Perfect Bound Comic Book Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Well, Hello!!

It’s been a minute, hasn’t it?

The PBP has returned to share a very special interview. Four-time Eisner Award-Winner Gene Ha recently informed us that his creator owned opus, Mae, will soon see a definitive edition published by Oni Press. He asked if we’d like to sit down and chat about it. We said yes, we’d love to! In addition to chatting about Mae, we talk with Gene about his life as an artist and past collaborators like Alan Moore, Kelly Sue DeConnick, and Gail Simone.

We also give Cole the levity to natter on about his decades – long personal history with Gene, their mutual friends in the industry, and how Gene gave Cole an ounce of immortality.

Mae: The Definitive Edition launches April 8, 2025. Keep up to date with Gene Ha at geneha.com.

With Gene, we discussed:

What prompted Gene to create his own series

How Gene tackled otherworld languages

How Gene uses live models as inspiration for his characters

The portal stories that have inspired Gene

Why Mae is a Young Adult story

How the Mae Definitive Edition fixes the numbering issue

Why Gene teamed up with Zander Cannon

How collaborative is the relationship between artist and writer

What’s next for Gene Ha

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Marc J. Palm

Today on the show, Cole and Ben welcome back to the show Marc J. Palm. Marc joins us today because the second volume of his indie hit The Fang is out now.

Tune in as we talk to Marc about:

• His inspiration for the character of Fang

• Plans for future volumes of The Fang

• Why physical copies of The Fang look the way they do

• His experience with the Short Run Launch Party

• The difficulty with marketing your own stuff

• Fractals!

• How being nominated for an Eisner award has affected him

• What he’s learned working on The Fang

• What creating has been like during the pandemic

• The upcoming Punch to Kill

• Whether or not he’s worried about infringing on IP

• What’s up next for Marc

Connect with Marc!

Etsy | Patreon | Instagram | The Fang Facebook

Today on an episode recorded before the world got turned upside down, the gang spend a half hour discussing:

• Locke & Key / Sandman crossover
• Dark Horse announces Umbrella Academy prequel
• Batman TAS Continues as Digital First series?

And then, based on this article about the 13 Non-binary creators changing Sci-fi and Fantasy, the gang spend some time talking about the non-binary creators in the comics world you should be paying attention to.

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Today on Book Report, Nicole reviews Shuzo Oshimi’s Blood on the Tracks from Vertical Comics.

Chris reviews the Netflix’s Dracula.

Today on the show, the gang let loose a little bit of behind the scenes audio, and play for you what goes on before the show starts. Once we gather ourselves, we start talking about comic book news stories, including:

• 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will officially be in OK school history books
• Dexter Vines can use some help
• Tenacious D’s Post-Apocalypto
• IDW Announces My Little Pony / Transformers crossover
• Toho planning Godzilla Universe for 2021

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Marvels X #1 from Marvel.

Nicole reviews Lisa Hanawalt’s Coyote Doggirl from Drawn and Quarterly.

Today on the show, the gang talk about a couple news items they’re interested in, including The Clone Wars to become weekly comic, and Rogen and Co. are adapting Fear Agent.

And then we revisit a new old segment: Ask the Perfect Bound Podcast, where Ben asks random questions of the panel. The questions include:

• What’s your comic book version of comfort food? Something you’ll never tire of reading.
• How do you find variant covers? (from customer perspective – know what’s available, where to buy)
• What’s your favorite example of a hero/villain cutting loose with their full power?
• What’s a truly terrible comic from your favorite writer?
• What are some great comics (both runs and story arcs) that are fun, upbeat, hopeful, optimistic, comfort, vibrant, entertaining, engaging, escapism and Silver-Age reminiscent (and nothing deep or emotional)?

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Kim Deitch’s Reincarnation Stories from Fantagraphics.

Today on the show, the gang mix things up and talk about the hottest comic news stories of the day, including:

• Green Lantern’s 80th Anniversary
• DC goes back to the beginning with Generation One: Age of Mysteries
• Larger question, what is 5G and how will it be affected, because: Dan DiDio is OUT as DC Co-Publisher

Buckle in, because there’s a lot to unpack here.

https://ia601405.us.archive.org/14/items/perfectboundep264/PerfectBound_Ep264.mp3

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews The Plot from Vault Comics.

Chris reviews Finger Guns also from Vault Comics.

Today on a delightfully new show, the gang talk about:

• The Cimmerian to finally get distribution after Ablaze inks agreement
• IDW doesn’t expect profitability until 2021
• New Kid first graphic novel to win the Newbery Award
• New Swamp Thing graphic novel
• Howard the Duck Hulu TV show canceled

https://ia601501.us.archive.org/26/items/perfectboundep263/PerfectBound_Ep263.mp3

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Today on Book Report, Nicole and Chris tag-team on Undone Blood: The Shadow of a Wanted Man #1 from Aftershook Entertaiment.

And Cole reviews Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy’s The Wake from DC.

Today on the show, the gang try to do good by talking about:

• Mirka Andolfo will be in store for a signing!
• Local shop Outsider Comics needs help
• Ennis, Braun and Robertson returning for The Boys: Dear Becky
• DC to create Dungeons and Dragons sourcebook
• The Hardy Boys investigate the death of Nancy Drew for Dynamite
• Super Soaker inventor awarded millions from Hasbro

https://ia601502.us.archive.org/3/items/perfectboundep262/PerfectBound_Ep262.mp3

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Today on Book Report, the gang continue their Preacher Book Club with issues 41-50, “Salvation.” Warning, massive Preacher spoilers inside.

Today, the gang talk about hyperbole in the comics industry. More specifically, Dark Horse’s upcoming Bang! from Matt Kindt, Wilfredo Torres, Nayoung Kim and Nate Piekos is touted as “one of the most eagerly anticipated comic debuts of 2020.” But every upcoming title seems to be “highly anticipated” these days, so does this marketing technique work? Who determines what’s anticipated? Has anyone asked about this title specifically in store? Tune in for the giggle-fest that is our punchy third episode.

https://ia601509.us.archive.org/8/items/perfectboundep261/PerfectBound_Ep261.mp3

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Charles Soule’s Star Wars #1 from and Marvel.

Nicole reviews Remy Boydell’s 920 London from Image.

Too much content! Today the gang talk about a recent article from Newsarama where Image publisher Eric Stephenson says that there are too many comic books for the stores to handle these days. Chris and Nicole as manager of their own stores and Cole as a consumer weigh in on how the market is just flooded with titles, and how it can be overwhelming from both a retail and consumer perspective.

And later on in Book Report, we revisit our ongoing Preacher read-thru. This week we discuss the “War in the Sun” story arc.

https://ia601407.us.archive.org/7/items/perfectboundep260/PerfectBound_Ep260.mp3

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