219 - THE COMIC MAKING PROCESS: DIGITAL! (W / PETE GENEPOOL)

It's the final episode of the ACP series 'The Comic Making Process' and the gang are joined by Pete Genepool (Comichaus) to talk about the world of digital comics! The chat goes far and wide about the new world of comic publishing, before settling into the usual chaos, awesome comic recommendations and a guest spot from a cat!

Great stuff to check out this week - Comichaus, Comixology, Sequential, Vanguard, The Spark KS, Leamington Comic Con 2019, Nottingham Comic Con 2019, Wings of Terror KS, Lizard Men, Road of Bones, The Whore Chronicles, Ship of Fools

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218 - THE COMIC MAKING PROCESS: PRINTING! (W / MIXAM PRINT)

This week on the journey that has been the ACP series 'The Comic Making Process' the gang talk about one of the final steps when publishing your own comic, and that's printing! Joined by Adam Smith of Mixam Print, they talk about some useful things to know when setting up artwork, communication with printers and lots more. Plus there's lots of great indie comic recommendations as well!!

Great stuff to check out this week - Mixam Printing, Leamington Comic Con, Spark KS, Damage Case KS, Neon Wasteland, Angel, Zoe Thorogood, Petalburn, Gareth Hopkins

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214 - THE COMIC MAKING PROCESS: ARTWORK! (W / GARETH SLEIGHTHOLME)

It's part two of the ACP's journey through the comic making process, and this week they are joined by Gareth Sleightholme (The Cthulhuiad, Kings Leap) to talk about the artwork stage! Together they talk about the communication and collaboration between writer and artist, agreeing working processes and payment and so much more. Theres tips, hints, advice and also tons of great comic chat, indie comic recommendations and more!

Great stuff to check out this week - Gareth Sleightholme, IronshodApe, The Cthulhuiad, The Kings Leap, Gareths Pat Mills Space Warp work, Tomb of the White Horse KS, NPC #7 KS, Noir KS, Leamington Comic Con, Usagi Yojimbo, Berserker Unbound, The Red Seas, Caballastics Inc, Fairlady, C.O.W.L., Gods of Men #2, Age of the Caveman

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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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144 - THE MIGHTY WORLD OF THE PHOENIX! (W / TOM FICKLING)

This week the ACP crew get a visit from Phoenix Towers, as Tom Fickling, one of the minds behind the weekly kids comic The Phoenix, drops in to talk about all things comics! They talk about the adventures of getting a comic to press and into the hands of comic loving children on a weekly basis, the amazing line up of talent who create strips for the book, the look of the Phoenix offices and so much more! There's also some great comic and book recommendations, discussion on disappointing comic book covers, bum jokes and more!

Great stuff to check out this week: The Phoenix, Follow The Phoenix on Twitter, Jamie Smart, Paul Duffield, Jess Bradley, Zak Simmonds Hurn, The Firelight Isle KS, Leamington Comic Con, Margate Comic Con, Edinburgh Comic Con, The Trigun Empire, The Undoing Project, Giant Days, The Nam, Iron Fist

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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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091 - COMICS AND CONVENTION TALK!

After a great convention weekend the Awesome Pod crew get together to shoot the breeze and talk some comics. With no guest this week the conversation goes far and wide, with talk of Leamington Comic Con 2017, Justice League, Webcomics, some amazing books are recommended and there is another round of the agony aunt segment 'Ask Aunty Tony'. Not only that, but theres a cracking bunch of interviews from the shop floor of LCC to check out.

Great stuff to check out this week: Sword Master, Europe Comics, X-O Manowar, Cosmos, Rozi Hathway, Paul Rainey, Darrel Thorpe, Good Comics, Jon Laight, Rudra Purkayastha, Spiderforest comics, Tonys blog

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090 - THE SMALL PRESS FACTOR WINNERS!

This week the ACP interviewed the winners of Leamington Comic Cons 'Small Press Factor 2017', the guys behind the sci-fi Elvis comic 'King Legacy'. Theres talk of how the book came to be and what the adventure of self publishing had been like for them since launching their first ever book last year. Also on the show theres talk of some more brilliant comic books you need to check out, Iron Fist, Bernie Wrightson and so much more. Dont miss it!

Great stuff to check out this week: King Legacy, Leamington Comic Con 2017, Spa Town Comics, Legend: Hells Executioner, Flirting with Death, Chickenboy Zine, Good Comics, James Howard, Never Iron Anything

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089 - LEAMINGTON COMIC CON W / DAN MALLIER

With Leamington Comic Con making a triumphant return, Vince and Tony are joined by Dan Mallier to talk about the upcoming show and how he started in convention planning and the perils of organising indie conventions. Dan Butcher couldnt make it, but to fill the epic void he leaves is the audio from the Awesome Pods panel appearance at True Believers 2017, featuring the amazing Rachael Smith and Chris Imber! If that wasnt enough, theres also talk of Logan, brilliant books you should check out and theres a re-appearance of our Agony Aunty section 'Ask Aunty Tony'. Its a jam packed, informative and hilarious show so dont miss it!

Great stuff to check out this week: Leamington Comic Con 2017, Spa Town Comics, Rachael Smith, Chris Imber, Paying for it, Chester Brown, Blood and Gourd, The Bunker, Oni Press

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