Meltdown, Inc. » Taschen http://www.meltcomics.com/blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MELTCAST 56: Reed Gunther and Taschen’s 75 Years of DC Comics Suitcase Book! http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/12/03/meltcast-56-reed-gunther-and-taschens-75-years-of-dc-comics-suitcase-book/ http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/12/03/meltcast-56-reed-gunther-and-taschens-75-years-of-dc-comics-suitcase-book/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:45:26 +0000 G D-L http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/?p=13165 [...]]]>

MELTCAST 56: Reed Gunther and 75 Years of DC Comics! LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES! Get ready for a BIG one as we interview not just the creative family of REED GUNTHER, but also the creative team of Taschen’s 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS: THE ART OF MODERN MYTHMAKING! It’s a full house on the MELTCAST! First on the dock are Shane and Chris Houghton, the writer/artist brothers of the western tall tale REED GUNTHER who discuss all-ages comics, family history, and the upcoming KIDS COMICS L.A. event at MELTDOWN! Then we do deadweight lifts with Taschen Books‘ 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS: THE ART OF MODERN MYTHMAKING, a book as breathtaking as it is colossal. Art Director Josh Baker and Managing Editor Nina Wiener reveal the massive effort behind the landmark tome. No time for MELTCAST Picks of the Week, so we pick REED GUNTHER and 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS!  Hit us up! Email, voicemail, smoke signals, it’s all on the right side of the page. Music: UnderOath - Catch Myself Catching Myself / Kanye West - Runaway (remix) LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES!

MELTCAST 56: Reed Gunther and 75 Years of DC Comics!

LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES!

Get ready for a BIG one as we interview not just the creative family of REED GUNTHER, but also the creative team of Taschen’s 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS: THE ART OF MODERN MYTHMAKING! It’s a full house on the MELTCAST!

First on the dock are Shane and Chris Houghton, the writer/artist brothers of the western tall tale REED GUNTHER who discuss all-ages comics, family history, and the upcoming KIDS COMICS L.A. event at MELTDOWN!

Then we do deadweight lifts with Taschen Books‘ 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS: THE ART OF MODERN MYTHMAKING, a book as breathtaking as it is colossal. Art Director Josh Baker and Managing Editor Nina Wiener reveal the massive effort behind the landmark tome.

No time for MELTCAST Picks of the Week, so we pick REED GUNTHER and 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS!

Music: UnderOath – Catch Myself Catching Myself / Kanye West – Runaway (remix)

LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES!

]]> http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/12/03/meltcast-56-reed-gunther-and-taschens-75-years-of-dc-comics-suitcase-book/feed/ 0 Meltcast 37: Batman #701 , Harvey Pekar, Girl Comics #3, Orc Stain and much much more including Meltcast fave Felipe Smith’s Peepo Choo http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/07/17/meltcast-37-batman-701-harvey-pekar-girl-comics-3-orc-stain-and-much-much-more-including-meltcast-fave-felipe-smiths-peepo-choo/ http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/07/17/meltcast-37-batman-701-harvey-pekar-girl-comics-3-orc-stain-and-much-much-more-including-meltcast-fave-felipe-smiths-peepo-choo/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:14:54 +0000 FcoD http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/?p=10874 [...]]]> We start the show on a somber note, as Sam leads our eulogy of Harvey Pekar.  Then, the train flies off the rails as Caleb returns and we ask the question that cannot be answered – what do comic readers want? We also get an exclusive first look at Taschen Books’ upcoming 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS: THE ART OF MODERN MYTHMAKING (special thanks to Sarah Boyd of Taschen) and feast on a glut of other books: THE NOBODY by Aaron’s favorite cartoonist, Jeff Lemire; DAYTRIPPERS by Ba & Moon, ORC STAIN by James Stokoe, ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS Vol. 1 – NEXT GENERATION by Millar & Pacheco, SCARLET #1 by Bendis & Maleev, PEEPO CHOO by Meltcast fave Felipe Smith, BATMAN #701 by Morrison & Daniel, THE SIXTH GUN by Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt, THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE by Darwyn Cooke, SUPERMAN #701 from JMS & Eddie Barrows, GIRL COMICS #3, and AVENGERS ACADEMY by Gage & McKone.
Reunited… and you know the rest.

Music: Foghat – Slow Ride / Usher – Confessions pt.2 …

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