Monthly Archives: October 2015

MORE interviews with people at FallCon 2015 including Colorist Stephanie Cofell, her handsome groom and musician Dave Cofell, Convention founder Brian Wilson.

No, not that one.

Lots of other stuff as well!

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Cory and Joe discuss the new issue of Previews as well as the kind of comics they are buying!  There’s a lot on the table this episode, including:

• Jin is disappointed that her cereal is not all new as promised on the box
• Joe and Cory!!’s picks for Dark Horse, even thought Dark Horse is probably upset with them
• At DC, Cory!! talks Kirby as well as what you people would buy for him if you really loved him
• Jin discusses reading Saga and how much she liked it.
• Discussion of the new company Aftershock
• They discuss other comics coming soon that they are excited about
• Joe discussing how to order the variant covers
• Joe works at grossing Cory!! out
• Joe and Cory!! discuss Bob Crane. Yeah, I have no idea what that has to do with comics, but we like Joe so we go with it
• They discuss the open bar at Match Game.
• Yeah, the show has gone completely off the rails at this point.
• Jin is working on selling stuff to afford Christmas already, so go to her Etsy store https://www.etsy.com/shop/jinwicked and use the code Xmas2015
• While you’re at it, show her you’re a fan and become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jinwicked?ty=h

There’s freaking and geeking, shenanigans and no one dies this episode, unlike that TV show you like so much.

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The FIRST of the FallCon audio episode with great discussion and bad audio! We open the show, discuss the best dressed man in comics competition, the people there and all sorts of other stuff. Cory!! opens the show with a discussion of the opening of the Convention with Linden Palmer (from the solo podcast). Cory!! Also interview Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz, Joe talks to a non-comic book fan who showed up at the convention as well as his daughter Dana.

All of this, some NEW shenanigans and much, much more.

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We start with a news update on the Best Dressed Man In Comics competition.

We then get into talking about FallCon. Cory!! brought TONS of snacks and not ONE Person brought him pie. Joe even still has donuts from the convention, which he eats during the show. They also discuss:

• Their set up for the show
• The people who dropped by their table
• Cory!!’s panic attack when it looked like his set-up for the Convention may not work
• Cory!! made treats and while Jin got hooch, Joe didn’t get any of them
• The stuff that Cory!! and Joe bought.
• A new company “Future Dude” set up outside the convention and gave away comics. HEY KIDS!! FREE COMICS!!
• Joe’s big magic box of comics!
• Cory!! finally got his old leather jacket back, as well as the story of how he lost it
• Cory!! has a hanging at the home story!
• Freaking and Geeking
• AND Jin is wrong and this is not a boring episode

All of this, some NEW shenanigans and much, much more. PLUS, stay tuned after the credits for a surprise!

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After the trainwreck that was the Annual FallCon epsiode, Joe and Cory!! have to issue an apology in order not to be called down to HR. And on top of that, a lot of comics news broke that has little to do with actual comic book content, but they are going to push their way through it in this low key, “Back to Basics” episode. They discuss:

• Comic news: Charging for autographs
• Not bringing fans in to the business end of things
• When to ask for autographs
• Why conventions are a business
• Joe dealing with celebrities at the airport
• HR issues and harassment in the comics industry: Specifically:
  http://graphicpolicy.com/2015/10/01/enough-is-enough-dark-horses-scott-allies-assaulting-behavior/
  http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dark-horse-editor-scott-allie-apologizes-amid-accusations-of-misconduct
• Sexual harassment at a porn shop. Wait, what?
• Oh, and the creepy magazine they were trying to remember featured Heidi Saha: http://www.vampilore.co.uk/models/saha_heidi.html
• News out of the Baltimore Diamond retailer conference
• American Food! The HALLOWEEN Whopper
• They then discuss cereals that affect feces. No. Really.
• Freaking and Geeking INCLUDING: The great bunny hunt

All of this, the usual shenanigans and the ever popular Much, Much More!

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It’s time for the Minneapolis/St Paul FallCon 2015 preview.  Joe and Cory!! are here, Jin Wicked is hammered, artist Dangerous Dan Mohr and long-time pal Butch show for the episode.

What do they talk about?  Hey, it’s a trainwreck.  Don’t ask, just listen.

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