BREAKING NEWS

Moon. Us. Over. We’ve been nominated on the long-list for Best Independent Podcaster at the 2010 Irish Web Awards and we are flippin’ delighted.  We also made it onto the short list for last years awards and we have to say it’s nice to be noticed after producing a podcast every two weeks for over two years now.

An Irish podcast about comic books, animation and illustration is, as you’ll have gathered, a pretty niche area but the e-mails from listeners all over the country (and indeed abroad!) thanking us for introducing them to the  Irish comics scene and making it a little more accessible is what we’re all about and aim to continue to do so.

After two years on the go we feel it’s time to shake things up a little so we’ll be re-launching the site with a bang on Sept 21st.

In the meantime you may or may not enjoy this music video of Schmackey and the Salads (Craigs band!) co-directed by our own Liam:

COMING SOON

Step aside, Tom Hanks

Todays podcast is delayed until this Sunday (26th) due to a massive hangover from the Birthday Bash. Instead, have a gander at the Comic Cast movie trailer. Roll film!

Thank you!

A big thank you to everyone who came down to  the Birthday Bash last night. You rock.

Batman Extravaganza!

Just when you thought you’d escaped all the “Isn’t Heath Ledger awesome?” conversations, we go and put together our BATMAN EXTRAVAGANZA! It’s not all Heath Ledger is awesome though (but he was, wasn’t he?), on this weeks show we talk about the Dublin zine Baby Beef, the works of Japanese author Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Optic Nerve creator Adrian Tomine and the tragicomic musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. We also wax lyrical about The Dark Knight film, Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke, Ed Brubaker’s The Man who Laughs and Batman Gotham Knight. Oh and we talk about how awesome Heath Ledger was.

Download Link:The Comic Cast 04/08/08 – Batman Extravaganza

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Show Links:

Ireland’s No. 1 Superhero Shamrock

Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog

FREAK: An Interview with Rob Curley

This week on the Comic Cast we talk to Rob Curley, founder of Sub City comic book shops (Dublin & Galway) and writer of Ireland’s longest running comic book Freakshow, as well as the rather awesome Atomic Rocket Group 66. He fills us in (not like that) on his work and the forthcoming Free Irish Comic Book Day amongst other things. Nice.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 22/07/08- Rob Curley Interview

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Launch Special: Fugger, The Last Bus and more Zombies

Special Launch edition of The Comic Cast. Very similar to regular editions of the podcast, but it’s available earlier than normal. This week we talk about Irish comics The Last Bus and Fugger (Quick Review: We like them), Ex Machina, Daybreak and much more. Also we come to blows over Bizarro World.

On July 9th there is a Launch party for The Comic Cast and Gazebo (a new indy comic by Philip Barrett and The Comic Cast Co-Host Liam Geraghty). The launch takes place downstairs in Thomas Reads, Dame st. Dublin city centre. We hope to see you there. Doors open at 7:30. Music by Mary Bellos and Schmackey and the Salads.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 09/07/08 – Launch Special

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Show links:

Fugger Comic (Free Download)
New Bodega (Search for Daybreak)
Hancock Comic Covers

Judgement Day: An Interview With Chris Judge

Our first interview is with the lovely Mr. Chris Judge. Up for discussion: His many exhibitions, his comics including Dystopia (with Andrew Judge) and those Vodafone rabbits that have taken over the country.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 08/07/08

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Show links:

Official Chris Judge Website
Chris Judge Illustration Blog
Chris Judge Comics