Indie Spinner Rack

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #158

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:28:06 -0400

Part One of our MoCCA Art Festival 2009 coverage! Before we get into our usual discussion of how much we love this show, we have to address some of the concerns and complaints of both exhibitors and attendees that have been brought up. So, MoCCA board member Fred Van Lente joins us to answer some of these tough questions! Check it out and join the debate on our forum!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #157

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:27:15 -0400

The 4th and final part of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, Charlito talks with Jeff Benham & Chuck Larntz of 7000 BC, Daniel Crosier of Batholomew of the Scissors, Lee Oaks of Thunder Monkey, and the Sunset team of Patrick Keopke, Doug Miller, Robert Seavell & Brett Vinduska!

Awesome 2: Awesomer Debuts at MoCCA!

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:29:13 -0400

The second Indie Spinner Rack anthology, AWESOME 2: AWESOMER, debuts at the MoCC Art Festival on June 6th!
You can't keep a great indie anthology down! The boys at Indie Spinner Rack have been producing the premiere indie comics podcast for over three years, and in 2007 produced the aptly-titled AWESOME anthology. Now they're back, along with a few dozen of their friends and favorite guests... who happen to be some of the greatest cartoonists in the industry! AWESOME 2: AWESOMER is edited by Charlito and Mr. Phil, hosts of Indie Spinner Rack, and designed once again by Eisner nominee Jon Adams. Contributors include Chris Duffy, Sarah Glidden, Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey, Jeff Lemire, Alex Robinson, J. Chris Campbell, Robert Goodin, Alex Cahill, Chris Schweizer, and MANY more -- with a cover by the legendary Jeff Smith! What's more, half the proceeds from every book sold will go to fund a student scholarship to the Center for Cartoon Studies! What are you waiting for!?
A 208 page comics anthology including a bonus mini-comic! Published by Top Shelf Productions.
Pre-order your copy now wherever you buy comics with Diamond code MAR094431!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #156

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:28:35 -0400

Part 3 of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, Charlito sits down for extended conversations with Noah Van Sciver of Blammo and minicomics legend John Porcellino of the 20-years-running King-Cat Comics!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #155

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:00:16 -0400

Part 2 of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, Charlito talks with Hamza Pecenkovic of the Squid Works crew, Jay Sternitzky of Short-Stack, Denver retailers Zack & Sean of I Want More Comics, and Gabe Martinez from Death of the Arcade! Plus stick around at the end to join Charlito and the gang for dinner!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #154

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:15:13 -0400

Part 1 of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, guest Stan Yan (SubCulture, The Wang) discusses his adventures in comics! The Phranque and Lilttle Dog come along for the ride through blizzards, ethical and karmic dilemmas, comics, and nerds!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #153

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:39:35 -0400

The second installment of the Mini-Comics Book Club! Alec Longstreth is back to kick the knowledge on how to make a mini-comic! In this episode he offers some valuable tips on production and printing that can save you headaches and money! Plus a discussion of John Porcellino's mini-comics work and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #152

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:12:41 -0400

Yes, just like everyone else, ISR has seen the Watchmen movie! Charlito and Mr. Phil sit down for a (short) discussion of the film and take a look back at the influence that the Watchmen series had on various independent comics that came in its wake! Plus: News on an awesome deal for Awesome 2: Awesomer and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #151

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 5 Mar 2009 07:55:54 -0400

Part 2 of our coverage of the 2009 New York Comic-Con! Interviews conducted live on the show floor with Kevin Freeman (SubCulture), Ken Marcus (Super Human Resources), Matt Roscetti (Growing Up Comic), Ulises Farinas (ACT-I-VATE's MOTRO and The Bear Party Collective), Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo), and Joe Kubert School students Anthony Marquist, Sian Mandrake, and Gavin Smith! Charlito, what happened to Issue #150?!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #149

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:57:04 -0400

Part 1 of our coverage of the 2009 New York Comic-Con! Interviews conducted live on the show floor with A. David Lewis (The Lone and Level Sands, Some New Kind of Slaughter), Charles Soule (Strongman), John O'Connor (Black Dawn), Eric Hayes (The Outer Space Men), Brian Miller (How I Became a Super Villain), Roddenberry COO Trevor Roth on the upcoming Days Missing, and Adam Deemer of Comic Cubes!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #148

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 6 Feb 2009 06:09:03 -0400

ISR discusses the potential effects of the Diamond order threshold with Ryan Dunlavey of Evil Twin Comics and Chris Pitzer of AdHouse Books! Does it spell the end of independent floppies? What will the state of the economy mean for indie comics? It's the topic everyone's been talking about lately! Take a listen and offer your opinions on our forum!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #147

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:32:17 -0400

ISR fires up the time machine for a look back at some of the things that made 2008 great! Then we look ahead to the upcoming New York Comic Con and the MoCCA Art Festival in its new home! Plus a big dip into the ISR mailbag and the announcment of a lottery winner for our anthology, Awesome 2: Awesomer!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #146

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 2 Jan 2009 23:07:08 -0400

ISR visits the home of Kevin Colden and Miss Lasko-Gross to discuss Kevin's graphic novel, Fishtown! From the real-life events that inspired it, to its Xeric-declining serialization online with ACT-I-VATE, to the IDW hardcover collection, with plenty in between! Plus, Kevin and Miss talk about what they both have coming up for the new year!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #145

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:38:16 -0400

ISR presents the "Graphic Novels from Europe" panel discussion recently held at the School of Visual Arts in New York. The panel is moderated by David Mazzucchelli and features European creators David B., Nicolas de Crécy, Jaromír 99, Igort, Jaroslav Rudiš, Isabel Kreitz, and Max!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #144

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:39:19 -0400

It's a night out on the town with ISR as we attend the signing for Rafael Grampá's Mesmo Delivery at Desert Island! Checking out the scene and chatting with GB Tran, Nikki Cook, Dan Springer, Paolo Rivera, and Heidi MacDonald! Plus we cough up some news on the next Awesome anthology and go through some new stuff in the ISR mailbag!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #143

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:31:47 -0400

ISR goes Manga! Charlito talks with Jason Thompson, author of The Complete Guide to Manga! They discuss the history of manga from its most famous works to some of the more obscure, from the book's 900+ reviews! The manga work ethic, US reprints issues, the digital revolution and much more! Not just for the expereinced manga fan, but for the beginner as well!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #142

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:08:49 -0400

ISR's contribution to the comics podcast theme event - Politics in Comics! We talk with Fred Van Lente, writer of Comic Book Comics, who kicks his knowledge of politics in comics throughout history! Then Tom Humberstone discusses My Fellow Americans, which chronicles his 8-week roadtrip following the Presidential primaries!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #141

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:16:14 -0400

The first all Mr. Phil episode of ISR! Wait, come back! This special SPX wrap-up special includes interviews with Nate Powell of Swallow Me Whole and Corinne Mucha of My Alaskan Summer and Papercutter #8! Plus the big rundown all the books we got at the show! And mind-blowing indie cartoonist karaoke!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #140

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sat, 4 Oct 2008 02:28:09 -0400

ISR's Fall Preview spotlights several exciting upcoming releases such as Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka, The Ted McKeever Library editions of Transit and Eddy Current, Crogan's Vengeance by Chris Schweizer, Chris Blain's Gus & His Gang, the Fantagraphics collection of Harvey Kurtzman's Humbug and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #139

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:58:56 -0400

ISR says goodbye to the summer! Our final thoughts on HeroesCon! A look back at San Diego Comic-Con and its Watchmen mania! The debut of Comic Book Tattoo! The near-death of Fred Chao! The closing of Virgin Comics! Plus the ISR mailbag, the return of Sequential Skeletons and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #138

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:33:27 -0400

So the summer is over and... Hey! What's this in the bottom of our beach bag? It's the first installment of the ISR Mini-Comics Book Club! We were wondering where that was (we know some of you were, too)! Alec Longstreth joins us to help kick off this recurring series! It begins here with guest Richard Krauss who discusses the beginnings of the mini-comics movement and his time as part of the newave comix scene!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #137

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:47:28 -0400

The finale of ISR at HeroesCon! One last go-around in the skybox featuring a great conversation with Tom Neely (The Blot, Your Disease Spread Quick) and Jim Rugg (Street Angel, Afrodisiac)! Plus a hilarious roundtable discussion with the Wide Awake Press crew: Duane Ballenger, Brad McGinty, Josh Latta, and J. Chris Campbell! Plus more on-the-road recordings with Joel Buxton and Shane Heron of Awesome Marcus Ninja!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #136

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:54:56 -0400

More of ISR at HeroesCon! Talking comics in the skybox with Alex Robinson (Too Cool To Be Forgotten) and Mike Dawson (Freddie & Me) on their summer sales competition with Josh Cotter! Also Rich Faber and John Gallagher (Roboy Red, Buzzboy and NASCAR Heroes)! Plus more recordings from our drive to the con with Joel Buxton and Shane Heron of Awesome Marcus Ninja!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #135

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sat, 2 Aug 2008 23:56:41 -0400

ISR at HeroesCon! From the skybox overlooking the show floor with guests Nicholas Gurewitch (The Perry Bible Fellowship), Jonathan Hickman (The Nightly News, Pax Romana), Pat Lewis (The Claws Come Out), and Joshua Cotter (Skyscrapers of the Midwest)! Plus road reports from our drive to the con with Joel Buxton and Shane Heron of Awesome Marcus Ninja!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #134

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:17:33 -0400

ISR talks with Rantz Hoseley about this week's release of Comic Book Tattoo, a 480-page anthology inspired by the songs of Tori Amos featuring work by nearly 100 creators! Rantz discusses with us his the beginnings of his long friendship with Tori, how he introduced her to comics, and his role in assembling and editing this highly anticipated collection!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #133

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:37:16 -0400

Mike Dawson joins us in the ISR studio to talk with us about his new graphic novel Freddie & Me! From his childhood in England, his family move to New Jeresy, and through his adulthood, the music of Queen always remained a big part of his life. So not only do we discuss all these things - we test his Queen IQ with a few rounds of 'Name That Queen Tune!' A fun episode filled with lots of music and lots of laughs!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #132

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:41:38 -0400

The finale of our 5-part coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! In this episode Charlito and Mister Phil return to the studio for a final wrap-up of the show and the big rundown of all the books we got there! Plus an early update on the beginnings of the second Awesome anthology!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #131

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:19:10 -0400

Part Four of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! In this episode ISR Special Operative Greta Simone and Agent Eliza infiltrate the show! Their mission: find this year's hottest book and interview its creator! Will they succeed before time runs out? A fun show filled with many MoCCA exhibitors!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #130

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:57:48 -0400

Part Three of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! In this episode we present one of the MoCCA panels - Dan Nadel In Conversation with CF! Picturebox editorial director Dan Nadel talks with Christopher (CF) Forgues of Powr Mastrs and Core of Caligula about comics and art (and Rob Liefeld)! Plus we begin the rundown of comics we picked up at the show!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #129

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:59:38 -0400

Part Two of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! Following the midday interruption courtesy of the NY Fire Department, this episode features interviews conducted live at the show! Evil Twin Comics' Fred Van Lente joins us as we present the Awesome scholarship check to Chuck McBuck! House of Twelve members Cheese Hasselberger on the House of Twelve Goes to War anthology and Kate Allen on Milk-teeth! Plus Phil Miarmi and Aaron DeLaRosa on the recent passing of their friend Mark Griffin, creator of Karma Shmarma and HeroesCon creative director Dustin Harbin joins us again to discuss the upcoming show with his 'Top Five Reasons to Come to Indie Island'!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #128

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:59:32 -0400

Part One of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! This episode features interviews conducted live at the show including: Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey discussing their new Comic Book Comics series, Ryan Alexander-Tanner, our annual MoCCA talk with Michael LaRiccia, and 12-year-old mini-comic creator Jessica Weiss! Then the fire alarm goes off...

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #127

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:40:26 -0400

As we prepare for the big MoCCA Art Festival this weekend, we get you (and ourselves) caught up a few things! News on the second Awesome anthology, our trip to HeroesCon, upcoming ISR shows, and some new books from the ISR mailbag!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #126

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 2 Jun 2008 06:31:44 -0400

Part Two of our look at the state of comics distribution! Indie comics sales rep Tony Shenton and Diamond Comics Distributors purchasing assistant manager Robert Randle join us to continue our discussion of the system!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #125

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:45:01 -0400

Part One of our look at the state of comics distribution! Retailer Andrew Neal, owner of Chapel Hill Comics and publisher Chris Pitzer of AdHouse Books join us to discuss Diamond Comic Distributors - how the system works, what works well, what doesn't, and how can it be improved?

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #124

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:59:36 -0400

Guests Josh Finney and Kat Rocha join us to discuss their new series Titanium Rain, from Archaia Studios Press! Plus: Talking HeroesCon with with creative director Dustin Harbin & his list of Indie Island guests that he's most excited to meet!

The Awesome Anthology: Still Available!

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:58:02 -0400

AWESOME: THE INDIE SPINNER RACK ANTHOLOGY is still available for purchase with half the proceeds going toward a Center for Cartoon Studies student scholarship! The book was resolicited by Diamond as a 'Star of the Month' as one of Jeff (Bone, Rasl) Smith's 'Indie Edge' picks! Available in stores or order online directly from ISR at the link included here! AWESOME: The Indie Spinner Rack Anthology is a 208 page B&W softcover, retailing for $14.95 and features new work by Al Columbia, Alec Longstreth, Andy Runton, Bernie Mireault, Dave Roman, Fred Chao, Fred Van Lente, GB Tran, J Chris Campbell, Jamie Tanner, Jon Adams, Josh Cotter, Kazimir Strzepek, Liz Baillie, Liz Prince, Matt Kindt, Neil Swaab, Nick Bertozzi, Raina Telgemeier, Renee French, Robert Goodin, Roger Langridge, Ryan Dunlavey, Sam Hiti, and many more! It even made Wizard's 'We Can't Wait To Read' List!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #123

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:22:51 -0400

ISR takes a look ahead at the upcoming 2008 MoCCA Art Festival with co-director Derrick Kennelty-Cohen! Derrick discusses what's in store this year for the always eagerly anticpated event: the panels, the exhibitors, the special guests, and the new 'Make Sale' program! Plus: We take another dip into the ISR mailbag to see what's come our way!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #122

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 7 May 2008 23:25:33 -0400

Our two-part coverage of New York Comic Con concludes here with our big wrap-up show! Gathering together our final thoughts, including the much-debated 'indie factor' of the con, all the books we got and everything else we can remember from a busy, but great con!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #121

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:29:23 -0400

Part One of our New York Comic Con wrap-up with audio recorded live on the convention floor, taxicabs, and wherever else we had a chance to record! It's almost like you were there!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #120

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:22:29 -0400

Our official ISR correspondents, Lenny Cooper and Jeff Tundis, report from the Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo in Columbus, Ohio! Features the Day Prize Award ceremony hosted by Dave Sim and interviews with several of the nominees and more, including Dave Sim himself (Simself?)!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #119

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:06:56 -0400

We are very pleased to announce the recipient of the CCS scholarship raised from the proceeds of the Awesome anthology! We make a call to the lucky student and surprise them with the great news and talk about what they're up to! Plus a look at this year's Eisner Award nominations! And with this weekend's NY Comic Con, a quick look ahead to Stumptown and HeroesCon, and some new books in our mailbag!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #118

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:58:26 -0400

ISR cranks up the volume and explores the music of various cartoonists! Check out tunes by Bryan Lee O'Malley! Alec Longstreth! James Kochalka! Chris Schweizer! Steve Mannion! Ben Towle! Michele Riganese! Rock out with your comic out!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #117

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:09:26 -0400

Charlito talks with Matt Anderson and Micah Farritor, creators of APE Entertainment's White Picket Fences! Plus: ISR hits the Wild Pig sale and Rocketship's Omega signing! And do we have cool new stuff in our mailbag? Exact - Exact - Exactly!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #116

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:08:22 -0400

ISR says goodbye to two legends. Dave Stevens, the brilliant artist and creator of the wonderful adventure comic, The Rocketeer, gone far too soon. And Gary Gygax, the father of the highly influential role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. The Phranque joins us as we discuss the legacies of these men whose creations will live on forever.

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #115

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:22:38 -0400

Guest Rantz Hoseley joins us to talk about Steve Gerber: the man, his work, and his legacy! From Howard the Duck and The Defenders to Omega the Unknown, Void Indigo and more! Plus: Rantz discusses editing the upcoming anthology Comic Book Tattoo, based on the songs of Tori Amos, and his new Image series, Vix!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #114

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:18:45 -0400

An ISR Internacionale Special! ISRmy member Loris Z. joins us from Buenos Aires, through the power of Skype, to discuss the indie comics scene in Argentina! On mini-comics self-publishing, their conventions, the rich history of comics in Argentina and the legacy of Alberto Breccia! Plus: details on the ISR Heroes Con-test and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #113

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:20:13 -0400

T2! Ted McKeever returns for Part Two of our in-depth discussion of his work! This time we cover Metropol (returning in a new edition from Shadowline this year), Vertigo's Industrial Gothic, and Faith! Over two hours of Ted talking editors, the two sides of sobriety, his new projects, O.J. Simpson, and much, much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #112

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:36:28 -0400

Charlito talks with Arie Kaplan, writer of the all-new IDW series Speed Racer: Chronicles of the Racer! Plus: We once again dig into the ISR mailbag to check out some new comics sent our way!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #111

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 2 Mar 2008 19:56:47 -0400

Part Two of our two-part in-studio interview with Jeff Smith! A very surprised Alec Longstreth joins us as we discuss Jeff Smith's new series Rasl! Plus: Talking Bone...its beginnings from his childhood to the series' end, the toys, the video games, the movie, The Art of Bone, the year-long world tour, and still more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #110

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:38:30 -0400

ISR is very proud to present Part One of a two-part in-studio interview with Jeff Smith! Discussing the years prior to his mega-selling series, Bone and the upcoming Rasl, his adventures in indie comics publishing, and much, much more! Oh, and under false pretenses we lure Alec Longstreth to our studio where his hero awaits!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #109

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:52:30 -0400

Narrowly beating the Oscars, it's Part Two of our annual ISR Awards! Charlito and Mister Phil are once again joined by The Franque as we finish up our lists of the best indie comics of 2007 and reveal our choices for the book of the year! Plus more acceptance speeches from winners and our listeners' top picks!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #108

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:22:22 -0400

Part One of our annual ISR Awards! Charlito and Mister Phil welcome back The Franque as we begin our look at the best indie comics of 2007! Acceptance speeches from some of the winners! Plus: we count down our listeners' top picks!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #107

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:41:39 -0400

We are pleased to be joined by Jeff Lemire to discuss two of our favorite books of 2007 - the first two books of the Essex County Trilogy, Tales From the Farm and Ghost Stories! Plus a look ahead to the final volume, The Country Nurse and much ado about hockey and whiskey!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #106

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:45:22 -0400

The downloading comics debate continues! Our last disscussion on this topic generated quite a bit of heat on our forum so we've invited Josh Finney and Kat Rocha of Utopiates to offer their opinions! From the brick and mortar model to torrents and alternative digital distribution options... Where is it all going? Who benefits? Who loses?

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #105

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:09:01 -0400

Back in the studio for our first show of 2008, Charlito and Mister Phil take a look back at some of the biggest stories of the past year! Plus: We also answer some listeners' e-mails, check out some recent arrivals in the ISR mailbag, and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #104

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:16:31 -0400

Our last show of 2007 finds us in the studio once again discussing the good, the bad and the ugly of downloading comics! Plus we continue our look through that big (but getting smaller) ISR mailbag!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #103

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:02:47 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil finally return to the ISR studio after several on-location events! Now at year's end, we Begin the long overdue process of going through our overflowing mailbag! Listener e-mails with questions and comments, lots of comics sent to us and even a news item or two along the way!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #102

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:52:27 -0400

ISR presents a panel discussion of the Fox Atomic graphic novel The Nightmare Factory featuring Michael Gaydos, Joe Harris, Eric Lieb, Heidi MacDonald, Ted McKeever, and Stuart Moore, as moderated by Calvin Reid of Publishers Weekly! This panel was part of the MoCCA Mondays programming series held at the Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #101

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 4 Dec 2007 02:34:37 -0400

As huge fans of Ted McKeever's work since he entered the comics world 20 years ago, we are honored to have him join us on our show! In this first part of our in-depth discussion we cover his early work: (the as-yet unfinished) Transit, Eddy Current, and Plastic Forks! From how he got into the field, the evolution of his style, and the the themes of religion in his work, to politics, lots of great behind-the scenes stories, and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #100

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:52:55 -0400

Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! It's finally here - ISR #100! Recorded live at Duck Duck on Brooklyn with an audience of ISRmy members, surprise guests, and drunk cartoonists! Technical malfunctions! Inappropriate comments! Serious injuries! Retarded boners! How did we manage to salvage this mayhem into a show? Just barely!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #99.5

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:26:10 -0400

Making you wait just a little bit longer for ISR #100, we tide you over with this throwback to our old half-numbered episodes! Our special guest here is the legendary Paul Gravett, discussing his involvement in the UK indie comics scene of the early 1980's, publishing Escape magazine, and his recent books on comics history, including Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics and Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life (published in the US as Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know)! Sitting in with Charlito for this interview is comics creator/publisher/editor Pete Friedrich, while Mister Phil is absent and jealous to have missed it!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #99

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 8 Nov 2007 01:26:26 -0400

Our SPX coverage finishes here with Part Two of our wrap-up of all the comics we picked up! Once again Alec Longstreth is in the house to help us out (did he mention who bought him a beer?)! Plus: Mister Phil busts out his belated SPX karaoke jam!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #98

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:24:39 -0400

Part 1 of our big two-part wrap-up of SPX! The big run-down of all the books we got at the show! And since Charlito was unable to attend SPX, we bring back Alec Longstreth to talk it up with Mister Phil, leaving Charlito feeling left out (aww!)! Tons of great books discussed! Plus: perhaps the greatest moment of Longstreth's life!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #97

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:59:23 -0400

Hot on the heels of the SPX premiere of AWESOME: The Indie Spinner Rack Anthology (in stores now!), Charlito and Mister Phil give of a run down of all the latest goings on with the book! AWESOME in Wizard! The AWESOME book launch party at Rocketship on Friday 10/19! And, of course, the first part of our wrap-up of the AWESOME SPX experience, with much more to come in a future episode! Also: the fastest turnaround of any ISR episode ever - only 4 hours from recording to posting - because we love you!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #96

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:35:59 -0400

Special guest creator Monica Gallagher joins the ISR guys to talk about her outstanding new mini-comic, Boobage! We also discuss her long-running and continuing webcomic, Gods & Undergrads, which was recently collected as a full-color trade paperback!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #95

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:56:31 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil finally return to the studio! Now it's time to catch up on where they've been and what's been going on! Charlito's off-Broadway show (what?!), Mister Phil's child (who?!), the death of Disney Adventures (why?!) and more! A talk with Alex Cahill about Poison: The Cure! Plus: with less than a month until the release of the Awesome anthology, we give some new details on a special bonus feature! Even a new Sequential Skeletons!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #94

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:06:31 -0400

ISR begins its look back at the summer in comics beginning with the MoCCA Art Festival! Derrick Kennelty-Cohen of MoCCA joins us for the last word on this year's show! From the new seventh floor to the off-site panels to the table prices and much more! Plus a look ahead to what's in store for next year!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #93

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:51:26 -0400

ISR is joined by one of Mister Phil's longtime favorite creators! John Bergin joins us to discuss his exciting new upcoming project, a feature length animated film version of his brilliant 1995 graphic novel, From Inside! Plus, we talk about Bergin's other comics work: Golgothika, Ashes, Brain Dead, and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #92

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 7 Aug 2007 23:52:32 -0400

The Comic Book Podcasting: One Year Later panel from the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con! Featuring ISR's Mister Phil along with fellow podcasters Josh Flanagan (iFanboy.com), Ian Levenstein (Comic Timing), Jon Towry (Comic Talk Cafe), John Mayo (Comic Book Page)Scott Hinze (Fanboy Radio), and Jimmy Aquino (Comic News Insider)! Moderated by comic book writer and retailer Vito Delsante (Stuck, JSA Classified)! Audio recording courtesy of iFanboy.com!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #91

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:23:25 -0400

The fourth episode of our seemingly never-ending 2007 MoCCA Art Festival coverage! We finally go through all the books we got at the show! Plus: roving field reports from Jeffrito with Pat Lewis & Matt Kindt! And SoyJoy!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #90

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:36:03 -0400

Part Three of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival! This episode features interviews conducted at the show including: Alex Robinson discussing his Lower Regions, Fun Home creator Alison Bechdel, Miss Lasko-Gross on Escape From "Special" as well as fellow House of 12 members Cheese Hasselberger and Jenny Gonzalez! Plus: Karl Kerschl, Hans Rickheit, Marek Bennett & more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #89

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:07:29 -0400

Part Two of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival! This episode features interviews conducted at the show with Josh Bernstein & Steve Chanks of the newly relaunched Royal Flush magazine, Michael LaRiccia of the upcoming The Death of Black Mane and the Feared Self, Rob Reilly of Convention Confessional and Mauled!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #88

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:04:48 -0400

ISR begins its multi-episode wrap-up covergae of the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival! It starts here with an overview of the show and post-show events, including some of the notable book premieres that sold out, the post-exhibitor registration party at Rocketship, the ISR dinner at the Golden Unicorn, the Top Shelf party, the Limerick, and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #87

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 5 Jul 2007 00:00:15 -0400

One of our listeners' most requested guests finally joins us! Rob Walton talks with ISR about his gigantic political and social satire graphic novel, Ragmop! The long journey from self-published floppies to Image Comics to the vastly reworked new collection! From its Warner Brothers-esque sight gags to deep political commentary - this one has it all! Plus: a new contest gives you a chance to win a copy of Ragmop!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #86

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:58:15 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil are joined by special guest Andy Hartzell for a discussion of his new Top Shelf graphic novel Fox Bunny Funny! Spoilers abound, as it was hard to talk about the themes of the book without doing so! Also, we talk about his comedic mini-comic series Monday, that begins on the first day of the second workweek of Creation! Plus: Another report from Ryan Claytor as he continues his nationwide tour!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #85

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:30:33 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil are back - with The Mack! Our special guest, the wildly talented David Mack joins us to discuss Kabuki: The Alchemy, the DVD documentary The Alchemy of Art: David Mack, writing the 'Envy' issue of Se7en, his upcoming children's book, The Shy Creatures, and other projects! Plus Ryan Claytor checks in with another tour report, ISR hotline calls, and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #84

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:30:25 -0400

Part Two of our special coverage from the Columbus Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo courtesy of ISR correspondents Lenny Cooper and Jeff Tundis! This episode features The Day Prize Awards hosted by Dave Sim and interviews with finalists Pat Lewis, Jim Coon, Michelle Arcand, Mike Dawson, Chad Lambert, Tom Williams, Christopher Studabaker, and Steve Peters! Plus interviews with SPACE founder Bob Corby, Paul Hornschemeier, Eric Adms, Max Ink and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #83

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 7 Jun 2007 01:19:59 -0400

Special ISR correspondents Lenny Cooper and Jeff Tundis bring us this special coverage from the Columbus Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo! They sit down with Cerebus creator Dave Sim and several members of the Cerebus Yahoo! group for a lengthy discussion spanning Dave's early years in comics and the genesis of Cerebus to his still-secret new project! Plus: Dave talks about choosing the winners of the SPACE Day Prize and the man the award is named for, Gene Day! Also: Ryan Claytor checks in with a report from his nationwide tour!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #82

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 1 Jun 2007 11:56:30 -0400

Liz Baillie unleashed! In this hysterical show ISR talks with Liz Baillie about her comic series My Brain Hurts, her webcomic Freewheel, her experiences in the world of mini-comics, giving Frank Miller a brick, and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #81

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:25:45 -0400

Part Three of ISR's trip to The Center for Cartoon Sudies! This episode we talk with the students, including several of the recently graduated class, about their experiences at CCS! Joining us are JP Coovert, Joe Lambert, Sam Gaskin, Chuck Forsman, Jon-Mikel Gates, Penina Gal, Emily Wieja, and Adam Staffaroni!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #80

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 14 May 2007 01:24:01 -0400

Part Two of ISR's trip to The Center for Cartoon Sudies! This episode we talk with CCS co-founder/director James Sturm about how CCS came to be, its present happenings, and plans for the future! Plus: We call the second lottery winner of a spot in Awesome!, the upcoming ISR anthology book!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #79

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Tue, 8 May 2007 10:03:37 -0400

Part One of ISR's trip to The Center for Cartoon Sudies features a long conversation with faculty member and comics legend Stephen R. Bissette! From the first class of the Joe Kubert School through his career in comics to teaching the first class of CCS! Plus: another chance to be in Awesome!, the upcoming ISR anthology book!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #78

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:36:36 -0400

ISR checks out the list of the 2007 Eisner Award nominees! A call to the winner of the ISR anthology lottery! Uncle CJ checks in again with comic recommendations for kids! Plus: listeners' calls and e-mails!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #77

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:20:20 -0400

Charlito & Mister Phil (via phone) finally announce the official title of the ISR anthology premiering in October! Talking about John Bergin's work in anticipation of the upcoming film version of his graphic novel From Inside! Picking through the booty from the Wilg Pig sale! Re-reading the Puma Blues! Plus: reviews and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #76

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:43:01 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil are joined by Derrick Kennelty-Cohen, director of the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival, who gives us all the details on this year's event - the special guests, the debuting books, the panels, and everything else you want to know! Plus: the news on the long awaited upcoming collection of Jon Muth's adaptation of Fritz Lang's M! And, of course, even more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #75

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:44:29 -0400

ISR debates the future of the floppy! An update on the ISR Anthology and how you can be in it! The return of Buried Treasure! Plus: A call from Beyond and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #74

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:33:38 -0400

A special publisher spotlight on Viper Comics! ISR talks with publisher/president Jessie Garza about the beginnings of Viper Comics, the success of Dead@17, what's new, and what's next! Plus the Villains creative team, writer Adam Cogan & artist Ryan Cody tell us all about their series!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #73

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:44:35 -0400

ISR's huge wrap-up of the big 2007 New York Comic-Con! Special guests Josh Finney & Kat Rocha of Utopiates, Brendan Burford of Syncopated, and much more in this gigantic (bigger! thicker!) episode!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #72

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:01:11 -0400

ISR is honored to be joined by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie for an in-depth discussion of their erotic graphic novel Lost Girls! The story of its inception and long road to completion! On pornography in our culture, sex, class, art, and censorship! Melinda's underground comix that led to an obscenity trial! Plus: what's up next for both creators!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #71

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Fri, 2 Mar 2007 03:07:38 -0400

It's more love and comics as ISR welcomes guests Jamie S. Rich and Joelle Jones to discuss thier graphic novel 12 Reasons Why I Love Her! Plus: some early info on their next collaboration, You Have Killed Me! Keep that iPod handy - musical references abound!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #70

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:35:21 -0400

ISR celebrates Valentine's Day with a special celebration of love! Four comic creators, two married couples! Our guests Dave Roman & Raina Telgemeier and John Green & Marion Vitus join us to talk about love and comics! From how they met to getting hitched to what it's like in a two comic creator household! Listen in and feel the love!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #69

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:46:16 -0400

ISR continues its look at mini-comics! Guests Robert Goodin and Cathy Malkasian join us to talk about their adventures in mini-comics and animation! Plus: grotesque bodily functions, wisdom and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #68

ISRpodcast@gmail.com — Wed, 7 Feb 2007 05:57:24 -0400

ISR digs into mini-comics again! Charlito & Mister Phil talk with Jameson Lee of the sci-fi comics magazine Zebra & David Arroyo of Comic Makers! Plus: a special guest joins us for a major new ISR announcement!