And We Love You, So Come On, Come On, Come On (Ask Us Questions, I Mean)

Graeme McMillan

Dear Wait, What? listeners,

The problem with real life is that, when a friend such as esteemed co-host and editor and all-round-Mr.-Good-Guy Jeff Lester asks you to put up a post on Savage Critics so that everyone can leave comments that are actually questions for you to answer on the next episode of your podcast, and when you say “Sure, I can do that!”, several million other things will suddenly need to be done, and then it’s the end of the next day and you still haven’t posted said post and find yourself overwhelmed – overwhelmed, I say – by guilt.

Nevertheless: Jeff and I are going to be recording the next episode on Thursday, so you have until lunchtime Thursday (Pacific, for those who care about timezones) to leave questions for us to answer/ignore/try to answer and then get sidetracked and talk about something else instead/a mixture of any of the previous possibilities in the comments. Please be kind, and if you can’t be kind, at least push the meanness in the direction of someone who deserves it, like Magneto or someone (Yeah, like anyone is buying that “reformed” schtick, Magneto…).

Love,

Graeme

P.S., If you came here looking for the latest podcast, scroll down.

Wait, What? Ep. 72.1: ‘Cause of a List For Life…

Jeff Lester

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Top Five Reasons to do a List Podcast

  1. They’re Fun
  2. They’re (Comparatively) Easy
  3. The Third Item is Usually Not Great, But The Fourth is Great
  4. It Helps Our Remedial Counting Skills

Five Things You’ll Hear About on This Podcast (In No Particular Order)

  1. Superman’s Diary
  2. Avengers: HR
  3. A President Who Speaks Like Jack Kirby
  4. The Still-New Theme Music
  5. Flooding (At The Beginning and Only Very Briefly)

Five Ways You Can Hear This Podcast

  1. On iTunes
  2. Here on our RSS feed
  3. At a Friend’s House
  4. In the Dreams of Stephen Williamson
  5. Just Below:

Wait, What? Ep. 72: \’Cause of A List For Life…

A List of Concluding Elements

  1. we hope you enjoy
  2. thanks for listening!
  3. We apologize for the headings making these lists look unattractive!

Arriving 1/25/2012

Brian Hibbs

Happy Lunar New Year to you! Have some comics!

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“It Feels So GOOD To Be A Hero…” COMICS! Sometimes They Are Too Good!

john

The Church of Howard Victor Chaykin (as named by Corey of The Ottowan Empire) is now in session. Now bend your knees and bow your heads…oh, you have such filthy minds. Shame on you.

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As is customary many ill-judged words will now follow…

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Wait, What? Ep. 71: Funk, Soul, Brother

Jeff Lester

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Yep, a bit of a delay but here we are, more or less as promised: Wait, What? Ep. 71, featuring our new theme song courtesy of the hyper-talented Graeme McMillan. This done-in-one episode is not quite two hours and forty-five minutes and covers, um, lots of stuff.

Stuff like OMAC and the other cancelled new52 titles; the current state of George Perez’s career and what Marvel’s marketing team could do with it; Mark Millar’s Trouble and Spider-Man; comments by Charles Vess and Ariel Olivetti about Marvel; Mark Waid’s Amazing Spider-Man/Daredevil crossover, Jason Aaron’s Wolverine and the X-Men as well as Wolverine #300.

Plus, a lot of babbling from Jeff about PunisherMAX #21; a debate how many “good” issues a creator might have in them; Secret Avengers, Astonishing X-Men, Warren Ellis, and in-canon behavior; James Robinson and Shade; the preview issue of Shonen Jump Alpha; and Marvel Two-in-One vol. 4.

See? Worth the wait. (Probably.)

We would like to think it is on iTunes, but we are all but certain you can listen to it here, thanks to the handy link below:

Wait, What? Ep. 71: Funk, Soul, Brother

As always, we thank you for listening and hope you enjoy!

Hibbs remembers reviews, sure, faintly

Brian Hibbs

I feel fairly awful because I really didn’t want to post anything anywhere on SOPA-protest day, but I also really really want to tell you about a comic I truly enjoyed, and since I’ve been so crappy in saying anything about any comic for the last few weeks (seriously, mid-November through to February is terrible for me because I’m so stupidly busy at the whole “owning your own retail business” thing from the holidays and year-end work), if I don’t write it today, I don’t write it at all this week.

So, join me below the jump?

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Wait, What?: D to L-A-Y’d

Jeff Lester

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First, hear me now and listen to me later: when comics come out tomorrow, go get yourself a copy of PROPHET #21.  It does this amazing thing I feel like very few comics do:  it makes me feel like I’m reading real science fiction, and it makes me enjoy it.  It also feels like “classic” Heavy Metal with a very different vibe.  No rampant baring of the boobs, no nonsensical plotting, but there’s that thorough sense of the surreal, where the most insane things are taken for granted and each insane thing is actually outdone by an even-more-insane thing a page (or even a half-page!) later.  It’s not the be-all and end-all–the characters are stoic, the plot is obscured so it’s not something you’re going to mistake for Star Wars, but it’s still closer to Episode 4 than, I dunno, Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy–but god damn, is it a pretty fun comic.  Brandon Graham and Simon Ray did great work on this.  You should get.

Second, Wait, What?, as the post title subtly suggests, is gonna be late this week.  My work schedule changed around so I could cover the holiday yesterday and I would prefer not to post any content on SOPA/PIPA blackout day tomorrow…and I doubt I’m gonna get this sucker mixed in time today (although, hey, stranger things have happened).  So tune in on Thursday for Episode 71: it won’t have waffle talk, but it will have our brand spanking-new theme song as composed by Mr. Graeme McMillan and I think you’ll quite like it!

Arriving 1/18/2012

Brian Hibbs

Without a doubt, the book of the week is PROPHET #21 — I’ll be sold out by Thursday (but I’ve got a double-my-initial coming in the week after that…)

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Just A gentle Clearing Of The Throat.

john

No, I haven’t got any actual content for you. Sorry about that but what with one thing and another (mostly the other) it just ain’t happening. Lest anyone think I had died, succumbed to The Fear or worse I just did some Coming Attractions and studded them into a load of words about nothing.

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Coming Soon: Statue Fondling For Beginners!

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Tilting is up!

Brian Hibbs

It’s the newest Tilting at Windmills!

 

You can of course comment here if you don’t want to comment there!

 

-B

Wait, What? Ep. 70: The Hour (Times 2.5)

Jeff Lester

Demolition Derby from Jon Pinnow on Vimeo.

The Pact still holds! Another week in 2012, another episode of Wait, What?

We are still experimenting with the done-in-one podcast (although many of you have used our comments thread to weigh in and say you like multiple eps. because it gave you something to look forward to…which I was worried might be the case but nobody articulated it before the change-up). I’m thinking I might get us back to two installments (or more) per ep. because something about it reminds me of the way Marvel U.K. used to chop up stories from U.S. Marvel comics and that sorta fits Graeme and I, in a way.

But, uh, it may be a while because there’s something nice about only recording one intro, mixing one episode, etc., etc. So here is all two and half hours of Wait, What? Ep. 70, with the dauntless Graeme McMillan and the all-too-full-of-daunts me talking getting hacked, dreams about comics, Brubaker and Philips’ Fatale, the Elseworlds 80 page giant, Chuck Dixon’s G.I. Joe comic for IDW and Seal Team Six, Defenders #2, Action Comics #5, OMAC #5, Uncanny X-Men #4, New Teen Titans, Downton Abbey, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Avengers Annual, Freak Angels, Mud Man, Witch Doctor: The Resuscitation and King Cat Comics #72 by John Porcellino (the star of the short embedded above).

Sensible souls surely spotted said spirited show (on iTunes), but for hearty heroes hoping to hear happenings here (hear, hear!):

Wait, What? Ep. 70: The Hour (Times 2.5)

As always, we appreciate your patronage and thank you for listening!

A Minor, Insignificant Question about Mainstream Comics from Abhay

Abhay Khosla

Dear Savage Critic readers,

I’m very sorry to bother, but an extremely minor and insignificant question about mainstream comics occurred to me the other day, one that’s been nagging at me, that I thought I’d put to you and request your assistance with. Extremely minor; extremely insignificant.  

I probably haven’t been paying as close attention to mainstream comics as some of you, and so some of you may be more knowledgeable on this topic than I am.  (Indeed, those less knowledgeable should be warned that there may be spoilers for comics you may want to read someday below).

I’m sure this is a question that’s already been asked elsewhere, already discussed at great length by my betters, so I apologize that this is likely well-trod ground. I’m a bit behind. Just a simple question for the more knowledgeable among you. (more…)

Arriving 1/11/12

Brian Hibbs

Comics Comics Comics!

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“I Want To Be That Man!” Comics! Sometimes A Little Melodrama Doesn’t Hurt!

john

Happy New Year and I do so hope you all had a very Merry Season of Cheer! Sadly I read some more DC war comics from the ’70s and then wrote about ‘em!

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I think you’ll find I can and, worse, I did!

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CE 2011: Publisher break down

Brian Hibbs

I’m slightly embarrassed to say I’ve never thought to check for this before, but how about looking at things in terms of publisher breakdowns?

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Wait, What? Ep. 69: First In Twelve

Jeff Lester

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It’s 2012 and it’s time for Wait, What? Ep. 69, the podcast that’s not nearly as good at replying in its comment threads as it probably should be!

Graeme and I decided to do this all in one since the majority of the response we got were either indifferent to the process or preferred the longer podcasts that allow our tendencies to ramble to eventually get to some kind of point. Do you disagree? Prefer two one+ hour ‘casts to one two+ hour one? Want them even shorter? Wouldn’t mind them even longer? Let us know your thoughts either in the comments thread here or over at waitwhatpodcast AT gmail.com.

And while you’re doing so, check out Episode 69, in which the charming Mr. McMillan and the chatty Mr. McMe discuss Christmas presents, ethical dilemmas, Daredevil #7, The first part of Batman: Leviathan Strikes, the fourth issues of Justice League, Wonder Woman, and Batman #4, Tales Designed to Thrizzle, Pope Hats by Ethan Rilly, The Annotated Sandman, and the insanity that is Crying Freeman. It’s all in good fun, and almost no one gets hurt!

Choosy mothers may have chosen iTunes, but mothers of invention are more than welcome to let their freak flag unfurl and listen to us below:

Wait, What? Ep. 69: First In Twelve

As ever, we  hope you enjoy and thank you for listening!

Arriving 1/4/2012

Brian Hibbs

First ship week of the year is subdued, but it has a few winners in it — I’m especially looking forward to the first issue of Brubaker & Phillips’ FATALE!

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Comix Experience 2011 Best Sellers: Books

Brian Hibbs

Books are the majority of what I sell (this year: 56% of sales vs 40% on comics), so let’s look at those!

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Comix Experience 2011 Best Sellers: Comics

Brian Hibbs

New Year, so how’d the last one do? Let’s Find out!

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Wait, What? Ep. 68.2: Startkicker

Jeff Lester

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It’s the conclusion of Episode 68 and our last episode for 2011! (Hopefully, it was be as carefree and as easy to find and listen to as part one was an epic tragedy.) Join Graeme McMillan and me on a speedy 75 minute tour of the highlights and lowlands of the year (of which the former is the career of Kate Beaton, whose book is represented above, and of which the latter is the career of, oh, I dunno, me, probably). The Kirby trial outcome! The layoffs at Marvel! Superhero movies! Kickstarter! Watchmen 2! Feigned excitement! And much, much more, of course.

I pray to god the miserable son of a bitch is on iTunes but if not, you can listen to it here, there, and everywhere via the handy link provided below:

Wait, What? Ep. 68.2: Startkicker

We hope you enjoy and plan on joining us for future episodes in 2012.  Either way, however, we wish you for the very best for the new year!

Wait, What? Ep. 68.1: Grist for the Mill(ar)

Jeff Lester

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This one had the best of intentions but somehow ended up being more of the accident-at-the-mousetrap-factory variety. Graeme and I started with the idea of doing a year in review podcast and it morphed, as our conversations usually do, into a verbal catalogue of compulsion and fixation.

Oh sure, we start covering events from 2011 like DC’s New 52, day and date digital, but ends up being more about the paintings of Sharon Moody (erroneously called Shannon Moody by me for the whole damn podcast!), Christmas with the Swamp Thing and a long analysis of the year’s crossover events through the only lens that matters–that of Mark Millar.

But my system crashes partway through the conversation (which you’ll be lucky enough to hear), Audacity stripped all the sound out of the exported file (which I only found out after I spent an hour uploading) and we still have Part 2 for you to come–which I look forward to all but stabbing me in my fucking throat, Chucky-style, while I work on it–so, you know. Happy Holidays! And like that.

[NOTE: Turns out the music that plays us out didn't convert into the final mix for some reason?  So even though the episode ends very abruptly, you're not missing anything, we swear.]

In any event, maybe you can find this on iTunes (or iTunes has turned that soundless file into an unstoppable murdering sonic sound file…in which case, I apologize and ask you don’t count it as a typical recording should you decide to leave us a review there) or you can listen to our friendly, non-murderous version here:

Wait, What? Ep. 68.1: Grist for the Mill(ar)

Thank you for listening, and for putting up with our sad sonic shenanigans!

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