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Comic Timing – Episode 126: NYCC News and Opinions

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Episode 126 is all about the 2011 edition of the New York Comic Con. Now that it has came and went, Brent, Ian and Darrell Taylor of The Taylor Network go over all the news that came out of the show. This includes movies, DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, IDW and more. Darrell and Ian also give some first-hand perspective as they were the ones that attended the show.

For more on New York Comic Con, stay tuned for Episode 127 which will have all the interviews Ian conducted on the floor of the show, as well as some further commentary from friends of the podcast. Also, be sure to check out Episode 66 of The PKD Black Box, where Ian sits in with Shawn Pryor and Donny Salvo to talk about the con.

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! This month you can get the entire DCnU for 50% off when you buy all of the issue #4’s – otherwise they are at an astonishing 40% off! And for those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Plus, be sure to check out DCBS’ new Comixology digital store! Here are this month’s Review Corner picks:

Marvel:
DEFENDERS #1: 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

DC:
RAY #1 (OF 4): 50% off (DCBS at $1.49/regular price $2.99)

IDW:
MEMORIAL #1 (OF 6) : 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming. Thanks for listening and we’ll catch you next time!

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Comic Timing – Episode 125: The NuDCU

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125 episodes of Comic Timing! Holy crap! To celebrate, Brent and Ian say farewell to the old DC Universe with a review of Flashpoint #5 and say hello to the new one with Justice League #1! We are also joined by longtime listener Donovan Morgan Grant for the Justice League conversation. Plus, there is plenty of conversation and clarification on Brent’s Editorial on why he feels some comic shops might not be using the DC Relaunch to its fullest potential.

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! This month you can get the entire DCnU for 50% off when you buy all of the issue #3’s – otherwise they are at an astonishing 40% off! And for those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Plus, be sure to check out DCBS’ new Comixology digital store!

We are also sponsored by New York Comic Con. This year’s show is taking place from October 13 – 16 as the show is now FOUR DAYS LONG! Be sure to stop by Podcast Arena to chat with Ian or to pimp your books!

Thanks for listening and we will see you in October for our review of the rest of the New 52.

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Comic Timing – Episode 123.5

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We’re back with a new episode spotlighting the works of Adam Withers and Comfort Love! This includes The Uniques, The Uniques Tales and Rainbow in the Dark. They are up for Harvey Awards this year and are in need of some plugging so Brent and I plug away with the help of Sean Whelan of Raging Bullets. Adam and Comfort are nominated for Most Promising New Talent for Rainbow in the Dark and Best Anthology for The Uniques Tales. If you are a comic book professional you have until August 6th to vote for your favorites, whether it be Adam and Comfort or others. Even if you’re not a comic book professional listen to the episode for some good comic book discussion and to learn more about their titles!

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! This month you can get the entire DCnU for 50% off when you buy all of them – otherwise they are at an astonishing 42% off! And for those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

Marvel:
Ultimate Comics Spider-man #1: 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

DC:
Justice League International #1: 42% off (DCBS at $1.73/regular price $2.99)

Image:
27: Second Set #1 : 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com. Thanks for listening and we’ll catch you next time!

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Comic Timing – Episode 123: The NuDCU

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Before the end of the month there’s more Comic Timing to be had! This one has Brent Kossina and Ian Levenstein joined by Angela from 2 People Talking and Invisible Jetcast, Chris Johnson now of Dying in the Gutters and Umar of Dafixer’s Hideout as we talk all about the DC Relaunch before all 52 titles were announced. We decided to hold this one back until everything was finalized out of DC just so you could see what we got right and what we got wrong. This one is plenty of fun so I hope everyone enjoys it!

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! This month you can get the entire DCnU for 50% off when you buy all of them – otherwise they are at an astonishing 42% off! And for those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

Marvel:
Ultimate Comics Spider-man #1: 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

DC:
Justice League International #1: 42% off (DCBS at $1.73/regular price $2.99)

Image:
27: Second Set #1 : 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com. Thanks for listening and we’ll catch you next time!

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Comic Timing – Episode 121: The 2011 Supershow Recording

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Part Two of the Supershow recording is out!!! This is the one we always look forward to here. Saturday night at the con, Ian rustles up whoever is in the mood to talk and we go completely off the cuff, drink some beers and have a damn good time for two hours or so. This year was no exception. This also means that the views expressed in this episode, negative or positive, are not necessarily the views expressed by any of the individuals involved outside of this here recording. This time we are joined by Julian Lytle of Ants, Martheus Wade of Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa, Shawn Pryor of the PKD Media Blackbox and Action Lab, Jon Carroll of the Carroll Chronicles, Dean Stahl of Headlocks and Headaches, Bill English of Sounded Good on Paper, Raph Soohoo of Geeks Unite! and Chad Burdette AKA Unknown Fanboy. We talk everything from the show itself to Third and Spruce, vanilla sundaes, Power Rangers, wrestling and Captain Planet Swamp Thing. Totally worth every minute, people.

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! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (IMAGE):
RED WING #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.75/regular price $3.50)

DC:
DC RETROACTIVE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE 70S #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $2.49/regular price $4.99)

MARVEL:
CAPTAIN AMERICA #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, be sure to order FRACTURE #1 written by Shawn Gabborin and Chad Cicconi which is currently 45% off on DCBS. They’re friends of the show and deserve your support!

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CGS Supershow 2011 – Podcasting Quorum

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Here it is, folks! The first of three episodes recorded at the CGS Supershow. This is the Podcasting Quorum that was held on April 30, 2011. It was run by Ian Levenstein with assistance by Raph Soohoo and Joe Sergi as well as Brad Milyo from Half Hour Wasted, Victor from Exploring the Multiverse and more! Give it a listen and head on back later this week from the Live from Supershow recording.

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! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (IMAGE):
RED WING #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.75/regular price $3.50)

DC:
DC RETROACTIVE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE 70S #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $2.49/regular price $4.99)

MARVEL:
CAPTAIN AMERICA #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, be sure to order FRACTURE #1 written by Shawn Gabborin and Chad Cicconi which is currently 45% off on DCBS. They’re friends of the show and deserve your support!

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Comic Timing – Episode 119: C2E2 and MoCCA

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Just in time for CGS Supershow, Comic Timing goes through all the interviews that took place at this year’s C2E2 and MoCCA Festival! Here is a complete list of all the interviews in appearance order.

C2E2:

  • Chris Burnham, newly DC exclusive artist
  • Bryan J.L. Glass, writer of Mice Templar, Thor: First Thunder and various other Thor books.
  • Gail Simone, writer of Secret Sex and Birds of Prey
  • Justin Peterson, creator of Very Near Mint
  • Charles Soule, writer of 27 and Strongman
  • Andy Jewett, creator of HipHopSkotch
  • Cary Kelley, creator of Dynagirl
  • Ed Dunphy, writer of The Mongrel and Mystery Manor Haunted Theater
  • Byron Wilkins of Webcomics: What’s Cooking? and 1977: The Comic
  • Kevin Thurman and Julian Darius of Sequart, producers of Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods, Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts and Diagram for Delinquents: Fredric Wertham and the Evolution of Comic Books
  • Jamal Igle, artist of Zatanna and formerly of Supergirl
  • Sean Whelan and Jim Segulin of the Raging Bullets podcast
  • Steve Bryant, creator of Athena Voltaire and Hell Town

    • MoCCA:

  • Tania Marmolejo, artist of Doodling: The Art Of Procrastination
  • Dirk Tiede, creator of Paradigm Shift

    • Thanks to everyone for taking the time out of their weekend to let me interview them. It was great times and I can’t wait to head back in 2012! Unless the world ends.

    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! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

    INDY (DYNAMITE):
    KIRBY GENESIS #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

    DC:
    FLASHPOINT KID FLASH LOST STARRING BART ALLEN #1 (OF 3): 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

    MARVEL:
    GHOST RIDER #0.1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

    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, be sure to stop on by the CGS Supershow on April 30th and May 1st if you’re in the Reading, PA area! Ian will be hosting the Podcasting Quorum on Saturday and there’s bound to be lots of fun.

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    Comic Timing – Episode 118

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    Do not adjust your iPod, it’s an actual new episode of Comic Timing! Didja miss us? Well, we sure missed you. In fact, we missed you enough to review all of 2010 in this here episode starring Ian, Brent, Brandon Christopher and Chad Burdette. While 2010 may be a few months behind us, it is a perfect time to reminisce about it. Yup.

    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! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

    INDY (DYNAMITE):
    KIRBY GENESIS #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

    DC:
    FLASHPOINT KID FLASH LOST STARRING BART ALLEN #1 (OF 3): 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

    MARVEL:
    GHOST RIDER #0.1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

    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!”

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    Comic Timing – Episode 116

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    Ho ho ho! Merry Shawn Pryor! Raph and I celebrate the holidays by spreading some cheer and promoting Mr. Pryor’s latest venture, Action Lab Entertainment, which we realized stands for ALE. Action Lab is in the midst of a Kickstarter Campaign to get their first book, Fracture, the financing it needs to cover distribution and printing costs. So please, if you enjoy Shawn Pryor and Comic Timing, put in some money to help on out! We also discuss the future of PKD Media, the rest of the books set to be released out of Action Lab and Raph, Shawn and I give picks for who would be on our Mt. Rushmore of Comics. Check it out!

    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! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

    INDY (DYNAMITE):
    GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.90)

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

    MARVEL:
    INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #500.1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

    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 115 Part 2: NYCC Wrap-Up

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    Following the Comic Timing motto of better late than never, Ian finally got around to editing Part 2 of our New York Comic Con episode! In this three-hour powerhouse, Ian is joined by artist extraordinaire Jamal Igle, Julian Lytle of Ants, Rick Gordon of The Pop Cult Online and Darrel Taylor of Dafixer’s Hideout, No Apologies, Comic Book Road Show and seventeen other shows. We go in-depth on our NYCC experiences, from crowds to swag to panels attended, improvements needed in the future and other fine discussion. Nothing we talk about is news based so it remains fresh, so check it out!

    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! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

    INDY (IMAGE):
    INFINITE VACATION #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.87/regular price $3.50)

    DC:
    SHAZAM #1: 45% off retail (DCBS price $1.64/regular price $2.99)

    MARVEL:
    DAREDEVIL: REBORN #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.99/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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