Podcast! The Comics

This week, the boys... you know what?  Fuck it.  Yes, we talk about comics.  We even say some nice things about DC Comics and their new Batman 1966 comics.  We talk about a lot of issues that we liked and that you should be reading, but that's not where our passion is anymore.  You know that, right?  We've been hinting at it for ages, but we're finally ready to come clean:

This is a show about Excused, the greatest dating show in television history.  This is a show about Iliza Shlesinger, the Voice of the People(tm).  This is a show about the greatest episode in the show's history, which features literally everything that makes the show great, from insane sociopaths to wry commentary, and then adds a twist ending and musical number.  Why is nobody else watching this?

We also talk about the latest Ice King-centric episode of Adventure Time, too!  All in all, it was a pretty good evening.

NOTE: As announced at the end of the episode, Brandon will be away for the next two weeks as he goes on vacation.  In the meantime, James will be joined by guest hosts for the next two weeks, who will probably be wrong about a lot of things, if we're being totally honest.

Direct download: Podcast_The_Comics_-_Episode_63.mp3
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This week, the boys get together to record a little bit late because James arrived home late from a wedding in Ontario, so they set to do what's important: watch TV.  They talk about why Parks and Recreation is so enjoyable, another great episode for Cougar Town - TV's greatest current comedy - and the amazingness that is the sociopathy of contestants on Excused.  Call us, Iliza Shlesinger!  We'd love to have you on the show.

Finally, they talk about comics, from recent issues they loved to the recent creator changes at DC, the idiocy of Injustice: Gods Among Us and why they're so frustrated and worried by the current state of the company.

They also make it clear that they're bribable, but you're probably already writing that cheque, aren't you?

Direct download: Podcast_The_Comics_-_Episode_62.mp3
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This week, the boys take a record-length full hour in this podcast about comics to actually talk about comics.  But don't worry, we're changing the focus of the show formally to represent these delays.  From now on... we're The Carrie Diaries: The Podcast!  All the hard-hitting content you crave about the weekly developments in the life of a young Carrie Bradshaw, and that episode of iCarly that Austin Butler was totally on.  Strap in, guys!

In other developments, the boys talk about wrestling for a full 10 minutes, the impending end of Superman Family Adventure and James takes another mostly unearned swipe at the English before making a series of entirely reasonable demands.  Does this sound bad?  This sounds bad.

Direct download: Podcast_The_Comics_-_Episode_61.mp3
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This week, the boys talk to superstar artist slash curled beard enthusiast Steven Sanders again, who is making his return appearance to the show.  Back in his first appearance, Steven talked about a Kickstarter project he had coming up, and with the project's debut, it seemed like a great time to have him back on to talk about Symbiosis, his creative commons art book and world-building tool set in a 1940s biopunk world, or as James refers to it, "Steampunk 2.0."

As you can imagine, that suggestion was very well received.  Good job, James!

Of course, James also sets about asking questions about Steven's thoughts about people using Symbiosis to create pornography, and then almost immediately starts pitching it himself.  You've been warned.

In all seriousness, Symbiosis is a great project that really excites us here at C!TB, and we heartily recommend backing it to anyone who's at all interested in things like world-building, creative fiction or just good art.  Here's the best thing we can say: we backed it enthusiastically and without reservation.  We believe in it, and we hope you end up believing in it, too.

Find Steven online at:

The Symbiosis Kickstarter page

Twitter: @StevenSanders

Tumblr: Unparalleled Self-Aggrandizement 

Web: Studio Sputnik

Direct download: Podcast_The_Comics_-_Episode_60.mp3
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