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Mega City Book Club

Eamonn Clarke

A podcast about the galaxy"s greatest comics, mainly the British ones. Hosted by Eamonn Clarke.

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292: Grandville

Mega City Book Club ·

2025/04/05

Alan Fisher joins the five star club as he returns to discuss the collected edition of Bryan Talbot's five Grandville stories. Order your copy of the collected Grandville adventures, and look out for the forthcoming prequel series about Stamford Hawksmoor.If you want one of the few remaining Johnny Alpha statues contact Alan through Fish Collectibles.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me

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291: Cover Story. The 2000AD Design Art of Robin Smith

Mega City Book Club ·

2025/03/23

Jon Hymus has come back with a belter of a book from 2000AD. Join us as we marvel over the contributions of Robin Smith to the golden age of the galaxy's greatest comic.And send your votes for the top ten best prog covers of all time to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com The results will be revealed in episode 300!You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic

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290: Born Again into a Brave New World

Mega City Book Club ·

2025/03/16

Movie time! We have seen Captain America: Brave New World and the first three episodes of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+. Very mild spoilers for the rather dull film but nothing you haven't already seen in the trailers.Most importantly, both Space Spinner 2000 and the Big Meg One are back. Get them back in your podcast apps.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to

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289: The Drunken Bakers

Mega City Book Club ·

2025/03/09

Brian Walsh is back in the book club, and he's brought cake! We discuss the history of Viz and the existential comedy of the Drunken Bakers by Barney Farmer and Lee Healey. I wouldn't touch that Battenberg sponge if I were you.You can find Brian's own artwork on his website, and on Instagram and Facebook.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to

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288: Lord Snooty

Mega City Book Club ·

2025/02/23

Robert Hagan returns from episode 163 to discuss another comic genius as we look at Dudley D.Watkins and his creation, Lord Snooty. You can find copies of this book very cheaply on the second-hand markets, and also look for their celebration of Watkins' work in the Beano and the Dandy. Read more of Robert's own writing in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And

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287: The Stainless Steel Rat in colour

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2025/02/09

Giles Richards returns to discuss a new collection of the Stainless Steel Rat stories, and this time they are in colour. Grab yourself a copy from the 2000AD store.Check out Giles' new INH records on Bandcamp and read his article about his inspiration for creating his own record label.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this

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286: Cry Havoc

Mega City Book Club ·

2025/01/26

It's a full moon and Brett Harris returns to discuss some werewolf action in Cry Havoc by Si Spurrier and Ryan Kelly. You can read it in an Image paperback collection. And find Brett's own writing on his blog.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.Click here to listen to the

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285: Hellman Downfall

Mega City Book Club ·

2025/01/12

Paul Trimble returns to discuss another volume of Hellman of Hammer Force, this time with stories from the Battle Action merger as Hellman and his crew head towards the end of the war. Grab your copy from the Treasury webshop.Find details of the Enniskillen Comic Fest on Facebook and Instagram. And join the Battle Fans group to chat about more great war comics.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, and Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And

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284: Kraven's Last Hunt

Mega City Book Club ·

2025/01/05

Conrad and I have been to see the latest film in Sony's Spider-Verse, and we use it as an excuse to talk about one of the greatest Spider-Man comic stories ever. The movie is optional but the comic book is required reading. Content note: this episode includes brief reference to suicide.Find Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.comYou can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to

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283: Robot Wars

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/12/29

Lee Tyler joins the book club to discuss the first Judge Dredd epic from back in 1977. You can find Robot Wars in Case Files 1 from the 2000AD store.Join the Southern Contingent on Facebook and you can find the Lawless Hotdog Run there as well. Also check out the Forty Hall Vineyard that Lee discusses in this episode.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to

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282: The Tower King

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/12/15

Jim Campbell returns for a third visit to the book club with a New Eagle classic, The Tower King by Alan Hebden and Jose Ortiz. The Hibernia collection is now out of print but keep an eye on their Comicsy webstore for new books as they come out, and follow them on Facebook. You can find Jim's own guide to comic lettering here.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to

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281: Necronauts

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/12/01

I met up with five star club member Alex Frith in the pub to discuss Necronauts by Gordon Rennie and Frazer Irving. You can buy this story in the collection Tharg's Terror Tales on the 2000AD webshop. Find Alex on his Heroes of 2000AD blog, and the 2000AD forums.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker

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280: No More Heroes

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/11/24

Conrad is back to discuss two recent films featuring villains but no heroes, maybe? There are spoilers for the ending of Joker 2 between 15:24 and 21:22. Listen to more Conrad at SpaceSpinner2000.comYou can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub, and Dancing in the Moonlight by King

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279: Ministry of Space

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/11/17

Andrew Stringer is back on board the Spaceship Britannia as we blast off with the Ministry of Space by Warren Ellis and Chris Weston.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click

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278: The Sarge

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/11/03

Garth Ennis returns to discuss two volumes of The Sarge from the pages of Battle by Gerry Finley-Day and Mike Western. We also discuss the current run of Battle Action specials and the return of Rogue Trooper to the pages of 2000AD.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you

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277: Garth

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/10/19

Jonny Cannon returns to talk about his love for Frank Bellamy's inking techniques which he used to great effect on the long running newspaper strip, Garth. Check out the Frank Bellamy website and the Down the Tubes resource on the character.And find Jonny's own inky noodlings at CannonHillComics on Big Cartel and follow him on Instagram and Threads.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me

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276: Roy of the Rovers

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/10/05

David Nolan returns to talk about the greatest left foot in football, and to discuss the highs and lows of Melchester Rovers in the early 1980s. It's time to tackle the biggest sporting hero in the history of British comics (sorry, Alf). Second hand copies of this collection are still available. You can find all of David's own books on Amazon, and his book about Argentinian football is also on Bookshop.org. Follow him on Bluesky and Twitter.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the

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275: Punisher Max

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/09/21

Damian Lubanski returns to our secret recording facility in London and this time we are following Garth Ennis into one of those American comics. The first volume of his Punisher Max series is still available.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio

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274: Razorjack

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/09/07

Acclaimed novelist and comics writer Michael Carroll joins the book club! You can find John Higgins' Razorjack hardback at Forbidden Planet, and Michael's novel from the same universe is on Amazon. Find more of Michael's work on his website, and on his wonderful Rusty Staples blog.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode

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273: The Ultimate Book of British Comics

Mega City Book Club ·

2024/08/24

Jon Hymus, famous as the Man in the Gold suit from Lawless, joins the book club with a bumper volume packed full of British comics. Second hand copies are out there.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub.If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

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