Synopsis
Eric Ratcliffe and friends discuss all things pop culture, from comics, to movies, to video games, to music and more each week.
Episodes
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Why I Love Comics #135 with The Venture Brothers and Javier Grillo-Marxuach
22/05/2013 Duration: 01h44minOn this episode of the podcast Eric was joined by Doc Hammer and jackson Publick as the guys talk about the evolution of 21/Gary as a character, New York Comic Con, having Brock Samson appear in his first video game, celebrity voice casting and more! Then Eric is joined by Javier Grillo-Marxuach as they talk about working on Annihilation and Conquest with the Super Skrull and Wrath, attending Gallifrey one, working on television, teasing the new show he's working on, Middleman, his short films and just so much more! Javi on twitter! Javi's site! Minotaur the short film! Venture Brothers official site on adult swim! Follow me on twitter! Like the show on facebook! Subscribe on youtube! Subscribe on itunes! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #134 the 3 amigo's!
16/05/2013 Duration: 01h09minOn this episode of the podcast, George Amaru joins Eric and Jeremy as the 3 guys talk about Man of Steel, things they are currently reading, He-man and the masters of the Universe, GI Joe, some New Comic Day behind the scenes stuff, the upcoming Boston Comic Con and so much more! George's twitter! George's website! Follow me on twitter! Check out our awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Like the facebook page! Subscribe to my youtube! Subscribe on itunes! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #133 Ray's the dead with Ragtag Studio's!
09/05/2013 Duration: 01h14minOn this episode of the podcast I was joined by Chris, Matt and Shawn to talk about their kickstarter for their game "Ray's the Dead" We talk about C2E2, PAX East, developing the game, forming a small studio, teases at the stretch goals, Stubbs the zombie and just so much more! Ray's the dead Kickstarter! Ragtag official site! Ragtag on twitter! Chris on twitter! Matt on twitter! Shawn on twitter! Me on twitter! Like the fanpage on facebook! Subscribe via itunes! Subscribe to my youtube channel! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #132 the return of Shaun Rosado!
02/05/2013 Duration: 01h28minHeee's back! Shaun tweeted at me a few days ago and ended up coming back on as we talk about Wally West, our theories on what would have happened in Young Justice Season 3, the perfect Hal Jordan, our favorite Omnibi's and Absolutes and just so much more! Shauncastic! Shaun on twitter! Laura on twitter! Follow me on twitter! Like the show on facebook! subscribe on itunes! Subscribe to my youtube page! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #131 with Jonathan Coulton and Greg Pak!
25/04/2013 Duration: 52minOn this episode of the podcast Eric is joined by Jonathan Coulton and greg Pak to talk about their awesome kickstarter "Code Monkey Save the World" They talk about how the project came to be, working with Monkeybrain comics and Comixology, PAX East, Valve/Steam, Greg's upcoming Superman/Batman with Jae lee and so much more! Code Monkey kickstarter! Greg on twitter! Jonathan on twitter! Jonathan's website! Greg's website! Follow me on twitter! Like the shows facebook page! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Subscribe to my youtube! Subscribe via itunes! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #130 Keyboard Warriors!
11/04/2013 Duration: 01h20minOn this episode of the podcast Eric and Jeremy talk about the awesomeness that is Adventure time, the current happenings at DC, Bioshock Infinite, The New Warriors and so much more! Like the show on facebook! Follow me on twitter! Subscribe on itunes! Subscribe to my Youtube page! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle! Next week...Jamal Igle!
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Why I Love Comics #129 with Joe Kelly and Steven Seagle!
04/04/2013 Duration: 01h01minOn this episode of the podcast, I was joined by half of the man of action studios. We discuss the creation of Ben 10, the new animation style of the new series, working with Dwayne Mcduffie, an update on Joe's creator owned series Bad Dog and so much more! Joe Kelly on twitter! Steven Seagle on twitter! Man of action studios! Follow me on twitter! Like our fanpage on facebook! subscribe on itunes! check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Subscribe to my youtube! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #128 PAX East edition!
28/03/2013 Duration: 51minOn this episode of the podcast, I headed to Boston for the Penny arcade Expo (PAX East for short) to play games, talk with some super cool developers and make some new friends. Presented here are 4 interviews from the show: I talk with Robin from Ronimo games to discuss the new Awesomenauts map/upcoming changes to the game/the matchmaking system and a tease of some stuff coming up. Next I talked with Allen from Smashmuck Champions to talk a little about the creation of the game and it's characters as well as the beta that they've recently released on steam! Next was Phillipe Morin from Red Barrels to talk about their new horror survival game Outlast and how they came to be as a studio. Finally I was joined by studio head of Compulsion Games Guillaume Provost to talk about their game Compulsion, its lead characters, the art style and just so much more! It's a super packed episode of the Why I Love Comics podcast! Awesomenauts official website! Awesomenauts facebook page! Ronimo on twitter! Smashmuck Champions
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Why I Love Comics #127 with Tad Stones!
21/03/2013 Duration: 01h36minOn this episode of the podcast, I was joined by Tad Stones who created Darkwing Duck! We talk about the creation of the character, how his most famous bit was created, working with Mike Mignola, the awesomeness that is Hellboy, help destroy an urban legend about Robin Williams, talk Disney afternoons and just so much more! It's a supersized episode of the Why I Love Comics podcast! Tad on twitter! Tad's blog! Check out my friend Erod's "honest review" of Darkwing Duck! Follow me on twitter! Like the show on facebook! subscribe on itunes! Subscribe to my youtube! Check out my awesome Webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle! Next week...PAX East and in just 2 weeks Man of Action joins me!
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Why I Love Comics #126 with Shaun Rosado!
14/03/2013 Duration: 01h56minOn this episode of the podcast I was joined by the very awesome host of Shauncastic, Shaun Rosado! We talk about the creation of his podcast, love of Star Wars pretty early on, geek and nerd culture, working on the Women of Geekdom calender, Chris Hardwick, our issues with the new 52, Deadpool and just so much more! Shaun on twitter! Laura on twitter! Shauncastic podcast! Women of Geekdom! Follow me on twitter! Like our facebook page! Subscribe on itunes! Subscribe to my youtube page! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #124 with Mike Fly and Simon Fraser!
07/03/2013 Duration: 01h23minOn this episode of the podcast, I was joined by 2 of the creators of Sexy Nerd Girl and the upcoming Versus Valerie! We discuss the creation of the series, the evolution of web content, and interaction with your audience. We also discuss comics from Captain America to Hellboy to the awesomeness that is Mark Meer to our thoughts on the upcoming Star Wars! It's another awesomely packed episode of the Why I Love Comics podcast! Sexy Nerd Girl website! - You can find all the links to everything about the series here! Mike on twitter! Simon on twitter! Follow me on twitter! Like our facebook fanpage! Subscribe on itunes! Subscribe to my youtube channel! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #124 with Jeremy Whitley!
28/02/2013 Duration: 01h15minOn this episode of the podcast, I was joined by new friend and extremely talented writer/creator Jeremy Whitley! We talk about the creation of his all ages series, Princeless. Just how it is to write for an all ages book as well as his influences for it. We also talk gaming, Actions Lab Comics, conventions and so much more! Jeremy's Twitter! Action Lab's website! Princeless on tumblr! Follow me on twitter! Like the show on facebook! Subscribe to the show on itunes! Subscribe to my youtube channel! check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #123 The Return of Elliott Serrano!
21/02/2013 Duration: 02h17minOn this episode of the podcast I was joined by the returning Elliott Serrano (Last on episode #73!) as we talked about wrapping up his run on Army of Darkness with influences, homages and some of the cool little easter eggs you can find, what movies we're looking forward to this year which devolves into a conversation/rant about Superman, teases at upcoming creator owned work, How Alberto Del Rio become a face and so much wrestling talk! It's a huge episode of the Why I Love Comics podcast! Friend Elliott on facebook! Follow him on twitter! Follow me on twitter! Like the shows fanpage on facebook! Subscribe on itunes! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Subscribe to my youtube! Kirkby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #122 with Adam Busch!
14/02/2013 Duration: 01h09minOn this episode of the podcast I was joined by Adam Busch! We talk about his time as Warren on Buffy, whether or not he's kept up with the character in the comics, the rumors of a musical number involving the trinity in season 6, the evolution of digital media and how Adam's connected to My Music and the Fine Brothers, we talk comics, directing Drones, the Thrilling Adventure Hour and our favorite amusement park rides! It's all here in another awesome episode of the podcast! Adam on twitter! My music! Drones! The Thrilling Adventure Hour! Follow me on twitter! subscribe on itunes! Like the fanpage on facebook! Subscribe to my youtube channel! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #121 the guardians are jerks!
31/01/2013 Duration: 01h59minOn this episode of the podcast I was joined by good friends Jeremy Wiggins, Russell Burlingame and Greg Novak to discuss everything from the cancellation of Young Justice/Green Lantern the animated series to just what DC is doing with their covers as well as what's up with the Boondocks. It's all Greg's fault on another episode of the Why I Love Comics podcast! Greg on twitter! Russ on twitter! Follow me on twitter! Like the show on facebook! subscribe to the show on itunes! Subscribe to my youtube channel! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #120 catching up with Greg Rucka!
24/01/2013 Duration: 01h13minOn this episode of the podcast, I caught up with awesome writer and all around cool creator Greg Rucka! We discuss his webcomic and how they create it, what the Punisher and Thor share in common, what we can expect from Lazarus and just how much of a fan Greg is of a certain video game trilogy. All this and more on the latest Why I Love Comics podcast! Greg on twitter! Greg's official site! Lady Sabre! Follow me on twitter! Like our facebook fanpage! subscribe/review on itunes! Subscribe to my youtube channel! check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #119 with Jim Gallo!
17/01/2013 Duration: 01h07minOn this episode of the podcast, I was joined by good friend and awesome artist of New Comic Day Jim Gallo! We talk about what cartoons and things we loved as kids, Jim's fan leaning towards fantasy, our NYCC adventures, how he got involved with new comic day and so much more! Jim on twitter! Jim's site! New Comic Day! Follow me on twitter! Like the show on facebook! subscribe on itunes! Kirby Krackle! Next week...Greg Rucka!
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Why I Love Comics #118: From the Vaults #3 with Greg Rucka!
10/01/2013 Duration: 01h22minIn this episode of the podcast, we once again jump back in time to talk with Greg Rucka who at the time was working on the Superman books and had just started working with JH Williams on Batwoman. It's a fun conversation where a lot of ground was covered and Chuck Moore was still co-hosting the show with me. We talk about everything from 52 to the evolution of Renee to the Final Crisis mini's. In fact this was only 1 of 2 interviews Chuck and I did together back then! It's a glimpse into the past of Why I Love Comics! Greg on twitter! Follow me on twitter! Like the shows fanpage on facebook! Subscribe/review on itunes! check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #117 with Yale Stewart!
03/01/2013 Duration: 01h24minHow do I start off the new year? By talking to up and coming and all around awesome artist and webcomic creator of JL8; Yale Stewart! We talk about the creation of the series, why tumblr, what famous creators dig the series, comparisons to some very popular other comics, what he listens to as he works and just so much more! Yale on twitter! JL8's tumblr! JL8 on facebook! Follow me on twitter! Like the fanpage on facebook! Subscribe/review on itunes! Check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!
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Why I Love Comics #116 Best of 2012!
27/12/2012 Duration: 01h43minOn this episode of the podcast I was joined by good friends Greg Novak and Jeremy Wiggins as we talk the best of 2012! Jeremy starts the show off with a discussion of Amazing Spider-man #700 which leads into the best of the year covering everything from Marvel NOW to Telltale games Walking Dead adventure game. It's another packed episode of the newly award winning Why I Love Comics podcast! Jeremy's website! Follow Greg on twitter! Follow me on twitter! Like the show on facebook! Subscribe and review on iTunes! check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!