145 - LIVE FROM LEAMINGTON COMIC CON 2018!

It's something a bit different this week as the ACP gang decided to do a whole show from the shop floor of Leamington Comic Con 2018! There's interviews with exhibitors, visitors and other convention organisers, tons of humour from the 3 excited hosts and more. Plus there's audio from not one but two panels that took place on the day. There's a fantastic one on one with John Wagner (Judge Dredd, Rok of the Reds) and even the live and completely unprepared Awesome Comics Podcast panel, where there's a discussion about indie comics with Jay Gunn (Surface Tension). 

Great stuff to check out this week: Rok of the Reds, Jason Cobley, Adventures of Captain Winston Bulldog, Hardline Comics, The Guys, Oh Hearts and Hitmen, Zak Simmonds Hurn, The Phoenix, Coglife Comics, Jay Gunn, Surface Tension, Slang Pictorial, Nick Prolix, Perrywinkle, Susie Gander, Reckless Hero, Darrell Forpe, Tomorrow Revisited, Ghost of the Gulag, The Phoenix, CICE 2018, True Believers Summer Variant, Jon Laight, Away Kickstarter

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143 - REDS, READS AND LEAMINGTON COMIC CON (W / DAN MALLIER)

Despite a technical hiccup that left the gang one guest down, the ACP crew still took it to comic talk town, and this time with Dan Mallier, the man behind the great indie comics show Leamington Comic Con! Together not only do they discuss the upcoming LCC 2018, but also digital comics, where the man without fear came from, the controversial world of reboots, John Wagner's Rok of the Reds and tons more! Not only that, but Tony also has an interview with the creator of Digitopia, Farhan Kareshi. Its a couple of hours of comics talk and fun so dont miss it!

Great stuff to check out this week: Rok of the Reds, John Wagner, Dan Cornwell, BHP Comics, Leamington Comic Con 2018, Farhan Qureshi, Digitopia, Dave Cook, Killtopia, Comicscene, The Edge Off, Fraser Campbell, Ian Laurie, Hollow Monsters, Monty Nero, Atomahawk, Donny Cates, Escape from New York/Big Trouble in Little China, Descender

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142 - COMICS, TOILETS AND BEETROOT!

Vince, Dan and Tony sit around and go through some of the books they've been sent that they've been meaning to talk about for a while and think you should check out. Tons of comic book recommendations aside, there's also talk of the small press comic event that took place at the Incredible Comic Shop, a competition winner is announced and lots of laughs are had, mainly based around toilet humour!

Great stuff to check out this week: Sarah Harris, Incredible Comic Shop, Radio On 4, The Analogue Press, Gung Ho, Betty 'The Slayer' Mitchell 1, Little Heroes, Vampironica, Mean Girls Club, No Brow Press, Adventures in Science, Dead Canary Comics, Multiplex, King Bone Press, Soho Red print

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141 - WHEN COMICS BECOME ETERNAL! (W / RYAN K LINDSAY & DEE CUNNIFFE)

This week Vince and Tony got a chance to talk to the creators of one of 2018s best books so far, the epic viking ghost story Eternal! Ryan K Lindsay (Beautiful Canvas) and Dee Cunniffe (Redneck) talk about the collaboration process, working with Erik Zawadski (The Dregs) and the long journey to publication that the book took. There's also talk about colouring methods, writing process and more. Not only that, but Dan, Vince and Tony talk about some great books, TV and movie talk and have some exciting news to talk about!

Great stuff to check out this week: Eternal, Ryan K Lindsay, Erik Zawadski, Dee Cunniffe, Black Mask Studios, The Dregs, Beautiful Canvas, Headspace, NoBrow Press, Street Tiger Vol 1, Dune, Markosia Publishing, Mycelium Seep, Nir Levie

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140 - H.P. LOVECRAFT IN COMICS! (W / LYNDON WHITE)

This week Vince and Dan are minus Tony, so they have drafted in the brilliant Lyndon White (The Mind of James Svengal, Mandy the Monster Hunter) to talk about the world of unfathomable horror and cosmic madness that exists in Lovecraftian comics! They talk about the issues of adapting HP Lovecraft's work, why it seems so popular with comic creators, what works and doesn't with comics based on his works and more. There's also some artistic process talk, scripting discussion and as always more brilliant indie books for you to check out!

Great stuff to check out this week: Lyndon White, The Call of Cthulhu KS, HP Lovecraft, Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown, At the Mountains of Madness, HP Podcraft, Sound Effects for comic creators, How to Think When You Draw KS, Slang Pictorial KS, Digitopia, Hey Sodapop, Geis, Monstress, The Spider King

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139 - ACCIDENT MAN! (W / SCOTT ADKINS AND PAT MILLS!)

This week the ACP gang are joined by two very special guests who are responsible for Mike Fallon aka The Accident Man! First up is one of his creators, and Awesome Pod favourite, Pat Mills, and also the ass kicking action star Scott Adkins, producer and star of the new Accident Man film! Theres plenty of movie talk, comic chat and as always some hilarious chatter, and also plenty of awesome book recommendations to boot! Its an ass kicking comics bonanza!

Great stuff to check out this week: Scott Adkins, Pat Mills, Accident Man, Transylvanian Knights, Lost Light, Claire Spiller, Bob Turner, Untitled

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137 - FROM FINE ART TO COMICS! (W / KATHRYN BRIGGS)

The artist of 'Magpie' and 'Triskellion' Kathyrn Briggs joins the gang this week to talk all things comics. There's talk of her unique mixed media approach to artwork, going from a fine art course to jumping headfirst into comics, her influences, upcoming projects and more. There's also plenty of shout outs, Dan hits fine form and yet more amazing recommendations for you all.

Great stuff to check out this week: Kathryn Briggs, Magpie, Triskellion, The Anatomy of a Broken Heart, We Shall Fight Until We Win, Dads Army vs Predator, Grave Horticulture, Paul Jon Milne, The Mind of James Svengal, Lyndon White, Untitled, Disconnected Press, Meta Worlds

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136 - THE MONSTROUS ARTWORK OF TREEBEERD! (W / KELLY WILLIAMS)

This week the crew are excited to be joined by rising star artist Kelly Williams (Boo Hag)! Together they all chat about art processes, influences, horrific folklore in comics, convention going in the US, commissions, drawing perfect circles, kickstarters and so much more! It's a great chat with an artist destined for big things, plus you get all the usual ACP banter and some absolutely amazing book recommendations!

Great stuff to check out this week: Kelly Williams, The Dark, Frolic, Cullen Bunn, The Cabinet, Emerald City Comic Con, C2E2, Claire Spiller, SJ Webster, Sometimes I Just Want to Kill You All, Akira, Head Lopper, Abbott, Swamp Thing Special, Eternal

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135 - TRUE BELIEVERS ADVENTURES!

The Awesome Comics gang went to True Believers, launched a comics, did a whole load of panels, got some great interviews, sold some comics, danced a jig (maybe not that bit) and had a whole heap on fun. Whether you were there or not, check out this batch of audio clips the gang have for you all!

Great stuff to check out this week: Awesome Comics #1, True Believers 2018, Sam London, Disconnected Press, Pipedream Comics, Steve Sims, Battle Badgers, Nick Prolix, Elizabeth Querstret, Rachael Smith, Christian Wildgoose

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134 - COMIC TALK... KIND OF

Due to a technical hiccup the scheduled episode of the ACP didnt go according to plan. Find out why as Vince and Tony discuss what was, what could have been and muster together to give everyone a couple of great comic recommendations for the week!

Great stuff to check out this week: Awesome Comics, Cockney Kung Fu Mailer, True Believers 2018, Sliced Quarterly KS, Transylvania Knights KS, Nosferatu Art Book KS, Black Room Manuscripts Vol 3, Europe Comics, Bloodshot Reborn, Isabellae Vol 5, Europe Comics, Kirby 100, Twomorrows Publishing

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133 - ADAPTING THE TROLLTOOTH WARS! (W / PJ MONTGOMERY)

The ACP crew step into the world of sword and sorcery this week as we talk about fighting fantasy and the Trolltooth Wars! Joining the gang is PJ Montgomery, the writer who took it upon himself to adapt the epic fantasy novel by Steve Jackson, and so begins a discussion of adaptions and writing processes that goes in all directions. Theres also talk of 'free published work', Vanguard 'cheat sheets' and of course tons of brilliant books are recommended.

Great stuff to check out this week: The Trolltooth Wars, PJ Montgomery, Gavin Mitchell, Fighting Fantasy, Stiffs, The Pride, Krypton Comics, The Complete Accident Man, IRL Persona, Petrikor, The Human Beings, Drive - a sci-fi webcomic

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131 - THE WORLD OF FANZINES! (W / DAVID HATHAWAY PRICE)

This week the crew are joined by David Hathaway Price, the man behind a new (and epically huge) fanzine called FANSCENE. There's talk about what fanzines are, their history and some highlights and what the role of fanzines are in modern comics and small press. There's also some awesome comic book recommendations, shout outs and the usual ACP shenanigans, so dont miss it!

Great stuff to check out this week: Classic Comic Fanzines, Fanscene, Floods, Twomorrows Publishing, Morgans Organs, The Trolltooth Wars, ABC Warriors, Phil Elliott, In His Cups

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130 - LOOKING FORWARD TO 2018 IN COMICS!

It's the first show of 2018 so before they spend a year talking to more amazing guests and discovering new and wonderful comics, they thought they'd spend some time talking about the things they're looking forward to over the next 12 months. There's talk of the new Awesome Comics Anthology series, creators to watch out for, a last minute poll gets talked about, some highly passionate opinions on Mrs Browns Boys, Dan's torch and the joys of getting underwear and shower gel at Christmas. There's also great book recommendations and comic book process chat too. What better way to start the year?

Great stuff to check out this week: Little Heroes Anthology, Dalston Monsters, The Devil in Disguise, Matt Garvey, The Thing Artbook, Guillermo Del Toro: Cabinet of Curiosities, Sword Master, BHP Comics, Tomorrow

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129 - GRUMPY OLD COMIC CREATORS!

It may be the festive season but the Awesome Pod guys take some time to grumble like a bunch of old codgers about stuff that irks them. The results are thoughtful, hilarious and what you'd come to expect from the ACP. There's also listener responses, some positive listener audio to offset the grumbling and as always, brilliant recommendations for everyone to check out.

Great stuff to check out this week: Europe Comics, Sisco, Cinebook, Orbital, Comixology, Invincible

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128 - AWESOME HIGHLIGHTS OF 2017!

After a frustrating week off the boys are back, and they're going long with a 'Highlights of 2017' show!! Theres tons of talk about some comic highlights we've had over the year and everyone picks their personal choices of the year. From movies to publishers to graphic novels to creators on the rise and even eggs! Its a highlights show you could only get from the ACP!

WARNING - SPOILERS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN FOR SOME FILM AND TV STUFF - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Great stuff to check out this week: Logan, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, Twin Peaks, Vice Principals, Legion, The Punisher, Wimbledon Comic Festival, 2000AD Festival, Chris Sides, Impossible, Susie Gander, Perry Winkle, Chris Imber, Brian Vander, Vanguard, Ghost of the Gulag, Scurry, Darrell Thorpe, Comichaus, Pat Mills, Tom King, Dizevez, Eric Henninot, Carthago, Goran Parlov, Ted Naifeh, Heroines Kickstarter, No Brow Press, Europe Comics, Matt Garvey, Rachael Ball, The Inflatable Woman, Impossible, The Sword Master, Invincible, Babyteeth, Donny Cates

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121 - A TRIP TO ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN! (W / KYLE STARKS)

This week the ACP gang are joined by the creator of listener favourite 'Sexcastle', Kyle Starks! He talks about his latest books Kill Em All and Rock Candy Mountain, his journey back into comics and some of his work process. Of course, the conversation divulges into an all round classic action movie discussion. Theres also some brilliant books in the recommendation section and lots more!

Great stuff to check out this week: Kyle Starks, Rock Candy Mountain, Kill Them All, Sexcastle, Dead of Winter, The Ballad of Ricky Thunder, Rick and Morty, Devil Kickers, Midnight Man: Gunspace, The Valiant, Porcelain: Ivory Tower, Psycho Killer, Kaijumax, 4 Kids Walk into a Bank

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118 - NOTTINGHAM COMIC CON AND TONS OF COMIC TALK! (W / KEV BRETT)

With Nottingham Comic Con 2017 just around the corner, the ACP gang get one of the co-organisers (and comic book artist in his own right) Kev Brett to talk about the show. They discuss the journey of organising a proper comics convention, marketing a show, getting guests and more. Plus there's tons of comic talk too, from Kev's own work, fantastic weekly recommendations, Pat Mills at Orbital, All Ages comics and there's dark reimaginings of Roy of the Rovers and Dennis the Menace that have to be heard to be believed. Plus stick around for the out takes for a Dan Butcher original impressions and Vince being highly (im)mature.

Great stuff to check out this week: Nottingham Comic Con, Kev Brett, Stuff and Stuff, Royal British Legion, MND Association, Stathern Childrens Holiday Fund, Orbital Comics, Bizarre Adventures of Gilbert and Sullivan, Laura Howell, Vision Vol.1, Unpresidential, Boxes, Todd Oliver

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