That Comic Smell

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Visit Comics Eurasia today and have your comics translated into French or Spanish. Join the giant Multi-Million dollar European market today. https://twitter.com/ComicsEurasia comicseurasia@gmail.com for more information.] “The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment” That Comic Smell is sponsored by Comics Eurasia. SPONSORED! Can you believe it? How good is that? Sponsored by an amazing company that translates comic books. We are so lucky to have them on board the TCS train. Thanks folks. Our Tom sits down (Over skype) with the wonderful mind behind “Human Garbage” and everyone’s favourite dysfunctional indie promo wrestling experience “Glorious Wrestling Alliance” Yes, it’s the one, the only, Josh Hicks! They discuss a whole host of topics including, what kind of posters were on Josh’s wall growing up, if he prefers dogs or cats, of course Wrestling and so much more. Josh also got his site

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ [Visit The Comic Art Festival Podcast @ComicArtFestPod on Twitter] https://comicartpodcast.wordpress.com/ “Listener beware, you’re in for a scare” OOOOooooooOOOOO! Helooooooooo and welcome to a spooooooky rendition of That Comic Smell Podcast. Well, not really. The folks here have just brought along what they would consider their Horror picks for this Halloween season. We cover a whole new load of Horror comics as we discuss that it has been 3 whole years since we last covered the genre. There’s some chat about films and much much more This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to come to you from beyond the grave… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c Spotify: t

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Visit Comics Eurasia today and have your comics translated into French or Spanish. Join the giant Multi-Million dollar European market today. https://twitter.com/ComicsEurasia comicseurasia@gmail.com for more information.] “Aye Aye Cap’n” That Comic Smell is sponsored by Comics Eurasia. SPONSORED! Can you believe it? How good is that? Sponsored by an amazing company that translates comic books. We are so lucky to have them on board the TCS train. Thanks folks. It is that time to set sail, traverse the podcast oceans, dive under the soundwaves and jump in to a deep creator conversation with the incredibly funny and kind mind behind Captain Faishbeard. Yes, this time Tom talks to Tom… Tom Sparke that is. We chat everything from bread , sport, marmite peanut butter and even a little politics near the end. This was such a great chat and TCS was so happy to chat to Tom and spend some time with the absol

*AUDIO APOLOGY* This was the first of the Skype interview and the software was down so we worked with what we had. You can hear James just fine, which is the main thing. Enjoy. *Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “Ladies & Gentlemen. Boys & Girls. Children of all ages! This… is Wrestling! ” Welcome to our 3rd instalment of creator conversations. We are joined by the tremendous James Lawrence, creator of the high flying, elbow dropping, incredibly fun wrestling fantasy “The Legend of La Mariposa” https://longlivelamariposa.com/comic/2017/12/16/demon-gauntlet-chapter-1-page-1 This amazing web-comic is currently being collected. It’s currently funding over on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/longlivelamariposa/the-legend-of-la-mariposa-the-demon-gauntlet We discuss comics, mus

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Visit Comics Eurasia today and have your comics translated into French or Spanish. Join the giant Multi-Million dollar European market today. https://twitter.com/ComicsEurasia comicseurasia@gmail.com for more information.] “Get ready to see some serious shit” That Comic Smell is sponsored by Comics Eurasia. SPONSORED! Can you believe it? How good is that? Sponsored by an amazing company that translates comic books. We are so lucky to have them on board the TCS train. Thanks folks. Well, well. We hit the 90s. What folks term as the absolute dregs of comics. The decade that killed comics, but is it that simple? Of course not. We wouldn’t have almost 2 hours worth of chat if that was the case. We go to show you that the 90s was filled with absolute gems and that, that nostalgia hit is going to come at you thick and fast. So strap yourself in and get ready. There is going to be some blasts from the past

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “Ooooh yes. I think Heads…Will…Roll…” We are onto our second instalment of Tom indulging his inner chatter box/Michael Parkinson. As he catches up with and chats to the creator behind such amazing works as Heads!, Rock in Purgatory, Superhuman and many more. (https://rikjackson.co.uk/) We cover horror, live music, Metal and all the essentials you would need for this brilliant interview with the talented and completely down to earth writer-artist. Twitter: @gojacksongo Instagram: @rikjackson_art This and other unusual chat on the only comics podcast who’s still wondering who those girls with those heads are… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c Spotify: tinyurl.com/y2qtu2cs YouTub

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “My next guest has starred in such things as…” This is a new stage in evolution for TCSPod. A new type of episode in which Tom sits down with creators and asks them questions to find out a little more about the creators themselves. A bit more than just their amazing work. We all love comic creators but let’s be honest, we are all rather nosey and would love to find out about them. This is the prime opportunity. The first guest keeps it all familiar by being our very own, Fred Egg Comics himself, David Robertson. Come take a journey through some of David’s other hobbies, his music tastes, thoughts on ghosts and so much more. This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to totally not rip off Richard Herring’s emergency questions. Not in the

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “AY UP GUVNA!” We’re coming down the old apples and pears to bring you the best of old Blighty. We are of course talking ‘British Superheroes’ Come and join us first as we show off our latest grabs before we go delving into our picks of Britain’s ultimate super powered beings… or not so? We spark a little debate about what constitutes as a Super Hero and even as a comic. There’s a little reaction to the latest Marvel movie news and a whole host of Brit Supes comics chat. This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast that’s right behind you… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c Spotify: tinyurl.com/y2qtu2cs iTunes: tinyurl.com/hwbqxab Podbean: tinyurl.com/yxvecykj

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “There goes Charlie Brown… I hate that guy” We are working with a skeleton crew this week. There are only 3 of your favourite hosts but that doesn’t mean that they can’t go in deep on the fun that is “Comic Strips” Take a journey back to some of the memories we have of reading comic strips, where we first saw them, what ones were our favourites and we still own and so much more. We cover everything from Peanuts to Hagar. Calvin & Hobbes to Stephen Collins. All the comic strip goodness you need. This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to come to you in just three panels… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c Spotify: tinyurl.com/y2qtu2cs iTunes: tinyurl.com/hwb

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “Tick Tock. Tick Tock. Tick Tock” Welcome, pull up a chair. How You feeling? You good? Excellent. Come and Join Tom and his pal Reiss as Reiss re-caps on the next 3 comics that he has read as he slowly becomes “One of us! One of us! One of us!” This time around on the “I don’t normally read comics but…” section of the podcast, we discuss: Daredevil: Guardian Devil Batman: The Dark Knight Returns & Watchmen Find out how, someone fairly new to comics, found these touchstones of comics. Also, if he managed to get through the sheer wall of words in these absolute giants of the comics world. Also there is a fair amount of chatter to start us off. This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast that is just here to have some good ol’ fashioned fun

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “The Book Is Better!” We have all seen the films based on comic books. I mean hell, Marvel is more films than comics these days. What about the comics that are based, tied in with, continuing on, adapted from films and Television Shows. Well we grab every available one that we own and pass them round like there’s no tomorrow. There are some absolute crackers here and some tasty rarities to wrap your ears around. From cartoons and adventure heroes. To space age horror and life stories. You won’t want to miss the picks this time around. This and all the usual comics chat on the only podcast to come on both Betamax AND laser disc... That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c Spotify: tinyurl.

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get” It’s time for That Comic Smell to take a massive Slice of Life. Indeed, it is time for us to take a look at diary comics, a moment cut out of time, fiction that very much mimics life stories and so much more. We go from absolute belly laughs to comics that leave you heartbroken. All with an added deviation, where the folks here get into the real “Geek” of it all and talk shelf organisation. GET IN! This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast that can be stacked on a physical shelf… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c Spotify: tinyurl.com/y2qtu2cs YouTube: tinyurl.com/yajnxcno iTunes: tinyur

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “You were always on my miiiiiiind” Welcome everyone. This time around the folks here at TCS HQ are having a little go through and making a dent in what we have been reading recently. We have some short Reviews, some general ogling and drooling over. We have some hearty recommends and just a general letting y’all know what pages we have been sniffing recently for all of you looking to add some beautiful dirty paper to your reading list. This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to be better than Bond. Not hard really… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c Spotify: tinyurl.com/y2qtu2cs YouTube: tinyurl.com/yajnxcno iTunes: tinyurl.com/hwbqxab Podbean: tinyurl.com/

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] littleheroescomics.co.uk/ fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “I’m BAAAAAa-aaaaack…” Welcome to our 3rd instalment of taking a look at the JLI. You may get one of these every 6 months or every year, who knows? Either way, we will slowly but surely make our way through this entire series collection by collection. We all stare wide-eyed and fascinated at David’s, ever brilliant, collection of single issues and he guides us through all the best pages, step by ever so beautiful and hilarious step. We also take a look at what we have been reading recently and some of the comics that were picked up at the recent Little Shop of Heroes (https://www.littleshopofheroes.co.uk/) run, Dunfermline Comic Con. This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to look better in single issues with all the ads and letters

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* https://chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases https://specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Go to Little Heroes Comics & Fair Spark Books: Bring a massive smile to comic’s creativity today] https://littleheroescomics.co.uk/ https://fairsparkbooks.co.uk/ “WE TOLD YOU SO!” We are diving into the truly sublime, the absolute cream of the crop, the comics greatness that is “Fantagraphics” David brings along only a fraction of his vast FG collection to show off. We discuss how some of their collected titles are published in the UK. We each take a turn appreciating the greatness of this legendary comics publisher and all whilst having an incredible special guest… Yes, we are joined by the ever so talented ‘Charles H Raymond’ Creator of such titles as ‘Death Inc. , Chlorophyll, Dust and so much more that you can find here http://www.notsotiny.co.uk/index.html We also explore our opinions on movies these days and a little rip down memory lane via our television nightmares growing up.

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* https://chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases https://specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ “JUMPING JILLIKERS BATMAN!!” NANANANANANANA BATMAAAAAAAAAN!! The Caped Crusader turns 80 this year with his 1000th issue on it’s way, so we thought it only fitting to discuss our very favourite Dark/Bright Knight! We go in to some back issues, some slight history of the creation/true creation and creators. Take a look at some of our all time favourite stories of Bats. We also answer some Bat related questions such as “Best Bat Family Member?” “Best Batman Villain?” “Best Bat Gadget and or vehicle” and loads more! This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to be called upon to broadcast via a giant signal in the sky of a microphone… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2qtu2cs YouTube: tinyurl.com/yajnxcno iTunes: tinyurl.com/hwbqxab Podbean: https://tinyurl.co

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* https://chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases https://specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Another amazing comics podcast to check out.] https://comicartpodcast.wordpress.com/ “WE GOT ONE!” Welcome to a brand new special episode of That Comic Smell. Tom is sitting down with his pal and comics newbie Reiss Jones to talk about some comics that he has recently discovered in the aptly titled “I don’t normally read comics but…” Reiss’ first dive into comics is a pretty deep one as well. Opting for Classics such as Daredevil: Born Again (Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli) , Daredevil: Yellow (Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale) & Spider-Man: Blue (Loeb, Sale) Find out what it’s like for fresh eyes to gaze upon these pages and what he makes of them. Will he continue to read comics? Did he enjoy them? This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to fly through the air with the greatest of ease… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcl

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* https://chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases https://specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Another amazing comics podcast to check out.] https://comicartpodcast.wordpress.com/ “IT’S OVER 9000?!” Welcome to the wonderful world of Manga. Yes, Nando and Mike guide Tom through this storytelling art form and let him know all about the essential manga reading, what mainly get published in japan, a little history, what is popular in other countries, ones that made it to the UK, the link between Manga and anime and Mike take s us through his recent visit to Japan itself. He discussed how he fought a typhoon, saw the sights and even wrestled with some wildlife. This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to have been translated and dubbed poorly for western audiences… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2qtu2cs YouTube: tinyurl.com/yajnxcno iTunes: tinyurl.co

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* https://chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases https://specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ “If you build it… they will come” The folks here on the pod take a look at the lifeblood of the comics industry/community. Yes, we put the friendly neighbourhood Comic Shop under the microscope. We discuss the ins and outs, the dos and don’t, our favourite shops, favourite experiences and even work down a list of ones we have visited through the years. Plus we took to twitter to ask people to shout out for their favourite shop or even their own one they run. Plus John Tucker kindly sent along his brand new book “Plan A/Plan B” for us to take a look at. Get it here: https://johntucker.bigcartel.com/product/plan-a-plan-b-preorder Twitter: @JohnTuckerArt This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to Made of bricks and mortar… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c YouTube: tinyurl.com/yajnxcno i

*Theme Music: Chartsmasher – Dial Up* https://chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/releases https://specialdudescomix.bigcartel.com/ [Another amazing comics podcast to check out.] https://comicartpodcast.wordpress.com/ “Wanna make something of it?!” This time on That Comic Smell podcast we are digging into the archives. This one was recorded back in April 2018. It’s also in the old HQ so there is a little bit of kettle boiling (We have moved on since then). This is the folks making their way through the absolutely tremendous Justice League International. The first volume was covered a while back, now for Volume 2. Also there may be a slight rant about comic book movies… ok, there IS a rant about comic book movies, but I’m sure you’ll understand. This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast that has a pass to the Justice League HQ… That Comic Smell! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thatcomicsmell Get us on… Soundcloud: tinyurl.com/y8vzeh3c YouTube: tinyurl.com/yajnxcno iTunes: tinyurl.com/hwbqx