Giant Sized Violence: A Toku Comics Podcast

Today we're joined by writer/artist/colorist extraordinaire, Brendan Albetski, the sole creator of Maru Kiru: Destroy the Moon! Be sure to back the latest issue on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brendanalbetski/maru-kiru-destroy-the-moon-the-chosen-ones-2 We discuss the creative origins of Maru Kiru, as well as the evolution of the comic's art style over its ongoing pu...

Today on Giant Sized Violence, we're joined by the hosts of Progressively Horrified for a giant-sized crossover! We're discussing a move that may just be the antithesis of the Tokusatsu media we usually discuss, but we love it anyway! Special thanks to Jeremy Whitley, Ben Kahn, and Emily Martin for making this possible. Who's responsible for this? Director: Brendan Steere Writers: Bren...

This week on Giant Sized Violence we're joined by Bijhan Agha, a creator active in the realms of comics, novels, and game design. We discuss her latest project, "Legendary X-Nights #2," a Tokusatsu-inspired comic that features a diverse cast of queer martial artists battling evil vampires across time. Bijhan shares insights into the characters' backgrounds, their unique superhero...

This week on Giant Sized Violence, Ben/Bee Kahn and Emily Martin from the Progressively Horrified Podcast join us to discuss 4 of the spookiest episodes of Super Sentai: Zyuranger! This particular arc pits the heroes and robots that inspired Mighty Morphin Power Rangers against Frankenstein, Satan, and eldritch terrors you won't believe made it past Japanese censors! This was by far one of our...

Today Giant-Sized Violence, we're joined by comic creators James Santana and Hunter Van Lireup to discuss the crossover manga series Ultraman Along Came a Spider-Man. They explore the development of their own tokusatsu inspired comic, Nebulon: Knight of Justice, and share insights on the creative process behind it. Be sure to back Nebulon: Knight of Justice while you still can in the next 3 da...

In this episode of Giant Size Violence, host Tomi Trembath interviews Mike Kennedy, founder of Magnetic Press, about the Kickstarter campaign for the graphic novel Shin-Zero. They discuss the unique themes of the book, its art style, and the challenges of international publishing. Mike shares insights from his extensive career in the comic and video game industries, emphasizing the importance of q...

This week on Giant Sized Violence, comic writer and editor David Mariotte discusses his extensive work on beloved franchises such as Transformers, Sonic the Hedgehog, Power Rangers, and Godzilla. He shares insights into his creative process, the challenges of editing multiple IPs, and the importance of exploring themes of identity and gender in comics. David also highlights his involvement in the...

This week we're joined by Shawn Pryor (Kentucky Kaiju The Gamer) to discuss his recently released book, Kaiju Unleashed! The book is a comprehensive guide to giant monsters in film, television, comic books, videogames, and elsewhere, and we manage to cover just about all of it! We reminisce on childhood memories of Power Rangers, Ultra Seven, and Godzilla films, and connect over our shared childho...

Hey folks, it's been a minute since my last episode, and I wanted to share a few updates. I've been dealing with a flooded studio, the difficulties of starting a business as a convention vendor, and then there's the recently elected existential threat facing the trans community... I have a few thoughts I'd like to share, and I want to set expectations regarding the status of both my shows and our...

In celebration of winning "Episode of the Year" and "Best Production" at the Iowa Podcast Awards, we're re-releasing one of the most unique and psychedelic podcasts we've ever made,  It's Morphin' Time ! This was Tomi's coming-out episode that was originally published on the Giant Sized Violence feed back in February of 2023, which we're excited to share...

In honor of Transformers Day, we're publicly releasing our Patreon exclusive Transformers 4x40th Anniversary Special! We did a deep dive into the Transformers franchise! To celebrate the series' 40th Anniversary (and the theatrical re-release of the first 4 episodes of the original cartoon) we'll be looking into the first 4 installments of 4 different incarnations of the robots we all...

Big news and big changes incoming! My first comic, When We Transform, launches on Kickstarter this Thursday, August 1st! Sign up to get notified at launch by going to WhenWeTransform.com or by visiting our pre-launch page on Kickstarter! If you're a fan of the comics we cover on either of our podcasts, you're going to love this book! I'm also hosting my first ever live panel at FlameCo...

This week, we're joined by writer and tabletop game designer Sarah Kennedy to talk about one of our favorite comics, Kaijumax by Zander Cannon! Kaijumax is a highly acclaimed kaiju-prison drama comic, unlike anything we've seen before. It's chock full of fun Tokusatsu references, and plays with the tropes of both prison dramas and monster movies in ways we never would have imagined. Ou...

To celebrate Free Comic book Day 2024, we're doing a special cross-posted episode of Transcending Comics and Giant Sized Violence. Eri and Tomi go back and forth discussing their free comic picks, and have a quick discussion on a great graphic novel find, Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka (to be covered in a future episode of Transcending Comics). Eri's Picks: Monster High Mad Magazine: FCBD...

This week, Giant Sized Violence is joined by James Santana, writer of the ongoing Kickstarter comic, World of Nebulon, and cohost of the Android's Amazing Podcast! James is here to tell us a bit about the upcoming book, as well as his other comics work on titles like Super Group and the Unknown Heroes anthologies. He's also starting a comics studio, Toku USA, dedicated to tokusatsu-inspire...

Today on our show we welcome Brian Buccellato, the prolific comics writer and colorist currently writing books like Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong, Midlife (Or How to Hero at Fifty), and No/One! We dive into his creative process and his origins in the comic book industry, as well as the lessons he learned on previous books like Flash and Injustice. Join us as we explore Brian's debut in th...

This week we're joined by one of my favorite podcasters and comic writers, Mat Groom! We discuss his experience going from talking about the Power Rangers on Ranger Danger to actually writing them on Mighty Morphin! We also get into his journey of becoming a comic writer, with books like Inferno Girl Red, Self Made, and Ultraman, and what his writing process has looked like for each of those t...

In celebration of Cats (2019) being added to Netflix's catalog, we recorded what's likely our most ridiculous episode yet. We're joined by Rob Merritt to discuss Tomi's long running theory that Cats and Mortal Kombat (2021) are nearly identical films in their story, premise, and plot structure. Will Rob be convinced? Will you? Hard to say. But if this is your first episode of Giant...

This week we're joined Matt Hotson, co-writer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return (alongside original Pink Ranger, Amy Jo Johnson), and First Assistant Director on shows like Titans, V-Wars, and Odd Squad. Matt's a long time comics fan and first time comics writer. We get into the challenges of switching mediums from TV to comics, the origins of Amy and Matt's pitch for the boo...

We're joined by Maria Ingrande Mora (Fragile Remedy, The Immeasurable Depth of You) to discuss their comic writing debut with Ranger Academy! Maria tells us about making the leap from writing YA novels to the world of comics, and the challenges that come with switching mediums. We also learn a bit about their love of fan fiction and transformative works, as well as their history with the Power...

We're joined by Sophie Campbell, current writer of IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics, to discuss her love of yet another giant turtle, Gamera! She also shares a bit about the creation of her own kaiju figure/comic, Redbite!

Tomi and Nate talk at length about the entire Gridman franchise as we return to our "Exploring Tokusatsu" series. We're covering Hyper Agent Gridman, Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad, SSSS Gridman, and SSSS Dynazenon all in this one oversized episode! To check out the first 2 mini-comics of our upcoming series, When We Transform, find them on my Substack at https://open.substack.com/pu...

Tomi and Eri share their thoughts on Shin Kamen Rider, and why this movie far exceeded their expectations.

This week, we're talking about the new indie queer mech romance, LSBN, with its author, Emma Jayne! This episode is something of a backdoor pilot for my other podcast, Transcending Comics! Find the new show at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TranscendingComics Twitter: @TranscendComics https://twitter.com/TranscendComics Email: transcendingcomics@gmail.com Our intro song, Disco, and outro s...

This was recorded as a crossover episode for the Henshin Men podcast, which Nathan is graciously letting me post to the GSV feed as well. We cover the entirety of Shotaro Ishinomori's 1971 original manga, Kamen Rider. Join us as we take a look at the strange and exciting origins of one of the most influential superheroes of all time! Find us at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiantSizedViol...