Comic Scene The Podcast

Episode One of a brand new series of interviews with comics creators. Comics Talk welcomes Pat Mills to the show, to talk about his new Kickstarter, Ragtime Soldier, Charley's War and the 50th Anniversary of Battle Picture Weekly!

I was lucky enough to interview John Wagner about the new Bogie Man (otherwise known as ‘The Scottish Comic’) graphic novel collection in conjunction with The77 Publications. The InComplete Case Files launches on Thursday 25th May 2023 at 7pm on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wagnerrok/the-bogie-man-the-incomplete-case-files Live Launch details here: https://www.facebook.com/eve...

Welcome to this new semi-regular podcast, Comics Pub Crawl. Join Phil & Chris talking all things comics in the pub, and listen to guests who will be joining them from time to time! This episode, Chris talks about New Toys, by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely, and we are joined by special guests Dave Gibbons & Tim Pilcher, who are talking about Dave's new book, Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiograp...

Interviews with Pat Mills, Bruno Stahl and James Newell about their new comic, Spacewarp, a new 60 page anthology publication! Visit https://www.millsverse.com/ for more info. Sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com/

End of year episode, featuring the results of the peoples vote, the inaugural Comic Scene Awards 2019. Tony Foster joins me to talk through the winners and runners up. Warning: Long episode with some feedback issues on the audio.

Comics Jam - Preserving British Comics History was an event organised by the Cartoon Museum, The Scottish Centre for Comics Studies (University of Dundee), and the Comics Research Hub (University of the Arts London), in conjunction with comics collector and historian Peter Hansen. It brings together prominent comics scholars, artists and celebrities to discuss the importance of preserving British...

Comics Jam - Preserving British Comics History was an event organised by the Cartoon Museum, The Scottish Centre for Comics Studies (University of Dundee), and the Comics Research Hub (University of the Arts London), in conjunction with comics collector and historian Peter Hansen. It brings together prominent comics scholars, artists and celebrities to discuss the importance of preserving British...

Comics Jam - Preserving British Comics History was an event organised by the Cartoon Museum, The Scottish Centre for Comics Studies (University of Dundee), and the Comics Research Hub (University of the Arts London), in conjunction with comics collector and historian Peter Hansen. It brings together prominent comics scholars, artists and celebrities to discuss the importance of preserving British...

Pat Mills talk from the Great War Dundee launch on the 20th of September 2019, 'From Charley's War to Ragtime Soldier.' The comic will be printed in full in Issue 9 of Comic Scene! Recorded live at the V&A Dundee. Intro Music: josephmcdade.com Sponsored by getmycomics.com. Comic Scene is available monthly from WHSmiths and all good comics retailers!

In this short bonus extra episode, the tables are turned, as I am interviewed about the Great War Dundee comic, which launches tomorrow at the V&A Dundee. This short interview was recorded at the fantastic Omagh Comic Con, and was conducted by the con organiser Paul Trimble! The Great War Dundee comic will be available free to download from the University Research Web Portal soon and also in the O...

The first in a new series of podcasts where I chat to comics creators, in an informal setting. In this episode I have lunch with local Dundee comics creators Dan McDaid and Ian Kennedy. Warning: some mild swearing and background noise! Intro Music: josephmcdade.com Sponsored by getmycomics.com. Comic Scene is available monthly from WHSmiths and all good comics retailers!

We are on a summer break, the podcast proper will return in September. In the meantime, here is a special report from San Diego Comic Con 2019, featuring Erin Keepers, Chris Murray, Anna Morozova and Tim Pilcher!

Hannah Berry is an award-winning graphic novelist, comics creator, writer, illustrator, editorial gun-for-hire and UK Comics Laureate 2019-21. In 2018 she was inducted as a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and became the slightly grander ‘Hannah Berry FRSL’. We chat to Hannah about her comics background, influences and discuss her classic and contemporary choices, as well as plenty of oth...

In this episode I talk with Monty Nero. Monty has worked on games, comics, screenplays, radio plays, and novels – including Death Sentence London with Martin Simmonds for Titan Comics, The X-men and Hulk for Marvel, and Hollow Monsters, a creator-owned project, which was started on the Masters course at the University of Dundee. He also talks about his new project, Frenemies, which was co-created...

In this episode, broadcast to coincide with the launch of the Dundee branch of Laydeez Do Comics (https://www.facebook.com/laydeezdocomicsdundee), I interviewed Nicola Streeten. Nicola is an anthropologist-turned-illustrator and comics scholar. She is the author of Billy, Me & You (Myriad, 2011), an acclaimed graphic memoir about her bereavement following the death of her two-year old son. It was...

In this episode I chat to David Robertson who runs Fred Egg Comics, and is a member of the 'That Comic Smell' podcast team. I also chat to Ian Wheeler, current Comic Scene writer, and the creator of the fondly regarded Eagle Flies Again fanzine. Ian has recently been published in Doctor Who Magazine, issue 536. Special guest starring Ian's cat!

This extra special episode features students Grace Wright, Rachel Davis and special guest, Hailey Austin, who take over the reigns of the podcast for a week whilst I was away! Enjoy!

This episode I am joined by current Masters in Comics & Graphic Novels students Grace Wright and Rachel Davis, who both have both travelled from the US to take the programme! *Some adult themes are discussed in this episode which may not be suitable for all ages.

This fortnight I am talking to Jon Gill. Jon has a background as a comics creator, working on the Shoe People comic and for DC Thomson Picture Libraries, but now works in film making and training at #PlayfulComms; Watch #OpenCloseMovie here: http://bit.ly/OCwebmov

This episode I am joined by David Ronayne & Peter Adamson, from Beyond the Sofa, a New Zealand based podcast, obstensibly about the BBC television series “Doctor Who”, and Where Eagles Dare about the 80's New Eagle comic!

In this episode we have ILM artist Bimpe Alliu choose her favourite comic books, and 2000AD newcomer Anna Morozova chats about her creative process and looks at Nemesis the Warlock! Bimpe Alliu (instagram @bimpealliu) Choices: I Kill Giants: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/i-kill-giants https://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Kill-Giants-Joe-Kelly/dp/1607060922 Saga: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Saga-1-Comic...

In the third episode I am joined by prolific comics creator and columnist extraordinaire Pat Mills and Comic Scene writer Richard Sheaf for an extended episode!

Join us for Episode 2 with Olivia Hicks, Hailey Austin and the second part of our Cam Kennedy interview. We talk all things Archie, Commando, Maus, Boba Fett, Kidnapped and much much more! Links for Comics & Graphic Novels Featured in Episode 2: Archie Comics: https://www.comixology.co.uk/Archie-143/digital-comic/709062 Betty and Veronica No.118: https://comicvine.gamespot.com/archies-girls-betty-...

Launch episode of Comic Scene The Podcast, presented by Phillip Vaughan and featuring guests, Tony Foster, Chris Murray, Damon Herd, Golnar Nabizadeh and Cam Kennedy! Bumper 2-hour first episode! Links for Comics & Graphic Novels Featured in Episode 1: Streamline Comics https://comicvine.gamespot.com/streamline-comics/4050-47748/ http://hoopercomicart.blogspot.com/2016/11/denis-gifford-and-birth-o...

This month I chat with John McShane*, a well known face in the Glasgow comics scene. John chats about his days running AKA Books and Comics in the 80's (an early haunt of Mark Millar and Grant Morrison!), The Bogie Man with John Wagner, Alan Grant and Robin Smith, how Toxic! came to be in the early 90's, SCAMM and much much more! *Warning: This podcast was recorded in a bar on Byres Road and may f...