Kryptographik : Episode 12

Kryptographik is a trans-continental podcast featuring Brian (in the U.S.) and Damian (in Australia), providing news, reviews, and commentary regarding science-fiction, dark fantasy and horror, in and out of comics.

 

In our 12th podcast, we interview comic writer and editor Chris Reilly and James Sime, owner of the Isotope Comic Book Lounge, two of the five judges that put together this year's Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Ballot.

 

We discuss monthly comics vs. OGNs (original graphic novels), extra content in monthly comics vs. collected editions, the Direct Market vs. chain bookstores, printing on expensive paper vs. newsprint, downloading digital comics, 52, Civil War, the new Captain America Omnibus, MiracleMan, Lost Girls, Alan Moore, Casanova, Fell and (unsurprising to our regular listeners) Warren Ellis.

 

We also discuss how comics are submitted for inclusion in the Eisner ballot, marathon reading sessions, voting against your friends, cup-a-noodle soup and how reading too many comics in one weekend might send you to the hospital.

 

We even get James and Chris to name their favorites for this year's final judging at the 2007 Comic-Con International in San Diego this July.