Ron Marz returns to the show to talk about his all new, creator-owned project – Shinku. Shipping this week from Image Comics, Shinku tells the tale of vampires both in modern-day and feudal Japan. There are samurai, motorcyles and lots of bloody killing. It’s a terrific book. We also discuss Ron’s upcoming Green Lantern one-shot […]
Santa’s making his list, checking it twice and found three guys ain’t nice right here on this podcast. That’s right… Neither Paul, Tim nor Wayne can expect gifts under the tree. They’re mean, mean boys. But Santa won’t be leaving them sticks and coal. No, this year he’s giving a little Alabama Sunshine to the […]
While attending a demonstration in radiology, high school student Paul Aponte was bitten by a podcaster which had accidentally been exposed to radioactive rays. Through a miracle of science, Paul soon found that he had gained the Podcaster’s powers… and had, in effect, become a human podcaster! From that day on he was… The Acerbic […]
In a special joint venture between Pauloween Horror Nights 2010 and Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie, we’ve been talking to some awesome horror comic writers this month! This week? David Hine, writer of The Darkness: Four Horsemen from Top Cow Comics! David Hine is the writer of many popular titles, includin g the Marvel mini […]
No matter how much you love a hobby, sometimes it makes you mad. And boy, we were awfully cranky on this episode. Join Aron, Paul, Tim and Wayne as we work out our rage… Check out our interview with Rob Williams. Paul’s comic shop guy is a “picky bitch.” Is it okay to put a […]
Yeah…we know. We talk about Ron Marz and Top Cow Comics all the time. You’re thinking we should just change the name of the show to Top Cow Books With Aron and Paulie. But, when you get a chance to talk to someone as interesting as Marz, and about comics as good as Velocity, Angelus, […]
And our day of free Top Cow goodies concludes with the inaugural chapter of the “War of the Witchblades,” from Witchblade #125. This is the storyline that introduced the character Finch, and made Danni Baptiste the Angelus, essentially setting up all that’s happening in Top Cow’s Universe right now. Witchblade Vol.8 is available today, and […]
Remember Joe’s Comics? J. Michael Straczynski’s run at Top Cow produced some really great material, including Rising Stars and, especially, Midnight Nation. Available today is the new printing of the Midnight Nation trade paperback, featuring writing from Straczynski and art from Gary Frank (Superman: Secret Origin). This is a MUST READ book! What’s it about? […]
Trying to decide what to spend your hard earned cash on today when you hit your local comic shop? Well, why don’t we make it easy for you? Top Cow is releasing a ton of great material today, including: Witchblade, vol. 8: War of the Witchblades Midnight Nation Trade Paperback Magdalena #3 Angelus #5 As […]
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it is that tacos are awesome. If there are two things we can all on agree on it is that crimes must be punished, wrongs must be righted, injustice will not stand. In this week’s episode of Funnybooks, we kick the show off by addressing the […]