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"Your Brain On Comics" Podcast

11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 10 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

Comic News, Reviews, and the general Seduction of the Innocent

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Episodes

Episode #7: “THE” Star Wars!

December 08, 2013 20:21 - 47.1 MB

WE WILL BE RELEASING EVERY 2 WEEKS FROM NOW ON. (It gives us more time to read new stuff and prepare topics for the show) EPISODE 7: In Which we discuss Star Wars comics, both old and new. The evolution of the visual medium from “funny pages” to cinematic comic books is also touched upon. …

Episode #6: THOR, The Mighty! (& Kirby Talk)

November 10, 2013 20:13 - 55 MB

WE ARE BACK, TRUE BELIEVERS! In this episode, we talk about THOR, both the new and old versions of the god of thunder in comics. Jack Kirby is discussed, as well as his influence on current comic creators. Indie comics debuted at NYCC are reviewed. Episode 6 – LISTEN NOW! DIRECT DOWNLOAD (SHOW NOTES COMING …

2013: State of the Podcast

January 12, 2013 20:56

2012 was an interesting, if short, year for Your Brain On Comics. We started strong, but a combination of being unprepared for NYCC 2012 (and unforeseen real life crap) forced us to go on hiatus right at the beginning of our first year run. We’ve been working hard to get those old episodes out that …

Episode 5 – (Oct 20, 2012) KICK-ASS & Excessive Rambling

January 10, 2013 00:06 - 56.5 MB

In YET ANOTHER lost episode, The BenT One and The Unman talk about old moldy comics, NYCC 2012, and review the eminent classic KICK-ASS. Episode 5 – LISTEN NOW! DIRECT DOWNLOAD THE WEEKLY PAGE COUNT The BenT One SAGA X-O Manowar America’s Got Powers #3 The Unman The Fantastic Four (#45?) Thor (early Kirby, mid …

Angieness

January 09, 2013 02:45 - 69.4 MB

In another lost episode, The BenT One is joined by Alec “Beardmaster” Davis from The Sandpaper Podcast to talk about the first episode of ARROW, as seen on The CW. We also get into some intense discussion about the future Marvel Movies. Episode 4 – LISTEN NOW! DIRECT DOWNLOAD THE WEEKLY PAGE COUNT The BenT …

Episode 4 – (Oct 14, 2012) ARROW & Marvel Movie Talk

January 09, 2013 02:45 - 69.4 MB

In another lost episode, The BenT One is joined by Alec “Beardmaster” Davis from The Sandpaper Podcast to talk about the first episode of ARROW, as seen on The CW. We also get into some intense discussion about the future Marvel Movies. Episode 4 – LISTEN NOW! DIRECT DOWNLOAD THE WEEKLY PAGE COUNT The BenT …

VOID Artists #1 – Angieness

January 07, 2013 23:50 - 37.8 MB

In this episode, The BenT One interviews on of the shining stars of Entervoid.com, Heather Breckel. We talk about transitioning into a professional freelance comic job, and review some comics on Entervoid.com VOID Artists #1 – LISTEN NOW! DIRECT DOWNLOAD Check out the the comics Heather is currently coloring: Her comics on VOID can be …

Episode 3.5 – (Oct 6, 2012) ALL THE WEBCOMICS, Batman, & Doctor Who

January 06, 2013 15:46 - 41.1 MB

In PART 2 of this lost episode from 2012, The BenT One and Hot Bonnie review a large number of webcomics, as well as a few bits of mainstream comic art. Batman makes an appearance as well. Episode 3.5 – LISTEN NOW! DIRECT DOWNLOAD Hot Bonnie’s Reviews (Webcomics) NIMONA Noel Stevenson PLUME K. Lynn Smith …

Episode 3 – (Oct 6, 2012) Indie Comics, News, & 4 RANTS!

January 05, 2013 19:29 - 53.9 MB

In this lost episode of the podcast from 2012, The BenT One and Hot Bonnie talk about Indie comics, Joss Whedon’s S.H.I.E.L.D., and have several spirited rants. We also briefly discuss Ultimate Spiderman. Episode 3 – LISTEN NOW! DIRECT DOWNLOAD WEEKLY PAGE COUNT BAND Kristin & Erin Humiston http://www.bandcomic.com/ BOOBAGE Monica Gallagher http://eatyourlipstick.com/ DIESEL Tyson …

The Unman Speaks: Comics Look in the Mirror

November 13, 2012 16:25

The progressive news site Truthout has just featured a comics-related news item: in fact, a comic about comics by Sarah Becan and Anne Elizabeth Moore.  These creators have been probing — and using comics as a medium to express — statistics about gender and race in comics: who the makers are, how much money they …

The Unman Speaks: In Praise of . . . the Comics Code?

November 09, 2012 20:03

Once upon a time, comics lived free.  Zombies walked and blood was spilled.  Then one day in 1954 a very weird, repressed man named Fredric Wertham  upset people by publishing The Seduction of the Innocent, a book that claimed, absurdly, that much of the stuff in comics was unsuitable for children.  Irrational legions of Puritans …