Ancillary Characters' Comic Book Podcast

In episode 80 we dig into the all-ages comic Rust from @RoydenLepp as a companion to the interview! We start off the show with a discussion of DC's recent editorial conundrums and whether or not the companies line-up is generating any interest. Once again, our unoficial sixth Ancillary Character, Luis D. Santos is responsible for the letter.  Then we discuss some of the latest comics news such as the All-New Marvel Now! line of titles. James D. Robinson on an Invaders book, anyone? Eh?  Then we team review Rust from Archaia and Royden Lepp. Allen gives his patented run-down of the story before we dig into what makes Rust: Visitor in the Field and Secret of the Cell such a wonderful title. Not just as a comic but an all-ages title that truly lives up to what being "all-ages" means. You can find us on the web at ancillarycharacters.com or on twitter @ancillarytweets or at facebook.com/ancillarycharacters. You can send us your letters to letters@ancillarycharacters.com and we'll read them live on air!

The Ancillary Characters got a chance to sit down with Royden Lepp, comic creator, video game designer and all around good egg. They talked about Royden's origin story, how he came to find himself creating comics and having them published through Archaia, and the personal experiences that went into shaping his book, Rust. You can find Rust on ComiXology or at your local comic retailer. You can find Royden on Twitter @RoydenLepp.  You can find us on Twitter @ancillarytweets or on Facebook at facebook.com/ancillarycharacters or at our home on the web ancillarycharacters.com.  Thanks for listening!

This week the Podcasters Without Fear tackle some huge event books before digging into Daredevil by Mark Waid!  During the intro segment they read a letter from listener Luis Santos who once again sparks an intense discussion. This one about "dark & gritty" comics. Then during the news they talk about some random topics of interest. During the take it or leave it they review the opening issue of Forever Evil from DC. From Marvel they talk about the opening salvo of Battle of the Atom and the second issue of Infinity.  During the Book-It segment they talk about Daredevil's first story arc by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin.  If you enjoyed the show please feel free to leave us a rating and review on iTunes! Get your thoughts heard by emailing them to us at letters@ancillarycharacters.com. Find us on the web at ancillarycharacters.com or on facebook.com/ancillarycharacters or on Twitter @ancillarytweets!

Join the characters as they delve into the finales to Captain America in Dimension Z and DC's Trinity War! But first, they have some brief discussions spurred on by your letters. Ethan's supposed "gorgeous" and "manly" hair is talked about as are what the gang's pull list would look like if they only had a $10 dollar budget per month. During the news they talk about the Ben Affleck controversy and casting of Ultron. Then the take-it-or-leave-it begins. They team review Justice League #23 and Captain America #10. \ Paul reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24  Allen reviews Daredevil: Dark Knights #1-3 Ethan reviews the Infinity: New Avengers tie-in Seth reviews Lazarus #3. And that's that. Get your letters in for upcoming shows! letters@ancillarycharacters.com. Visit us at ancillarycharacters.com or facebook.com/ancillarycharacters. Also on twitter @ancillarytweets. Don't forget to leave us a rating/review on iTunes!

This week Allen, Ethan and Seth take you to Infinity (1) and beyond in episode 77! Comics galore! First they start off by reading YOUR letters which leads to a short discussion about subscription based digital comics services like Marvel Unlimited.  They skip the news segment this week and dive headfirst into the latest HUGE, earth-shattering epics events from Marvel and DC, Trinity War #5 (JLD 23) and Infinity #1. Then they break off and individually review a slew of the latest offerings from the biggest and smallest publishers. Allen reviews Thor #11 and Star Wars #8! Ethan reviews Hellblazer(s) #1-6 and Astro City #3! Seth reviews Outliers #1 and Dinosaurs Attack #2! They close out by talking about Bradley Cooper's casting as the voice of Rocket Racoon. Be aware that hence forth AC audio episodes will be posting on Saturday mornings instead of late Thursday evenings. Sorry for the shift in plans but... well things happen. Find us on the web at ancillarycharacters.com and facebook.com/ancillarycharact

In this episode Allen, Paul and Seth are joined once again by Andrew DiMarcangelo *@adcustom* to talk comics. Specifically Grant Morrison's seven year run on the Bat titles. They dig into specific arcs, characters, character motivations, themes, and more. It's a gushing retrospective on one of the greatest comic runs of all time.  Find us on the web at ancillarycharacters.com or on twitter @ancillarytweets or at facebook.com/ancillarycharacters. Send us your letters to letters@ancillarycharacters. Don't forget to leave us an iTunes rating and review!

Episode 75! Quantum & Woody! The Wake! Green Arrow! Trillium! You should listen, NOW.  We start with a letter from Dave Finn concerning Wolverine and get into a brief discussion about oversized hardcovers, Barry Windsor Smith being Seth's introduction to Wolverine as well as Wolverine's brief foray as an Australian. During the news Paul introduces the new Doctor Who actor and we talk about the comic movie bubble yet again.  Take it or leave it is full of awesome (and maybe one or two not-so-awesome) books! A team review of Justice League Dark 22 opens it off. Is the third chapter of Trinity War worth a look? Find out... Then Ethan reviews issues of Pathfinder: Goblins, and Quantum & Woody. Paul reviews The Wake #3 and Green Arrow #22 Allen reviews The Flying Man short film and Beware the Batman cartoon Seth reviews Trillium #1 and Five Ghosts #5. They also roar through a speed round! Dig the show? Rate and review us on iTunes! Find us on the web at ancillarycharacters.com or on youtub

This week the AC boys are in a Berseker rage as they review The Wolverine, Old Man Logan & more! Allen, Ethan, Paul and Seth are joined by She-Hulk himself, Zach Berry to talk about a hodgepodge of HOT topics. During the intro segment we read your letters and topics are... well they're nuts. And there's tons of them stuff you guys wanna talk about.  Then we review The Wolverine starring Hugh Jackman and directed by James Mangold. Did he mangle the movie? Find out what we thought! During the news we catch up on the latest and greatest from SDCC like the Superman/Batman movie and Frank Miller's involvement. We also discuss the Avengers 2: Age of Ultron and the new X-Men series from Jason Aaron. In the take it or leave it segment we dissect Old Man Logan by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven.  Allen reviews Wolverine & the X-Men: Alpha and Omega Ethan reviews Hercules & Wolverine Paul reviews the Wolverine mini by Claremont & Miller Zach reviews Wolverine: The End Seth reviews Wolverine:

In this episode, the Ancillary Characters discuss a slew of news, reviews, and finally drop some clues to the subject of the next episode (hint, the next is Wolverine). As a group, we talk about the second part to DC's big summer event, Trinity War, contained in Justice League of America #6. After the initial group review, the guys go their own way. Allen gives his thoughts on IDW's TMNT: New Animated Adventures #1. Then Ethan takes the stage to discuss Archaia's Thrilling Adventure Hour #1. Next Paul brings the penultimate review, saying what he thinks of the shocking Captain America #8. Finally, as anchor leg in the race of reviewing, Seth finishes strong with a review of IDW's Dinosaurs Attack #1.  Don't forget to check us out on YouTube every Thursday night at 7 PM EST for our live broadcast. Visit us online at AncillaryCharacters.com, and send your emails to letters@ancillarycharacters.com. Rate and review us on iTunes if you're so inclined. Finally, don't forget to follow us on Twitter (@Ancillar

Monsters! Robots! Pacific Rim! In this episode, the Ancillary Characters review monster and robot themed books in honor of Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim. Also discussed is news fresh and tasty from San Diego Comic Con. As a team, we tackle IDW's Godzilla: The Half-Century War. Then, individually, we review Hellboy Library Edition vol. 2, Incredible Change Bots Book 1, American Vampire vol. 1, and Gigantic #1.  Sends us a letter to letters@ancillarycharacters.com, or visit us at ancillarycharacters.com, or watch live every Thursday night on youtube.com/ancillarycharacters. Don't forget to leave us an iTunes review! 

Comics! They're real, they're here, and they aren't going away. Now listen as we talk about them. This week we're joined by Andrew DiMarcangelo or @adcustom as you may know him for a lengthy discussion of the latest, (and apparently least interesting) news around. Stuff like the new Inhumans series by Fraction and the latest title announcements from last weeks Image Expo.  In the take-it-or-leave-it segment they team review Batman 66 #1 and Justice League #22: Trinity War #1. Individually they review Batman 22, Astro City 2, Bodie Troll, Trinity of Sin: Pandora #1 and more.  Disclaimer: Seth was barely alive for this episode so forgive him his... well, just forgive him. Send us a letter to letters@ancillarycharacters.com or visit us at ancillarycharacters.com or watch live every Thursday night on youtube.com/ancillarycharacters Don't forget to leave us an iTunes review!

It's the 4th of July and we're celebrating America's independence by rallying around a band of war comics! For this episode Allen, Ethan, Paul and Seth are joined by guest hosts in the form of Don Garvey and Mike Connelly. You may know them from the Echo Rift podcast. Or you may have seen their comic at echorift.com.  On this episode we sift through some news. Stuff like the latest Image comic digital news. Is there a conspiracy afoot? Seth seems to think so. There is also some other news. In the take-it-or-leave it section the fellas team up on Joe Kubert's Sgt Rock: The Prophecy. They dig the heck out of it.  Then they individually review a slew of war-related titles. Which ones? You'll have to tune in to find out. Don't forget to visit us on the web at ancillarycharacters.com or youtube.com/ancillarycharacters. Find us on Facebook.com/ancillarycharacters or on Twitter @ancillarytweets. Send your e-mail to letters@ancillarycharacters.com. Also, don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!

Episode 69 is a beaut. It features the guys barreling through a hasty Monsters University review, a handful of news topics and then reviewing a slew of books. In the news they discuss some upcoming some new DC books, the recent Robert Downey Jr. announcement for Avengers 2 & 3, upcoming Marvel movies and the possible fate of Nightwing. During the take-it-or-leave it the whole gang reviews Age of Ultron 10 and Age of Ultron 10AI as well as Batman/Superman 1 Paul reviews Justice League 21 and Daredevil 27 Ethan reviews Wild Blue Yonder 1 and Six Gun Gorilla 1 Allen reviews Hawkeye 11 and Larfleeze 1 Seth reviews X-Files 1 and Lazarus 1   Don't forget to check us out on YouTube every Thursday night at 7pm EST for our live broadcast. Visit us at ancillarycharacters.com and send your emails to letters@ancillarycharacters.com. Rate and review us on iTunes if you're so inclined and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @ancillarytweets or on facebook.com/ancillarycharacters! Thanks for listening!

And we're back. Seth returns to the fold as the Ancillary Characters buckle down for a Superman-centric episode 68. In the intro they read your letters. They're mostly about Superman.  They ignore the news entirely, and leap into a lengthy review of Man of Steel. Now, you may have heard a lot about this movie online and you probably think you know what we thought... but you'll have to listen because, hey, maybe we'll surprise you. Also, sorry if we offend anyone with our detailed and staunch stand on the film. Then we review Superman: Birthright by Mark Waid and Leinil Yu. Did we take it or leave it? You'll have to listen to find out.  Then we make some Superman book suggestions. Stuff like Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Secret Identity, Kingdom Come and For All Seasons are mentioned. And more. Find us online at ancillarycharacters.com or at facebook.com/ancillarycharacters or on twitter @ancillarytweets. Send e-mail to letters@ancillarycharacters and don't forget to RATE and REVIEW

This week, the Ancillary Characters (minus Seth) delve back into the world of comics, with a small foray into other areas of multimedia! We talk E3 news, the new Hobbit trailer, and comics, of course! The boys review the Wake #1, New Avengers #6, East of West #3, Daredevil: End of Days and more! And to cap things off, we review TMNT: Change is Constant (plus issue 5, just for kicks)! Come join us as we take a journey through all things Turtles. ANd yes, there is lots of blubbering... Join the conversation! Tweet us @AncillaryTweets, or email us at letters@ancillarycharacters.com!

The Ancillary Characters are back with more on what you love: comics. Seth is off on sebatical, and in the meantime the boys will play. Join us as Paul, Allen, and Ethan talk DC(squared), the alleged Fables and Archie movie adaptations, as DC's first Post-New-52 major crossover event, "Forever Evil." The guys deliver reviews on many hot titles: Locke and Key: Omega #5, X-Men#1, JLA #4, Age of Ultron #9, Astro City #1, and Green Lantern #21! Wanna help out the show? Rate and review us on iTunes. Write in any questions and comments to letters@ancillarycharacters.com.

"In brightest day, in blackest night..."  The title says it all, ladies and gentlemen. Join us this week as Allen, Ethan, Paul and Seth dig into Geoff Johns historic run on Green Lantern.  But first the news! Talk of a new Superman animated movie from Bruce Timm & Zac Effron... I mean Snyder. Rumors of a possible Namor series penned by James Robinson! And Seth randomly reviews Fast & Furious 6! Then the fellas review, discuss, disect, and heap adoration on Geoff Johns' nigh-on-a-decade Green Lantern run. They give us a rundown of what they love, what they like, and what they think may have changed the course of history. Let us know what you think of Geoff Johns' run via e-mail to letters@ancillarycharacters.com! Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ancillarycharacters. Watch live every Thursday night at youtube.com/ancillarycharacters. Find us on twitter @ancillarytweets. Obviously ancillarycharacters.com is our home on the web. 

Episode 64 brings the band back together for their first recording as a complete collective in three weeks.  What do they talk about? Well, the intro alone contains a lengthy discussion about Star Trek Into Darkness spurred on by a listener letter. Then they talk about the Arrow season finale. That's just the intro though... During the news they dig into the Agents of Shield and the latest round of DC's New 52 cancellations. Then the Take-it-or-Leave-it segment. Allen review Green Team #1 and Regular Show #1. Ethan reviews Half Past Danger #1 and X-O Manowar #13. Paul reviews Justice League #20 and Adventures of Superman #4. Seth reviews Superman #20 and Iron Man #10 And then they group hug like a flock of penguins riding out a cold winter's night. Find us on the web at ancillarycharacters.com, ancillarycharacters.libsyn.com or youtube.com/ancillarycharacters.  In social media land you can track us down at facebook.com/ancillarycharacters or on twitter @ancillarytweets. Send in your letters to lette

You read it right, the Ancillary Characters take Erik Powell's The Goon! Join us as we talk industry news (Marvel Cartoons made by Disney?!?!), and of course a slew of reviews, including Avengers #11, The Movement #1, Adventures of Superman #2, Age of Ultron #7 and Iron Man #9! Wanna support the show? We don't need money donations, we need iTunes reviews! And letters, sent to letters@ancillarycharacters.com!

The Ancillary Characters are back to basics with this week's episode! While Seth is off preparing to tie the knot next week, Paul and Allen take over as the Dynamic Duo of Podcasts! They bounce back and forth with friendly banter for a good 50 minutes. Oh, and they talk about comics, comic news, and just generally enjoy one anothers company. You'll find all kinds of coolness in the form of Marvel Movie talk, Teen Titans GO!, Adventure Time #15, Thor God of Thunder #8, Uncanny Avengers #8, and Amelia Cole and the Hidden War #1. So yeah, some cool stuff. Seth and Ethan may be away for the week, but you won't wanna miss this Sultry Southern Segment. Love you.