A biweekly analytical comics podcast. Every episode join cartoonist & comics educator Matt Smith and cosplayer & mainstream comics fan Cale Werake as they dive deep into a different graphic novel. Our two comics aficionados examine a book's writing, art and cultural impact, often joined by friends from the comics industry as they celebrate the medium of comics!
Episode 25: Matt and Cale Read "Batman: Gotham by Gaslight" with Julien Pilon
Rising Canadian cartoonist superstar Julien Pilon (currently under contract with Comic House) joins our two comics aficionados to talk about this 1989 graphic novel where a turn of the century Batman goes up against the infamous Jack the Ripper!
Set in 1989, this story sees a young Bruce Wayne don the Batman cowl for the first time after returning from his overseas studies and training. But Batman is not the only creature skulking around Gotham...!
Written by Brian Augustyn with art by Mike Mignola and P. Craig Russell, this is a fascinating take on Batman and is the first of DC's Elseworlds' stories which reimagine our favourite characters in new settings. The three of us are huge Batman fans and huge Mignola fans (be sure to check out our second episode on "Bram Stoker's Dracula"), and dive deep into the nature of collaboration in comics.
Julien and Matt have collaborated on two short stories ("The Last Woman on Earth: The Path I Follow" published in Issue 3 of "Monsterella" by "Hangman Comics" and "Haunt'd: Second Story/Up All Night" published by Frisson Comics and Hangman Comics) and are working together on a graphic novel. For anyone who is interested in writing for an artist, the end of the episode will be a real treat as Julien explains how a writer can give their artist the freedom to elevate a script.
And this episode brings our first season to a close! Matt and Cale have been working on this podcast for an entire year and we both need to take some time off to recharge and focus on other projects. We plan to return in January, 2022, so please stay subscribed and make sure you tell your friends about this podcast! There's never been a better time for a new listener to binge all of our previous episodes!
You can keep in touch with us during the hiatus on Instagram and Facebook @mattandcalereadcomics and on Twitter @mattandcaleread and find all of our episodes on MattandCale.com. See you in January!
26 Aug 2021
24: Matt and Cale Read "Y: The Last Man" (Vol. 1)
Our two comics aficionados tackle the first volume (issues 1-5) of the Vertigo series, “Y: The Last Man” before the TV adaptation premiers of FX and Hulu!
Co-created by writer Brian K. Vaughn and penciler Pia Guerra (with inks by Jose Marzan Jr.), this 60-issue series took place in a world where a virus wipes out every creature on Earth with a Y chromosome except for amateur escape artist Yorick Brown and his helper monkey, Ampersand. Yorick teams up with the secretive Agent 355 and geneticist Dr. Leslie Mann to uncover the cause of the virus and hopefully save the human race!
We specifically only discuss events that take place during the first trade paperback, so there will be no spoilers for anyone who hasn’t completed this series, but we think once you read this first volume, you’ll want to read the rest!
We will be back in two weeks to celebrate September’s Batman Day with our episode focusing on “Batman: Gotham by Gaslight” by Brian Augustyn, Mike Mignola and P. Craig Russell.
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12 Aug 2021
23: Matt and Cale Read "Green Hornet" with Tyler Echols
Matt and Cale are joined by Tyler Echols (one of Matt’s OTHER best friends) to discuss the Dynamite Comics reboot of “Green Hornet.” Based on the un-produced screenplay by filmmaker Kevin Smith, this graphic novel was adapted by Phil Hester with pencil art by Jonathan Lau and fully painted covers by Alex Ross.
Originally created for the radio in 1936, the Green Hornet and Kato were a dynamic duo of masked crime fighters three years before Batman first appeared! The character has appeared in comics, feature films (starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou) and a short-lived TV series in the 1960s where the characters teamed up with Adam West and Burt Ward’s Batman and Robin! This TV series was also the first major American role for Bruce Lee as Kato!
There are a few dated elements, but Matt, Cale and Tyler all truly enjoyed this very cinematic graphic novel! All three are big fans of Kevin Smith, but give Smith props for stepping outside of his comfort zone to create something that doesn’t feel like anything from his View Askewniverse!
We will be back in two weeks for our episode on the first volume (collecting the first five issues) of “Y: The Last Man” by Brian K Vaughn and Pia Guerra.
You can follow us @mattandcalereadcomics on Instagram and Facebook or @mattandcaleread on Twitter.
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