Ace Comicals

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss the following comics: ETERNALS (2021)#1-2 (https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/85560/eternals_2021_1) TRANSFORMERS: BEAST WARS #1 (https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/transformers-beast-wars-1/) SNOW ANGELS #1 (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Snow-Angels-comiXology-Originals-1/digital-comic/907407?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy) HAHA #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/haha-1) Notes: David Kaye (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kaye_(voice_actor))! The voice of Megatron in the original Beast Wars: Transformers television show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_Wars:_Transformers), reads a portion of the new Beast Wars comic that we discuss here! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdha-wYalgE&fbclid=IwAR3LtKF0GJh05mBANpcDuMzZKih9hY9VPGatWrYfbDl3mqgdvwOWfC3Ejl0) 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!#

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by guest Dr Vicki Madden (http://acecomicals.fireside.fm/guests/drvickimadden), as they once again dive into the masterworks of Junji Ito! (https://www.viz.com/junji-ito) This time our discussion is centered specifically on his series, TOMIE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomie). Beginning life in a Shōjo magazine in 1987 this comic won him the Kazuo Umezu award in 1989 and went on to spiral through 20 chapters and 9 film adaptations. TOMIE spans the first 13 years of Junji Ito's career and evolves with him! In this episode we dive deep into what makes this book so gripping and unique amongst the numerous other works of the horror master. NO USE ESCAPING... 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.

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by special guest Marvyn For the second part of and epic discussion and breakdown of BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Knightfall). "ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE" Pandemonium. All the demons of Arkham are loosed turning Gotham into the capital city of hell! Presiding over it all, Bane and his cabal like Satan and his peers. Batman’s real torment is just beginning... A torment designed to specifically and brutally break him. Mentally and physically. Not just to kill the Batman, no TO UTTERLY DESTROY HIM! We cover: Batman vol. 1 #491-497 and Detective Comics vol. 1 #659-664 (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Knightfall_Part_One_-_Broken_Bat_(Collected)) This is the portion of the Knightfall epic known as “BROKEN BAT” (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Knightfall_Part_One_-_Broken_Bat_(Collected)) With this episode we aim to carry you all the way through this into the beginning of “WHO RULES THE NIGHT” (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Knightfall_Part_Two_-_Who_Rules_the_Night_(Collected)) which is the next part of the epic Knightfall story line. Our new intro theme is taken from a track called Bud Rott by Leicester band and friends of the show Beef D'reef (https://robotneedshome.com/product/beef-dreef-high-steaks-ep-digital-download/) you can buy their recently released EP High Steaks (https://robotneedshome.com/product/beef-dreef-high-steaks-ep-digital-download/) here! (https://robotneedshome.com/product/beef-dreef-high-steaks-ep-digital-download/) 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: Marvyn Lafayette.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! our first episode of 2021 is a look back over the comics that we loved, discovered and found comfort in throughout 2020. So here it is, we discuss the definitive list of books that helped us here at Ace Comicals get through the year! Our best of 2020: BOWIE: STARDUST, RAYGUNS & MOONAGE DAYDREAMS (https://insightcomics.com/product/bowie/) FINGER GUNS (https://www.comixology.com/Finger-Guns-3/digital-comic/836448?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL3NsaWRlckxpc3Qvc2VyaWVz) SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN (https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/superman-smashes-the-klan-periodical-2019/superman-smashes-the-klan) TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (https://www.idwpublishing.com/product-category/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-ongoing/) THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-department-of-truth-1) The works of celebrated horror mangaka JUNJI ITO! (https://www.viz.com/junji-ito) DON'T GO WITHOUT ME (https://www.shortbox.co.uk/product/don-t-go-without-me-by-rosemary-valero-o-connell) GHETTO BROTHER: WARRIOR TO PEACEMAKER (https://www.nbmpub.com/comicslit/ghetto_brothers/ghettohome.html) THE RED MOTHER (https://www.boom-studios.com/series/red-mother/) WATCHMEN (https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/watchmen-1986/watchmen) QUARANTINE COMIX (https://www.quarantinecomix.com/) BENEATH THE DEAD OAK TREE (https://www.shortbox.co.uk/product/beneath-the-dead-oak-tree-by-emily-carroll) HEDRA (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/hedra-one-shot) BLOODBORNE (https://titan-comics.com/c/1185-bloodborne/) 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!#

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by Marvyn once again for a christmassy conversation where they subject four holiday centric comics, one each, to tough seasonal scrutiny! There can only be one winner... This episode includes the following seasonal comics: Michaelangelo: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle #1(1985) (https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/The_Christmas_Aliens_(Mirage)) Incredible Hulk (1962) #378 (https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/9189/incredible_hulk_1962_378) Sonic The Comic Issue 93 (https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Comic_Issue_93) Marvel Digital Holiday Special #2 (2009) (https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Digital_Holiday_Special_Vol_1_2) 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! Ace Comicals T-Shirts! (https://acecomicals.threadless.com/) check out our merch shop! 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: Marvyn Lafayette.

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by special guest Marvyn to kick off an epic series! A discussion and breakdown of BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Knightfall). We begin with the comics that introduce key concepts and characters to the Batman continuity and the comics that serve as the gathering of clouds over Gotham City heralding the storm ahead... We pay particular attention to: BATMAN:VENOM (BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #16-20) (https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-legends-of-the-dark-knight-1989/batman-venom-new-edition) BATMAN: VENGEANCE OF BANE #1, BATMAN #484-491, DETECTIVE COMICS #654-658. Collected and otherwise known as BATMAN: PRELUDE TO KNIGHTFALL (https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-knightfall-1993/batman-prelude-to-knightfall) This is something that we have wanted to do for some time, So join us dear listener! as we embark on our journey through this portion of comics history, of Batman continuity that is very dear to our hearts! Our new intro theme is taken from a track called Bud Rott by Leicester band and friends of the show Beef D'reef (https://robotneedshome.com/product/beef-dreef-high-steaks-ep-digital-download/) you can buy their recently released EP High Steaks (https://robotneedshome.com/product/beef-dreef-high-steaks-ep-digital-download/) here! (https://robotneedshome.com/product/beef-dreef-high-steaks-ep-digital-download/) 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: Marvyn Lafayette.

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss their highlights across 100 (officially numbered) episodes of Ace Comicals! along with the the following comics: REDBONE: THE TRUE STORY OF A NATIVE AMERICAN ROCK BAND (https://www.idwpublishing.com/redbone/) SCARENTHOOD #1 (https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/scarenthood-1/) SEA OF SORROWS #1 (https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/sea-of-sorrows-1/) Greg also talks breifly about the THOUGHT BUBBLE 2020 DIGITAL COMIC CON (https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/) Thanksgiving is coming up for our American listeners and November is Native American Heritage Month (https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/) there are a number of Native American and Indigenous charities that we would encourage you to donate to: -FIRST NATIONS COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND (https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/) -THE REDHAWK NATIVE AMERICAN ART COUNCIL (https://www.redhawkcouncil.org/donate) -THE NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND (https://secure.narf.org/page/64457/donate/1?_ga=2.215186576.627354145.1601584720-1572519401.1601584720) -STAND WITH STANDING ROCK (https://standwithstandingrock.net/donate) -THE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION (https://www.naha-inc.org/) WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GUESTS! AND ALSO TO YOU THE LISTENER! YOU ARE ALL AWESOME! 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!#

In this episode, Greg and Rahul discuss the following comics: The Flood That Did Come (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/the-flood-that-did-come-by-patrick-wray-pre-sale) Crossover #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/crossover-1) Bloodborne #1-4 (https://titan-comics.com/c/1185-bloodborne/) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 (https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-last-ronin-1/) There's also some talk about The Haunting of Bly Manor, but nothing spoilery. Last time Greg and Leon discussed Love On The Isle Of Dogs (https://www.judecowanmontague.com/love-on-the-isle-of-dogs). This week Greg mentions the kickstarter for the follow-up novel Breakfast in Shoreditch (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/isleofdogs/breakfast-in-shoreditch-a-graphic-memoir). Ace Comicals T-Shirts! (https://acecomicals.threadless.com/) check out our merch shop! 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!#

Happy Halloween!! In this episode, The Loft Dweller takes over once again with this years spine chilling list of Halloween comics... DC: The Doomed and The Damned (https://www.dccomics.com/comics/dc-the-doomed-and-the-damned-2020/dc-the-doomed-and-the-damned-1) Dracula Motherf##ker! (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/dracula-motherf-ker-hc) I Walk With Monsters #1 (https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP201561)(This is a preview, and the comic will be on sale Nov 25, 2020! so get it ordered at your LCS!) 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! Ace Comicals T-Shirts! (https://acecomicals.threadless.com/) check out our merch shop! 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!#

In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss the following comics: Love On The Isle Of Dogs (https://www.judecowanmontague.com/love-on-the-isle-of-dogs) Blue In Green (https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/blue-in-green) Bliss (https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/bliss) 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! Ace Comicals T-Shirts! (https://acecomicals.threadless.com/) check out our merch shop! 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!#