Bigger Than Capes

Issue #38 - The OZ Interview With David Pepose

August 13, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MB

Ahead of his Kickstarter campaign for The OZ #2, Angela is catching up with writer David Pepose to discuss the first issue of the series and what we can expect going forward! Here's how David's described The OZ: "Haunted by her past, a disillusioned Iraq war veteran must survive the war-torn land of Oz." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #37 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn

August 06, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

It's the return of Manchester Comic Book Club tie-ins! This week Will and I are discussing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Volume 1: From The Ashes by Sophie Campbell! Much like our TMNT Academy episode this one has been a long time in the making and we're pretty excited to finally be talking about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #36 - July 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

July 30, 2021 23:23 - 1 hour - 98.8 MB

We're rounding up some of July's indie comics! We're discussing Bermuda #1 from IDW, Orcs In Space #1 & #2 from Oni Press, Astonishing Times #1 from ComiXology Originals and Ninjak #1 from Valiant! There's also a little bit of comic book news thrown in for good measure! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #35 - Holiday Reads

July 23, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

Zach's away at the moment, but thanks to the magic of pre-recording episodes this week he's teaming up with Angela to discuss some recommendations of good comic book series to read on holiday. They've set themselves the loose rules of short or single volume series that aren't too heavy (in both book size and content). Rules they inevitably broke, but all in the effort to make some great picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #34 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Academy

July 16, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 77.2 MB

Zach's spent the last few months reading the first hundred issues of IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series, plus all the tie-ins to go along with it, Will has also read quite a lot of Turtles comics, so this week they're putting Angela and Matt through TMNT Academy, an intense course of Turtles knowledge! You too can join them for this wild ride! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #33 - Licensed Comics

July 09, 2021 23:02 - 1 hour - 98.2 MB

On this episode Will and Zach are counting down their top five licensed comics, y'know the ones, the comics with stories that started out in another medium. I don't want to give too much away, but there's a fair few books from IDW, Boom Studios! and Dark Horse among their picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #32 - June 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

July 02, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB

Now that June is behind us we're rounding up four indie comics from the month just gone! We're discussing The Worst Dudes by Aubrey Sitterson & Tony Gregori from Dark Horse, Barbaric by Michael Moreci & Nathan Gooden from Vault, Everything's Archie by Fred Van Lente, Jack Morelli, Dan Parent, Bob Smith & Glenn Whitmore from Archie Comics, and The 6 Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton by Kyle Starks & Chris Schweizer from Image Comics! We're also checking in on Matt's progress through reading all of O...

Issue #31 - Fan4stic (Fantastic Four 2015)

June 26, 2021 01:21 - 2 hours - 136 MB

Last year on a different podcast Angela and myself watched Fantastic Four from 2005. Although we've since shifted gears to being indie comics focused we decided to do an episode on Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer earlier in the year, so now to finish up our Fantastic Four rewatch we're taking on 2015's Fantastic Four (or Fan4stic, whatever you'd prefer to call it). I won't give too much away, but at this point this is the longest podcast episode we've done. So, if you'd like to he...

Issue #30 - Bloodshot (2020)

June 19, 2021 00:31 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

In the second instalment of our Valiant live action double the full Bigger Than Capes podcast team is back to discuss Bloodshot! Unfortunately Bloodshot was released right before the UK went into lockdown for the first time last year, which definitely hindered it's success on the big screen, but obviously hardcore Valiant fans that we are, we all checked out the film as soon as it was available for home release! Now over a year later we're revisiting Valiant's first cinematic release. Hos...

Issue #29 - Pride Month Recommendations

June 11, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

It's Pride Month! With that in mind Angela and Zach are discussing some of their top Pride Month comic book recommendations! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #28 - Little Bird

June 04, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

Little Bird was one of Will and Zach's favourite books of 2019, and somehow they hadn't found a reason to talk about it before, so here it is! Little Bird was a five issue series published by Image Comics with a really great creative team, consisting of: Director/screenwriter Darcy Van Poelgeest, artist Ian Bertram, colourist Matt Hollingworth, letterer Aditya Bidikar and designer Ben Didier. The series tells the story of Little Bird a young resistance fighter battling against the oppressi...

Issue #27 - May 2021 Indie Comics Round-UP

May 28, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

It's the end of May and we've picked four first issues from the last month to check out! We're discussing Becstar #1 by Joe Coralo & Lorenzo Colangeli from Mad Cave, Marjorie Finnegan: Temporal Criminal #1 by Garth Ennis & Goran Sudzuka from AWA/Upshot, Jenny Zero #1 by Dave Dwonch, Brockton McKinney & Magenta King from Dark Horse, and Eve #1 by Victor LaVelle & Jo Mi-Gyeong from Boom! Studios. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Issue #27 - May 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

May 28, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

It's the end of May and we've picked four first issues from the last month to check out! We're discussing Becstar #1 by Joe Coralo & Lorenzo Colangeli from Mad Cave, Marjorie Finnegan: Temporal Criminal #1 by Garth Ennis & Goran Sudzuka from AWA/Upshot, Jenny Zero #1 by Dave Dwonch, Brockton McKinney & Magenta King from Dark Horse, and Eve #1 by Victor LaVelle & Jo Mi-Gyeong from Boom! Studios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #26 - Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe

May 22, 2021 00:13 - 2 hours - 124 MB

As you may be aware, we're all quite big fans of Valiant's comics. With that in mind Matt was quite insistent that we should take a look back on Valiant's 2018 web series Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe. It's the first time, and some a lot of characters, the only time to date that we've seen a live action adaptation of some of Valiant's best known characters. While Angela and Zach had both watched the series when it was first released, this was all new to Matt and Will. So tune in to see h...

Issue #25 - Tetris : The Games People Play

May 14, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

This week Matt and Will are discussing Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown, which was the book for May's Manchester Comic Book Club meeting. Honestly if you haven't read it I think I'm right in saying every member of the Bigger Than Capes team would definitely recommend it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #24 - Home Sick Pilots

May 07, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

This week Angela and Zach are discussing one of our favourite series of the year so far: Home Sick Pilots by Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard, Aditya Bidikar and Tom Muller from Image Comics! They're also updating their review of the Resident Alien TV series, tangent-ing their way into talking about The Tick and then just discussing Alan Tudyk's career for a while... So Spoilers for Home Sick Pilots, and also Resident Alien I guess? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #23 - April 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

April 30, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 132 MB

We're rounding up April's indie comics! On this episode we're discussing The Silver Coin #1 by Michael Walsh & Chip Zdarsky from Image Comics, Shadowman #1 by Cullen Bunn & Jon Davis-Hunt from Valiant, Magic #1 by Jed MacKay & Ig Guara and The Many Deaths Of Laila Starr #1 by Ram V & Filipe Andrade both from Boom! Studios. We also fail to keep our cool when Matt tells us about the manga he's reading 'An Extremely Attractive Gorilla' and then proceeded to send us panels from the series...so ma...

Issue #22 - An Interview With Mat Groom

April 28, 2021 00:02 - 45 minutes - 51.5 MB

A bonus episode! This episode is Zach's interview with writer Mat Groom, they're discussing Mat's Kickstarter campaign for Inferno Girl Red, in which he's collaborating with Erica D'Urso, Igor Monti, Kyle Higgins and Becca Carey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #21 - An Interview With David Pepose

April 23, 2021 23:42 - 1 hour - 79 MB

This week Angela is talking with writer David Pepose about his current Aftershock series Scout's Honor, as well as his previous work on Spencer & Locke and Going To The Chapel from Action Lab - Danger Zone and his Kickstarted series The O.Z.! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #20 - 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank

April 16, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

It's our April Manchester Comic Book Club tie-in! This time around Will and Zach are discussing 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank by Matthew Rosenberg, Tyler Boss and Thomas Maur from Black Mask Studios! It's a great comedy, action, heist book and definitely worth checking out! We're also talking about recent comic book news including Jupiter's Legacy, Killtopia and Inferno Girl Red. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #19 - Redfork

April 10, 2021 12:07 - 45 minutes - 52.6 MB

It's no secret that we've been pretty into the books TKO Studios have been releasing, so this week Will and Zach are diving into Redfork by Alex Paknadel, Nil Vendrell, Giulia Brusco and Ryan Ferrier from TKO's 2020 wave of releases! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #18 - March 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

April 03, 2021 00:43 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB

It's our March comics round-up! We're discussing Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters #1 by Chris & Laura Samnee from Oni Press, Orphan and the Five Beasts #1 by James Stokoe from Dark Horse, Shadecraft #1 by Joe Henderson & Lee Garbett and Karmen #1 by Guillem March by from Image! There's also the weirdest of tangents in our opening chat, but would you expect anything else? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #17 - Unicorn Vampire Hunter

March 30, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 27.5 MB

Another bonus episode! Angela and Zach are discussing Unicorn Vampire Hunter #1 by Caleb Palmquist, Daryl Toh and Dave Lentz! It's a project they both backed and were both very excited about, so expect a lot of excitement about unicorns, wizards and vampires. Also in an amazing feat of preparedness issue #2 of Unicorn Vampire Hunter went live on Kickstarter just yesterday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #16 - Maybe Someday

March 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB

This week Will and Zach are discussing Maybe Someday from A Wave Blue World! It's a sci-fi anthology they both backed on Kickstarter with an amazing array of creators working on a total of 27 stories! Due to some concerns that the episode would be too long if they discussed every story they've selected a top ten to go at instead...spoiler the episode is still probably too long. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #15 - An Interview With Grant DeArmitt & Lane Lloyd

March 21, 2021 23:59 - 26 minutes - 29.8 MB

WHAT IF JACK KIRBY CREATED DRACULA? A surprise interview! Zach is talking to Grant DeArmitt and Lane Lloyd about their Kickstarter campaign for Hunt For The Solavore - A Space Opera of Cosmic Horror! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #14 - Croc And Roll

March 20, 2021 01:08 - 56 minutes - 64.3 MB

This week Matt and Zach are checking out the first two issues of Hamish Steele, Ayoola Solarin and George Williams' Kickstarter Croc and Roll! They're also discussing the first three tracks from Wyatt Graves' accompanying album! And wouldn't you know it they'll use that as a way to talk about multimedia comics and how much they love music that tie's into comic books! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #13 - Alternative Superhero Universes

March 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 109 MB

This episode is about something that we all have a love of, alternative superhero universes. It's a surprise roundtable with the four of us discussing Valiant, Astro City, Black Hammer, Invincible and Crossover! The irony is not lost on us that we're Bigger Than Capes and we're talking about superheroes for this entire episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #12 - Grafity's Wall

March 06, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 63.5 MB

Our third Manchester Comic Book Club tie-in episode! We're discussing Grafity's Wall by Ram V, Anand RK and Aditya Bidikar. Originally released through Unbound and currently being published by Dark Horse, Grafity's Wall follows the story of four teenagers living in Mumbai. It's a standalone graphic novel from a creative team that work incredibly together, and cards on the table this episode is mostly Angela and Zach talking about how much they love this book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Issue #11 - February 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

February 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

We're rounding-up February's comics! We're focusing on Luna #1 by Maria Llovett from Boom! Studios, Radiant Black by Kyle Higgins & Marcelo Costa from Image Comics, Savage by Max Bemis & Nathan Stockman from Valiant, and Hollow Heart by Paul Allor & Paul Tucker from Vault! There's also a good helping of weird tangents and a news segment that's really just us talking about the announcement of Todd McFarlane's Spawn shared universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #10 - Resident Alien

February 20, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

This week Angela and Zach are discussing Resident Alien by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse from Dark Horse! As the TV adaptation only started a few weeks ago, we're talking about something when it makes sense to, and we're just as surprised as you are! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #9 - An Interview With Eliot Rahal

February 17, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 68.4 MB

What's this? Another surprise midweek episode?! You're damn right it is! Zach's been talking with writer Eliot Rahal about his upcoming graphic novel Machine Gun Kelly's Hotel Diablo, his current series' Knock 'Em Dead, The Vain and Bleed Them Dry as well as some of Eliot's previous work! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #8 - No One Left To Fight

February 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 81 MB

Our second Manchester Comic Book Club tie-in! This week Matt and Zach are discussing Aubrey Sitterson and Fico Ossio's love letter to battle manga No One Left To Fight from Dark Horse! The comic book club are currently meeting over Skype, so wherever you are in the world you're welcome to join us for future meetings, send us a message if you're interested in taking part! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #7 - Talking To Joe Glass About The Miracles

February 10, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 34.9 MB

That's right, we're doing midweek extra content now! In a change up from our regular programming, Zach is talking to the creator of The Pride, Acceptable Loses and Glitter Vipers: Joe Glass about his new Kickstarter - The Miracles! It's a book that we're all looking forward to and we like to think that after this episode you'll be excited for it too! The Miracles campaign is live on Kickstarter until Thursday 4th March 2021, so what're you waiting for, go check it out! Hosted on Acast. ...

Issue #6 - The Shadow

February 06, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

We're back again for another Bigger Than Capes: Film Club! This time around Will and Zach are discussing 1994's The Shadow starring Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Ian McKellen, Time Curry ...and y'know what we can just keep going, there's a weirdly stacked cast for this one. You can also expect our signature brand of nonsense and a smidge of comic book news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #5 - January 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

January 30, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

It's the end of January and we're checking out four first issues from the past month! Including Haha #1 by W. Maxwell Prince & Vanesa Del Rey from Image Comics, I Breathed A Body #1 by Zac Thompson & Andy MacDonald, Scouts Honour by David Pepose & Luca Casalanaguida both from Aftershock Comics, and Serial by Terry Moore from Abstract Studios! You can also expect some comic book news being discussed and our signature brand of going off on a tangent even we weren't prepared for. Hosted on A...

Issue #4 - An Interview With Kyle Starks

January 23, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MB

In a change from our regular schedule, Zach is chatting with writer and artist Kyle Starks! They're discussing Kyle's work in comics from The Legend Of Ricky Thunder to Karate Prom and a little bit of everything in between, as well as the big questions of how Kyle got into creating comics and what draws him to assassins so frequently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #3 - Heathen

January 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MB

Episode #3 is our first Manchester Comic Book Club tie-in episode! Will and Zach are discussing volume one of Heathen by Natasha Alterici from Vault Comics! There's also a bit of comic book news in this episode, and as to be expected, our usual rambling. Manchester Comic Book Club are currently meeting via Skype so whether you're in Manchester or not, you're welcome to join their monthly meetings! You can find them on Twitter @MancComicBook, on Instagram as manchestercomicbookclub or by sea...

Issue #2 - Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer

January 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 130 MB

Brace yourselves, it's the first Bigger Than Capes: Film Club and we've decided to start with Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer! Once upon a time Angela and Zach decided to discuss 2005's Fantastic Four at great length and they just couldn't resist a sequel episode to discuss the sequel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #1 - An Introduction

January 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

For the first episode of Bigger Than Capes all four hosts have come together for a roundtable discussion of some of our favourite comics, in the hopes that it might just tell you a little bit about us! This week we're discussing Descender by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang, Orc Stain by James Stokoe and Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory ...among other things, honestly it's like herding cats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Issue #0 - "The Announcement"

December 31, 2020 04:01 - 58 seconds - 1.12 MB

"The Announcement" - a brief glimpse at what we're planning for Bigger Than Capes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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