Loikamania 089 – Eric Canete

This week, Pat chats with illustrator Eric Canete! We talk about how he broke into the animation and comics world, and get into some process talk. We also talk about his online presence and delve deeper into his recent decision to only draw original creations at conventions. Plus, we answer a lot of listener questions!

Music by Steve Earnhart and the Black Keys, cover illustration by Eric Canete, cover design by Chris Maze.

Eric’s twitter: twitter.com/ericcanete
Eric’s blog: kahnehteh.blogspot.com

Loikamania Bonus Show: Avengers Roundtable

This week, Pat is joined by Antonio, Travis, Chris Maze and Bryan Lipsitz to discuss the Avengers movie! We talk about everything…and I mean EVERYTHING. We do a non-spoiler opening section of the show for anyone on the fence about seeing the film, then do a spoiler heavy blow-by-blow account of the film. A fun, profanity-filled love fest for one of the most enjoyable films we’ve ever seen. Plus, we read some listener comments and announce some show-related news at the end!

Music by Alan Silvestri from the Avengers score!

Illustration by Ryan Meinerding, cover design by Chris Maze.

Antonio’s twitter: twitter.com/antoniopcuneo
Antonio’s blog: http://readwatchedandseen.tumblr.com/
Bryan’s twitter: twitter.com/xanderharris
Aisle of the Damned podcast: www.movienoise.com/aisle
Chris’ twitter: twitter.com/mazehimself
Chris’ website: about.me/chrismaze
Travis’ twitter: twitter.com/travisholyfield
Travis’ blog: travismholyfield.blogspot.com

Loikamania 088 – Summer Movie Preview

This week, Pat and Antonio are joined by Bryan and Kent of the Aisle of the Damned podcast to talk about this year’s summer movie season! We go through all the big releases, make some predictions, and pick out the ones we’re excited about. A fun, spirited discussion among friends.

Bryan’s twitter: @xanderharris
Kent’s twitter: @kentholle
The Aisle of the Damned podcast: http://www.movienoise.com/category/aisle-of-the-damned/
Antonio’s twitter: @antoniopcuneo
Antonio’s blog: http://readwatchedandseen.tumblr.com/

Loikamania 087 – Kelly Sue DeConnick

This week, Pat and Travis Holyfield chat with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick! We talk about Kelly Sue’s beginnings in the industry, her early work in anthology books, and Osborn. We then talk some process, and get into her upcoming projects, including the relaunches for Ghost and Captain Marvel. Plus, we answer some listener questions!

Music by Steve Earnhart and Queen with David Bowie.

Kelly Sue’s website: http://kellysue.com
Kelly Sue on twitter: http://twitter.com/kellysue
Travis’ twitter: http://twitter.com/travisholyfield
Travis’ blog: http://travismholyfield.blogspot.com/

PREORDER CODES for Kelly Sue’s books:

MAY120670        AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #9
MAY120693        CAPTAIN MARVEL #1
MAY120694        CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 GRANOV VAR
MAY120695        CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 ASM 50TH ANNIV VAR
APR120013         DARK HORSE PRESENTS 13 (With first GHOST Zero Issue Installment!), Phil Noto Cover
APR120014         DARK HORSE PRESENTS 13 (With first GHOST Zero Issue Installment!), Tim Seeley variant cover

Loikamania 086 – Leinil Yu

This week, Pat chats with artist Leinil Francis Yu! We talk about his career, from his beginnings drawing Aster, to his most recent releases like Supercrooks and Avenging Spider-Man. We leave no stone unturned as Leinil talks about some of his favorite works, and we even answer some listener questions. A fun, revealing chat with one of the industry’s best illustrators.

Music by Steve Earnhart and Weezer.

Leinil’s twitter: twitter.com/leinilyu
Leinil’s blog: http://leinilyu.com/

Loikamania 085 – Ana Aesthetic

Con season is here, and to commemorate this, I invited cosplayer and costume designer Ana Aesthetic to the show! She shares some convention stories, some tips and tricks, and we even go through some listener questions. We also geek out about some of the comics we’ve been reading.

Music by Steve Earnhart and Metric!

Photo by LJinto. Used with permission.

Ana’s twitter: twitter.com/anaaesthetic
Ana’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/anaaesthetic
Ana’s website: http://meredithplacko.com/

 

Podcast Schedule!

I’ve always been a fan of having a regular schedule with the show. Even more so now that I’m doing two podcasts a week. Being that position means that I have to record and plan my shows VERY far in advance. With that said, here’s a listing of upcoming shows. I’m quite proud of these, and I hope you all enjoy them as well.

April 11: Ana Aesthetic – Just in time for con season, we talk conventions, cosplay, and offer some tips for anyone looking to attend shows, particularly cosplayers. Lots of fun convention stories here, and if people like this show, I might do more cosplayer interviews down the line.

April 18: Leinil Francis Yu – We talk about his career, some process, and more! We also answer some listener questions. I was truly humbled that I got the chance to talk to Leinil, who has always been one of my favorite illustrators.

April 25: Kelly Sue DeConnick – A very fun talk with the writer of the upcoming Ghost and Captain Marvel relaunches. Some process talk, and we go through some listener questions. Travis Holyfield rejoins me for this show as well. Again, very proud of this.

May 2: Summer Movie Preview with Brian Lipsitz and Kent Holle of the Aisle of the Damned podcast. – Antonio Cuneo joins us as well as we go through all the summer releases and give our thoughts on them. LOTS of foul language!

May 9: Eric Canete – We talk career, process, influences and more. More on why Eric no longer draws corporate owned characters at cons, and we answer listener questions. Eric is one of the most amazing illustrators in the business, and one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever spoken to.

Hope you all enjoy the shows!

P.

Loikamania 084: New X-Men

This week, Pat is joined by Caroline Pruett, Joey Aulisio and Alee Karim to talk about comic near and dear to his heart: Grant Morrison’s New X-Men! We talk about everything: the good stuff, the art problems, the themes and the character arcs. We talk about our favorite storylines, and how the run changed Marvel’s X-Men franchise forever.

Music by Steve Earnhart and The Fauves (featuring Grant Morrison)!

Caroline’s twitter: http://twitter.com/madmarvelgirl
Caroline’s website: http://fantasticfangirls.org/
Article about the Phoenix: http://fantasticfangirls.org/?p=2780
Chicks Dig Comics Anthology book.
Joey’s twitter: http://twitter.com/malpractice1
Joey’s blog: http://pushpauseandwave.blogspot.com/
The Chemical Box podcast: http://thechemicalbox.blogspot.com
Alee’s twitter: http://www.twitter.com/aokarim
Alee’s website: http://aleekarim.com/

Loikamania Bonus: Wrestlemania Preview!

In this special bonus episode of Loikamania, Pat is joined by Ryan Penagos, Ben Morse and Jim Viscardi of Marvel.com, and freelance writer/editor Aubrey Sitterson to talk about the showcase of the immortals: WRESTLEMANIA! We go through the card and make our predictions, we talk about the build up and all the possibilities after the show. A fun and spirited discussion in the mighty Marvel manner.

Aubrey’s twitter: twitter.com/aubreysitterson
Ben’s twitter: twitter.com/benjmorse
Jim’s twitter: twitter.com/jimviscardi
Ryan’s twitter: twitter.com/agent_m
Marvel.com

Loikamania 083: Adi Granov

This week, Pat welcomes Adi Granov to the show! We talk about his early years in the business doing Necrowar for Dreamwave, to redefining the look of Iron Man for Marvel. We also get into some process talk, including his love/hate relationship with doing interior art, and compare the experience of working in the comics field to doing concept art for film.

Music by Steve Earnhart and Mastodon!

Adi’s website: http://www.adigranov.net/
Adi on Facebook: Adi Granov Illustration