May 11
In this issue, Marvel surges ahead of DC in sales, Iron Man 3 makes some money and all the latest headlines. PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: Judge Dredd – The Cursed Earth Saga.
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On our next Issue: Hellboy – Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola & John Byrne
Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay with guest Nima Afshar
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Apr 26
In this issue, we talk about the hours we’ve spent playing Injustice: Gods Among Us, and what else we’
ve been reading. Then we look at the Thor: The Dark World trailer, all the latest headlines and our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: (what else?) Marvel’s Iron Man 3.
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Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay with Nicholas McVay
Our next Issue: Judge Dredd – The Cursed Earth Saga by Patt Mills & John Wagner with art by Mick McMahon & Brian Bolland.
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Apr 24
Tony Stark is back! Robert Downey Jr, reprising his role as the millionaire industrialist turned superhero, is magnificent in this stellar sequel to Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. Director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) has delivered on all the bang of the previous films but has also crafted a very personal story for Stark that is as funny and touching as it is action packed. Series regulars Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Favreau, Don Cheadle and Paul Bettany as the voice of JARVIS are back but make no mistakes, this is Downey Jr’s film.
Set after the events of The Avengers, Stark is now in a state of post traumatic shock. He can’t sleep and is building suits like a man obsessed. His relationship with his live in love, Pepper Potts, is strained and he seems to be at breaking point. Cheadle’s War Machine armour has been re-branded as Iron Patriot to deal with a global terrorist called The Mandarin who is bent on teaching the U.S. President a lesson. Enter into this a past lover, micro-biologist Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall) and a wronged by Stark competitor Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) and Tony’s world is about to explode metaphorically and literally. Tony has to learn to not hide behind Iron Man but truly become Iron Man.
Black has made an interesting choice by keeping Stark out of his armour for a good percentage of the movie, making the movie about Stark’s journey and less about a suit of armour. It makes the movie more of a Tom Clancy style thriller rather than a balls to the wall slugfest. That being said, when the action is on screen it is amazing, the skydiving scene in particular is edge of the seat thrilling and the final battle rivals The Avengers.
Iron Man 3 is out now in Australian cinemas and it is a must see for fans. Those who haven’t dipped their toes in the Marvel waters yet might want to go watch Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and The Avengers before proceeding. As always with Marvel films, stay till the end of the final credits – you won’t be disappointed.
For a more indepth review, shoot over to our Behind The Panels site to get Richard Gray’s take on the film.
Apr 23
This week, Richard had the opportunity to chat with J.P. Kalonji, who is about to release the graphic novel Ningen’s Nightmares, a follow-up to his 2009 breakthrough release for Dark Horse, 365 Samurai and a Few Bowls of Rice.
J.P. Kalonji is an artist based in Geneva, Switzerland. He began his professional career in 1992 when he produced his first album Street Nation for the European market, and has worked with a variety of publishers and artists, including album art for Wyclef Jean. He is the co-founder of NethoProd, through which Kalonji published Street Nation II (2009) and the autobiographical Happy Days (2010). 365 Samurai… was his first English-language release.
We need to thank JP for generously giving us his time, and we hope to chat more as his career continues.
You can find more of J.P.’s work at his portfolio he keeps over on KalonjiArt.com, as well as a blog at KalonjiArt.blogspot.com.
Ningen’s Nightmares is released by Dark Horse on 24 April 2013.
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Apr 15
In this issue, Saga is banned and then not again raising the question: are there digital gatekeepers to sex in comics? Meanwhile Man of Steel opens up the DC Cinematic Universe THEN all the latest headlines. PLUS what we’ve been reading this week, some new music and our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: the classic The Death of Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin.
Our next Issue: An Iron Man 3 Special. The prequel comics and the new film in review.
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Vintage Clip of the Week
The Adventures of Captain Marvel Episode 1: “Curse of the Scorpion” (1941)
What We’ve Been Reading
Batman and Red Robin #19 (Richard)
Supurbia volume 2 (David)
Revisiting the first two X-Men movies (David)
For all the latest reviews, see: http://behindthepanels.net/category/graphic-bits/ You can now also find us on comicbookroundup.com, where you can compare what critics say from all over the web.
News
Saga #12 is banned briefly and digital gatekeeping in comics
http://behindthepanels.net/digital-gatekeepers-what-apples-ban-of-saga-12-means-for-comics/
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44896
News headlines:
This week’s News Headlines are brought to you by Mixmaster Mike’s remix of the Teen Titans Go! theme for the new series
– Man of Steel to open up DC Cinematic Universe, says Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Group. Expect a big announcement about the future in the next few weeks!
– A sequel to the Dredd 3D movie has been teased by 2000AD…but in comic book form! Look for that in September.
– Marvel teases Age of Ultron U.C. for July, featuring something big, purple and hungry. We’re thinking Galactus: what about you?
– Marvel is also returning to the AvX universe (ugh), with What If? AvX #1 – 4 mini-series to be released weekly in July. But they are also cancelling Winter Soldier. A reboot is surely due?
– Also in July, look for a new Image series from Matt Fraction called Satellite Sam. Set in the 1950s, it promises “Sex! Death! Live TV!”
– Finally, this has been doing the rounds this week. Batman Begins was screened on ABC Family in the US, and this is their take on the plot.
For all the latest updates, visit: http://behindthepanels.net/category/news-2/
Feedback
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We end the show this week with Guns and Roses’ version of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”
Apr 12
This week, Richard and David had the opportunity to speak with the legendary Chris Claremont, perhaps best known for his unsurpassed 17 year continuous run on Uncanny X-Men. We discuss in detail the first 50 issues of this historic run, including The Phoenix/The Dark Phoenix Saga, The Proteus Saga, The Hellfire Club and the isses leading all the way up to Days of Future Past.
Chris offers his opinions on the shape of the comics industry then and now, adapting the comics into films and recalls the creative process for this amazing run. We hope you enjoy listening to this frank, funny and incredibly insightful chat with a man who has not only shaped the X-Men, but modern superhero comics over the last four decades.
We need to thank Chris for his generous time and indulging our geeky questions, and we sincerely hope to catch up with him again in the future.
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Find out more about Chris Claremont and purchase his e-books via ChrisClaremont.com. Chris will also be appearing at Supanova Sydney on June 21-23 Sydney Showground, Olympic Park and Perth on June 28-30 at the appropriately named Claremont Showgrounds.
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