THAT COMIC SMELL: SCOTLAND IN COMICS

 

The latest episode is online now. A discussion of Scotland's depiction in comics.

From the webiste:

"OCH AYE THE NOOO!

We are starting off this New Year and celebrating the upcoming Burns night by talking “Scotland in Comics” We talk about how we thought me may struggle on this topic despite being from the topic in question. We have a surprise new blog to follow along with when it comes to this topic specifically. Find out how many superheroes have hit our shores over the years and so much more. This and us haverin awa fir oors, as usual on…

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Highlands Travel Diary (Katriona Chapman)
Wild Lives (Claire Hubbard)
The Beginner's Guide to Being Outside (Gill Hatcher)
Holly (Steven Ingram)
Vampires Everywhere (George Lennox, James Devlin, Thomas Creilly)
Saltire (John Ferguson)
Batman: Scottish Connection (Alan Grant, Frank Quitely)
Lobo #51 (Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle)
2000AD Prog #833 (Garth Ennis, Anthony Williams)
2000AD Prog #1034 (Pat Mills, Nick Percival)
Scotland for Beginners (Jeff Fallow)
Scotland in comics (Fred Egg Comics Blog)
Iron Man #164 (Dennis O'Neil, Luke McDonnell)
The Bogie Man (Alan Grant, John Wagner, Robin Smith)
The Bogie Man: Chinatoon (Alan Grant, John Wagner, Robin Smith, Cam Kennedy)
The Bogie Man: The Manhattan Project (Alan Grant, John Wagner, Robin Smith)
X-men in Edinburgh (Chris Claremont, Marc Silvestri)
Batman: Lord of Batmanor 1953 (WIn Mortimer)
The Jocks and the Geordies (DC Thomson)
Hulk #192 (Len Wein, Herb Trimpe)
Thriller Picture Library #113 (Amalgamated Press)
Scotty Comics [Star Trek] (Gold Key Comics)
American Splendor (Harvey Pekar, Gary Dumm)
Scrooge McDuck (Disney Comics)
TinTin and the Black Isle (Hergé)
X-men (Chris Claremont, John Byrne)
Asterix and the Pechts [Scots Version] (René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo)
Kidnapped (Alan Grant, Cam Kennedy)
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr.Hyde (Alan Grant, Cam Kennedy)
Wahur's Oor Wullie? (DC Thomson)
The Broons (DC Thomson)"

THAT COMIC SMELL: Movie Chat part 2

New episode out now!

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"Welcome back to part 2.
Strap yourselves in folks. Our Mike is about to tell the tale of cinema.
This was supposed to be a top 10… Someone didn’t give Mike the memo. Dave and Tom book end this episode with their lists but this is Mike Sedakat’s Odyssey.
We chat on what seems like every movie known to human existence. We have such a great laugh doing so though. This was so much fun putting this 2 parter together and we really hope you’ve enjoyed/enjoy it.
We will be back to our regular comics chat next time.
We hope you are all safe, healthy and happy out there.
Here comes the movie chat on…
That Comic Smell!

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THAT COMIC SMELL 46: Film & TV Tie-Ins/Adaptations

The new episode of the podcast is online now here.

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"The Book Is Better!”
We have all seen the films based on comic books. I mean hell, Marvel is more films than comics these days. What about the comics that are based, tied in with, continuing on, adapted from films and Television Shows. Well we grab every available one that we own and pass them round like there’s no tomorrow. There are some absolute crackers here and some tasty rarities to wrap your ears around. From cartoons and adventure heroes. To space age horror and life stories. You won’t want to miss the picks this time around.

This and all the usual comics chat on the only podcast to come on both Betamax AND laser disc...

That Comic Smell!

(Some of the titles discussed)
Wolf's Rain (Bones, Keiko Nobumoto, Toshitsugu Lida)
Scooby Apocalypse (Keith Giffen, J.M.Dematteis, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi)
Green Lantern/Space Ghost (Tynion IV, Sebela, Olivetti)
Suicide Squad/Banana Splits (Bedard, Caldwell, Morales)
The Flintstones (Russel, Pugh, Chuckry)
Wacky Raceland (Pontac, Manco, Sanzone)
The Tick (Marc Silvia, Mychailo Kazybrid)
The Simpsons (Various)
Jurassic Park (Walt Simonson, Gil Kane, George Perez)
X-Men 2 (Brian K Vaughan, Tom Mandrake)
Star Wars (Cassiday, Aaron)
Looney Tunes (Various)
Spider-Man Adventures (Nelyomtov, Alex Saviuk)
Rick&Morty (Various)
Ren & Stimpy (Dan Slott, Mike Kazaleh)
Star Trek TNG (Michael Jan Friedman, Kevin Ryan, Chuck Frazier)
Batman (Dennis O'Neil, Jerry Ordway)
Batman Returns (Dennis O'Neil, Steve Erwin)
Batman Adventures (Kelley Aukett, Martin Pasko, Brad Rader, Ty Templeton)
The Man With No Name (Christos Gage, Wellington Dias)
Red Dwarf (Various)
Aliens (Various)
Godzilla age of Monsters (Various)
Adventure Time (Various)
Batman 66 (Jeff Parker, Jonathan Case, Ty Templeton)
Inu Yasha (Rumiko Takahashi)
Transformers/Visionaries (Magdalene Visaggio, Fico Ossio)
The A-Team (Jim Salicrup, Marie Sevrin)
Freaks (Jim Woodring, Francisco Solano Lopez)
Star Trek Enterprise Logs (Various)
American Splendor: Our Movie Year (Various)
Metropolis (Christophe Girard)
2001 A Space Odyssey (Jack Kirby)
Futurama (Various)
Futurama/Simpsons (Various)
Star Trek: Countdown (Various)
Steven Universe (Jeremy Sorese, Coleman Engle)
Future Quest (Jeff Parker, Evan "Doc" Shaner, Steve Rude)
Star Wars Classic (Various)
Alien (Archie Goodwin, Walt Simonson)
Indiana Jones (John Byrne, Terry Ouston)"

THAT COMIC SMELL 45: Slice of Life

The new episode of the podcast is online now here.

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"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get”
It’s time for That Comic Smell to take a massive Slice of Life. Indeed, it is time for us to take a look at diary comics, a moment cut out of time, fiction that very much mimics life stories and so much more. We go from absolute belly laughs to comics that leave you heartbroken. All with an added deviation, where the folks here get into the real “Geek” of it all and talk shelf organisation. GET IN!
This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast that can be stacked on a physical shelf…
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Close to the Heart (Megan Sinclair + Various)
Follow me in (Katriona Chapman)
Modern Slorance (Neil Slorance)
Asleep in the Back (Time Bird)
Bi the Way (MJ Wallace)
Various Hourly Comics (Alex Assan, Ell J Walker, Sammy Borras & mnay more)
Trashed (Derf)
Face down in the Mud (David B Cooper)
Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Adrian Tomine)
Strangers in Paradise (Terry Moore)
Kids are Weird (Jeffery Brown)
Our Super Adventure & American Adventure (Sarah Graley)
Momorias de un Hombre Pijama (Paco Roca)
Un Hombre en Pijama (Pacoa Roca)
Little Nothings (Lewis Trondhiem)
Astronauts of the Future (Lewis Trondhiem)
A Quiet Disaster (Alex Potts)
Peep Show (Joe Matt)
Spent (Joe Matt)
Graffiti Kitchen (Eddie Campbell)
American Splendor (Harvey Pekar)
The Black Hole (Whitman Comics)
Jimmy Corrigan (Chris Ware)
Dilbert (Scott Adams)
Hate! (Peter Bagge)
Monsieur Jean (Dupuy, Berberian)
Fungus the Bogeyman (Raymond Briggs)
Laptop Guy (Sha Nazir, Jack Lothian)
Superhero Therapy (Janina Scarlet, Wellinton Alves)"

SCOTLAND IN COMICS 15: AMERICAN SPLENDOR

In 2003, a movie based on Harvey Pekar's American Splendor was released. Pekar visited the UK in order to publicise the film.

A year later, the DVD contained an American Splendor mini-comic with a story of his travels.

Here then, is Harvey Pekar in Scotland:

HARVEY PEKAR

I didn't see this coming at all. Harvey Pekar - author of American Splendor - has died. It was a unique comic which deliberately chronicled the mundane aspects of life.

He reached a wider audience through the American Splendor movie in 2003. In June this year, Dougie Anderson wrote an article showing how a non-comics reader came to appreciate Pekar's work. Have a read here.

To get an idea of where Pekar was coming from, here is an interview from April 2010.

His influence on comics is profound, if subtle. Pekar was never shouting, and he could all too easily be overlooked, or disregarded after one reading. The effect of his stories has been cumulative - his tenacity meant that he amassed a sizeable body of work that did shape what succeeding generations of cartoonists thought was possible.

The world of comics is a poorer place now he's gone.