Bombast Podcast

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A place for comics talk, movie talk, and random conversation.

Episodios

  • Episode 19 -"John Porcellino Cartoonist Interview"

    27/09/2012 Duración: 47min

    This is a pretty mellow show, but I think it's a good one.  John Porcellino is the cartoonist between the long-running King-Cat mincomic series, and many collections and other books. One of them that Phil and I (Matt) recently read is Perfect Example, a true-life high school story, that has been described as a coming-of-age story which reads like a "goodbye to the familiar Road trips, drunken concerts, and late-night make-out sessions."  According to cartoonist Chris Ware, "John Porcellino's comics distill, in just a few lines and words, the feeling of simply being alive." We caught up with John Porcellino before he went to SPX, one of the mainstays on the indie comics convention calendar.  Phil and I talk with John P. about self-publishing, what he gained from his art school experience at NIU, the difference between the early days of alternative comics (the 80/90s) and now.  We also talk about doing comics for the love of it, and learning from the artwork (it really applies to writing, drawing, and music, as

  • Episode 18 -"High-Heeled Horseshoes- Sexy?"

    22/09/2012 Duración: 01h08min

    SPECIAL CROSSOVER EPISODE!  If a podcast can have friends, then the Pod People Podcast is one of the best friends that Bombast has.  If you don't know, that show has a focus on Young Adult fiction, and for this episode, we cross over with the hosts of Pod People, Emily White and Vic Caswell.  We start off the episode with a round of the game show, "Hip Hop Artist or Superhero?".  From there, we move on to Matt's homework assignment for the show, which was to get a date and go to the GZA concert, how to pick up chicks while buying tires, and we talk about Phil's novel, "Peter Brown Goes to Boston", and Phil talks about Emily's YA novel, "Elemental", which he just finished reading.  We also talk about a tendency of male character in YA to be what girls wished guys were like, and we compare that to unrealistic women characters in superhero comics.  If you listen further, you'll find out the reason that Phil needs to go see a Twilight movie in the theater, and you'll hear Mat ramble on about the Bill Murray movie

  • episode 17 - "The Logging One"

    25/08/2012 Duración: 39min

    in this episode, phil is joined by LEGENDARY COMEDIAN sinbad!!!  (sort of)  also, matt and phil discuss the olympics, both the canadian and the hip-hop version.  they also move on to discuss comic ratings vs their intended audience.  we also receive a visit from special guest gollum/smeagol.

  • episode 16: "falkor is a disgruntled listener"

    15/08/2012 Duración: 51min

    in this episode we discuss our latest our latest itunes review, then phil and matt discuss their recent attempts to meet ladies.  matt also talks some more about san diego comicon and we play some audio of matt and his friends in the car on the way to comicon.  matt also guarantees in a legally binding way that he will send listeners medals if they send us itunes reviews, e-mails or facebook comments.

  • Episode 15 -"The Dark Knight Rises and San Diego Comic-Con 2012"

    04/08/2012 Duración: 01h18min

    Our first topic is The Dark Knight Rises -If you haven't seen the  Dark Knight Rises yet, don't worry, there is a spoiler alert in this movie, so listen for that - or prepare to get spoiled. We talk about Christopher Nolan's use of realism and science fiction elements, Harvey Dent Day vs Kasmir Pulasky Day, Phil's desire for a catless Catwoman (is this like vegetarian meat?) the Batman trilogy's shifting thematic focus involving themes of organized crime and big business, movie Bane vs comic book Bane, the similarities in background between Bane and Batman, and also the John Blake character, and how he compares to the various heroes that took up the mantle of Robin.  We also take a look at the performances in this movie, and how we rank them. From there, we transition to some discussion of my (Matt's) time soaking in Bombast's first-ever San Diego Comic-Con experience.  We talk about first impressions, and I get Phil and Janine's reactions to the pictures of myself in a lazy man's Robin costume.  If you would

  • Episode 14 – “CAKE Chicago 2012 and the truth about lightsabers”

    08/07/2012 Duración: 01h27min

    In this show, Bombast Podcast visits the first ever CAKE show.  CAKE is the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, and there are plenty of artist interviews, and comicky goodness.  We have interviews with: Nate Powell, JP Pollard, Spike from Templar AZ, Betsey Swardlick, Julia Wertz, Lisa Hanawalt, Domitille Collardey, and Walker Mettling of PCC Showcase with Providence Comics Consortium.  After that there is a strange glimpse into the music business that must be heard to be believed.  End of the show topics include Superman vs Aliens, Superman vomiting, Marvel vs Capcom, Megaman and the the band that Megaman inspired, The Protomen, Mummies vs Zombies, and the need for a full-on Frankenstein craze.  And don't you want to answer the question we pose: "Who is the new character sensation of the year?" Is it Astro Duck, Skater Dude, or Strong Shark?  And of course, because things were not ridiculous enough, we talk for a solid minute about how great lightsabers are.

  • Episode 13 -"Bombast at the Movies: Prometheus with Janine"

    29/06/2012 Duración: 01h04min

    Phil, Matt, and Janine go watch Prometheus, Ridleys Scott's Alien prequel film and record their reactions the same night.  Before we talk about the movie we talk about the current film trailers, including The Watch,  Flight featuring Denzel Washington, The House at the End of the Street, The Amazing Spider-man, and the uses of montage in the other spider-man moviesThe Dark Knight Rises, and move from there to discussing The Situation from Jersey Shore as Spider-Man.  We discuss Prometheus in the context of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), Noomi Rapace vs. Sigourney Weaver, Michael's Fassbender's performance here and his performance in X-Men:First Class as Magneto,  and our problems of both the major and nitpick variety with the movie.  Also, at long last, we uncover Phil's hatred of the metric system.  After the movie, share the first installment of Bombast Radio Theatre with a dramatic reading of the unproduced Catwoman screenplay written by Daniel Waters.  We react to a musical request, and share some heartf

  • Episode 12 -"The Advance Team with Will Pfeifer"

    15/06/2012 Duración: 34min

    In this episode we great our very special guest, the comics writer, movie reviewer and Rockfordian Will Pfeifer into the hall of Bombast.  We discuss "The Advance Team", his darkly comedic sci-fi graphic novel (out now!) about a pizza delivery guy who is chosen to stop the first agents of an alien invasion, and has to do something he's never done before: fight for his life.  But are they aliens, or, is he crazy?  We also discuss Will's comics work with DC Comics including Catwoman, and HERO, a clever updating of "Dial H for H.E.R.O."  We also go over 2012's summer movie season, and what movies we are excited to see, including The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-man with Andrew Garfield, and Prometheus.  In the middle of all this, Phil asks Will some questions about the script for a proposed Catwoman solo movie that was set to spin off from 1992's Batman Returns.

  • Episode 11 - “Chicago Zine Fest and a Donald Duck Speech Therapist”

    12/05/2012 Duración: 50min

    In this episode, we discuss which dead and supposedly dead performers we'd like to see in hologram form.  We also talk about: why neither one of us went to C2E2, Matt gives out trivia facts about the history of zines and fan fiction, Phil nearly accuses Janice Joplin of being a Klansman, and then Matt goes over the comics and Zines he bought at Chicago Zine Fest: Invincible Summer/Clutch, Paper Cutter, Rum Lad, Eat or Be Meatball, Toasty Cats, Beards, Simple Routines, Press Start and Fight, and Pigeon Life.  We move on to discuss when you need to blow on a comic, hitch-hiking, and hoboing, before discussing Donald Duck.  With Donald, we tackle the hard questions.  Why does he never wear pants?  What's up with the way he talks?  And what's up with this WWII anti-nazi propaganda cartoon: The Fuerher's Face?

  • Episode 10 - "Odds and Ends" Bombast Podcast

    30/04/2012 Duración: 24min

    This one is kind of a clip show, with odds and ends from a couple different recording sessions.  It's also about half the length of a normal episode.  In this episode we talk about driving, (specifically Illinois vs. New Jersey drivers), novelty song/postmodern rap group Das Racist, and then we go over our hauls from our experience of Record Store Day.

  • Episode 9 -"Bombast at the Movies: John Carter"

    11/04/2012 Duración: 50min

    In this episode we review the movie John Carter and compare it to the book.  We also discuss many other movies, including:  Star Wars, Avengers, Battleship, Brave, Madagascar, Something That Is Not Die Hard, Ghostbusters 3, Evil Dead, Action No. 1 as well as casting possibilities for future Wolverine and Deadpool movies.  Finally, we answer the question:  Is Falcor a pedo dog or a pedo luck dragon?

  • Episode 8 -"Constant Banana Consumption -with Ian"

    15/03/2012 Duración: 01h02min

    In Episode 8, Matt and Phil are joined by special guest and longtime friend Ian Simkins.  Topics discussed include Matt's reactions to radio news stories, a couple of ideas on how to "improve" televised political debates, monkeys, college-era hijinks, how to surf couches, and Ian's impromptu performance as a Soapbox derby announcer.  This is the big one folks; it maybe our best episode yet!Comments, questions, and complaints about the show can be directed to bombastpodcast [at] hotmail.com.  Ian Simkins's writing and other hoo-hah can be found at http://www.iansimkins.com/

  • Episode 7 -"Michael Kors Mad Libs"

    18/02/2012 Duración: 43min

    In this episode, we dip into the mailbag and find the solution to the groomsman outfit dilemma (from Episode 5).  Also, Phil discusses Project Runway, including Miss Piggy's guest judging gig, and a fiction writing secret that he uncovered watching the show.  Phil talks about "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and Matt gets confused about what he likes about mystery novels.  We Have a lot of comic talk on this episode, and we discuss the Jeph Loeb -Tim Sale collaborations "Batman: The Long Halloween", "Batman: Dark Victory", and "Superman for All Seasons", along with the new DC Comics logo, and the artist (and occasional writer) comic fans love to hate, Rob Liefeld, and his recent gig changes.  We also go a bit in-depth with a discussion of Craig Thompson's graphic novel: Habibi, a relationship epic melodrama set in a fictional Islamic milieu.  Comments, questions, and complaints about the show can be directed to bombastpodcast [at] hotmail [dot] com.

  • Episode 6- "International Brotherhood of Pod"

    18/01/2012 Duración: 45min

    In this Episode, we read from the listener mailbag, and Phil solves a mystery.  We discuss Batman and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and a secret movie.  (Here's a hint, it involves Muppets, and it came out in the last year.)  Also, Matt has an album recommendation.  We discover Phil's fascination with the Smurfs, discuss the Roots newest album, and real-life superheroes (i.e. Phoenix Jones).Comments, questions, and complaints about the show can be directed to bombastpodcast [at] hotmail [dot] com.

  • Episode 5 -"Invitation to the Wedding of Roger and Jessica Rabbit"

    27/11/2011 Duración: 44min

    In Episode 5, Matt and Phil read from the listener mailbag, and have our first fashion segment with a question for the listeners.  We also bring out the new awards feature Where we give awards to the best and worst things we experienced in the week: The "Thing of the Week" and the "Whammy of the Week", respectively.  The award winners in the "Thing of the Week" category are "How I Became Stupid" by Martin Page and "The Walking Dead, season 2, episode 3"  The big losers this week are the new Hawk and Dove comic, and "Howard the Duck: the Movie."  Listen to the show to find out why.  Matt discusses the Mark Waid Daredevil comics, and the new issue of Optic Nerve by Adrian Tomine.  Also, If you make it to the end, you'll hear the story of the crazy guy that wandered into Phil's laundry room.  Comments, questions, and complaints about the show can be directed to bombastpodcast [at] hotmail.com.

  • Episode 4 -"The Music Show" Bombast Podcast

    13/11/2011 Duración: 58min

    You've waited for it, and here it is: Episode 4.  This is the music episode, and Phil and Matt discuss many things, from the question of whether or not the Kinks was the first punk band, the most underrated, and the most overrated bands, R.E.M. breaking up, R.E.M. vs The Clash, and New Jersey's favorite musical sons, Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.  If you make it to the end you'll also get to hear the Carrot Cheesecake story.  Comments, questions, and complaints about the show can be directed to bombastpodcast@hotmail.com.  (In the episode we refer to this as episode 3, but I swear, it is episode 4!)

  • Episode 3 -"Bombast at the Movies: The Thing with Janine"

    28/10/2011 Duración: 47min

    In Episode 3, Phil and Matt are joined by special guest Janine after watching The Thing in the movie theater.  Naturally, the Thing (2011) and the original John Carpenter/Kurt Russell "The Thing" from the 1980s are the main jumping off point of the conversation.  Topics discussed include suspense, movies in the 1980s versus now, movie remakes, Total Recall, current movie trailers, The Muppets, Harold and Kumar, Contraband, Storage Wars, Dumb and Dumber II: Dumb and Dumberer, when the movie is better than the book, the definition of a "boy band", Ke$ha, "The Darkest Hour", Transformers, and Michael Bay.  Comments, questions, and complaints about the show can be directed to bombastpodcast@hotmail.com.

  • Episode 2 -"Fried Hub with a Side of Rory"

    07/10/2011 Duración: 01h12min

    In Episode 2, the sophomore slump episode, Phil and Matt are joined by their first guest, Rory!  Before that, there's a bit of comics talk.  Topics discussed this episode include the DC Comics New 52 Reboot, Action Comics, Tumor by Joshua Hale Fialkov & co, and Hawk & Dove. After that, we are joined by Rory, and we discuss Doctor Who, the concept of 'British Sense of Humor' PBS vs the BBC, WWE wrestling, and Amish country.

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    10/09/2011 Duración: 50min

    Episode 1 - The Shingles Reboot -In their first (successfully recorded) episode Phil and Matt lay out their ideas for what the show will be, mainly, a place to dicuss comics, movies, music, and whatever random folderol they want to talk about.  Topics discussed include Canadians, the DC reboot, Shingles, Nicholas Cage, Crime in Rockford, and more.

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