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

[Eamonn Clarke]

Hi Eamonn,

I am currently watching the 2000ad adjacent film Accident Man on Pluto tv - a straight-to-dvd film based on Pat Mills and Tony Skinner"s strip of the same name. It is better than you would expect and I can't remember you covering it on Mega City Film Club so thought I would mention it here. Is Mega City Film Club continuing now Conrad has gone back to the US?

Yes, the film club continues and Conrad will be escaping from LA (and more importantly, New York) this Sunday.
I don't think anyone has picked Accident Man yet so it's yours if you're interested?

[Jim_Campbell]

I am currently watching the 2000ad adjacent film Accident Man on Pluto

Ooh... how much does a prog cost there now? I've lost track of Pluto's inflation rate since they stopped putting the other members of the solar system's prices on the cover.

[Eamonn Clarke]

Let's have some grail pages for Colin YNWA.
First up, Bunny vs Monkey by Jamie Smart

and

[Eamonn Clarke]

and Squid Bits by Jess Bradley, including that very special carrot

[Eamonn Clarke]

and if you want some Hugo Pratt in English translation the Book Place have some new stock.
Thanks to Jim O'Brien for the link.

[Eamonn Clarke]

We thought he was dead, and maybe taller?
Giles Richards guides the film club to Escape from New York. We also try to spring Conrad from LA in the sequel but his home may be under the sea, and there's a dodgy cgi shark?

https://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2024/02/252-escape-from-new-york.html

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/252-escape-from-new-york/id1116473423?i=1000645724102

[GoGilesGo]

Another 2000AD connection: Adrienne Barbeau, Maggie in Escape from New York (and Carpenter regular) was the voice of Central in the 95 Judge Dredd film.

[Eamonn Clarke]

Another 2000AD connection: Adrienne Barbeau, Maggie in Escape from New York (and Carpenter regular) was the voice of Central in the 95 Judge Dredd film.

Cool. How did we miss that? Thanks

[Richard S.]

Great to hear some chat about 'The Phoenix' you two! For anyone not familiar with Neill Cameron here are some example of his work that I've covered on the blog - includes early small press stuff right up to the exhibition he organised in Oxford last year that was all about comics



https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/search/label/Neill%20Cameron

[Colin YNWA]

Great to hear some chat about 'The Phoenix' you two! For anyone not familiar with Neill Cameron here are some example of his work that I've covered on the blog - includes early small press stuff right up to the exhibition he organised in Oxford last year that was all about comics

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/search/label/Neill%20Cameron

Richard I'm sorry I should have mentioned you as a great source of information about a number of the creators as you also have a page that teases me constantly about early works from the Etherington Bros. as well.

If you aren't check out his Blog folks its fantastic.

[Barrington Boots]

Good to have some Phoenix focus, and Neill Cameron is the coolest. Of likely interest to nobody but because I don't think I've ever shared it, here's the tattoo design I commissioned him to do for my wedding:

[Colin YNWA]

Good to have some Phoenix focus, and Neill Cameron is the coolest. Of likely interest to nobody but because I don't think I've ever shared it, here's the tattoo design I commissioned him to do for my wedding:

That is immense Barrington Boots - that dinosaur is straight out of Pirates of Pangea!

[Barrington Boots]

That you mate! That was indeed the inspiration!

[Richard S.]

Great to hear some chat about 'The Phoenix' you two! For anyone not familiar with Neill Cameron here are some example of his work that I've covered on the blog - includes early small press stuff right up to the exhibition he organised in Oxford last year that was all about comics

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/search/label/Neill%20Cameron

that's very kind - thanks! Glad you're enjoying the blog, it's a lot of fun

Richard I'm sorry I should have mentioned you as a great source of information about a number of the creators as you also have a page that teases me constantly about early works from the Etherington Bros. as well.

If you aren't check out his Blog folks its fantastic.

[Richard S.]

Before they became the kings of Kickstarter the Etherington Brothers had 'umble origins as small-press creators. Here's (some of) what they did before the Phoenix...

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2023/11/updated-etherington-brothers-comics.html