Arts Comics Reviews Videos

ISR at SPX! This episode we talk with Lance Hansen of Don't Cry and Hayseed as well as Evan Dahm of Rice Boy and Order of Tales ! Plus: madness from the car ride to the show with Fred Chao, GB Tran, and Neil Swaab!

After taking most of the summer off, ISR is back! After an explanation of our hiatus and a recap of the summer, we look ahead to SPX with the Ignatz nominees! Plus updates on Awesome 2, news, reviews, Mr. Phil's recent superhero comics reads (what?!), and much more!

Part Three of our MoCCA Art Festival 2009 coverage! ISR talks with Keith McCleary (Top of the Heap), David Beyer Jr. and Jonathan Baylis (In the Head...Please!), Dylan Williams of Sparkplug, Austin English (Windy Corner), Jesse Moynahan (Follow Me) and much, much more!

Part Two of our MoCCA Art Festival 2009 coverage! ISR hits day one of the show and talks with Marek Bennett (the Xeric-winning Mimi's Doughnuts), Kenan Rubinstein (Tick, The Oubilette), Charles Soule (Strongman), Frank Reynoso (Saucy), Lamar Abrams (Remake), and Matt Kindt (Super Spy)! Plus a drunken Charlito wandering the streets of New York at 5am!

Part One of our MoCCA Art Festival 2009 coverage! Before we get into our usual discussion of how much we love this show, we have to address some of the concerns and complaints of both exhibitors and attendees that have been brought up. So, MoCCA board member Fred Van Lente joins us to answer some of these tough questions! Check it out and join the debate on our forum!

The 4th and final part of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, Charlito talks with Jeff Benham & Chuck Larntz of 7000 BC, Daniel Crosier of Batholomew of the Scissors, Lee Oaks of Thunder Monkey, and the Sunset team of Patrick Keopke, Doug Miller, Robert Seavell & Brett Vinduska!

Part 3 of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, Charlito sits down for extended conversations with Noah Van Sciver of Blammo and minicomics legend John Porcellino of the 20-years-running King-Cat Comics!

Part 2 of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, Charlito talks with Hamza Pecenkovic of the Squid Works crew, Jay Sternitzky of Short-Stack, Denver retailers Zack & Sean of I Want More Comics, and Gabe Martinez from Death of the Arcade! Plus stick around at the end to join Charlito and the gang for dinner!

Part 1 of our Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, guest Stan Yan (SubCulture, The Wang) discusses his adventures in comics! The Phranque and Lilttle Dog come along for the ride through blizzards, ethical and karmic dilemmas, comics, and nerds!

The second installment of the Mini-Comics Book Club! Alec Longstreth is back to kick the knowledge on how to make a mini-comic! In this episode he offers some valuable tips on production and printing that can save you headaches and money! Plus a discussion of John Porcellino's mini-comics work and more!

Yes, just like everyone else, ISR has seen the Watchmen movie! Charlito and Mr. Phil sit down for a (short) discussion of the film and take a look back at the influence that the Watchmen series had on various independent comics that came in its wake! Plus: News on an awesome deal for Awesome 2: Awesomer and more!

Part 2 of our coverage of the 2009 New York Comic-Con! Interviews conducted live on the show floor with Kevin Freeman (SubCulture), Ken Marcus (Super Human Resources), Matt Roscetti (Growing Up Comic), Ulises Farinas (ACT-I-VATE's MOTRO and The Bear Party Collective), Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo), and Joe Kubert School students Anthony Marquist, Sian Mandrake, and Gavin Smith! Charlito, what happened to Issue #150?!

Part 1 of our coverage of the 2009 New York Comic-Con! Interviews conducted live on the show floor with A. David Lewis (The Lone and Level Sands, Some New Kind of Slaughter), Charles Soule (Strongman), John O'Connor (Black Dawn), Eric Hayes (The Outer Space Men), Brian Miller (How I Became a Super Villain), Roddenberry COO Trevor Roth on the upcoming Days Missing, and Adam Deemer of Comic Cubes!

ISR discusses the potential effects of the Diamond order threshold with Ryan Dunlavey of Evil Twin Comics and Chris Pitzer of AdHouse Books! Does it spell the end of independent floppies? What will the state of the economy mean for indie comics? It's the topic everyone's been talking about lately! Take a listen and offer your opinions on our forum!

ISR fires up the time machine for a look back at some of the things that made 2008 great! Then we look ahead to the upcoming New York Comic Con and the MoCCA Art Festival in its new home! Plus a big dip into the ISR mailbag and the announcment of a lottery winner for our anthology, Awesome 2: Awesomer!

ISR visits the home of Kevin Colden and Miss Lasko-Gross to discuss Kevin's graphic novel, Fishtown! From the real-life events that inspired it, to its Xeric-declining serialization online with ACT-I-VATE, to the IDW hardcover collection, with plenty in between! Plus, Kevin and Miss talk about what they both have coming up for the new year!

It's a night out on the town with ISR as we attend the signing for Rafael Grampá's Mesmo Delivery at Desert Island! Checking out the scene and chatting with GB Tran, Nikki Cook, Dan Springer, Paolo Rivera, and Heidi MacDonald! Plus we cough up some news on the next Awesome anthology and go through some new stuff in the ISR mailbag!

ISR goes Manga! Charlito talks with Jason Thompson, author of The Complete Guide to Manga! They discuss the history of manga from its most famous works to some of the more obscure, from the book's 900+ reviews! The manga work ethic, US reprints issues, the digital revolution and much more! Not just for the expereinced manga fan, but for the beginner as well!

ISR's contribution to the comics podcast theme event - Politics in Comics! We talk with Fred Van Lente, writer of Comic Book Comics, who kicks his knowledge of politics in comics throughout history! Then Tom Humberstone discusses My Fellow Americans, which chronicles his 8-week roadtrip following the Presidential primaries!