Mega City Book Club

Colin Maxwell is a comic book creator who writes for Commando comics , and he joins the book club to discuss a recent collection of a classic story from DC Thomson in the 1970s . Find Colin at Maximised Comics and on Instagram . You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the podcast on instagram , Threads , Mastodon , and BlueSky . And email me comments and suggest...

Alan Fisher returns to talk me through Bryan Talbot's memoir which he helped design, and to tell me about the new Johnny Alpha statue which you can still buy from Fish Collectibles . Also check out Keith Gainham's Strontium Dog page on Facebook . You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the podcast on instagram , Threads , Mastodon , and BlueSky . And email me co...

The comic artist Stref AKA Stephen White joins me to discuss the Comic Scene kickstarter for his new graphic novel Tara Togs: The Silence of Unicorns . Follow the link for the kickstarter , find Stephen on his website , instagram and the Tara Togs Facebook page . You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the podcast on instagram , Threads , Mastodon , and BlueSky...

Troy Martin joins the film club to explore 2000AD connections with the Tom Selleck robot movie Runaway, and then to ask whether Skizz is better than E.T. the Extra-terrestial. You can find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com and check out Troy's comics work at Sweet Nightmares Media , and find him on his fitness site TMfitness.co.uk You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , f...

Tim Burnell returns to the book club with one of the earliest collaborations between Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. We recorded this episode in the pub and it's a bit noisy. You can find Tim's own work in DUI #3 on the GlobalComix app and follow his ongoing art project @timotron1on Instagram . You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the podcast on instagram , Th...

Peter McKinney joins the book club to help me tackle the most controversial strip in the history of the galaxy's greatest comic. It's time to talk about Big Dave by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Steve Parkhouse. You can find Peter's blog post about the comic at the Hindsight Hut . And the other two articles we mention are by Colin Smith on Sequart and by Will Cooling archived at the Web Archive...

Broadcasting on the Voice of Fate Giles Richards returns to discuss one of the all-time classics: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. We talk about some of the very emotional moments in this book with spoilers for some big reveals. Pray the future will never need V for Vendetta! Find Giles on The Gurdian and order his new book F1 Racing Confidential . You can find a list of all the upcom...

The film club is back as Giles "Snake" Richards helps us Escape from New York and makes the connection between one of John Carpenter's finest films and the prog. We also try and spring Conrad from LA in the sequel. You can find Giles at The Guardian , and order his new book about Formula One . You can find the theme song remix by King DJ that we discussed on Spotify . And, as always, follow Conrad...

Colin "YNWA" Taylor returns to help me tick off another great British comic as we consider the success, the style, and the humour of The Phoenix . Track down a Colossal collection or some of the many Bunny vs Monkey books. And check out Colin's own project of 133 great comic book runs you should read on the 2000AD forums . You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow...

I was lucky enough to attend this year's Angouleme festival in France, and while there I met with Tony "LeMonde" Esmond for a croissant and a chat about the festival experience, some key creators, and a fantastic book from NoBrow Press . Follow Tony's comic book adventures at Never Iron Anything , and check out his visitors' guide to the festival on the Awesome Comics Podcast . You can find a list...

Jim O'Brien joins the book club to introduce me to the work of the great European comic book artist Hugo Pratt. We start with the Night of the Devil collection from the Treasury of British Comics, and then cover some of his other works. You can find Jim's own writings about the history of comics in Justin Marriott's Battling Britains and in Comics Rule OK as well as the Paperback Fanatic series ....

Conrad and I have been back to the movies to see two recent comic book movies and we chat about them with minor spoilers both above and below the waves! SpaceSpinner2000 will return very soon so please subscribe, like and follow. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the podcast on instagram and Threads , or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gma...

Be careful when choosing a new hairstyle just in case you end up causing a madcap reality storm as detailed in a wonderful collaboration between Peter Milligan and Jamie Hewlett. 2000AD writer James Peaty returns to the book club to discuss a classic from the late 1980s. Get your copy from the 2000AD store .  And check out James' work on Amazon , at 2000AD , and on the Writers on Film podcast...

Peter Adamson from Where Eagles Dare is back to accompany me on a Helltrek through the Cursed Earth. Watch out for dinosaurs, acid rain, lava, and mutant mayhem along the way! Get your copy from the 2000AD store , join the Where Eagles Dare Facebook group , or follow them on Threads . You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the podcast on instagram and Threads ,...

David Nolan is a new member of the book club. He helps me finish a discussion started in episode 243 with the continuing adventures of a Freelance Peacekeeping Agent in his own series. Just don't call him Bounty Hunter, yes? Find David's book about Argentine football on his Amazon page as well as his Dublin crime novels featuring Tommy Conlan. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the F...

Rob Williams is well known for his wonderful writing for 2000AD, Marvel, DC and Doctor Who comics, and now is the co-creator with Pye Parr of a great new comic called Petrol Head . We chat about the classic Alan Moore and Alan Davis run on Captain Britain and discuss the unstoppable and terrifying Fury. Then Rob tells me all about the plans for Petrol Head going future, jump onboard with issues 1...

I met up with Michael Crowder at the Thought Bubble convention to tick off another British comic cunningly disguised as a giant robot. And we discuss some great work by Simon Furman, Geoff Senior, Jeff Anderson, Bryan Hitch, Ron Smith and more. Snap up those Titan trades while you still can. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the podcast on instagram and Th...

Luke Williams joins the film club to discuss the first ever feature based on a 2000AD storyline, and then to take us to a hidden valley in a movie that Uncle Pat must have seen at some point. Conrad will return in SpaceSpinner 2000 soon, and check out Luke's writings at ECBT2000AD , C omic Scene , and Down the Tubes . You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the...

Paul Trimble returns to discuss the Rat Pack's adventures in a Titan collection from 2012. Join the Battle Fans Facebook group for more great war comics, and follow the Enniskillen comic fest for information about next year's guest list. Also keep an eye on Peter Duncan's comics site for news of Paul's upcoming comics debut. You can also find Paul writings in the pages of Battling Britains by Just...

Troy Martin joins the book club to help me explore the success of Pat Mills in European comics, and to look at Olivier Ledroit's sumptuous artwork on Requiem Vampire Knight. Check it out on the Millsverse and on GlobalComix . Find out about Troy's own comics at Engine Comics , and on Facebook and instagram . You can find Troy on his website , and his book is available on Amazon. You can find a lis...

Luke Aldred drops into a tri-continental episode of the film club to discuss a robotic police officer who bears more than a passing resemblance to Judge Dredd. Catch up with Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.com and follow Luke on Etsy and instagram . You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the podcast on instagram and Threads , or email me comments and suggestions to...

Matthew Ellis returns to early 1970s British comics with Slaves of War Orphan Farm by Gerry Finley-Day and Desmond Walduck which began in issue one of Tammy in 1971. Expect plucky heroines, escapes and recaptures, and the horrors of repetitive head trauma. You can read more about this comic on the Jinty and Tammy blogs. And find space in your diary for next year's NICE convention . You can find a...

Tony Esmond rises to the challenge and guides me through The Light and Darkness War by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy. You can find the Strip Artists film we discuss in the episode on YouTube . Check out Tony's work on the Awesome Comics podcast , Never Iron Anything , and buy his comics at Tribute Press . And please support the MIND mental health charity by buying a copy of the DUI3 anthology . You c...

John Caro is a principal lecturer in the department of creative and cultural industries at the university of Portsmouth. He was on the film club recently talking about 1970s films that influenced 2000AD, and now he makes his book club debut with Martin Barker's history of Action comic and its legacy. Hard copies of the book are hard to find but you can read some sections of it on John Freeman's Do...

Conrad returns to the film club with the two most recent DC releases. Spoiler warnings, particularly for the many cameos in The Flash movie. You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page , follow the podcast on instagram and Threads , or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com Music used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot...