Never Iron Anything The Comics Review Show.

Episode 26 - 'Accident Man' with James McCulloch.

On this episode Tony sat down with comics creator and musician James McCulloch and examined that punk hitman with hair to die for Mr Mike Fallon of Accident Man fame.

This is a comic with attitude and some amazing writing and art. A book that is violent, funny, full of action and that also manages to lampoon Yuppies, Consumerism and 'Flash Bastards'. Highly recommended.

Find out more about this book by heading over to Millsverse here.

You can find out about Mr McCulloch's excellent comics here and follow him on Twitter here. You can find his band 'She Burns Red' here.

If you're a horror fan then I highly recommend something by James.

Many thanks for listening.

'The Cute Manifesto' a chat with Dave Robertson.

Tony and Dave Robertson reflect on James Kochalka's collection 'The Cute Manifesto'. A collection of prose and comics pieces that is both a story and comics making philosophy.

Does it work? Should we follow in Kochalka's footsteps? is 'Craft the Enemy'?

All will be answered in this episode.

You can buy Dave's excellent comics by heading over to his website here or have a look at his Blog here.

You can also follow Dave's comic making progress here on Twitter.

Many thanks for listening.

'Airboy' - A conversation with Jordan Thomas.

Tony sits down with comics writer Jordan Thomas and they discus the Image Comics 'Airboy' limited series by James Robinson and Greg Hinkle.

A book that that is more of an intervention than a story of wartime flying aces. This is an amazing series were reality and fantasy mix in the most original ways.

Highly recommended.

You can find out more about Jordan's excellent comics series 'Frank at Home on the Farm' and his upcoming anthology 'Quarantine' by following him on Twitter here. 

Have a look at some of the art in Quarantine here. 

Many thanks for listening.

Episode 23 - 'Asterix and the Big Fight' - with Richard Sheaf.

On this episode Tony sat down with comics blogger Richard 'The Don' Sheaf and chatted all things Asterix. 

We had a good look at the history of the character as well as his creators and Richard tells us all about the background story of this comic in Britain - it's not exactly what you would expect.

If you want to see all of Rich's notes for the show and more about comics in general then head over to his very informative blog right here.

You can also follow Rich on Twitter @richardandsheaf. 

Many thanks for listening.

Episode 22 - Malaysian Folklore Comics with Adrian Hashimi.

On this show Tony sits down with comics creator and filmmaker Adrian Hashimi to talk Malaysian Folk Tales.

What turns into a wide-ranging chat about storyboarding and design in movies carries through to Adrian's new project creating comics from the stories of his homeland.

This is a project that is just about to drop on Patreon and well worth your attention.

Have a look at Adrian's work at his website https://www.adrianhashimi.com/

And follow him on Twitter @Adrian.Hashimi

Many thanks for listening.

Episode 21 - 'What makes a good kids comic?' with Aaron Rackley and Fair Spark Books.

This morning Tony is joined by Aaron Rackley - the publisher at Fair Spark Books and the organiser of the Little Heroes Charity.

With three years of kids comics publishing under his belt Aaron chats honestly to Tony about lessons he has learned and what in his opinion makes a good comic for a kid that will also sell.

You can find out more about these books and the charity that they support here and here.

You can also follow Aaron on Twitter here. 

Also please pledge to the Kickstarter for The Spark that runs for another thirty days here. 

Many thanks for listening.

Episode 20 - 'The Terra-Meks!' with John Ottaway.

On this episode Tony sits down with his pal and 2000 AD fan Mr John Ottaway and they discuss the 1978 Ro-Busters classic 'The Terra-Meks!'

This is a tale that not only heavily echoes the time it was made in but also is completely and utterly relevant to the social and political climate here and now in 2020!

You can fins John on Twitter here. So Follow him.

Many thanks for listening.

Episode 19 - 'Man of Steel' with Stuart Mulrain.

In this episode we continue with some glorious Superman history. Tony and Stuart Mulrain cover the 1986 mini series Man of Steel by John Byrne and Dick Giodarno.

This is a tricky series that has some amazing high points and some muddled and, some might say, over-written sequences (cough, cough - issue 6). But it's Byrne so you really can't turn your nose up at that art!

You can find out more about Mr Mulrain by heading over to his Twitter Account @TokenNerd. Or head over to the True Believers website with loads of activities and art here

Many thanks for listening.

Episode 18 - 'Born Again' with Eamonn Clarke.

In this episode Tony is joined by fellow comics fan and podcaster Eamonn Clarke of the Mega City Book Club podcast to talk all things Daredevil, Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli and Killer Nurses!

This is a story that ran between Daredevil issues 227-233 and is full of murder, Gung-Ho American firepower and loads of Catholic despair! It's also a masterpiece.

You can listen to Eamonn's excellent podcast here at the Mega-City website  or here on the podcasts app.

You can also follow Eammon here on Twitter.

Many thanks for listening.

Episode 17 - 'Marshall Law' with Dan Butcher.

On this episode Tony sits down with comics creator Dan Butcher and the pair dissect the story, art and themes of Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill's brilliant 'Marshall Law: Fear and Loathing'.

There is so much to discuss and recommend in a series that should be on everyone's shelves (and occasionally hidden under the bed!)

You can follow Dan's series 'Vanguard' over at https://vanguardcomic.com/

Many thanks for listening.