Mega City Book Club

Jon Clark joins the book club to discuss the first book published by the Treasury of British Comics, and to talk about one of Judge Dredd's forerunners, One-Eyed Jack McBane. Get your copy from the Treasury shop. And check out the Stockport Garrick theatre website for more information of Jon's other project.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

As this episode explains I have started another podcast with my daughter Jenny where we are going to cover all the collected editions of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and this is the first episode of that podcast. If the Sandman is not your thing then don't worry, normal service will be resumed next week with an episode about One-Eyed Jack and Valiant comic.If you are interested in hearing us discuss the rest of the Sandman then the podcast is called A Handful of Dust and you can find it in the usual places or use the following feed address to subscribe directly.http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/ahandfulofdustYou can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Giles Wright is my guest to help me wrap up the Tour of Duty storyline that started in episode 64 with Santiago Mayaud. This time we follow Dredd into the mutant townships of the cursed earth, and discuss the different types of villains he encounters, as well as talking about Dredd's prospects as a Chief Judge.Get your copy from the 2000AD store, and check out Giles' film blog at Sometimes they go to eleven.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Brother Sheridan Kelly is back with the second volume of the Hachette collected Nemesis the Warlock. We discuss the wonderful Bryan Talbot artwork and the complicated past history of Satanus the dinosaur. You can find Luke Williams' article about the 2000AD dinosaur family tree on the ECBT website. Check out Sheridan's prog slog blog. Credo!You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Alan Fisher is back to discuss the conclusion of the Absalom story that we started on episode 90. We try to keep spoilers to a minimum but the title may give some of it away. Get your copies of these marvellous trades from the 2000AD store. And check out Alan's rural American adventures on his blog.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

My guest is Dr Julia Round who has written a fascinating book about the comic Misty. She shares some of her insights into how gothic works in British girls' comics and we also discuss the four Misty collections released so far by the Treasury of British Comics.Do check out Julia's work and her Misty database on her website, and please get in touch if you can help with the hunt for some of the unknown writers. Dr Round's book Gothic for Girls: Misty and British Comics is available from all good bookshops, and the four Misty collections are available from the 2000AD online store.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Conrad Leiden from the Space Spinner 2000 podcast makes a fourth appearance on the book club to talk about the second collected volume of MACH 1 stories, and the dark tragedy of MACH Zero. We also get very excited about the Action 2020 special, with an added Foxy bonus right at the end.Get your copy of both books from the 2000AD Store.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

I'm joined by the Mighty One himself to discuss his time in the nerve centre, his novel the Sheerglam Conspiracy, and his work for The 77 comic. Then editor Ben Cullis tells me more about the creation of The 77 and their plans for future issues.Contact Steve to buy a signed copy of The Mighty One or The Sheerglam Conspiracy, and get your copy of The 77 from GetMyComics. You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Rebellion's senior graphics novel editor, Keith Richardson, joins me on skype to discuss an overlooked gem he discovered in the Treasury of British Comics. We also chat about all the upcoming releases from the Treasury in 2020, and how the lockdown is affecting the comics industry.Get your copy of Johnny Future from the 2000AD store and check out the specials bundle as well.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

2000AD superfan Stacey Dutton-Whittle is my guest to discuss a cracking Dredd epic from the middle of the much maligned 1990s. Join us if a spoiler free chat about The Pit. And get your copy from the 2000AD shop.Check out Whittle Waffle on youtube and read Stacey's interview with a number of 2000AD droids about the best volume of Dredd to start reading with on the Games Radar site here. Also check out Mark Dutton-Whittle's Evil Dead blog Within the Woods.You can find a list of episodes so far and all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on Twitter, and on instagram, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDownload hereRight click and choose save link as to download to your computer.