Mega City Book Club Eamonn Clarke
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Mega City Book Club is a podcast about collected editions of the British comic 2000AD published by Rebellion. Each episode host Eamonn Clarke is joined by a different guest to discuss a 2000AD book of their choice. You can find out more at megacitybookclub.com and if you have a book you would like to discuss then get in touch at MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
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259: Codename Warlord
Colin Maxwell is a comic book creator who writes for Commando comics, and he joins the book club to discuss a recent collection of a classic story from DC Thomson in the 1970s. Find Colin at Maximised Comics and on Instagram. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
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258: Father of the British Graphic Novel
Alan Fisher returns to talk me through Bryan Talbot's memoir which he helped design, and to tell me about the new Johnny Alpha statue which you can still buy from Fish Collectibles. Also check out Keith Gainham's Strontium Dog page on Facebook. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
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257: Tara Togs
The comic artist Stref AKA Stephen White joins me to discuss the Comic Scene kickstarter for his new graphic novel Tara Togs: The Silence of Unicorns. Follow the link for the kickstarter, find Stephen on his website, instagram and the Tara Togs Facebook page. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
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256: Runaway and E.T.
Troy Martin joins the film club to explore 2000AD connections with the Tom Selleck robot movie Runaway, and then to ask whether Skizz is better than E.T. the Extra-terrestial. You can find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com and check out Troy's comics work at Sweet Nightmares Media, and find him on his fitness site TMfitness.co.uk You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
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255: Sleeper
Tim Burnell returns to the book club with one of the earliest collaborations between Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. We recorded this episode in the pub and it's a bit noisy. You can find Tim's own work in DUI #3 on the GlobalComix app and follow his ongoing art project @timotron1on Instagram. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
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254: Big Dave
Peter McKinney joins the book club to help me tackle the most controversial strip in the history of the galaxy's greatest comic. It's time to talk about Big Dave by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Steve Parkhouse. You can find Peter's blog post about the comic at the Hindsight Hut. And the other two articles we mention are by Colin Smith on Sequart and by Will Cooling archived at the Web Archive. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.