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Comic Timing – Episode 64

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The Heroes Corner episode is here! Bill of Just Bills Comic Drawerbox, Brian (Lobo) of Kryptographik, Brent and I talk with Sam and Bob of Heroes Corner to discuss their business plan, what gave them the idea to start an online ordering company, how discounts work when dealing with Diamond, and plenty of other juicy topics. So give it a listen to learn more about one of the newer companies on the scene!

This episode is also part of the podcast theme week which has been underway all week long, as various comic book podcasts cover a variety of Diamond Distribution related topics. Much thanks to Check of Comic Related for compiling a list of all the participants, and make sure to listen to whatever podcast suits your fancy!

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

Thanks for listening, thanks for downloading, and see you folks soon!

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Comic Timing – Episode 63: Two Year Anniversary

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Celebrate good time, come on! We’re gonna celebrate yeah. It is the two year anniversary of Comic Timing, and to do so we have a question and answer and call in show! Brent Kossina, Chris Johnson, Brandon Christopher and I are the regular recurring crew throughout the call, while we are also joined by Heath Holland, Leroy John Rivera and Tobey Cook at random times during the episode. There are clips from our favorite moments throughout the show, and the episode itself is very raw, so you folks can see what it is like to be on the show. So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride!

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

Thanks for listening, thanks for downloading, and see you folks soon!

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BKs Bullets – FBCD 2008

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Welcome back to another BK’s Bullets! This time Brent discusses Sea of Red Volume 1 from Image Comics, the Free Broken Trinity Prelude from Top Cow, the free Hellboy Comic from Dark Horse, and the free X-Men comic from Marvel, all offered on Free Comic Book Day 2008. Well all the ones labeled free anyway. Stay Tuned later this week for our 2-Year Anniversary Extravaganza!

Music Provided By the Podsafe Music Network:
(In Playing Order)
Dammit Boys – Sambaca
Dammit Boys – Toluene
Danny Weis – Gunslinger
Darren Nelson – Dinosaur Town
Dennis Janlov – Evil Karma

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

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Comic Timing – Episode 61

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While you wait for the NYCC wrap up, here, have some Episode 61! Damian Smith, alias Lord Shaper, and Brian, alias Lobo, of the Kryptographik Podcast join Brent and I to discuss Horror Comics. We go into their history with the genre, some recommendations for the new or old horror comic reader, the variety found within horror comics, and a whole lot more. We also touch on some recent news such as the Incredible Hulk trailer and discuss our anticipation for the since passed New York Comic Con.

Much thanks to Brent for editing this episode, as I am going to tackle Episode 62 Part 2, so he took this one on. This Thursday, May 1st, join us on Skype to celebrate the 2 year anniversary of Comic Timing! We will be answering your questions on the show, so whatever you feel like asking we will tackle. If you want to call in, either contact me (ScaryMonkeyShow) on Skype, or Brent (kossinab), and we will bring you into the call. Also, make sure to pick up Invincible Iron Man #1 so you can participate in the next 22 Pages review!

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

Thanks for listening, thanks for downloading, and see you folks soon!

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Comic Timing – Episode 60

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Back from a week long hiatus, it is Comic Timing! This time, Brent and I are joined by Lorrie Thomas, known to the forum-goers as thomalo, and Jay Ferguson, otherwise known as Modern Lover. We discuss whether or not Superhero Comics Hate Love. Well, do they? You decide after hearing our thoughts, and the forum comments we read on the show!

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

Also, we are only one week away from The New York Comic Con, so I hope to see a bunch of you stopping on by Podcast Arena to say hello! Thanks for listening, thanks for downloading, and we shall see you next week for some Horror Comics conversation with Lobo and Lord Shaper of Kryptographik!

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Comic Timing – Episode 59

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For Episode 59, Brent and I are joined by Erica Hesse, artist and creator of The Key! Erica gets into a discussion with us about Women in the Comic Industry, which then switches over to a nice question and answer session about her career, her life, and some ridiculousness that can only stem from letting the forum ask questions. Sheesh! Thanks to Erica for joining us as it was a lot of fun, and I hope to see some of you this weekend at Anime Boston!

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

Thanks for listening, thanks for downloading, and we shall see you again next time!

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Comic Timing – Episode 58: Megacon Part 2

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Part 2 is out! The last two days of the Megacon is covered here, featuring the talents of Raph, Brent, Brandon and myself, as we cover the last two days of the convention. What we picked up, who and what we saw, yaoi vs. yuri, and so on. Also, we have interviews with Travis Earls and Sean Cummings of Codename: Power, Lee Bretschneider of Wheelchair Romeo, Mark Waid, current editor in chief of Boom! Studios, Jon and Jin of Two Monocles, artist Christine Bottoms, Marvel cover artist Greg Horn, writer/inker Jimmy Palmiotti, and Bryan Deemer, Brian “Pants” Christman and Adam Murdough of Comic Geek Speak, with a glomping by Peter Rios.

We had an amazing time at the convention, and we hope to see you all next year at Megacon, and in a few weeks at New York Comic Con!

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

Thanks for listening, thanks for downloading, and listen to our final bit of Megacon wrap on Geeks Unite! later this week.

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Comic Timing – Episode 58: Megacon Part 1

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Megacon baby! Brent, Brandon, Raph, Ian, all talking about Day 1 of the big Orlando comic convention. And for the first time, Brent is live and in person! No Skype! Wowsers! Also, Raph has a quick interview with Chuck Dixon, while I talk a bit with the artist of the Wonder Girl miniseries and the upcoming Wu Tang Clan graphic novel, Sanford Greene. We will have extensive updates throughout the convention, and will try our best to release an episode recapping Day 2 and 3 live from our hotel room, and of course there will be a final wrap as an after thought once we return home.

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

Thanks for listening, thanks for downloading, and we will see you tomorrow for more Megacon coverage and interviews!

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BKs Bullets: Alias & Punisher War Journal

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Like we promised! A new BKs Bullets! This time Brent goes over The Brian Michael Bendis Alias Series from Marvels MAX imprint, and the recent Punisher War Journal series by Matt Fraction and Ariel Olivetti.

For those who do not know, Brent puts out a segment for Raging Bullets called BKs Bulets, where he reviews something DC related, whether it be comic book or media, in about 15-30 minutes. Well, Brent is taking BKs Bullets and expanding upon it, so any non-DC related material will be released here! This time, he goes through the 1st volume of Invincible, The Image creator owned Robert Kirkman title that began the Kirkmanverse.

Give us your thoughts on this episode on the forums, and thanks for listening! We’ll see you next time with MegaCon Madness with Ian, Brent, Raph, and Brandon!

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Comic Timing – Episode 57

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Ian, Brent, Sam (from the 88 Miles Per Hour podcast), and Umar (from the Dafixer’s Hideout Podcast) discuss what it means to be a fanboy in the year 2008. We talk about What we buy, why we buy, and so many other tangents that can’t be covered here. PLUS: The roommate of Brent makes a surprise appearance in the bloopers! Darn roommates!

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

Thanks for listening, thanks for downloading, and see you later this week with a new BKs Bullets on the Marvel titles Alias and Punisher War Journal series, and after that, the madness that is MEGACON!

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