Episode 21: Doctor Muscles Journal One

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The Doctor is in.

Chris, Derek, Dylan and Keith are back! This time they descend into madness to bring you a tale of fist-punching exploitation in the depths of Hell! This is "Doctor Muscles: Journal One" by Austin Tinius, Adam Salinas and VARIOUS artists. Seriously, there's five issues in this book and at least six artists are in here. There might be more. We can't be sure. Every time we turned a page it seemed like there was another artist displaying their European artistic chops.

We had a lot of fun discussing this one. If you enjoy Heavy Metal magazine and wish there were more books like it in the United Sates, then look no further! It's a great place to see some very talented European artists flex their artistic muscles... Couldn't help myself.
Pick up a copy of Journal One and see the madness that we speak of. Also, Journal Two is now available from Bogus Publishing at BogusBooks.com

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This episode has been graciously sponsored by the wonderful people at 01 Publishing.
Be sure and check out their titles Crazy Mary and Utopiates because we will be talking to their creators in next month's episode.
If you order your copy of Utopiates from Discount Comic Book Service this month, you will receive a limited edition art poster. And if you are one of the first twenty, you will receive an original Utopiates page! But you have to hurry and get your order in by the end of May.

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And another big thank you to The Wednesday Warriors for their donation to our show. Check out their Fight For Comics Podcast and get another perspective on the comic book battlefield.

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Next Episode: Kabuki Episode B: Metamorphosis

Dr. Muscles Announces a New Series Format!

Bogus Publishing has announced that beginning with #4, Dr. Muscles will begin rotating art teams and stories.

From Bogus Publishing:

While Stefano Cardoselli finishes up DM #3, we've got the next four artists lined up for DM#4-8. Here's a preview of Ignacio Vega's version of DM for a 2-part story, issues #6-7. More news on the upcoming DM artists soon! (if you want to try your hand at drawing a Dr Muscles issue, send us a link to your portfolio)

~~Update~~
Bogus has announced Cecilia Latella will be the artist on issue #5. Check out her character sketch for Mickey.

 He looks a little more Disney, and loveable, but still perfectly happy to steal the shoes off your feet. Can't wait to see how she draws Dr. Muscles himself!

Dylan doesn't want to take credit for this, but he is very excited that the guys at Bogus have decided to take this route with such an awesomely iconic character.

Indie Spotlight #3: Sci-Fi-Ish?

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Chris, Dylan, & Keith talk about a few Sci-Fi-ish comics. Both of the 2nd issues from Bogus Publishing, Kranburn from Down Under, and Brian K Vaughan's Saga! These books brought out a lot of discussion about Heavy Metal, and comics of yore. It's always nice for us to see people gathering influence from more unlikely sources. Keith returns to his position as the comics historian on this episode, although Dylan manages to list off pretty much all of the books Brian K Vaughan ever wrote. :cough: supernerd :cough:

"Stranger In a Strange Land" written & performed by Iron Maiden

This will be the last Indie Spotlight for a bit until some more books fall into our laps, so feel free to speed up the process and let us know about anything amazing you're reading.

The next featured book is Titanium Rain by Josh Finney and Kat Rocha, which we should be recording in the next couple weeks.

Indie Spotlight #1!

Chris, Dylan, Keith & Nicole polish off a recording marathon with a 45m+ Indie Spotlight. A really special thanks goes out to Jeremy Whitley who graciously gave us several Action Lab Entertainment books to cover (Which we continually botch by calling it Action Labs. DOH!)

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 We cover Snowed In written by Shawn Gabborin and drawn by Rick Lundeen, where five people find themselves faced with a monster they can't see. It's Lovecraft meets cabin fever (the mental state, NOT the film) in this fun little indie romp with moody lighting and interiors lovingly rendered by Rick Lundeen.


  Back in the Day written by Dave Dwonch and drawn by Daniel Logan, tells the story of three friends going back in time to the far out 80s to save their past selves from their inevitably boring future. Along the way tragedy ensues and the three friends have to set things right, and it's all drawn with Daniel Logan's slick pen. Definitely not like any other comic out there... IN A GOOD WAY.

  Vapor Trails: Chapter 1 by Will Strode, shows us a dystopian future where human's are caught in a battle between aliens and animals... maybe? He only has chapter one up so far, and what's there is hysterical and leaves you hungry for more!


Doctor Muscles #1 written by Austin Tinius & Robert Salinas and drawn by Andrew Whyte, where Austin Tinius gives us yet another classic sci-fi adventure like you've never seen before... Yet feels as familiar as your worst nightmares as a kid.


 And we cap off the night with the fun and frolic of Princeless #2 written by Jeremy Whitley and drawn by M. Goodwin! This book has not let the crew down yet! After the first issue seemed to lay out a pretty straightforward course, Jeremy Whitley manages to show you just how rich this little world really is, all while amazing you with the expressiveness of M. Goodwin's art. AND ISSUE THREE IS COMING TO A COMIC STORE NEAR YOU SOON!


The intro song is "Indier Than Thou" by MC Frontalot from the album "Nerdcore Rising"


And remember! Next month is Luci's Letdown by Marjee Chmiel and drawn by Sandra Lanz. Which we will soon be selling digitally in our online store for only $5! We will let you all know when it is available. Or if you're not yet down with the digital revolution, you can order a print copy from Marjee Chmiel and Sandra Lanz as well.