THE UNDERTOW PODCAST

On this episode, the Undertow team dives in to the Kill Or Be Killed finale in Issue #20. We also give our thoughts on the series as a whole and where it ranks in the catalog of Brubaker and Phillips. The episode also features a brief discussion on the upcoming original graphic novel from the team set to be released this October, My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies. Our monthly recommendations this...

We are back in the Undertow this month to talk about the action-packed and very dramatic events of Kill or Be Killed #19 and the impending series conclusion. As always, we cover all of the latest news in the world of Brubaker and Phillips and recommend a brand new graphic novel adaptation of Lawrence Block's Eight Million Ways to Die by artist John K. Snyder III.

In this month's episode, Robert discusses Kill Or Be Killed #18 and the quickly approaching series conclusion coming later this summer. His recommendation for the month is In the Pines, a graphic novel adaptation of 5 murder ballads by the Dutch cartoonist Erik Kriek. The book was released by Fantagraphics in July 2017.

We return to the Undertow this month to talk about Kill Or Be Killed #17 and the countdown to the conclusion of the series. As always, we kick things off with a Brubaker/Phillips news update, and close out the episode with our monthly recommendations, including the podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones and some creative YouTube mash-up trickery.

In this month's episode, the Undertow crew discusses Kill or Be Killed #16 and the interesting developments happening in the life of Dylan Cross. We start the episode off with the latest Brubaker and Phillips news and finish with music recommendations for The Breeders's classic Last Splash and Bruce Springsteen's noir-tinged 1982 album Nebraska.

We are back in The Undertow this month with Guinness in hand to discuss Kill Or Be Killed #15, the first issue of the book's fourth arc. We also dive in to a recent video interview of Sean Phillips from a French comic convention that included a wealth of interesting news from the world of Brubaker/Phillips. Recommendations for this episode are two works from 2013, the Tom Hardy film Locke and the...

In this month's abridged episode, Robert discusses Kill Or Be Killed #14, the final issue of the comic's third arc, and briefly touches on the exciting news of a KOBK movie in development. His recommendations for the month are The Art of Sean Phillips, a 2013 career-spanning retrospective and Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey.

We return to the Undertow for this month's discussion on Kill Or Be Killed #13, the latest issue in the ongoing Image Comics series from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Our monthly recommendations are the new crime comic Slots by Dan Panosian and Whiteout, the late 90s mini-series from Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber.

The team is back in The Undertow talking Kill Or Be Killed #11, the latest issue in the ongoing Brubaker/Phillips series that shows protagonist Dylan going through an emotional roller coaster. Recommendations for the month are The X-files Season 5 episode The Post Modern Prometheus and the IDW sci-fi comic Strange Science Fantasy.

The crew returns to the Undertow this month to discuss Kill Or Be Killed #10, the finale of the comic's second arc.  We also get everyone up to speed on all of the latest news from the world of Brubaker & Phillips and offer up our monthly recommendations, the brand new Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk and the classic Hollywood crime film from 1967, Bonnie & Clyde.

In lieu of recommendations on our last episode on Kill Or Be Killed #9, here's a bonus episode for our Undertow listeners on the recently wrapped Image comics miniseries A.D. After Death by Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire. We both enjoyed this book immensely, and to no one's suprise, ended up talking about it in relation to Brubaker and Phillips partnership as well.  Great sci-fi, with a touch of cri...

We are back in The Undertow this month to discuss Kill Or Be Killed #9 and all the latest Brubaker & Phillips news, including the intriguing mention of a "short Criminal graphic novella" in the most recent Ed Brubaker newsletter.  There are no recommendations this month (except for beverage recommendations...), but look for a bonus episode in the coming weeks where we do an in-depth discussion on...

We return to The Undertow this month to discuss KOBK #8 and all of the latest news regarding the team of Brubaker & Phillips.  Recommendations from the crew are Steven Soderbergh's crime film The Limey and Jeff Lemire's new Image comic, Royal City.

We're back in The Undertow this month to talk about the latest issue of Kill or be Killed, a great issue from Kira's point of view.  As always, we've got news and recommendations for our listeners, including Michael Mann's Miami Vice and Brian Wood's great Vertigo comic, DMZ.

We return to The Undertow this month to talk all things Brubaker and Phillips, including Kill Or Be Killed #6.  Recommendations from the crew for our March episode are Conan the Slayer from Dark Horse comics and the 2005 Australian western The Proposition.

The crew returns to the Undertow this month to talk about Kill Or Be Killed #5, the 1st issue of the 2nd arc of the series, plus a brief mention about Ed Brubaker and Nicolas Winding Refn's recently announced Amazon series Too Old To Die Young.  Recommendations this month also include Planetoid and the anthology The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics.

In this episode, we take you all the way back to the very first collaboration between Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Sean Phillips, the 4-issue miniseries Scene of the Crime.  Scene of the Crime was originally published by Vertigo back in 1999, and shows that the team was firing on all cylinders right out of the gate.  Recommendations this month are the films Batman (1989) and The Outfit, a 1973 a...

Another month has passed and we are back in the Undertow for Episode 7 as we talk Kill or Be Killed #4 and the conclusion of the series' first arc!  As always, we've got monthly recommendations including the 1998 neo-noir film Dark City and news from the world of Brubaker and Phillips.

We are back in The Undertow this month to talk Kill Or Be Killed #3 and give an update on all the new Brubaker/Phillips news including the deluxe edition of The Fade Out and the debut of HBO's Westworld.  Also, recommendations for the month from Robert and Bubba are the new comic The Black Monday Murders and the sci-fi film Ex Machina.

Topic for this episode is Kill or Be Killed #2, the latest issue in the new monthly series from Brubaker and Phillips where we find out more about Dylan's childhood.  Plus, we've got some great film recommendations this month from Robert and Bubba.

In this episode, we talk Kill or Be Killed #1, the new Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips series that premiered last month from Image Comics.  Our monthly recommendations include the 2015 New England horror film The Witch and the classic noir novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice.

Bubba and Robert break down Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting's spy espionage comic Velvet.  Recommendations from the crew this month are Chew and Lazarus, both published by Image Comics.

In this episode, Robert and Bubba visit The Undertow to pay tribute to the late cartoonist Darwyn Cooke, who collaborated with Ed Brubaker on Catwoman and adapted Richard Stark's Parker books in a series of graphic novels.  Recommendations this month include the new Image book The Fix and Shane Black's latest film The Nice Guys.

The official first episode of The Undertow Podcast dedicated to the crime comics of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.  In this episode, Robert and Bubba spend an evening in The Undertow discussing the 10th Anniversary one-shot Criminal comic released in April, the latest issue of Velvet, and some recommended reading.

This is Episode 0 of The Undertow Podcast.  Not a real polished affair, just a dry run exploring the format and different ideas we are tossing around before our official launch.