THE AWESOME COMICS PODCAST

• Episode 545 - Awesome Comic Christmas Gifts!

  What do you get for the potential comic lover in your life when it comes to Christmas gifts? Well Andy from Secret Identity Comics in Chester joins the gang to discuss what its like behind the tills in a comic chop during the festive season, comics that are selling like gang busters, titles that are going under the radar and what you should be checking out. Also there's another round of case studies that offer up great comic chat and discussion when it comes to shopping for comics! Great stuff to check out: Secret Identity Comics, Absolute Batman, Hellboy: BPRD, Flake, Matt Dooley, Saga, Image Comics, Love and Rockets, Animal Pound, Persepolis, Kent State, Bone, Hilda, Save Now, Bone Parish, Cabbalistics, Richard Scarry, Stray Dogs,Ultimate Spiderman, Beneath the Trees Where the No One Sees, ACP Drink and Draw, Dan Charnley, Dans Monsters, Shallow Press, The Stranger, Flops Comics, Boo Rudetoons, Yo! Comics Fair 2026, Lawless Comic Con 2026, Underground Comics, Ghoul Butcher, Devils Luck, Comixology Originals, The Gullet Magazine

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• Episode 544 - Robots, Gods, Monsters and the Worlds of Pye Parr!

  The ACP goes from grim darkness to hyper neon futuristic when the gang talks to artist Pye Parr (Petrol Head, Realm of the Damned)! From his graphic design origins to working on a black metal graphic novel, the importance of good collaboration, technical drawing, influences and how he came to a guest artist on The New Gods. The gang also discuss page rates, prepping kickstarters, throw each other under the bus and of course recommend a whole bunch of great comics and creators to check out this week. Great stuff to check out: Pye Parr, Petrol Head, Realm of the Damned, Alec Worley, Rob Williams, The New Gods, Consenting Adults, Luke Michael Copsey, DUI4, Simon Russell, Zack Cahill, Hellbreaker, Ian Ashcroft, Pat Mills, Vyper: Red Shadow, Illustrators Fair, Birthmark Girl, Timestop: Ugly Old Man, Paul Ashley Brown, Browner Knowle, Sean Azzopardi, Lifes a Party: Then There Was Time?,

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• Episode 543 - Drawn Under the Influence!

  This week the ACP goes under the influence of comics once again, as the epic new charity anthology DUI returns. Who better to discuss the book than Simon Russell, who has taken on the task if editing the book. From the good cause its raising money for, to editing, graphic design, artistic influences and what the anthology genre is like for new creators. Theres plenty of laughs, a ton of great artistic chat and more names, books and good causes to add to your lists! Great stuff to check out: Drawn Under the Influence, Simon Russell, The Cartoon Museum, Aces Weekly, Phillip K Dick, Jay Pictor, Chris Greary, Sarah Harris, Hellbreaker, Mega City Book Club, Never Iron Anything, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, The Comics Cultural Impact Collective, Cartoon County, Panel Borders, Annihilator, Switchblade Stories, Chris Askham, Birthmark Girl, L.C.S., Part Time Comix, Hannah Berry, Nexus, Battle Beast

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• Episode 542 - Time to Go to Hell and Back!

  The ACP goes to hell itself this week to celebrate the kickoff for Hellbreaker: Fire in the Blood. To talk about the new book is the artist Ian Ashcroft, editor Lisa Mills and the one and only Pat Mills! Together they discuss their version of hell, creating an iconic and handsome hero, designs, heroes, villains, real life monsters and more. Its well worth checking out, and not only that there's plenty of brilliant comics to add to your pull lists and plenty of laughs - so time to get a daiquiri! Great stuff to check out: Hellbreaker, Pat Mills, Ian Ashcroft, Spacewarp, Dantes Inferno, Hari Red, George McDonald, The 77, Ken Reynolds, James Bond, Psychonaut Presents, Maladaptive Press, Squareface Diaries, GI Joe, Vyper: Red Shadow, Killtopia: Phantoms, Lawless Comic Con 2026, 

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• Episode 541 - Revolutions, Rebels and Anti-Establishment Comics!

  The ACP discuss fighting the system this week, and those characters, stories and narratives that have filled the pages of comics that focus on that. Its a wide and varied discussion about establishments, movements, what it is to be a rebel and how comics have portrayed these stories over the years. Theres also discussion about filing your comics, the fall of Funko and a stupid ranking of Predator movies. Check it out and add more comics to your wishlists today! Great stuff to check out: CLZ, Hellbreaker, Pat Mills, Ian Ashcroft, Stupid Sketch Book, Haunt, DUI4, Jay Pictor, Killtopia Phantoms, Dave Cook, Blood Force, Vyper: Red Shadow, The Wilder, Running Ground Studios, The Beehive X: Botfly, Ross Radke, Dogs of War, Nathan Fox, Afterlight Comics, Diva Satanika, Psychic Sam, Mark Millar, John Romita Jr, Side Hustle Comics

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