ConSequential

ConSequential

Comics! Literary analysis! #Butts. All these things and more, except we're on hiatus right now.

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September 23, 2017 32 mins

We're (most of us) back from a slight hiatus because it's NERD PROM again and we're at Thought Bubble 2017 in disconcertingly sunny Leeds. With special guests (probably) and new comics (yes) and ellipses (someone stop me)!

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Southern gothic persists as a genre in all other mediums, so why is that deliciously swampy style so under-represented in comics? An investigation brought to you by big words, a fetish for Spanish moss, and that half-glimpsed face at the window of the ol' plantation house.
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Spin-off! Is there any word more thrilling to the soul and/or corporate wallet?

This week we read a bucket of franchise-extension comics. From flaccid extrusions of long-spent IP, to comics an actual person might actually want to read, we talk about whether spin-off comics can be any good (yes), how it all works (it's complicated), and which ones are just utter, utter shite (surprisingly: not Pokémon).

Find out more about the "beauti...

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May 4, 2017 69 mins

Don't call it a GodCast.

Actually don't, that sounded far better in my head. We're talking gods and mythology in comics, with drive-by reviewing of Hamish Steele's Pantheon, a revisit of The Wicked and the Divine, and a bunch of other stuff along the way because we're good to ya.

Benevolent, even.

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April 14, 2017 59 mins

Y'know that shade over half the population who make about ten percent of Big Two comics, probably about half of the rest, and whose work gets about five percent of the attention? Yeah, those folks: women?

You remember women, right - the ones who don't get to say "I done made a comic" without some internet dickdribble making death threats.

In the spirit of celebrating great work (and of not being that guy), this week we're spotlightin...

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March 7, 2017 69 mins
Back, back again to the stranger edges of sci fi. We ponder whether sci fi has preemptively shifted to reflect our garbage fire times, or whether our reading habits have just taken a turn for the cynical. Because of the garbage fires.
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February 9, 2017 75 mins
They say that the past is a foreign country, and as British citizens we are therefore left with an extremely limited window of opportunity to go there without a visa. We're looking back at books we loved, formative experiences, to see how they stack up now. Also: other comics! Is a hotdog a sandwich? More!
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January 19, 2017 64 mins
We really expected to just talk in gushing tones about our favourite comic shops and then come up with some great ideas for how we'd run our own. So of course we're ranting about the comics Direct Market. But also some other stuff! 
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December 20, 2016 51 mins
Hot dang folks, it's the end of the year, and that means Best Of lists. We're no exception to this cheap and easy content format, but we will at least give some lucky scamp a prize of each of our picks for the best comics this year.
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December 8, 2016 58 mins
Sincerity is an odd topic for three soulless husks to confront, but we'll give it a crack. What's up with the increase in comics that are just lovely? Where have they come from? Why now? And what are the good ones? We'll tell ya!
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November 16, 2016 24 mins
We're back from Thought Bubble and here to tell you about the exciting things we picked up - including several hideous diseases! But more than that we got some great new comics and interviewed some interesting creators. Let us tell you what you would have bought if only you had our impeccable taste. Also we're sorry about how wet this all sounds. Sorry. About. The. Wet.
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November 5, 2016 24 mins
It's that time of year again, so Roger and Dave are at Thought Bubble with special guests the people who could be lured back to their hotel room with cheap wine and a cocked eyebrow Dave Barker and Hester Wells (from heirloom-comic.com), and Clarrie Maguire (of ProblemChimp.com - specialist bookkeeping for all your starving artist needs). They're all drinking chocolate-flavoured British wine (as distinct from English wine, people ...
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October 19, 2016 90 mins
Just like he kinetically charges his playing cards, Gambit sexually charges this chunky Scandinavian-style knitwear, courtesy of artist and comics-doer Dave Barker. We're joined in this episode by Hester Wells, the only guest we've ever had who has her own biographical comic that she didn't draw herself (specificity, yo), to help us out with the thorny topic of objectification, particularly in mainstream comics. This episode is g...
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September 22, 2016 92 mins
Food! For most of us it's a sludgy nutrient paste we shove into the front of our withered forms to stretch their existence out for another grim and grey span. But did you know it can also be delicious? It's true! We found many comics on the topic, and now we're sharing their wisdom with you.
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September 7, 2016 64 mins
We bravely set out to find the very best in fantasy comics, but we got badly sidetracked and got eaten by a Groo, a monster from a videogame that shares its name with a fantasy comic we didn't actually cover. Will that do? I tried. There's a weird lack of fantasy comics, so we try to figure out why what Mr Hart so kindly refers to as "Elves and Swords and Bollocks" isn't as prevalent as other genres.
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August 4, 2016 78 mins
This episode we look at the Eisner Awards, looking at recent winners and asking: "Awards, huh? What are they good for?" Stick with us to find out. Sixty episodes! Where does the time go? I'm serious, where is it. ANSWER ME, PHYSICS.
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July 21, 2016 86 mins
This week we try to correct for our utter ignorance about manga, reading as much as we can in two weeks and then spouting opinions all over the place. A theme emerges in Roger's reading. Not a good theme.
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July 11, 2016 66 mins
This week we look at the Louvre's very own comics range in detail. Plus special guest Chris tells us about ELCAF, there's a diversion about Shakira, and Roger liberally marinades his crotch.
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This week we're covering the Broken Frontier anthology, a recent collection of sci-fi treats. Plus! English wine! Corn! And guess who does an impression of a "Wizard's Stairlift"? It's not actually a sex act! #persuadethebunn Apologies for the sound quality in this episode - English wine degrades the nervous system, it was the best we could manage.
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May 24, 2016 68 mins
With the sad news that Darwyn Cooke has died, we look back at the best of his career.
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