So, Podcasts
- Posted by Johanna on August 19, 2006 at 12:18 pm
- Category: LinkBlogging
What comic-book-related podcasts are musts to listen to? After watching the movie, I’m interested, and I’m only familiar with I Read Comics and Comic Book Noise.
My iTunes lists a ton of them, but I want the best — those that do more than talk Marvel and DC (although mature, non-slavering-fan viewpoints on them are appreciated, too). Are there any manga podcasts that aren’t anime-focused? Which women are podcasting?
August 19, 2006 at 12:39 PM
Comic Geek Speak are the juggernauts in the comic podcasting world – 5 guys who initially started out as total Marvel/DC fanboys (and that is still their main love) but its been really interesting to watch how podcasting has gotten them in contact with more and more indy authors and how they’re getting a much larger appreciation for other companies.
August 19, 2006 at 2:01 PM
John Siuntres’ WORDBALLOON podcast sets the standard for creator interview podcasts. Just pick and choose the creators who interest you.
August 19, 2006 at 2:18 PM
Ahem. If I may promote myself for a moment, Jack Tse and I do a manga podcast, MangaBlogCast, on an almost-weekly basis (three weeks on, one off). It’s a collaborative effort: I write a news script, mostly based on my blog, and Jack reads it and adds his own commentary. Lately I’ve been doing a solo segment as well, more commentary than news. I’d like to start doing creator interviews, but I have to figure out the technology first–it’s a little more complicated than just sitting down and speaking into the mic.
My podcasts are hosted at MangaCast, communities.livejournal.mangacast.com. At that site you will find a potpourri of manga-related podcasts, mostly done by Ed Chavez, Jarred Pine, and Jack Tse: Manga Curry no Maki, which is sort of a chat and commentary show; Maki side dishes, which focus on Japanese comics; and just plain reviews.
Also, Erin Finnegan, the Ninja Consultant, does manga reviews at Buzzscope. I really like her style.
Johanna, you really should try doing podcasts yourself. It’s not difficult, and if you have a Mac, you already have the hardware (although I do have a better mic than the built-in one in my computer) and the software. It would be a logical extension of your blog, and I bet it would be really good.
August 19, 2006 at 2:22 PM
Oops, I totally got the MangaCast URL wrong. Here it is.
August 19, 2006 at 6:48 PM
I found the “Comic Book Noise” website the other day. The only problem was that I couldn’t find the actual RSS feed for the podcasts. All I could find was a feed for the blog posts that include direct links to the podcasts. Help?
August 20, 2006 at 8:49 AM
Thanks, everyone, for the recommendations — I’ll check them out!
Brigid, I’ve been invited to appear on a couple of podcasts, and I think that will be a good toe-dipping-in-water. From what I hear, it sounds like a lot of work, and I prefer writing (typing) to talking as a mechanism, but we’ll see how it goes.
What’s the URL for the MangaCast feed? I tried to give iTunes that URL, and it didn’t like it.
Tim, try http://feeds.feedburner.com/DeliberateNoiseSpecialEditions
August 20, 2006 at 9:17 AM
I’m not sure what the URL is, but if you go to the iTunes store, click on “podcasts,” and search for MangaCast, you should get it. Or you can download the podcasts directly from http://community.livejournal.com/mangacast/ and listen on your computer.
August 20, 2006 at 9:50 AM
Ah, found it, thanks.
August 20, 2006 at 10:48 AM
The RSS for the mangacast is:
feeds.feedburner.com/naniwamanga
August 20, 2006 at 8:58 PM
Me, I’m totally okay with a “female-centric” label on my podcast, even though I think guys would enjoy it.
(The DivaLea Show details can be found at http://divalea.livejournal.com/369407.html)
August 21, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Oops, sorry about that. I’ve changed the look of ComicBookNoise.com so much, that I completely forgot about the RSS Feed. It is on the site now.
Thanks
August 21, 2006 at 12:39 PM
I was so “Derek-centric” in my last comment that I forgot to answer the question.
As noted above, Comic Geek Speak are the big dogs in the yard right now.
If you want to keep up with trade paperbacks and such, no one does a better job than Chris over at The Collected Comics Library.
If you like a spotlight on the Golden Age, then The Golden Age of Comics is excellent.
Two of my favorites are Bruce Rosenberger’s Komicskast and About Heroes.
I am going to check out The DivaLea show right now.
August 22, 2006 at 2:14 AM
Thanks, Derek. Hope you like it. The next one is going to rock people’s socks.
August 23, 2006 at 11:12 PM
I like Indie Spinner Rack, Fanboy Radio, and Comic Makers. Comic Makers is kind of a how to on self publishing, and Indie Spinner Rack is the funniest one out there.