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Spidey Reads the Darkhold, Old Woman Selina and More Staff Picks for Dec. 22

Dan Grote3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zach’s Pick: Darkhold: Spider-Man #1: Y’all know the Darkhold, right? It’s that spooky book that shows up in Marvel comics sometimes. Well, what if Spider-Man read it? What then, huh? He’s not a Midnight Son,…

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  • AHOY Comics

Let’s Watch Melville Make Terrible Decisions in AHOY’s Snelson #2-4

Will Nevin and Cassie Tongue3 years ago3 years ago026 mins

He rants about how “comedy is dying” because apparently you can’t say offensive horseshit under the guise of making bigots laugh (Who knew?!) without people taking note. Things don’t get better from there in Snelson #2-4, written by Paul Constant, drawn by Fred Harper, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Rob Steen for AHOY…

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All We Hear Is Radio Apocalypse, Some Robins and the Rest of Our Staff Picks

Dan Grote3 years ago3 years ago08 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Ari’s Pick: Radio Apocalypse #1: Long after the rock out of space struck the world and turned it all to dust, in Bakerstown stands the last radio station on the planet. Radio Apocalypse broadcasts into…

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  • Interviews

Comics No Longer Safe from Poe, Says AHOY Editor Tom Peyer, as Series Returns

Will Nevin4 years ago4 years ago013 mins

My records are spotty – and my memory spottier – but I’ve interviewed AHOY Comics’ Grand Poobah-in-Chief Tom Peyer at least seven times counting this here piece. Why so often? Like the publisher’s line, he’s a balm for a cantankerous soul, a decidedly unique character in the world of the funny pages. This particular episode…

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  • AHOY Comics

Snelson’s Not Here to Be Liked — We Hope

Will Nevin and Cassie Tongue4 years ago4 years ago021 mins

What if we excavated a tired, white ‘90s comedian and sent him on tour with some fresher voices only for him to melt down on stage and lean into the “cancel culture” brain rot infecting entirely too many people? Meet Melville Snelson. He sucks, on stage and off it, in AHOY Comics’ Snelson: Comedy is…

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  • CXF Interview Podcast

WMQ&A Episode 168: Comedy and Cancellation with Paul Constant

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz4 years ago4 years ago02 mins

Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 168: Comedy and Cancellation with Paul Constant Writer Paul Constant joins the show to talk about his new AHOY Comics series Snelson: Comedy Is Dying, 1990s standup, whether comedy is actually harder now and what the f@*% happened to Dennis Miller. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…

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