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Geek Fuel May 2016 In episode 37 of The Craft Comics Cast, Ben opens the Geek Fuel May 2016 box live for listeners. Items included in the box are: * The Weaponographist (steam game) * Uncharted 4  (double sided mini posters) * Refueling Pint (Geek Fuel emblazoned pint glass) * DeadPool “Ouchie!” Sketch * Sir Francis Drake’s Lost Ring (Uncharted4) * DeadPool Monitor Mate (mini figure) Below is the video for those who would prefer to watch the unboxing. If this episode enticed you to get some Geek Fuel goodness yourself, go to https://www.geekfuel.com/craftcomics to get some exclusive deals for our listeners. Share

Kodoja and Wraithborn In episode 36 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Kodoja #1 from 215 Ink and Wraithborn: Redux #1 from Benitez Productions. Wraithborn: Redux #1 from Benitez Productions * Released February 2016 * Joe Benitez and Marcia Chen (writers),  Joe Benitez (artist) Kodoja #1 from 215 Ink * Released December 2015 * Keith Foster (writer),  Rory Smith (artist) Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics.  These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage or through our FB page @ TheCraftComicsCast. Our ratings Share

Black Road and Lady Mechanika: The Lost Boys of West Abbey In episode 35 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Black Road #1 from Image Comics and Lady Mechanika: The Lost Boys of West Abbey #1 from Benitez Productions. Reviews: Black Road #1 from Image Comics * Released April 2016 * Brian Wood (writer), Garry Brown (artist) Lady Mechanika: The Lost Boys of West Abbey # 1 from Benitez Productions * Released May 2016 * Joe Benitez and Marcia Chen (writer), Joe Benitez and Martin Montiel (artist) Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics.  These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage or through our FB page @ TheCraftComicsCast. Our ratings Share

Marshals and Rough Riders In episode 34 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Marshals #1 from Humanoids and Rough Riders #1 from Aftershock. We then get into a little bit of general comic talk. Reviews: Marshals # 1 from Humanoids * Released April 2016 * Dennis-Pierre Filippi (writer), Jean Florian Tello (artist) Rough Riders #1 from Aftershock * Released April 2016 * Adam Glass (writer), Patrick Olliffe (artist) Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics.  These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage or through our FB page @ TheCraftComicsCast. Our ratings Share

Geek Fuel April 2016 In episode 33A of The Craft Comics Cast, Ben opens the Geek Fuel April 2016 box live for listeners. Items included in the box are: * Funko Pop – Star Wars – First Order Storm Trooper * Exclusive limited edition Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor – Year 2 #1 * T-shirt – exclusive rock’em sock’em robot style print with Captain America and Iron Man fighting * Captain America shield sticker * Steam Game – Fallen A2P Protocal * Doctor Who coasters – The Doctor travels through art history * Admiral Akbar pillow case * Geek Fuel magazine: Issue 15 * Checklist of potential items in the April box Below is the video for those who would prefer to watch the unboxing. If this episode enticed you to get some Geek Fuel goodness yourself, go to https://www.geekfuel.com/craftcomics to get some exclusive deals for our listeners. Share

Delete and Satan’s Hollow In episode 33B of The Craft Comics Cast we review Delete #1 from Devils Due Publishing and Satan’s Hollow #1 from Zenescope.  We also discuss GeekFuel and the contents of their April 2016 subscription box.  Sign up for a 6 or 12 month plan before the end of April to receive bonus Star Wars gifts. Reviews: Delete #1 from Devils Due Publishing * Released March 2016 * Jimmy Palmiotti (writer), Justin Gray (artist) Satan’s Hollow #1 from Zenescope * Released April 2016 * Joe Brusha (writer), Antonio Bifulco (artist) Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics.  These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage or through our FB page @ TheCraftComicsCast. Our ratings Share

This week Ben is on his own producing a short show just to let you know of some changes to the show going forward. The reason for the short show is that Jeff’s mother-in-law just passed away.  Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family in this time of grieving. Share

Elasticator, Escape from Monster Island, Plus Ultra and The Discipline In episode 31 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Elasticator #1 from Scout Comics, Escape from Monster Island #1 from Zenescope, Plus Ultra #1 from Overground Comics and The Discipline #1 from Image Comics. Reference: Elasticator #1 from Scout Comics * Released March 2016 * A.C. Medina (writer), Kevin Shah (artist) Escape from Monster Island #1 from Zenescope * Released February 2016 * Joe Tyler (writer), Carlos Granda (artist) Plus Ultra #1 from Overground Comics * Released January 2016 * Jon Hughes (writer), Matthew Weldon (artist) The Discipline #1 from Image Comics * Released March 2016 * Peter Milligan (writer), Leandro Fernandez (artist) Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics.  These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we gi

Adventures of Archer & Armstrong, Invader Zim, Ghost Wolf and Knight & Dragon In episode 30 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Adventures of Archer & Armstrong #1 from Valiant, Invader Zim #1 from Oni Press, Ghost Wolf #1 from Amigo and Knight & Dragon from Improper Books. Reviews: * Adventures of Archer & Armstrong #1 from Valiant * Released March 2016 * Rafer Roberts (writer), David Lafuente (artist) * Invader Zim #1 from Oni Press * Released July 2015 * Jhonen Vasquez (writer), Aaron Alexovich (artist) * Ghost Wolf #1 from Amigo * Released May 2014 * El Torres (writer), Luis Czerniawski and Siku (artist) * Knight & Dragon from Improper Books * Released April 2016 * Matt Gibbs (writer), Bevis Musson (artist) Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics.  These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can

Devolution, ExMortis, The Fourth Planet and Shadow Glass In episode 29 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Devolution #1 from Dynamite, ExMortis #1 from 451 Media, The Fourth Planet #1 from Chapter House and Shadow Glass #1 from Dark Horse. Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft/indie comics.  These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth and have access to our inventory of review material. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage or through our FB page @ TheCraftComicsCast. Reference: * Devolution #1 from Dynamite Released January 2016 Rick Remender (writer), Jonathan Wayshak (artist)  * ExMortis #1 from 451 Media * Released September 2015 * Pete Williams and Paul Williams (writers), Raymund Bermudez (artist) The Fourth Planet #1 from Chapter House To be released March 2016 Fred Kennedy (writer), Miko Maciaszek (artist) *  Shadow Glass #1 from Dark Horse To be released in March 2016 Aly Fell (writer and artist) Our ratings Share

Imposter, Interceptor, Predator: Life and Death and Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn In episode 28 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Imposter #1 from 21 Pulp, Interceptor #1 and #2 from Heavy Metal, Predator: Life and Death from Dark Horse and Evil Dead 2: Beyond Dead by Dawn TPB from Space Goat. Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft/indie comics.  These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth and have access to our inventory of review material. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage or through our FB page @ TheCraftComicsCast. Reference: Imposter #1 from 21 Pulp * To be released April 2016 * James Patrick (writer), Martin Szymanski and Osmarco Valladao (artists) Interceptor #1 and #2 from Heavy Metal * December 2015 and January 2016 * Donny Cates (writer), Dylan Burnett (artist) Predator: Life and Death #1 from Dark Horse * To be released March 2016 * Dan Abnett (writer), Brian Albert Thies

Mirror, Izuna and Whispers in the Walls In episode 27,  the year one finale of The Craft Comics Cast, we review Mirror #1 from Image Comics, Izuna #1 and Whispers in the Walls #1 from Humanoids.  We then reflect on our first year of podcasting, the departure of Eric and what’s to come in our second year. Reviews: Mirror #1 from Image * Released February 3, 2016 * Emma Rios (writer), Hwei Lim (artist) Izuna #1 from Humanoids * Released December 9, 2015 * Saverio Tenuta and Bruno Letizia (writers), Carita Lupattelli (artist) Whispers in the Walls #1 from Humanoids * Released February 2012 * David Munoz (writer), Tirso (artist) Comic Talk: We then reflect on our first year of reviewing comics, the departure of Eric from the podcast and we then look forward to year two and what awaits us. Other Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics. These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, publisher spotlights, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is somet

Symmetry, The Grievous Journey of Ichabod Azrael and Precinct In episode 26 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Symmetry #1 from Image Comics, The Grievous Journey of Ichabod Azrael (and the dead left in his wake) from 2000 AD and Precinct #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Reviews: Symmetry #1 by Image Comics * Released December 2015 * Matt Hawkins (writer), Raffaele Ienco (artist) The Grievous Journey of Ichabod Azrael (And The Dead Left in His Wake) by 2000 AD * Released December 2015 * Rob Williams (writer), Dom Reardon and Michael Dowling (artist) Precinct #1 by Dynamite * Released December 2015 * Frank J. Barbiere (writer), Crizam Zamora (artist) Other Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics. These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is something that interests you, please contact us at craft-comics.com or through our FB page @ TheCraftComicsCast. We are getting closer to the end of our first

Klaus, Happy and Krampus In episode 25 of The Craft Comics Cast we have a Christmas themed podcast and review Klaus #1 from Boom Studios, Happy #1 from Image Comics and Krampus #1 from Image Comics. Reviews: * Klaus #1 by Boom Studios * Released November 2015 * Grant Morrison (writer), Dan Mora (artist) * Happy #1 by Image Comics * Released in September 2012 * Grant Morrison (writer), Darick Robertson (artist) * Krampus #1 by Image Comics * Released in December 2013 * Brian Jones (writer), Dean Kotz (artist) Other Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics. These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage, craft-comics.com, or through our FB page @ TheCraftComicsCast. In other news, we are getting closer to the end of our first year podcasting. At the end of our first year, January 2016, we will have to pay for our hosting, domains, SSL certificate, etc. Unfortunately this has

We Can Never Go Home, Cognetic, Daughters of The Dark Oracle: The Curse of Rag Doll In episode 24 of The Craft Comics Cast we review We Can Never Go Home #1 from Black Mask Studios, Cognetic #1 from Boom Studios and Daughters of The Dark Oracle: The Curse of Rag Doll #1 from Mike Wolfer Entertainment. Reviews: * We Can Never Go Home (1 of 5): “What We Do Is Secret” by Black Mask Studios * Released March 31, 2015 * Patrick Kindlon and Matthew Rosenberg (writers), Josh Hood (artist) * Cognetic (1 of 3) by Booms Studios * Released in October 2015 * James Tynion IV (writer), Eryk Donovan (artist) * Daughters of the Dark Oracle: The Curse of Rag Doll (1 of 4) by Mike Wolfer Entertainment * Released in July 2015 * Mike Wolfer (writer and artist) Other Notes: We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics. These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is some

Descender, Hack/Slash and Mystery Society In episode 23 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Descender #1 and Hack/Slash #1 both from Image and Mystery Society #1 from IDW. Reviews: * Descender #1 by Image * Released March 2015 * Jeff Lemire (writer), Dustin Nguyen (artist) * Hack/Slash #1 by Image * Released February 2011 * Tim Seeley (writer), Daniel Leister (artist) * Mystery Society #1 by IDW * Released in 2010 * Steve Niles (writer), Fiona Staples (artist) Comic Talk In our comic talk segment we pose the question, “What does the medium of comics have over television?” Additional News We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics. These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for       free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage (craft-comics.com) or through our FB page @ TheCraftComicsCast. In other news, we are getting closer to the end of our first year podcasting.  At the end of our first year, Ja

I Hate Fairyland, The Spire and Hack/Slash In episode 22 of The Craft Comics Cast we review I Hate Fairyland #1 from Image, The Spire #1 from Boom and Hack/Slash #1 from Devils Due.  We then get into a variety of craft comics discussion, including a spotlight on Double Take publishing. Reviews: * I Hate Fairyland #1 by Image * Released October 2015 * Skottie Young (writer/artist), Jean Franois Beaulieu (artist) * Spire #1 by Boom Studios * Released July 2015 * Simon Spurrier (writer), Jeff Stokely (artist) * Hack/Slash #1 by Devils Due * Released 2007 * Tim Seeley (writer), Daniel Leister (artist) Comic Talk: In our comic talk segment we discuss: * Double Take and their books written in the George A. Romero Night of the Living Dead universe. * Are you encouraged to, or dissuaded from, reading a title because it is a mini-series? * What are some of the advantages a writer has in creating a mini-series? * What are some of the advantages a writer has in creating an ongoing title? Our ratings

The Giant Sized, Double Sized 2015 Halloween Special In episode 21 of The Craft Comics Cast, our Giant Sized, Double Sized 2015 Halloween Special, we review a number of horror titles.  Our reviews include; Grim Fairy Tales: 2015 Halloween Special by Zenescope, Crossed #1 by Avatar Press, Toil and Trouble #1 by Boom Studios and Coming of Rage #1 by Liquid Comics. Reviews * Grimm Fairy Tales: 2015 Halloween Special by Zenescope * Released October 2015 * Troy Brownfield (writer), Mario del Pennino (artist) * Crossed #1 by Avatar Press * Released September 2008 * Garth Ennis (writer), Jacen Burrows (artist) * Toil and Trouble #1 by Boom Studios: Archaia * Released September 2015 * Marighread Scott (writer), Nichole Matthews (artist) * Coming of Rage #1 by Liquid Comics * Released October 2015 * Wes Craven and Steve Niles (writers), Chris Blythe and Francesco Biagini (artists)

Aliens Vampirella, Mercury Heat and Book of Death In episode 20 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Aliens Vampirella #1 from Dark Horse and Dynamite, Mercury Heat #1 from Avatar Press and Book of Death #1 from Valiant. Reviews * Aliens Vampirella #1 of 6 (Dark Horse/Dynamite) * Released September 2015 * Corinna Bechko (writer), Javier Garcia-Miranda (artist) * Mercury Heat #1 (Avatar) * Released July 2015 * Kieron Gillen (writer), Omar Francia (artist) * Book of Death #1 of 4 (Valiant) * Released July 2015 * Robert Venditti (writer), Robert Gill and Doug Braithwaite (artists) Comic Talk We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics.  These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts and our growth. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage or through our Facebook page. December Preorders discussed: *

Dream Police, Baltimore and Americatown In episode 19 of The Craft Comics Cast we review Dream Police #1 from Image Comics, Baltimore: Plague Ships #1 from Dark Horse and Americatown #1 from Boom Studios. Reviews * Dream Police #1 by Image Comics Released April 2014 * J. Michael Straczynski (writer), Sid Kotian (artist) * Baltimore: Plague Ships #1 by Dark Horse Released October 2010 * Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden (writers), Ben Stenbeck (artist) * Americatown #1 by Boom Studios Released August 2015 * Bradford Winters and Larry Cohen (writers), Daniel Irizarri (artist) Comic Talk We are currently looking to see if anyone would be interested in writing articles related to craft comics. These can be anything from reviews, to general opinion pieces, industry thoughts, previews, craft comics merchandise, craft comics in movie and television, etc. What’s in it for you.. we give you a webpage and social media platform by which you can use for             free to talk about these things you love and to get your name and thoughts out there.  You would piggy back on our marketing efforts, visibility and growth. If this is something that interests you, please contact us through our webpage (craft-comics.com) or t