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Stacks of Comics - Episode 013 - Vintango!

Episode THIRTEEN of Stacks of Comics is here! For this episode @thanosrules interviews David Pierro, artist/creator of Vintango! (@vintango, http://www.vintango.com) - Dave subsequently steps in as co-host for this episode as the discussion goes beyond his art to comics in general! :D

Please enJOY this 01:19:27 (01 hour, 19 minutes, 27 seconds) installment of the Stack of Comics podcast!

Recorded Live from Studio Stacks Mobile outside a Panera that was too busy at the time…

Dave Tweeted the above after the recording session!

David Pierro / Vintango!

• Website - www.vintango.com
• Twitter - http://twitter.com/vintango 
• Tumblr - http://vintango.tumblr.com
• Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/vintango
• Shop - http://vintango.storenvy.com

Upcoming Events for Vintango!

• Holiday Open (Nov. 30th, Dec. 1st & 2nd at 786 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY) - http://www.artistsinbuffalo.org/pages/holidayopen/
• Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair (Nov 10th at the Union Market, Washington, D.C.) - http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/craftybastards/ 
• Queen City Market (December 8th at 453 Porter Ave, Buffalo NY) - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Queen-City-Market/262825220429619

PRESENTING… Thanos Rules by David Pierro!

Thanks Dave for such an awesome logo for my review site! :D

Shout Out to Queen City Bookstore (for being awesome)!

http://www.facebook.com/queencitybookstore

MATT FRACTION (@mattfraction)

Matt Fraction’s Fantastic Four Research Twitter: @mattasticfour

PHIL NOTO (@philnoto)

We are both big fans of Noto - Here is the image that Dave showed me on his phone:

Batgirl (some Comic Vine Links)

• Barbara Gordon
• Stephanie Brown
• Huntress (Bertinelli)
• Bryan Q. Miller’s Batgirl Run

Other Comics and Topics Discussed

• Revival
• Zombie Fatigue (SoJCast Episode #3)
• Walking Dead AMC and Talking Dead AMC
• Comic Book Men AMC
• Walking Dead Comic
• Glory
• Conan (Brian Wood)
• Punk Rock Jesus
• Saga
• Hell Yeah
• Planetoid
• Manhattan Projects
• Savage Dragon
• Supreme
• Fatale
• Ghost (my Review of Ghost #0)
• Orchid
• Grim Leaper
• Fatima
• Chew
• Harvest
• Mind the Gap
• The Spider (Dynamite)
• The Shade
• Adventure Time
• Adventure Time: Marceline Scream Queens

Link-O-Rama! Other Awesome and Related Links and Friends of the Podcast!

• Lights.Camera.Action-Figures! (Andrew’s Photo/Art Site!!)
   
• Starship Troopers Invasion (Andrew’s latest project! AVAILABLE NOW!)
• Andrew Love’s Wikipedia and IMDB Pages
• Outer Realm Comics (Reviews, Forums and More!)
• WausaubiCon! and (Wausaubicon Facebook!)
• Buffalo Comicon! (Stacks of Comics was there LIVE! on October 7th, 2012) - Look for the podcast from the Con in Episode 14!
• The Weekly Blend (twitter: @theweeklyblend)
• Panel Pals Comics Podcast
• P.A.L.S. Podcast
• Nerdstorian Podcast
• Xombee Guy by @MarkGosson!
• SOJcast (@sojcast) by @MarkGosson and @sroberts1971
• @lcanime for Lights! Camera! Anime!
• Dungeons and Diapers
• Heroes and Fantasies in San Antonio, TX
• Queen City Bookstore in Buffalo, NY
• Bedrock City Comics in Houston, TX
• Gabi’s Olympic Cards and Comics in Lacey, WA
• Comic Shop Locator
• Cory Smith Art!
• Eddie Medina of Ed-Med Art!
• Vintango! (David Pierro Art!)
• thanosrules’ Microphone: Samson SAC01UPAK USB Microphone and Podcast Package

Contact Info:

• Follow us on the Twitters:
  @thanosrules
  @stacksofcomics
  @LCAFigures
  @vintango
• Go look at our Websites: http://thanosrules.com
  and http://stacksofcomics.com
  and http://lightscameraactionfigures.tumblr.com
  and http://vintango.com
• Like us on Facebook!: Stacks of Comics (and Vintango!)
• Subscribe and Listen on Zune!
• Subscribe and Listen on iTunes!

LOVE and enJOY! (and Robots)

Stacks of Comics - Episode 011 - Q&A with Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction!

Episode ELEVEN (yes we go to eleven, hopefully higher even ;) of Stacks of Comics is here! Another flashback episode recorded on August 11th, 2012… In fact, it was recorded the same day as Episode 10 - directly after the Stacks of Questions Interview with The Trautmanns.

So, once again, I am very excited to introduce you to this episode - DEDICATED to the Q&A Panel/Session with Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction, recorded live from Gabi’s Olympic Card & Comics Shop, Lacey, Washington!

Please enJOY this 01:16:56 (1 hour, 16 minute, 56 second) installment of the Stack of Comics podcast!

NOTE: As part of the podcast audio, I introduce the episode and where necessary add voice over context for some of the more “difficult to hear” questions from the audience. I also introduce each of my 6 questions for Kelly Sue and Matt (see below).

Q&A with Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction!

Quick Guide to my 6 Questions for this dynamic duo!:

1. 00:20:22 - to Kelly Sue - Are you excited about taking over Avengers Assemble?
2. 00:32:53 - to Matt - Are the messages at the bottom of the pages in Defenders all you?
3. 00:47:35 - to Both - Do you guys bounce ideas off each other?
4. 00:55:44 - to Both - Has your online presence changed the way you work?
5. 01:04:23 - to Matt - What was your inspiration for Silver Surfer in Defenders/Thor? Are you a big Silver Surfer fan?
6. 01:12:40 - to Both - What is your work/life balance?

Q&A with Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction! useful links:

• Gabi’s Olympic Card & Comics Shop, Lacey, Washington
• Kelly Sue DeConnick (official website, comicvine, wikipedia, imdb, twitter, tumblr)
• Matt Fraction (official website, comicvine, wikipedia, imdb, twitter, tumblr)

Link-O-Rama! Other Awesome and Related Links and Friends of the Podcast!

• Lights.Camera.Action-Figures! (Andrew’s Photo/Art Site!!)
   
• Starship Troopers Invasion (Andrew’s latest project! AVAILABLE NOW!)
• Andrew Love’s Wikipedia and IMDB Pages
• Outer Realm Comics (Reviews, Forums and More!)
• WausaubiCon! and (Wausaubicon Facebook!)
• Buffalo Comicon! (Stacks of Comics will be there LIVE! on October 7th, 2012)
• The Weekly Blend (twitter: @theweeklyblend)
• Panel Pals Comics Podcast
• P.A.L.S. Podcast
• Nerdstorian Podcast
• Xombee Guy by @MarkGosson!
• SOJcast (@sojcast) by @MarkGosson and @sroberts1971
• @lcanime for Lights! Camera! Anime!
• Dungeons and Diapers
• Heroes and Fantasies in San Antonio, TX
• Queen City Bookstore in Buffalo, NY
• Bedrock City Comics in Houston, TX
• Gabi’s Olympic Cards and Comics in Lacey, WA
• Comic Shop Locator
• Cory Smith Art!
• Eddie Medina of Ed-Med Art!
• thanosrules’ Microphone: Samson SAC01UPAK USB Microphone and Podcast Package

Contact Info:

• Follow us on the Twitters:
  @thanosrules
  @stacksofcomics
  @LCAFigures
• Go look at our Websites: http://thanosrules.com
  and http://stacksofcomics.com
  and http://lightscameraactionfigures.tumblr.com
• Like us on Facebook!: Stacks of Comics
• Subscribe and Listen on Zune!
• Subscribe and Listen on iTunes!

LOVE and enJOY!

Stacks of Comics - Episode 010 - Stacks of Questions with The Trautmanns!

Episode TEN of Stacks of Comics is here! A flashback episode recorded on August 11th, 2012… better late than never I say! Did I mention this was Episode TEN?!?! :) I am so happy to have come to this first milestone!

I am even more excited to be able to share it with my friends Gabi and Eric Trautmann, of Gabi’s Olympic Card & Comics Shop, Lacey, Washington!

So, I invite you to sit back, relax and enJOY this 00:36:29 (36 minute, 29 second) installment of the Stack of Comics podcast!

Today’s episode is DEDICATED to one feature:

Stacks of Questions with The Trautmanns!

Stacks of Questions Interview with The Trautmanns! useful links:

• Gabi’s Olympic Card & Comics Shop, Lacey, Washington
• Eric Trautmann (official website, comicvine, wikipedia, imdb)
  NOTE: The following is an approximate (I stress approximate) transcript of the “Stacks of Questions” questions and answers… 
• Q1: “Talk about Yourself and Shop…”
       - Amethyst
       - Bone
• Q2: “Who Inspires You?”
  Gabi
       - Will Eisner
  Eric
       - Greg Rucka (Queen & Country)
       - Brian Clevinger
       - Scott Wegener
       - Mike Mignola (Hellboy)
       - Warren Ellis
       - Archie Goodwin
• Q3: “Super Hero or Non-Super Hero?”
  Eric
       - Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel)
       - Avenging Spider-Man
       - Hellboy
       - Greg Rucka
       - Brandon Jerwa
       - Steve Lieber
       - Rick Remender
       - Matthew Sturges
  Gabi
       - Avengers vs. X-Men
       - Magneto
• Q4: “Favorite Character?”
  Gabi
       - Barry Ween
       - Strangers in Paradise
  Eric
       - Iron Man
       - Punisher
       - Nick Fury
       - Superman
       - Hellboy
       - Spider Jerusalem
       - Jen Van Meter
       - Red Sonja
       - Vampirella
• Q5: “What are you reading?”
  Gabi
       - Batman
       - Avengers vs. X-Men
       - Captain Marvel
       - Ultimate Spider-Man
       - Conan
       - Walking Dead
       - Rachel Rising
  Eric
       - Avenging Spider-Man
       - Captain Marvel
       - The Invincible Iron Man
       - Daredevil
       - Atomic Robo
       - XO Manowar
       - Harbinger
       - Green River Killer: A True Detective Story
• Q6: “Anything to Promote?”
       - Shooters (also see my #TRQR for Shooters!)
       - Red Sonja
       - Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist
       - Gabi’s Olympic Card & Comics Shop, Lacey, Washington (Facebook)
       - Follow Gabi’s on Twitter: @Gabi_OCC
       - Follow Eric on Twitter: @mercuryeric
• Q7: “Where is the Store?”
       - 4230 Pacific Ave. Lacey, WA 98503
       

Link-O-Rama! Other Awesome and Related Links and Friends of the Podcast!

• Lights.Camera.Action-Figures! (Andrew’s Photo/Art Site!!)
   
• Starship Troopers Invasion (Andrew’s latest project!)
• Andrew Love’s Wikipedia and IMDB Pages
• Outer Realm Comics (Reviews, Forums and More!)
• WausaubiCon! and (Wausaubicon Facebook!)
• Buffalo Comicon! (Stacks of Comics will be there LIVE! on October 7th, 2012)
• Panel Pals Comics Podcast
• P.A.L.S. Podcast
• Nerdstorian Podcast (***New***)
• Xombee Guy by @MarkGosson!
• SOJcast (@sojcast) by @MarkGosson and @sroberts1971
• @lcanime for Lights! Camera! Anime!
• Dungeons and Diapers
• Heroes and Fantasies in San Antonio, TX
• Queen City Bookstore in Buffalo, NY
• Bedrock City Comics in Houston, TX
• Gabi’s Olympic Cards and Comics in Lacey, TX
• Comic Shop Locator
• Cory Smith Art!
• Eddie Medina of Ed-Med Art!
• thanosrules’ Microphone: Samson SAC01UPAK USB Microphone and Podcast Package

Contact Info:

• Follow us on the Twitters:
  @thanosrules
  @stacksofcomics
  @LCAFigures
• Go look at our Websites: http://thanosrules.com
  and http://stacksofcomics.com
  and http://lightscameraactionfigures.tumblr.com
• Like us on Facebook!: Stacks of Comics
• ***NEW*** Subscribe and Listen on Zune!
• Subscribe and Listen on iTunes!

LOVE and enJOY!