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Cammy’s Comic-Con Corner – The 6th Annual Comics Podcasting All-Stars
Posted by Cammy in Cammy's Comic-Con Corner, Special Episode on December 11, 2011
Join the titans of comics media, the comics podcasters, for the 6th annual gathering at the San Diego Comic-Con. Get a front row seat to see some of your favorite comics podcasters discuss everything from the latest in comics industry news to behind-the-scenes stories. Podcasters appearing on the panel include Cameron Hatheway (Cammy’s Comic Corner), John Mayo (The Comic Book Page), Brian “Pants” Christman (Comic Geek Speak), Jimmy Aquino (Comic News Insider), Conor Kilpatrick (iFanboy), John Siuntres (Word Balloon), and Pat Loika (Loikamania!). Recorded at Comic-Con International, Thursday, July 21 2011.
For the audio version, check-out Word Balloon‘s recording!
Cammy’s Comic-Con Corner – Geeky Talky 2011
Posted by Cammy in Cammy's Comic-Con Corner, Geeky Talky on July 27, 2011
This year during the convention, I decided to not do any video interviews. Instead, I was determined to have nothing but Geeky Talky episodes recapping the festivities every evening. Every episode was sponsored by 01 Publishing.
For past Geeky Talky episodes, and for past Comic-Con episodes.
Cammy’s Comic Corner – Book Of The Month – Chew: The Omnivore Edition Vol. 1
Posted by Cammy in Book Of The Month on November 5, 2010
Book Of The Month – November
Chew – The Omnivore Edition Vol. 1 
Written by John Layman
Illustrated by Rob Guillory
Now usually I don’t do themed Book Of The Month selections. I mean October is always fun to review a horror comic, but that’s about as usually far as I’ll go theme-wise. However when you see a holiday and a graphic novel go together like Native Americans & Pilgrims, you just have to take advantage of it. That’s why I decided to choose the first hardcover of Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory. I can’t help it if I think of Thanksgiving and eating & Chew. After you’ve read the graphic novel, it’ll all make sense to you. Trust me.
Chew debuted back in 2009 and became an instant success. So much so, that the first issue alone went back for multiple printings. Now that may be normal for some series, but for a comic nobody heard anything about? That’s pretty fantastic. The story takes place in a world where chicken is illegal. There was an avian flu outbreak that killed tens of thousands of people across the country, and the FDA is the government agency in charge of keeping the peace. The main character of the series, Tony Chu, is a police detective from Philadelphia who has an uncanny ability to get psychic impressions of anything he eats. He’s cibopathic, which means if he eats a burger, he gets the entire history of where it came from. The only food he’s able to eat to keep from getting these horrible images is beets. They’re boring, bland, and bearable. After a recent bust on a restaurant serving chicken, he’s scooped-up by a special section of the FDA dedicated to investigating food and anything weird or bizarre involving it. Along the way we’re introduced to the rest of the players; his veteran new partner Mason Savoy, the love of his life Amelia Mintz, and so on and so forth.
Each character is truly unique in this ingenious setting. While cibopaths like Tony and Mason can get a mental image of food when eaten, Amelia is a saboscrinver, who can write about food so vividly and precisely, that you can taste what she’s writing about. It doesn’t stop there! All throughout this volume you’re introduced to several characters along the same vein of Tony and Amelia, only they’re abilities are slightly different but still revolving around food. I can just imagine John Layman giggling like a little school girl in front of his typewriter, thinking up the abilities no one has dared to think-up yet.
The art in this book is to die for. Rob Guillory’s designs are fun yet action-packed page after page. Each character has his or her own quirky style, and it never strays from the original design; consistency is a dish best served warm. One of my favorite parts about the art is the things that you don’t notice at first in the background. You might catch it on the second read, and suddenly burst out laughing like I’m one to do. I don’t want to ruin the little jokes, so I’ll just leave it at this; inspect every little sign, bottle logo, or writing on papers. It’s little Easter eggs like those that add the cherry on top of this cake of awesome.
The hardcover itself is wonderful quality. Myself owning all of The Walking Dead hard covers, I’ve come to love Image’s consistency from volume to volume. It makes my bookshelves look nice, with some feel of organization and unity. And the extras in the back are well worth the purchase too; you get scripts, sketches, and the original pitch. I love me some DVD-esque extras!
So in conclusion, this series is one of my new favorites that I look forward to every month. Humor, action and romance all rolled-into one floppy comic for $3. However, it’s so good that I also plan on buying all the hard covers to lend to friends and family in the future. It’s just that good to buy twice. Of all the independent comics that have come out in the past decade, I put Chew in my Top 5, no question. It’s one of those comics that anyone can enjoy, and I’ve already had reports of people getting hooked on the plot alone, who have never picked-up a comic before in their life. We need more comics like that; fun, and a gateway comic to several thousand other stories hidden away in local comic shops across the globe, waiting to be read by virgin eyes.
This Thanksgiving, be thankful you’re not a cibopath, and pass along the stuffing to Aunt Sally, followed by the Chew – Omnivore Edition Vol. 1. She’ll like it so much, she’ll want seconds.
Book Of The Month – June – LOCAL
Book Of The Month – July – Sub-Mariner: The Depths
Book Of The Month – August – Superman: Secret Identity
Book Of The Month – October – Welcome To Hoxford
Book Of The Month – November – The Nightly News
Book Of The Month – December – CLA$$WAR
Book Of The Month – January – The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
Book Of The Month – February – Locke & Key: Welcome To Lovecraft
Book Of The Month – March – Mini Marvels Ultimate Collection
Book Of The Month – April – Asterios Polyp
Book Of The Month – May – Green Lantern: Secret Origin
Book Of The Month – June – Titanium Rain: Book One
Book Of The Month – July – Irredeemable Vol. 1
Book Of The Month – August – Marsh Rocket
Book Of The Month – September – Invincible Ultimate Collection 1
Geeky Talky Question Episode Reminder!
Posted by Cammy in Geeky Talky, NEWS, Special Episode on September 13, 2010
Hey all, I’ll be recording the Geeky Talky episode tomorrow where I’ll be answering your questions about whatever is on your mind, so send them in!
Email, Twitter, PM, YouTube, whatever. I’ll answer whatever you throw at me and release the episode this Wednesday.
Geeky Talky now available on iTunes!
Posted by readmin in Geeky Talky, NEWS on June 17, 2010
Hear ye, hear ye! Cammy’s Comic Corner – Geeky Talky is finally available on iTunes! Go subscribe today!
What do YOU want to hear on Geeky Talky?
Posted by readmin in Geeky Talky, NEWS on June 10, 2010
So I figured since I’m doing the Geeky Talky episodes a lot more frequently than video, the opportunities of subjects to talk about are vast.
NOW IT’S UP TO YOU, THE LISTENER TO DECIDE!
Have a certain thing you’d love to hear myself and a guest talk about? It could be any subject; comics, television, movies, etc.
Post in this thread, or send me an email, and I’d love to make it happen!
IMPORTANT GEEKY TALKY INFORMATION!
Posted by readmin in Geeky Talky, NEWS on June 7, 2010
While waiting for the iTunes music store to accept the Geeky Talky RSS feed, you don’t have to wait if you want to add it yourself!
On iTunes go to ‘Advanced‘, ‘Subscribe to podcast…‘, and type in http://geekytalky.libsyn.com/rss
Easy as one, two, three!
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