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

[Eamonn Clarke]

New episode alert!
Andy Cowburn introduces me to Elephantmen and helps me review the career of 2000AD alumnus, Richard Starkings.
https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2023/03/216-elephantmen.html

[Eamonn Clarke]

and some Boo Cook grail pages for Andy

[Eamonn Clarke]

and a Chris Weston

[Eamonn Clarke]

I spoke to Tharg's publicity droid and brand manager Michael Molcher about his new book which covers the history of Dredd, and its parallels with politics and policing over the last 50 years.

https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2023/03/217-i-am-law.html

[JayzusB.Christ]

Really enjoyed that one, thanks Eamonn and Mike.  All the times I've heard Molch-R interviewing other droids, and I never realised he was such an interesting interviewee himself.

And yeah, if course I'm going to buy the book now! 

[JohnW]

And yeah, if course I'm going to buy the book now! 

Let us know what you think.
Current affairs and social commentary aren't my thing, but Dredd stuff is Dredd stuff and I'm curious to hear everyone's opinion.
Tjm86 has posted about the book but has only covered the first few chapters so far.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Will do, JWare.

[Eamonn Clarke]

Thanks, guys. I appreciate the listens.

Here are the Ron Smith grail pages that Molch-R picked in the episode.

[Eamonn Clarke]

Conrad and I met up with the two Steves, Sterlacchini and Green, to discuss the making of their two great fan films, Judge Minty and Search/Destroy.

In your podcast app or at
https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2023/03/218-judge-minty-searchdestroy.html

Or Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mega-city-book-club/id1116473423?i=1000605900159

[JayzusB.Christ]

Great stuff, I'll be all over that tomorrow. As labours of love go, they don't get much better than those films.

[Eamonn Clarke]

And here is the King Carlos poster. Over on Facebook Steve Green says Carlos did this first and they then recreated it in a photoshoot with the two actors. Steven Sterlacchini owns the original of this, lucky fellow!

[Eamonn Clarke]

And from Steve here are the two pitch documents they prepared for the professional actors

Judge Minty
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1989370001307466&type=3

and for Search/Destroy
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1989235977987535&type=3

[Eamonn Clarke]

Conrad and I discuss the recent Ant-Man and Shazam sequels with spoilers particularly for Quantumania.
(We recorded this discussion before Jonathan Majors was arrested on charges of assault.)

https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2023/04/219-quantumania-and-fury-of-gods.html

[JayzusB.Christ]

Lovely - I always enjoy a bit of Conrad, who makes me laugh out loud on a regular basis.

That Carlos poster is lovely, isn't it? And he was a feckin' great sport to adapt the look of two of his most iconic creations to suit the film.

Carlos: an incredibly talented man who'll be in history books forever, but also a very nice man.  And now I've made myself sad.

[Eamonn Clarke]

Justin Marriott is the editor of the fabulous Battling Britons fanzine and he joins me to discuss an obscure but wonderful book about comics from 1978, Masters of Comic Book Art by P.R."Doc" Gariock.

In your podcasts app, on apple podcasts and on the website at
https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2023/04/220-masters-of-comc-book-art.html