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Comic Book Outsiders Episode 70

This episode is one of our book club episodes, where we discuss the recent selection, Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky and announce our next selection. Before that Scott and Steve get into some News and Reviews, talking about the ending of some TV shows, the return of some old favourites and the arrival of a couple of new ones.After that we get into a discussion about the fantasy genre and the changes it has gone through in the last few decades. We also talk about how it is pe ...

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We have a TV-centric news and review where, amongst other things, we discuss the Golden Globes, Supernatural, Spartacus and Human Target. Plus we get to discover what Steve thinks of Glee! Then we are joined by Ted Sikora, writer, director and producer of the comic-book based movie, Hero Tomorrow. He gives us a great insight into producing a low-budget independent movie and we discuss the process from the initial idea to publicising Hero Tomorrow. You can check out more details on the ...

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Welcome to the first CBO episode of 2010! Over the Christmas holidays both Scott and Steve have been busy relaxing and eating far too much food and then sitting for long periods of time wondering why they ate so much. However it did give them both ample time to watch a lot of movies, read a lot of comics and watch DVDs.We start off this episode with only a small slice of news, that still manages to go on for a while. For the next few episodes we will continue to cover some news and reviews ...

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Welcome to the Comic Book Outsiders/Geek Syndicate crossover part 2. If you haven't listened to part 1 go over to the geek syndicate feed and check out our picks for movie and comic book of the decade then join us for this episode where we continue the discussion with our favourite TV shows, book and special mention of the last 10 years. Enjoy the holidays and we'll be back with new episodes in early 2010!

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Scott and Steve are enjoying all the holidays have to offer, but as a small extra this is a chat that Scott had with Ian Sharman from (amongst other things) Orangutan comics. We talk about small press comics, Ian's start in the industry and his plans for 2010. Normal service will resume in the near future, but in the meantime, enjoy the interview and we'll talk to you soon.

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After some news and reviews we get into our discussion of the current book club selection, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. This seems to be a book that has divided opinions, and a few listeners found it difficult to get into, but there are a lot of interesting themes to discuss which we dive into. With feedback and comments from listeners we get into the meat of what the book is about and then announce our next book club selection. For those who have not read The Handmaid's Tale, bu ...

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After the usual news and reviews Scott and Steve settle down for a chat with Paul Cornell, writer of (amongst other things) Dr. Who, Robin Hood, Primeval and the fantastic Captain Britain. In the interview we talk about a variety of subjects including how he started out, his work on Doctor Who (both his books, audio plays and TV work) and the current attitude of mainstream writers to science-fiction and vice versa. You can find out more information on Paul Cornell at his website http://w ...

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On November 18th 2009 the comics community lost one of it's most prolific contributors. Here Steve and Scott take just a few moments to remember Eric Martin aka The Question.

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After a reminder of the forthcoming bookclub selection, a Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, we get into some news, starting with some sad news about the loss of great icon and then some TV news, with updates on Gattaca and a very exciting fan made film coming in 2010. For our main feature we have an interview with Ben Lichius, one of the co-creators of The Black Coat, from Ape Comics. The Black Coat is America's first superspy. Set in New York City in the days before the Revolutionary War ...

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After a long news and reviews section featuring a spoiler-free chat about the first episode of V and the possibility of a GATTACA TV show we have a relatively brief Challenge where Steve and Scott pitch two very different comics at each other. Remember our current book club choice is The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. We're going to be talking about this in episode 66 so you've still got plenty of time to get hold of it and join the discussion.

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In this episode Scott and Steve start off with some TV talk - some good, some worrying and some very exciting. There is also some great news about a new comics news we've previously discussed. After that we get onto our main feature where we talk about comics and movies, and more specifically, what is the recipe for a good comic movie? We look at the elements we think will guarantee success, we look at previous winners and losers, and why some of the best comics have not been succesful on t ...

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In this episode Scott and Steve start off with some 100% positive news and reviews before revamping slightly the classic Challenge Scott/Steve format with them each pitching a comic and another piece of media to the other. Discussed in this episode: North 40 Ramayan Gone Baby Gone Earth: Final Conflict Remember that our current book club offering for episode 66 is The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

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Welcome to our post British International Comics Show (BICS) episode where we start off with a review of the show, what we enjoyed and some of the familiar and new faces we met. We then get into some news and reviews about the latest comics, movie news, new TV projects from JJ Abrams and the future of Dollhouse.After that we discuss our book club selection and the current work of fiction is Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut. We discuss what we thought of the book and we also have comments f ...

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In this episode, after some brief (not to mention bleak) news and reviews we're joined for an extended chat by Cy Dethan, writer of (amongst other things) Cancertown and Starship Troopers. We cover Cy's journey into comics writing, some of the ideas behind Cancertown and the critical reaction since it's release.

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It's only two weeks now until the British International Comic Show at Birmingham and Scott and Steve will both be attending the event. After discussing our plans, we get into some news, with another major change at one of the biggest comic companies in the business. We also get into a discussion about motion comics and the how power and wealth can change a silly idea into something dangerous!As promised - a link to the Dr Horrible Emmy interruption from YouTubeIn our next section we discuss ...

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In this episode Scott is back in the UK and we kick off with some news and reviews, and then look at the biggest announcement in comics, Disney purchasing Marvel for the princely sum of $4 billion dollars. Looking at Disney as a whole we look at the realistic repercussions on Marvel, make a few predictions and mention a few things we would like to see develop in the future.After that we have a Hidden Gem and this episode we talk about the great heist show from the US, Leverage. With a great ...

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In this bumper episode Steve and Scott start with some news, mostly about James Cameron's and Felicia Day's respective Avatars. Then they embark on a discussion about censorship. How has it been done in comics in the past? Is it always a bad thing, or are there times when some level of censorship is appropriate? Let us know your thoughts. Finally they discuss a Hidden Gem. The miniseries V from 1983, created by Kenneth Johnson, it's an epic story following the human resistance in the ...

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Scott is still overseas in Canada (slowly inching his way onto the set of Caprica, so watch for him in the background when it airs!) whilst Steve is back home protecting old Blighty from pirates.In this episode there is the return of a couple of old favourites, but before that we kick off with some News and Reviews. Afterwards we get back to basics with Challenge Scott, where Steve pitches three new comics to Scott and tries to get him interested in at least one of them to go and pick it up ...

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Steve is keeping England safe whilst Scott is touring planet Caprica, but they triumph over the timezone differences to re-unite for episode 54. After some news and reviews the rest of the episode focuses on the CBO book club where we talk about 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman. Part philosophy, part supernatural thriller and part love-letter to smalltown America. At the end of the episode we reveal our new book club title, a classic from the 1960s.

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In the second of our special episodes, Scott is still off globetrotting so I'm joined by Dr Karl, the host of the Science Friction podcast. We start with some News and Reviews and then for the main part of the show I talk comics in general with Karl and find out what he is reading and enjoying at the moment, we talk about comics on the fringe of Marvel, some of our favourite writers, a one in a million real life mutant and big comic companies visiting the UK.Next week we'll be back and with ...

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