101 - DESERT ISLAND COMICS! (W / AL EWING)

To kick off the next hundred episodes of the show the awesome pod gang try something a little different this week. You've heard of Desert Island Discs, but you've never heard anything like the the Awesome Pods Desert Island Comics! Now only that, but joining the castaways is the brilliant writer of The Ultimates and Royals, Al Ewing! Together, they discuss how their comic choices will help them survive on the island and more. One of them creates a palace and rules with an army of beasts, another creates a coconut based brothel, one succumbs to island madness and someone goes to a dark place and walks out to the sea Plus theres tons of comic talk and brilliant books are discussed in amongst all the island fun. Check it out! 

Great stuff to check out this week: Al Ewing, The Ultimates, The Royals, New XMen, Comichaus, Comichaus Kickstarter

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084 - INDIE COMICS TALK!

After some time spent at conventions and more, the ACP gang sit down to focus on some fantastic small press and indie books they've been reading recently. From highly personal bio comics to gender reversals of classic characters and even psychedelic mind bending sequentials, there's something for everyone to check out on this episode! Plus there's talk of everyone's personal xmen team, another Dan Butcher dictionary corner moment, Tony mutes himself and Vince increasing sounds more bunged up as the episode goes on. See? Something for everyone!

Great stuff to check out this week: Wired Up Wrong, Rachael Smith, Surface Tension, Jayy Gunn, Epilogue, SJ McCune, Galaxafreaks, Robyn Hood, Blue Fox Comics, The Sheep and the Wolves, Nick Prolix, Heretics

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BRISTOL COMIC EXPO 2016 SPECIAL!

The Awesome Comics Podcast stormed the gates of Bristol Comic Expo as it made its triumphant return, and when not making a spectacle of themselves they managed to get some interviews with a whole heap of great independent creators! Emily Owen also stepped up to help out once again and bagged an interview of her own! There's talk of kick-starters, editing anthologies, paying artists for their work, scrumpy cider, Nandos and the convention itself!

It's a great show and a hint of the great things to come for this convention. Check it out now!

Mentioned in this episode are: Bristol Comics Expo  Sam WebsterUnfamiliar SkiesGrainne McEnteeBubbles O'SevenBounce ComicsHellbound Media, Brett UrenTorsobearOwen WattsPsychedelic Journal of Time TravelEmily OwenDani AbramsRazarhawk, Worry WartJon ScrivensLittle TerrorsFaye SimmsThe FoldingsDavid BroughtonShaman Kane

The awesome music is from Henry Jackman's amazing score for X-Men First Class, which you can get HERE

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