SiDEBAR - COMICS, ART & POP CULTURE
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Four Color Conversations on COMICS, ART & POP CULTURE featuring Creator Interviews and Roundtable Discussions - SiDEBAR is a weekly podcast that features interviews and discussion on various elements of comics, art, illustration, animation and popular culture. This Atlanta-based show is hosted by Dwight, Swain and Adrian, and offers an exciting and eclectic list of guests. Folks like James Jean, Drew Struzan, Jon Foster, Shane Glines, Frank Quitely, Celia Calle, Bernie Wrightson, Adam Hughes, Brian Stelfreeze, Stephan Martiniere, Skottie Young, Amy Reeder-Hadley, Ragnar, Ben Templesmith, Phil LaMarr, Wendy & Lisa, Jason Pearson, Mark Chiarello, Bob Schreck, Phil Noto, Phil Morris, Scott Morse, Cree Summer, Jason Manley, Marko Djurdjevic, Matt Wagner, Mark Schultz, Jock and more have all graced the esteemed SiDEBAR microphones. And they all recommend YOU listen in!
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Podcast Episode 188 :: NIC KLEIN | Click here to listen to the show Nic Klein has the goods, baby. He draws his ass off, paints traditionally and digitally, and he friggin’ rocked it on Viking, his 2009 Image Comics mini-series with writer Ivan Brandon (Secret Invasion, NYC Mech). Oh. And he’s about to do it again with his next book, Dancer. We've never met Nic face-to-face, but we know people who know him. He hails from Germany (Kassel, to be exact), and is pals with former Marvel Comics exclusive artist Marko Djurdjevic. As a matter of fact, Nic was part of the staff for Marko’s... | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 187 :: THE AVENGERS (a b-side movie review) | Click here to listen to the show Around these parts, we don't usually do movie reviews. But Marvel's The Avengers was so top notch, and so well done, that we had to make an exception. Joss rocked it, the cast rocked it, and the Siblings had to gush! There ain't much more to it than that, partner. Excelsior! **Spoilers a-plenty. Consider yourself warned! | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 186 :: BROM | Click here to listen to the show Gerald Brom has something in common with Prince, Madonna and Sting. No, he’s not a musician (that we know of). But his art so singularly represents him that one name, his last name, is all he needs to go by, really. And it’s a kick-ass name, too, by the way! Born here in Georgia, but raised all over the world (a military brat), Brom has gone on in his creative endeavors to become a fantasy writer and artist almost without peer. The author of amazing books like The Plucker, The Child Thief,... | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 185 :: 20 Years of IMAGE COMICS | Click here to listen to the show Recently, the fellas and myself realized that this year, 2012, marked the 20th anniversary of Image Comics. In 1992, seven former Marvel artists struck out on their own to make the kinds of books that they wanted to make, and inadvertently started a revolution. Now I can imagine the eye-rolling going on from those of you who remember chromium covers and every other Image title called Blood (fill-in-the-blank). And that sort of derision is deserved to some extent. But putting aside all the gimmickry, it cannot be denied that Image Comics changed... | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 184 :: Deep Focus with Filmmaker ERNEST DICKERSON | Click here to listen to the show If you listen to this show with any regularity, you know that 1) we are comic book fans, 2) we are art nerds, and 3) we are huge pop culture junkies with an unending fascination for TV and movies. So, of course, a conversation with filmmaker Ernest Dickerson was right up our alley. Ernest made his name as a respected cinematographer for years before finally planting himself down in the director’s chair. Brother From Another Planet, Krush Groove and several of Spike Lee’s first feature films (Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better... | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 183 :: Spousal Support | Click here to listen to the show For every whole, there is a better half. At least we’re sure that’s what that saying is supposed to imply. And that brings us to Spousal Support. Over the last five years, we have talked to a ton of creators. During that time, we’ve heard tales of incredible triumph, and in some cases, incredible challenge — and everything in between. We thought it would be fun to see, well, how the other half lives. So, we did. We sat down with four women who are married to, and/or, committed to creators and... | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 182 :: DAVID GROVE | Click here to listen to the show I do not believe in providence. Not at all. Doesn’t matter that we’ve been fans of illustrator David Grove for forever. Doesn’t matter that out of nowhere, a friend of the show emailed us and basically offered to hook us up with him. Doesn’t matter that while he wasn’t a podcast guy (at all), David graciously agreed to chat not knowing what it would entail. And it doesn’t matter that a wonderful career-spanning art book on Grove came out not four months ago. Nope, that ain’t providence. Okay, thinly-veiled sarcasm aside, this... | 3/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 181 :: ERIC FORTUNE | Click here to listen to the show The fortunate son makes his debut on SiDEBAR (okay, that’s a little too cheesy even for me). Former illustrator and now fine artist Eric Fortune stopped by to hang out with us and we’re happy that he did. We’ve known this young lad for a couple of years now, so it was 'bout time. Eric is an Ohio-based artist and a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD). He tells us in the interview that being an Ohio resident has had its unintended perks. Over the years, he’s become... | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 180 :: The Return of Bookshelf Babble-On | Click here to listen to the show Welcome to the return of Bookshelf Babble-On. It's been right at a year since we've done one of these and it feels good to get back. On these episodes, we do what the title suggests — run off at the mouth. But for good reasons! We each pick a book off our shelves and do a quick, little mini-review. Very laymen in approach, but we try to keep it interesting. Check it: Swain’s pick was Kent Williams’ Amalgam: Paintings and Drawings 1992 - 2007. If you know me at all, you know... | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 179 :: English 101 - Legendary Illustrator MARK ENGLISH Holds Class | Click here to listen to the show We used the word "legendary" in the tagline on this one, and for good reason. Mark English has earned it. After years of brilliance in his chosen field, and after influencing an incalcuable number of younger artists — it applies. Period. Mark is someone who has been on our radar for a very long time. Dwight and I (and now, Adrian) delayed asking him on the podcast until now because we wanted to make sure that we were ready for such a talk. That our collective skills for gab were up to... | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 178 :: Who Supports 'BEFORE WATCHMEN'? | Click here to listen to the show ... and other news. It’s generally not like us to be so topical on our discussion shows, but the Gary Friedrich matter and the announcement of Before Watchmen brought out some pretty ripe opinions. I think everyone who reads comics and/or is interested in them as a hobby has at least heard about both situations. Marvel Comics counter-suing Gary for $17K is just plain sad to hear (although for the most part, we get it). And DC finally pulling the trigger on new Watchmen stories after 26 years sounds abysmal. Not to... | 2/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 177 :: Storyboard Artist WARREN DRUMMOND Does It with Stylus | Click here to listen to the show BFAM: Brother From Another Mother. It's a crazy little term somebody came up with to describe a person that you have SO much in common with, you MUST be related. THIS guy is one of those guys. I first “met” my pal Warren Drummond via this podcast in early 2010. Well, I should clarify that. While he and I have become the best of buddies over the last two years, I've still never met the guy in person (due time). Warren was a listener to the show, wrote us a very kind... | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 175 :: CHRIS SAMNEE | Click here to listen to the show Pronounced like "Omni". It’s 2012, so I’ll let you all in on a little SiDEBAR secret. Most of the blog posts we write as companion pieces to the podcasts are written ahead of time. Not all, but most. I can’t speak for Dwight and Adrian, but for me, I sometimes get an angle on a guest or topic that I think will be interesting, and I try to run with it. Doesn’t always work out, but hey, where there’s a spark, there could be flame, right? So, here’s what I have to... | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 174 :: The Year in Booty (2011) | Click here to listen to the show 2011. The year that was. And yes, there was some phat booty. We acquired tons of comics, OGNs, trades and artbooks over this past year. The goodness flowed freely! Somebody came up with the idea of us celebrating our year's take on the show (me), so here we are. Don't judge us too harshly. We also cover some highlights and memorable moments on this one. 2011 was not without its peaks and valleys. For the most part, though, it was all good. A sincere thank you to every single person who downloaded... | 12/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 173 :: HOWARD CHAYKIN Revealed | Click here to listen to the show Howard V. Chaykin. Comic book writer/artist. Illustrator. TV writer/producer. And eternal digressionist. OK, I made that last one up, but it aptly applies. He’s quite the talker. I’ve been a fan of Chaykin’s ever since I was a teenager. I met him in person briefly at a comic book convention here in Atlanta back in the 1980s. He was there with his then-wife, and it was during the apex of American Flagg! fever. I didn’t really talk to him. I just sort of stood back and watched him interact with fans. He... | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 172 :: JOE PHILLIPS | Click here to listen to the show Like the legendary hip-hop group, Whodini, said back in 1984, "Friends, how many of us have them?" I've got a few. And you're about to meet one of them right now. I first got to know Joe Phillips years ago, 'Nation. I won't embarrass him or I by telling you how many years — just know it was a lot! We were both drawing at the time. I clearly remember Joe, me and four other buddies sitting around on his living room floor drawing. And drawing. And drawing (though I've since become... | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 171 :: JAMES TUCKER | Click here to listen to the show Hey, when it's good, it's good. You gotta give it up. And that's exactly what I had to do with Cartoon Network's Batman: The Brave and The Bold. When I first heard that there was gonna be a new, new Batman animated TV show, I was like, "First of all, it's gonna have huge shoes to fill coming behind the incredible Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. And second, the tone is gonna be that campy, over-the-top Dick Sprang vibe? That's gonna suck." Of course, I was dead wrong.... | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 170 :: Shine On — KYLE BAKER | Click here to listen to the show Hello, 'Nation. Swain and Adrian here. The two of us have a saying that we use around these parts. It goes like this — lay off the hyperbole! Say it from the gut and with meaning, or don't say it at all. And don't get us wrong. Hyperbole has its place in this world. But you just don't wanna reside there, ya know? That said, here goes. Harvey Kurtzman. Mort Drucker. Don Martin. Sergio Aragones. Jack Davis. These men are considered cartooning gods. And if you're of a certain age, you know... | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 169 :: Monsters as Heroes (A Very Special Halloween-Themed SiDEBAR) | Click here to listen to the show Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite, All are on their rounds tonight; In the wan moon's silver ray, Thrives their helter-skelter play. - Joel Benton Okay, now that's hot! With Halloween creeping up on us (no pun), we thought it was high time we did an episode celebrating the scary. And why not go the route of scary comic book characters, yeah? Comics going back to the 1950s have always featured "tales of terror", and that tradition continues on to this day. The '70s being what they were for horror films seemed like... | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 168 :: Survival of the Artist | Click here to listen to the show A poor play on Charles Darwin's Natural Selection, but hey — it sounded better than all the other stuff we came up with (ha). The impetus of this episode was the mystery as to why some of our favorite comic artists aren't doing more work. Why aren't they more visible in the marketplace from month to month? Well, we attempt to answer that question on this one. Surviving (and succeeding) in the world of comics is probably just as challenging as it is in any other industry. Not unlike other fields, I'm... | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 167 :: Review of STERLING HUNDLEY'S Blue Collar / White Collar | Click here to listen to the show The return of the B-side — short, but very sweet. We here at the 'Bar were fans of illustrator and fine artist, Sterling Hundley, long before he appeared on these esteemed microphones back in 2009. He was one of the guys we knew we wanted to talk to. And he was quite the astute guest. Knowledge by the pound was dropped that day. So, guess what? His new art book, Blue Collar/White Collar, will be available everywhere on November 15th from Adhouse Books. We got our grubby mitts on an advanced review... | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 166: Comic Shop Confidential | Click here to listen to the show The comic shop. The LCS. The funny book store. That last one was what my grandmother and aunts used to call my favorite hangout spot when I was growing up in Chicago. I hated it. Superheroes weren't funny to me. Dudes got socked in the eye! People got killed (Gwen Stacy, Bucky, Captain Marvel)! Anyway, I'm over it now. And I still got love for my brick and mortar stores. So, welcome to Comic Shop Confidential. Dwight, Adrian and myself recently sat down for a celebration of the venerable brick and mortars.... | 10/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 165: Run for Your Life (pick a run in comics...and go!) | Click here to listen to the show Finally, a fangirl has crashed the clubhouse! I’m Erika Peterman, co-founder of Girls-Gone-Geek.com, and the woman behind the high-pitched voice you’ll hear on this lively episode. Long before I officially met Dwight, Swain and Adrian, a mutual friend suggested I check out the Sidebar podcast. At the time, I was sampling a truckload of comics-related podcasts for education as much as entertainment, and frankly, only a handful held my interest. But when I heard these guys, I was not only impressed by their depth of knowledge but also struck by how much... | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 164: Dragon*Con Panel featuring MIKE GRELL | Click here to listen to the show American Flagg, The Rocketeer, Jon Sable Freelance. Those were just a few of the titles I cut my teeth on as a young comics reader. Amongst many others, they were indicative of the new wave of American comic books in the early 1980s. There was a palpable excitement in the air as scores of great books hit the shelves. New things were also going down behind the scenes. Royalties and incentives were finally being paid for the first time ever. Independent publishers began wooing seasoned creators away from the Big Two with... | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 163 :: A Discussion on "Oeuvre" and "The Art of DREW STRUZAN" | Click here to listen to the show I wish I could say this roundtable was full of nothing but insightful comments and informed opinions. It isn't. Oh, some of that stuff is in there. You just have to listen for it in between the gushing and awe. When Drew Struzan's art is the topic of conversation, gushing and awe abound. One of our first, and I mean very first interviews on this here podcast, was with Drew (Episode 16, September 2007). It was magical. Dwight and I, to this day, are floored that he made time for us. He... | 8/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 162 :: JOHN PICACIO | Click here to listen to the show First, a confession: Prior to last year's Dragon*Con, I had absolutely no idea who John Picacio was. None. Rewinding back to that particular convention, I remember Dwight strongly urging Swain and myself to check out the Art Gallery, post-haste. After much hemming and hawing (all by me), I followed Dwight over to take a look. Now, speaking honestly, I've never been a sci-fi/fantasy art fan — by any stretch. But after we stopped by Picacio's booth and I saw his work for the first time, those words no longer rang true. Dwight... | 8/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 161: DUNCAN FEGREDO | Click here to listen to the show I've been a Duncan Fegredo fan ever since his American comics debut on DC's 1991 Kid Eternity series. The original Kid Eternity was (at best) a book featuring a forgettable, tertiary Golden Age hero. However, the '90s makeover it received from Duncan and writer Grant Morrison was extraordinary, and KE ended up being a precursor to what we now call the Vertigo line. One of the things over the years that's kept me locked in on Fegredo's art is simply watching it evolve (as it should be with any artist). He wore... | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 160: JEFF PRESTON | Click here to listen to the show Jeff Preston is many things. He's an illustrator. He's southern. He's old school. He's also our pal and a fun guy to hang out with! Dwight and I met him at a Dragon*Con a few years ago (Adrian has yet to) and we've all been buds ever since. It's cool being friends with someone who's been doing this for 26 years, and whose artistic lineage goes back to Howard Pyle (yep, that's right). Looking at his gallery, you'll notice Jeff has a penchant for the macabre — monsters, ghouls, zombies. Basically anything... | 7/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 159: Tying Up "Loose Ends" with JASON LATOUR | Click here to listen to the show Lately, I've become a huge fan of crime fiction in comics. I'm lovin' me some Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, and Scalped by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guerra. And it looks like Loose Ends, the new 4-issue limited series from 12 Gauge Comics, is on its way to joining those gully ranks. Written by Jason Latour, and illustrated by artist Chris Brunner and colorist Rico Renzi (aka the Kickstand Kids), Loose Ends delivers big time. So, why not have the writer and co-creator of the book on to chat... | 7/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 157: PRINCE Trivia Cage Match ft. BROHAWK and JASON PALMER | Click here to listen to the show Pretty much says it all, right? I don't even have 2 sell this sh*t, 'cause this sh*t sells itself! Die-hard Prince fans, David 'Brohawk' Williams and Jason Palmer, both agreed 2 come on the show around the same time and chat about art and career. Die-hard Prince fan and podcaster, Swain, said "Hey, while U all R here, let's get our purple on!" And it was on! Seriously, one of the best times I've ever had doing this show. I've loved Prince's music since I was fifteen, and 2 find 2 dudes... | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 156: JASON PALMER | Click here to listen to the show The eye of an illustrator is a real particular thing. When I was a youngster, I didn't pay that much attention to what was what in art — comics, cartoons, movie posters, an image on a lunchbox — it was all just cool pictures to me. But after a few years of maturing and taking a closer look at what falls under the artistic umbrella, illustration, as with all the disciplines, has its own lane. And it requires a very specific skill set, too. You gotta have the "magic eye" like Denzel... | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 155: A Discussion on the Life, Art and Recent Passing of JEFFREY CATHERINE JONES (1944 - 2011) | Click here to listen to the show "The artist does not see things as they are, but as he or she is." - Alfred Tonnelle Since hearing the news that Jeffrey Catherine Jones passed away yesterday (May 19, 2011), I keep coming back to one thing — I'll never again be able to refer to her as "my favorite living painter". That's a change I never thought I'd have to make. A simple one, but still tough. I will miss Jeffrey greatly. Her life's work awakened something wonderous in me many years ago, and I owe her a debt... | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 154: DAVID 'BROHAWK' WILLIAMS | Click here to listen to the show Your bro' with the mo'. And he's no poser either. Comic artist David Williams was rockin' a mohawk long before it came back en vogue a few years ago. He and the odious Puff Daddy actually started wearing one around the same time. Puffy adopted the look as publicity for his run in the 2004 New York City Marathon. David's reasons were a bit more personal. Peep the interview, please... While preparing to speak with him, we took a look at David's timeline in comic books and found that to be a... | 5/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 153: Roundtable Free-for-All (TV, Movies and Random Art Talk) | Click here to listen to the show With the veritable glut of action-packed comic book movies waiting to assault our senses this summer, we took a breather from interviews and decided to chat about a few of 'em. Along with some TV and art talk, too. Gotta get some art talk in there, right? On the television front, the focus was mainly on the new Wonder Woman show being written and produced by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Boston Legal). He cast a fairly unknown, Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights), as Diana Prince, and here recently, the studio released... | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 152: DAVE STEWART Colours Our World | Click here to listen to the show None of us here at SiDEBAR are exactly sure when we first noticed Dave Stewart's work and said, "Damn, he's puttin' that down". But clearly, at some point, we all did. In the twelve years that he's been in comics, Dave has rapidly ascended to the top of many an artist's and editor's preferred list of colorists. This man knows his stuff. He's laid his stylus to tons of regular books — B.P.R.D., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Detective Comics, New Avengers, Superman, The Goon, Hellboy. And he's no stranger to special projects... | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 151: LAUREN MONTGOMERY | Click here to listen to the show "Patience, young grasshopper." That's what Master Po said years ago. And he was right, too. I came to know director and storyboard artist Lauren Montgomery's work through our mutual friend, Eric Canete. She and Eric are buds and her name came up, I believe, when we interviewed him back in 2008. I started looking around, found her blog and became an instant fan. Hit the button and fast forward to February of 2009 at the New York Comic Con. Dwight and I are in an auditorium teeming with geeky fans. We're all... | 3/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 150: CLIFF CHIANG | Click here to listen to the show Some four years into SiDEBAR, Dwight, Adrian and myself are proud to present our 150th episode. Wow! Aren't you glad you stuck around to see it?! *Don't answer that.* And what better way to celebrate a milestone than to feature a talk with the always formidable comic artist, Cliff Chiang (Human Target, Green Arrow/Black Canary, Zatanna). Cliff was great. We've met him in person twice — once at the Heroes Con in Charlotte and again at the New York Comic Con. Both times he was affable and generous as all get out... | 3/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast Episode 149: NORM BREYFOGLE | Click here to listen to the show Dynamic. Energetic. Classic. All these words come to mind when I think of artist Norm Breyfogle. However, to most, 'Batman' comes to mind at the mention of Breyfogle's name. Norm was THE Batman artist for an entire generation of comic book readers in the late 1980s and early 1990s. We cover all that and more in our talk with him. Norm details his beginnings as an artistic prodigy in his native Michigan, his discovery by Mike Frederich at the 1984 San Diego Comic Con, and his meteoric rise to penciling the Batman... | 3/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Kick'n it!
These guys know how to put on a podcast! Each episode is consistently informative and entertaining. A must listen if you have any interest in the wide world of contemporary fantastic art!
ONE OF THE BEST PODCASTS FOR iLLUSTRATORS AND ARTISTS ALIKE
Excellent interviews , great hosts , there really is nothing much else i can say about these guys. Great Job Dwight and Swain !
THE BEST artist-focused podcast out there!
While I love many different podcasts on comics and related culture, as an artist myself there is NO other consistent podcast available with such a wide, talented pool of artists as guests. From comic books to concept artists and beyond, this show BRINGS IT! Additionally, Dwight and Swain always bring a high level of professionalism and humor to their interviews and I LOVE when they get their guests to discuss technique, inspiration, and what lead them down the road to becoming an artist. Keep the shows coming guys, you've got a GREAT thing going and a devoted fan in me.
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