Berni Wrightson and the in’s and out’s of creating a weekly webcomic. Enjoy!

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Comic Cast Mixtape #2

Posted November 24, 2009 by thecomiccast
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Its the Comic Casts second mixtape and this time round we’re joined by artist, photographer and DJ (not to mention keen comics fan) Loreana Rushe. The brief – to only choose songs from comic-book, illustration and animation related movie soundtracks. Load cassette. Rewind. Play!

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Drawing Dublin: an interview with Gerry Hunt

Posted November 9, 2009 by thecomiccast
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This week the Comic Cast sat down for a cup of tea with comics writer and artist Gerry Hunt. Gerry’s comics include In Dublin City, Streets of Dublin and the recently released Blood Upon the Rose – a retelling of the events of the 1916 Easter Rising published by The O’Brien Press. Here he talks about how he went from architecture to comics, working with BrenB (a frequent colourist of his comics), the importance of Irish made comics being set in Ireland and his next comic about the viking undead. Enjoy.

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Of course you realise, this means war . . .

Posted October 27, 2009 by thecomiccast
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The Comic Cast loves the smell of napalm in the morning. That and comics. Accordingly we’ve been court-marshalled to review a good deal of war comics this week, wheter they be battles on the field or battles of the heart, including Megan Kelso’s The Squirrel Mother , Todd McFarlane’s Spider-Man: Torment!, Jason Aaron & Cameron Stewart’s The Other Side,  Damon Lindelof’s Ultimate Hulk Vs Wolverine, Rick Veitch & Gary Erskine’s ARMY@LOVE and Mark Millar’s Fantastic Four: Worlds Greatest. We also blow the bugle on the homefront with Gerry Hunt’s EASTER 1916: Blood upon The Rose, Howard Chaykin & Stephen Thompsons Die Hard Year 1 and the 24 Hour Comics ‘09 Anthology. Not to mention a spoiler-free review of Pixar’s UP. The horror . . . the horror . . .

Download Show: The Comic Cast 27/10/09

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Comic Cast Live Panel: Getting started in small press & web comics

Posted October 20, 2009 by thecomiccast
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So you want to get started in making your own small press comic books and webcomics? In our first live panel show, we get the skinny from comic writer/artists Philip Barrett (Matter, Lint, Blackshapes, Gazebo), Hilary Lawlor (Superhilbo) and Paddy Brown (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) on everything from page layout, lettering, scanning and editing as well as getting your comics into the hands of punters and promoting them. With audience contributions from fellow Irish comics creators Declan Shalvey, Tommie Kelly, Gar Shanley & Maeve Clancy. The Comic Cast was recorded in front of a live studio audience as part of the Irish 24 Hour Comics Day.

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Ears Wide Shut: or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Podcast

Posted October 6, 2009 by thecomiccast
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This week the Comic Cast is full of stars as we come live from the Light House Cinema, Smithfield, Dublin for the launch of  Taming Light - a group exhibition of new painting, photography and illustration paying tribute to one of our favourite  filmmakers,  Stanley Kubrick. We talk to curator and Sunday Business Post film critic John Maguire, artist David Cleary, cinema mogul Michael Roycroft and illustrators Chris Judge and Brenb. We also discuss comic giant Jack Kirby’s comic series of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Redrum, H.A.L. 9000 and jelly donuts - this shows got it all. Enjoy!

Taming Light ~ Light House Cinema, Smithfield October 1st – 31st, 2009

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