Mega City Book Club - a new podcast about 2000AD books

[Eamonn Clarke]

Episode 40!
The forum's Brian Walsh joins me in a council estate book club to celebrate the horror of John Smith's Cradlegrave, and to mourn the loss of Edmund Bagwell.

Listen in below
http://megacitybookclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/mega-city-book-club-40-cradlegrave.html


And maybe donate the price of a prog to
https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/

[Eamonn Clarke]

And I'm holding back Brian's main grail page for spoiler reasons, but here's that hoody horror cover for 1633 in all its dark glory.

[sheridan]

I do love Mike Dorey, one day when I get back on top of the Heroes blog he'll get his turn! Anyone know if he's still drawing?

Looks like it:

For the last 20 years he has worked in advertising. He lives near Burwash, East Sussex.

uk comics wikia
deviant art
dorey creative

[CalHab]

I've just listened to the Cradlegrave one. Excellent stuff enlightening stuff from you both.

Hellblazer #51 is was a good recommendation as well. It's baffling that Smith never got a proper run in US comics, that issue is a match for any of the Delano and Gaiman/McKean work, and is light years ahead of anything any other creators have done with Hellblazer.

[Eamonn Clarke]

Cheers @Calhab

I've now got a copy of Hellblazer #51 and it's great. A perfect fit for Smith and Philips, and a great shame there wasn't more.

[matty_ae]

It's baffling that Smith never got a proper run in US comics

I think he got offered a mini series 'Scarab' that was originally meant to be the character Dr Fate. I think he fell foul of the editor. Whilst Vertigo claimed to be shocking/ground breaking I think it fell into quite a familiar groove that John just didn't fit. The mid 90s was very cute Goth (outside of Ennis, Milligan & Morrison going full guns!)

[I, Cosh]

I've just listened to the Cradlegrave one. Excellent stuff enlightening stuff from you both.

Hellblazer #51 is was a good recommendation as well. It's baffling that Smith never got a proper run in US comics, that issue is a match for any of the Delano and Gaiman/McKean work, and is light years ahead of anything any other creators have done with Hellblazer.

I love a good John Smith tale more than most but it's not hard to imagine the problems that might ensue when Shelley Bond said "So, one issue a month then, John?"

[Eamonn Clarke]

David Grice returns to a 2012 3D book club to discuss the lovely Urban Warfare hardback from Arthur Wyatt, Henry Flint, Paul Davidson, Matt Smith, Chris Blythe et al

Check it out here

http://megacitybookclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/41-urban-warfare.html

[Eamonn Clarke]

and part of David's grail page

[Eamonn Clarke]

"A question of attribution."

I'm told it was Robo-K33f himself who came up with the top, top punnage title for Urban Warfare, and not Matt TMO.
Excellent work, sir.

[Eamonn Clarke]

More love for the Horned God as Roland Ungoed-Thomas steps into mythology book club to chat about a true masterpiece from Uncle Pat and the Biz.

http://megacitybookclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/42-horned-god.html

[Eamonn Clarke]

And Roland's grail page, cover to #626

[Fungus]

Really enjoyed that podcast. And now i want to read the Leopard from Lime Street! Also, nice to hear of a superhero operating in my home town of Celbridge

One of the best podcasts yet (I'm a bit behind, trying to avoid spoilers...)
Been trying to think of a better banner/logo than Leopard, but no luck It's fantastic.

[Eamonn Clarke]

and for those who don't do the facebook here are the upcoming episodes and the very lengthy to read list.

43. Invasion! with Conrad Leiden
44. Judge Dredd role playing game with Matt Sharp
45. Psi Files vol 1 with Chris McAuley
46. Ro-Busters 1 with Simon Belmont
47. The VCs with Nathan Duck

Books to come:
The Midnight Surfer with Duncan Nimmo
The Pit with Stacey Whittle
Nemesis Book 1 with Richard McAuliffe
PJ Maybe with Pete Wells
Titan with Pete Wells
Tour of Duty : The Backlash with Judge Anon
Zenith Phase 2 with David Grice
Harry 20 on the High Rock with Seelnelg Vader
Fiends of the Eastern Front with Seelnelg Vader
Heavy Metal Dredd with Will Cooling
City of the Damned with Dave Wynn
Dredd Case files volume 5 with Brett Summers
Zombo book 1 with Josh Davies
Harlem Heroes with DandontDare
Brit-Cit Noir with Luke Williams
Stickleback vol 1 with Timothy Jacobs
The Complete Al's Baby with Ben Penm
The Stainless Steel Rat with @ebeling_j
Alice in Sunderland with Luke Williams
The Last American with Luke Williams
Young Death with marko10174
Portrait of a Mutant with Dave Wynn
The Dredd Batman collection
Otto Sump with Rachel Bullmore
History of Violence with Jamie Beamish
Tsar Wars and Sympathy for the Devil with Chris Collazo
Judgement day with Pete Wells
Bad Company with Roland Ungoed-Thomas
Marshal Law with Chris McAuley
Brink with Alex Frith
Metalzoic with Nathan Duck
Revere with Gareth A Hopkins

[sheridan]

and for those who don't do the facebook here are the upcoming episodes and the very lengthy to read list.

43. Invasion! with Conrad Leiden
44. Judge Dredd role playing game with Matt Sharp
45. Psi Files vol 1 with Chris McAuley
46. Ro-Busters 1 with Simon Belmont
47. The VCs with Nathan Duck

Books to come:
The Midnight Surfer with Duncan Nimmo
The Pit with Stacey Whittle
Nemesis Book 1 with Richard McAuliffe
PJ Maybe with Pete Wells
Titan with Pete Wells
Tour of Duty : The Backlash with Judge Anon
Zenith Phase 2 with David Grice
Harry 20 on the High Rock with Seelnelg Vader
Fiends of the Eastern Front with Seelnelg Vader
Heavy Metal Dredd with Will Cooling
City of the Damned with Dave Wynn
Dredd Case files volume 5 with Brett Summers
Zombo book 1 with Josh Davies
Harlem Heroes with DandontDare
Brit-Cit Noir with Luke Williams
Stickleback vol 1 with Timothy Jacobs
The Complete Al's Baby with Ben Penm
The Stainless Steel Rat with @ebeling_j
Alice in Sunderland with Luke Williams
The Last American with Luke Williams
Young Death with marko10174
Portrait of a Mutant with Dave Wynn
The Dredd Batman collection
Otto Sump with Rachel Bullmore
History of Violence with Jamie Beamish
Tsar Wars and Sympathy for the Devil with Chris Collazo
Judgement day with Pete Wells
Bad Company with Roland Ungoed-Thomas
Marshal Law with Chris McAuley
Brink with Alex Frith
Metalzoic with Nathan Duck
Revere with Gareth A Hopkins

Great list - really looking forward to some of those!