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Why is it so hard for men to make and keep friends? Will better friendships really make men happier and healthier? Recording in-person for the first time, Jim & Jay discuss men’s “friendship recession.” The guys also note how close Jay came to being Ryan Gosling, scoff at calls for decorum, and pick the best “readily available” cuisines. Plus, Jim advocates for Russian dressing, even during a war, and Jay contends life is worth living mostly because of carbs. 

Links to articles mentioned in the show. Plus, after we recorded, the Surgeon General said loneliness is worse for you than smoking.

https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-loneliness-334450f7bb5a77e88d8085b178340e19

https://www.americansurveycenter.org/commentary/american-men-suffer-a-friendship-recession/

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23323556/men-friendship-loneliness-isolation-masculinity

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/well/family/male-friendship-loneliness.html

https://www.chefspencil.com/most-popular-ethnic-cuisines-in-america/

This episode was recorded on March 28th, 2021!

Mike and Paul are joined by special guest, Dr. Zanne Domoney-Lyttle, researcher and lecturer at the University of Glasgow at the intersection of The Bible and Popular Culture specializing in Gender, Sexuality, Comic Books and Religion. In this episode they discuss how the political climate influences our reading habits and give a few comics they would recommend everyone read that focus on present day issues.

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 - Start
• 00:17:18 - Comic Picks
• 00:22:46 - Do current events shape how you read comics?
• 01:01:57 - Show Wrap / Credits

Comics Read / Comic Picks

• I Killed Adolf Hitler
• Barbalien: Red Planet #5
• The Plot #8
• The Swamp Thing #1
• Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus
• The Goddamned, Vol. 2, Iss. 4
• Decorum #7
• Beta Ray Bill #1
• The Goddamned, Vol.2 #5

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In this episode Johnny and Andrew finally answer the question, how many countries are there? They also need backup on napping at work, an end to recommendations, not needing Apple Music and not placing paper napkins in your lap. 

NEWS

• Comic book artists support Black Lives Matter with commissions
  • Gail Simone launches #ComicWritersChallenge to help raise funds for Black Lives Matters
• Marvel and DC/Warner Bros. express support for black community, is it enough?
  • Marvel donates 5 million
  • Marvel comments on use of Punisher logo
• #BlackOutTuesday - The Comics Beat reposted content that spotlights black voices and issues
• Man-Bat is the latest DC title to fall to COVID-19
• Eisner Awards 2020 nominations are in
• DC cuts ties with Diamond - Going with Lunar Distribution and UCS Comics Distributors
  • Comic shop owners react

Our Favorite BOOKS by Black Creators

1. Dave: The Wrong Earth by Jamal Igle and Tom Peyer, Naomi by Jamal Campbell and Brian Michael Bendis - Far Sector Jamal Campbell & N.K. Jemisin - ‘Black Panther & the Crew: We Are the Streets Ta-Nehisi Coates and Butch Guice 
2. Nick: Postal (and Postal Deliverance) by Bryan Edward Hill (writer) - Farmhand is written and drawn by Rob Guillory

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Decorum #2 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Mike Huddleston)
2. Nick: Daredevil #20 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Marco Checchetto)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Bitter Root #8 (Chris Visions)
2. Nick: Pandemica Vol. 1 (Esteban Salinas)

OFF TOPIC TOP SHELF: Nick - NOS4A2 season 2

NEWS

• Bad Idea starts rolling out which stores will carry their books.
• Mariko Tamaki is the new Wonder Woman ongoing writer
• Steve Orlando is going to Marvel
• Coronavirus cancels Kansas City's PLANET COMICON, Wondercon, Boston ACE Comic Con, NYC MOCCA, Diamond Publisher conference
• Comics direct market expected to take a COVID-19 hit, publishers encourage visiting your LCS
• PAJAMACON, Funko Virtual Con, others taking the place of ECCC - ECCC rescheduled for August
• Superman Vs. the KKK podcast in the form of old radio shows incoming
• Shang-Chi #1 coming this June
• February sales are in!

SEGMENT: What comics are on your self-quarantine catch-up list?
Dave: Chrononauts Vol. 2, TKO books: Sara and The Banks
Nate: The Sandman Universe, MMPR/TMNT

TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK

Dave

1. Marvels Snapshot: Sub-Mariner #1 (W: Alan Brennert, Kurt Busiek, A: Jerry Ordway)
2. Thor #4 (W: Donny Cates, A: Nic Klein)

Nathan

1. Decorum #1 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Mike Huddleston)
2. Cable #1 (W: Gerry Duggan, A: Phil Noto)

ComicBookRoundUp

• Critic: Hawkeye: Freefall #4
• Fan: The Dollhouse Family #5

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: Plunge #2 (W: Joe Hill, A: Stuart Immonen) (Alienated #2...too? Si Spurrier, Chris Wildgoose)
• Nathan: X-Ray Robot #1 (Mike Allred, Laura Allred)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Batman #91 (Jorge Jimenez)
• Nathan: Robin 80th Anniversary Spectacular (Yasmine Putri cover)

SEGMENT: Elsa Charretier (char-tee-air) artist on November, The Unstoppable Wasp, writer AND artist on Infinite Loop, and More

1. You just had a successful Kickstarter get funded back in November (with your artbook shipping in February, congratz!) and also have an Etsy store where you sell comics. What has the journey been like to move away from traditional comic book publishing to a digital approach on platforms like Kickstarter and Etsy?
2. What would you say are the essential things a creator must know or commit to before launching a Kickstarter?
3. Would you say launching a Kickstarter changed the relationship you have with fans? How so?
4. How do you approach working on creator-owned projects versus work for the big two?
5. Do you generally find it easier to illustrate your own projects or projects in collaboration with another writer? How does your creative process shift for the difference between writing and art?
6. Can you tell us a little about your Star Wars work for IDW? How did the project come about, and what’s your approach to working with characters that have such far reach and recognition?
7. November Book Two Vol. 2 comes out this May, what can fans expect from this sequel series by you and Matt Fraction?
8. What do you hope to see in the industry in the future?
9. Infinite Loop got a sequel starting in 2017, might we see a trilogy some day?
10. What comics are you reading right now?

Off Topic Top Shelf: Elsa Charretier’s pick - Reading plays, Good Omens, and more

THE NEWS:

1. FCBD 2020 titles get teased
2. Wonder Woman #750 launching with over 20 covers
3. Spider-Woman gets a new costume
4. Marvel Comics March 2020 solicitations
5. TRANSFORMERS vs. TERMINATOR in 2020 Event
6. Jonathan Hickman & Mike Huddleston's DECORUM #1 out in March
7. Batman and Doomsday Clock End

TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK:

Dave

1. Joker: Killer Smile #2 (W: Jeff Lemire, A: Andrea Sorrentino)
2. The Low, Low Woods #1 (W: Carmen Maria Machado A: Dani, Tamra Bonvillain)

Forrest

1. Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #1 (Daniel Warren Johnson)
2. Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy #1 (W: Jeff Lemire, A: Tonci Zonjic)
3. ComicBookRoundUp
   1. Critic: King Thor #4 (9.8)
   2. Fan: Basketful of Heads #3 (9.5)
       

SEGMENT: 2020 Predictions - one good thing and one bad thing that will happen in comics or the comics industry next year and why

1. Dave: X-Men will get an event and it’ll bleed into Marvel Studios hype / At least one major writer from DC will jump to Marvel
2. Forrest: Neil Gaiman will make a full-scale return to comics / More celebrity editorial lines

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK:

1. Dave: Spider-Ham (W: Zeb Wells, A: Will Robson)
2. Forrest: Incoming! #1

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.:

1. Dave: Doctor Strange #1 (Phil Noto)
2. Forrest: Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham (Wendell Dalit)
    

INTERVIEW: The Low, Low Woods writer Carmen Maria Machado and artist Dani join us for an interview to talk horror, the new series, and Hill House Comics.  

• Can you tell us a little bit about how the creative team came together on the title?
• Did you learn anything when creating this series and its first issue?
• Why is the comic book medium right for this story?
• Dani, you're so good at making the somewhat ordinary interesting and scary (I'm thinking of the trash outside the house early in the book as the girls ride their bikes, or the girls trying to remember what happened and their heads are made up of hands, parrots, and other things), how do you approach something static and give it life?
• When it comes to character creation where do you start, Vee and Eldora feel so real!
• So Rob Reiner directed Sea Dogs (we see his name on the marquee outside the theater), which also happens to be the backup story in this first wave of Hill House Comics. Why Reiner?
• Carmen, I had to write this down, "babies were born with placentas black as soot...their mothers were birthing coal itself" god that is horrifying! When working in a visual medium do you need to strike a balance between prose style horror like this and visual horror?
• The use of color by Tamra Bonvillain is fabulous, what goes into creating a color palette for a series?
• I'm always curious, was there a working list of titles for Low, Low Woods?
• Who is on your mount rushmore of creators you'd like to work with?
• Joe Hill was on the podcast 7 or so weeks ago and I asked him to describe Low, Low Woods, and he said it's the perfect mix of david's, 50% david cronenberg and 50% david lynch. Would you agree, or maybe you'd have other directors in mind?
• Do you have any personal heroes in the creative arts?
• Favorite moment or issue in the series so far?

Off Topic Top Shelf: Carmen and Dani give us their picks!

Setlist —

1. A-Trak & Todd Terry - DJs Gotta Dance More
2. Carnage ft Prinze George - Letting People Go
3. Gab Rhome - La Maison
4. Jenia Tarsol & Jinaga - Takadoom 
5. Stan Kolev - Revolt
6. Dimitri Veimar - Planet
7. EDX - Sillage
8. CRVVCKS - Palms

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#ToProgress

Setlist —

1. Eden Prince - Senorita
2. Dan Bravo - Everythings Gonna Be Alright
3. Anna Lunoe - Satisfaction
4. Bolier - Sweet Love
5. Fat Sushi - Fields 
6. Yotto - Nova 
7. Lane 8 - Midnight 
8. Bolier & Natalie Peris - Forever & A Day
9. Don Bravo - My Love

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#ToProgress

Setlist —

1. Nora En Pure - Heart Beating
2. Nora En Pure - Come With Me
3. Passenger 10 - Artifact 
4. Jerome Isma-ae & Alastor - Wilde
5. Quivver & Shane Blackshaw - Rescue
6. DJ Boring - Winona
7. Cornucopia - The Story Of Us 
8. Rampa - Fluke

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#ToProgress

Entrevue avec André Fortin, Porte-parole de l’opposition officielle en matière de santé et de santé publique.

Entretien avec Emmanuelle Latraverse :

- Les conservateurs et le pacte des migrants

- L'éloge funèbre de Brian Mulroney aux funérailles de Bush, échos d’une autre époque dans les relations Canado-américaines. 

Le Buzz de Vincent
- PETA propose un changement de vocabulaire sur les animaux
- Rudy Giuliani ne comprend pas beaucoup l’Internet
- Bonne nouvelle pour les vieux mariés. 

Entretien avec Francis Bouchard, Président de l’Assemblée parlementaire des étudiants du Québec et Vanessa Destiné, animatrice de l'émission Les Effrontées : Le décorum vestimentaire au Parlement.

Entrevue avec Brian Mulroney, ancien premier ministre du Canada : Retour sur son éloge funèbre au 41ème président des États-Unis, Georges H. W. Mulroney.

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Décembre 2018

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