THE AWESOME COMICS PODCAST

The boys are back in town! Well, most listeners wouldn't know but the ACP crew haven't spoken in a while and are all excited to talk about comics again - and what an episode to do it! They answer the epic age old question about this hobby we all love as well as pulling apart the question (and the medium itself). Its a discussion that will get you thinking and hopefully loving your comics reading even more. Theres also chat about great comic stores in the states, crowdfunders you should be checking out and a whole bunch of comic recommendations! Great stuff to check out this week - Matt Strott, Planet Stetz Auctions, Graham Crackers Comics, Dunfermline Mini Con, Never Iron Anything, Grim Scary Tales, SoulD, Nick Bryan, Sweet Nightmares UK, Press Guardian, Gonad the Ballbarian, Stokerverse, Skin and Bone, Cris Geary, White Hart Comics, Thought Bubble, Cartoon Museum, Zarjaz Magazine, Jason Pearson Body Bags Artist Edition, First Kill, Rambo, Slyvester Stallone, Chuck Dixon, Dwellings, Jay Stephens, The Hexiles, Cullen Bunn, Andrew Clemson, Minecraft, Hacksler, Zine Freak

Are you a creator looking to turn the horror genre on its head? Well this week you're in good company as Shawn Gabborin (Lets All Die, Thank You) joins the pod crew to talk about his work in the horror genre and indie publishing in the USA. From ideas you need to put down to avoid other books already on the shelves, to creating characters you care about, to breaking the fourth wall in horror and more, its another look at making scary books not to be missed. All that and great laughs, comic fun and tons of recommendations to add to your pull lists! Great stuff to check out this week - Shawn Gabborin, Handwritten Entertainment, Thank You, Lets All Die!, This Little Piggy, Dave Sim, Earth 2 Podcast, Resurgence: Eternal Warrior, Falling in Love on the Path to Hell, Jack Kirby, The Me You Love in the Dark, Sashimi, The Creeping Below

This week the trilogy of horrific podcast hosts take a scalpel to indie horror, peel back its skin, remove the organs and see what works and doesn't work in small press horror! From things that make our skin crawl to the disappointments of story delivery and frustrating narrative pacing; the gang explore and analyse the genre like never before, and end up wanting to read more! Plus there's more comics to check out, news of the 500th and where you can get official ACP merchandise!! Great stuff to check out this week - Arkham Horror, Cullen Bunn, Andre Amutti, Skeeters, Mad Cave Comics, Kelly Williams, Bob Frantz, Hotel, AWA Studios, West of Sundown, Vault Comics, Burger: Tissue Damage

Its the second week of our horror month, and this time Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gunn, Harrow County, Magneto) joins the gang to talk about his work in the genre. From exploring the darkness within the X Men universe, his own work ethic and process to putting characters through bad times (and hating it), its a brilliant and insightful conversation with one of the most prolific comic writers out there. If you are a horror creator it is not to be missed. Plus fantastic books you should be reading and more! Great stuff to check out this week - Cullen Bunn, The Sixth Gun, Harrow County, Hexiles, Arkham Horror, The Damned, Midnite Show, Dark Ark, Mad Cave Studios, Aftershock Comics, Crocodile Black, Boom Studios, Smashed, Junji Ito, These Savage Shores, Ram V, Sumit Kumar, Vault Comics, A Cold Place Between the Shores, Third Bear Press, Artem Trakanov