Hey Folks, I was wondering, if people are, what comic podcasts do people listen to?
One thing I'm glad for about my job is that I can listen to stuff all day so I got a few.
Here are my podcasts I listen to:
11 O'Clock Comics
Around Comics-They have been somewhat monthly
iFanboy
Uncanny X-Cast
Word Balloon
Aw Yeah Podcast
And sadly Tom Vs. Aquaman ended or is on hiatus
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I've just never been able to get into podcasts, and I know this sounds super douchey, but if I was going to listen to podcasts I'd much rather spend my time catching up on local and national NPR shows I missed, and stuff like Democracy Now!, rather than comics and movie/tv stuff. If I'm going to invest a few additional hours each week to something, I'd rather be expanding my horizons than digging deeper into stuff I'm already fully versed in.
I used to listen to Word Balloon, but I stopped because I just couldn't stand it anymore. I'm not going to pretend to be surprised that these folks aren't going to challenge their guests in the slightest, but at least WRA is amusing and expects more of their guests than to just shill their books to just shoot the shit about random stuff, which is a common theme of all the podcasts I listen to.
I listed to WRA for a few episodes. The only reason it got cut was that I was just listening to too much stuff and it was a "Last one in, first one out" scenerio.
On a related note: I love Adam WarRock's Firelfly album. So good!
It's on the Stern Sirius FM channel and is also available here most of the time http://www.mygeektime.com/dev/
Additionally, I think any of the episodes where they have people they know on, like Remender, Parker, Coover, Fraction, or any of the people in their little circle of friends, tend to be stronger than the ones where it looks like Comics Alliance just arranged an interview for them. I think they're at their best when they're relaxed, and just shooting the shit with the people they know. Naturally though, it can make things pretty stagnant when you keep bringing back the same ten people.
I also enjoy Awesomed By Comics, though the quality of the episodes hinge solely on the shittiest thing Evie and Aaron buy that week. If it's a good week for comics, then their show can be pretty boring. If it's a bad week for comics, their show can be amazing. And it's always fun when Chris Sims shows up to guest-host, because he has a tendency to stumble in there like a wrecking ball.
Incidentally, the episodes of WRA where Let's Be Friends Again's Chris and Curt show up, are great for the same reason.
I also enjoy listening to any of the Inkstuds episodes featuring Brandon Graham, James Stokoe, or Marley Zarcone. There was an episode that had a discussion about James Stokoe's secret desire to be reincarnated as a cat with human hands, that was pretty hilarious. On one side you have Stokoe's friend Graham, gleefully describing how Stokoe wants, "-- gross, meaty, baby-hands," and on the other side you have Zarcone, Stokoe's wife, reacting to the idea with horror and revulsion.
I still catch the occasional episode of Word Balloon, if I like the guest. Jeff Parker's always pretty fun to listen to, for instance. But, while I like John Siuntres' "radio" voice, I don't really care for his impersonation shtick. Though, it can be pretty funny when he uses it on Bendis, who will react in some deadpan, utterly unimpressed fashion.
Yeah, I listen to a lot of podcasts. Mainly because I spend a lot of time drawing stuff when I'm at home, and Netflix is too distracting.
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And as I think about it, I have no real desire to hear people talk about why things suck or other negativity overall. I'm much happier listening to positive talk. Is it not necessarily hard hitting? Nah, but the Siuntres doesn't ever claim it is, either.
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they share all my opinions and last week they did a song about the eternal mystery of the Thing's penis
is it rock, or is it flesh, or is it even there at all? what goes on beneath those tight blue shorts? mankind may never know
It's such a mystery, the History Channel is gonna have it as a show after "Finding Sasquatch"
They're really good at covering industry stuff, solicits, independent works, calling companies on their BS, and they have a nice end of the podcast segment called Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, where they find obscure, old characters and try and find ways to put them back in the spotlight for modern stories.