147 - COMIC BOOK HEROES! (W / BARRIE TOMLINSON)

April 30, 2018

This week the ACP gang are joined by the editor of some of the classic weekly comics that appeared on newstands, Mr Barrie Tomlinson! Together they discuss his time in the editorial chair at titles like Tiger, Eagle and Scream; working with fantastic artists from around the globe, some of the celebrity comic fans he met and also how Roy of the Rovers blurred the lines between fiction and real life in the media. There's also some great comic recommendations, a little talk about a small movie that was just released and also everyone fights being exhausted.

Great stuff to check out this week: Barrie Tomlinson, Comic Heroes, Battler, Tiger, Roy of the Rovers, NoBrow 10, Staceys Pop Culture Parlour, Anxiety is Really Strange, Babyteeth, The Claws, Mild Frenzy, GI Joe Vol 1

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146 - FROM CYBERPUNK TO KILLTOPIA! (W / DAVE COOK)

April 23, 2018

After a week away at a convention, the gang are back to the norm and ready to talk comics. Not only that, but this week they're joined by Dave Cook, creator of Vessels and the book everyone is talking about, Killtopia! They talk about the creation of that book, its wildly successful Kickstarter, world building, BHP comics and the future for the title. There's also plenty of talk about comic conventions, great book and there's a good chat about the cyberpunk genre.

Great stuff to check out this week: Dave Cook, Card Shark Comics, Killtopia, BHP Comics, Vessels, Metal Made Flesh, Drugs and Wires, ELCAF, London Comic Mart, Away, The Edge Off, Good Comics Reader, Rebound, Divinity, Boat, David Lumsden

Join the discussion today at our facebook group Awesome Comics Talk

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If you love our Intro/Outro music, then check out the brilliant Chad Fifer and more of his musical badassery at www.chadfifer.bandcamp.com

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145 - LIVE FROM LEAMINGTON COMIC CON 2018!

April 16, 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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If you love our Intro/Outro music, then check out the brilliant Chad Fifer and more of his musical badassery at www.chadfifer.bandcamp.com

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

April 9, 2018

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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If you love our Intro/Outro music, then check out the brilliant Chad Fifer and more of his musical badassery at www.chadfifer.bandcamp.com

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

April 2, 2018

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

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR COPY OF OUR COMIC - AWESOME COMICS #1

GRAB YOUR TICKETS FOR LEAMINGTON COMIC CON 2018 HERE

Join the discussion today at our facebook group Awesome Comics Talk

Check out the folks who sponsor this lil show - the mighty folks at Comichaus!

If you love our Intro/Outro music, then check out the brilliant Chad Fifer and more of his musical badassery at www.chadfifer.bandcamp.com

Let us know what you think!