NEVER IRON ANYTHING: Star Trek: The Mirror Universe Saga

On this episode, I discussed with Tony Esmond, Star Trek: The Mirror Universe saga by Mike W.Barr and Tom Sutton.

Have a listen here.

THAT COMIC SMELL: George Perez & Neal Adams Tribute

The latest episode is available now here: 

https://soundcloud.com/thatcomicsmell/that-comic-smell-episode-102-george-perez-neal-adams-tribute

Information from the website:

"Please enjoy our discussion on two of comics greatest heroes.

Neal Adams - June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022
George Pérez - June 9, 1954 - May 6, 2022

This and all the usual comics chat on…
That Comic Smell!

Thanks again for listening and supporting the podcast

Jurassic Park (Topps Comics) (Gil Kane, George Pérez, Walt Simonson)
The Infinity Gauntlet (George Pérez, Ron Lim)
The Marvel Art of George Perez (Marvel)
Batman Odyssey (Neal Adams)
Batman vs Ras Al Gul (Neal Adams)
Batman: Birth of the Demon (Neal Adams)
Batman #232 (Neal Adams, Dennis O'Niel)
Superman vs Muhammad Ali (Neal Adams)
Star Trek (George Pérez, Tom Sutton, Mike W Barr)
Wonder Woman (Cyndi Martin, George Pérez)
War of the Gods (Cynthia Martin, George Pérez)
Deathlok (Rich Buckler)
Wonder Woman #58 (Gorge Pérez, Jill Thomson)
Wonder Woman #49 (George Pérez, Colleen Doran)
Batman: The House that Haunted Batman (Neal Adams, Marv Wolfman, Len Wein)
X-men Collectors Edition (Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Tom Palmer)
War of the Worlds (Howard Chaykin, Neal Adams)
Captain VIctory: Backup Ms Mystic (Neal Adams)
The Comics Journal #72 (Neal Adams Cover and Interview)
The Silent Night of the Batman (Neal Adams)
Deadman (Neal Adams)
X-Men King-Size Annual #3 (Chris claremont, George Pérez, Terry Austin)
Birth of the Titans (Marv Wolfman, George Pérez)
Wonder Woman (George Pérez, Greg Potter, Len Wein)
Savage Sword of Conan #14 (Neal Adams, Roy Thomas)
Superman Returns to Action Comics (George Pérez, Brett Breeding)
The Avengers (Roy Thomas, Tom Palmer, Neal Adams)
Blacksad (Neal Adams [Translation])
Heroes against Hunger (Neal Adams Cover, George Pérez)
Green Lantern and Green Arrow: Hard Travelling Heroes (Deninis O'Neil, Neal Adams)
Batman Black and White:Pin up (Neal Adams)
Fantastic Four #167 (George Pérez, Roy Thomas)
Logans Run (George Pérez)
Guardians of the Galaxy (George Pérez, Arnold Drake, David Michelinie, Chirs Claremont)
Justice League of america #200 (George Pérez, Gerry Conway)
JLA/Avengers (Kurt Busiek, George Pérez)
Brave and Bold (Mark Waid, George Pérez)
Criminal (Ed Brubaker, sean Philips)
Jonah Hex (Various DC)
Preacher (Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon)
Captain Condor (Brian Lewis, Frank S. Pepper)
Mechaboys (James Kochalka)
The Grateful Dead Origins (Chris Miskiewicz, Noah Van Sciver)
Suicide Squad (Various DC)"

STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE Memory Wall

Merry Christmas to me.

I couldn't resist this new book about the movie.

For decades I've been intrigued by the following "memory wall" sequence in the comic book adaptation by Marv Wolfman, Dave Cockrum, and Klaus Janson. It wasn't in the movie.

It must've been a scene they planned, but never did in the end, I reckoned.

No idea that they'd actually began filming it though, until I flicked through the book today. 

Fascinating.

THAT COMIC SMELL: Read Me Forever!

The new episode is online now.

From the website:

"On today’s episode we covers those pages/comics in which we constantly come back to. The ones we set aside even though we have a huge reading pile to get through. The ones that we jumps to when thinking about comics. The show offs. The utter loves. The ones that are FOREVER!
We also go into quite a large list this time of comics that we have got a hold of, bought or have been reading recently.
This and all the usual comics chat on…
That Comic Smell!

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Star Trek DC (Mike Barr, Tom Sutton, Ricardo Villagra)
This Was 2020 (Peter Conrad)
Batman: Strange Apparitions (Steve Englehart, Marshal Rogers, Len Wein, Walt Simonson)
Bubbles Fanzine #9 (Brian Baynes)
Please Don't Step on my Jnco Jeans (Noah Van Sciver)
King-Cat Classix (John Porcellino)
Tarzan (Burne Hogarth)
King Kirby: Jack Kirby y el mundo del cómic (José Joaquín Rodríguez)
Bone (Jeff Smith)
Watchmen (Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons)
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (Al Williamson, Archie Goodwin)
The Incredible Hulk (Stan Lee, Jack Kirby)
Spider-man/Venom (Todd McFarlane)
Transformers: Stargazing (Simon Furman, Jeff Anderson, Stephen Baskerville)
Hellblazer: Original Sins (Jamie Delano, John Ridgway)
Thor: Blood Oath (Scott Kolins, Michael Avon Oeming)
X-MAN (Steve Skroce, Terry Kavanagh)
Battle Angel Alita (Yukito Kishiro)
Fued (Mike Barron, Mark Nelson)
The Hulk vs Doc Samson: Marvel Annual (John Byrne
Dragonball Z vol.2 (Akira Toriyama)
One Piece Vol.1 (Eiichiro Oda)
Excalibur (Chris Claremont, Alan Davis)
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore, David Lloyd)
Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson)
Blacksad (Juan Díaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido)
The Death of Superman (Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern & various)
Follow Me In (Katriona Chapman)
CYDO (John Tucker)"

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…

That Comic Smell Podcast

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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: Christmas Do! (Our Best Reads of 2020)

The new episode is online now, celebrating Christmas and discussing our fave reads of the year.

From the website:

"HO! HO! HO!

Get ready because not even distance can stop the TCS crew from having their Christmas party and catch up.

We delve into what we have been reading this year and what we would consider out favourites of 2020. There is also a bit of general chatter as always but we mainly stick to the comics this time surprisingly.

It’s been a funny old year and we even had a bit of a break near the tail end of it to recharge and bank some more episodes. We have had to adapt to the new way of doing the show but we have plowed on and continued to enjoy talking comics and having you all listen. So thank you. A very Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year.

Cheers!

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The Best of The Spirit (Will Eisner)

Pulp (Ed Brubaker, Sean Philips)

Blazing Combat (Archie Goodwin, plus many artists)

Once and Future (Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora)

La Casa [The House] (Paco Roca)

Kent State (Derf Backderf)

What We Don't Talk About (Charlot Kristensen)

New Gods (Jack Kirby)

Journey to the Surface of the Earth (Fraser Geesin)

Sarararara (Olivia Hicks)

Star Jaws (Robin Barnard)

Star Trek The Enterprise Logs (Gold Key)

Atomic Hercules (Adam Falp, Tony Esmond)

Tony Esmond is a Movie Star (Cliff Cumber, Tony Esmond)

Firepower (Robert Kirkman, Chris Samnee)

Homunculus (Joe Sparrow)

The Junction (Norm Konyu)

What We Mean By Yesterday (Ben Marra)

Follow Me In (Katriona Chapman)

V For Vendetta (Alan Moore, David Lloyd)

Apollo (Mike Collins, Matt Fitch, Chris Baker)

Graphic Biography of Malcolm X (Randy DuBurke, Andrew Helfer)

The Three Jokers (Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson)"

NEVER IRON ANYTHING: The Cute Manifesto

I enjoyed discussing James Kochalka's The Cute Manifesto on Tony Esmond's podcast Never Iron Anything.

We talked the ins and outs of the book, and also stopped off for digressions on Star Trek comics and Barry Windsor-Smith's upcoming Monster comic.

Have a listen here.

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

The new episode of the podcast is online now here.

From the web:

"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 23: Glenrothes Con Swag

The new episode of That Comic Smell is now online.
After the Glenrothes comicon, we looked over our hauls in a restaurant.
Have a listen at iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube.

From the website:
"The great LL Cool J once said "Don't call it a come back!" and you you really shouldn't, we've only been away a couple of months.
We are back folks and we are back with a brand new plan of attack... Did we say attack? We meant Theme song. Yes, the incredible "Chartsmasher" AKA. @JoanEdam with his track "Dial Up" is the official theme of That Comic Smell Podcast and we could not be happier about it.
This is just a short episode to ease y'all back into the swing of things around here and we will be bi-weekly from there on out.
David, Mike and Tom all went to the magnificent Glenrothes Comic Con and afterwards took a trip to Edinburgh in search of some comics gold! During lunch the boys unveiled their swag from the day.
So join us on our dinner date after a full day of comics."

BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY...

(AKA SCOTLAND IN COMICS 14)

Instead of a comic based in Scotland, this time it’s a famous Scot. The world’s finest science fiction chief engineer is Montgomery Scott in Star Trek, also known as “Scotty”.

Gold Key started publishing Star Trek comics while the television show was still in its first run on-air. In early stories, Scotty was apparently drawn without any photo reference, and so it looks nothing like actor James Doohan. Later on the likeness is there, but it comes and goes. The series was collected into trade paperbacks, and these panels come from the first four…

Gold Key continued putting out Star Trek comics through the 1970s, presumably feeding fans starved of new episodes of the show.

In 1979, with Star Trek: the Motion Picture imminent, Marvel stepped in and picked up the licence. They started with an adaptation of that movie, written by Marv Wolfman and drawn by Dave Cockrum and Klaus Janson…

By 1984, DC had the rights and were putting out stories based in the time after Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. No Mr. Spock in evidence then. Here is Scotty in his working environment, hurriedly working away on impossible tasks to ridiculous deadlines set by Captain Kirk. As in the show and movies, Scotty is often shown in this predicament…

Interestingly enough, this is the angle at which the panel was printed. Written by Mike W.Barr and drawn by Tom Sutton.

The same team adapted Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock…

In 1986, Barr and artist Dan Jurgens produced a flashback story detailing the final days of the Enterprise’s “five year mission” (never shown on screen due to the series’ cancellation). It utilised elements from the first movie, such as the revamped uniforms…

In 1989, fan favourite writer Peter David is writing, and James Fry is drawing. This page is from the adaptation of Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier…

1991 was Star Trek’s 25^th anniversary. DC put together a special issue with a 40 page story written by Howard Weinstein and drawn by Gordon Purcell…

That year also saw the release of the sixth Star Trek movie, the last to feature the series cast. The countdown to the end of new comics moving these characters' adventures along in real time had surely began.

Writer Chris Claremont, fresh from his expulsion from the X-Men series, and artist Adam Hughes, just off a well-liked run on Justice League worked together on Debt of Honor. It was a one-off story published with higher production values than standard comic books. It followed the Enterprise crew throughout their career, including Scotty…

And it finally came around in 1995. The final story treating the original crew as an ongoing concern. It was the end of an era.

Scotty and the Star Trek crew have continued to appear in comics since then. I’ve seen a couple of series in the shops – Star Trek: Year Four; stories from an imagined fourth season, and comics based on the cast of the 2009 movie.

The comics that hold my affections though are the ones that came out contemporaneous to the TV show and movies.