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Comic Timing Episode 230 – Kaiju Talk with Shawn Pryor

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It’s been a very long time, but this episode, Comic Timing welcomes back one of its favorite guests. Ian, Brandon and Raph are joined by the one, the only Shawn Pryor, as they discuss his upcoming book out of Epic Ink, Kaiju Unleashed: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts. The group go into everything from Godzilla to King Kong and back again, including the Rankin Bass kaiju collaborations between America and Japan (with an amazing deviation to their Return of the King animated film), the attempts to make the Hannah-Barbera Godzilla animated series as close to the Japanese as possible while dealing with rights issues and standards and practices, economic turmoil leading to a downturn in movies, the differences in the Showa, Heisei, Millennium and Reiwa era, failed Marvel kaiju collaborations, the uselessness of Minya, how comics influenced kaiju (and the reverse), when Dr. Pepper made Godzilla’s world taste better, the insanity that are Toho’s Frankenstein kaiju movies, and so much more. Earmuffs as usual, this is a Shawn Pryor episode, so we’re real and raw, like we should be.

Ian, Brandon and Raph then bring the episode home with some Absolute Batman talk, retro gaming through old Superman games, trading in old books, DVDs and games to Book Off, revisiting Final Crisis, whether a Playstation 5 is worth the purchase, general Agatha All Along thoughts (spoiler-free), and more!

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Follow Ian on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/i_am_scifi, on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/kossinab, and he posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets; Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, Twitter and Bluesky; and Brandon is at http://www.twitter.com/TheDabbaDon, https://bsky.app/profile/thedabbadon.bsky.social and https://www.twitch.tv/thedabbadon.

Thanks for listening, and we’ll catch you next time. And as always, there’s always time for comics!

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Comic Timing Extra Point – Episode 13: Consolidating Comics with F.O.R.C.E.

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It’s been a while, but we’re back in style! Yes, that is a Chipmunks quote. Anyway, we’re up to lucky number 13 on the Comic Timing Extra Point. This episode, Ian runs solo for the first half, as he discusses selling off a bunch of his comic collection at Wild Pig Comics in Kenilworth, New Jersey two weeks back. Much thanks to Wild Pig’s owner, the talented Chris Eberle of Comic Geek Speak, for making that magic happen! There’s also some discussion of the transition from physical copies to going mostly digital, manga scanlations and why you should either wait for official release or hit the library over turning to the dark side of the Internet, and then a quick review of Southern Bastards Volume 1 by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour.

After that, we transition to the one and only interview Ian conducted at the 2015 edition of New York Comic Con, with the one and only Shawn Pryor. Shawn discusses what it’s like to return to New York City after a twenty year hiatus, what’s next in store for Cash & Carrie post-Kickstarter, and his newest miniseries coming out of Action Lab Entertainment in 2016, F.O.R.C.E. It ain’t Super Pro, yo!

As always – we are sponsored by the newly redesigned DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! All comics from major publishers like Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse are 40% off or more. And hardcovers and trade paperbacks from Marvel and DC are at least 50% off! Plus, be sure to check out their Comixology digital storefront for even further savings!

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, and we’ll catch you next time!

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Comic Timing – Episode 170: Kickstarting with Jamal Igle and Shawn Pryor

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Like all that and a bag of tangelos, Comic Timing is back with another brand new episode! This time, Ian sits down at the computer to chat with longtime friends of the show, Jamal Igle and Shawn Pryor to discuss their latest ventures!

For Jamal, that is the Kickstarter campaign for Molly Danger: Book Two, which is now in its final week (so go ahead and pledge RIGHT NOW!). For Shawn, he has a new Kickstarter available that he has created called Cash & Carrie, which has officially past its initial goal and is now looking to hit some stretch goals.

Both of these projects are near and dear to me, so I do hope you all take the time to give them a thorough look, listen to the episode, and then donate what you can to each project. Or heck, even sharing them on Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr helps a bunch! And speaking of Twitter, you can find jamal and Shawn on Twitter too @JAMALIGLE and @shawnrpryor.

As always – we are sponsored by the newly redesigned DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! All comics from major publishers like Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse are 40% off or more. And hardcovers and trade paperbacks from Marvel and DC are at least 50% off! Plus, be sure to check out their Comixology digital storefront for even further savings!

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, and we’ll catch you next time!

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Comic Timing Extra Point – Episode 12: Fan Films and Power Rangers

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Earlier this week, producer Adi Shankar and director Joseph Kahn put their 15 minute fan film Power/Rangers on the web. Three days later, the film has been taken off of both YouTube and Vimeo due to copyright claims by Saban Brands and its lawyers. You can still find the movie on Facebook, of which Shankar thanks for not bending to the copyright claim.

Ian is joined by The Black Box’s Shawn Pryor and Ignorant Bliss‘ Julian Lytle for this Extra Point to discuss the star-studded short in full (James Van Der Beek and Katee Sackhoff, seriously!), what some of the original Rangers thought about the short, along with where we think the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reboot may go as a film, what fan films mean to the industry as a whole, what it takes to make a mature film versus a mature content film, and a whole lot more where that came from!

As always – we are sponsored by the newly redesigned DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! All comics from major publishers like Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse are 40% off or more. And hardcovers and trade paperbacks from Marvel and DC are at least 50% off! Plus, be sure to check out their Comixology digital storefront for even further savings!

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, and we’ll catch you next time!

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Comic Timing – Episode 158: The Return of Shawn Pryor!

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For the first time in what feels like forever, Shawn Pryor himself is on the podcast! Ian and Shawn discuss the changes that have occurred since last they spoke, including the lessening of Shawn’s involvement with Action Lab Entertainment‘s day to day operations, what the future holds for LOI Studios, how 2015 will be The Year of Shawn Pryor when it comes to comics (or at least we both hope it will be), what working in the comic book industry can do to stress levels and how you can bring said stress back down, and much much more.

That much much more includes general conversation on what Shawn and Ian have been into lately both in comics and television, how important diversity is and will be to comics, and there’s even a small bit of SDCC talk thrown in for good measure, even though this episode was recorded before the show really got underway. Listen in, and don’t be salty! And be sure to listen to The Black Box Podcast, if you have not already done so.

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! All comics from major publishers like Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse are 40% off or more. And hardcovers and trade paperbacks from Marvel and DC are at least 50% off! Plus, be sure to check out their Comixology digital storefront for even further savings!

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, and we’ll catch you next time!

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Comic Timing – Episode 140: The Lost Super Show Tapes

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For your listening pleasure, Ian has dug up all the interviews from the 2011 Comic Geek Speak Super Show! These things have been sitting on a hard drive for long enough, and now the voices within will be heard by all, with only a month to go until the next Super Show! Where there will be more interviews! And a caveman! Okay, no caveman. Here is a list of all who appear, in order of appearance:

  • Julian Lytle, Ants and the Ignorant Bliss Podcast
  • Shawn Pryor, Action Lab Entertainment and L.O.I. Studios
  • Harold Jennett, Our Adventure Continues and the Comic Book Laundry podcast
  • Dean Stahl, Headlocks and Headaches
  • Keith W. Cunningham, L.O.I. Studios
  • Zack Kruse, Mystery Solved! and The Quad Podcast
  • Bruce Rosenberger and Steve Hager, Dutchy Digest and the Komicskast and On The Fly Podcasts
  • Dave Williams, Waiting for the Trade Podcast and blog
  • Brandon Christopher, Geekcetera and TheDabbaDon on Twitter
  • John Williams (aka Super Ugly), Monsters Are Just Like Us, The Geek Savants and Unified School District
  • Dave Dwonch, Action Lab Entertainment, including Double Jumpers, NFL: Rush Zone, Ghost Town and Space Time Condominium
  • Shawn and Stephanie Gabborin, Angry Gnome Comics
  • Comfort Love and Adam Withers, Rainbow in the Dark and The Uniques
  • Kevin Vinson, Comic Book Classroom
  • Bruce MacIntosh, Denver Comic Con
  • Katie Cook, Gronk and the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Comic
  • J.K. Woodward, Star Trek Trek: TNG/Doctor Who Assimilation 2 and JK’s Happy Hour
  • Darrell Taylor, The Taylor Network

    • As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! 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! And be sure to check out this year’s Super Show, which is taking place April 6-7th at the Greater Reading Expo Center.

    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 137: Baltimore Comic Con

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    As we approach New York Comic Con, time to release the material recorded at Baltimore Comic Con! Ian chats with Shawn Pryor and Chad Cicconi of Action Lab Entertainment, Brian “Pants” Christman, Shane Kelly and Jamie D. of Comic Geek Speak, Comfort Love and Adam Withers of The Uniques and Rainbow in the Dark, Raph Soohoo of Raph Soohoo, and Jamal Igle of Molly Danger!

    As you might have guessed, Comic Timing will be set up in Podcast Arena yet again at this year’s New York Comic Con! Here’s a basic idea of where we’ll be:

    So that’s the left-hand side of the main exhibitor hall near the back. There will be signage as well pointing out that you’re in Podcast Arena, and there will be a Comic Timing banner up over the booth as well so you can’t possibly miss us even if you try!

    As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! 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!

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming. And do make sure to donate to Jamal’s Kickstarter Campaign if you have the time; any amount you can give helps make Molly Danger become a reality. And as always, thanks for listening and we’ll catch you next time!

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    Comic Timing – Episode 135: Jamal, Shawn and Kickstarter

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    Here we go with some more Comic Timing! This episode is chock-full of goodness, as Ian is joined by two of Comic Timing’s most awesome guests: Jamal Igle and Shawn Pryor! We discuss Jamal’s new Kickstarter campaign in association with Action Lab Entertainment, Molly Danger, as well as Kickstarter in general, comics in general, life in general and maybe even Generals in general. Okay, maybe not the third one. But there are some delightful musings about Ewoks!

    As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! 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!

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming. And do make sure to donate to Jamal’s Kickstarter Campaign if you have the time; any amount you can give helps make Molly Danger become a reality. And as always, thanks for listening and we’ll catch you next time!

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    Comic Timing – Episode 131

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    We are back with another episode! This time we are talking Action Lab Entertainment with Barack O’Comics, Shawn Pryor, as well as Martheus Wade, creator of Jetta! Find out all the new happenings, as well as some ripping on Brent,  some Free-Comic-Book-Day talk, and other assorted nonsense! Enjoy!

    As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! 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!

    This month, you can purchase all six issues of DC’s Second Wave for 50% OFF! This includes EARTH TWO #1, WORLDS’ FINEST #1, BATMAN, INCORPORATED #1, DIAL H #1, GI COMBAT #1, and THE RAVAGERS #1. You get all six of these months for a measly $9.97!

    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 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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