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Ace Comicals

by Greg Driver

Every two weeks your host Greg and his co-hosts Leon and Rahul discuss comics in all their forms; monthly issues, collected volumes, graphic novels, newspaper strips, film tie-ins, TV tie-ins, flip-books, pictures scribbled on the backs of napkins... If it tells a story in sequence through art and text, rest assured we'll have something to say about it. Art and logos by the talented and extremely generous Anthony Smith (https://www.acecomicals.com/guests/anthonysmith) If you have questions or comments, please reach us at [email protected] or on twitter at https://twitter.com/AceComicals If you like what we do please considering donating to us at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website.

Copyright: © 2023 Greg Driver

Episodes

048: "Spare Me The Dramas Of A Teenage Witch"

2h 40m · Published 08 Nov 00:00
A special episode in which, Greg (https://twitter.com/battou), Leon (https://twitter.com/LeonEverett) and Rahul (https://twitter.com/moonkeh) sign their names in the book of the beast to talk about Netflix's The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80223989). They were joined by special guest Vicki Madden (https://twitter.com/vickimmadden), a PhD scholar at The University of Edinburgh specialising in American gothic fiction, bringing her expertise and unique perspective on all things spooky to the discussion. We also spend some time talking about: Riverdale The new regular season of the NBA The Haunting of Hill House (on Netflix) A brief history of Sabrina in comics, movie and TV Our spoiler-free thoughts on The Chilling Adventure of Sabrina SPOILERS FOR THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA FROM 01h29m ONWARDS At the end of the show, Vicki shouts out an upcoming event (Tuesday 13th November a.k.a. Robert Louis Stevenson Day) at Edinburgh Gothic (https://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/wir/edinburgh-gothic-for-robert-louis-stevenson-day-2018/) for a series of scintillating talks on the Gothic. Vicki will be giving a talk entitled "Shirley Jackson and American Gothic fiction" which delves deeper into the medical humanities by examining Shirley Jackson’s critically understudied novel The Bird’s Nest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bird%27s_Nest_(novel)) and explores the ways in which dissociative personality disorder has been problematically conceptualised in Gothic terms, also with reference to Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde. Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!# Special Guest: Dr Vicki Madden.

047: "AFTERLIFE COMICALS"

27m · Published 31 Oct 00:00
Happy Halloween!! In this episode, The Loft Dweller Discusses: Lovecraft: The Myth of Cthulhu (http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/lovecraft-the-myth-of-cthulhu/) Godzilla in Hell (http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/godzilla-in-hell/) Ghostbusters: Get Real (http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/ghostbusters-get-real/) You can find The Loft Dweller's Afterlife Comicals (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1LWycNhJrncATFgDtie5Re) Playlist on Spotify Here (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1LWycNhJrncATFgDtie5Re) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

046: "Deafening Cacophony Of Guitars"

1h 41m · Published 23 Oct 23:00
In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss the following comics and games! : DC Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1 (https://www.dccomics.com/comics/cursed-comics-cavalcade-2018/cursed-comics-cavalcade-1) In a call back to episode 045 (https://www.acecomicals.com/045) Leon gives his thoughts on one of Rahul's previous picks, Blackbird #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/blackbird-1) What If? Ghost Rider (2018) #1 (https://comicstore.marvel.com/What-If-Ghost-Rider-2018-1/digital-comic/49451) Shuri (2018) #1 (https://comicstore.marvel.com/Shuri-2018-1/digital-comic/49453) Donut County (http://www.donutcounty.com/) Murder Falcon #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/murder-falcon-1) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

045: "Netflix, BABONG Whiiirn"

1h 36m · Published 09 Oct 23:00
In this episode, Greg and Rahul discuss the following comics: WHAT IF? SPIDER-MAN (2018) #1 (https://comicstore.marvel.com/What-If-Spider-Man-2018-1/digital-comic/49448) HEAT (https://www.peowstudio.com/) MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 #1 (https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/31-177/Mystery-Science-Theater-3000-1) I KILL GIANTS (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/i-kill-giants-fifth-anniversary-edition-tp) STRANGER THINGS #1 (https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-817/Stranger-Things-1) BLACKBIRD #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/blackbird-1) ICE CREAM MAN #7 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/ice-cream-man-7) There's also some brief, spoiler free, chatter at the start of the episode about the mind bending new Netflix miniseries Maniac (https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80124522) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

044: "Tales From Thought Bubble 2018"

1h 22m · Published 25 Sep 23:00
In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss their time at the awesome Thought Bubble Comic Con. (https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/calendar) Including their favourite panels, best moments, what they took away from the experience and of course, the stuff they bought! Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

043: "Spider-Man's Pants"

1h 25m · Published 11 Sep 23:00
In this episode, Greg and Rahul discuss the following: There's chatter and first impressions the beginning of the episode about The new Playstation 4 game Marvel's Spider-Man (https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/marvels-spider-man-ps4/) - Silver Surfer Annual (2018) #1 (https://comicstore.marvel.com/Silver-Surfer-Annual-2018-1/digital-comic/49118) - Cover #1 (https://www.dccomics.com/comics/cover-2018/cover-1) - Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga (https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-the-jiro-kuwata-batmanga-2014/batman-the-jiro-kuwata-batmanga-book-1) - Border Town #1 (https://www.vertigocomics.com/comics/border-town-2018/border-town-1) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

042: "I Like One Third Of Neapolitan Ice Cream"

1h 36m · Published 28 Aug 23:00
In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss the following comics and games! : ICE CREAM MAN #6 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/ice-cream-man-6) The awesome rogue-lite game HOLLOW KNIGHT (http://hollowknight.com/) You can watch friend of the cast AntAskew (https://www.twitch.tv/antaskew) Play Hollow Knight amongst other games on his twitch stream (https://www.twitch.tv/antaskew) and also his youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/Tseng808/videos). BATMAN: KINGS OF FEAR #1 (https://www.dccomics.com/comics/batman-kings-of-fear-2018/batman-kings-of-fear-1) ETERNITY GIRL #1-6 (https://www.dccomics.com/comics/eternity-girl-2018/eternity-girl-1) PEARL #1 (https://www.dccomics.com/comics/pearl-2018/pearl-1) CROWDED #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/crowded-1) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

041: "A Punk Spirit Fueled By Adrenaline And Stained With Beer"

1h 3m · Published 14 Aug 23:00
In this episode, Greg, and Leon discuss: Greg's holiday Reading in the form of Alan Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Saga-of-the-Swamp-Thing-Book-One/digital-comic/50784) The welcome return of "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine" with Fantastic Four #1 (https://comicstore.marvel.com/Fantastic-Four-2018-1/digital-comic/48841) X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis #1 (https://comicstore.marvel.com/X-Men-Grand-Design-Second-Genesis-2018-1-of-2/digital-comic/48625) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bebop & Rocksteady Hit The Road #1 and #2 (https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-bebop-rocksteady-hit-the-road-1/) Leviathan #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/leviathan-1) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

040: "Monochrome Man, Technicolour World"

1h 41m · Published 24 Jul 23:00
In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss: The Incredibles 2 The Dark Knight is now TEN YEARS OLD (whaaaat) Octopath Traveller As well as the following comics: Relay #1 (http://aftershockcomics.com/relay/) Ice Cream Man #5 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/ice-cream-man-5) She Could Fly #1 (https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-507/She-Could-Fly-1) Life of Captain Marvel #1 (https://comicstore.marvel.com/The-Life-Of-Captain-Marvel-2018-1-of-5/digital-comic/48601) The Thrilling Adventure Hour #1 (https://www.boom-studios.com/series/thrilling-adventure-hour/) By Night #2 (https://www.boom-studios.com/series/by-night/) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

039: "Dupes And Time Travel"

1h 33m · Published 10 Jul 23:00
At the very beginning of this episode before the introduction, there is a short conversation in tribute to the late Steve Ditko, his contribution to comics, and what he meant to us. In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss the following comics: Batman #50 (https://www.dccomics.com/comics/batman-2016/batman-50) Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 (2018) (https://comicstore.marvel.com/Cosmic-Ghost-Rider-2018-1-of-5/digital-comic/48539) The radical metal playlist for this comic that Greg put together can be Found Here! (https://open.spotify.com/user/p90p0c0gtftfxfh30troflrv6/playlist/2Su25OZEu0tqpcrlMrVTJO) Ms. Marvel #31 (LGY#31) (https://comicstore.marvel.com/Ms-Marvel-2015-31/digital-comic/48323) Marvel Rising: Squirrel Girl/Ms Marvel #1 (https://comicstore.marvel.com/Marvel-Rising-Squirrel-Girl-Ms-Marvel-2018-1/digital-comic/48547) Prism Stalker #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/prism-stalker-1) See also the cool website! (http://prismstalker.com) and the amazing animated trailer (https://youtu.be/kTvbUqQAxOA) Oh and ALSO the brilliant soundtrack (https://soundcloud.com/neotenomie/sets/prism-stalker-ost) by neotenomie (https://soundcloud.com/neotenomie) Submerged #1 (https://vaultcomics.com/comic/submerged/) Multiple Man #1 (2018) (https://comicstore.marvel.com/Multiple-Man-2018-1-of-5/digital-comic/48324) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

Ace Comicals has 148 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 230:22:39. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 9th, 2024 07:12.

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