Showing posts with label conventions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conventions. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

DTC 177 - Looking ahead to Heroes Con 2023



Looking forward to Heroes Con 2023

http://davetalkscomics.net

06/02/23 - 0:00:00
- Heroes Con travel plans
- Updating Comic Book Inventory
- Reading - New Teen Titans: The Terror of Trigon
- Reading - Avengers Forever
- Stuff I Want to Read
- Reading - Green Lantern/Green Arrow by O'Neil and Adams
- Watching - Watchmen

06/07/23 - 0:15:50
- Heroes Con panels

06/09/23 - 0:44:10
- Updating Comic Book Inventory
- Updating Back Issue Bin Search List
- Reading - New Teen Titans: The Terror of Trigon

Notes: http://davetalkscomics.net

Podcast: http://davetalkscomics.com

Recorded Jun 2, 7, 9

Length: 0:57:45

Sunday, November 15, 2020

DTC 174 - What I Bought (Nov 2020)

   
 
What I Bought - Nov 2020

00:00

What I Bought (Online)
- Grimjack

09:30
What I Bought (Shoff Show)
- New Teen Titans, House of Mystery, Cinder and Ashe, Camelot 3000, X-Men Classic, Unknown Soldier, Official Teen Titans Index, Crossroads

26:00

What I’m Reading
- Terry and the Pirates, Captain America, Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, Xenozoic Tales

What I’m Watching
- Captain Harlock, Young Justice

28:40

Additional Notes
- New Teen Titans, Camelot 3000, X-Men Classic, Official Teen Titans Index, Whisper, Captain Harlock

Links

Shoff Promotions
Fan Data

Cover Art: Camelot 3000 #1 by Ross Andru and Brian Bolland, Unknown Soldier #250 by Joe Kubert, Cinder and Ashe #1 by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

[34:35] - Download Episode 174 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Thursday, February 27, 2020

DTC 171 - What I Bought (Feb 2020)

   
What I Bought - Feb 2020

Milton Caniff - Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon

What I Bought
- Uncanny X-Men 156
- Superman 400
- Deadman (1985) 1, 2
- Who’s Who 1987 Update 4
- Who’s Who 1988 Update 4
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition 9, 16, 17, 19

What I’ve been reading and what I’m planning to read
- Captain America, Black Hammer, Spider-Woman, Ikigami, Lazarus, Batman and the Outsiders

Links
- Clandestine Comics


Cover Art: Deadman (1985) 1 by Neal Adams, Uncanny X-Men 156 by Dave Cockrum and Bob Wiacek

[24:16] - Download Episode 171 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

DTC 170 - What I Bought (Jan 2020)

   
What I Bought - Jan 2020

What I Bought
- Marvel Team-Up 128 - Spider-Man & Captain America
- Green Lantern 123, 124
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition 4
- Secret Origins 2, 6, 31, 32, 46, 47, 49. 50, Annual 1
- Spider-Woman 42-44
- Superman 423

Links
- Shoff Promotions

Cover Art: Spider-Woman 44 by Steve Leialoha, Marvel Team-Up 128 by Eliot R. Brown, Secret Origins 2 (by Ed Hannigan, Gil Kane, Ricado Villagran)

[26:48] - Download Episode 170 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

DTC 169 - What I Bought (Aug/Sep 2019) plus BCC19 Preview

   
What I Bought (Aug/Sep 2019) and BCC19 Preview

What I Bought (starts at 00:00)
- Green Lantern/Green Arrow (1983) 1-7
- Awesome: The Indie Spinner Rack Anthology (2007)
- Bathroom Girls 1-4, Holiday Special
- Whisper (1986) 1-10

Baltimore Comic Con 2019 Preview (starts at 29:15)
- Panels, nothing but panels

Links
- Green Lantern
- Baltimore Comic Con Programming


Cover Art: Bathroom Girls 2 by Yvonne Mojica, Whisper 1 by Dell Barras, Baltimore Comic Con 2019 Program by Steve Conley

[43:47] - Download Episode 169 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Tuesday, July 16, 2019

DTC 167 - Heroes Con 2019 - Part 4

 

   
 
Heroes Con 2019 - Part 4

Before the Panels
- What I Bought (Jack Staff, Johnny Hiro, Luger, Skeleton Key, Avigon)

Meet Betty Brown Ph.G - Tom Heintjes talked about the Betty Brown comic strip which ran from 1934 to 1948 in Drug Topics, a trade magazine for pharmacists

Charles Vess and Bill Sienkiewicz - Bill and Charles talked about their work, what inspired them, and compared notes on other art related topics

After the Panels
- Tom Heintjes - Hogan’s Alley
- Nicky Wheeler Nicholson - Before Superman
- Rand Hoppe - Jack Kirby Museum
- Dave Wachter - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 
- David Pepose - Spencer & Locke


Links

DTC 151 - Feb 2018 - What I Read and Watched
Reading for the Trade - Comic Geek Speak Super Show 2010
Jack Staff Vol. 1 - Everything Used to Be Black and White
Marv Wolfman and Mark Evanier in Conversation
Cartoonist Kayfabe - Youtube
Cartoonist Kayfabe - Stitcher


Cover Art: Heroes Con 2019 Program Guide by Sergio Aragones and Stan Sakai

[1:16:12] - Download Episode 167 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

 


Sunday, June 30, 2019

DTC 166 - Heroes Con 2019 - Part 3

   
Heroes Con 2019 - Part 3

Before the Panels
- Drew Moss - Red Sonja/Vampirella, Howl at the Moon
- Chris Schweizer - Crogan Adventure Series, movie posters, Santa Claus,

The Black Thumb Society - Inkers John Beatty, Mike Royer, and Klaus Janson discussed their careers and the role of the inker with Mark Evanier

Sketch-Off - Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Paul Pelletier, and Lee Weeks answered questions as they drew characters suggested by the audience

Between the Panels
- Josh Greathouse
- Marc Thomas - Phileas Reid Knows We Are Not Alone, Beowulf

Celebrating the Legion of Super-Heroes - Artists Greg Laroque, Kieth GIffen and Joe Staton talked to moderator Nancy Northcott about their time working on the Legion of Super-Heroes

All Hail Jack Kirby! - Mike Royer, Jim Amash, Rand Hoppe and Mark Evanier talk about Jack Kirby and the various roles he played in their lives as a writer, artist, mentor, and friend


Links

DTC 48 - Cartoon Talk, Gambit
DTC 145 - Baltimore Comic Con 2017 - Part 2
DTC 162 - What I Read Mar Apr 2019
Marv Wolfman and Mark Evanier in Conversation
Cartoonist Kayfabe

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2019 Program Guide by Sergio Aragones and Stan Sakai

[1:05:53] - Download Episode 166 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Sunday, June 23, 2019

DTC 165 - Heroes Con 2019 - Part 2

   
Heroes Con 2019 - Part 2

Cartoonist Kayfabe Live - Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg talk memories of Heroes Cons past (bin diving, art auctions, travel companions), preview their other panels, and answer questions from the audience

Walking and Talking with
- Joey Weiser - Ghost Hog, Mermin
- Scott Fogg - Phileas Reid Knows that We Are Not Alone
- Tuskegee Heirs

Before Superman panel - Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson and Athena Finger talk about their grandfathers (Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson and Bill Finger) and the era of comic books that predates Superman with Andrew Pepoy

What I Bought
- All-American Men of War, Supernatural Thrillers, Green Lantern, DC Comics Presents, Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes


Links

DTC 85 - For the Man Who Has Everything
DTC 126 - The Great Darkness Sage - Part 6
DTC 135 - Dave Talks Comics in 2016 - Part 4
Dave Talks Comics Notes - Green Lantern
Read Moore Comix - Superman Annual 11

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2019 Program Guide by Sergio Aragones and Stan Sakai

[38:15] - Download Episode 165 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Thursday, June 13, 2019

DTC 164 - Heroes Con 2019 - Part 1

   
Heroes Con 2019 - Part 1

Panel Previews - Three days, dozens of panels, and lots of decisions

Links

Heroes Con - Event Schedule

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2019 Program Guide by Sergio Aragones and Stan Sakai

[35:58] - Download Episode 164 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Sunday, November 4, 2018

DTC 158 - Baltimore Comic Con 2018 - Part 3

   
2018 Baltimore Comic Con - Day 3

Erin Gray Spotlight - Erin Gray spoke to Robert Greenberger and took questions from the audience about her professional and personal life

The Art of Editing - Stuart Moore, Tom Peyer, Peter Tomasi, and Louise Simonson talked to Robert Greenberger about what their jobs are like and how the job of editors have changed over the years

Tony Isabella Spotlight - Tony Isabella spoke with Robert Greenberger about working at Marvel and DC over the years

What I Bought - Brave and the Bold, Marvel Two-in-One

Small Press Expo

Cover Art: --

[44:52] - Download Episode 158 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Sunday, October 28, 2018

DTC 157 - Baltimore Comic Con 2018 - Part 2


   
2018 Baltimore Comic Con - Day 2 (09/29/18)

What I Bought - Talos of the Wilderness Sea, TRS-80 Computer Whiz Kids, Wonder Woman, New Teen Titans, Manhunter, Marge’s Tubby, The Dreamer

Team Building Panel - Mark Waid, John Ostrander, Ron Marz, and Denny O’Neil talked to Robert Greenberger (moderator) about the challenges of working on team books

- New Teen Titans (1980) 8

The Chaykin and Haspiel Show - Howard Chaykin and Dean Haspiel talked about how they met, people with whom they’ve worked, and how their work has evolved

Music and Comics Panel - P. Craig Russell, Ed Piskor, Timothy Truman, John K. Snyder III, and Mark Buckingham discussed the connections between their comic book work and music with Evelyn Kriete (moderator)

- Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1

From Thor to Ragnarok - Walt Simonson and John Workman, but mostly Walt Simonson, talked about working on different versions of Thor

Cover Art: --

[49:44] - Download Episode 157 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Sunday, October 21, 2018

DTC 156 - Baltimore Comic Con 2018 - Part 1


   
2018 Baltimore Comic Con - Day 1 (09/28/18)

- What I Bought - Warning Label, Superman vs. Flash, Justice League of America, Madame Xanadu, Daredevil, Nathaniel Dusk

- Justice League of America 140

- Noir Comics Panel - Brian Azzarello, Christina Blanch, and John K. Snyder III discussed their work in noir comics and perspectives on the genre

Cover Art: --

[48:11] - Download Episode 156 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Sunday, October 14, 2018

DTC155 - Convention Talk

   
What I Bought at the Shoff Show (09/19/18)
- Starslayer, Sgt. Rock, Secret Origins, The Shadow Strikes, Marvel Two-in-One, New Teen Titans, Time Warp, Marge’s Little Lulu

Memories of the 2010 Baltimore Comics Con
- What I Bought
- Panels: Spotlight on Terry Moore, Spotlight on Dennis Kitchen, Spotlight on Sergio Aragones, Comics Rewind: The 1980s

Cover Art: --

[28:43] - Download Episode 155 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Friday, September 29, 2017

DTC 145 - Baltimore Comic Con 2017 - Part 2

   
Baltimore Comic Con 2017 Part 2

Before the Show - notes about Part 1, Baltimore Farmers Market, fire

Panel: Marv Wolfman and Mark Evanier in Conversation - Marv and Marc interview one another, tell stories, and take questions from the audience about their careers in the comic book industry

Panel: Comics in the 1970s - Ron Wilson, Elliott Maggin, Joe Staton, Keith Pollard, John Workman, and moderator Robert Greenberger discuss their memories of working at DC, Marvel, and smaller publishers and take questions from the audience about working in the comic book industry in the 1970s

Panel: Jack Kirby at 100 - Tom King, Walt Simonson, John K. Snyder III, Jerry Ordway, Mark Buckingham, Dean Haspiel, Rand Hoppe, and moderator Mark Evanier talk and take questions from the audience about the influence that Jack Kirby had on them as fans and creators

Panel: Len Wein Memorial - Jerry Ordway, Tom King, Elliott Maggin, Robert Greenberger, Mark Waid, and moderator Mark Evanier talk about their interactions as friends and colleagues with Len Wein

What I Bought - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Jack Kirby t-shirt, ApocalyptiGirl, Sgt. Rock Special

Visit the Baltimore Comic Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including audio recordings of panels.

Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2017 Program Guide by Jamar Nicholas

[65:57] - Download Episode 145 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Monday, September 25, 2017

DTC 144 - Baltimore Comic Con 2017 - Part 1


   
Baltimore Comic Con 2017 Part 1

Before the show

Walking around the show floor

What I bought - Part 1 - Captain America, Spectacular Spider-Man

Inside the Art of Visual Storytelling - Carl Potts (writer, artist, editor) talks about what works and is most effective when illustrating a comic book story

Lunch

Walk, walk, walk

What I bought - Part 2 - Elseworlds, Batman, Howard Chaykin

Licensed Comics Panel - Mark Wheatley, James Kuhoric, Joseph Rybandt, and (moderator) J.C. Vaughn discussed their experiences writing and drawing licensed comic books, dealing with the rights owners, and feedback from fans

Purchasing Prints - Michael Golden, Ron Wilson

What I bought - Part 3 - Captain America, 2001: A Space Odyssey

Visit the Baltimore Comic Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including audio recordings of panels.

Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2017 Program Guide by Jamar Nicholas

[51:57] - Download Episode 144 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Friday, September 22, 2017

DTC 143 - Small Press Expo 2017 - Part 2

   
Small Press Expo 2017 Part 2

Back Issue Prices

Brobots Vol. 1 - Sean Dove (and J. Torres)

The Lost Art of Ray Willner: The Adventures of Robin Hood

Dinosaur Empire! - Abby Howard

Workshop: Comics with Alexis Ziritt (1-2 PM) - practice going from a script to an illustrated page under the tutelage of comic book artist Alexis Ziritt

Lunch

Panel: Reading Without Walls (3-4 PM) - Gene Luen Yang interviewed by Johanna Draper Carlson

What I'm Watching Now

Visit the Small Press Expo page for links to things discussed in this episode including audio recordings of panels.

Cover Art: Small Press Expo 2017 Attendee Badge by Jillian Tamaki

[34:50] - Download Episode 143 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


For all SPX related content on this blog visit the Small Press Expo Page.


Monday, September 18, 2017

DTC 142 - Small Press Expo 2017 - Part 1

   
Small Press Expo 2017 Part 1

Before the show, walking the show floor, lunch

Panel: Gilbert Hernandez and Jim Rugg in Conversation (12:30-1:30 PM) - a discussion of Gilbert Hernandez career with some insights into his process and his thoughts about his independent work and the work he has done for others

Newsprints by Ru Xu

Panel: Barometer of the Free Press (2-3 PM) - editorial cartoonists Ann Telnaes, Matt Wuerker, Keith Knight, and Ben Passmore discuss their experiences with negative reactions to their work and the importance of editorial cartoons with moderator Tom Spurgeon

Back issue bins

Klaus Nomi t-shirt by Derf Backderf and Old Man Winter and Other Tales by J. T. Yost - Birdcage Bottom Books

Cartozia Tales 1 - Isaac Cates

Amiculus - Travis Horseman

Giving Life to Little Lulu - Fantagraphics

Panel: Filling in the Pieces - Comics Biography (5-6 PM) - Box Brown (Andre the Giant; Tetris), Anais Depommier (Sartre), and Luke Howard (The Life of Earnest Hogan, Father of Ragtime) talk about their experiences researching and creating biographical comic books with moderator Chris Mautner

What I'm Reading Now

Visit the Small Press Expo page for links to things discussed in this episode including audio recordings of panels.

Cover Art: Small Press Expo 2017 Attendee Badge by Jillian Tamaki

[54:10] - Download Episode 142 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher


Monday, July 24, 2017

DTC 139 - Heroes Con 2017 - Part 4


   
Heroes Con 2017 - Part 4

0:00 Breakfast and shopping for lunch

4:40 Back Issue Bins: Daredevil, Ka-Zar the Savage, Uncanny X-Men, Marvel Team-Up, New Teen Titans, magazines

People: Derek Coward, Luke Foster, Dave Wachter

24:20 Driving Home from Charlotte, NC

32:50 Notes: Uncanny X-Men 146, Ka-Zar the Savage 12

Visit the Heroes Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including audio recordings of panels.

Cover Art: Hereos Con 2017 Program Guide by Mike Wieringo, Casey Jones, and Rico Renzi

[35:07] - Download Episode 139 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

DTC 138 - Heroes Con 2017 - Part 3


   
Heroes Con 2017 - Part 3

0:00 Before the Panels

Jack Kirby Prints, Heroes Con T-Shirts, Comic Book Magazines

Breakfast

Back Issue Bins: Daredevil, Dr. Strange Classics, Crime SuspenStories, Captain America, Flash

Joey Weiser - Batman and the Outsiders commission

Mike Meyers

19:27 Villains in Pop Culture: Psychology of Evil

34:30 Heroes Con Mega Panel: Eisner and Kirby at 100

58:58 All-Star Squadron Panel

Dinner

1:12:02 Notes - Wounded Wolf, Simon & Kirby, Paul Grist, 2001

Visit the Heroes Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including audio recordings of panels.

Cover Art: Hereos Con 2017 Program Guide by Mike Wieringo, Casey Jones, and Rico Renzi