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Comic Timing – Episode 111: Scott Pilgrim Movie

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Here it is, our review of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World! Major spoilers ahead both for the movie and the books, so avoid if you haven’t seen either. It’s Raph, Kris and Ian, enjoy!

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Along with the new sponsor, here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (IMAGE):
UTOPIAN #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

DC:
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

MARVEL:
THUNDERBOLTS #150: 50% off retail (DCBS price $2.49/regular price $4.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps! Also, make sure to check out Ian in BrokenSea Production’s latest Twilight Theatre episode, “The Cloud!”

Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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Comic Timing – Episode 110

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It’s time for another Review Corner, as Brent and Ian catch up on a bunch of books that have been released in the last month or two (or three). We cover New Avengers Finale, Avengers #1, The Tick FCBD, Secret Avengers #1, Batman Beyond #1, X-Men #1, and Birds of Prey #1

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order!

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Comic Timing – Episode 108

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HOLY CRAP!!! Has it really been a month since the last Comic Timing came out? That, sirs and madames, is a travesty that must be righted…with a new episode! This time, Adam Withers and Comfort Love of The Uniques join Darrel of Dafixer’s Hideout and No Apologies, and Chris Johnson formerly of Amazing Spider-Cast; Along with Ian and Brent, the discussion is “Everything Old Is New Again.” As DC and Marvel return previous heroes to their former mantles, is this a step backward or forward? Will younger audiences be able to relate to Steve Rogers, Barry Allen and Hal Jordan, the way other related to Bucky Barnes, Wally West and Kyle Rayner? Tune in to find out our thoughts!

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Along with the new sponsor, here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (ARCHAIA):
MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #1 (OF 6): 45% off retail (DCBS price $1.92/regular price $3.50)

DC:
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

MARVEL:
WOLVERINE #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps! Also, make sure to check out Ian in BrokenSea Production’s latest Twilight Theatre episode, “The Cloud!”

Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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Comic Timing – Episode 106: MoCCA and C2E2

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It’s time for some more con interviews and wrap-up! This time, I go through all the interviews conducted at this year’s MoCCA Festival in NYC, as well as C2E2 in Chicago. I have a wrap-up of C2E2 on the episode as well, but here is a full list of the intervews conducted at both shows:

MoCCA:

  • Dave Roman, co-creator of Teen Boat and a bunch of cool Avatar: The Last Airbender stuff
  • Vin Ferrante, creator of Witch Hunter vs. The Woman in Black
  • Fred Chao, creator of Johnny Hiro

    • C2E2:

  • Paul Mounts, longtime colorist of Fantastic Four, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Ultimates, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, and various other comics, Marvel and otherwise.
  • Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile, and the Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels
  • Lee Kohse, creator of Kindergoth, and part of Bloodfire Studios
  • Brian Crowley, creator of Hamster Rage, and part of Nerd City
  • Steve Bryant, creator and artist of Athena Voltaire. You can support the return of Athena Voltaire by donating to the Kickstarter Campaign! Oh, and he’s also a Comic Twart.
  • Sean Whelan and Jim Segulin of Raging Bullets
  • Tom Kelly, creator of fun Hello Kitty superhero drawings, and creator/artist of Sword of the Savage Samurai
  • Peter David, writer of X-Factor, Fallen Angel, Star Trek: The New Frontier novels, and plenty of other stuff, too!

    This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Along with the new sponsor, here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

    INDY (IDW):
    TRUE BLOOD #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.99/regular price $3.99)

    DC:
    SUPERMAN #701: 40% off retail (DCBS price $1.79/regular price $2.99)

    MARVEL:
    X-MEN #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

    Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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    Comic Timing – Episode 105: CGSSS 2010!

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    Playing con catch-up, Comic Timing covers the 2010 CGS Supershow! A whole lot of amazing things went of that weekend, and we cover a bunch of them here, live from the room on Saturday night. CGS Supershow veterans Chad Burdette, that Raph guy of that Geeks Unite shebang, Bill and Steve (realgone), join in with Supershow virgins Leroy of Comic Tube, and Mike Yanni (him and Chad now do These Nerds Are Right), as we discuss the weekend as a whole.

    Interspersed throughout are interviews with amazing people such as Andy Jewett, Michael Schwartz, Dave Wachter of Guns of Shadow Valley (Eisner Nomiated!), Bruce Rosenberger and Steve Hager of Dutchy Digest, Darrel and Simba of Dafixer’s Hideout, Jamal Igle of Supergirl, Julian Lytle of Ants, Shawn Pryor of PKD Media, Jason Grice of Lanterncast and PKD Media, Kevin Freeman of SubCulture, Chad Cicconi of Baby Boomers and Mercury and the Murd, Katie Cook of Fraggle Rock and of various Star Wars stuffs, the amazing Harold Jennett of M.I.M.E.S. and the Geek Syndicate Comic, Danielle Corsetto of Girls With Slingshots, and Andrew Charipar, to name a few (or all of them). So check it out, and stay tuned for MoCCA and C2E2 interviews and reactions to come!

    CT Picks for June are:

    BATMAN BEYOND #1
    THOR #611
    JURASSIC PARK: REDEMPTION #1

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

    Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

    Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:09:17 — 98.2MB)

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    Mercury & The Murd – Volume 1: Collateral Damages ON SALE NOW!

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    Collecting the first six issues of the small press/internet comic sensation, this book is the perfect jump-on for all readers who must know how Mercury & The Murd came to be the best buddy-cop comedy team since “Starsky & Hutch.” Read their adventures as they battle crime throughout the seedy streets of Dayton, OH while taking on ninjas, apes, cosplay patrons, evil business tycoons and so much more!

    Written by 2010 Comic Geek Speak Super Show “Sprit of Comics” Award-Winner Shawn Pryor, Sequential Artwork by Chad Cicconi & Dave Dwonch.

    Front Cover by 3!LL Blankenship & Eric White.

    136 Pages, for only $9.00 at DCBService and HeroesCorner.com!

    But wait, there’s more!

    *The 75th customer that pre-orders a copy of this TPB gets a copy of the “official” Mercury & The Murd Soundtrack CD with music composed by writer/creator Shawn Pryor!

    *The 150th customer that pre-orders a copy of this TPB gets an original Mercury & The Murd page signed by artist Chad Cicconi & writer/creator Shawn Pryor!

    *The 300th customer who pre-orders the book gets an iPod Shuffle.

    The TPB is on sale through the month of April.

    Shawn is a not only a friend, but he’s one talented mofo who deserves the support of every single Comic Timing listener. And he has presented the show with some of its greatest rants, such as the Superman Returns rant, Bill Cosby and watermello Jello, and more! So support Shawn Pryor, and support further rants! And did I mention the appearance of Dr. Levenstein? He’s my favorite character EVAR.

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    Comic Timing – Episode 104: Megacon and Emerald City

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    Coast to coast coverage here on Comic Timing, as Brent attends Megacon in Orlando, while Ian heads to Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle! Brent and Ian share their thoughts on both cons at the beginning of the show, then they head into the interviews conducted during the weekend by both hosts. These interviews are with:

    1) G. Willow Wilson, writer/creator of Air
    2) Wayne Cordova (Radio Wayne, M.I.M.E.S.) and Andrew Charipar (artist of awesomeness)
    3) Eric Trautmann, writer of The Shield, JSA vs. Cobra, and many more
    4) Steven T. Seagle, writer of American Virgin, one fourth of Man of Action Studios (Ben 10, Generator Rex)
    5) Travis Earls and Sean Cummings of Doombox Comics
    6) Mike Norton, artist of Green Arrow/Black Canary, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam, The Waiting Place, and many other things
    7) Bryan Deemer, Peter Rios, Brian “Pants” Christman, and Adam Murdough in the background, all of Comic Geek Speak
    8 ) John Aegard, creator of The Comfort Guide
    9) Pat Loika, the man that everyone knows. Oh, he’s an artist too (check out Blacklisted)!
    10) Mandy, Brent’s fiancee
    11) Adam Withers and Comfort Love, creators of The Uniques, and The Uniques Tales (which is written and drawn by their many buddies)

    Check it all out, and enjoy! And we’ll be back for Episode 105 for a regular episode of Comic Timing.

    CT Picks for May are:

    BIRDS OF PREY #1
    THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1
    AVENGERS #1
    SECRET AVENGERS #1
    SPIDER IRON MAN WAR #1 (OF 3)

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

    Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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    Comic Timing Episode 100: Part 2

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    Here we go folks, it’s Episode 100 Part 2! This time, we double the size of the panel…by doubling the amount of panels! Vince B. and Jason Wood from 11 O’Clock Comics stop by for segment for their take on Iconic Characters in Comics, while Raph Soohoo of Geeks Unite! and Angela from 2 People Talking are in for segment two. Sanity leaves when they arrive, by the way, just as a warning. Plus, more Lost Moments in Comic Timing History, including one with the guys who were on last episode, the Raging Bullets crew!

    Make sure to check out the Fan Picks on Heroes Corner, which is where you can find Comic Timing’s picks for our Review Corner episodes! This month’s picks are the following:

    DC
    BRIGHTEST DAY #0

    MARVEL
    NEW AVENGERS: FINALE

    INDEPENDENT (IMAGE)
    HAUNT #7

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

    Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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    Comic Timing – Episode 100: Part 1

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    The long awaited Episode 100 celebration begins here! Mandy Stegall, Sean Whelan, and Jim Segulin from Raging Bullets hop on to discuss Comic Book Icons. Which company has the most icons? What characters are iconic without us even realizing it? We discuss that and tons more in this episode. Plus, listen in for lost Comic Timing content from throughout the years, including the likes of Jason Wood, Shawn Pryor, and Brent Kossina!

    Make sure to check out the Fan Picks on Heroes Corner, which is where you can find Comic Timing’s picks for our Review Corner episodes! This month’s picks are the following:

    MARVEL
    SIF #1 40% off retail (HC price: $2.39/retail $3.99)

    DC
    SUPERMAN LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON #1 75% off retail (HC price: $0.75/retail $2.99)

    INDEPENDENT
    FCBD 2010 TICK #1 SPECIAL EDITION (FREE!!!)

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

    Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

    Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:31:19 — 76.5MB)

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    Comic Timing – Episode 99.5

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    Don’t call it a cop out, even if Raph says it is. In anticipation of Episode 100, here’s a special episode focusing on recent animated features out of DC and Marvel. These include Hulk Vs., Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Green Lantern: First Flight, Wonder Woman, and we even discuss the half-hour cartoons a bit, too. So listen in, and get animated!

    Comic Timing is sponsored by Heroes Corner. Make sure to check out their deals on all the hottest comic books from the December Previews, and make sure to use the promo code CTROCKS on your first order with Heroes Corner to save an additional 5% off. For first time users of the site only. This month’s Review Corner books are as follows:

    DC
    HUMAN TARGET #1 75% off retail (HC price: $0.75 / retail: $2.99)

    MARVEL
    DOOMWAR #1 75% off retail (HC price: $1.00 / retail: $3.99)

    INDEPENDENT (IMAGE)
    CHASE: VARIANT ONE-SHOT (IS ALL I NEED) (ONE-SHOT) – 40% off retail (HC: $2.39 / retail: $3.99)

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

    Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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